59 Fun Facts About Kim Possible

What kind of animal is Ron's pet, Rufus?

A naked mole rat is exactly what Rufus is: Ron keeps the hairless pink rodent in his pocket, and the real species lives in underground colonies in East Africa.

What is the name of the town where Kim Possible lives?

Middleton is Kim's hometown: she attends Middleton High School, and her father works at the Middleton Space Center.

Who is Kim's best friend and sidekick?

Ron Stoppable has been Kim's best friend since preschool and joins every mission; his surname puns on 'unstoppable' just as hers puns on 'impossible'.

What is the name of the device Kim uses to talk to Wade?

The Kimmunicator is the handheld gadget Wade built so Kim can reach him anywhere; in the fourth season it was replaced by a wrist-mounted version.

Which of these is one of Kim's catchphrases?

'What's the sitch?' is Kim's standard greeting, 'sitch' being her shorthand for 'situation', usually asked of Wade when a new mission comes in.

What is Ron's catchphrase?

'Booyah!' is Ron's signature shout of triumph, yelled whenever a mission goes his way, often with Rufus squeaking along.

What color is Dr. Drakken's skin?

Blue skin is Dr. Drakken's trademark; in the fourth season the alien Warmonga mistakes him for her prophesied leader, the 'Great Blue'.

What superpower does Shego have?

Green energy blasts fired from her glowing hands are Shego's power, gained when a rainbow comet struck her and her brothers as children.

What is Dr. Drakken's real name?

Drew Lipsky is Drakken's real name; he was a college classmate of Kim's father before dropping out and reinventing himself as a mad scientist.

What jobs do Kim's parents have?

Rocket scientist and brain surgeon are their jobs: Kim's father, Dr. James Possible, designs rockets at the space center, while her mother, Dr. Ann Possible, performs brain surgery.

What nickname does Kim use for her twin brothers Jim and Tim?

The Tweebs is Kim's name for Jim and Tim, a blend of 'twin' and 'dweebs'; the rocket-building twins were both voiced by Shaun Fleming.

Which classmate is Kim's rival on the cheerleading squad?

Bonnie Rockwaller is Kim's squad-mate and constant critic, the cheerleader who most resents Kim being captain; her quarterback boyfriend is Brick Flagg.

Which villain is an English aristocrat and explorer who became Ron's personal nemesis?

Monkey Fist is Lord Monty Fiske, an English aristocrat and explorer who paid for radical surgery to gain monkey hands and feet; Ron is his sworn enemy.

Which villain calls himself the 'World's Deadliest Golfer'?

Duff Killigan is a Scottish golfer banned from every course in the world for his temper; he attacks with exploding golf balls from his lair, Killigan's Island.

Which father-and-son pair take up villainy as a hobby because they are bored billionaires?

The Seniors are Señor Senior, Sr., voiced by Ricardo Montalbán, and his son Junior; they took up villainy after Ron idly remarked that their island home looked like a supervillain's lair.

Which German mad scientist is Drakken's more successful rival?

Professor Dementor, the short, loud German scientist whose success Drakken envies, was voiced by Patton Oswalt, who also played him on camera in the 2019 live-action movie.

Who voiced Kim Possible in the animated series?

Christy Carlson Romano, then starring as Ren Stevens on Disney's Even Stevens, voiced Kim for all four seasons and sang the show's song 'Say the Word'.

Will Friedle, the voice of Ron, is best known for playing Eric Matthews on which sitcom?

His Boy Meets World co-star Rider Strong also turned up on the show as Bonnie's boyfriend Brick Flagg.

Rufus is voiced by the same actress who voices which famous cartoon character?

Bart Simpson and Rufus share a voice: Nancy Cartwright, who has played Bart since The Simpsons began, supplied every squeak and chitter for Ron's pet.

John DiMaggio, the voice of Dr. Drakken, is also famous for voicing which robot?

Bender from Futurama is John DiMaggio's signature role, the hard-drinking robot he has voiced since the show began in 1999; he also voices Jake on Adventure Time.

Who voices Kim's best friend Monique?

Raven-Symoné, the star of Disney's That's So Raven, voiced Monique, Kim's fashion-savvy school friend, throughout the series.

Which actor voices Mr. Barkin, the gruff teacher who supervises Kim and Ron?

Patrick Warburton, the voice of Kronk and star of The Tick, plays Steve Barkin, the ex-military teacher who substitutes for every class and treats Ron as a lost cause.

Who sings the show's theme song 'Call Me, Beep Me!'?

Christina Milian recorded 'Call Me, Beep Me!', the theme written by Cory Lerios and George Gabriel; she later had her own hit with 'Dip It Low'.

On which network did Kim Possible originally air?

Disney Channel was its home: Kim Possible was one of the channel's first original animated series, following The Proud Family, which had debuted the year before.

In which year did Kim Possible premiere?

2002 was the premiere year: the first episode, 'Crush', aired on June 7, 2002, and the series ended in September 2007.

Who created Kim Possible?

Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle created the show; the same duo later ran Nickelodeon's The Penguins of Madagascar and Disney's Big Hero 6: The Series.

How old is Wade, the computer genius who runs Kim's website?

Ten is Wade's age when the series begins; the boy genius has already finished high school and college and runs Kim's website from his bedroom.

What is Wade's last name?

Load is Wade's surname; Tahj Mowry, who played T.J. on the sitcom Smart Guy, voices the young genius throughout the series.

What is the slogan on Kim's website that started her crime-fighting career?

'I can do anything' was the boast on Kim's babysitting website; a billionaire trapped in his own security system clicked it by mistake, and her first mission followed.

What superhero group did Shego belong to with her four brothers?

Team Go was the glowing superhero family of Go City: Hego, Mego, the Wego twins and Shego, who quit because she found she preferred being bad.

What is the name of Kim and Ron's favorite fast-food restaurant?

Bueno Nacho is the Tex-Mex joint where Ron invented the naco, a nacho-taco hybrid that briefly made him rich in royalties.

Which secret ninja school in Japan does Ron train at?

Yamanouchi is the hidden mountain school Ron attends on a student exchange; its headmaster, Master Sensei, is voiced by George Takei of Star Trek.

What ability does Ron pick up early in the series from a set of ancient totems?

Mystical Monkey Power came to Ron in the first season from four jade monkey idols; it lets him wield the Lotus Blade and, by prophecy, become the Ultimate Monkey Master.

What is the name of Ron's adopted baby sister from Japan?

Hana Stoppable arrives in 'Big Bother' as Ron's adopted baby sister; she is the prophesied weapon called the Han and defeats Yono the Destroyer.

Who is the head of the Global Justice Network?

Dr. Betty Director, voiced by Felicity Huffman, runs Global Justice with one eye under a patch; her twin brother Gemini heads the rival Worldwide Evil Empire.

Which villain, voiced by Melissa McCarthy, obsessively collects Cuddle Buddies?

DNAmy, real name Amy Hall, is a geneticist who splices creatures together and adores the Otterfly, an otter-butterfly Cuddle Buddy; Melissa McCarthy voiced her.

Which villain is Dr. Drakken's cousin, known for saying 'Seriously!'?

Motor Ed is Drakken's mulleted, engine-obsessed cousin, voiced by the same actor, John DiMaggio; Ed builds monster vehicles and punctuates his sentences with 'Seriously!'

Which High School Musical star voices the shapeshifting heiress Camille Léon?

Ashley Tisdale, Sharpay in High School Musical, voiced Camille Léon, whose name puns on 'chameleon'; the heiress shapeshifts to steal after being cut off from her fortune.

Frugal Lucre threatens to destroy the Internet unless everyone in the world pays him how much?

One dollar from every person on Earth was Frugal Lucre's demand in 'Low Budget'; the penny-pinching villain plots from his mother's basement on almost no budget.

Where does Kim work part-time?

Club Banana, the mall clothing store Kim loves, is where she takes a part-time job; her friend Monique already works there.

What was the first Kim Possible TV movie, in which Kim visits both the past and the future?

A Sitch in Time, the first TV movie, aired in 2003; Shego steals the Tempus Simia time idol, and Kim sees both her preschool past and a future ruled by Shego.

In So the Drama, what are the Lil' Diablos?

Kiddie-meal toy robots is what the Lil' Diablos are: tiny fast-food giveaways that grow into giant robots on Drakken's signal, using Hephaestus technology probed from Kim's father's mind.

In So the Drama, what is the truth about Kim's prom date Eric?

He is a synthodrone built by Drakken to distract Kim; Rufus punctures the goo-filled fake with a bite, and Kim ends prom night dancing with Ron.

Which mascot does Ron perform as at Kim's school games?

The Mad Dog is the school mascot Ron plays at games, foaming at the mouth inside a giant dog head; the routine embarrasses Kim but delights the crowd.

What is the title of the hour-long series finale?

Graduation, the two-part finale, has Kim and Ron save Earth from the aliens Warmonga and Warhok during their graduation ceremony; Drakken even ends up decorated for helping.

Which show overtook Kim Possible as the network's longest-running original series in 2012?

Phineas and Ferb, which debuted in 2007 and ran until 2015, passed Kim Possible's five-year run in 2012 to become the channel's longest-running original series.

Which other Disney cartoon did Kim and Ron cross over with in 2005?

Lilo & Stitch: The Series hosted the crossover episode 'Rufus', in which Drakken and Shego travel to Hawaii and Ron's pet is mistaken for one of Jumba's experiments.

Which actress voiced Kim in the original pilot before being replaced?

Alyson Hannigan voiced Kim in the original pilot before the part was recast; she returned to the franchise as Kim's mother, Dr. Ann Possible, in the 2019 live-action film.

Who played Kim in the 2019 live-action Kim Possible movie?

Sadie Stanley, then a newcomer, played Kim opposite Sean Giambrone as Ron in the 2019 television film; Todd Stashwick played Drakken and Taylor Ortega played Shego.

In the live-action film, what is the secret about new student Athena?

She is an android built by Drakken and Shego to get close to Kim; by the climax Athena turns against her creators and sides with Kim and Ron.

Kim's original mission outfit was a crop top and what?

Cargo pants in olive green, worn with a black crop top, were Kim's mission uniform for three seasons; the fourth season swapped in a purple top and dark trousers.

What does Kim's hair-dryer gadget actually fire?

A grappling hook fires from Kim's innocent-looking hair dryer, one of the gadgets Wade supplies; it hauls her out of countless pits, vents and villains' lairs.

Which theme park hosted the interactive Kim Possible adventure game from 2009 to 2012?

Epcot hosted the interactive game from 2009 to 2012, sending guests around the World Showcase pavilions with handheld devices to trigger clues and foil animated villains.

What is the home planet of the alien warriors Warmonga and Warhok?

Lorwardia is the warlike homeworld of Warmonga and Warhok, the towering green aliens whose invasion Kim and Ron repel in the series finale.

Which Designing Women actress voiced Kim's mother, Dr. Ann Possible, in the animated series?

Jean Smart, Charlene on Designing Women, voiced Kim's mother, Dr. Ann Possible, for the whole animated run; Debbie Reynolds voiced Nana Possible, Kim's grandmother.

Which actor voices Kim's father, Dr. James Possible?

Gary Cole, Bill Lumbergh in Office Space, voices Kim's father, Dr. James Possible, who likes to threaten Kim's dates with a one-way trip to a black hole.

Where were the creators when they came up with Kim's name and her sidekick's?

In an elevator: one creator said 'Kim Possible, she can do anything', the other answered with a sidekick who can't, and the show's premise was set.

How many episodes of Kim Possible aired across its four seasons?

87 episodes aired over four seasons, from the premiere 'Crush' to the two-part finale in September 2007; the fourth season alone added 22 of them.

Which actress, best known for Days of Our Lives, voices Kim's cheerleading rival?

Kirsten Storms played Belle Black on Days of Our Lives while voicing Kim's cheer-squad rival, and had earlier starred as Zenon Kar in the Zenon TV movies.