Kim and Ron kissing.

Hi~! Im not much use tumbr but I wanna share my art what is poor because most art i have on my old computer that sad because now this little fandom on Tumblr has grown up and is not broken like on deviantArt so I wanna enjoy too of one what I got on my device.

I hope you like. =^]

(via GIPHY)  Kim Possible x Ron Stoppable from Kim Possible created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle

A long awaited request of KP/RS prom from @sharperthewriter (sorry it took like two weeks and 6 reminders, lol) 

okay i had to reblog because…this is so beautiful, sweet, nostalgic…!  kim’s hair is GORGEOUS, and i love her soft makeup and the way she’s smiling so trustingly at ron, it’s beautiful!  and ron’s look at her like…finally!  a very satisfied, confident look that brings me joy because ron needs more confidence!  and that sparkle background…. the lighting is perfect!!!  the way it dims a little lower, and the streamers above… and just…the joy.  there is so much joy and peace and contentment in this, i love it!!!

Kim Possible Episode Tiers: The B-Tier

Don't overthink it. These are all pretty good episodes.

Pain King vs. Cleopatra: The introduction of Monique! I have a weird affection for this episode because I can distinctly remember watching it when it was released (and then playing the stupid flash game associated with it). One-off villain and meh plot makes it okay.

Number One: It's funny to know that Will was introduced as Ron's romantic rival. Obviously the show is much better for them not pursuing that storyline. This episode successfully introduces Duff and has one of my favorite lines of the series.

The Truth Hurts: The half-episodes are about laughs. I don't think this one does amazing at it (apart from the initial Drakken/Shego confrontation), but it's sort of a fun high concept episode that probably would have benefitted from a full length expansion.

The Big Job: The Jr. and Shego relationship is actually pretty fun and could have used a few more episodes. This one is highlighted by how good the fight while trying to park in San Francisco is.

Ron the Man: The introduction of the Pandimensional Vortex Inducer and Dementor is a bit of a drag, mostly because I'm not sure how poigniant this episode is anymore by analyzing Ron's masculinity. It may be dated, but there's a lot of good here (including Shego asking Drakken how many men he can handle in a fight).

Mentor of Our Discontent: I have previously expressed my love for Lucre, but this episode detracts from that. I want to describe it as "diluted" because there's too much stuff going on.

Downhill: I think this is a really solid episode and maybe the only one where the high school plotline outshines the spy plotline. I don't have any particular fondness for DNAmy as a villain, but the theme of recognizing your parents as actual people does hit true for me.

Sink or Swim: Good episode and the first instance of "Ron is actually valuable." MORE RON AND TARA.

Naked Genius: I think this marks the point where Shego's respect for Drakken begins to deteriorate. It's a good high concept episode and I love that Ron is successful at making some fashion of doomsday device.

October 31st: It's a solid episode, almost in spite of the "Kim lies to everyone" plot.

Job Unfair: Honestly, this might deserve to be higher. All of Shego and Drakken's weather machine manual talk is brilliant and Janitor Joe is a really likeable character. It's a real success at merging the A and B plots.

The Golden Years: Kim's nanna successfully completes the dance of going from annoying to awesome. It's also refreshing to see Drakken be such a proponent for the aged community. I also like the hint at his business sense from running the ice cream truck.

Motor Ed: Successful introduction of two good characters. It's a legitimately compelling problem that Kim doesn't know how to speak to someone that's paralyzed!

Showdown at the Crooked D: I enjoy that Shego takes interest in Drakken's high school bitterness. I could listen to Ron and Joss forever . . . it would be nicer if Joss liked Ron better.

Triple S: It's a very fun expansion of Senior's backstory.

Big Bother: I really enjoy the seemingly main story about Monkey Fist taking place in the background. I'm less into Kim being jealous of Yori and Ron hating his little sister.

The Cupid Effect: I am ignoring the real world implications of the existence of a "love ray." It's a fun Senior plot and I liked Ron giving Wade romantic advice (like, the dude landed Kim . . . he's doing something right).

Ill-Suited: I have nothing to say outside of Dementor attempting to convince Kim and Ron by wearing a house dress.

Grudge Match: There's a lot going on here with Zita, Larry, etc. It's just a decent episode.

Gorilla Fist: I think this is the first episode meant to make you realize that Kim is actually in on Ron. If I talked about it more, I could probably get sentimental enough to bump it up a few tears (also the Monkey Fist/DNAmy plot line is hilarious).

All the News: Ron makes Kim suffer in high school and AdrenaLynn isn't the best villain. Should I have had this lower?

Kim Possible Episode Tiers: The A-Tier

Since most of the episodes in the show are quality, the A-Tier is best defined as episodes that have a thing that makes them stand out. In addition to being quality, there's a reason to remember them.

This is also the largest tier, so strap in.

Coach Possible: The Kim coaching B-Story runs a little flat, but Jr. putting together a nonsensical plan that results in hypnotized Kim and Ron dancing in cages in a nightclub is what I live for. There's an underrated ending fight as well that culminates Kim fighting a Chuck E. Cheese robot, to catchy dance music, while Ron launches an evil disco ball to its destruction.

Bueno Nacho: Another iffy B-Story about petty work squabbles, but it's one of the precious early-series moments where we get to see Drakken and Shego at the top of their game. This was actually back when Drakken was still menacing, despite kicking off the tiny oversight that ruins his plan trend. Also, the lean.

Tick Tick Tick: The first episode in the production order. It does feel weird because they hadn't settled on the animation or the characters yet. That said, there is some amazing hero-villain banter in this one that they nailed right out of the gate.

Steal Wheels: The reveal that Motor Ed and Drakken are related pays off big time and it's sort of a shame that more team-ups between the two didn't happen. There are a couple of good things about the B-Plot here as well: (1) We sort of get a glimpse into how close Kim and Ron are, because she doesn't know what to do with herself when he's not there. (2) Always good to see Felix and have a character voiced by Jason Marsden.

Bad Boy: I honestly considered moving this lower, but I decided against it because the Attitudinator is too good of a concept to ignore. This episode drags a little bit because it gets bogged down in the exposition -- They felt the need to go through the whole process of Drakken not feeling evil enough, them going to the convention, explaining why Kim and Ron went to the convention, Ron being a bully for a bit . . . like get to the Evil Ron stuff already!

It's only a minor complaint though, this is still the A-Tier.

Mad Dogs and Aliens: Terrible B-Plot in this one because I never understood why Ron wasn't touched by Jim and Tim taking on the mantle and him immediately jumping in to show them how it's done (it's also kind of forgettable, it took some brain racking to remember it). The A-Plot is gold though. Bitter Drakken and apathetic turned jealous Shego reconciling the consequences of multiple episodes of Season Three wasn't really something I thought the show was capable of.

The New Ron: I've written it before, but the Seniors are brilliant villains. Combine a criticism of obscene wealth + Ron giving them the idea + the motivation for world domination being boredom . . . it's just a glorious recipe for a unique, comedic delight. I also relate to Ron's cowlick problems.

Monkey Fist Strikes: It's another villain introduction for a very good villain. I think what really puts this one up there for me is another top fight scene. Another good music selection (that I'm not sure really how to describe other than giving off a Sherlock Holmes vibe). It results in Ron coming through, by himself, and leaving Fist cinematically strewn across the Tai Sheng Pek Kwa insignia and surrounded by four broken idols.

Odds Man In: What a surprise, another sort of weak high school B-plot. The interesting aspects here are Drakken getting caught up in the sort of corporate villainy he had previously expressed distaste for (see Rappin' Drakken). Also, Wade goes on a mission with Kim!

Mind Games: I love the body swap concept, but fiction always sort of does it the same way. Freaky Friday, Gravity Falls, this episode . . . it's all sort of the "I didn't understand how hard you had it" thing. What makes this episode A-tier is Drakken and Shego's interactions over the body swaps and the Neutronalizer are some of the funniest bits in the series.

Low Budget: I love Frugal Lucre. I love that he is voiced by Richard Kind and I love the idea of trying to hold the world hostage without spending any money.

Crush: I made a whole post about how this is a really good Ron episode. It also might be the exception to this tier where it's just really high quality all the way through, but without anything particularly high concept about it. That's probably why it aired first.

Car Trouble: All of Shego and Drakken's interaction with Dr. Freeman are fantastic. It's too bad he wasn't a recurring scientist like Bortle. It's also a better B-plot than most because Sadie was a perfectly likeable vehicle.

Go Team Go: One of the brief glimpses we actually get of Shego's past. I'm not sure if I'm 100% sold on her brothers or not, but undoubtedly this is one of the more interesting episodes. Plus, evil family.

A Very Possible Christmas: I've taken to watching this on Christmas. A lot of gushy holiday feelings between the two lead pairs. The ending is a little weird though.

Dimension Twist: There is an element of cringe here -- It's weird to put Shego in a very milquetoast Friends parody. There's a lot of good as well (trap trap, Drakken's book) and honestly, I just want to see what else the Pandimensional Vortex Inducer can do.

The Ron Factor: I wrote a whole post about this one too. It's a very interesting subversion of the metanarrative within the show and the only reason it isn't S-tier is that Global Justice annoys me a bit. Could definitely have used more Gemini in later episodes though.

Sick Day: This is the best of the sub-15 minute episodes and the whole point of them is to go for quick laughs and nothing else. I would say it achieved it here with both sides having to quickly adjust to illness and the introduction of Hank Perkins.

Hidden Talent: "Say the Word" is a certified banger. I also like to see Drakken taking initiative to try and be a step ahead of the heroes. Don't forget, the only reason he loses here is because he tries the most complicated way of finishing off Kim ever.

Overdue: The second best of the 15-minute episodes. Once again, we're only here for jokes so we're going to see what happens when Ron tries to rush through defeating a bunch of different villains. It's enjoyable.

Oh No, Yono!: It's the end of Monkey Fist. It's a satisfying coming-of-age conclusion for Ron and a heartwrenching moment when Kim gets turned to stone. It's only not S-tier because Yono's presence detracts from Ron's real archenemy.

Exchange: For as good as this episode is, it's also very much a setup for what the series planned to do with Ron in the future. We've seen him succeed on his own at this point, but Exchange is interesting in that it creates a part of his life that Kim just can't be associated with.

The Twin Factor: The first of like a hundred mind control plots. It's fun to see brainwashed Shego and Kim and it was important for the series to actually develop Jim and Tim a bit, lest they be pigeonholed into one-joke obstacles for Kim to overcome.

these two grown ass adults spent an entire day following a teen around trying to embarrass her.

Also known as Drakken and Shego making a date out of trying to ruin a Kim’s date. 

Kim  Possible Series Bible

looks like drakken changed a bit.  Also, Wade Load?  Really?

I mean, tbf Renee Montoya was originally supposed to be like carrying the burden of her husband being killed (on Batman TAS) and instead became sort of the rookie cop in the show and a badass gay woman in the comics, so these things change. Like for every time you hear about executive meddling ruining something there’s probably also a story about “well originally we had X but a few weeks in we realized that was STUPID and it became Y” where Y is invariably something really iconic and important to the success of the show.

But yeah that joke is dumb for all kinds of reasons.

I refuse to believe that Hego is stupid. Naïve? Yeah. Stupid? Absolutely not.

My envision for Hego is that pre-comet (before he was 21) he had been raising his siblings and was actually very clever in how he raised them. There had to be some level of intelligence when it came to their well-beings, and I think Hego would excel in that role exponentially. Nothing would ever get past Hego, Pre-comet. That man has grown so well into the role of being his siblings’ primary caretaker that he could very well do it in his sleep.

However Post-Comet was when Hego began to falter. I’ve always liked the idea that Hego would watch his siblings’ like a hawk, but over the years it was through rose-tinted glasses; especially when Shego was about to leave and Mego growing more arrogant. I think Hego knew what was going on, but because his siblings are getting older and basically adults he really couldn’t have a say in their decisions anymore, and that hurts Hego because making decisions for his younger siblings is all he’s ever known.

Credit and Blame

There's an interesting philosophical question that is touched upon in Kim Possible, more specifically in S02E04: The Ron Factor and it has to do with how we award credit or blame based on perceived skill. The show is aware that, on its face, Kim often seems to be succeeding in spite of Ron's contributions. So, we get this episode to subvert that expectation.

Both Kim and Ron have good intentions in trying to save the world. Kim attributes her aptitude to her excellent genetics while Global Justice is operating under the belief that Ron's intangibles just sort of "cosmically" bring them success. We know that there's truth to both theories because Sitch in Time confirms that the two need to be a team to work (if you take Shego's word for it anyway).

Thus, I have arrived at the point. I want to push back on the idea that Ron's contributions to the fight against evil aren't as valuable as Kim's. I get the reasoning behind the thought -- Mr. Dumb Skill often seems to solve problems without even fully being aware that they exist. The whole opening of Rappin' Drakken is a good illustration of this, where Ron both accidentally finds Drakken's lair and breaks his drone.

That doesn't change the fact that he's there; he's trying. It certainly didn't appear like Kim was going to stop that thing before it did whatever it was going to do in the upper atmosphere. Neither method of world saving in more inherently valuable than the other if they both get the job done. Kim picked her genetics just as much as Ron picked how chaos theory chooses to apply his intangibles to the universe.

Alas, the point is moot. The episode returns to the status quo notion that your world-savior is mostly Kim with a little help from Ron. No need to reassess when you can just give him monkey superpowers later.

RUMOR: Kim Possible Revival Movie On Development At Disney Television Animation For Disney+.

Catch Me, Beep Me, If You Wanna Reach Me on the 2020s….

It seems that The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder turned to be a big sucess for Disney+ as the streamer has set another revival (Phineas And Ferb) a month ago and it seems that our favorite spy might be back for the track, this time as an upcoming revival movie might be on the works at Disney Television Animation for Disney+.

According to The Cosmic Circus a reliable source for MCU scoops, Disney TVA might be working on a revival/reboot of the beloved Kim Possible series for Disney+ instead of two full seasons like P&F, the revival/reboot seems to be a Movie but we wouldn’t bet that the movie will be a gap between the og series and the revival.

Recently some hints of a revival happened on the 20th Anniversary conversation at GMA on 2022 and a panel on D23 Expo and on late November 2022, Series Co-Creator Bob Schooley posted a photo on his new office at Disney TVA after 2 years of the pandemic and recently Disney Channel has been posting full episodes of Kim Possible on it’s Youtube Channel alongside Recess on Disney XD probably hinting a reboot/revival for the latter too?.

UHM HELLO????

DID DISNEY JUST MAKE DRAKKEN/SHEGO CANON ON A RANDOM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 3pm AFTER TWO DECADES WITHHOLDING IT?!?!

IM NOT EXAGGERATING AT ALL WHEN I SAY THAT THIS IS A MAJOR EVENT IN MY LIFE

I’ve been reading fanfic of these two at LEAST 3-4 times a week every week for over 10 years, and out of NOWHERE we’re randomly granted what we’ve always begged them for?!

DO THEY HAVE SOME NEW CONTENT IN THE WORKS OR..?!? WHAT WOULD MAKE THEM WANT TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE DRAKGO SHIP

IM LOSING MY MIND RIGHT NOW IM HYPERVENTILATING

FINALLY OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN HEARD!

???? They made it canon back in 2007 when the show ended.

I think it was a post @bcbdrums made about Kim’s development or lack thereof throughout the show that put this brainworm in my mind for how that character development might happen.

I imagine that, of all things, it’d be Bonnie who provides Kim a wakeup call to the degree of codependency she has with Ron, probably via some offhand comment meant to be mean. Perhaps her sisters have been all… Rockwaller since graduation and maybe Junior has been occupied or something, leaving her extra catty and she takes it out on Kim, naturally. Something like “Good luck dealing without your crutch, K.” After clarifying that by crutch she means Ron, Kim probably says something cute like “Did you mispronounce crush?” “Crushing only happens before dating.” Cut to Ron doing something Ron-ish. “I assure you, it’s possible to do both at once.” Bonnie calls Kim out on being honestly kind of… pathetic without her dork or her saving-the-world gig. Refer to: the episode where Kim tries to cope with Ron having other plans on a Friday. 

More stunned than hurt by Bonnie’s barbed commentary, Kim wonders and wanders and talks to anyone who isn’t Ron; when she asks Monique or her mother point-blank whether or not her BFBF is really her crutch, she gets a beat of tight smiles that don’t provide much consolation.  “Mon, I need a favor.”  “Talk to me, girl.”  “I need you tell me Bonnie’s wrong about”  “Bonnie’s wrong.”  “I haven’t told you what she said!”  “Girl, you call that a favor? That phrase is basically free catharsis for me.”  “She called Ron my crutch.”  “… . .” (Cue awkward breaking of eye contact)  “Mooooooon!”

Maybe her mom talks about how unique Ron and Kim’s situation really is, acknowledging all the good it’s done for Kim throughout her life and how lucky she is to have had a friend as steadfast and constant as Ron; on the other hand, it means Kim has never had to cope without that support before.

Kim gets introspective and that introspection spreads to other aspects of her life and things that’ve just been taken care of and who she is or wants to be outside of a hero and Ron’s girlfriend. She talks to her gran, her dad, then thinks she ought to try figuring it out herself and maybe she starts avoiding Ron, whether or not she means to, and the next time Ron sees Kim she’s laying on the couch, head propped at an uncomfortable angle, hair draped up on the backrest cushions. “Hey, uh, what’s up, KP?” Kim, who’s been without a mission or other excuse to physically vent her frustration and has thus fried her brain, flipping through channels with an aggressive CLICK of her thumb.  “I’m marinating.” She grumbles. “You sure? Cause from here it looks like you wanna snap the remote in half after it gave bad news about Club Banana.”

I dunno. Might be a starting point, might organize the above jumbled mess into something more fic-y and coherent at a later date. Just had to get this worm out of my head.

“Fine,” Kim grunts, tossing the remote to the right side of the L couch. “I suck at marinating, then.” “I coulda told ya that, KP.”

Kim huffs, not upset; at least, not upset at Ron. She turns a frown his way and raises her arms, making grabby hands. She’s too worn out and frustrated to worry about dignity.

“Oh,” Ron mumbles. “This is serious.” “Gimme Ronshine.”

Ron would happily deliver, obviously. Kim snuggles into his familiar embrace and decides she doesn’t want to figure out this aspect of what’s bothering her, not right now. He’s too comfortable, too good at hyping her up when she succeeds and supporting her when she struggles; she can’t wrap her mind around the thought of letting that go right now.

So she approaches the other topic. Though pointedly not from the angle Bonnie presented, because… because ew spending more time and headspace on her.

“Do you think we can keep up the website while we’re at college?” “Why not? We did okay in high school.” “Ron, we’ll be adults, maybe in different countries.” “Yeah, that tanks, but” “We have to do our own laundry, maintain dorm rooms; I need to learn to cook for myself!” “Wow, that is a sitch.” “Ron!” Eventually, after a lot of talking, they come around to pulling back on the hero business, maybe altogether, maybe just down to a part-time weekend gig; Kim drafts a notice for the site that includes addresses for Team Go and Team Impossible for anyone who needs urgent rescues during the rest of the week, but she doesn’t post it, not quite yet. She doesn’t get around to the subject of Ron being her crutch; she’s had enough figuring out just one crisis that day.

"Kim Possible" Is A Fun Comedy and Action-Adventure

What if an ordinary high school girl saves the world on a daily basis, but is more afraid of her life as a teenager than any villains plotting to take over the world? Kim Possible answers that question in this well-regarded comedy-adventure series.

Reprinted from The Geekiary, my History Hermann WordPress blog, and Wayback Machine. This was the thirty-second article I wrote for The Geekiary. This post was originally published on March 6, 2022.

Kim Possible is an all-ages animated comedy, action, and adventure series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle. It ran for 87 episodes across four seasons, with episodes ranging in length from 11 to 22 minutes. Even though Kim Possible aired from 2002 to 2007, and many shows have come and gone since then, it shines in its own way.

As a warning, this recommendation discusses some spoilers for Kim Possible.

Kim faces off against Shego

Kim Possible centers on its titular hero (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano), a high school student who fights crime and saves the world at the same time. In fact, she finds being a teen even tougher than fighting villains like Dr. Drakken (voiced by John DiMaggio) and Shego (voiced by Nicole Sullivan). Kim is helped by her childhood friend, Ron Stoppable (voiced by Will Friedle), his naked mole rat, Rufus (voiced by Nancy Cartwright), and a computer genius named Wade Load (voiced by Tahj Mowry).

The story is mainly told from Kim's perspective, as she tries to balance her life as a crime fighter and a teenager in high school. Major supporting characters include Kim's parents, James (voiced by Gary Cole) and Ann Possible (voiced by Jean Smart), and the "tweebs" as Kim dubs them, Jim (voiced by Shaun Fleming) and Tim (Spencer Fox), who are Kim's younger brothers. Her brothers are a little like Phineas and Ferb, and have a bigger role in helping Kim and her friends in the show's fourth season.

Throughout Kim Possible, Kim faces off against Bonnie Rockwaller (voiced by Kirsten Storms), who is equivalent to Mandy in Totally Spies!. She is a rival classmate that is inconsiderate and is the complete opposite of Kim.

Kim is also helped by one of her best friends, Monique (voiced by Raven-Symoné), who helps her achieve a healthy work-life balance. In the fourth season, Monique designs Kim's new mission suit and even gets Kim a new pirate uniform in one episode. Since she knows a lot about fashion, she is akin to Tomoyo Daidouji, who designed all of Sakura Kinomoto's outfits in Cardcaptor Sakura.

When Kim, Ron, Rufus, and Wade, known collectively as Team Possible, aren't battling Drakken and Shego, they fight a variety of other villains such the half-monkey/half-man Monkey Fist (voiced by Tom Kane), Scottish golfer Duff Killigan (voiced by Brian George), German evil scientist Professor Dementor (voiced by Patton Oswald) and the wealthy father-son team, Señor Senior, Sr. (voiced by Ricardo Montalbán and Earl Boen) and Señor Senior, Jr. (voiced by Néstor Carbonell). The latter two are villains only because they are bored.

Since the show is for all ages, it doesn't have any gratuitous violence nor any mature themes present in series like Human Kind Of, Inside Job, and Disenchantment. Despite this, the show is still strong with funny jokes and situations. Even though it ended 15 years ago, the humor holds up.

The dialogue of Kim Possible is fast-paced and meant to cater to adult viewers, along with some visual jokes. This makes it similar to Phineas & Ferb, which has a spy subplot between a crime-fighting platypus and a evil scientist. Kim Possible is different because Drakken was formerly a classmate of Kim's father, making for intriguing stories throughout the series.

Unlike other Disney productions, the series is not very musical, meaning that there aren't songs in almost every episode as is the case for its more recent shows like Elena of Avalor, Milo Murphy's Law, Mira, Royal Detective, and Sofia the First. Even so, there are occasional songs throughout the series. Furthermore, the theme which opens every episode ("Call Me, Beep Me!," sung by Afro-Cuban actress and singer Christina Milian) gets you in the mood to watch each episode.

The characters, especially Kim and Ron, develop over the course of Kim Possible and realize who they are as people. This makes the viewer more invested in these characters and want to watch more episodes. Each plot, even if a simple one, is fascinating and pulls you in, building the story and making you care about what happens next. The series doesn't take itself too seriously, which makes it even more appealing.

Much of the comedy in Kim Possible comes from Drakken's hair-brained schemes or Ron's antics. Only Kazuda Xiono in Star Wars Resistance and Oscar in The Proud Family rival Ron's goofiness. He matures through the series. In the process, he becomes more romantically attracted to Kim, while she is attracted to him. He remains afraid of monkeys, making Monkey King his main arch-foe, while gaining what is known as the "mystical monkey power."

I have not seen the James Bond films that the series is parodying, nor that many spy films, but that didn't make me less interested in the show. I did see similarities between Kim Possible and the more recent Carmen Sandiego series, which has a similar set-up. I wouldn't be surprised if Kim Possible had somehow influenced that show. Unlike that show, Kim Possible has storylines which criticize celebrity culture, boy bands, consumerism, school popularity, fast food industry, fashion industry, corporate world, and not accepting other people.

Kim Possible is different from other shows in that Kim does not follow any stereotypes about women, which are often ingrained within and manifested by female characters. She can easily serve as a role model for people, just as much Carmen Sandiego in the new series about her, or Rapunzel in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. This is because Kim has a loving family and supportive friends. She has a group of people ready to stand by her and help no matter what, even doing missions for her if she is too sick.

Kim is a bit of an optimist, as made clear by her slogan that she can "do anything." This comes to a head in some episodes as she begins to realize that she can't do everything, and she should have others help her if she is in trouble.

Similar to Adora in the award-winning series, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, or Carmen Sandiego, Kim has no secret identity. Instead, everyone knows her name and who she is, which makes her vulnerable at times. Even so, she is still able to travel the world and fight evil wherever, while keeping her social life back in the town of Middleton.

The voice actors of Kim Possible are well-known for other shows, like Futurama, The Simpsons, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show has an air of authenticity since Romano was only 16 years old when she took the role of voicing Kim, meaning that she was maturing as the show was moving forward, just like Kim herself. This is similar to what Abbi Jacobson, who voices the protagonist in Disenchantment, said about her voice acting for Princess Bean in that series.

Shego talks to Kim after saving her from Warmonga in Season 4

One character in Kim Possible stands out: Shego. Although she is a villain and a criminal mercenary, some have argued that she is a feminist icon because, like Kim, she is no damsel in distress. She is a powerful woman who often makes sarcastic remarks and can have an abrasive personality at times. She can stand face-to-face with Kim and is her match in more ways than one, as she can be cunning and ruthless. In fact, she is perhaps one of the smartest characters in the series, even able to take over the world in the 2003 film, Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time.

Sullivan, her voice actress, delivers her lines with such precision that it makes you love Shego that much more. Unlike other villains, Shego is never shown killing anyone in the series, even if she views human life in a callous way.

She is clearly a badass and has a moral compass, unlike other villains. Despite the fact that others respect her, she could care less for them. She would rather read villain magazines, file the nails on her gloves, paint her nails, listen to the latest pop music, or go on vacation. She is unique in that she possesses green energy which can be generated from her hands. She is also as agile and fit as Kim. Their fights are just as epic as the sword fights in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Star Wars: Clone Wars.

This has led some fans to ship her with Kim. Kigo has over 400 fanfics on Archive of Our Own. In the show's canon, however, Shego has a romantic relationship with Drakken following the conclusion of the show and is shown crushing on various men throughout the series. In the show itself, Kim and Shego have a mutual respect for each other, even though they are rivals. Kim even worries when Shego becomes "good" in a Season 4 episode and occasionally working with her.

Shego is very popular with fans, garnering thousands of stories, cosplays, and fan art. Even voice actress Amber Romero, who voices Parsley in High Guardian Spice, gave a nod to naming her cat "Shego."

Ron and Kim talk on the phone at the beginning of Season 4

The show's staying power is a testament to the fans. After the airing of the show's first three seasons and 2005 film, Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama, production on the series was halted by Disney executives. The success of the film convinced executives to renew the series for a fourth and final season, giving the series another 22 episodes, which Schooley called a "bolt out of the blue." The series makes clear that fans have the power to push for a show's continuation and can convince executives to change their minds.

The fourth season has a different tone than the previous seasons, as Kim and Ron are in a romantic relationship, something which started at the conclusion of the 2005 film. Much of the season is focused on that, and the strain it puts on both of them. The theme song is the same, but the opening sequence is different than the one used in the first three seasons.

In the season, Kim wears a battle suit, is more nimble, and is in her last year of high school, as are Ron and Monique. She also deals with the tweebs in school as they are now freshmen in her high school. Wade falls for Monique, Kim gets her own car, tries out a new crime-fighting outfit, and attempts to get Ron to eat a balanced diet.

Other Season 4 episodes focus on raising a young sibling, a shapeshifting villain, pirates, living history, job insecurity, voice-activated technology, social isolation, robots, mentorship, pneumatic tubes, babysitting, mind control, information control, lost pets, nannies, roleplaying games, high school graduation, alien invasion, and genetic mutation.

Beyond that, some of my other favorite characters include Camille Léon (voiced by Ashley Tisdale), Electronique (voiced by Kari Wahlgren), Motor Ed (voiced by DiMaggio), Will Du (voiced by B. D. Wong), Master Sensei (voiced by George Takei), Yori (voiced by Keiko Agena), and Zita Flores (voiced by Nika Futterman).

By Season 4, however, Yori's crushing on Ron has come to end, as Kim and Ron are dating. She is like a strong female character in anime and she respects Ron for who he is and is a skilled fighter. Camille is a terrible slimeball, but her ability to shapeshift into anyone makers her a worthy adversary. Motor Ed is an intriguing, but terrible, character not because of his often use of of the word "seriously" or that he plays air guitar. Rather it is due to the fact that he is a male chauvinist who has an eye out for beautiful women, like Shego, who understandably wants nothing to do with him.

Most reviews of the series are positive, but some are more critical. For instance, Lyn Mikel Brown in Girlfighting was dismayed at Kim for promoting a thin and beautiful heroine as an "average girl," the reliance on Ron, her biggest threat as Bonnie, and Kim set against other girls. This has some truth to it. Kim is a pretty and smart action hero and more cartoons have said that all body types are beautiful, not just those who are thin and athletic. However, Brown is forgetting that one of Kim's closest friends is Monique.

Additionally, there's nothing to say that Kim wouldn't have more female friends, since she has a network of people across the world who owe her favors. Some have argued that Kim is bisexual and have done so in some fanfics. They've even extended the same to Ron or to Shego.

The series has a bit more diversity, even with two White protagonists, than some more recent Disney series like Tangled and Phineas & Ferb. Wade's voice actor, Lowry, is part Afro-Bahamian and Monique's voice actor, Raven-Symoné, is a Black woman. Although both have important roles in the first three seasons, they have even bigger roles in the show's fourth season, with both going directly on missions - more for Wade than Monique. Additionally, Kevin Michael Richardson (as "Slim" Possible) is a Black man, Roz Ryan (as Wade's mother) and Sherri Shepherd (as M.C. Honey) are Black women.

There is other diversity in the cast. Adam Rodriguez (as Burn) is of Puerto Rican descent, Brian George (voice of Professor Acari) is of Indian descent, Gedde Watanabe (as Professor Robert Chen) is of Japanese descent. Clyde Kusatsu (as Nakasumi), Lauren Tom (as Miss Kyoko), and John Cho (as Hirotaka) are Japanese, while the late Montalbán was Mexican, and Carbonell is of Cuban descent.

Despite this, the show does not feature any outward LGBTQ characters even though Raven-Symoné, Wong, and Takei are gay and part of the show's cast. The closest we have are characters cross-dressing: Professor Dementor wearing a dress in an attempt to trick Kim, Ron and Wade dressing up as women in one episode, or Mr. Barkin wearing a dress on multiple occasions. If the show was to get a fifth season or was rebooted, hopefully this would improve, with complex and captivating LGBTQ characters, more diversity in the cast, and having protagonists in college like the later seasons of Totally Spies!. Some additional racial diversity in the series would also be a plus.

Kim Possible continues to remain popular, garnering a crossover episode in Lilo & Stitch: The Series in August 2005, and a live-action film entitled "Kim Possible" in 2019. Even so, it is very unlikely that it will return, regardless of the recent revival of The Proud Family. This is because the series ended on a declarative note, similar to the final episode of Futurama, except that in this case Kim and Ron graduate from high school, and the story is not starting over. However, some have pushed for another season.

Is it any surprise that Kim Possible was nominated for Annie Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, Kids' Choice Awards, and Daytime Emmy Awards? In 2005, the series won a Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing," specifically for live action and animation. Of course, awards aren't everything, but the fact it was nominated for 15 awards between 2002 and 2008 says something about the series.

Even though Kim Possible ended over 14 years ago, it has staying power now and in the years to come. It can currently be watched on Disney+, where it is not in chronological order, or through DVDs of all four seasons which can be checked out from your local library.

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