"Kim Possible" (2002) TV series 2002-2007

Creators:

Mark McCorkle
Robert Schooley
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

7 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Family | Comedy | Action | Mystery

Tagline:

When the impossible is what you need, THIS is who you want.

Plot:

The perilous and comedic adventures of a teenage female hero for hire, who must deal with villainous masterminds as well as her own personal teen issues.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Cheerleader | Naked Mole Rat | Villain | Genius

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 16 nominations

Cast

Christy Romano	...	Kim Possible / ... (86 episodes, 2002-2007)
Will Friedle	...	Ron Stoppable / ... (86 episodes, 2002-2007)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Rufus (86 episodes, 2002-2007)
Tahj Mowry	...	Wade Load (86 episodes, 2002-2007)
John Di Maggio	...	Dr. Drakken / ... (52 episodes, 2002-2007)
Nicole Sullivan	...	Shego / ... (44 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jean Smart	...	Dr. Ann Possible / ... (40 episodes, 2002-2007)
Kirsten Storms	...	Bonnie Rockwaller (39 episodes, 2002-2007)
Gary Cole	...	Dr. James Timothy Possible (38 episodes, 2002-2007)
Patrick Warburton	...	Mr. Steve Barkin / ... (35 episodes, 2002-2007)

Series Directed by
Steve Loter		(36 episodes, 2003-2007)
David Block		(19 episodes, 2003-2005)
Chris Bailey		(10 episodes, 2002-2005)
Nicholas Filippi		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Writing credits
Mark McCorkle		(14 episodes, 2002-2007)
Robert Schooley		(14 episodes, 2002-2007)
Brian Swenlin		(8 episodes, 2002-2007)
Mark Palmer		(7 episodes, 2002-2005)
Gary Sperling		(5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Kurt Weldon		(5 episodes, 2003-2007)
Kim Duran		(5 episodes, 2007)
Laura McCreary		(4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Nicole Dubuc		(4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Thomas Hart		(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Matthew Negrete		(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
John Behnke		(3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Rob Humphrey		(3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Michael A. Newton		(3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Kayte Kuch		(2 episodes, 2002-2004)
Sheryl Scarborough		(2 episodes, 2002-2004)
Patricia Carr		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lara Olsen		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Julie DuFine		(2 episodes, 2002)
Madellaine Paxson		(2 episodes, 2002)
Amanda Rudolph Schwartz		(2 episodes, 2002)
Greg Weisman		(2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Bill Motz		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Bob Roth		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Eddie Guzelian		(2 episodes, 2003)
Jim Peterson		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Produced by
Mark McCorkle	....	executive producer (14 episodes, 2002-2007)
Robert Schooley	....	executive producer (14 episodes, 2002-2007)
Kurt Weldon	....	line producer / line producer: post-production (9 episodes, 2002-2007)
Clay Renfroe	....	line producer (9 episodes, 2007)
Chris Bailey	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Steve Loter	....	producer (4 episodes, 2007)

Series Original Music by
Adam Berry		(86 episodes, 2002-2007)

Series Film Editing by
Joseph Molinari		(24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Christopher K. Gee		(3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ted Supa		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
John Royer		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Casting by
Lisa Schaffer		(1 episode, 2003)
Jamie Thomason		(1 episode, 2003)

Series Art Direction by
Alan Bodner		(20 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Production Management
Angela Macias	....	production manager (31 episodes, 2002-2004)
Wade Wisinski	....	production supervisor (5 episodes, 2002-2004)
P.J. Aminpour	....	post-production supervisor (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Geri Bryan	....	post-production supervisor (3 episodes, 2007)
Steve Arenas	....	post-production manager (2 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Art Department
Daniel J. Soulsby	....	art coordinator (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Carolyn Gair	....	storyboard artist (10 episodes, 2002-2007)
Andrew Ice	....	location designer (9 episodes, 2002-2007)
Dave Bullock	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2002-2007)
Adam Van Wyk	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2002-2007)
Tom Bernardo	....	storyboard / storyboard artist / ... (6 episodes, 2002-2007)
Ernie Guanlao	....	prop designer / property designer (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
John Navarez	....	storyboard revisions / storyboard revisionist / ... (5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Jason Hulst	....	property designer / prop designer (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Calvin Suggs	....	storyboard revisions / storyboard revisionist (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Frank Fu Min Jen	....	storyboard revisionist (5 episodes, 2007)
Virginia Hawes	....	prop designer (5 episodes, 2007)
Shayne Poindexter	....	prop designer (5 episodes, 2007)
Nicholas Filippi	....	storyboard artist / storyboard supervisor (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Robb Pratt	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Scott Hill	....	property designer (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Craig Kemplin	....	storyboard revisions / storyboard revisionist (3 episodes, 2002-2004)
Bruce Berkey	....	location designer (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Alex McCrae	....	location designer (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lou Police	....	location designer / storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Dave Knott	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Lyndon Ruddy	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Holly Forsyth	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Latchezar Gouchev	....	location designer (2 episodes, 2003)
Doug Murphy	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Sound Department
Melissa Ellis	....	re-recording mixer (74 episodes, 2002-2007)
Fil Brown	....	re-recording mixer (73 episodes, 2002-2007)
Robbi Smith	....	dialogue editor / supervising dialogue editor (41 episodes, 2002-2007)
Paca Thomas	....	supervising sound editor / sound designer (40 episodes, 2002-2007)
William Griggs	....	sound editor / sound re-recording mixer (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Brian F. Mars	....	sound editor (16 episodes, 2002)
Tim Gilmer	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (14 episodes, 2007)
Roy Braverman	....	foley mixer (13 episodes, 2007)
J. Lampinen	....	digital audio transferer (8 episodes, 2002-2007)
Keith Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lou Esposito	....	dialogue recordist (8 episodes, 2007)
Marilyn Graf	....	foley mixer / foley recordist (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Phyllis Ginter	....	foley artist (5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Skip Craig	....	track reader (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Chris Cirino	....	original dialogue recordist (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christine Craig	....	track reader (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Lou Ann Sims	....	assistant dialogue engineer (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mary Erstad	....	foley mixer (3 episodes, 2007)
Jim Garifi	....	pre-production dialogue editor / track reader (3 episodes, 2007)
Craig Ng	....	foley artist (3 episodes, 2007)
Michael Sokey	....	recording machine operator (3 episodes, 2007)
Victor Garcia	....	sound supervisor (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Denise Whitfield	....	track reader (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Larry Winer	....	original dialogue recordist / adr mixer (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ryan Heiferman	....	dialogue recordist: New York (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Michael Tyau	....	technical director (12 episodes, 2004-2006)
Karen Wong	....	digital coordinator (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Animation Department
Stephen Silver	....	lead character designer / character developer / ... (13 episodes, 2002-2007)
Celeste Moreno	....	character designer / character cleanup (10 episodes, 2002-2007)
Michel Lyman	....	timing director (9 episodes, 2002-2007)
Eugene Salandra	....	storyboard artist / character designer (9 episodes, 2002-2007)
Nadia Vurbenova	....	background painter (7 episodes, 2002-2007)
Sergio Armendariz	....	animatic scanner (7 episodes, 2007)
Marsh Lamore	....	timing director (6 episodes, 2002-2003)
Allyn Conley	....	color stylist (6 episodes, 2003-2007)
J.K. Kim	....	timing director (5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Teri Shikasho	....	background painter (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Bob Treat	....	timing director (5 episodes, 2003-2007)
Brad Goodchild	....	overseas animation supervisor (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Karen Kilpatrick	....	color stylist (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Bob Zamboni	....	timing director (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Llyn Hunter	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Carol Berke	....	color stylist (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
Shannon Fallis Kane	....	animatic scanner (4 episodes, 2007)
Ralph A. Eusebio	....	animatic editor (3 episodes, 2002-2007)
Hyun Ah Kim	....	digital ink and paint supervisor (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kevin Petrilak	....	timing director (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Pieter Kaufman	....	animatic editor (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
Brent Gordon	....	character designer (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rick Leon	....	timing director (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sy Thomas	....	background painter (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
Dong-kun Won	....	animation director / layout director (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
David Dimatteo	....	key color correction: background (2 episodes, 2002)
Bong Koh Jae	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2002)
Hyun-kyoung Kim	....	background artist / background artist: Korea (2 episodes, 2002)
Joseph Molinari	....	animatic editor (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Nancy Ulene	....	color stylist (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Barbara Dourmashkin	....	timing director (2 episodes, 2003)
Patrick Gleeson	....	timing director (2 episodes, 2003)
Michael Kaweski	....	overseas animation supervisor (2 episodes, 2003)
Michael Lymon	....	timing director (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting Department
Aaron Drown	....	casting coordinator (86 episodes, 2002-2007)
David Wright	....	casting / casting manager (86 episodes, 2002-2007)
Lisa Schaffer	....	voice casting / voice direction and casting (8 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jamie Thomason	....	voice casting (6 episodes, 2002-2004)

Series Editorial Department
Jim Harrison	....	pre-production track reader / pre-production track editor (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Mark Bollinger	....	post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 2003-2007)
Keith Cook	....	on-line editor (5 episodes, 2002-2007)
Shannon Fallis Kane	....	scanner (5 episodes, 2002-2007)
Christopher Gresham	....	scanner (5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Kris Gilpin	....	assistant editor / assistant film editor (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michael Harrigan	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jennifer Harrison	....	assistant film editor (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christine Lojko Haslett	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2007)
Treasure Rawson	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Music Department
Jason Henkel	....	music administrator (37 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tina Treadwell	....	music supervisor (21 episodes, 2002-2003)
George Gabriel	....	composer: theme song / producer: theme song (12 episodes, 2002-2007)
Cory Lerios	....	composer: theme song / producer: theme song (12 episodes, 2002-2007)
Christina Milian	....	performer: theme song / composer: theme song / ... (12 episodes, 2002-2007)
Marc S. Perlman	....	music editor (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Jay Stutler	....	music production manager (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Perry La Marca	....	composer: additional music / composer: additional music cues (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Adam Berry	....	composer: "I Want It My Way" (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Other crew
Anna Boyadjian	....	production controller / production accountant (66 episodes, 2002-2007)
Lisa Schaffer	....	voice director / dialogue director (27 episodes, 2002-2007)
Stacey Zimmerman	....	production coordinator (22 episodes, 2007)
Todd Maugh	....	technical assistant (21 episodes, 2002-2003)
David Skillman	....	production department secretary / production secretary (21 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jim Finch	....	continuity coordinator (10 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jennifer Grey Berkowitz	....	title designer: main titles (10 episodes, 2002-2004)
Alex Teslik III	....	supervising technical director (10 episodes, 2007)
Leona Beckert	....	script coordinator (8 episodes, 2002-2007)
Kitty Schoentag	....	continuity coordinator (8 episodes, 2002-2007)
Linda Delizza	....	production secretary (6 episodes, 2003-2007)
Gary Sperling	....	story editor (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Robert King	....	technical director (5 episodes, 2007)
Denise Wogatzke	....	technical director (5 episodes, 2007)
Sean Reed	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Chris Bailey	....	dialogue director (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kevin Bernier	....	production associate (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Brian Mathias	....	talent coordinator (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Willie E. Sims Jr.	....	production associate (3 episodes, 2007)
Joseph Cop	....	technical director (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Eddie Guzelian	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Andrew Schoentag	....	technical director (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Tyau	....	technical director (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shawn Eddie	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2007)
Brian Swenlin	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2007)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Television Animation
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2002-2005)
• Disney Channel

Distributors

• Disney Channel (2002) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Television
• Disney Channel (2003) (Argentina) (TV)
• Disney Channel (2003-) (Japan) (TV)
• Disney Channel (2003-) (Portugal) (TV)
• Disney Cinemagic (2009-) (Portugal) (TV)
• TV Tokyo (2005-2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Tokyo MX TV (2006-2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Toon Disney (2003-) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Advantage Audio  post production sound services (2002-2007)
• Mosquito Productions  script clearance
• Rough Draft Studios  animation
• Starburst Animation Studio  animation
• Toon City  animation

Also Known As:

"Disney's Kim Possible" - USA (complete title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G (2005-) | USA:TV-Y7 (2002-2005) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Walt Disney Television Animation

Trivia:

John Cena auditioned for the role of Ron Stoppable. When he didn't get the role he decided it was a sign from above to pursue a career in professional wrestling.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Kim:What's the sitch?

Movie Connections:

Spin off Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Call Me, Beep Me! (The Kim Possible Song)

Call her, beep her if you wanna reach her...

The ranks of sisters doing it for themselves have a new member in the form of Kim Possible, and the result is... well, "Kim Possible," Disney's best TV cartoon since "Gargoyles," although the tone of this Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle creation is closer to "Darkwing Duck." Then again, that was also a cracker. But moving on to the large-headed, midriff-baring, wavy-haired, adolescent-targeted young lady who is NOT Christina Aguilera...

High school student and cheerleader Kimberly Ann Possible's website (maintained by genius Wade, who serves as her technical backup during jobs) is set up offering her services to people needing help, but said help generally entails her saving the world at a moment's notice - in a running gag, Kim and her sidekick Ron Stoppable are taken to the episode's hotspot by folks who La Possible helped in unseen escapades; like Mighty Max (and unlike most similar characters), Kim's siblings and parents are fully aware of her extracurricular activities - and, again unlike most similar characters, so is everyone else. One of the best touches of the show, in fact, is having Kim take part in one of the most stereotypically stupid pastimes (cheerleading), while her parents are in two of the most stereotypically brainy professions - as the girl says, "Mom's a brain surgeon, Dad's a rocket scientist..." (The next time some cleverdick chunters on about Americans having no sense of irony, try bringing this up.)

By itself, saving the world is "no big," but Kim obviously has to deal with all the difficulties of being a heroine and a regular teenage girl, on top of having as her best friend and partner the aforementioned Master Stoppable, who unfortunately lives up to his name a lot. Though this is in a sense admirable as part of the show's overall refusal to play gender stereotypes (Kim and Ron have one of the few truly platonic male/female relationships on television - even Xander, let us not forget, used to have a crush on Buffy), he also comes close to forcing the show to name itself after him, because his antics have more room for comedy than Kim's. Fortunately the show's writers hit a good balance more often than not and remember that it's supposed to be a mix of comedy AND action; but though Kim's not one to mess with when the chips are down, she never comes over as a heartless machine. Though some male viewers will probably refuse to watch it because it might make guys look bad, they'd be missing the fact that the male characters are mostly positive, with the nastiest character being Sheego (Kim's opposite number, and the assistant to Kim's arch-enemy Dr. Drakken - and a lot more dangerous and intelligent than he is; if this was "24," she would be Sherry Palmer). They'd also really need to grow up.

In any case, "Kim Possible" is so entertaining that dismissing it on the grounds of sexism would be silly; well-paced, funny without being overly stupid, easy on the morals, with genuinely exciting fight scenes, and a lead character worth at least 30 of Clover, Alex and Sam on the similar but wildly inferior "Totally Spies!" (with the added bonus of Kim leaving her closest live action counterpart - Sydney Bristow from fellow Disney/Touchstone show "Alias" - standing in both the hotness AND fighting stakes), this might not appeal to people still wishing they made cartoons as good as, say, "My Little Pony" or "Avenger Penguins," but it's their loss. And as for people demanding credibility, they can watch "King of the Hill." But if you don't want to go into a coma, remember the advice Christina Milian gives in Cory Lerios and George Gabriel's irresistibly catchy theme song - you know that you always can call Kim Possible.

"So what's the stitch?"