What's the Sitch?

So… I'm not exactly sure what brought this on. I was just thinking lately about a show I used to watch a long time ago back in my childhood years (ah, the better times). You may have heard of it: Kim Possible. As I thought about it, I remembered how freakin' AWESOME it was and decided I needed to make a tribute to it because really…

This theme ranks in my top 5 catchiest theme songs ever!

Since most people don't know (unless you're a 90's kid), Kim Possible is about a teenage girl who balanced high school with saving the world. She wasn't a secret agent, like she didn't have two identities, nor did she work for the CIA or anything, she was just pretty much a freelance agent. She was basically a superhero, but without a double identity. Then of course she had her side-kick and best friend, her tech guy, her arch-rivals in both school and in world-domination, etc.

This show was awesome. I'm not just saying that out of nostalgia (well, partially). But, I mean, it broke a lot of boundaries (in a good way). Like, it was cliched and had a lot of stereotypes, but then at the same time it broke so many stereotypes and just rolled with whatever.

Because there's mad scientists with their crazy schemes, and there's the stuck up cheerleaders, and there's eccentric billionaires, mysterious and ancient Chinese legends, and many other things. But the show chooses to do the most unexpected things with all of this. Ex 1: the scientist is brilliant and is able to invent anything of course, but he is unable to come up with actually devious plots that work. They're always far too complex and/or have many holes. Ex 2: the billionaire had no plans of becoming evil until it was suggested to him, then decided randomly, "hey, I could take over the world if I wanted".

Then there is rapping, there are robots, there's nacos (nacho-tacos), there's cool gadgets, lots of pants falling down, kung-fu, and screaming all mixed with high school drama.

The characters are all great. The show has come up with some really original, fantastic ones:

Kim Possible

Obviously the main character. She's captain of the cheerleading squad and honor student who saves the world on a regular basis. She uses her cheerleader moves in her world-saving. And in her travels, learned other fighting skills such as kung-fu and karate. Daughter of a rocket scientist and a brain surgeon with two boy geniuses for brothers, she's the most mentally average one in her family. She's a considerate, sympathetic, non-self-absorbed popular girl (one of the few on the cheerleading squad). However, she's never had a boyfriend-- been too busy. She never notices the fact until later in the show when it is pointed out to her.

Ron Stoppable

Kim's best friend since preschool. He's sort of an underdog, but is still friends with the pretty and popular Kim. He is Kim's sidekick on her missions to save the world, though he is not quite as capable and agile as she is. He is not useless though and often saves her life. He actually attends this… academy or something in China and is empowered/implanted with the secret monkey power (or something, I can't exactly remember) and is able to awaken it in times of great peril and becomes this totally boss warrior. He invented the naco (nacho-taco) which is sold at Bueno Nacho (the restaurant where they frequent) and gets profit from it. He has a deep fear of monkeys that roots back all the way to his childhood (which is my the monkey powers are ironic).

Rufus

Ron's pet naked mole rat and Ron's other best friend. He assists in Kim's missions as well, usually to crawl into small spaces or bite through something. Ron bought him because his dad was allergic to all types of fur, so he had to find a hairless pet. Rufus usually hangs out in Ron's pants pocket. He shares all his master's quirks and personality traits. He speaks in small grunts and squeaks, kind of like R2-D2-- almost comprehendible english.


Wade

Kim's tech boy genius who never leaves his bedroom. He contacts her by way of her cellphone (they were face timing before it was cool) with updates on missions and gadgets. He is the one who invents/updates gadgets for her and gets her rides around the world.

Dr. Drakken

I believe he is the most reoccurring villain on the show, so I'd consider him Kim's arch-nemesis. He's the mad scientist I was talking about before. He's a total genius, but also completely incompetent.

Shego

Drakken's side-kick. She handles most of the hands-on, physical part of the job (fighting Kim, breaking into labs, etc). She has a power where her hands glow green with, I believe it's, plasma. She's a lot more competent than Drakken, but she mostly sits back and waits for Drakken's orders, giving him attitude and lip the entire time.

Bonnie

Kim's rival at school. She embodies your typical jerk cheerleader. She's jealous of Kim's popularity and constantly tries to one-up her.

Señor Senior Sr. and Señor Senior Jr.

 A father/son duo. They are the billionaires. Ron accidentally suggested to them that they could easily take over the world with all the money they had and Señor Senior Sr. took it to heart. Señor Senior Jr. is not as passionate as his father and dreams of becoming a teen pop sensation.

Monkey Fist

A man/monkey hybrid, I think is best to describe him. I can't remember his backstory, but often when there's something going on involving an ancient curse, monkeys, ninjas, or something, he's involved. Oh, let's not forget his side-kick monkey-ninjas.

Steven Barkin

A substitute teacher at Kim and Ron's school who seems to do literally everything. It's like there's no other teacher or staff member. He's always subbing for all the classes and extra-curricular clubs. He's very strict and hardcore. He takes a particular interest in Ron and is always picking on him.


Many of the characters have backstories (particularly the villains) of how they became the way they are and are more complex and interesting than how I've described them. The show is actually quite good good with suspending your disbelief in many aspects. But I mean, it is still a kids show, so its not like it's SO deep and dramatic.

The show spoofs a lot of pop culture which I always find amusing. Like Smarty Mart= Walmart, Bueno Nacho= Taco Bell or McDonald's, it spoofs Indiana Jones a lot (ex: "monkeys! Why did it have to be monkeys?"). That's all I can come up with after not watching the show for several years.

The animation on this show is actually quite good unlike a lot of 90's cartoons. I don't really know how to describe the writing… I think it's anime inspired. Like you can sort of see glimpses of anime in there occasionally, especially in the episodes with Monkey Fist, or in the bits where there's fighting. The animation too.

Then of course I love all the catchphrases: "What's the sitch?" "Call me, beep me if you wanna reach me", "No big", "That would be so cool if it wasn't about to [kill] us!", "Sick and wrong!", "You think you're all that, but you're not!", "Boo-ya!".

OMG! I almost forgot about the school billboard! It always has hilarious signs posted on it!

Anyways, this show is awesome! If anybody's looking for a great show for their kids, this is it. It doesn't have any disrespect, it's clean, it's fun, it's action-packed. I give it two thumbs up!

The Naked Mole Rap A very famous song from the show. Everyone on Disney Channel knew it back in the day.

And these are two of my favorite quotes from the show (I actually use the lemons one if anyone ever throws that phrase at me). I just have to include them: