Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time

This is kind of embarrassing to admit. I love Kim Possible. My boy would watch it on Family (the Canadian equivalent to the Disney channel) and I got addicted to the show. So while were out on Friday, we picked up Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time on DVD. I love this show. It makes me laugh. It's actually very funny and the humour is very witty, fast paced and delivered perfectly. Kim Possible (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano) is a high school cheerleader by day and kick ass crime fighter by night. Her parents, both known as Dr. Possible (her mom, a brain surgeon and her dad, a rocket scientist) are voiced by Jean Smart (Charlene, Designing Women) and Gary Cole (Mike Brady, The Brady Bunch Movie). Her parents are pretty cool about her crime fighting (Dad: "At least Kimmy is just lost in the time stream and not out late with some boy.") She also lives with her highly energetic twin brothers who she calls the Tweebs, Jim and Tim (both voiced by Shaun Fleming). They are mischievous geniuses who cause all sorts of damage with their experiments.


Kim also has a sidekick, her loyal, best friend Ron. Ron is my favorite character. Voiced by Will Friedle, his delivery and timing are perfecto. Kim and Ron's favorite fast food joint is Beuno Nacho (mostly Ron's). They go hang out there every day so Ron can inhale his favorite Naco Platter with his pet naked mole rat, Rufus (Nancy Cartwright, The Simpsons). They keep in touch with their bedroom-bound team member, Wade (Tahj Mowry, Smart Guy) with an audio/video communicator. He's your prototypical sci fi and video game loving, fast food eating computer whiz. He hooks them up with travel and gives Kim the low down on "the sitch" (situation), kind of like Charlie in Charlie's Angels. Together all three make a great team. Wade dispatches and Kim and Ron go into action.


The majority of the time Kim and Ron are usually trying to foil the plan of evil scientist, Dr. Drakken (John Di Maggio). Dr. Drakken always has some kind of plan to take over the world and constantly attempts to talk all hip hop (Why you always gotta leave me hanging, yo?"). However, it's clear that the real genius is his sidekick and Kim's nemesis, Shego (Nicole Sullivan). Shego is Dr. Drakken's brawn, but she's smarter and more diabolical than her boss and lightning quick with the sarcasm ("I'm working with a guy named Monkey Fist, my evil career is SO in the toilet"). Both are hilarious and they compliment each other well. There are a few other regular villains in the series and the two that are also in this movie are Duff Killigan, a deadly Scottish golfing enthusiast. and Monkey Fist, a half monkey/half man martial arts expert who speaks with a British accent.

So this particular episode in the story involves Dr. Drakken and Shego teaming up with Duff and Monkey Fist to conquer time travel in order to defeat Kim Possible and take over the world. It's up to Kim and Ron to stop that from happening. Unfortunately for Kim and Ron, Ron's mother gets transferred to Norway, breaking up the team. The movie also has some very impressive guest voices such as Vivica A. Fox, Raven, Kelly Ripa, Freddy Prinze Jr., Michael Clarke Duncan and Dakota Fanning.

I really liked this and enjoyed it a little more than Kim Possible: So the Drama. However, the movie runs 66 mins and the special features are minimal. But if you have kids and they bug you to get this DVD or that DVD, might as well get one you don't mind watching over and over again. Thank God the Barney/Teletubbies era is over in our house. I'd rather stab my hand with something sharp than to have to live through that again.

Best lines...Ron: "I got the mad love for the meatcakes!"
Ron: "Sorry I'm late, but this elephant totally copped a 'tude with me."

More ramblings to come....