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| Votes Cast: |
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| Episode Number |
8 |
| First Aired |
July 19, 2002 |
| Production Code |
106 |
| Writer |
Marsha F. Griffin
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| Director |
Chris Bailey
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| Guest Stars: John DiMaggio (as Dr. Drakken) Nicole Sullivan (as Shego) Dan Castellaneta (as Private Cleotus Dobbs, Baxter) Tara Strong (as Yearbook Girl, Tara) Jeff Bennett (as Banner Man, Announcer Voice) Jean Smart (as Tutor Woman) Kerri Kenney (as "Hi Kim", Computer Voice?) |
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| Drakken creates a mind-switching device to control a goofy
private with high security clearance. But when Kim and Ron try to
stop him, they end up in the switch too. |
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| Villains: Dr. Drakken & Shego
Animation Production by: Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd.
Will Friedle also voices "D Hall Thug #2" in this episode.
First time on the show that we see Kim defend Ron when someone insults him.
First time that both Kim and Ron, at the same time, fall victim to an experiment. The same thing would happen in episodes like Kimitation Nation (both cloned), Coach Possible (SSS's mind control), The Truth Hurts (truth ray), and Bonding (they get stick to people). |
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Kim and Ron: You're me!? I'm you!
Kim (in Ron's body): Oh, this is so wrong.
[Kimmunicator beeps]
Ron (in Kim's body): What's up Wade.
Wade: Let me talk to Kim.
Ron (in Kim's body): Who do I look like?
Wade: Nice try, brain switch boy.
Drakken (in Dobbs' body, to Kim in Ron's body): You're finished, Kim Possible!
Ron (in Kim's body): (falsetto) But I'm Kim - finish me!
Drakken: Oh please - I know all about your little switcheroo, buffoonish sidekick!
Shego: Ya know, this body is kinda cute when you're angry...
Drakken (picking up phone): Hello (long pause) No, this isn't Professor Dementor, he moved.
Ron/Kim(of cheerleader uniform): I dig this wardrobe. The breeze is quite refreshing.
Ron: It's Drakken's evil twin!
Kim: Ron, Drakken's already evil.
Kim: Let's get some -- what would you call it -- "lunchage"?
Ron: Snackage, Kim, snackage. Never "lunchage", that sounds just STUPID!
Ron: Have we been in this lair before?
Kim: They all start to look alike after a while.
Shego: What does "neutronilize" mean, anyway?
Drakken-Dobbs: I have no idea. But the military had it, it was top secret, that's good enough for me.
Ron/Kim(of cheerleader uniform): I dig this wardrobe. The breeze is quite refreshing.
[Ron accidentally opens secret entrance to Drakken's lair]
Kim: Mister dumb luck.
Ron: Not dumb luck, Kim. Dumb skill.
[Shego cuts off Kim/Ron's escape]
Shego: I got him...her...uhh, whatever...
Ron: Give me a 'K'! Give me an 'I'! Give me an 'M'! What's that spell?
Kim: Ron!
Ron:(Buzzer sound) Sorry, but thanks for playing.
Drakken/Dobbs: I want my body.
Dobbs/Drakken: You can have it! It's ugly, and it itches somethin' fierce.
Ron: Your hair, it's so- Flippy!
(The Lunchlady plops the usual cafeteria slop on Ron's plate)
Ron: Excuse me, I called ahead for the kosher meal.
Drakken in Dobbs' body: Ugh! Issuing an ultimatum isn't what it used to be. Give the world a deadline and what do you get? Nothing! Nada! Zip!
Shego: Gee, you think it had something to do with the puppet?
Mom: As a board-certified neurosurgeon, I've got to say: It's just not possible to swap brains.
Ron (in Kim's body): Point taken Dr. P, but how else do you explain my bare midriff?
Dad: Chasing bad guys, switching brains. High school sure has changed since my day!
Ron/Kim: I told you not to get near the brain-switcher.
Kim/Ron: No you didn't.
Ron/Kim: Well I was thinking it.....RIGHT BEFORE MY BRAIN GOT SWITCHED!
(Kim is explaining to her parents what has happened about the mind-swap, Ron is flipping his [Kim's] hair back and fourth continually, looking like an idiot.)
KimRon: And It's...Ron, What are you doing?!
RonKim: Your hair...It's so..Flippy!
Ron/Kim: Give me a break, here, I'm wearing a skirt!
Kim/Ron: Now you know what it's like!
Jim: I want to switch brains with you.
Tim: Who would know the difference?
Jim: That's the idea!
Tim: Cool!
Private Dobbs: Jumpin' catfish! The Neutronalizer!...Y'all weren't supposed to hear that.
Dr. (Dad) Possible: Uh, this isn't one of those 'I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you' deals, is it?
Private Dobbs:...Weeeeelllllll...
Shego: You...got hit by Drakken's machine...And you two switched! (bursts out laughing) Oh, this is just too great! (to Ron in Kim's body) You say something, come on!
Ron: Bye-bye!
Kim/Ron(To Dobbs/Drakken): Ron and I will distract Drakken and Shego away, while you disarm the nutronolizer.
Ron/Kim: How come, when I finally get to be you, I still end up being the distraction?
Dobbs/Drakken: Uh, Miss Possible, I don't know the first thing about disarming the nutronolizer. I just guarded it.
Kim/Ron: Okay, new plan.
Drakken/Dobbs: No new plans!
Ron/Kim: Tell me Wade found Drakken!
Kim/Ron: Oh, problems?
Ron/Kim:(nervously) Uh no. How hard is it to be popular?
Kim: Watching wrestling, playing video games, and downing "snackage". It must be brutal being you.
Ron: Try the pressures of raising Rufus as a single parent. Not to mention the difficulty in maintaining my image. {Kim gives him a sideways glance} Okay, so I don't have an image yet; but I'm working on it. And frankly it's exhausting!
Kim/Ron(after jocks push a kid out of their way): Hey! You can't do that.
Jock #1: What'd you say!?
Kim/Ron(trying to sound like Ron): Um, um: um.
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When Ron, Baxter, and Kim are on the donkeys, Ron is in front of Baxter and then all of a sudden behind.
^-- Incorrectly Considered a Goof: These two shots are separated by several seconds of closeups; I'd hardly call that "all of a sudden". Note also that Ron's mule has completely stopped by the time we first see him at the rear. It only makes sense that Baxter's still-in-motion Buttercup would be ahead at that point.
Drakken yells at Shego for letting Kim Possible take his body and destroy his lair. But Kim didn't destroy it in this episode.
When we first see the family eating, you see that guy in Drakken's body "clean his plate". But a few shots later, you see little pieces of vegetables.
When trying to outrun a goon, Kimron says to Ronkim, "Now you know what it's like!" Her mouth doesn't move till she says "like".
Drakken's goons destroy the same [computer bank?] twice. First, to expose the lurking Kim-Ron, Ron-Kim, and Dobbs-Drakken. Then, after Drakken-Dobbs asks what Kim and Ron's "mile-in-their-moccasins" lessons "have to do with anything" and orders his goons to "finish them both".
^-- Despite an oversized explosion and seemingly copious amount of flying debris, the second blast merely creates a small, smoking blemish on the (computer bank?) behind the one previously destroyed. To view this less-than-spectacular result in the image provided, check the fourth panel, and follow the smoke trail down to its source.
Why didn't Kim and Ron bring their spy gear along when they raided Drakken's other secret lair? Don't they know that the most important rule of spying and crimefighting is BE PREPARED! And they should have watched out for evil minions, like Shego, and those other guys with those weird weapons?
A Nitpick: This is the first time Drakken has escaped. I think that if Kim and Ron had been prepared, he wouldn't have. -- Dr. Veeken
Another game of musical cheerleaders (see: Sink or Swim). This time, we start off with:
Bonnie, Tara, [Red-Wavy], [Purplish-Wavy (Rosslyn Taylor)], Ron-Kim (foreground), [Lighter-Black-Mole], [Black-Straight]
Then, in a single frame, the squad's in a loose ring, with positions roughly equivalent to:
[Black-Straight], [Lighter-Black-Mole], [Red-Wavy], Ron-Kim (foreground), Tara, Bonnie, [Purplish-Wavy (Rosslyn Taylor)]
This order is maintained over the next few shots, after which point, because the cheerleaders aren't immobilized (as in "SOS"), and because their sequences are separated by reaction shots of Kim-Ron and Rufus, the girls may simply have moved while off-camera (being in the middle of a busy routine, as they are).
This isn't the end of odd, competition-related occurrences, however: [Blonde-Straight], who didn't arrive on the floor with the rest of the girls, and hadn't appeared at all before our diversion to Shego and Drakken-Dobbs, suddenly materializes for the big finish, seemingly replacing Bonnie, of all people. Is the Middleton squad heavy a "spare" cheerleader? Did Bonnie, unable to handle the combination of Kim's moves and Ron's body, "tag out"? How many members does a regulation squad have, anyway?
The girl asking Ron (in Kim's body) for the yearbook fonts has a purple book. Then, there's an 'M' on it.
^-- Note which direction the binding is facing in each shot; in the first, we're seeing the yearbook's solid colored back cover. In the second, the book has been turned so its front cover (emblazoned with an "M", presumably for "Middleton") faces outward.
Before Ronkim says "give me a break here!" his/her lipstick is missing.
^-- Somehow, I knew this'd come up ;) It's almost certainly an artistic choice, occurring at least three times in the shot, and always as Ronkim presses his/her lips together.
In the theme song, at the end of the line "I'm your basic average girl," the picture on the screen is a pretty, smiling Kim. But take note! This is NOT in fact Kim but rather RON in Kim's body! I thought it was very strange that on the word "girl" they should show a boy. P.S. The theme song also shows Kim in Ron's body at least once.
During the regionals, Rufus went into Kim-Ron's pocket. When Kim-Ron went on stage, she was doing all these somersaults. Why didn't Rufus fall out of Kim-Ron's pocket?
^-- Ron wears cargo pants, and cargo pants usually have pockets that close. So Rufus could be secure in his pocket.
Ron-Kim says "Gimme a break, here, I'm wearin' a skirt!" To which Kim-Ron replies, "Now you know what it's like!" But, as best my memory serves me, Kim never wears her cheerleading outfit on a mission.
^-- Perhaps Kim meant wearing a skirt, in general.
^--Actually, in "Tick-Tick-Tick" Kim took on Shego in her cheerleader outfit.
^-- That wasn't technically a mission, though; Shego caught her at school.
Granted, this can be chalked up to "creative license", but swapping minds alone wouldn't swap voices; that (at least, to the extent heard here) would require a swapping of vocal chords, tongues, mouth cavities, etc.
^--It's pretty much an unwritten rule in animated television that when characters swap brains they take on the other's voice.
When Kim and Ron switch, you can clearly see Shego standing right there, facing towards them, so you would've thought she would have seen/heard them. However, after Kim in Ron's body says 'Don't mess with me', Shego didn't know they had switched.
^-- The shot you refer to is shown well after the switch takes place; the last we see of Shego before that point, she's collided with Kim and is bouncing laterally in the opposite direction. It's entirely possible that Shego, like Kim, rose only after the switch, and didn't actually see it occur.
Language Goof: In the beginning, Ron says 'kinda importanté!' to which Kim responds with 'Mucho busy!' In fact, in Spanish, it should have been 'Muy busy!'
^-- Not really a nitpick, but I would like to point out that Kim and Ron are actually speaking 'Spanglish' (mixing Spanish and English words when speaking).
If Drakken's brain switch machine blew out all the electrical power, how was there enough power to turn on the self destruct mechanism? It shouldn't have worked.
Why did Drakken resort to using a puppet to make his threatening message? I would have just made Shego deliver the message; she scares the heck out of me, and I would have taken a woman with flaming hands pretty seriously if she were making threats to blow up cities with a Neutronalizer.
^-- Ego? Because such simple ideas tend to elude him? Good point, though, whatever the case.
Kim mistakenly calls what Ron calls "snackage" "lunchage", but earlier in the exact same episode she gets it correct.
^- Kim probably assumed that Ron has different terms for snacks and lunch. Therefore, the "snackage" used in the beginning of the show probably just refers to the snacks that Ron eats while watching wrestling and playing video games.
When Kim (Ron's body) bumps Ron (Kim's body) out of the way in the cheerleading competition, an "oof!" is heard. It sounds like Kim's voice, meaning that it would be Kim in Ron's body, but it was Ron in Kim's body who had a reason to say "oof!"
^-- The 'oof' is just in the opening credits. There is no dialogue at that point in the episode.
If Kim, in Ron's body, knew she might have to sub for Ron, in Kim's body, at the cheerleading competition, why didn't s/he think ahead to wear Ron's mascot uniform, sans the dog head, so s/he would look like the rest of the squad? Running out there in Ron's usual outfit kind of ruins the look of the routine, which would probably have gotten them disqualified.
^ I doubt she actually expected to have to stand in for Ron, it seemed to me she just couldn't stand watching the catastrophe that was Ron's cheerleading any longer.
Wouldn't Kim (in Ron's body) have been taken off the court by an usher considering she bumped Ron (in Kim's body) out of the way?
If it was possible for people to switch bodies they wouldn't keep their own voice because voices are part of the body, not the brain.
When the map was on the screan, there was no Japan on it.
When Shego is shown laughing after Dr. Drakken says, "Time to deliver my ultimatum.", her face is flesh colored.
Captioning goof: I noticed that every time Shego's name came up on the captioning, it was spelled "Sheego."(At least it was on my TV.)
Drakken and Shego call the new lair they move to a rental lair. Later, they have to hit the self-destruct button. Why would you put a HUGE self-destruct button in a lair you're renting to someone?!?! Aren't you just asking to have your tenants blow up your property? It is pretty funny!
When Ron and Kim switch minds, Rufus activates the machine by landing on a button on the control panel. However, for every mind switch after this, a lever is pulled to activate the machine. |
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Did You Notice? #1
As Ron (or rather, Kim, in Ron's body) kicks the camera (representative of one of Drakken & Shego's goons), the label on the bottom of his shoe reads: "Made in Hollywood, USA".
"No, this is not Professor Dementor, he moved."
In "Ron the Man", the guy who steals the pan-dimensional-vortex-inducer is called Professor Dementor.
DYN? #2
During the competition, the other cheerleaders resemble the Middleton High squad, to some extent.
DYN? #3
After asked to "say something" by Shego, Ron responds with "Bye-bye!". Recall Bueno Nacho, as Shego tosses out the dog biscuits to the sled dogs. She says "Bye-bye!" also. A comeback by Ron, also because Ron was in front of the sled, making him more receptive of the remark. -JonodudeTheEchidna
DYN? #4
When the announcer is announcing the Middleton cheerleaders at the regionals, he makes a point to say "You go GIRLS" even though Ron was in Kim's body.
Re: DYN? #4
Actually, the emphasis is on "go" and the announcer is merely employing an over-used phrase. In any case, the announcer (in fact, everyone except the Possible family, Private Dobbs and Drakken & Shego) doesn't know about the switch. To him, Kim is Kim, not Ron in Kim's body.
DYN
I've noticed something the happens here and there. When Ron is close to Kim, you can see a slight grin on his face. For example, when Ron was in Kim's body and Kim (in Ron's body) was teaching him to pull off the moves for the cheerleading competition, for a few brief seconds we see Ron and Kim back to back. And Ron, (in Kim's body), grins and contently closes his/her eyes.
DYN #1
The 'Made in Hollywood USA' imprint on the sole of Ron/Kim's boot is referential to the 'Made In England' imprint on the sole of Dr Marten's. Although now, unfortunately, they are being produced in China.
Ron's special talent
What Kim calls "dumb luck" and Ron calls "dumb skill" will later become known as "the Ron factor".
DYN? #4
Kim mentions that she tutors kid at Middleton Middle School; and, ironically, Ron tutors her in home ec.(Two to Tutor) Also she mentions Ron's love for wrestling and video games, both of witch she joins in with him and understands him better as a result(wrestling in Pain King vs. Cleopatra, and video games in Steal Wheels). Weird, isn't it?
DYN?#5
That Ron (still in Kim's body) tries to protect Kim, when he, Kim and Private Dobbs (Still in Drakken's body). Drakken wants to finish off Kim, but Ron tries to sound like Kim to fool Drakken into thinking he's Kim so Kim can be saved.
Re: DYN? #5
That's open to interpretation. He could have just been pretending to be Kim so he'd be noticed by a villian for once. That's how I saw it, anyway.
DYN? #6
Some animation at the start of this episode (cheerleaders cheering) was reused from "Attack of the Killer Bebes". It is also recycled in "Crush". |
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Kim/Ron: Brain Switch Sequence #1
The first brain switch sequence where the images of Kim and Ron ghost out and switch bodies is based on the opening scene from the final Star Trek original series episode "Turnabout Intruder" where Dr. Janice Lester (an old flame with vengeance on her mind) uses an alien machine to switch bodies with Captain Kirk. More Info
Dr. Drakken: I will destroy a major city every hour on the hour!
Dr. Drakken's ultimatum is almost the same as Dr. Evil's ultimatum.
Drakken's henchmen: [standing in attention]
Dr. D's henchmen look a lot like the emperor's royal guards in Return of the Jedi.
Ron(in Kim's body): But I'm Kim.
In the movie "Luthor", Martin Luthor and his friend Orric are ambushed and Orric, knowing that people are out to kill his friend, claims to be Luthor, so that Martin won't have to die. But, like Ron's plan, it didn't work. |
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