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Bonding

Episode Number: 54    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Friday October 22, 2004    Prod Code: 303
When Kim and Ron go to stop Professor Dementor from stealing from a top-secret research laboratory, Ron inadvertently catches Dementor’s “Bondo-Ball” in his pocket, which he accidentally triggers later that day. When Ron rushes into Mr. Barkin and gets stuck to him, he rushes to warn Kim but discovers that she is already stuck to Bonnie. Now Kim and Ron must work with their enemies while trying to cope with what occurred to them and there’s still Professor Dementor to worry about; but will Kim and Ron gain any insight towards the life of their enemies through the ordeal?

Cast and Crew

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Writer: John Behnke, Rob Humphrey
Director: Steve Loter
Star: Nancy Cartwright (Rufus),  Tahj Mowry (Wade),  Will Friedle (Ron Stoppable),  Jean Smart (Dr. Possible (Mom)),  John DiMaggio (Dr. Drakken),  Gary Cole (Dr. Possible (voice)),  Patrick Warburton (Steve Barkin),  Nestor Carbonell (Señor Senior Jr.),  Christy Carlson Romano (Kim Possible (as Christy Carlson Romano))
Recurring Role: Jean Smart (Dr. Possible (Mom)),  Patrick Warburton (Mr. Barkin),  Patton Oswalt (Professor Dementor),  Kirsten Storms (Bonnie),  Andrea Martin (Mrs. Stoppable)
Guest Star: Rider Strong (Brick Flagg)

Notes

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This episode was voted #7 in the "Kim Possible Click it to Pick it: So the Countdown". (edit)
Clips from this episode were shown on Family Channel. (edit)
Animation Production by: Rough Draft Korea Co., LTD (edit)

Quotes

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Bonnie: Hold up Mr. Bad Accent Guy. (edit)
Ron: (to Pixie group) We must defend what is rightfully ours. We must conquer every other troop. We must. . .get more muffins, because we ate all of ours. (edit)
Barkin: I knew you were trouble ever since the funny look incident.
Ron: Yes! I knew I was right! (edit)
Ron: (to Kim after activating bondo-ball) No harm done. We're not shrinking, changing colors, or turning into armadillos. (edit)
Wade: (of bondo-ball) I'll analyze it to find out what it is.
Ron: (tossing bondo-ball to himself) Until then, I'll keep it safe.
Kim: Be careful. Just don't—
Ron: Drop it? Give me a little credit, Kim. I'm not a total... (drops bondo-ball)
Kim: Klutz? (edit)

Trivia

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Bonnie's gloves mysteriously disappear while she and Kim fight Dementor. Additionally, they have also changed shape from mittens (seen before the girls are captured) to regular gloves. (edit)
When Wade calls Kim on the Kimmunicator after Ron and Barkin get stuck together, Ron temporarily moves to the other side of Barkin, which should be impossible based on the nature of the adhesive substance. (edit)
Instead of wearing his usual tan pants, Ron is wearing his darker mission outfit pants for the entire episode. (edit)
When Kim and Bonnie are in Kim's room, you can see a door and Dr. Possible passing by it. However, it has seen in every other episode that the way to enter into Kim's room is by going up a flight of stairs. (edit)
After Mr.Barkin tells his scout about the invading troops, he turns the lights on and the projector off, but the image remains on the projector board. (edit)

Allusions

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Family Guy:

While stuck together, Barkin swims while Ron can't keep up in the pool. An episode of Family Guy, "Stuck Together, Torn Apart." Brian was bonded with Stewie (on both hands), at the swimming part where Brain swims while Stewie can't keep up. Interestingly enough, Patrick Warburton, who voices Mr. Barkin, also voices Joe on Family Guy. Christy Carlson Romano (Kim) and Nicole Sullivan (Shego) have also guest starred on the show. (edit)
Dementor: Don't you see the security beams?

The security beams resemble the security field protecting the nanites in the movie I, Robot. (edit)
The Emperor’s New Groove:

Mr. Barkin, who is voices by Patrick Warburton, leads the girl scout troops in this episode, though they’re called the Pixie Scouts; in The Emperor’s New Groove, Patrick Warburton provides the voice of Kronk, who also leads a girl scout troop, complete with similar squirrel-communication skills that Mr. Barkin had. (edit)
Hulk:

The giant weiner dogs are remnent of the Hulk-dogs from The Hulk (though the mutant dogs first appeared in the Hulk comic book three-parter "The Dogs of War") (edit)
Ron: It’s all part of the great circle of life.

This is a reference to the 1994 Disney film The Lion King, in which the circle of life played an important role in that film. This is supported by the fact that Ron was too close to a lion’s cage and was nearly mauled by the lion shortly after he said those words. (edit)
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Community Reviews (8)

 
9.6
Superb
Bonding
"Series classic"
Fantastic
Continue » Posted Dec 22, 2007 2:37 am PST
8.5
Great
Bonding
"Exciting"
In this episode Kim finds Bonnie a very close person - the same for Ron and mr. Barkin... No way? See for yourself!
Continue » Posted Sep 3, 2007 12:45 pm PST
9.7
Superb
Bonding
"Cleverly plotted"
Kim and Ron get a hold of Dr. Dementor's "Bonding-Ball", but when Ron accidentily drops it, he gets stuck to Mr. Barkin, and Kim gets tuck to Bonnie.
Continue » Posted May 5, 2007 5:56 am PST
9.3
Superb
Bonding
"Well written"
After an unsuccessful mission to stop Professor Dementor, Kim and Ron are struck with a mysterious adhesive and must learn to live life attached to Bonnie and Barkin respectively.
Continue » Posted Jan 30, 2007 4:39 pm PST
8.9
Great
Bonding
"Revealing"
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. If you can look past the pretense and the lame use of a mad scientist's bonding ball, you can enjoy the hilarity that ensues.
Continue » Posted Nov 23, 2006 9:48 pm PST
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