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Grudge Match

Episode Number: 23    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Friday July 25, 2003    Prod Code: 203
Ron tries to make his move on new girl, Zita Flores, while Kim investigates a missing super robot in the underground world of robot pit fighting.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Gary Sperling
Director: David Block
Star: Nancy Cartwright (Rufus),  Tahj Mowry (Wade),  Will Friedle (Ron Stoppable),  Jean Smart (Dr. Possible (Mom)),  Gary Cole (Dr. Possible (voice)),  Christy Carlson Romano (Kim Possible (as Christy Carlson Romano)),  Shaun Fleming (Jim and Tim Possible)
Recurring Role: Tom Kenny (Fen),  Corey Burton (Robot Rumble Ring Announcer),  Rob Paulsen (Theater Boy #1, Robot Rumble Scanner)
Guest Star: Raven-Symone (Monique [as Raven]),  Brian Posehn (Larry),  Shawnee Smith (Vivian),  Nika Frost (Zita [as Nika Futterman]),  Phil LaMarr (),  Stacy Sibley ()

Notes

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Animation Production by: Starburst Animation Co., Ltd (edit)

Quotes

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Kim: Ron, I'm gonna say something that I've never said to you before: You're thinking too much! (edit)
Kim: You and me… on a (smiles) date?
Ron: It could happen. (nervously) I mean… I'm not saying… that we would. But, if someone… didn't know… that we were just… best friends, and saw us together. At the feel-good film of the year! Conclusions may be drawn. (edit)
Kim: What did you do, buy a ticket to every movie?
Ron: (defensively) Nooooo, that would be stupid! (edit)
Ron: Blonde with wild man, so by the rules. (edit)
Ron: Girls are big on grudges.
Kim: Says who?
Ron: The rules. (edit)

Trivia

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When Kim and Ron leave the theater in this episode, Kim says "You and me...on a date?", and Ron says "It could happen". This is a clue into the future events on season four where they are a couple. (edit)
During the pan at the beginning of the rumble between Oliver's robot and the Kimmunicator, you can see Ned appear twice. Both have the exact same animation and body positions. The one of the left is the brunette Ned with an orange Bueno Nacho uniform shirt and dark pants; the one on the right is blond Ned with light blue shirt and brown pants. Both are wearing the management tie with the correct colors. (edit)
Three of the Robot Rumble club members have been seen before (or will be soon).

Ned (Assistant Manager from Bueno Nacho), Justine Flaner (from the upcoming episode Partners) and the unnamed girl in blue from Middleton High (who is in almost scene that requires background extras). (edit)
Fen's skin has a definite greenish cast in the final scenes in the magnet room that it didn't have before. (edit)
When we first see that the subway train is actually Ron and Rufus with the Kimmunicator, it shows that the light is coming out of the center of the bullhorn. Later, the light is being beemed out of the Kimmunicator screen. (edit)

Allusions

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Brainiac:

The computer voice for the space center security devixes is voiced by Corey Burton, who voiced Brainiac in the WB/DC Animated Universe. The security device voice is very similar to his Brainiac performance. (edit)
X-ray Machine:

The X-ray machine Ron does the leg thing with is almost identical to the one in the Herge comic book "The Adventures of Tintin: Destination Moon". The two policemen in the series (Thompson and Tompson) split up to look for a "criminal". One Thompson, instead of finding a criminal, almost got scared to death by a "skeleton". The other Thompson doesn't believe him, and goes down the hallway... and sees the skeleton! What they are unaware of is that they are looking at each other through an X-ray - Thompson #1 was looking at Thompson #2 through the X-ray (who was standing in front of a "screen"), and goes back to tell Thompson #2. Thompson #2 then goes back (alone) to check it out, while Thompson #1 stands in front of the "screen". Thompson #1 then sees Thompson #1 through the X-ray. (edit)
Frankenstein:

Vivian's first two initials (VF) match Victor Frankenstein's initials. Victor Frankenstein is a character in Mary Shelley's book, "Frankenstein", which was made into a movie. Just like Vivian, Frankenstein created his own living being, but his monster wasn't a robot, whilst Vivian's creation (Oliver) was. (edit)
Disneyland:

The scene where the train headlight heads straight in Kim's direction references the train collision scene at the end of the Disneyland attraction "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride". (edit)
Ron: "My Little Puppy 2; Puppy's Pride"

"My Little Puppy 2; Puppy's Pride" is a combined reference of My Little Pony and Pound Puppies, two cartoons based on toy-lines from the 1980's. (edit)
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8.3
Great
Grudge Match
"Well written"
Don't hold it against me.
Continue » Posted Sep 7, 2007 7:44 pm PST
8.3
Great
Grudge Match
"Well written"
Ron tries to make his move on new girl, Zita Flores, while Kim investigates a missing super robot in the underground world of robot pit fighting.
Continue » Posted Jan 28, 2007 9:27 am PST
7.6
Good
Grudge Match
"Informative"
Grudges have no referees!
Continue » Posted Oct 19, 2005 2:14 am PST
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