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Hidden Talent

Episode Number: 39    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Friday January 2, 2004    Prod Code: 221
When Kim is forced by Ron to enter the school's talent show, she begins to stress out. Meanwhile, Kim is tricked into doing chores for Drakken.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Michael A. Newton
Director: David Block
Star: Nicole Sullivan (Shego),  Nancy Cartwright (Rufus),  Tahj Mowry (Wade),  Raven-Symone (Monique),  Jean Smart (Dr. Possible (Mom)),  Will Friedle (Ron Stoppable),  John DiMaggio (Dr. Drakken),  Gary Cole (Dr. Possible (voice)),  Christy Carlson Romano (Kim Possible (as Christy Carlson Romano)),  Shaun Fleming (Jim and Tim Possible)
Recurring Role: Rider Strong (Brick Flagg),  Kirsten Storms (Bonnie),  John DiMaggio (Dr. Drakken),  Nicole Sullivan (Shego),  Patton Oswalt (Prof. Dementor),  Patrick Warburton (Mr. Barkin)
Guest Star: Sherri Shepherd (M.C. Honey)

Notes

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"Say the Word," written by Danny Jacob and Janis Liebhart. (edit)
Animation Production by: Starburst Animation Co., Ltd
Kim sings "Say the Word" (though not the version heard on the KP soundtrack) for the talent competition. (edit)

Quotes

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Dr. Drakken: With this teleportation module, I shall be able to instantly transport myself into any high-security area I please! Think of the possibilites, Shego! Fort Knox! The Louvre
Shego: Or into the "10 Items or Less" line? With 11 items, huh?
Dr. Drakken: Exactly! Wait. Was that a serious suggestion or are you mocking me?
Shego: Yeah, I'd say about 30% serious, 70% mock. (edit)
Kim: (to Drakken) Which part of "she can do anything" do you not comprehend? (edit)
Dr. Drakken: (describing this episode's death device for Kim, displaying charts) First, you will be sealed inside a reinforced, titanium box. The box shall then be dropped into this bottomless chasm. Next, I will fill the chasm with water. Then, sharks and a man-eating squid will be released into the water, and finally, I will freeze over the top of the water with a 6-foot-thick sheet of ice. . .
Shego: Wait, wait, wait, wait... If the chasm is "bottomless," how can you fill it with water?
(pause)
Dr. Drakken: It's very, very deep, all right?! (edit)
Ron: You can be Kimbo the clown! (edit)
Ron: Lets stick to the facts. Fact 1, you are signed up. Fact 2, you won't give Bonnie the satisfaction of backing out now.
Kim: Fact 3, I know 16 styles of Kung Fu!
Ron: You really need to take this unproductive anger you're feeling toward me and channel it into your act. (edit)

Trivia

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Interestingly, this is only the second and most recent time Kim has sung during an episode. This is in sharp contrast with Christy Carlson Romano's more frequent performances as Ren on the show Even Stevens. (edit)
The close captioning refers to Drakken as 'Draken'. (edit)
When Drakken says "Imagine it, Shego!" his collar is blue. (edit)
When Kim dials a number on the teleportation module, the gold thing disappears. (edit)
When Kim told Bonnie she was rehearsing, Kim was on the stage. But when Bonnie played the film, all of the sudden, Kim is in a seat next to Ron. And when Kim told Bonnie "That was a long time ago," Kim is once again standing. (edit)

Allusions

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Transportulator:

Despite what he may think, Dr. Dementor is not the first to create this device. The precursor device is the "Modemizer", created by Professor Norton Nimnul almost 20 years ago in the Rescue Rangers episode A Fly in the Ointment. (edit)
Thunderball:

Drakken's plan mirrors Largo's trap in Thunderball

In Hidden Talent:

Dr. Drakken puts Kim in a box under water and seals off the top of the water with ice, sharks are then released into the water through trap doors. Also, Kim uses her class ring from Wade as a re-breather to swim to safety.

In James Bond 007 Thunderball:

James is fighting with a henchman when they both fall into a swimming pool. Largo, the villain activates a cover that slides over the water trapping them. he then opens a trap door to his shark tank which then lets the sharks into the pool who then eat the henchman.

007 escapes by using the rebreather disguised as a cigar case that "Q" gave to him earlier in the movie.

(he swims through the door the sharks came through, rather than breaking out of the top of the water though) (edit)
M. C. Honey:

Reference to the 80s rapper M. C. Hammer, who popularised the "baggy pants" look. He dropped out of the scene in the late 90s, along with a bankruptcy filing. He's currently an ordained minister and can be seen in the reality show The Surreal Life. (edit)
Marcel Marceau:

The costumes worn by Ron and Rufus while doing their mime act (walking against the wind) are replicas of the costume worn by famous mime Marcel Marceau (the wind routine his trademark routine). (edit)
Michael Jackson:

During Kim's performance, she has on only one glove, much like the way Michael Jackson used to perform wearing one glove. (edit)
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Community Reviews (4)

 
10.0
Perfect
Hidden Talent
"A very special episode"
Ron signs Kim up to be in the talent competition, but she can't hit the high notes.
Continue » Posted May 6, 2007 11:33 am PST
9.4
Superb
Hidden Talent
"Exactly why I watch this series"
This episode is about Kim trying to show hert talent and save the world.
Continue » Posted Jan 28, 2007 4:56 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Hidden Talent
"Series classic"
this is deffinently one of my favorite episodes of kim possible.
Continue » Posted Jan 25, 2007 6:12 pm PST
8.7
Great
Hidden Talent
"Fine example"
One of my favorite episodes, and a great mix of the usual elements.
Continue » Posted Jun 29, 2005 3:29 pm PST
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