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Low Budget

Episode Number: 21    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Friday May 16, 2003    Prod Code: 115
Kim ruins her clothes during a mission, and now must buy from Smarty Mart. Meanwhile, Frugal Lucre attempts to take over the internet.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Patti Carr, Lara Runnels
Director: Chris Bailey
Star: Nancy Cartwright (Rufus),  Tahj Mowry (Wade),  Raven-Symone (Monique),  Will Friedle (Ron Stoppable),  Jean Smart (Dr. Possible (Mom)),  Gary Cole (Dr. Possible (voice)),  Christy Carlson Romano (Kim Possible (as Christy Carlson Romano))
Recurring Role: John DiMaggio (Cheese-lovin' shopper),  Jean Smart (Cashier #1),  Rob Paulsen (Local #1, Mascot),  Jeff Bennett (Jerry, Earl, PA Voice),  Corey Burton ()
Guest Star: Kerri Kenney (Cashier #2?),  Lauren Tom (Personnel Manager?),  Richard Kind (Frugal Lucre)

Notes

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Animation Production by: Toon City Animation, Inc. (edit)

Quotes

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(Kim and Ron corner Frugal Lucre)
Kim: Okay, Lucre. Cough up the sausages.
Ron: Eww! Rephrase please! (edit)
(Ron tries to throw Kim and inner tube, but it is eaten by a crocodile)
Ron: Well, donuts always fill me up. (edit)
Bonnie: I can't wait to tell the rest of the squad; Kim Possible is a Smarty Mart shopper! (edit)
Ron: Giant amphibious naked mole rat!
Kim: Ron, that's a manatee. (edit)
(Lucre points a water gun at Kim and Ron)
Ron: Drop it, mama's boy!
Lucre: Am not! And don't come any closer. This thing's loaded!
Kim: With what?
Lucre: Beef bullion, if you must know. Ever try to get the smell out? Huh? You can't! (he laughs)
Kim: Ewwwwww. (edit)

Trivia

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When Kim and Ron arrive at Francis's door step, Kim's finger is ready to press the door bell in the middle of the door. But when they do a close up, her finger is in the side of the door, getting ready to press the door bell. (edit)
When Kim paid for the Club Banana pants, she pulled the money out of her pocket despite the fact that she was wearing the new pants, in which she wouldn’t have had money within them. Also, the huge shirt Kim was wearing because she needed new pants didn’t have any pockets, so it seems illogical that Kim could pull the money out of her pocket when she didn’t have no pockets to hold the money in the first place. (edit)
The cashier from Club Banana can be seen behind Ron and the customer attempting to buy cheese, despite the fact that the Smarty Mart they were at was in another city. (edit)
When Kim is uploading Frugal's file from the personnel manager's computer (upload in progress), the buttons on the front of the Kimmunicator are missing. (edit)
When Kim buys her "emergency pants," the clerk allows her to wear the pants and sit on the counter so the label can be scanned. Most stores do not permit this practice because shoplifters tend to try on clothes and then wear them out of the store after removing the tags. (edit)

Allusions

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Spin City:

Interestingly, Richard Kind guest stars as Frugal Lucre in this episode. Richard Kind used to portray Paul Lassiter on Spin City. Paul was also cheap. (edit)
Stripperella:

This episode’s premise is similar to an episode of Stripperella called “Crime Doesn’t Pay. Seriously, It Really Doesn’t”, which also featured an incredibly cheap villain. (edit)
Smarty Mart Manager: Free shipping on all purchases over 25 dollars!

This is a reference to Amazon.com, in which their online shopping provides free shipping to all purchases over 25 dollars. (edit)
Kim: Smarty Mart?
Ron: Where smart shoppers shop smart!
This is similar to the line from the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness movies, in which the character Ash worked at S-Mart, and often said “Shop Smart. Shop S-Mart”. (edit)
Futurama:

When Ron is watching wrestling through a window of an electronics store, the store is called Victoria’s Circuits, which is a play on Victoria’s Secret, a chain of lingerie stores often present in US malls. The same play on words was also used in a Futurama episode that involved Bender reading an advertisement from a magazine. (edit)
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Community Reviews (5)

 
8.0
Great
Low Budget
"Average"
Kim and Ron fight Frugal Lucre a Smarty Mart employee who is planning to destroy the internet
Continue » Posted Apr 19, 2007 6:41 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Low Budget
"Exciting"
This episode is about a new villain that wants to destroy the internet.
Continue » Posted Jan 28, 2007 8:57 am PST
9.5
Superb
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"Another great installment"
Ron is the action hero, while Kim is being the distraction!
Continue » Posted Dec 4, 2005 5:31 am PST

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9.4
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"Above average"
"Oh, the cheese!"
Continue » Posted Aug 16, 2005 7:14 pm PST
7.9
Good
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"Well written"
Kim and Ron face of against Frugal Lucre, a Smarty Mart employee, who wants to destroy the internet! The fiend!!
Continue » Posted Aug 16, 2005 10:21 am PST
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