Crush

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired
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Kim tries to get the confidence to take a boy to an upcoming dance at her school, while Kim's archenemy, Drakken begins his next destructive plans.
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  • The perfect way to start the show!

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    By Kpwatcher, May 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    As I said above it was the perfect way of starting the show.
    The writing was great, the jokes were great and it had a good amount of action and the pace of the episode was good as well. It explaned every thing to get you needed to about the show in the very start of it all. And even if wasn't the offical start of the show, the way they did it was just fine. It was over all a very, very good start of the show, and anyone new to the show should begin with this episode right here.moreless

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  • a good pilot episode!

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    By kazaa61, Nov 24, 2007 Report Abuse
    This is the first episode of Kim Possible and i seen it just like you guys and i loved it!
    Ok in this first episode we learn who's who.
    We've seen Kim possible (main charter),Ron Stappble(also main charter)

    Kim's mom (don't know her name) , kim's dad(also don't know his name)
    ok and we get to know 2 first villains DR.Drakkin and Shego.
    DR Drakkin is planning something bad and Kim and his side Kick Ron are gonne stop them.
    We all have noticed that ron'sa bit un-handy (not too much handy)
    and kim is a cheeleader (she uses her cheeleader skills)
    and well they still have succeeded to stop those villains.moreless

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    By chocoholic411, Jul 30, 2007 Report Abuse
    This is a great pilot episode, for a great show and season. It starts of with the title character, Kim Possible a teen cheerleader who regulaly saves the world wanting to ask her crush, Josh Mankey a football jock, to the school dance. Her best friend and side-kick Ron Stoppable is shocked because they've always went to every dance together (as friends) but Kim wants more than a 'friend date'. She then goes off to save the day in tokyo. Her arch-enemy, Dr Drakken is trying to steal the contents of a robot factory. In the end, kim manages to get together with Josh. A happy ending :)moreless

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  • This was a good way to begin the series.

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    By tvaddict_10, Jul 27, 2007 Report Abuse
    It's great that they chose this episode to start off the series because it introduced us to everyone in a way that no other episode would. Ron is hilarious in this episode just like all others. There is a lot action in this episode too. It kinda could have been better executed but overall it was handled well. Kim is a down to earth that just happens to fight crime and she has a crush on this guy. It was crazy how Ron thought he and Kim were just gonna go to every dance together forever. Drakken and Shego are great villains and are what keeps the show going. I always like villains. The fight scenes with Kim and Shego were great and I noticed that they look very similar. Overall this episode was good.moreless

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  • A thumbs up for this one, but not two whole.

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    By Llama_guy, Jun 10, 2007 Report Abuse
    In this episode, we see Kim having a crush, hence the name of the episode, "Crush". But who is she crushing on? The answer to that is Josh Mankey. Josh Mankey is a calm, blonde- and brown-haired boy. He is an artist, and paints stuff like posters and banners. Kim has a major crush on him, and this lasts throughout the Seasons 1 and 2. Many Kim/Ron shippers may want to strangle him for, well being Kim's boyfriend. Really sorry for my assumptions, but it is based upon how I felt then. But now, I have matured, and I've come to terms with it. It's part of life to have several boyfriends before finding that one right person for you Since this is an episode of the show Kim Possible, there ahs to be a villain for Kim to fight. And this villain is Drakken, who is now Kim's archenemy. He steals an entire factory, and we later see that he has made the "ultimate robo-warrior" from it. Of course, Kim always thwart the bad guy's plan, and this is no exception. She gets her help from Wade this time, he hacks himself into Drakken's Robo-warrior, and Drakken's plan is thwarted. Not so ultimate now, is it Drakken? I think the plot is fair, but not excellent. I like the whole crush thing, but it's very unusual to see Kim like this; very nervous and unsure around him. But, that is how it is to have a crush, one does usually get nervous. And Drakken's plot was okay, but he has better ideas. First of all, I thought he wanted world domination? His "utimate" robo-warrior would've been defeated before he could even pose a threat. So, all in all, this was a fair episode, and I'd give it a thumbs up, but not two whole thumbs.moreless

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    • A running joke in this episode is Ron thinking that Dr. Drakken's evil plan is to steal Christmas, a far cry from the truth. Edit
    • When Kim is saying "I'll just spit it out", when sitting in the cantina, Josh passes by her. He was supposed to say hi, but no voice came. You can see that he was supposed to say hi, because Kim noticed he was there, even though she was looking the other way, and from the movements of his mouth. Edit
    • During the intro song, "Call Me, Beep Me," watch the blonde cheerleader on the right. When she stops and kneels her eyes are blue. Yet when she stands up to pose her eyes turn brown. Edit

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    • This episode was published in the Cine Manga Kim Possible Volume 7. Edit
    • This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (less than one hour in length) in 2003. It was the first episode in the series to be nominated for any Emmy. Edit
    • This is the only episode in which Breckin Meyer is the voice of Josh Mankey. He is also reunited with Lauren Tom in this episode---they have done voice work together on King of the Hill. Edit

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    • Kim: And I gotta tell you, Drakken was easy compared to this. Ron: Reality check, Kim. If you can defeat an international superfreak, you can handle Josh Mankey. Wade: (on the Kimmunicator) Kim. He has just left third period, and is headed your way! Kim: What? Wade: Subject: Mankey. I triangulated his position on a GPS satellite. He's passing the gym. (Kim runs into the nearest broom closet, and drags Ron with her) Ron: Okay, I think you've crossed the line here. Kim: I... can't do it Wade: Target is on the move. Closing in... 4... 3... 2... he's on top of you! Kim: Maybe I just give up Ron: I repeat... (in a megaphone) you can handle this! (Kim runs out of closet acting very nervous) Josh: Hey. Kim: Hey. Um, oh... I'm sorry about the banner. You know, the one I tore down. Josh: It was kinda weak anyway. Kim: Oh, great! I mean, too bad. New one's better? Josh: Much. Don't tear it down. Kim: Definitely not. (nervous) Eh... guess I'll see you at the dance, huh? Maybe I'll see...you there. Josh: At the dance? Kim: Sure! Maybe you'll be there? Maybe with me? Josh: Are you, what, asking me to the dance? Kim: I know, I know, I sound so random, but yes, yes, I am. Josh: Cool. Kim: Very. Josh: So I'll come by around seven? Ron: (in megaphone) I need a ride too. (Kim slams the closet door) You can swing by around seven fifteen. Actually, no, my mom's gonna be hanging my pants, so maybe, like, seven thirty? Edit
    • (Wade is hacking into the robo-warrior) Wade: I'm in! Computer: Password required. Wade: Huh? Oh, great! Um... Nakasumi? (writes in password) Computer: Access denied. (at Drakken's lair) Ron: Flying kick now. (He tries to take a flying kick to the robot, but a claw from it grabs him) Robo-Warrior: Konnichiwa Ron: ...and now I'm upside down. Drakken: Ooh. The buffoon. (Rufus falls down) Ron: Rufus! (Kim shoots her grappling rope, and flies down to grab Rufus) Drakken: What!? (tries to take down Kim using the robot's arms) Drakken: (has Kim cornered) You should have stuck to babysitting! What makes you think an ordinary teenager could possibly defeat me? Wade: (still trying to figure out the password) Uh... Z-Boy? Computer: Access denied. Wade: We do not have time for this! Robo-Warrior: Konnichiwa Wade: Ah! Konnichiwa! (laser beam deactivates just as it was going to blast Kim when Wade then appears on the big screen) Wade: Score! Kim: Wade! Drakken and Ron: (in choir) What? Drakken: No-ho! Ron: Busted! Drakken: Indeed. (Shego removes the Kimmunicator as the robot begins to go berserk. Kim and Shego fight in the control room, and spins around, with Drakken and Ron hanging in the arms) Edit
    • (Kim is climbing up the back of the Robo-warrior) Kim: Where is that override thingy? (a camera appears and Drakken sees Kim, just before she knocks out the camera) Drakken: Get of my back! (one of the robo-warrior's claws rips off big parts of the back, and reveals the override module) Kim: Yes! (she attaches the Kimmunicator to the override module) Good luck, Wade! Edit

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    • A Wrinkle In Time: The family dynamic of the Possible family is almost identical to the family dynamic of the Murry Family in the Wrinkle in Time series. Edit
    • Dr. Drakken: (pins Ron to wall using forklift) While in the video game factory in Japan, Drakken pins Ron to a wall with a forklift. The same thing happened to the protagonist of a Japanese serial/TV movie called Fugitive Alien. Edit
    • Game System: Z-boy The Z-boy game system's name is obviously a play off Nintendo's smash hit, Game Boy, in addition to Microsoft's Xbox. However, the system looks like the old Sega Genesis. Also, the Z-boy cartoon looks an awful lot like Pac-Man. Edit

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