History Recap / KimPossibleS1E13MonkeyFistStrikes

* EatTheCamera: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp2S0ibHgfw&t=177s Happens towards the end of the episode's intro act, when Kim fell from the cliff.]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It is mentioned that cousin Larry never has friends over, perhaps because he is such a geek. Later episodes show he is actually [[CoolLoser quite popular and has a lot of friends]]. It is possible that ExactWords was at play, though, as his friends do not visit him, they all meet at various locations outside of his house.

'''Kim:''' This isn't one of your stupid science fiction games, Larry! Ron's facing [[FantasyKitchenSink a kung-fu mutant with bioengineered hands and mystical monkey power and...]]\\
''(she pauses a moment thinking about what she just said, then hands Larry the Kimmunicator)''

After saving a baby eagle, Kim is happy to learn she missed out on game night with her cousin Larry, a geek she does not get along with. Later, she is recruited to help archaeologist Monty Fiske retrieve an ancient monkey idol from an ancient site protected with an [[RaidersOfTheLostParody Indiana-]][[ShoutOut Jonesesque]] series of {{death trap}}s. While Ron suspects Fiske is "500 miles of bad road," Kim chalks up his suspicion to his dislike of monkeys, and completes the task. Unfortunately, the idol is then stolen by a mysterious ninja.

Unknown to Kim, the ninja was Fiske himself, a master of "Tai Shing Pek War" (Monkey Kung-Fu) who wanted the statue, as it was one of four that would grant him "mystic monkey power." Meanwhile, after game night is rescheduled, Kim laments over having to spend time with Larry, until Wade unveils his new invention the "holo-Kim" which would allow her to skip the game night. After learning more about the statue, Kim decides to pay a visit to Fiske in hopes that he'll help them, while the holo-Kim is dispatched to entertain Larry.

When Kim & Ron arrive, however, Fiske suspects them of knowing of his involvement in the theft and, now calling himself Monkey Fist, decides to destroy them. Ron then learns the Kim with him is the hologram while the real one is with Larry and makes a break for it. Back at Larry's, Kim learns of Fiske's obsession with monkey kung-fu from Larry and realizes Ron is in danger; using the Kimmunicator, Larry reminds Ron of a clue from the game ''Fortress'' ("to defeat the Cloud Guardian, you must drink from his enchanted well"). Realizing what that means, Ron exposes himself to mystic monkey power and defeats the sinister simian. Later, Kim tells both guys how proud she is of them, before leaving them alone to their geeky activities.

* CallBack: Ron's fear of monkeys is yet another legacy of his nightmarish summer at Camp Wannaweep, having shared his cabin with the camp's mascot, Bobo the Chimp. Judging from the flashback, however, it's honestly [[JustifiedTrope justified]].

* SoProudOfYou: Kim tells Larry & Ron this at the end.
* SpitTake: Kim makes one after her dad announces that they've rescheduled game night with Larry.

* TwoTimerDate: Wade's hologram projector solves Kim's scheduling conflict. At first, it seems that she sent the hologram to keep Larry company, but it turns out that Wade actually sent the hologram along with Ron while Kim kept her commitment to Larry. Worse, [[LockedOutOfTheLoop he did this on his own initiative without telling Kim or Ron]]. [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime It seemed like a good idea when they thought the mission was just talking to a friendly archaeologist....]]

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: This is what Ron thought of seeing a ninja in camp, as opposed to a monkey. Kim, on seeing the ninja with the monkey statue, begged to differ.

When Kim & Ron arrive, however, Fiske suspects them of knowing of his involvement in the theft and, now calling himself Monkey Fist, decides to destroy them. Ron then learns the Kim with him is the hologram while the real one is with Larry and makes a break for it. Back at Larry's Kim learns of Fiske's obsession with monkey kung-fu from Larry and realizes Ron is in danger; using the Kimmunicator, Larry reminds Ron of a clue from the game ''Fortress'' ("to defeat the Cloud Guardian, you must drink from his enchanted well"). Realizing what that means, Ron exposes himself to mystic monkey power and defeats the sinister simian. Later, Kim tells both guys how proud she is of them, before leaving them alone to their geeky activities.

** At the end of the episode, cousin Larry is discussing some of his geeky subjects with Kim, who looks visibly bored. Larry then asks “I’m not boring you, am I?” implying the question is directed towards Kim. Then it is revealed, he was actually asking Ron, who is also there and very enthusiastically listening to Larry.

When Kim & Ron arrive, however, Fiske suspects them of knowing of his involvement in the theft and, now calling himself Monkey Fist, decides to destroy them. Ron then learns the Kim with him is the hologram while the real one is with Larry and makes a break for it. Back at Larry's Kim learns of Fiske's obsession with monkey kung-fu from Larry and realizes Ron is in danger; using the Kimmunicator, Larry reminds Ron of a clue from the game ''Fortress'' ("to defeat the Cloud Guardian, you must drink from his enchanted pool"). Realizing what that means, Ron exposes himself to mystic monkey power and defeats the sinister simian. Later, Kim tells both guys how proud she is of them, before leaving them alone to their geeky activities.

''(The walls start to close in on her.)''

* AllUpToYou: Ron deals with Monkey Fist without Kim's help, aided only by a bit of useful advice from Larry.

* CallBack: Ron's fear of monkeys is yet another legacy of his nightmarish summer at Camp Wannaweep. Judging from the flashback, however, it's honestly [[JustifiedTrope justified]].

* BaitAndSwitch: The episode leads the viewer into thinking Kim decided to use the holo-Kim to entertain Larry while she went with Ron to visit Fiske, only to reveal it was, in fact, the opposite.

** Bates felt that it was a bad idea for Fiske to involve Kim is gaining the last of the monkey idols, but Fiske felt he threw suspicion off him by masquerading as a ninja. Turns out that Bates was right as Kim wasn't going to call it quits after a mysterious ninja stole the statue.

--> '''Monkey Fist:''' So, now you know my secret, which you will take to your graves.
--> '''Ron:''' How do you know? [[ComicallyMissingThePoint A lot can happen in 70 or 80 years]]. (Fist growls at him) Oh yeah, okay.