History Recap / KimPossibleS3E9TeamImpossible

* ShoutOut: Team Impossible's gear is an homage to Cyclops from the Franchise/XMen.

* GildedCage: To keep Kim and Ron from getting to their missions, Team Impossible invited all of the people who give the teens rides to their compound for what is essentially an infinite vacation; They have luxurious amenities, but are essentially isolated from the rest of the world.

* EndOfSeriesAwareness[=/=]LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Dash tells Kim that the whole "cheerleader saves the world thing has gotten tedious," and that it's time to permanently end it. Considering this was originally the third-to-last episode before the finale movie before the series was unexpectedly greenlit for a fourth season, it basically comes off as the writers themselves acknowledge the show's premise is starting to run thin.

* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Inverted. After Kim and Ron see Wade outside of his room (presumably for the first time since either of them have known Wade), Ron says he expected Wade to be shorter in height (despite the fact that Wade's [[ShorterMeansSmarter already pretty short]]).

-->'''Kim:''' ''(WalkInChimeIn)'' Dad!

* WouldHurtAChild: At the climax, Team Impossible tries to put Kim and Ron out of the hero business [[NeverSayDie permanently]]. Of course, what actually happens is a different story...

* ShoutOut: Team Impossible's gear is an homage to Cyclops from X-Men.

* WouldHurtAChild: At the climax, Team Impossible tries to put Kim and Ron out of the hero business [[NeverSayDie permanently]]. Of course, what actually happens is a different story...

** Though Kim and Ron (and Rufus) do save the world on a regular basis and are obviously very skilled at what they do (Kim especially), they do it because it's the right thing to do--and as Kim's dad points out, saving the world is basically just a hobby for them. And compared to Team Impossible, Kim and her allies are fairly humble about what they do.
** While Team Impossible are also very skilled at what they do, they're really smug about their abilities (as Kim notes). And unlike Kim and Ron, Team Impossible charges money for their missions because the "saving the world business" is ''literally'' a business for them (rather than just doing it because it's the right thing to do).
** In the end, Kim and Ron (with some coercion from Wade) are able to convince Team Impossible to go non-profit by working for Global Justice, which Team Impossible realizes does have some tax benefits.

** While Team Impossible are also very skilled at what they do, they're really smug about their abilities (as Kim notes). And unlike Kim and Ron, Team Impossible charges money for their missions because the "saving the world business" is ''literally'' a business for them (rather than just doing it because it's the right thing do).

** Later on in the episode, when Team Impossible is trapped in a situation pretty much identical to that of Kim and Ron's first mission, they're completely stumped on what to do to get themselves out of it--Kim, however, was able to get them out of it just as flawlessly as to when she rescued Mr. Paisley and Mr. [=McHenry=] back in middle school, pretty much making Team Impossible look like amateurs by comparison.

* BlatantLies: Dash tells Kim that he'd wish there was another way than them fighting. When Ron shows skepticism and asks him if he really does, he admits that he doesn't, but he says it for legal reasons - it shields Team Impossible from liabilities.
* CallBack: Team Impossible was mentioned in [[Recap/KimPossibleASitchInTimeS2E14 "A Sitch in Time: Part 2,"]] where they played a key offscreen role in starting Kim's adventures -- an attempt to contact "impossible.com" for help was [[MissedTheCall accidentally directed]] to "'''''k'''''impossible.com," because of how the person typing the website name had used their toes. Kim and Ron are surprised to finally learn that their very first mission happened purely because of a typo.

* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: Team Impossible had the same laser security system installed in their lair that Mr. Paisley had installed at his home in Upperton--however, when Wade activates the system, ultimately trapping them in precarious positions, they realize that they have zero clue on what to do.

** Though Kim and Ron (and Rufus) do save the world on a regular basis and are obviously skilled at what they do (Kim especially), they do it because it's the right thing to do and, as Kim's dad points out, saving the world is basically just a hobby for them. And compared to Team Impossible, they're also fairly humble about what they do.
** While Team Impossible are also very skilled at what they do, they're really smug about their abilities--and they also charge money for their missions because the "saving the world business" is ''literally'' a business for them.
** In the end, Kim and Ron (with some coercion from Wade) are able to convince Team Impossible to go non-profit by working for Global Justice.

* WorthyOpponent: When captured by Team Impossible, Dr. Drakken modifies his usual rant about Kim Possible thinking she's all that by replacing the "but you're not" part with "but they are".

** Though Kim and Ron (and Rufus) do save the world on a regular basis and are obviously skilled at what they do (Kim especially), they do it because it's the right thing to do and, as Kim's dad points out, saving the world is basically a hobby for them. And compared to Team Impossible, they're also fairly humble about it.
** While Team Impossible are also very skilled at what they do, they're really smug about their abilities--and they also charge money for their missions because the "saving world business" is ''literally'' a business for them.

* RemovingTheRival: Team Impossible tries to put Team Possible out of "business" because their helping people for no charge undercuts Team Impossible's [[OnlyInItForTheMoney business model]].

** While Team Impossible are also very skilled at what they do, they're really smug about their abilities--and, as previously mentioned, they charge money for their missions because the "saving world business" is ''literally'' a business for them.

** Kim and Ron save the world on a regular basis, but for them, it's basically a hobby, and they also do it because it's the right thing to do--Team Impossible, on the other, treats saving the world like it's a business and charge a lot of money for their missions (and it's implied that if they don't get paid, then they won't help people). Team Impossible is also really smug about their abilities while Kim and Ron are comparably humbler.
** In the end, Kim and the rest of the Team Possible (with a little coercion from Wade) are able to convince Team Impossible to go nonprofit by becoming agents for Global Justice.

* ShoutOut: Team Impossible's gear is an homage to Cyclops from [[XMen X-Men]].

** In the beginning, Team Impossible had to sabotage Kim and Ron's rides just to get hem out of the way.