Trading Faces
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| “Trading Faces” | |
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| Kim Possible episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 3 |
| Guest stars | Ashley Tisdale as Camille Leon, April Winchell as Ms. Guide |
| Written by | |
| Production no. | 403 |
| Original airdate | February 10, 2007 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Car Alarm" | "The Big Job" |
Trading Faces is the the third episode in the fourth season of Disney's Kim Possible.
[edit] Plot
The episode starts out with Kim looking for her cheerleading outfit. She eventually finds it as it's floating in the air as one of the Tweebs' experiments. After showing her annoyance for them, Kim meets up with Ron and Monique at school, all of them anticipating lunch at the senior table. Unfortunately, Kim's dreams are shattered when she learns that the Tweebs have followed her to school... as freshmen. Turns out, they've skipped about three grades due to their very high IQ and have now been placed at Middleton High on request by a school placement program dubbed S.K.I.P., run by their supervisor, Ms. Guide.
Fortunately, she gets a reprieve when Wade gives her a mission. As it turns out, her old friend Britina has landed in prison for robbery. However, she claims she's innocent.
As Kim and Ron hear Britina's story, they are interrupted by a fellow celebrity of Britina's: actress and heiress to a cat food fortune Camille Leon and her pet cat Debutante (a hairless Sphinx). Camille pities Britina for having "turned bad" and warns Kim of the possibility of other celebrities who could suddenly go bad.
Later, at a local awards' show, Kim meets up with her old friend M.C. Honey, who's preparing to appear on stage to accept a music award (and a goodie bag to go with it). However, as the two chat in the green room, another Honey runs across the stage with her arms full of awards and bags. A few moments later, the guards catch the real Honey, unaware that the one they have was with Kim the whole time.
As Kim reviews the security camera footage of the crime at school, it's pretty clear to her that Honey and Britina are to blame for their crimes. However, the Tweebs bring up the possibility of an impostor... or even a shape shifter like in their comic books. Kim, however, snubs them.
Things quickly go from bad to worse for Kim. The senior table and it's high-class cuisine has been cut from the school budget in favor of giving it to S.K.I.P., Mr. Barkin reveals the true horrors behind Mystery Meat to the school, and the Tweebs take every opportunity possible to show up and embarrass Kim.
Curious about Camille, Kim asks Wade to look up what info about her is in the tabloids. From what she learns, Camille was recently disinherited by her father, and is planning to appear at the Beverly Hills Mall to promote her autobiography.
The next day, Kim and Ron (and, much to Kim's chagrin, the Tweebs) visit the humongous Beverly Hills Mall and notice an interesting item: a 500-karat diamond light bulb in the main elevator. As the two investigate, they run into Camille as she walks out of "Country Club Banana" (a expensive members-only branch of Kim's favorite store) en route to the bookstore, where she's signing copies of her autobiography. The Tweebs, however, find a much better clue in the autobiography itself: a page describing Camille's agreement to undergo a new plastic surgery procedure created by a man named Dr. Beaufox. Before they can get to Kim with their find, though, the diamond light bulb is reported stolen by another celebrity, Starlet, and Kim refuses to pay attention to the Tweebs with their find.
Investigating the doctor, the Tweebs learn that Beaufox had his license revoked for his inhumane process, and decide to ask the man himself exactly what it is. Beaufox reveals his process as "nanomorphing", which would allow one to alter one's appearance at will. So far, he's only ever tested it on one human... Camille.
Meanwhile, Kim and Ron are staking out a fashion show, namely to keep an eye on Camille in the audience. As part of the job, and after she's convinced by Ron that's she's beautiful when she says otherwise, Kim agrees to replace one of the absent models. As expected, Camille is gone by the time Kim comes out on stage. However, she runs into Honey again, despite her still being in jail. Kim's confusion, however, is put to rest when the Tweebs arrive and expose "Honey" as Camille.
Her secret revealed, Camille takes advantage of the confusion and morphs into Ron, leading Kim wondering which is which. Fortunately, Rufus reveals the real Ron by popping out of his pocket, and Debutante pops out of Camille's pocket. As Camille runs off again, she get a face full of tracking powder, which Kim brought with her. However, Debutante, while chasing Rufus, knocks the powder into the ventilation shaft, thus interfering with Kim's ability to track Camille. Thankfully, Camille is busted when Debutante runs up to her, despite her disguise.
The next day at school, Ms. Guide considers the idea of transferring the Tweebs to a different high school by her observations of Kim and how badly it was affecting her. Kim, however, has learned to tolerate her brothers (despite the inconvenience) and says that if they go, she follows. Ms. Guide agrees to keep them in Middleton High, and the three Possible siblings share a group hug as the episode ends.
[edit] Trivia/Goofs
- The ending with Rufus and Debutante (Camille's cat) is a parody of Tom & Jerry
- Camille's cat may be a call-back to "A Sitch in Time" where a younger Ron thought about getting a hairless cat.
- Camille Leon resembles Paris Hilton, but her personality is similar to Sharpay Evans (also played by Ashley Tisdale) in High School Musical and that of London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
- At the beginning Kim's cheerleading outfit lands on the dryer but when Mrs. Dr. Possible comes in, it is gone.
- The Hosten twins are a parody of the Olsen twins.
- Camille throwing dresses at Kim as if they were weapons, might be an allusion to a gag in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, in which shopping for expensive fashions is equated with physical exercise.
[edit] Quotes
- Camille: It's so hard to be me.
- Camille: (as she is being arrested) Do you know who I am?
Ron: Perhaps the real question is, do you know who you are?
- Ron: (attempting to stop Camille, disguised as him) I got me.
(Ron fumbles into a clothing rack)
Ron: You know, I'm surprisingly nimble for an heiress
- Barkin: Listen up cafeterians. In compliance with district guidelines, we have been ordered to divulge to you the contents of mystery meat.
(film reel begins playing)
Film announcer: Mystery Meat. From the slaughterhouse to your house...
(scene cuts to all the students running out of the school screaming)
- Kim: Oh, Ron. I'm not a model.
Ron: Why not? You're beautiful.
(Kim is left speechless, then looks at him and smiles, thankful)
| Kim Possible | |
| Team Possible: | Kim Possible | Ron Stoppable | Rufus | Wade | Monique |
| Villains: | Dr. Drakken | Shego | Monkey Fist | Duff Killigan | The Seniors | Dementor | DNAmy | Bebes | Gill | Motor Ed | Camille Leon | Adrena Lynn | Warmonga | Zorpox | Other minor villains |
| Family: | Mr. Dr. P. | Mrs. Dr. P. | Jim and Tim | Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable | Joss Possible | Slim Possible | Other family members |
| Supporting: | Bonnie Rockwaller | Steve Barkin | Bobo | Other minor allies | Other supporting characters |
| Locations: | Middleton | Bueno Nacho | Club Banana | Smarty Mart | Camp Wannaweep |
| Other: | Cuddle Buddies |
| Episodes & films: | List of episodes | A Sitch In Time | So The Drama |
| Other Media | |
| Soundtrack | Kim Possible soundtrack |
| Video games: | Revenge of Monkey Fist | Drakken's Demise | Team Possible | Kimmunicator | What's The Switch | Global Gemini |
