- “Hick-a-bick-a-boo?
Hushah!” - ―Jim & Tim's catchphrases
Jim and Tim Possible are Kim Possible's younger twin brothers, whom she affectionately calls the "Tweebs" (a portmanteau of "twin" and "dweebs"). They are distinguished by the color of the shirts they wear. Tim habitually wears red, while Jim often wears green (being his jacket).
When they're not harassing Kim, they're making trouble with their next wacky science invention, launching rockets, or sending out screensavers of an unexpected Kim to all of Middleton.
Background[]
The twins were born sometime during Kim's pre-K year. Kim had been hoping for a baby sister, but her mom pointed out that the baby might be a boy, and her dad jokingly suggested it might be twins.
Even at the tender age of ten, the twins constructed an array of amazing and often destructive devices, typically using parts made available by their father's experiments, or simply taking and breaking down various appliances from Kim's room. Though Kim generally resented them doing so, the twins occasionally contributed to her missions, and even managed to save her a few times. When Dr. Drakken stole a neuro-compliance chip and used it on Kim to make her his mind-controlled servant, it was thanks to the twins' invention of a handheld silicon phase disruptor that Kim was returned to normal.
At the ages of twelve or thirteen they were skipped grades to Middleton High School ahead of the rest of their class.
Personality[]
Jim and Tim were never far from each other and exhibited a high level of synchronization. Antagonistic, anarchic and brilliant, they cared little for rules and restrictions on their activities, and rebelled against their older sister's attempts to rein them in. They invented twin-speak slang between themselves, with their trademark catch-phrases being "Hicka-bicka-boo?" and "Hoo-sha!" in response.
Despite their notably high intelligence, Jim and Tim were still typically immature in certain areas. Perhaps the best example of this was their idolizing Adrena Lynn, a famed but false stuntwoman. The twins failed to recognize that Lynn was not actually performing her own stunts, and that attempting to copy her stunts could and eventually did get them hurt. Furthermore, the twins lacked the proper equipment that even Lynn would have used to stage a convincing stunt. Worst of all, their attempt occurred after Lynn had been exposed as a fake, but because her show was the only one they bothered to watch, the twins had missed all the news reports that would have shown them the truth.
Abilities[]
- Child Prodigy: Jim and Tim are proven to be gifted children with a high level of IQ which they skip a grade level to Middleton High School ahead.
- Genius-level Intellect: Their intelligence was high enough that they consistently proved smarter than children their age, students above their age, and even adults far beyond their age.
- Mechanical & Science Engineering: Jim and Tim are mechanical and scientific prodigies, as well as gifted problem solvers. Even at the tender age of ten, they constructed an array of amazing and often destructive devices out of the parts made available by their father's experiments, or "borrowing" their father's work materials. While many of these inventions exploded, ran wild, or were halted in progress by others, a number of them reached completion and proved far more effective than those designed by older, more experienced scientists. The twins displayed a preference for regularly practicing in their father's field of rocket science, but also had considerable talent in automobile repair, despite no known formal training in either area.
Role in the series[]
In "The Twin Factor", Kim and Ron are babysitting them and had to take them on one of their missions to stop Draken and Shego. During the Mission, to stop Draken and Shego, Kim was captured and being mind-controlled by Draken but were able to free Kim and stop Draken. Later, Kim placed mind-controlled devices on their heads to make sure they listen to her. In All the News, Jim and Tim were watching a new stunt show hosted by Adrena Lynn who they idolized and tried to copy her stunts only to end up getting injured and taken to the hospitial. However, Ron exposed Adrena Lynn and cancel her show but Adrena Lynn wanted revenge on Kim.
The Twins watched Kim face Adrena and only rooted for Kim until Adrena confessed being a fake.
Relationships[]
James and Ann Possible[]
Jim and Tim are nuisances at home to their parents (and Kim), constantly chasing after their experiments run wild or getting caught red-handed before they could do something questionable or potentially destructive.
Despite the obvious headaches they cause their parents, the twins' creativity was never entirely stifled, only momentarily contained long enough for the latest mess to be cleaned up. Though James was annoyed when they borrowed his work materials without asking, he still displayed pride over their collective creative genius.
Ann was always concerned with keeping the twins from damaging the house and often ordered them to take whatever they were doing outside.
Kim Possible[]
The twins greatly enjoy being regular headaches for Kim, but when they're not, they often assist her with missions on occasion.
Without the twins and their help, Kim and Shego would've been stuck being mind control by Drakken, Kim would've never stop Motor Ed if they didn't help upgrade her car to catch up to the Kepler, and Ron would've never turn back to his normal self if the twins never help Kim make him eat the food from the Wheel Of Good Eating in health class.
Wade[]
Wade considered the twins his intellectual peers and sometimes collaborated with them.
Ron Stoppable and Rufus[]
Jim and Tim regularly spend their time watching TV with Ron Stoppable and Rufus. Jim and Tim like to make fun of Ron at times, but do get along with him and vice versa. However, Ron does become jealous of Jim and Tim when he is made a member of the football team and they are appointed the pep puppies as he can no longer be the mad dog mascot. Ron's jealousy leads him to try to make Jim and Tim misirable and work too hard, but accepts them as the new mascot(s). Other than that, they are good friends with him and Rufus.
Bonnie Rockwaller[]
Jim and Tim briefly socialized with Bonnie Rockwaller, though on both sides this was mostly to momentarily antagonize Kim, and not an actual friendship. The twins later repaired Bonnie's car after it was destroyed, but once she broke their contract, they undid their labor and left her stranded.
Bonnie did suggest that the twins become the new Middleton High School mascots after Ron could no longer continue his duties, and while this was again mostly to annoy Kim, it was actually a good fit and could arguably be considered one of the few genuinely nice things that Bonnie did for anyone.
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Trivia[]
- The boys' full names were never given in the entirety of the series, and while it makes sense they are named after their father James Timothy Possible, it is not supported by canon as to what their full names were, and just as possible "Jim" and "Tim" are not short for anything.
- Their voice was originally provided by Shaun Fleming. Since their redesign, it has been provided by Spencer Fox, best known for voicing Dash Parr in The Incredibles.
- In the German version, they are called "Zwombies", a portmanteau of "Zwillinge" (twins) and Zombies.
- In the fourth season, there are some noticeable changes. Jim and Tim no longer dress alike and are drawn older.
