Series synopsis
Kickin' It is an American family action & adventure comedy television series that premiered on Disney XD on June 13, 2011. It ended on March 25, 2015. It was created by Jim O'Doherty. It stars Leo Howard, Alex Jones, Mateo Arias and Jason Earles.
Run by Sensei Rudy, the Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy is the worst dojo in the nationwide Bobby Wasabi chain and is in danger of closing. But things change when Jack reluctantly joins the dojo and meets his new crew, including tough guy slacker Jerry and confident martial arts expert Kim. The crew teaches a group of neighborhood goofballs about life, karate, and how to "kick it." Jack and the gang quickly realize their newfound friendship will take them places they've never imagined and, uni ...
Premise
Run by Sensei Rudy, the Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy is the worst dojo in the nationwide Bobby Wasabi chain and is in danger of closing. But things change when Jack reluctantly joins the dojo and meets his new crew, including tough guy slacker Jerry and confident martial arts expert Kim. The crew teaches a group of neighborhood goofballs about life, karate, and how to "kick it." Jack and the gang quickly realize their newfound friendship will take them places they've never imagined and, united, they can become unstoppable.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Leo Howard as Jack Brewer
- Alex Jones as Eddie Jones
- Mateo Arias as Jerry Martínez
- Jason Earles as Rudy Gillespie
- Dylan Riley Snyder as Milton Krupnick
- Olivia Holt as Kim Crawford
Guest cast
- Brennan Mejia as Zane
- Austin North as Ricky Weaver
- Braden Fitzgerald as Jesse
- Gunnar Sizemore as Walt
- Nick Smoke as Announcer
- Jack Griffo as Benny
- Will Babbitt as Billy
- Madalyn Horcher as Nikki
- Kaiwi Lyman as Snake
- Eddie Pepitone as Lou
- Danielle Andrade as Carly (uncredited)
- Riley Lio as Teddy
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 85 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 21 | June 13, 2011 | March 26, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 24 | April 2, 2012 | December 3, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 22 | April 1, 2013 | January 27, 2014 |
| Season 4 | 18 | February 17, 2014 | March 25, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wasabi Warriors In Seaford High school the new kid ,Jack meets three boys, Jerry, Eddie and Milton and a girl named Kim. They all do karate and Jack joins Jerry, Eddie, and Milton at lunch, and soon are picked on by Red belts in the Black Dragon Dojo and Jack tries to settle things and gets in a fight with kids from the rival dojo, the Black Dragons, that at the time, Kim was a member of the Black Dragons. Jerry Eddie and Milton learn from their sensei Rudy that the Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy is in danger of closing. So Jerry, Eddie and Milton convnce Rudy to get Jack to join after he crashes through the wall. Rudy lies to Jack and says he will go to juvie if he does not join and helps them get 2 belts. Later Rudy let his secret slip and Jack quits until he hears the disapointment of his friends. Jack joins to win the tourtement. Jack competes against Kim, but after the Sensei for the Black Dragon cheats, Kim quits and does not fight Jack. Jack does a Bobby Wasabi move to win the tournament and keep the dojo running. Also in this episode, Kim from Black Dragon changes to Bobby Wasabi`s dojo. |
June 13, 2011 |
| 2 |
Fat Chance After Milton almost falls trying to place his spelling bee trophy next to Jack's Gymnastics trophy, he is caught by one of the janitors, who the kids eventually find out is a former sumo wrestler. After getting him fired because Milton asked to see his victory dance,and Milton defends Mr. Nakamura talking the principal by saying things he was not supposed to say, the kids decide to help get him back into wrestling by inadvertently having him wrestle the guy who cost him his title. Meanwhile, Rudy fights with Lonnie from Reptile World for a storage space in the basement of the mall, after the closing of a magic store. Lonnie gets the space but later gets crushed by Nakamura. |
June 14, 2011 |
| 3 |
Dummy Dancing Truman, a bratty kid whose dad controls the mall's security, captures a video of Eddie practicing for the school dance with a punching dummy. In order to protect Eddie from online embarrassment, the crew bands together and uses Jack's martial arts skills and Jerry communication with dog skills to sneak into Truman's dad's office and obtain the evidence. Meanwhile, Lonnie's pet iguana eats Rudy's prized grain of rice, so they try to get it back by tricking the iguana that the seasons are changing. |
June 15, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rock 'em Sock 'em Rudy Rudy must fight for his job when he is replaced as Sensei by a futuristic robot, the Wasabitron 3000. Milton and Eddie build their own robot to try to destroy it. |
April 2, 2012 |
| 2 |
My Left Foot Milton thinks that Jack should be the new kicker for the Seaford High football team but he doesn't make it and discovers that Milton can kick the ball really well and becomes the new kicker. |
April 9, 2012 |
| 3 |
We are Family The gang tries to save up their money to buy a go-cart that they can all share, but Jerry decides to get a job at "Meatball King" in order to buy the go-cart for himself. |
April 16, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spyfall After attacking a secret agent in Phil's Restaurant, Jack has to take on the agent's role of protecting a Prince from assassination. |
April 1, 2013 |
| 2 |
Dueling Dojos Jack takes a leadership role at the dojo when Rudy reluctantly agrees to babysit a mischievous boy for a few days. Unfortunately, Jerry has trouble adjusting to Jack's new regime. |
April 8, 2013 |
| 3 |
Glove Hurts Milton is offered a job after creating a pair of super-strong gloves, but Jack and Jerry question the businessman's motives. Rudy and Sam visit a carnival, and Rudy is mistaken for a performer. |
April 15, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Boys are Back in Town Jack and Milton return to Seaford and discover that Rudy has opened an impressive two-story dojo in a new mall and Phil has opened a bowling alley, and Jerry is the new manager. While Jerry faces Rudy in a bowling match after making Phil's customers go away, Jack and Milton return to Washington D.C. to stop Shane, who is revealed to be a double agent. |
February 17, 2014 |
| 2 |
Gold Diggers Jack, Milton and Rudy discover a gold mine on Rudy's inherited seemingly worthless piece of land, But fight on who gets most of the gold. Meanwhile, Jerry helps Phil achieve the dreams he've always wanted. |
February 24, 2014 |
| 3 |
From Zeroes to Heroes Milton, Jerry and Joan create their own highly-stylized martial arts video. Jack and Rudy take Izzy to a baseball game, but it becomes chaotic when fans try to chase him when Izzy causes Seaford to lose the chance of becoming World Champion. |
March 3, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Disney XD |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 13, 2011 |
| Last aired | March 25, 2015 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |