IMO, Kickin' it is one of Disney's best TV shows! It is clean, hilarious, and has a great story plot. My sister and I enjoy all the characters, they are realistic and fun to watch! Our two favorites are Jack and Phil. They are super funny! Also, we really like watching all of Jack's stunts and karate moves. Very cool! My favorite episode is Boo Gi Nights. Seeing everyone in their costumes is a hoot! Holiday episodes always seem to be the best, especially on Disney! Very family-oriented. We haven't missed an episode yet, and look forward to keeping up with this series. Please keep the episodes coming Disney. Great job! :)
24 Reviews
Disney XD's best live action show.
MsMovie1 November 2012
We are a family who loves karate and Disney, so this show was made for us really, but we also like the story lines and the kids are fun and there is a lot of humor in the show. It seems that Disney XD is aimed at boys OR kids who like Karate, cartoons, etc and the regular Disney channel is aimed at more general family programming, so we are really enjoying this newer show.
The fact that some of the kids featured really do know karate just makes it a lot more fun to watch the fight scenes, and we love that the brother from Hannah Montana gets to play his real age finally instead of pretending to be just out of high school.
We highly recommend this for all families to watch - good clean fun!
The fact that some of the kids featured really do know karate just makes it a lot more fun to watch the fight scenes, and we love that the brother from Hannah Montana gets to play his real age finally instead of pretending to be just out of high school.
We highly recommend this for all families to watch - good clean fun!
Best Show ever! and one of my favorites on Disney!
psuresh995 February 2013
When I was flipping through channels, I saw Kickin It. I starting watching, and it is hilarious!! Mateo Arias who plays Jerry is one of the funniest characters ever. I really like Leo Howard since he is a black belt in real life, so he does all the karate in the show. And he is a great actor and not to mention good looking.Olivia Holt who plays Kim works really well with Leo Howard. Thanks to Leo Howard I watch the show, because of him its amazing.One of my favorite episodes is A Slip Down Memory Lane and the Karate Games.Overall I really like the different plots for each episode, it's very creative and I can't wait for the third season! From the perspective of a 14 year old (which I am) it's very funny and you all should watch it!
Loved this show!
woeterman_9411 July 2020
Overall great show
evanzacharymiller13 September 2020
This show is great for what it's supposed to be. This show is not supposed to be some super funny show with the best production, it's just supposed to be a lighthearted show *for kids*. That's what I think a lot of people don't realize is that this is a kids show, it's not supposed to be perfect. It was my favorite show for the time that it was running, and I didn't see many problems with it. After re watching it I have seen that the laugh tracks are a bit overused, but it gets better. I don't think that full grown adults should be bringing down the rating of the show if they have said in their review that their kids enjoy it, and the fact that the show isn't meant for them. The show has great characters, and I know they're a bit stereotypical, but it's Disney. The character development is great towards the end, and I actually enjoy the stereotypes. They are done in such a way that I don't really think the show would be as good if they weren't there. If Milton wasn't a big nerd stereotype, then his character wouldn't be as great, and there are episodes for each of the characters that help them evolve. Jack is kinda full of himself in the first and second season, but he's like 14 in the show, and he knows karate very well, that's not unrealistic behavior. The show has a couple flaws, but in my opinion they all work together to make the show better in some way or another.
question
nikkimorgan-873402 May 2017
Our son has been watching this on Netflix. Which has lead him to this morning being very upset Due to the fact that the show is no longer on there. Does anyone know where I could order or get the seasons on DVD/Blu ray? We would really like to buy the show for him. Since he has really liked watching it on Netflix
First Season was cringe .. got better in the 2nd season
kirko166422 May 2023
This show defined my childhood but there are definitely some flaws. The first season was so cringe and Milton is the worst character on the show. I hate his voice. Eddie to. He's so boring and bland.
It's hard to believe that any of these characters can just randomly beat up dudes like they do and they try to make out Jack like he's so perfect at everything. And of course he and Kim got together like in every show.
Rudy was the best character in my opinion and then Jerry but even they had there moments.
Kim wasn't a bad character either and it was weird when she left after the 3rd season.
Other than that it's ok.
It's hard to believe that any of these characters can just randomly beat up dudes like they do and they try to make out Jack like he's so perfect at everything. And of course he and Kim got together like in every show.
Rudy was the best character in my opinion and then Jerry but even they had there moments.
Kim wasn't a bad character either and it was weird when she left after the 3rd season.
Other than that it's ok.
Really AWFUL
castrojuan3228 August 2012
Well,after watching a couple episodes with my little nephew on Disney XD (The home of HORRIBLE animated shows)I learned that this show is just plain bad. First of all, the actors are just flat out bad. They are the Worst child actors in history! I couldn't stand watching this. Secondly, the plot is just stupid, they just do the most idiotic stuff. I watched some episode in witch the children of the dojo go to the arcade and become masters of some game similar to the kinect for XBOX360 because its about karate and they happen to be black belts in some type of martial arts. Disney is really doing a bad job coming up with good sitcoms ever since Miley Cyrusleft. Disney once had a lot of good shows witch a lot of children watched, but now its just like making random shows witch no kids watch at all. I really apologize if any of my opinions offend you, its just that I think this show should be like erased from the universe. Thank you for reading. -Juan Castro Jr.
Could be better
kadiotatsuryu3 January 2014
Kickin it it my opinion seems to be Disney's attempt to attract fans interested in action. Kickin it has a lot of potential. The fights scenes can be pretty cool at times, but other times they're just fake. The show has an incorrect balance of karate and comedy. Most of the actors are bad actors and like all Disney Sitcom type shows, tells a bunch of lame jokes.
My main issue with the show is Jack. Jack is the character that makes me hate the show the most. And hatred for him is heightened further by the fact that he's probably like the main character. He's a very skilled martial-artist and has a near perfect moral compass. Why would you make your frieken main character a perfect person. Jack is the most cleeshay character in the series. His skills in karate put him in a league to high for any of his peers, even the blonde. If the show wanted to make Jack like this at the end of the series, okay. But he has been like this for day one. The episodes feature episodes in which Jack is shown to stick to his promises and do all the kind and Noble things...well, most times. At the same time, his friends make the wrong decisions and act more like teenagers, unlike Jack. Jack never loses and always seems to end up right in the end. Even when against his masters. I can at least appreciate the episode when one of his friends say "And let the Almighty Jack win yet another thing? Now way!" He said something like that.
Anyone here that knows story or is a good critic knows this simple fact: PERFECT PEOPLE, MAKE HORRIBLE CHARACTERS! WHY?! BECAUSE IT LEAVES NO SPACE FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!! WHICH IS IMPORTANT IN FICTION AND STORIES. We already know Jack's by far the best! Which is bad since the story's still young. The only time we ever came close to seeing a flaw in Jack is how he badly takes defeat, and even that was proved wrong when he was right in the end of it.
Milton, seriously? Even Jaden Smith had to train for Karate Kid. I may not have gotten his name right, so just t be clear, I'm referring to the tall, blondish nerd. If I ever got my @$$ kicked by him, I'd never show my face in public again. Kickin' It has it's fair share of fake judo flips, but whatever.
This show has the potential to be a show even Disney haters can appreciate but has a messy story, lame jokes and cheesy moments from Jack. Overall, I give it a 6/10, at a stretch. 6 is poor by the way.
My main issue with the show is Jack. Jack is the character that makes me hate the show the most. And hatred for him is heightened further by the fact that he's probably like the main character. He's a very skilled martial-artist and has a near perfect moral compass. Why would you make your frieken main character a perfect person. Jack is the most cleeshay character in the series. His skills in karate put him in a league to high for any of his peers, even the blonde. If the show wanted to make Jack like this at the end of the series, okay. But he has been like this for day one. The episodes feature episodes in which Jack is shown to stick to his promises and do all the kind and Noble things...well, most times. At the same time, his friends make the wrong decisions and act more like teenagers, unlike Jack. Jack never loses and always seems to end up right in the end. Even when against his masters. I can at least appreciate the episode when one of his friends say "And let the Almighty Jack win yet another thing? Now way!" He said something like that.
Anyone here that knows story or is a good critic knows this simple fact: PERFECT PEOPLE, MAKE HORRIBLE CHARACTERS! WHY?! BECAUSE IT LEAVES NO SPACE FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!! WHICH IS IMPORTANT IN FICTION AND STORIES. We already know Jack's by far the best! Which is bad since the story's still young. The only time we ever came close to seeing a flaw in Jack is how he badly takes defeat, and even that was proved wrong when he was right in the end of it.
Milton, seriously? Even Jaden Smith had to train for Karate Kid. I may not have gotten his name right, so just t be clear, I'm referring to the tall, blondish nerd. If I ever got my @$$ kicked by him, I'd never show my face in public again. Kickin' It has it's fair share of fake judo flips, but whatever.
This show has the potential to be a show even Disney haters can appreciate but has a messy story, lame jokes and cheesy moments from Jack. Overall, I give it a 6/10, at a stretch. 6 is poor by the way.
An incredibly condescending, lazy and at times upsetting children's sitcom, "Kickin' It" is atrocious all around...
TedStixonAKAMaximumMadness29 August 2012
Whatever happened to quality kid's programming? I grew up in the early 90's, with classics like "The Adventures of Pete & Pete", "Animaniacs" and one of the best TV-series of all time, "Batman: The Animated Series", which was arguably better than any of the films at the time.
Out of curiosity, I watched the pilot and clips from other episodes of the Disney XD sitcom "Kickin' It" the other day. This is the definition of what is wrong with entertainment these days, particularly entertainment aimed at children.
It's one of the most condescending, lazy, and at times even blatantly upsetting children's shows I've ever seen.
The series basically follows Jack, a martial arts expert and the new kid at school. He joins the Bobby Wasabi (Ugh) Katate Accademy along with other social misfits, and the series follows the group, headed by Rudy, an irritating character who is a walking clumsy 20-somethign cliché.
The characters are all lowest-common-denominator clichés. Ex. Jerry, an annoying lone-wolf type who oozes nothing but lines of dialog we've heard hundreds of times before. Or Milton, who along with a father is clearly a fairly racist, geeky depiction of a certain religion.
Ad to that the incompetent writing (the pilot is almost a word-for-word rip-off of "The Karate Kid" at times), and some truly awful "Yellow Face" racism by the character of Bobby Wasabi who pops up from time to time, (I don't care if the character is meant to be Asian or White, he's clearly a white man in Yellowface) and the show actually becomes upsetting to watch for older viewers.
The production is also incredibly lazy. From the aforementioned rip-off scripts, to the DOA jokes, there's no effort put into the production at all.
What happened to quality children's programming? Seriously. This is a 2 out of 10, tops.
Out of curiosity, I watched the pilot and clips from other episodes of the Disney XD sitcom "Kickin' It" the other day. This is the definition of what is wrong with entertainment these days, particularly entertainment aimed at children.
It's one of the most condescending, lazy, and at times even blatantly upsetting children's shows I've ever seen.
The series basically follows Jack, a martial arts expert and the new kid at school. He joins the Bobby Wasabi (Ugh) Katate Accademy along with other social misfits, and the series follows the group, headed by Rudy, an irritating character who is a walking clumsy 20-somethign cliché.
The characters are all lowest-common-denominator clichés. Ex. Jerry, an annoying lone-wolf type who oozes nothing but lines of dialog we've heard hundreds of times before. Or Milton, who along with a father is clearly a fairly racist, geeky depiction of a certain religion.
Ad to that the incompetent writing (the pilot is almost a word-for-word rip-off of "The Karate Kid" at times), and some truly awful "Yellow Face" racism by the character of Bobby Wasabi who pops up from time to time, (I don't care if the character is meant to be Asian or White, he's clearly a white man in Yellowface) and the show actually becomes upsetting to watch for older viewers.
The production is also incredibly lazy. From the aforementioned rip-off scripts, to the DOA jokes, there's no effort put into the production at all.
What happened to quality children's programming? Seriously. This is a 2 out of 10, tops.
Horrible horrible HORRIBLE
darkzeroreplyzx16 February 2015
what an horrible show. Guess my summary already said that. The thins is full of clichés. Every character is a cliché, the female counterpart that is fated to be the useless girlfriend of the protagonist, she is friggin hot, but she is independent and wants to be the best in what she does, guess what, that's never gonna happen cuz the protagonist is the best, and you my little one, no matter how hot or good you are, you are destined to be second place. The group of geek/nerds guy are simply insulting, I always was considered one and I kicked ass of any bully who tried to intimidate me almost getting expelled for letting some of them crying. what's wrong with Disney and stereotypes ? The protagonist ? oh dear god .... no men, I don't care with who you train with, I don't care if he was the friggin Mister Miyagi, you can't be even better than teachers in your short life !. The only reason they make him so perfect, is because they wanted him to be an idol, and example to follow, they wanted to every kid to relate themselves with Jack-ass, he is the hero and the protagonist, and even when kids might like that, it bores me to death.
The comedy ? oh dear god why, I don't know if I have seen another show abuse so much of the resource of CL, literally, is canned laugh every 5 seconds the characters talk, its like the producers are right behind you, screaming to your ears '' Laugh ! Laugh !!! Laugh!!!!!!!!!'' If you are 6 years old or can get related to any of the characters you are possible giving this a 8. If you don't, you are possible hating this. I don't think this deserves more than 3 stars, the things is, that this series have such score as 6.1, and I can't tolerate that. So i give it 1, in order to get the true score it deserves. 6 Its way too much for this.
The comedy ? oh dear god why, I don't know if I have seen another show abuse so much of the resource of CL, literally, is canned laugh every 5 seconds the characters talk, its like the producers are right behind you, screaming to your ears '' Laugh ! Laugh !!! Laugh!!!!!!!!!'' If you are 6 years old or can get related to any of the characters you are possible giving this a 8. If you don't, you are possible hating this. I don't think this deserves more than 3 stars, the things is, that this series have such score as 6.1, and I can't tolerate that. So i give it 1, in order to get the true score it deserves. 6 Its way too much for this.
i love this show
kristian-803068 December 2019
I watched it When i was 9-10 years Old and loved it back Then i am now watching it again since it is on Disney+ ive been binge watching it for the past week and im in love With this show this is nostalgia for me and I absolutely love this show I would recommend it to anyone with Disney+ who don't know what to watch
inappropriate joke
peterdowning174 July 2013
Most kid shows are awful. Lowest common denominator, form over substance, stereotypes and an obnoxious laugh track to try and force our little under developed funny bones to react and laugh in all the right places at all the unfunny jokes. I get it. It's what works and takes little effort or imagination. This show is particularly bad. My daughter, however, likes it so I indulge her. Until yesterday when I heard Rudy utter this line: "Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women". No one is a bigger fan of Jaws than me. I'm Pavlovian, in fact, and now have to watch it again for the hundredth time. But this joke (apropos of nothing by the way) about peering between a women's legs is not appropriate for age 7+. Not cool. You are overpaid for this drivel Mr. O'Doherty. Please try and raise the bar. Until then we will be watching Pee Wee's Playhouse!
don't want canceled
wwkimberly135 January 2014
my now 9 year old daughter & I have been watching since the show started & love the show! Just read Olivia is leaving- soooo sad! Love that she & Jack finally got together! Added more to show! the kids that are writing reviews don't really seem to be the target audience- I know A lot of preteens that love the show! it's too bad that the show is ending or changing so much!That will surely make kids stop watching! & did they say boy meets world for Olivia? If that's what Im thinking , are they REALLY remaking that- as an adult , much rather watch Kickin It with my daughter! Funny & plot line & LOVE the characters- yes her & I both! Sorry to see it change or go!
Most racist show ever!
hawaiix-273852 July 2019
It's the most moronic and racist show I have ever watched but my 8 yr old daughter loves it. This has stupid gag farting in every episode. Watch the episode about Shaolin Monks, someone should be arrested for toxic waste! The most grotesque plot and premise ever written.
Favorite XD Show
pwynton4 June 2013
Sure, there are a ton of clichés...but my tweens think it's hilarious, and my hubby and I enjoy Rudy's (Jason Earles) comedy. He is close to our ages, so a lot of the adult humor that goes over our kids' heads cracks us up. He has a lot of flashbacks from the 80s/90s, and some of the more subtle humor is intentionally geared toward adults.
As silly and unrealistic some of the story lines can be, it is pretty clear it is all about the humor with some pretty impressive fighting scenes occasionally thrown in. When you consider you are watching a teenager, who at this date is only 15 years old, it is easy to admire the lead character, Jack (Leo Howard). Are we seeing a future action star at work? Yet I tend to look at each character, hoping they don't end up going down the same paths actresses like Lohan, Cyrus, and Spears have gone.
Anyway, we really enjoy watching the show with all of its frivolity and goofiness. It makes us laugh, and laughter is a good thing.
As silly and unrealistic some of the story lines can be, it is pretty clear it is all about the humor with some pretty impressive fighting scenes occasionally thrown in. When you consider you are watching a teenager, who at this date is only 15 years old, it is easy to admire the lead character, Jack (Leo Howard). Are we seeing a future action star at work? Yet I tend to look at each character, hoping they don't end up going down the same paths actresses like Lohan, Cyrus, and Spears have gone.
Anyway, we really enjoy watching the show with all of its frivolity and goofiness. It makes us laugh, and laughter is a good thing.
Good
erichedlund16 March 2015
This show is one of the better children's sitcoms I've watched in a long time. I watched only a couple episodes of hannah Montana and I genuinely liked it. I think icarly was good and drake and Josh was fantastic. Suite life on deck and pair of kings were really funny and I enjoyed them. They've been progressively getting worse like victorious, lab rats, and crap shows like ANT Farm, sonny with a chance, and basically anything on Disney channel and nickelodeon. Kickin' it's previews and advertisements were weak. I watch the first episode and I was utterly impressed with the use of violence and martial arts rather than just one punch. I liked that they showed action but I'm confused with they didn't rate this show TV-Y7(FV) because there are fight scenes and violence in the majority of the episodes. They've gotten better until season 4. The fight scenes in seasons 2 and 3 were really good and it was entertaining. I watched 7 episodes of season 4 and there were no fight scenes in any of them. I was glad that Eddie's character was written because his character wasn't funny, interesting, or any physical capabilities. I was extremely saddened when Kim left because I liked her as a character as a positive, sassy, and confidently awkward person. Her relationship with jack was glossed over a lot but I wanted to see character development. Milton and jerry are annoying because their characters cannot be worked with. They can't fight but Disney XD can't trick me into thinking he can fight. Jerry was just obnoxious and idiotic. He can be funny but he just comes off as irritating. Jack's character is especially weak. Him being an expert close to Rudy's was bad because it made Rudy look like a bad sensei for him just showing up and being able to kick just as much butt as Rudy. Jack being a "flawless" character leaves no room for development or believability that he's in danger or has a problem. Rudy is a great sensei as where a mentor is supposed to discipline his students but that is played on as he's the most immature. He puts himself into weird situations and reacts as immaturely as possible. He can fight which is good and expected from a sensei. He's a funny likable character. He's my favorite. The show is genuinely funny with some good ideas.
Kickin' It a really nice surprise...
RyanWinter10022 February 2015
When I saw that Disney was producing a "Karate" show, I didn't expect much. After watching several episodes, I discovered it was good program. The young cast meshed well, the stunts were well executed, the stories were palatable.
Over the years I watched the cast grow up, while the stories shrank. The kids have done their best, Jack is strong and powerful, but remains humble, Jerry is hilarious, I missed Kim when she left, she added balance to the team. In what seemed like its final year, the character Milton seemed to have pages of dialogue and talked endlessly. The innocence of the early years was gone.
But even worse, the show just seemed to fade out. You'd think that Disney would give a program that worked hard for four years to give the channel its best, would get a good send off. Disney XD gave Zeke and Luther a proper good-bye and final episodes; Kickin' it certainly deserved it. There were many great episodes, but if I had to select just one, I think it would be when Jack fell asleep in Rudy's office and he had a dream that they were all in a 70s detective episode. It was extremely well done.
Kickin' it episodes will replay for years. I'm sure kids, not even born, will enjoy the adventures of Jack,Jerry, Kim and Milton as Wasabi Warriors.
Over the years I watched the cast grow up, while the stories shrank. The kids have done their best, Jack is strong and powerful, but remains humble, Jerry is hilarious, I missed Kim when she left, she added balance to the team. In what seemed like its final year, the character Milton seemed to have pages of dialogue and talked endlessly. The innocence of the early years was gone.
But even worse, the show just seemed to fade out. You'd think that Disney would give a program that worked hard for four years to give the channel its best, would get a good send off. Disney XD gave Zeke and Luther a proper good-bye and final episodes; Kickin' it certainly deserved it. There were many great episodes, but if I had to select just one, I think it would be when Jack fell asleep in Rudy's office and he had a dream that they were all in a 70s detective episode. It was extremely well done.
Kickin' it episodes will replay for years. I'm sure kids, not even born, will enjoy the adventures of Jack,Jerry, Kim and Milton as Wasabi Warriors.
Yall dumb
demirkasapoglu-008822 December 2020
Bro this show is literally one the best shows ever on DisneyXD the cast are good the episodes are entertaining the jokes even after 10 years are still funny. It might just be nostalgia but this show is still a really good show I just dont understand how this has a 6.4/10 its dumb to me.
The only disney show worth while
gageboothe19 July 2020
Good. Sometimes things don't add up.
mf-4895321 June 2020
Best show in history
azaelaguado4 February 2021
Best Disney XD show
edith_armfield_shepherd22 September 2021
Honestly I was very impressed when watching Kickin it. I came across it when I was left to wait up for my mum. I was never disappointed by the holiday episodes such as the Halloween episodes. Leo Howard's acting was amazing alongside Olivia Holt and Jason Earles. I have recommended this show to many and they have enjoyed it too.
Stupidity never felt that natural before
isilbozkurt-6164322 November 2022
When I was a little girl I was obsessed with this show but when I started again on my 20 I have realized that is more than a Child Tv show. It is brilliant and well written on so many ascpects. The actors and actress are great and you cannot never bored of them. The locations are so well made that you can see the hard workings on every of them. The topics of every episode almost is so good and creative. The jokes are good even some of them a little for adults but as a child You cannot understand them. I have even started to watch again with my 45+ mama and she is in love with the show just like me.
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