Who Was Drew Lipsky?

Chapter 4 - Timothy North, The Fearless Ferret

by Shawn Q. Evans

Kim Possible and related characters copyright Walt Disney Co.

"Kim, you can't believe Motor Ed's story!", exclaimed Ron. "He'll say anything to get out of prison! "

"Really?", questioned Kim. "Then I suppose Mrs. Lipsky is lying, too?"

"I, I don't know", replied Ron. "But she's not the best witness, either. I mean, she doesn't even see anything wrong with her 'Drewby' being blue!"

"There's an easy way to check, Ron", offered Kim. "Call your friend, Mr. North. He probably has an old fanclub list. Now please excuse me. I have to talk to Wade."

"Okay. Sure. Why not?", said Ron, throwing up his hands.

(The following is a transcript of Ron's and Mr. Timothy North's telephone conversation):

RS: Hello, Mr. North?

TN: Who's this?

RS: Ron Stoppable. Remember, I was the 'new' Fearless Ferret?

TN: Oh, yes, I remember that young man. Very nice, and he did try. Too bad it didn't work out. If you ask me, he really didn't have the skills.

RS: No, no, it's me! Ron Stoppable! Calling you!

TN: Oh, oh! Ronald! Hi! What a coincidence! I was just talking to someone about you! How have you been?

RS: Okay. I have to ask you about your Ferret fanclub. Do you remember a fan named Drew Lipsky?

TN: Lipsky, Lipsky, where have I heard that? No, that was one of Ferretgirl's fans. The photos he would send, you would not believe! He would use the hair on his head to…

RS: Mr. North, please!

TN: Oh yes! I remember now. There was a Lipsky who asked for the full specs of the ferretmobile and my other ferret fighting devices. Said he wanted to build his own! Kids! Does that help?

RS: Maybe. Thanks.

TN: Oh, Ronald, while I have you on the line, I'm doing an appearance at the boat show and I'd love to have my crimefighting partner there!

RS: Well, I, I'm kind of busy, Mr. North.

TN: Oh, don't pull a 'Bert' on me! I'll make it worth your while!

RS: It's not that. I just can't.

TN: Don't stick me with the agency! Last time, they sent a guy who smelled like catfur. WET catfur!

RS: Sorry, Mr. North. Really.

TN: I understand. Hey, how's your old Wonder Weasel?

RS: Rufus? He's great.

TN: Rufus? That's right. Hey, I did a Smarty Mart Grand Opening and saw a Vote for Rufus poster in the pet department. Is he running for anything?

RS: Really? Hold on, I'll ask him.

(Unintelligible)

RS: He says 'Notnow'.

TN: Oh. Okay. Are you sure I can't interest you in attending an appearance?

RS: Mr.North…

TN: Chicks dig the Ferret! Okay, I haven't found any who do, but there's bound to be one someday! Hey, did I hear right? Jimmy Blamhammer wanted to do a movie based on you and your friend?

RS: Uh, I really have to go, Mr.North.

TN: Could you tell him I was voted Best New Face 1967. Well, okay, I was nominated. Okay, I was 9th. But that's still something, right?And I still have my acting chops! "What do you do for a living, Mr. Cain?" "I kill people,Mrs. Smith." I still got it! Huh? What do you think? Hello? Hello? Guess it's just you and me, Wonder Weasel! Help me rehearse my new lines? It's Mayor West on The Catman. Or is it Mayor Grange on In A Family Way? I hope I didn't mix those two up again.

"So, Ron, how'd it go?", inquired Kim.

"Yeah, okay, so I guess Drew was a Fearless Ferret fan", answered Ron. "How about you? What'd you find out from Wade?"

"Great news!", enthused Kim. "Wade found Drakken's old storage unit!"

Next:
Kim finds Drew's old storage locker - and more on the mystery!

But who's watching Kim and Ron?

Notes:

Lots of fun with Adam West. Adam was, of course, Batman on the 60s TV show, which was the inspiration for the Fearless Ferret. Mr. West tried to change his image in 1969's The Girl Who Knew Too Much by playing Johnny Cain, a nigtclub owner and former freelance adventurer who is forced out of retirement when a crome syndicate boss is murdered in his nightclub and investigations lead into unexpected areas. That's where the "I kill people' quote comes from. And he was 9th 'Best New Face'. But he couldn't shake the whole Batman thing, and not only did he voice the Ferret, he also did Catman on Fairly Oddparents and the Gray Ghost on Batman The Animated Series. He now plays Mayor Adam West on Family Guy and Mayor Grange on The Batman. After Ron hangs up, I imagine Mr. North talking to a stuffed Wonder Weasel he kept from the TV show. And the 'Bert' reference is to Burt Ward, who played Robin and for a long time afterward wanted nothing to do with the whole Batman thing, but came back in the 2003 TV movie Return To The Batcave. Which also starred Jason Marsden, who played Felix on Kim Possible and who was best man at Will Friedle's wedding. (Will plays Ron, of course, and also was the future Batman on Batman Beyond). There's no getting away from the Batman thing.

Jimmy Blamhammer is the movie director who wanted to do a Kim Possible movie in And The Molerat Will Be CGI.

There's more to come with Rufus. But no sinister schemes.