Pair of Kings
Pair of Kings is an American television sitcom shown on the Disney XD cable channel. It was created by Dan Cross and David Hoge and stars Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw. The sitcom's target audience are teenagers. The series began production on February 15, 2010,[1] with stars Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw departing fellow Disney series Hannah Montana and The Suite Life on Deck respectively, and premiered on September 10, 2010 on the Disney Channel. The show is filmed before a live studio audience. On November 20, 2010 Disney XD announced that Pair of Kings has been renewed for a second season,[2] which premiered on June 13, 2011.[3]
Premise
The series centers on brothers Brady (Mitchel Musso) and Boomer (Doc Shaw), a pair of 16-year-old twins raised by their aunt and uncle in Chicago who live a normal existence. However, when Mason (Geno Segers), the royal adviser to the throne of the island of Kinkow, arrives at their high school, they learn that they are the heirs to the throne of the island, and after Mason tells Brady and Boomer of their lineage, they begin to realize that their lives are about to change dramatically and will try to be brave and face their fears.
After making the discovery, the brothers relocate to the fictional Polynesian island of Kinkow to assume their roles as the joint kings of the island nation, which has many odd customs and superstitions – while trying not to cause problems. Actually, the oldest twin was supposed to rule alone but, since all records of which twin (Brady or Boomer) is the eldest were lost, the two of them must rule together. An interesting side note is that in an episode in early October 2011, there actually was a chance to find out who was older but the scroll that held the answer fell into a volcano so no one will find out who has the seniority to be the lone ruler. Boomer and Brady's efforts are often aided by Mason's teenage daughter Mikayla (Kelsey Chow) and hindered by Lanny (Ryan Ochoa), a disgruntled cousin who's out to sabotage the boys and take the throne for himself, because he was supposed to be heir to the throne before they found out of Brady and Boomer.[4]
Characters
Main characters
- King Brady King of Kinkow (Mitchel Musso) - The caucasian looking twin/king of Kinkow and one of the two protagonists of the series. Inherited his father's skin complexion. He has a crush on Mikayla, he asked her to marry him in the first episode. He is more illogical and in certain situations more serious than Boomer and he appears to be somewhat childish. He often uses his history of being bullied to help figure out how to solve a problem. He considers himself much of a ladies' man, though this is not true. In one episode, he becomes extremely jealous of Tristan, a yeti-hunting exotic boy who is a friend of Mikayla, to the point where he goes to school to keep in eye on them, getting placed in the "Meerkat" group with kindergarteners. In the same episode, he declares a school holiday for an entire month, and then buys tickets for Tristan to go hunt yetis. Tristan refuses, despite Brady's insistence, and stays on Kinkow. Brady becomes an extreme sportsman to make Mikayla like him, but ends up getting stuck on a mountain ledge. In one episode it is shown he is scared of ghosts. Brady also has the "chime" or singing voice which Boomer lacks. In the episode "Tone Deaf Jam," he reveals his musical talent. He also play the electric and acoustic guitar. It is sometimes said that "looks are all he has." Brady is also very suspicious and is quick to judge, albeit falsely, which is shown when he and Boomer met Oogie and later The Squonks. He sometimes becomes a ninja when he sleeps, during which time he has proven capable of defeating a group of guards, and even Mason, although he usually attacks Boomer. Brady unlike Boomer, shows a strong desire to be like their dad. .
- King Boomer King of Kinkow (Doc Shaw) - The African-American looking twin/king of Kinkow and one of the two protagonists of the series. Inherited his mother's skin complexion. He likes making jokes and references to Beyoncé. He is funny and bit brave. Boomer has moments of carelessness and is rarely serious, unlike his brother Brady, however in Season 2 he begins to behave in a slightly more responsible and brave manner. In one episode, he is shown to be childish. After Brady takes them to school, Boomer gets placed in the "Meerkat" group, and loves it there with the kindergarteners. However, he leaves them to go be with Brady on the beach. He makes up with them though and had a hand in saving Brady and Mikayla live in that situation. It's shown in recent episodes that he is not scared of ghosts, unlike Brady. Boomer believes he has the chime but in reality it is actually Brady. He also owns a vase which has become a running gag in the series mainly because it gets broken mostly by Brady and always fixed up in the next episode. Of the two, Boomer is more friendly and trusting, befriending Oogie when they first met, and apologizing to The Squonks after they are insulted by Brady.
- Mikayla Makoola (Kelsey Chow) - The Royal Adviser's only daughter who assists the twins. Brady often implies that he loves her, she also shows small hints of perhaps liking Brady back. In the episode "Kings of Thieves," she was attracted to Sirocco (who is Brady) and asked Sirocco to kiss her but failed when Boomer interrupted. Also in the episode "Pair of Prom Kings," she decides to be Brady's date after seeing his kingly side. It is later shown in the episode "The Ex Factor," that she has been dating with a raider named Lucas for years and he refuses to break up with her. She is shown to catch on quickly and is skilled with a sword. She is also the best trained security member on the island, other than her father Mason and is left in charge whenever he must leave and must look after the kings and their mess and try to sort it out before she gets in trouble off her father, Mason. She was also briefly turned into a mermaid by Aerosol, an evil mermaid. Her mother is never mentioned or seen.
- Lanny (Ryan Ochoa) - Brady and Boomer's evil cousin who was heir to the throne until Boomer and Brady showed up. He is the main and inept antagonist of the series. He usually spends his time trying to think of ways to get rid of Brady and Boomer and attempts to cause them trouble. He even attempted to have them both killed during the first episode so he can inherit the crown. His best friend is Yamakoshi, a talking fish who advises on how best to foil the kings. He fell in love with the mermaid Amazonia in the episode "A Mermaid's Tail" even asking her to marry him. Surprisingly, neither Boomer nor Brady is aware of Lanny's evil intentions, thinking of him as either a minor pest or sometimes a friend, which aggravates Lanny even more.
- Mason Makoola (Geno Segers) - The fearless Royal Advisor and loyal friend to Brady and Boomer's parents. He is the overly protective father of Mikayla, and always threatens any boy who attempts to ask her out, including King Brady. This is shown when Mikayla says that the pool table in Brady and Boomer's room is made from the bones of the boys who asked her out. He is extremely skilled with a machete, as shown when he chopped a palm tree down in one slice and a table clean in half. But revealed in the episode "Revenge Of The Mummy" is said that he was scared of a white little bunny and Lanny showed a workout video that Mason and two guards made to teach men and women how to work out (Mostly women, just to impress them. Could have been how Mason met his wife, Mikayla's mother).
Recurring characters
- Yamakoshi (voiced by Vincent Pastore) - Lanny's one-hundred year-old pet fish and only friend. He is malevolent and perpetually grumpy. It would seem that Yamakoshi is the true schemer against Brady but being confined to a fish-bowl makes it impossible to carry out his plans without Lanny. Surprisingly, no one but Lanny can understand Yamakoshi when he talks, despite the fact that he has yelled at the king on two life threatening situations. He has little if no respect for Lanny.
- Shaman (James Hong) - Kinkow Island's head Elder and Shaman who learned everything from Kinkow Community College and is the go-to guy for Brady
- Aunt Nancy (Tichina Arnold) - Brady and Boomer's maternal aunt who's a former royalty and renounced her title so she can have a normal life.
- Uncle Bill (John Eric Bentley) - Brady and Boomer's maternal uncle who's also having a normal life.
Guest stars
- Hibachi (Martin Klebba) - A midget bully with 6 toes on each foot who was the Kahula of Shredder Beach before Boomer and Brady defeated him in a surfing contest over who would be the Kahula and it was discovered that he cheats in order to win, Shredder Beach a dangerous beach in Kinkow where the best surfer rules and not even the kings have jurisdiction. He also makes an appearance on Boomers Junga ball team, and as a bouncer in Brady's club.
- Oogie (Doug Brochu) - An invisible tree person who befriends Boomer, making Brady jealous. They mistakenly think he's a cannibal, but he turns out to be vegetarian. After the kings apologize to him, they are still unable to stop Mason from blasting him (who still believed he was a cannibal).
- Aerosol (Leslie-Anne Huff) - An evil orange mermaid who is the leader of the mermaids. She wants to overthrow the kings and steal the castle. In the episode "A Mermaid's Tail" she almost succeeded when the kings gave her feet and she betrayed them, but she was foiled when doused with sea water, and transformed back into a mermaid along with her friends: Amazonia (the blue mermaid), Iman (the pink mermaid), Ammonia (the gold mermaid), and Anomatopoeia (the yellow mermaid).
- Amazonia (Madison Riley) - A tall, dumb blonde mermaid with a blue tail who enjoys everything that has to do with feet. She fell in love with Lanny in the episode "A Mermaid's Tail".
- Atog the Giant (The Great Khali) - A 7 foot human who was challenged by King Brady and King Boomer to a duel.
- Rebecca "Awesome" Dawson (Logan Browning) - Boomer's crush in school who thinks she said yes to going to prom with him. They wind up dancing anyway. She also comes to the island for a date with Boomer. When she visited Kinkow in "An Ice Girl for Boomer," she was taken away by a jealous caveman yet was rescued by Boomer and the caveman's girlfriend.
- Chauncy (Davis Cleveland) - The leader of the meerkat group of school and Boomer's friend.
- Parrot (voiced by John Tartaglia) -
- Sherpa Squonk (Mikey Post) - A 3 foot tall, smelly, sarcastic and troll-like creature who lives underground.
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Episodes
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Season finale |
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20 |
September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10) |
May 9, 2011 (2011-05-09) |
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2 |
26 |
June 13, 2011 (2011-06-13)[5] |
TBA |
Twins and order of succession
That the diarchy was installed over their cousin seems to suggest that Kinkow observes some variant of Salic law; however, if the principle of agnatic primogeniture were to be strictly observed, the crown would have gone to whichever of the twins as could be demonstrated to have been born first (for example, through an examination of their birth certificates as to time of day). The younger twin would then be next in line, as would be the case of Prince Vincent of Denmark and his little sister.
International release
| Country / Region |
Channel |
Series premiere |
Title in country |
| United States |
Disney Channel |
September 10, 2010 (sneak peek) |
Pair of Kings |
| Disney XD |
September 22, 2010 (premiere) |
| Canada |
Family
Disney XD
VRAK.TV |
September 17, 2010 (Family)
June 1, 2011 (Disney XD)
January 11, 2012 (VRAK.TV) |
| Republic of Korea |
Disney Channel Korea |
December 19, 2010 (sneak peek)
February, 2011 (premiere) |
| Taiwan |
Disney Channel Asia |
| Pakistan |
| Sri Lanka |
| Philippines |
| Bangladesh |
| Brunei |
| Hong Kong |
| Malaysia |
| Singapore |
| Thailand |
| Vietnam |
| Indonesia |
| United Kingdom |
Disney XD UK |
December 16, 2010 (Sneak Peek)
January 3, 2011 (premiere) |
| Disney Channel UK |
December 17, 2010 (sneak peek) |
| India |
Disney XD (India) |
June 11, 2011 |
Pair of Kings |
| Turkey |
Disney XD (Turkey) |
January 1, 2011 |
Bir Çift Kral |
| Poland |
Disney XD Poland |
December 25, 2010 (sneak peek)
January 1, 2011 (premiere) |
Para królów |
| Greece |
Disney XD Greece |
December 25, 2010 |
Δίδυμοι Βασιλιάδες |
| Argentina |
Disney XD Latin America |
December 5, 2010 (sneak peek)
January, 2011 (premiere) |
Par de Reyes |
| Chile |
| Colombia |
| Mexico |
| Venezuela |
| Brazil |
Par de Reis |
| Russia |
Disney Channel Russia |
January 3, 2011 (Sneak Peek),
February 26, 2011 (premiere of 1 season),
November 19, 2011 (premiere of 2 season) |
Два короля (Two Kings) |
| Kazakhstan |
Disney Channel Kazakhstan |
March 1, 2011 |
Хан жен |
| Finland |
Disney XD Scandinavia |
December 3, 2010 |
Kaksi Kunkkua |
| Denmark |
December 3, 2010 (sneak peek) |
Et Par Konger |
| Norway |
December 3, 2010 (sneak peek) |
To Konger |
| Sweden |
? |
Par i kungar |
| Spain |
Disney XD Spain |
January 6, 2011 (sneak peek)
January 7, 2011 (premiere) |
Par de Reyes |
| France |
Disney XD France |
Summer and Winter 2010 (sneak peek)
January 16, 2011 (premiere) |
Paire de Rois |
| Germany |
Disney XD Germany |
January 14, 2011 |
Pair of Kings – Die Königsbrüder |
| Austria |
| Japan |
Disney XD Japan |
February 27, 2011 |
KING兄弟 |
| Australia |
Disney Channel Australia |
January 1, 2011 (sneak peek)
January 31, 2011 (premiere) |
Pair of Kings |
| New Zealand |
Disney Channel New Zealand |
January 1, 2011 (sneak peek)
January 31, 2011 (premiere) |
Netherlands
Belgium |
Disney XD (Netherlands & Belgium) |
April 24-25, 2011 (sneak peek)
May 1, 2011 (premiere) |
| South Africa |
Disney XD |
May 13, 2011 |
| Israel |
Disney Channel Israel |
July 28, 2011 (preview)
August 11, 2011 (premiere) |
שני מלכים
Shneiy Melachim
Two Kings |
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