When Coop Burtonburger's younger sister Millie brings home a strange stray cat, his idyllic life shatters as he discovers the cat is actually a conniving, evil alien mastermind with a fanatical hate for mankind and an unassumingly sinister goal. The two battle daily as Coop tries to warn others of Kat's evil, only to find his evidence destroyed by him and deemed a fool.
Episodes
Characters
Burtonburger family
Cooper "Coop" Burtonburger - Coop is a 10-year-old boy who is the main protagonist of the series. He always manages to foil Kat's diabolical schemes, but is often injured, gotten into trouble, and occasionally humiliated in the process and always fails to prove Kat's true identity. He gets the blame for everything Kat ruins in the house and everywhere else. Coop is a fan of Captain Blasteroid.
Millie Burtonburger - Millie is Coop's younger, bratty, crybaby sister who owns and cares for Kat. Mr. Burtonburger, her father, always does whatever Millie says, mainly because she throws extreme tantrums when she fails to get her way. Because she can easily manipulate people into giving her what she wants, her talent earns her the neighborhood nickname "The Master Manipulator". Like several characters, she usually blames Coop for everything bad that happens. She is a member of the "Greeny Girls", a troop of Girl Scouts. Millie's hair goes down to her feet. She and Coop rarely get along, as she often delights in seeing Coop get into trouble and embarrassing him in front of his friends and other children. In "Tickled Pink", she and Coop finally got along, though Coop was only doing that to protect her from Kat, besides, at the end, they revert to their old ways. However, in the episode "Mind Games", Millie expressed an interest in playing with Coop, at the point where she accidentally gets "telepathic powers" from one of Kat's inventions, and uses that to force Coop to be with her, even when Coop tried to run away to stop Kat. At the end of the episode her telepathic powers were gone, and both Coop and Kat were relieved, but Millie states sadly that all she wanted was for Coop to play with her. Seeing how sad Millie is, Coop agrees to spend time with her this time, and with a reluctant Kat joining in. Millie is the only child liked by Old Lady Munson. In the episode "The Kat Went Back" Mille understood that Kat was an alien. But on the same episode when she was talking with Lorne and Harley, Kat used a raygun which brainwashed Millie, Lorne and Harley minds to forget that Kat was an alien.
Burt Burtonburger - Burt is the single father who is stressed out from Coop's collateral damage around the house. He owns the House of Swap, a strange "store" where people can trade one item of theirs for any item in the store, running on the barter system. He sometimes makes unpleasant-tasting vegetarian smoothies which no one can stand to drink. Burt seems to be strongly in favour of doing things yourself and living in harmony with nature, in contrast with Henry, who is very technology-savvy and uses gadgets whenever he can. Burt seems to hate that Coop is pulling his leg too much with jokes and gags. In the episode "Fangs for the Memories", Burt accidentally ended up with Coop's memories and learned about Kat's true identity, but he was no match for Kat. He later returned them to Coop. His wife is never seen or mentioned in the series.
Grandma & Grandpa Burtonburger - Burt's parents and the grandparents of Coop and Millie.
Aliens
Kat - The antagonist. The family's cat who resembles a purple Sphynx cat, though is indeed an evil alien mastermind from planet Catnipia. He hates Coop and Dennis for knowing his true identity and foiling his plans and tries to kill them with his claws, powers, nefarious gadgets and traps, but fails each time. He is affectionate towards Coop's sister, Millie, since she adopted him, loves him, and feeds him snacks. His original goal was to collect "Fishy Frisky Bits," and return them to his home planet, though later it changed to conquering the planet.
Mr. Cheeks - A class pet hamster who is also an extraterrestrial, whose species rival those of Kat's.
Kat Kommander - The supreme ruler Kat's home planet, Catnipia, who sent Kat to Earth and contacts him via hologram. Coop didn't know about him at first until he saw for himself. It was believed he didn't know about Coop until the series finale episode "The Kat Went Back".
Mr. Kitten - Kat Kommander's rebellious son, a party-hard kitten who crash lands onto Earth.
Dr. K - A cat scientist and Kat's girlfriend. She can speak English and Russian.
Other
Dennis Lawrence Chan - Coop's best friend; among the few who knows Kat is alien and evil.
Henry Chan - Dennis' balding father, with a noticeable Chinese Canadian accent.
Mrs. Elisabeth Munson - The crotchety old neighbor of the Burtonburgers, who despises most children, but likes Millie and Kat. She owns a dog named Growler.
Phoebe - A girl who has a crush on Coop and frequently annoys him. Voiced by Tabitha St. Germain.
Lorne and Harley - Two brothers who are semi-friends with Coop and Dennis, and record their misadventures. They have a pet chicken named Cachaitore. Voiced by Kathleen Barr and Brian Drummond.
Buck Diamond - A tough and macho Animal Protection Officer. Voiced by Brian Drummond.
Development
Creation and Debut
The series was announced in February 2007, and was originally named Look What My Sister Dragged In. Kid vs. Kat premiered on YTV on October 25, 2008 in Canada. It aired on Saturdays at 8:30 AM as part of YTV's Crunch block. In the U.S., the series first aired on Disney XD on February 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM. The first season was produced by Jetix with Studio B Productions, while the second was produced through Disney XD.
Cancellation
On August 19, 2011, Rob Boutilier announced via Facebook the series wasn't renewed for a third season and he lacked rights to make further episodes. By 2011, Studio B Productions was renamed to DHX Media Vancouver.
Broadcast and Release
Since the series' cancellation, reruns continued to air on YTV until December 30, 2016. Nickelodeon Canada aired reruns of the show from November 2, 2009 to February 10, 2017. In Quebec, it aired on Vrak and it returned to Unis TV on July 1, 2017. In the U.S., the series premiered on Disney XD and was rerun up until 2014. The show aired in Australia starting in 2009 on Nickelodeon & ABC2, while in 2010 for Television New Zealand. The show began broadcasting in the UK and Ireland on April 4, 2009 on Jetix. Kid vs Kat aired on Disney XD in India until 2017. All episodes of Kid vs. Kat were released exclusively through iTunes, with no DVD releases.
Reception
The series currently holds a 7.5/10 rating at TV.com and a 5.9/10 rating at IMDb. Kid vs. Kat won an award for "Best Program or Series" in 2009, and was nominated for the other three awards.