At least, they hope they do.

The Disney Channel is poised to ax the family-friendly animated series after a five-year, 87-episode run.

But not if Robert Simom, 27, of Deer Creek, Ill., and Julius Toth, 38, of Toronto, have anything to say about it. The two are part of the the "Fight for Five . . . Save Kim Possible" online campaign at fightforkp.com.

"Kim Possible" stars Disney Channel veteran Christy Carlson Romano ("Even Stevens") as Kim, a teenage crime-fighter aided by her friends Ron Stoppable (Will Friedle, "Boy Meets World") and Rufus (Nancy Cartwright, "The Simpsons").

"How many shows out there can you watch with your kids and at the same time be entertained yourself? I watch 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad,' but both shows have a rough edge to them," said Toth, a vendor for McGregor socks.

Disney Channel representatives refused to comment on the status of the show or the fan campaign, but this isn't the first time viewers have come to Kim's aid.

In 2005, viewers successfully pressured Disney to make 22 more episodes. Disney Channel's policy is to end shows after 65 episodes.

Simom, a biomedical engineer and researcher, said the show's clever dialogue and tales of perseverance distinguish it from other shows, both animated and live-action.

Cathy Perron, professor of television at Boston University's College of Communication, said the high cost of producing an animated series is not in "Kim Possible's" favor.

"Generally, (whether) a network decides to retain or get rid of a program is largely due to dollars and cents," she said.

To date, Simom, Toth and their cohorts have flooded Disney with more than 46,000 e-mails.

But the push to save "Kim Possible" runs deeper than keeping this one show on the air. The campaign is also part of a larger movement to change Disney programming.

"The Walt Disney Co. has lost its direction and focus from what Mr. Walt Disney himself believed in," Toth said. "Walt Disney believed in hand-drawn animation. He believed in true storytelling, stories that made you feel good inside and made you believe in yourself.

"If Walt Disney was alive today," said Toth, "he never would have canceled 'Kim Possible.' "