The show follows a young boy named Clarence Francis "Kick" Buttowski who aspires to become the world's greatest daredevil with the help of his loyal friend, Gunther.

"Our big challenge was finding a voice for the character that can sustain a lot of stories, through numerous episodes," explains Coleman.

Corsaro has stated that he was thinking about his own childhood when he drew the character in 2002 and subsequently began developing the idea for a TV series.

[citation needed] The pilot was written and developed by Devin Bunje and Nick Stanton, who eventually left the project to work on another Disney XD series, Zeke and Luther.

[citation needed] On April 2, 2010, the series first aired on Disney Channel as a special presentation with the episode, "Obsession: For Kick / Flush and Release" as part of the "Get Animated" marathon.

The pilot episode "Dead Man's Drop/Stumped" was watched by 842,000 viewers, the second highest-rated series premiere in Disney XD's history.

But has received a more positive reception from audiences and has gathered a cult following over time for its characters, writing, humor, and action.

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the show 1 out of 5 stars; saying; "that this pointless cartoon totally misses the mark for kids."

Arguing that "Kick lives in a fantasy world where responsibility and respect for authority take a backseat to danger and adventure, and his risky actions never result in any physical harm or discipline, as they would in real life.

His older brother bullies him with name-calling and teasing, and Kick treats his best friend with similar disrespect."

And saying that the show have "Potty humor abounds and while there's no traditionally iffy language, Kick uses some obvious pseudo-curse words on a regular basis ("oh, biscuits," for instance).