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Codename: Kids Next Door follows the escapades of five eager, yet bumbling, ten-year-olds as they join forces against adulthood to fight for the right to enjoy all the fun things in life. These principled kids tackle the really important issues facing their peers, like the right to stay up late or to eat whatever they want. But when taking a stand is just not enough, this crew embarks on top secret missions on behalf of children everywhere, utilizing fantastic homemade technology like flying machines and catapults, to accomplish their goals. Like any good team, the agents in Codename: Kids Next Door each have their own distinct identities, skills and personalities. Numbuh One is Nigel Uno, the British-accented leader of the group. Hoagie P. Gilliam, a mechanical genius and expert pilot, is known as Numbuh Two. Diversionary tactics are the specialty of Kiki Sanban, also known as Numbuh Three. Brash and impulsive Numbuh Four (Wallabee Beatles) is a master of hand to hand combat. And ... Written by
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Either you're in, or you're old.
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Each season in the series features one or more "art shows". They are experiments in various artistic styles and thus differ significantly from typical episodes. Some examples of these would be the first season's Operation: T.H.E.-F.L.Y. (an episode where no dialogue is spoken and the story is told through music), the second season's Operation: R.E.P.O.R.T. (each of the five main characters gives their version of the events of a mission in five different animation styles), the fourth season's Operation: F.O.O.D.F.I.T.E. (a heavy metal rock opera), and the sixth season's Operation: S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (a presentation of commercials that, in the episode's storyline, characters have created to advertise their 2x4 technology).
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Dr. Lincoln:
You boys help yourselves to some delicious cookies. They got the chips and the nuts and the sugar and all that good stuff.
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Crazy Credits
After Operation F.U.T.U.R.E. animation from the episode is played along with the original end theme music.
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Soundtracks
"Kids Next Door"
Written & Performed by Fake Brain
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Young or old, if you enjoy cartoons and animation, then you'll enjoy Kids Next Door. The show's concept is relatively simple: a secret agency composed of ten year-olds fights evil adults; the result is a imaginative world that is both inspired by several genres and movies and creates a distinct universe. The comedy is wide-ranging in the ages it appeals to, the action is entertaining despite the show not being the pinnacle of animation, and the plots are original while paying homage to it's sources: many of the episodes are homages with a KND spin that works extremely well. The characters that make up this rich universes might seem like stereotypes at first, but they grow into completely three-dimensional beings that can be both fun and poignant.
Hands down, KND is one of the best original shows on Cartoon Network, keeping with the explosion of comic creativity in the channel that is leagues ahead of most other kid-oriented channels (Nick and Disney come to mind).