Codename: Kids Next Door

***Codename: Kids Next Door***, commonly abbreviated to ***Kids Next Door*** or ***KND***, is an American animated television series created by Mr. Warburton for Cartoon Network, and the 13th of the network's *Cartoon Cartoons*.

## Plot

The series centers on the adventures of five children, Nigel Uno/Numbuh 1, Hoagie Gilligan/Numbuh 2, Kuki Sanban/Numbuh 3, Wally Beatles/Numbuh 4, and Abby Lincoln/Numbuh 5, who are members of a global organization of secret agent kids known as "Kids Next Door" who fight against the oppressive rule of unfun adults and evil teenagers.

## Why It Rocks

1. Creative and interesting concept of kids having their own treehouse and going on missions against evil teenagers and adults. The show has plenty of fun with said concept having many varied scenarios for the kids to fight against.
2. Smooth animation, even by early 2000's standards.
3. Catchy theme song.
4. The five main protagonists, whose team name is Sector V, are memorable and have very distinctive personalities, which gives them a lot of charm:
	* Numbuh 1 is the bald, astute, no-nonsense British-American boy Nigel Uno, leader of Sector V.
	* Numbuh 2 is the overweight, intellectual, aviation enthusiastic, pun-cracking German-American boy Hoagie Gilligan Jr.
	* Numbuh 3 is the happy-go-lucky Japanese-American girl Kuki Sanban.
	* Numbuh 4 is the short-tempered and fighting-prone Australian-American boy Wallabee Beatles.
	* Numbuh 5 is the intelligent, laid-back, tomboyish African-American girl Abigail Lincoln.
5. Memorable supporting characters like Numbuh 362/Rachel McKenzie, Tommy Gilligan, Numbuh 6/Bradley the Skunk, Numbuh 9/Maurice, Numbuh 83/Sonya, Numbuh 84/Lee, and Numbuh 0/Monty Uno.
6. Memorable villains like The Delightful Children from Down the Lane, Father, Mr. Boss, Cree Lincoln, Numbuh 274/Chad Dickson, Kightbrace, Stickybread, The Toiletnator, Crazy Old Cat Lady, Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb, Count Spankulot, and Henrietta “Heinrich” Von Marzipan.
	* Many of these villains in question represent the exaggerated fears of a typical 10 year old kid such as dentists, bossy parents, school teachers, among others.
7. Creative weapons and machines.
8. Tons of action scenes to see.
9. Clever and enthusiastic writing.
10. Awesome soundtrack.
11. Even though there have been a plethora of plot-driven cartoons in the 2010s since *Adventure Time*, this show, along with *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, could be considered the one that started the trend amongst mainstream cartoons.
12. Hilarious moments.
13. Memorable episodes such as “Operation: G.R.O.W.-U.P.”, “Operation: E.N.D.”, “Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.” and the “Operation C.A.K.E.D.” saga.
14. Great TV movie, *Operation Z.E.R.O.*.
15. Heartwarming series finale, *Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.*.
16. Even though the show constantly glorifies childhood and treats growing up as a bad thing, some episodes do paint adulthood in a more positive light.

## Bad Qualities

1. Unlikeable characters like Numbuh 86/Fanny Fulbright, Lizzie Devine, and Mushi Sanban.
	* Nigel/Numbuh 1's workoholia occasionally makes him unlikable as well.
	* Kuki/Numbuh 3's overly childish attitude can also be annoying.
	* Wallabee/Numbuh 4's rude attitude and stupidity set a bad example and encourage toxic masculinity.
2. While it is meant to represent kids' obsessive complaining in general, the characters' complaining can get out of hand at times.
3. Excessive amounts of toilet humor.