Codename: Kids Next Door - The Next Generation

***Codename: Kids Next Door - The Next Generation*** is the sixth episode of the first season of *Cyberstars*. It was both written and directed by David Ragin. It was initially released as a sneak peak introducing *Cyberstars* on October 2, 2015 on Cyberstars' official Facebook fan page. It was later released February 12, 2016 on YouTube; however, it has been completely blocked due to copyright by Turner EST.

## Synopsis

Following a period of disaster for the KND, Numbah 2147 leads a new team of operatives consisting of adults who are "still children at heart" to continue the fight against adult tyranny.

### Plot

Taking place in the *Codename: Kids Next Door* universe, following Numbah 1's disappearance, the Kids Next Door Organization began to lose their ongoing battle against adult tyranny. Desperate, Supreme Leader Numbah 362 made the controversial decision to expand the KND to include adults who were considered "kids at heart".

Sector CYBRSTRS, lead by the team's primary strategist Numbah 2147 receives a *KND: Next Gen* Red Alert and immediately begins informing his team: brothers Numbah 420, the team's 2x4 technologist, and Numbah 6423, the team's combat expert, Numbah 425, the team's weapons specialist, Numbah 314, the team's medical specialist, Numbah 1111, the team's espionage aficionado, and Numbah 00, the team's scientist and spy. Various scenes follow, including Numbah 2147 growing increasingly emotional over his sister (implying that she is either deceased, kidnapped, missing, decommissioned or delightfulized), the team being contacted by Father, Numbah 425 being contacted by the g:knd and, apparently, acting as a sleeper agent for them, Numbah 6423 fighting a criminal, Numbah 00 inspecting and experimenting with weapons, Numbah 2147, Numbah 1111 and Numbah 425 driving a car (unofficially called the E.X.P.L.O.R.E.R.), Numbah 314 playing with a rainbow monkey, and Numbah 2147 finally snapping when a picture of his sister is left on a table with the message "The KND is Dead". The skit then ends with a picture of the members of Sector CYBRSTRS (minus Numbah 00) posing with their weapons before it transitions to the title card.

## Cast

### *Cyberstars* Cast

* David Ragin as Numbah 2147 (Johnny)
* Demonte Thompson as Numbah 425 (Josh)
* Cortez Andre as Numbah 1111 ("Bluckle")
* Alyssa Crawley as Numbah 314 ("Rozay")
* DK Williams as Numbah 6423 (Dustin)
* Johnny Docs as Numbah 00 (James)
* Christian Parker as Numbah 420 (Cameron)

### **Featured Cast**

* Ariel Ragin as Johnny's sister (*photo*)

## Trivia

* Canonically, *Codename KND - Next Gen* is the first *Cyberstars* skit ever released.
	+ Ironically, it is the first *Cyberstars* skit to ever be blocked on YouTube.

* This is the final skit to feature Christian Parker.
* Johnny Docs was added to the skit late into production, as he was added to group after initial filming.
	+ This is why most of his shots in the trailer are him by himself, and why he is absent from the beginning team gathering and the final team shot.

* This is the only skit to feature all of the original six members of *Cyberstars*.
* While the skit is (obviously) not canon to the original *Codename: Kids Next Door* series, the skit hypothetically takes place following the series finale *Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.*.
* The team's sector, **Sector CYBRSTRS**, is obviously read as "Sector Cyberstars".
* Some of the members' numbers are references:
	+ Christian's **Numbah 420** is an obvious reference to marijuana and Christian's title as the "stoner".
	+ DK's **Numbah 6423** is a reference to Nintendo 64 and Michael Jordan's iconic number.
	+ Johnny's **Numbah 00** and his name **James** and being the team spy is a reference to James Bond.
	+ Alyssa's number **Numbah 314** was her and David's anniversary when they were dating: March 14.
* David Ragin intended on writing a sequel to the skit that followed two currently active KND operatives attacking Sector CYBRSTRS intending on forcibly decommissioning them. However, the skit was never written, likely due to the copyright issues.
	+ If filmed, the operatives would have been played by Reggie Johnson and Robbie Johnson, who notably portray Max Taylor and Jake Taylor in the *Graffiti* series.

* David performs the *Cyberstars* outro in character as Numbah 2147, being the first person to perform the outro as a character in the skit. It would later be done also by DK in *DK for President*, David again in *Put Some Respek on It*, and Jovante in *Uncle Willie's Bald Head Raw Dogs*.

#### Cultural References

* The opening music is "Harvey Two-Face" by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, from *The Dark Knight*.
* The sketch's full theme is taken from the opening to the Kids Next Door movie *Operation: Z.E.R.O..*
* During the opening narration, the image stills are taken from various *Codename: Kids Next Door* episodes: *Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.*, *Operation: T.R.E.A.T.Y.*, *Operation: M.O.V.I.E.* and *Operation: I.T.*.
* Numbah 2147 mentions that Nigel Uno disappeared seven years ago. This is referring to *Codename: Kids Next Door* ending its run in January 2008, seven years before the debut of the skit.
* The picture of the Sector V Treehouse is from the MMO game *Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall*.
* The close-up slow zooming shot of Numbah 2147 is a reference to Ben Affleck's Batman in the *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* Comic-Con trailer.
	+ Likewise, the note "The KND is DEAD" on the picture of Johnny's sister is a reference to moment Bruce Wayne sees "YOU LET YOUR FAMILY DIE" on the newspaper in the same movie.
* The video where Father is talking to Numbah 2147, Numbah 1111, Numbah 425 and Numbah 314 is taken directly from *Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S..*
* Numbah 425 is seen with glowing eyes, and later is looking at a message from the g:knd. This is a reference to *THE G:KND EXPERIMENT*.
* Numbah 6423 wears a *Shazam!* hoodie, while Numbah 1111 wears a *Captain America* hoodie.
* When Numbah 2147, Numbah 1111 and Numbah 425 are blown up by Numbah 00, if you pause at the beginning of the frame, it can be seen that the bomb was a rainbow monkey.

## External Links

* *YouTube Episode Link*
* *Facebook Video Link*
* *IMDb Page Link*