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| show_name = Codename: Kids Next Door
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| image = [[Image:Kids Next Door title.png|150px]]
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
| caption = Codename: Kids Next Door logo
{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
| format = Cartoon
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| runtime = 22 minutes approx.
| image = KNDLogo.png
| rating = USA: {{TV-Y7}}
| alt_name = {{Plainlist|
| creator = [[Tom Warburton|"Mr Warburton"]]
* ''Kids Next Door''
| starring = [[Benjamin Diskin|Ben Diskin]]<br/>[[Lauren Tom]]<br/>[[Dee Bradley Baker]]<br/>[[Cree Summer]]<br/>[[Tom Kenny]]<br/>[[Grey DeLisle]]<br/>[[Tara Strong]]<br/>[[Jeff Bennett]]<br>[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br>[[Jennifer Hale]]
* ''KND''
| country = [[United States|USA]]
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| network = [[Cartoon Network]]
| genre = [[Action-adventure game#Genre fiction|Action-adventure]]<ref name="Metacritic">{{Cite web |title=Codename: Kids Next Door
| first_aired = [[December 6]], [[2002]]
|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/codename-kids-next-door |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227004351/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/codename-kids-next-door |archive-date=2015-02-27 |access-date=September 16, 2014 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref><br>[[Spy fiction]]
| last_aired = Present
| creator = [[Mr. Warburton]]
| num_episodes = 78
| director =
| imdb_id = 0312109
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| tv_com_id = 14688
* [[Benjamin Diskin]]
|}}
* [[Lauren Tom]]
'''''Codename: Kids Next Door''''', also known as ''Kids Next Door'' or by its [[acronym]] ''KND'', is an [[United States|American]] [[animated television series]] that debuted on the [[Cartoon Network]] on [[December 6]],[[2002]]. Like ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' before it and ''[[Megas XLR]]'' after it, this series came about as the result of [[Cartoon Network's Big Pick|a viewer's poll by Cartoon Network]]. Broadcast as two episodes per half-hour (except for a few half-hour episodes, the first being "[[List of Codename: Kids Next Door 30-minute episodes#G.R.O.W.U.P.|Op G.R.O.W.-U.P.]]"), the central characters of the series are five ten-year olds who operate out of their [[treehouse]] against the [[tyranny]] of [[adult]]s and [[teenager]]s (e.g. early bedtimes, [[homework]], and any place where kids aren't allowed). These central characters make up what is known as Sector V (the letter V and not the Roman numeral for 5) of a worldwide organization, also collectively known as the Kids Next Door. The series was created by [[Tom Warburton]], who appears only as "Mr. Warburton" in the credits.
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]]
* [[Cree Summer]]
}}
| composer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Steve Rucker (composer)|Steve Rucker]]
* Thomas Chase Jones
}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| network = [[Cartoon Network]]
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Tom Warburton
* Steve Oakes
* David Starr
* Richard Winkler
* Jonathan Paley
}}
| producer = Bruce Knapp
| company = {{plainlist|
* [[Curious Pictures]]
* [[Cartoon Network Studios]]{{efn|Pilot, recording studio, and ''The Grim Adventures of the KND'' only. Kenny and the Chimp short produced entirely under [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons]].}}
}}
| num_seasons = 6
| num_episodes = 81 (140 segments){{efn|78 regular episodes with 3 specials making 81 episodes in total}}
| list_episodes = List of Codename: Kids Next Door episodes
| runtime = 22 minutes
| first_aired = {{Start date|2002|12|6}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2008|1|21}}
| related = ''[[What a Cartoon!]]''
}}
'''''Codename: Kids Next Door'''''{{efn|Commonly abbreviated as '''''Kids Next Door''''' and '''''KND''''' or CKND}} is an American [[animated television series]] created by [[Mr. Warburton]] for [[Cartoon Network]]. The series follows the adventures of a [[Multiculturalism|diverse]] group of five children who operate from a high-tech [[Tree house|treehouse]], fighting against adult and teenage [[tyranny]] with advanced [[Lumber#Dimensional lumber|2×4]] technology. Using their [[code name]]s (Numbuhs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), they are Sector V, part of a global organization called the Kids Next Door.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Erickson |first=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |edition=2nd |pages=207–208}}</ref>
 
The series' pilot premiered on Cartoon Network in mid-2001 as part of ''The Big Pick II'', a special broadcast event showcasing 11 pilots for different series. The winner of [[List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network#Pilots|a viewers' poll by Cartoon Network]] would decide which pilot would be greenlit to be a full series.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=February 21, 2001 |title='Total Immersion Cartoon' Events Take Control at Cartoon Network |url=http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/02/21/total-immersion-cartoon-events-take-control-at-cartoon-network |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111121524/http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/02/21/total-immersion-cartoon-events-take-control-at-cartoon-network |archive-date=January 11, 2017 |access-date=2016-09-22 |publisher=[[Time Warner]]}}</ref> After winning the poll, the series premiered on December 6, 2002, and concluded on January 21, 2008, after six seasons and 81 episodes. Two [[television film]]s were broadcast: ''Operation: Z.E.R.O.'',<ref name="EpGuides1">{{Cite web |title=Codename: Kids Next Door (a Titles & Air Dates Guide) |url=http://epguides.com/CodenameKidsNextDoor/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022152658/http://epguides.com/CodenameKidsNextDoor/ |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |website=epguides.com}}</ref> which aired in 2006, and ''Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.'', which aired as the series finale in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baisley |first=Sarah |date=January 16, 2008 |title=Codename: Kids Next Door Embarks on Final Mission |work=[[Animation World Network]] |url=http://www.awn.com/news/codename-kids-next-door-embarks-final-mission |url-status=live |access-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125235422/https://www.awn.com/news/codename-kids-next-door-embarks-final-mission |archive-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref> A special half-hour crossover episode with fellow Cartoon Network series, ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'', aired in 2007.
To accomplish their various missions, the Kids Next Door have access to a variety of gadgets and devices stored in their treehouse (often [[Rube Goldberg]] devices that are products of "[[two-by-four technology]]") as well as the resources of the global Kids Next Door. Although the Kids Next Door of Sector V often call themselves agents, or even soldiers, they normally do not wear modernized armor during missions, instead they typically wear regular clothes.
 
Spin-off media include two video games, ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: S.O.D.A.|Operation S.O.D.A.]]'' and ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.|Operation V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.]]'', as well as a trading card game, comic books, and DVD releases. ''Codename: Kids Next Door'' has also appeared in DVD anthologies and compilation video games from Cartoon Network.
==Storylines==
 
==Overview==
The stories are titled as missions, denoted as ''"Operation: "'' followed by an [[acronym]] which often give viewers clues to what the story is about. The stories are often about typical problems that children face, but usually magnified in the cartoon. Every mission might or might not be chronologically ordered in relation to the previous or the next, but it's accepted that most of the time they occur in the order that the episodes are shown. Sometimes a mission can make a reference to a certain situation, or lead to consequences in another mission. An example of this is the Age Cigar, which first appeared in Operation: C.A.B.L.E.-T.V. but was found and reused by the Delightful Children From Down The Lane in Operation: G.R.O.W.-U.P. In Season 2, one ongoing plot arc involves an attempt of [[Cree Lincoln|Cree]] to destroy the Kids Next Door Moonbase. This story arc runs through Operation: S.U.P.P.O.R.T., Operation: K.I.S.S., Operation: S.P.A.C.E. and Operation: E.N.D. Another example are the story arcs of Heinrich Von Marzipan and James Nixon McGarfield, who prefers being called Master President, as revealed in operation S.N.O.W.I.N.G..
[[File:Codename-kids-next-door.jpg|thumb|left|From left to right: Numbuh 2, Numbuh 4, Numbuh 3, Numbuh 1, and Numbuh 5.]]
 
===Synopsis===
In season 3, several stories take place at [[List of places in Codename: Kids Next Door#Gallagher Elementary School|Gallagher Elementary School]]. This is due to [[List of KND villains#Delightful Henchmen|the adults]] extending school to 52 weeks a year, meaning it's year-round school for the operatives and no summer vacation, according to a press release from Curious Pictures.[http://www.curiouspictures.com/info/press_releases/KNDSeason3Final.pdf]
The series revolves around a group of five 10-year-old children (later retconned to be varying ages), using codenames Numbuhs 1 through 5, who are the main home operatives of what is known as Sector V, which is part of a worldwide espionage-style organization called the Kids Next Door. Their mission is to fight crimes against children (such as [[homework]] and [[Dental floss|flossing]]), many of which are willingly committed by "evil" [[adult]]s, [[Old age|senior citizens]], [[Adolescence|teenagers]], and occasionally other children. Numbuh 1 is a level-headed, no-nonsense [[United Kingdom|British]] boy named Nigel Uno, leader of Sector V. Numbuh 2 is an overweight, nerdy [[United States|American]] boy named Hogarth "Hoagie" Pennywhistle Gilligan, Jr. Numbuh 3 is a friendly and happy-go-lucky [[Japan|Japanese]] girl named Kuki Sanban. Numbuh 4 is a short-tempered and hot-headed [[Australia|Australian]] boy named Wallabee "Wally" Beetles. Numbuh 5 is a quiet, laid-back, [[Black people|black]] [[France|French]] girl named Abigail "Abby" Lincoln.
 
Following a [[Military recruit training|period of training]], every member of the Kids Next Door chooses a number or alphanumeric code (deliberately pronounced and spelled as "Numbuh") and is sent to a "sector" that acts as their home base. The sector headquarters, like some of the organization's bases and facilities, are tree houses, with both treehouse and the tree it is in being of ludicrous proportions, and often suited to their environment. This includes a base constructed beneath the Arctic ice shelf, and a base built into a large pine tree. The main headquarters of the Kids Next Door is a treehouse [[Colonization of the Moon|Moon Base]]. The Kids Next Door follow their oath of protecting other kids as well as battling adulthood until the age of 13 when they are "decommissioned", a process of wiping their memories of any past KND activity and warping their minds. Such a practice has inevitably led to the creation of many KND villains who escaped decommissioning (such as Numbuh 5's older sister Cree, formerly known as Numbuh 11 and former leader of Sector V, and Chad, formerly known as Numbuh 274 and supreme commander of the Kids Next Door).
A recurring plot device involves the KND fighting the Delightful Children From Down The Lane over the latter's [[birthday cake]]. These stories always have the word "CAKED" in the title. Also seen throughout the series are the Delightful Children bribing other kids to do their bidding with slices of their birthday cake. There have been five "CAKED" episodes so far, which have all taken place on the same year, since there are five delightful children.
 
The practice of strict decommissioning at age 13 was later on revealed to be subject to exceptions: kids who are deemed exceptional agents are offered the chance to carry on in KND as spies infiltrating the teen organization in the Teens Next Door.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Operation: M.A.U.R.I.C.E. |episode-link=List of Codename: Kids Next Door episodes#ep50 |series=Codename: Kids Next Door |date=2005-07-08 |season=4 |number=11}}</ref> Decommissioning has also proved reversible via a "re-commissioning" module used four times in the series (once in Operation: E.N.D. and three times in Operation: Z.E.R.O.).<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Operation: E.N.D. |episode-link=List of Codename: Kids Next Door episodes#ep26 |series=Codename: Kids Next Door |date=June 4, 2004 |season=2 |number=13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Operation: Z.E.R.O. |episode-link=List of Codename: Kids Next Door episodes#epM1 |series=Codename: Kids Next Door |date=August 11, 2006 |number=M1 |type=TV Movie}}</ref>
==Kids Next Door Organization==
The Kids Next Door, or KND for short, is a worldwide organization of trained kids under the age of 13 who battle adult tyranny. The current age of the KND, the seventh age, was founded by [[Monty Uno|Numbuh Zero]], after he discovered “The book of KND”.
 
KND agents utilize a vast array of mechanical, electronic gadgets, weapons, and machinery, collectively referred to as 2×4 (two-by-four) technology. The KND's 2×4 technology was originally conceived as being constructed from an assortment of objects, mostly common household ones. However, as the series progressed, the kind of objects their technology would be constructed from became bigger, consisting of things such as large vehicles and small buildings. Not only that, but the complexity of their technology, such as their defensive weaponry and means of transportation, advanced to such absurd levels as to be considered [[science fiction]], despite all of it still being constructed from nothing but an assortment of objects.
The current highest ranking official, the Supreme Commander, is [[List of Kids Next Door operatives#Numbuh 362|Numbuh 362]]. The majority of the KND operatives work and live in [[Tree house|treehouses]] called Sectors. For example, the KND treehouse in [[People's Republic of China|China]] is called '''Sector C''' and the treehouse in [[Jamaica]] is called '''Sector J'''. The KND Headquarters, the [[List of places in Codename: Kids Next Door#Kids Next Door Arctic Base and Moonbase|Moonbase]], is located on the [[Moon]]. The second-most-important headquarters, the [[List of places in Codename: Kids Next Door#Kids Next Door Arctic Base and Moonbase|KND Arctic Base]], serves as the training center for future KND operatives. The '''KND Prison''' is also located there.
 
===Storylines===
All KND operatives start as Cadets Next Door. They are trained by [[List of Kids Next Door operatives#Numbuh 60|Numbuh 60]] in the '''Arctic Base'''. After completing training, the Cadets graduate at the '''Moonbase''' where they pick a codename (codenames are usually numbers, but they can also be letters). They then register by inserting their genetic material (i.e. booger) into the '''Code Module'''. After that, they are assigned to a sector and will work there until they are thirteen. When an operative turns thirteen, they will be decommissioned and all their memories as a KND operative will be removed. However, certain operatives will continue service undercover to report the plans of teens and adult faculties to the KND.
The episodes are titularly presented as the missions of the members of Sector V in the Kids Next Door, denoted as "Operation:" followed by an [[acronym]] that can give viewers clues as to what each mission is about. Most episodes are divided into two parts, each with a different mission, while some episodes consist of two directly linked parts with one mission. Usually, the episodes have very little continuity with each other, although occasionally an episode will have a reference to at least one earlier episode and/or lead to consequences in later ones. Season Five's "Operation: O.U.T.B.R.E.A.K." is a direct continuation of the episode "Operation: V.I.R.U.S.", and Season Six's "Operation: S.C.I.E.N.C.E." leads into "Operation: A.M.I.S.H." while another pair of Season Six episodes; "Operation: R.E.C.E.S.S." and "Operation: H.A.M.S.T.E.R.", occur simultaneously, the latter showing what sort of thing transpires while the team is away.
 
Stories in the earlier episodes were often about typical childhood problems, but magnified and exaggerated. As the series progressed, a more complex and continuous storyline developed. The final season revolved around the mysterious Splinter Cell within the KND itself observing Numbuh One for an unknown assignment, which was concluded in the series finale "Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.".
 
==Production==
[[Mr. Warburton|Warburton]] created a pilot episode, titled "Diseasy Does It", for another planned show, ''Kenny and the Chimp'', which was to be produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]]. Among the planned recurring characters for ''Kenny and the Chimp'' was a group of rebellious children known as "Those Kids Next Door", who carried out their mischief from a house next to Kenny's home, and frequently caused trouble for him. The plot-line was then changed to focus on the group of kids alone, and later, the kids battling adulthood.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2006 |title=Audio Interview: Tom Warburton |url=http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2006/11/09/audio-interview-tom-warburton/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603143358/http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2006/11/09/audio-interview-tom-warburton/ |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |access-date=2008-10-24 |website=Frederatorblogs.com}}</ref> The show began development under the name ''The Kids Next Door'', which was later changed to the current title after another network began developing a show called ''Pigs Next Door''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Warburton |first1=Mr |title=warburtonlabs: THE PIGS NEXT DOOR |url=https://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-pigs-next-door.html |access-date=21 August 2024 |work=warburtonlabs |date=11 August 2014}}</ref> In 2001, the show's pilot episode, "No P in the OOL", which was produced at [[Cartoon Network Studios]], won a [[Cartoon Network]] viewer's poll, and as a result, ''Codename: Kids Next Door'' was greenlit to become a series, while ''Kenny and the Chimp'' was not greenlit by the channel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ball |first=Ryan |date=December 5, 2002 |title=Codename: Kids Next Door Goes Into Action |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/codename-kids-next-door-goes-into-action/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010050157/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/codename-kids-next-door-goes-into-action/ |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |access-date=2008-10-27 |website=Animationmagazine.net}}</ref> The character Professor XXXL, who appeared in "Diseasy Does It", became a recurring character in ''Codename: Kids Next Door'' after ''Kenny and the Chimp'' was not picked up for a series, while Kenny and Chimpy did make a cameo in "No P in the OOL".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fridays.toonzone.net/interviews-warburtonwillems.html |title=Tom Warburton & Mo Willems |date=September 28, 2003 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=Toonzone.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004082953/http://fridays.toonzone.net/interviews-warburtonwillems.html |archive-date=October 4, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
''Codename: Kids Next Door'' was the most popular TV series produced at [[Curious Pictures]], who previously did the work on ''[[Sheep in the Big City]]'' at Cartoon Network.
 
==Characters==
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[[Image:Sector_V.png|thumb|From top to bottom: Numbuh 4, Numbuh 3, Numbuh 5, [[Numbuh 1]] and Numbuh 2]] The main five characters belong to '''[[List of Kids Next Door operatives#Operatives in Sector V|Sector V]]''', one of many groups in the overall KND network.
 
===Main characters===
The Kids Next Door are regularly pitted against [[villain]]s that embody the characteristics they resent. Among their more tenacious adversaries are ''[[Father (Codename: Kids Next Door)|Father]]'' and the ''[[Delightful Children from Down the Lane]]'', well-behaved, obedient children who want to punish and destroy them for setting a bad example; the ''[[List of villains in Codename: Kids Next Door#Common Cold|Common Cold]]'', who blames children's germs for his [[common cold|cold]] and seeks to infect all people as sick as he is; ''[[List of villains in Codename: Kids Next Door#Stickybeard and His Candy Pirates|Stickybeard]]'', who, with his crew of Candy Pirates, sails about the city stealing candy from children; and ''[[List of villains in Codename: Kids Next Door#Gramma Stuffum and her Food Patrol|Gramma Stuffum]]'', who fattens up people with disgusting dishes from her bottomless cookpot, although Numbuh 2 seems to be semi-immune to her dishes' effects.
* Numbuh 1/Nigel Uno (voiced by [[Benjamin Diskin]]) - The leader and head operative of Sector V as well as the only child and son of Monty Uno.
* Numbuh 2/Hogarth Pennywhistle "Hoagie" Gilligan, Jr. (voiced by Benjamin Diskin) - The best friend of Numbuh 1, the joke-cracking engineer and 2x4 Technology Officer of Sector V as well as the older brother of Tommy Gilligan.
* Numbuh 3/Kuki Sanban (voiced by [[Lauren Tom]]) - The happy-go-lucky tactician and medic of Sector V as well as the older sister of Mushi Sanban.
* Numbuh 4/Wallabee "Wally" Beetles (voiced by [[Dee Bradley Baker]]) - The brash combatant of Sector V as well as the older brother of Joey Beetles.
* Numbuh 5/Abigail "Abby" Lincoln (voiced by [[Cree Summer]]) - The intelligent, relaxed [[second-in-command]]/spy of Sector V and the younger sister of Cree Lincoln. Numbah 5 also speaks in [[illeism]].
 
===KND Organization===
Other adults who aren't enemies of the Kids Next Door (most often their [[Codename: Kids Next Door characters#Operatives' Family Members|parents]]) are often [[List of unseen characters|hidden characters]] whose faces are not usually seen. As of 2006, viewers have seen all the children's parents with the notable exceptions of Numbuh Two's father (whose absence is a point of debate among fans) and the faces of Numbuh One's Mother and Four's Mother.
* Numbuh 6/Bradley (vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker) - A [[skunk]] that became an honorary member of Sector V after Hoagie and Kuki saved him in the streets. In "Operation: H.O.S.P.I.T.A.L." Bradley is made into a cyborg to save his life after he gets hit by a car.
* Numbuh 9/Maurice (voiced by [[Khary Payton]]) - A former member of Sector V who was reinstated to the Teens Next Door, a special operations group that fake being decommissioned on their 13th birthday, so they can learn information from both adults and teenagers.
* Numbuh 13 (voiced by [[Billy West]]) - The Klutz of the KND. While he means well, he is ignorant to the fact that he is incredibly clumsy, klutzy, and moronic. Like the KND's Toiletnator, every sector dreads having to work with him, even his own. The Sector Leader of N, Numbuh 14/Mary-Lou Sara-Jane Jones (voiced by Lauren Tom), has the literal job of being his damage control, which she resents very much.
* Numbuh 60/Patton Drilovsky (voiced by Matt Levin) - A high-ranking operative of the Kids Next Door Arctic Base.
* Numbuh 65.3/Herbie (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - The stuffy and nerdy Head Communications Officer of Moonbase. He often hails Sector V for urgent missions. He is also fond of Lizzie Devine.
* Numbuh 83/Sonia (voiced by [[Janice Kawaye]]) - The Soda, Snacks, and Treats officer of Sector W, she has an irrational fear of the dark and will go into a blind rage when she is forced towards it.
* Numbuh 84/Lee (voiced by Janice Kawaye) - The tactical Yo-yo Specialist of Sector W.
* Numbuh 86/Fanny Fulbright (voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]]) - The Head of Decommissioning and Global Tactical Officer of the KND Organization. She is a bossy girl and speaks with an Irish accent.
* Numbuh 92 and Numbuh 93 (voiced by Benjamin Diskin and [[Tara Strong]]) - Two KND operatives who reside on the Kids Next Door Moonbase. Their roles are effectively replaced with Numbuh 44/Pete and Peter Doblemitz (usually voiced by [[Lauren Tom]]), twin operatives who also work as infantry.
* Numbuh 101/Matt (voiced by [[Ogie Banks]]) - The Head of the KND Seriously Cool Museum of Artifacts and Stuff. He is a mega fan of Sector V, having made a macaroni statue of Numbuh 5, and even having Numbuh 1's infamous Rainbow Monkey underwear; This can turn them off from him. He is also an avid KND history enthusiast, believing in Sector Z and Numbuh 0 even when others thought that they were just myths.
* Numbuh 362/Rachel McKenzie (voiced by [[Rachael MacFarlane]]) - The Supreme Leader of the KND Organization.
* Numbuh 363/Harvey McKenzie (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - The sector leader of Sector W, and Numbuh 362's younger brother. He is rivaling with Sector V in the series finale, who do not like him very much due to his cockiness and dislike of being touched by others. He was decommissioned months later by Numbuh 5 because she got sick of him not wanting to be touched.
* Numbuh 74.239 and Numbuh Infinity (voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]] and [[Phil LaMarr]] respectively) - Two KND operatives who both worked for the Splinter Cell, a shadowy faction of the Kids Next Door. They have manipulated events to sign Nigel to the Galactic KND.
 
===Villains===
On occasion, the younger siblings of the Kids Next Door have accompanied them on missions. A few episodes feature Numbuh Three's younger sister [[List of Codename: Kids Next Door characters#Kuki Sanban|Mushi]] (Operations S.P.A.C.E., K.A.S.T.L.E., N.U.G.G.E.T., and C.L.U.E.S.), Numbuh Four's baby brother [[List of Codename: Kids Next Door characters#Wallabee Beetles|Joey]] (Operations S.P.R.O.U.T. and D.O.D.G.E.B.A.L.L.) and Numbuh Two's younger brother [[Tommy Gilligan|Tommy]] has gone on to become an adult-fighting crusader himself (he was briefly a Kids Next Door member, codenamed "Numbuh T", but he took himself out of their [[database]] to save the group; the KND [[security]] system won't let him re-enlist, and at the time no one except Numbuh 86 knew that the Recommissioning Module was functioning which would explain why Numbuhs 2-5 got re-enlisted but Tommy didn't. He now goes by the alias "The Tommy" and functions as an independent operative.
* Father/Benedict Wigglestein-Uno (voiced by [[Maurice LaMarche]] impersonating [[Kirk Douglas]] when wearing the silhouette suit, [[Jeff Bennett]] without it) - The arch-nemesis of the KND, the main villain of the series, and the "adoptive" father of the Delightful Children From Down the Lane. He is also Nigel's paternal uncle and Monty's brother. In "Operation: Z.E.R.O.", the aforementioned family relation is revealed, as well as that Father kidnapped the kids formerly known as Sector Z and permanently brainwashed them to become the Delightful Children.
* The Delightful Children From Down the Lane (voiced by Benjamin Diskin, Dee Bradley Baker, and Cree Summer in unison, and by Tom Kenny, Rachael McFarlane, Jason Harris, Dee Bradley Baker, and Cree Summer individually as Sector Z),{{efn|In "Operation U.N.D.E.R.C.O.V.E.R.", the one with the football helmet (Lenny) briefly separates from the others and is individually voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.}} five 'delightfulized' kids, and Father's children. In "Operation: Z.E.R.O.", they are revealed to be the former members of the missing Sector Z; Bruce (blonde boy with bowl cut), Alessandra (brunette-blond haired girl), David (tall, skinny boy with a comb-over), Lenny (black boy with Football Helmet), and Constance (fat girl with brown hair and pigtails), (clockwise from the front). 'Delightfulization' is shown to be a form of brainwashing throughout the series, with Sector Z's brainwashing being boosted by a blown fuse and thus made permanent. As a result, any attempt to reverse it can only be temporary.
* Cree Lincoln (voiced by Cree Summer) - Numbuh 5's older sister, leader of the Teen Ninjas, and an apprentice to Father. She was originally a KND operative Numbuh 11. While a dangerous foe, Cree does care about her sister and wished that Numbuh 5 joined the teens just like her.
* Chad Dickson (voiced by [[Jason Harris Katz|Jason Harris]]) - Formerly Numbuh 274, Chad was the supreme leader of the Kids Next Door until it was revealed in "Operation: E.N.D." that he had hidden his thirteenth birthday to the KND and arranged Sector V's decommissioning. Due to his treason he allies with the adults and joined the Teen Ninjas. In "Operation: T.R.E.A.T.Y.", it is revealed that he was actually a TND operative working for the Splinter Cell.
* Mr. Boss (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - A corporate executive and the de facto second-in-command of the KND's standard rogues gallery. Mr. Boss is often the one who leads the other KND villains in his plots. In his debut episode, some of Sector V's parents work for him in his office building. In "Operation: D.A.D.D.Y.", it is revealed that he is Numbuh 86's father.
* The Toiletnator/Lou Pottingsworth III (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - A toilet-themed incompetent villain, being considered the lamest villain by the KND and by other villains to the point where Mr. Boss quotes "Aw geez, it's the Toiletnator!" when he shows up. He is shown to have toilet based powers as seen within "Operation: C.A.N.Y.O.N.". In a comic spin-off, it is revealed that he is Wally's long lost uncle.
* Stickybeard (voiced by [[Mark Hamill]]) - The candy-loving pirate captain of the Candy Pirates and a rival of Numbuh 5's due to their mutual obsession with sugar. Despite being sour towards the Kids Next Door, he does show a "sweet tooth" such as saving Sector V from the Great White [[Asparagus]] (which he loathes more than kids) and helping Numbuh 5 save Heinrich from cursed licorice pirates.
* Knightbrace/Mr. Jelly (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]) - An oral health-themed vigilante who performs painful and unnecessary dental and orthodontic procedures on the children he ambushes. In his debut episode, "Operation T.E.E.T.H.", his true identity is Mr. Jelly, the former owner of a candy shop the KND frequently visit. Mr. Jelly always wanted to be a dentist since he was a child, but was expelled from dental school for attempting to put braces on babies. He was forced to work in his family's candy store, but later became Knightbrace due to being angered at candy harming children's teeth. Despite being ashamed of reluctantly serving sweets to his customers, he likes taffy.
* The Common Cold (voiced by Tom Kenny) - A sickness-based villain who uses his own snot to render all KND operatives sick so they'll be too weak on stopping other adults' plans. At one point, the Common Cold was defeated by Mrs. Gilligan, who used chicken soup on him. He has a niece named Anna Worthington (his sister-in-law's daughter).
* Gramma Stuffum (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - An old lady obsessed with force-feeding her disgusting food to children to make them unable to move so that they cannot bother adults. As seen in her debut episode, even the Delightful Children from Down the Lane cannot handle her food. She is often accompanied by liver and two giggling onions.
* Count Spankulot (voiced by [[Daran Norris]]) - A vampire vigilante who spanks naughty children. Like the Toiletnator, he wants to join a group but his spank addiction always gets him rejected. In "Operation: L.O.C.K.D.O.W.N.", he can actually turn people into spank-happy vampires just by taking off his gloves, similar to a vampire bite, and can only be cured by spanking him back.
* Mr. John Wink and Mr. Timothy Fibb (voiced by Tom Kenny and Dee Bradley Baker respectively) - A pair of villains who use robotic chairs to fight. For unknown reasons, Mr. Wink sports bison horns and Mr. Fibb sports walrus tusks. In "Operation C.O.W.G.I.R.L.", both of them used to be members of Cowboys Kids Club, but Timothy and John became villains due to fellow Cowboy Kids Club member, Lasso Lass, going to the prom with Texas Tommy instead of Timothy. They are a parody of [[Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd]] and address each other in the same manner.
* Crazy Old [[Cat lady|Cat Lady]] (voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]]) - An old woman with cat-like features who lives with thousands of black and white cats.
* Professor XXXL (voiced by Frank Welker) - A scientist who wants to create the most perfect snow cone that has ever been made. Every time he appears, he gets different animalistic parts in his body. While Professor XXXL rarely attacks the KND, he does engage in other activities with the other villains.
* Chester (voiced by Tom Kenny) - A greedy man who wants to make money at the expense of children while doing different jobs. Some of his numerous schemes include brainwashing campers for labor while operating as a camp counselor, selling children as burgers to sharks while operating as a fast food worker, and putting Numbuh 1 in a dream with the help of his Happy Headband while operating as a mad scientist.
* Mega Mom and Destructo Dad / Mrs. and Mr. Dickson (voiced by Jeff Bennett and Grey DeLisle) - Numbuh 274's parents that wanted their son to be the best by petrifying the other KND operatives. They were easily defeated when 274 threatens them by quitting every extra curricular activity he is assigned.
* Mr. Fizz (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - A businessman who is the head of the Soda Control Board who "legalize" the age of when children should not drink root beer. He cannot stand the sound of children and often drinks soda just to soothe his nerves. If he cannot steady his nerves, then he flies into a rage. He also has anosmia which makes him immune to horrible stenches.
* The Great Puttinski / Rupert Puttkin (voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]) - An arrogant and rude miniature golf champion who takes the sport very seriously. After losing to Hoagie, he shrinks him down to size in his basement where he created his own course (all the while to not disturb his mother).
* Senior Citizen Squad (voiced by [[Candi Milo]], Tom Kenny, and Dee Bradley Baker) - A group of senior citizens led by Hoagie's grandmother, Lydia Gilligan, who along with her companions, Sheldon and Maurice, use an anti-aging cream that temporarily turns them into teenagers.
* Ice Cream Men (variously voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kenny, Daran Norris, and [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]) - Ice cream vendors men who operate Ice Cream Trucks and only serve ice cream to adults. They serve mainly as henchmen to the Delightful Children and Mr. Boss while using the Tasty Taste Ice Cream Factory as their base. At one point, the Delightful Children reprimanded them for having a heater in their factory.
** Elite Ice Cream Men (variously voiced by Jess Harnell, Maurice LaMarche, Matt Levin, Daran Norris, and Khary Payton) - A version of the Ice Cream Men that wear ice cream cone-themed armor. They are often in the services of Father.
* Henrietta "Heinrich" Von Marzipan (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker while cursed and Candi Milo while uncursed), Numbuh 5's arch-rival, who travels the world in search of rare candy and will often go to villainous extremes to get it. She hates Numbuh 5 for an unknown past event in Guatemala, eventually explained in "Operation: C.A.R.A.M.E.L.". In the series, she appears to be a boy, but in "Operation: C.A.R.A.M.E.L.", it is revealed that she is actually female, suffering under the effects of a curse that took away her most prized quality, her feminimity, and she and Abigail reconcile with each other after she is helped to become her true self again.
* James Nixon McGarfield (voiced by Tom Kenny) - McGarfield was the Fourth Grade President-for-life of Gallagher Elementary until it was revealed that he allied with Father and began abusing his power until "Operation: S.N.O.W.I.N.G." when he was defeated for holding an assembly on a snow day. His name is a reference to previous presidents involved in scandals and disasters: [[Richard Nixon]], [[William McKinley]], [[James Garfield]], and [[James Buchanan]].
* Laura Limpin / The Big Badolescent (voiced by Grey DeLisle in normal form, Dee Bradley Baker in teen form) - A little girl who has a "condition" that turns her into a hulking monster when she gets angry, she'll eventually calm down when she gets her way.
* The Six-Gum Gang (voiced by Jennifer Hale, Tom Kenny, Benjamin Diskin, and Dee Bradley Baker) - A gang of child robbers who worked for the Delightful Children to steal other children's homework and pass it off as their own.
* The Interesting Twins From Beneath The Mountain - Two Japanese twins consisting of an unnamed boy (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]) and an unnamed girl (voiced by [[Tara Strong]]) who worked for Father, with facepaint similar to the [[Yin and Yang]] symbol. Although the two are masters of disguise and espionage, they tend to suffer a lot of misfortunes and setbacks. In "Operation: T.R.I.P.", they were following Numbuh 3 on her trip to Japan to infiltrate the home base of the Japanese Kids Next Door and unleash a team of ninjas on them. The Twins would later appear in "Operation R.E.C.R.U.I.T." to infiltrate the Kids Next Door headquarters by posing as a boy named "Bobby" only to fail as Sector V knew of their schemes.
* King Sandy (voiced by [[James Arnold Taylor]]) - An average little kid that always portrays himself as a tyrannical king and hates being told that he is only pretending. He is accompanied by the Knights of the Round Towel (who are actually his cousins). He once tried to make Kuki his queen, but not before he sets his eyes on her baby sister Mushi.
* Grandfather (voiced by [[Neil Ross]]) - Monty and Benedict's father who is the main [[antagonist]] in "Operation: Z.E.R.O.". His main goal was to turn all children and adults into obedient elderly zombies to reclaim domination across the world, he was successfully defeated by the recommissioned Numbuh 0 by placing both Grandfather and himself in the Decommissioning Chamber which erased their memories.
* Ernest (voiced by Dave Wittenberg) - Ernest is the leader of the bullies who commissions underground sports involving kids to misbehave. He first ran "Bully-Fights" (similar to the real bullfighting sport) in Operation: M.A.T.A.D.O.R where he tricks innocent fathers into signing up for a "How to be a Better Dad Seminar" and hook them up on caffeine causing them to behave like angry Spanish Bulls. Wally enjoyed the sport but he immediately hated the idea when forced to fight his dad, who was brainwashed. After the "Bully Fights" were sabotaged, Ernest commissioned "Vaseball", a version of baseball, where children use pottery, glass and other breakable objects as baseballs. This, however, was a ploy by Ernest and his gang of bullies to get the kids grounded so no one could tattle on them while the bullies go vandalizing every house in the neighborhood. Although successful in getting the kids grounded, minus Numbuh Four, he and the bullies gets grounded themselves. His name is a reference to [[Ernest Hemingway]], who was a fan of Spanish Bullfighting.
 
===Other characters===
==The missions (Episode list)==
* Lizzie Devine (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - Nigel's girlfriend and then later ex-girlfriend; they broke up at the end of the season 6 episode, "Operation: G.I.R.L.F.R.I.E.N.D.". While they were together, she was extremely possessive of him and was always looking to spend as much time with him as possible, which inconveniences him if he was in the middle of KND business.
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* Numbuh 0/Montgomery "Monty" Uno (voiced by [[Frank Welker]] as an adult, [[Dave Wittenberg]] as a child, or Numbuh 0) - Nigel's father. He is later revealed to have started the Seventh Age of the KND after defeating Grandfather.
* Mrs. Uno (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - Numbuh 1's mother and Father's sister-in-law. In "Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.", it is revealed that she was originally a KND operative Numbuh 999, and was the first female operative of the Seventh Age.
* Betty Gilligan (voiced by Candi Milo) - Numbuh 2's mother.
* Thomas "Tommy" Gilligan (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - Hoagie's baby brother who constantly wanted to join Sector V on their missions, much to their annoyance. In "Operation: G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E.S.", he temporarily becomes a KND operative "Numbuh T" until he resigns himself from the code module in order to stop one of Father's plans, and becomes a vigilante going by the alias of "The Tommy".
* Kani Sanban (voiced by [[Keone Young]]) - Kuki's father. While high strung and moody, he does love his children. His name means "crab" in Japanese, fitting his crabby personality.
* Genki Sanban (voiced by Lauren Tom) - Kuki's mother. She is a successful businesswoman and is the boss of Betty Gilligan. While she never played with toys as a girl, she does let her daughters have toys as to give them a happy childhood unlike her. Her name means "energetic" in Japanese, yet Genki is portrayed as quiet.
* Mushi Sanban (voiced by [[Tara Strong]]), Numbuh 3's little sister. In season 4, she later becomes a villain after "murdering" her sister's new Rainbow Monkey out of jealousy, later she kidnaps Count Spankulot to create Spankenstine as revenge towards Numbuh 2.
* Sydney Beetles (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - Wally's father.
* Mrs. Beetles (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - Wally's mother.
* Joey Beetles (vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker) - Wally's baby brother. He is surprisingly powerful and witty for being only a baby, defeating multiple villains.
* Dr. Lincoln (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson impersonating [[Bill Cosby]]) - Abigail's father who is inspired by [[Cliff Huxtable]] from ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' due to the fact that they both work as doctors. He used to work as a clown, until his co-worker messed up his joke, ruining their careers. Unlike the other parents, Dr. Lincoln's face is never shown (except in clown makeup).
* Mrs. Lincoln (voiced by Cree Summer) - Numbuh 5's mother.
 
==TriviaEpisodes==
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* The show was originally going to be on [[Kids' WB!]].
There are six seasons, each with 13 episodes (two half-length episodes counting as one), adding up to 78 episodes altogether. There have been two TV movies, the first taking place between the second and third episodes of season 6 (Operation: Z.E.R.O.),<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2006 |title=''Kids Next Door'' Movie Debuts Friday |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/kids-next-door-movie-debuts-friday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129020455/http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/kids-next-door-movie-debuts-friday/ |archive-date=January 29, 2012 |access-date=2008-10-27 |website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bynum |first=Aaron H. |date=August 8, 2006 |title=Begin Operation Z.E.R.O. |url=http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=1109 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326072845/http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=1109 |archive-date=March 26, 2009 |access-date=2008-10-27 |website=Animation Insider}}</ref> and the second at the end of season 6 (Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.), which serves as the series finale.
* The last name of each kid is a reference to his/her code name:
** Numbuh 5 Abigail '''Lincoln''': The [[U.S. five-dollar bill|U.S. $5 bill]] features [[Abraham Lincoln]].
** Numbuh 4 Wallabee '''Beetles''': [[The Beatles]] had 4 members
** Numbuh 3 Kuki '''Sanban''': {{nihongo|三番|''sanban''}} means "Number 3" in [[Japanese language|Japanese]].
** Numbuh 2 Hoagie P. '''Gilligan, Jr.''': Gilligan, a character in the television comedy series [[Gilligan's Island]], is the second in command of the S.S. Minnow. Also he was the second in his family to be named "Hoagie P. Gilligan".
** Numbuh 1 Nigel '''Uno'''. "Uno" means One in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Italian language|Italian]].
* The KND also have ''THE'' aliases, which were part of the original series pitch but aren't directly mentioned on the show:
** Numbuh 1="The Leader"
** Numbuh 2="The Pilot" "The Inventor" "The Doofus"
** Numbuh 3="The Girly One" "The Flirt"
** Numbuh 4="The Tough Kid" "The Stupid One"
** Numbuh 5="The Cool One" "The Quiet One" also second in command
*In episodes Numbuhs 1,2,3,4,and 5 have positions in their sector like every other operative
**Numbuh 1="Supreme Tactical Commander of Sector V"
**Numbuh 2="2x4 Technology Officer of Sector V"
**Numbuh 3="Diversionary Tactics of Sector V"
**Numbuh 4="Hand-to-Hand Combat Expert of Sector V"
**Numbuh 5="Second in Command/Spy of Sector V"
* In Operation: C.A.K.E.D., Numbuh 4 was referred to as Wallace, not Wallabee. Also, in the original [[advertisement]]s he was called "Wannabe," which was an ironic typo because he looked like a wanna-be Beatle.
* So far the series has inspired 2 videogames: "Operation: S.O.D.A." for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and "[[Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.]]" for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Xbox]]. Both games sold very badly.
* The KND musical score is composed by [[Stephen Rucker]] & [[Tom Chase]]. The end theme song is sung by [[Fake Brain]].
* From season 4 (Ops R.A.B.B.I.T. and F.L.U.S.H. onwards), the closing credits were redone, so that they show on half the screen (the secret agent-themed crediting and closing theme remain) with a "beauty shot" on the right. This is usually showcasing a humorous event inspired from the episode which follows the ending. The storyboard of one such sequence can be seen [http://kidsnextblog.livejournal.com/1962.html here]. (These type of credits were also used in the first two season 3 episodes ([[List of Codename: Kids Next Door 30-minute episodes#F.U.T.U.R.E.|F.U.T.U.R.E.]], A.F.L.O.A.T., and L.E.A.D.E.R.), while other episodes in that season used the old credits.)
* KND were referred to in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''. In the episode "[[Super Zero / Sickly Sweet|Sickly Sweet]]", Grim was watching TV, and someone sounding like Numbuh 4 said: "Numbuh 3! Get back to the treehouse and clean up this Numbuh 2 mess, before Numbuh 1 gets back!"
** Also in "[[Billy and Mandy vs. the Martians]]", when the kids see a [[hologram]] similar to the hologram in KND (Billy says "Hey, this isn't Codename: Kids Next Door! It's just as mesmerizing, though.")
**A crossover with [[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]] will air after Season 6.{{fact}}
* In some episodes there is a kid that dresses like [[Ash Ketchum]] and, Numbuh 215 resembles [[Yugi Mutou]] ([[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]) except with glasses.
* From episodes "C.A.K.E.D." through "C.A.K.E.D.-F.O.U.R." it seemed as though the KND were not getting older. By then, they would have been at least 13 as they were advertised as 10 years old. Apparently, episode "C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E." cleared that up as Numbuh 1 says that we only get to do this 5 times every year (one for each of the individual Delightful Children's birthdays).
* The first KND movie aired August 11, 2006. It is called Operation: Z.E.R.O., {Zero Explanation Reveals Origins} in which the KND must recommission their greatest operative, Numbuh Zero.
* A live action film adaptation is currently being kicked around[http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=11728].
* Sheep from "[[Sheep in the Big City]]" can be be seen in some episodes.
*Each of the KND Characters of Sector V have something that would cover up their eyes: Numbah 1's sunglasses, Numbah 2's goggles, Numbah 3 closes her eyes, Numbah 4's hair and Numbah 5's hat.
*The show was originally "The Kids Who Lived Next Door".
*In earlier episodes Numbah 5 is seen wearing glasses.
*Sector V can be seen as a pun, such as V also stands for the number five as there are five kids.
 
==Reception==
==Titles in other languages==
===Awards and nominations===
* [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: ''Кодово име: Съседските деца'' (literally: "The neighbor-kids")
In 2005, the series won the Best Television Series for Children Award at the [[Ottawa International Animation Festival]] for "Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.", which was written by [[Mr. Warburton]] and [[Mo Willems]] and storyboarded by Guy Moore and Quack Leard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 Ottawa International Animation Festival Awards |url=https://www.animationfestival.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=261&Itemid=1044#2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042854/https://www.animationfestival.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=261&Itemid=1044#2005 |archive-date=2017-12-01 |access-date=2016-09-22 |website=AnimationFestival.ca}}</ref> The following year, "Operation: L.I.C.O.R.I.C.E." won the Festival's Collideascope Award for Television Animation for Children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ottawa International Animation Festival &#124; |url=https://www.animationfestival.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=261&Itemid=1044 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042854/https://www.animationfestival.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=261&Itemid=1044 |archive-date=2017-12-01 |access-date=2016-09-23 |website=AnimationFestival.ca}}</ref>
* [[Chinese language|Chinese]]
** [[Traditional Chinese]]: ''小孩大聯盟'' (Great Alliance of Kids)
* [[Danish language|Danish]]: ''Kodenavn: Naboens børn'' (literally: "The neighbor-kids")
* [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: the title is the original English title, though the Dutch version has a Dutch-language script and voicecast. Even though sometimes they are called "kids van hiernaast"
* [[French language|French]]: ''Nom de Code: KND''
* [[German language|German]]: ''Deckname KND''
* [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: ''ילדי השכונה'' (The Neighborhood Kids)
* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Rémkölykök (Jelszó: Kölyök, Nem Dedós)'' (literally: Gruesomekids (Password: The kid is not babyish!))
* [[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Nome in codice: KND Kommando Nuovi Diavoli
* [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: KND ハチャメチャ大作戦/''KND: Hachamecha Daisakusen'' (literally "KND: Great Chaotic Operations")
* [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: ''Kaimynų vaikai'' (literally "Neighbour kids")
* [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: ''Лозинка: Децата од соседството''
* [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: ''Kodenavn: Nabobarna''
* [[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Kryptonim: Klan Na Drzewie''
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]:
** [[Brasil]]: ''KND: A Turma do Bairro'' (also ''Kids from the Hood'')
* [[Russian language|Russian]]: ''Кодовое Имя: Соседские Ребята'' (literally "Codename: Neighborly Children")
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
** [[Spain]]: ''Código: KND''
** [[Latin America]]: ''KND: Los Chicos del Barrio'' (literally "Kids from the Neighborhood")
*[[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Kodnamn: Grannungarna (Literally The neighbourkids)
* [[Thai language|Thai]]: 'รหัสลับเด็กข้างบ้าน'' (Rahadlub Dekkangbaan)
 
It was also nominated for the Pulcinella award at the 2007 [[Cartoons on the Bay]] festival, in the category of action-adventure TV series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pulcinella Awards > Candidature|url=http://www.cartoonsbay.com/it/03_pulcinella/01_nominations.shtml|website=Cartoonsbay.com|archive-date=July 15, 2007|access-date=July 11, 2024|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715134620/http://www.cartoonsbay.com/it/03_pulcinella/01_nominations.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==External links==
* [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/knd/index.html Official site] at [[Cartoon Network]] (USA)
* ''[http://knd.curiouspictures.com/ Codename: Kids Next Door]'' at ''Curious Pictures'' (producer)
* ''[http://www.codemodule.cjb.net Operation: C.O.D.E.-M.O.D.U.L.E.]'' Collective Fan Site
* ''[http://knd.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The Code Module]'' KND Encyclopedia Project
* ''[http://numbuh8.proboards17.com/index.cgi Stardrifter's Forum]'' the Kids Next Door fanbase.
* ''[http://theart.gothichamlet.com/oekaki The KND Oekaki]'' Free online art program for Kids Next Door fans
 
===Broadcast===
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* ''[[Cartoon Network]]'' (December 2002 – 2008; 2009-2014; 2021-2023)
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* ''[[Kids' WB]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]]'' (February 2017–March 2017; January 2, 2018&nbsp;– May 27, 2019, June 8, 2021 – October 23, 2023, November 26, 2024-present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Codename: Kids Next Door&nbsp;— TV Show, Episode Guide & Schedule |url=http://tv.twcc.com/tv/codename-kids-next-door |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111122530/http://tv.twcc.com/tv/codename-kids-next-door |archive-date=11 January 2017 |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=TWC Central}}</ref>
 
==Other media==
 
===Home media===
Two DVDs totaling sixteen episodes were released by [[Warner Home Video]]. Four episodes were also released on the [[Game Boy Advance Video]] cartridge ''Codename: Kids Next Door, Volume 1''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Codename Kids Next Door, Vol. 1 |asin=B00024GSC8}}</ref> The entire series is available on [[Video on demand|digital purchase]] on [[Amazon Prime]] and [[Apple TV+]]. On May 30, 2019, the entire series, except for the "Operation: Z.E.R.O." TV movie, was added to the [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]] streaming service and its [[VRV (streaming service)|VRV]] channel. The series, including "Operation: Z.E.R.O.", was available on the [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] streaming service until it was removed.
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| ''[[Scooby-Doo]] and the Toon Tour of Mysteries'' || {{dts|2004|06}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spethmann |first=Betsy |date=February 26, 2004 |title=Kellogg, Cartoon Network in $4 Million Back-to-School Campaign |url=http://www.chiefmarketer.com/kellogg-cartoon-network-in-4-million-back-to-school-campaign/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921161832/http://www.chiefmarketer.com/kellogg-cartoon-network-in-4-million-back-to-school-campaign/ |archive-date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=January 20, 2013 |website=Promo Magazine}}</ref> || ||
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| rowspan=2|''Sooper Hugest Missions: File One'' || {{dts|2004|10|26}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Codename Kids Next Door&nbsp;— Sooper Hugest Missions File One (2002) |asin=B0002MFGAK}}</ref> || {{dts|2006|05|15}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Codename&nbsp;— Kids Next Door: Sooper Hugest Missions&nbsp;— File 1 [DVD] |asin=B000FFL1N0 |asin-tld=co.uk}}</ref> || {{dts|2008|02|13}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Codename: Kids Next Door: Sooper Hugest Missions File 1 |url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/9155/codename-kids-next-door-sooper-hugest-missions-file-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601130324/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/9155/codename-kids-next-door-sooper-hugest-missions-file-1 |archive-date=2013-06-01 |access-date=2013-05-25 |publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2013|03|12}} (''Hall of Fame #2'')<ref>{{Citation |title=4 Kid Favorites Cartoon Network Hall of Fame Number 2 (DVD) |asin=B00AYV0KIM}}</ref> || ||
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| rowspan=2|''Sooper Hugest Missions: File Two'' || {{dts|2005|08|23}}<ref name="two">{{Citation |title=Codename Kids Next Door - Sooper Hugest Missions File Two |asin=B000EM8WSQ}}</ref> || ||
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| {{dts|2015|06|23}} (''Hall of Fame #3'')<ref>{{Citation |title=4 Kid Favorites Cartoon Network: Hall of Fame Number 3 (DVD) |asin=B00VA327Y8}}</ref> || ||
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| ''Christmas Rocks'' || {{dts|2005|10|04}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Cartoon Network - Christmas Rocks |asin=B0009ZE9NK}}</ref> || ||
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! rowspan=2 style="background:#02a8c2"| || rowspan=2|[[List of Codename: Kids Next Door episodes#Season 2 (2003–04)|2]]
| rowspan=2|''Sooper Hugest Missions: File Two''
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| {{dts|2015|06|23}} (''Hall of Fame #3'') || ||
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! rowspan=2 style="background:#2CB147"| || rowspan=2|[[List of Codename: Kids Next Door episodes#Season 3 (2004)|3]]
| ''Grossest Halloween Ever'' || {{dts|2005|08|09}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Cartoon Network Halloween 2 - Grossest Halloween Ever [DVD] |asin=B0009IWFDS}}</ref> || ||
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| ''Sweet Sweet Fear'' || {{dts|2006|09|12}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Cartoon Network Halloween 3 - Sweet Sweet Fear |asin=B000FUTVM8}}</ref> || ||
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! style="background:#000fff"| || [[List of Codename: Kids Next Door episodes#Season 5 (2005–06)|5]]
| ''Christmas #3'' || {{dts|2006|10|03}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Cartoon Network Christmas 3 |asin=B000GB5M5Q}}</ref> || ||
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===In other series or works===
On an episode of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' entitled "Sickly Sweet", a scene depicts Grim watching ''Codename: Kids Next Door''. Also, in ''[[Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure]]'', Numbuh Three makes a cameo as Grim's replacement. Numbuh Two also made a cameo in "Billy & Mandy Moon the Moon". Also, in the ''[[Mad (TV series)|MAD]]'' episode "Taking Nemo / Once Upon a Toon", Numbuh One makes a cameo as one of the cartoon characters who have forgotten his identity. The show was also referenced in the [[New Boyz]] song "Tough Kids".<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Boyz&nbsp;– Tough Kids Lyrics |url=http://www.lyricsmania.com/tough_kids_lyrics_new_boyz.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052759/http://www.lyricsmania.com/tough_kids_lyrics_new_boyz.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2015-08-15}}</ref> In the 2004 film ''[[Sideways]]'', the show is playing on Miles' mother's television set. The Delightful Children from Down the Lane were reviewed on the Orientation Videos for Villains of ''[[Villainous (TV series)|Villainous]]'' "The Lost Cases of the Treehouse". Numbuh Five made a cameo in the ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]'' episode "Crossover Nexus". In the ''[[Craig of the Creek]]'' episode "Kelsey the Elder", Barry mentions this show. Characters from the show will appear in the upcoming ''[[Jellystone!]]'' special ''Crisis on Infinite Mirths'' as confirmed by series developer [[C.H. Greenblatt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/cartoon-network-shows-crossover-jellystone-crisis-on-infinite-mirths/ |title=Every Cartoon Network Show Confirmed for New Crossover Special, "Crisis on Infinite Mirths" |publisher=ComicBook.com |date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=November 11, 2024}}</ref>
 
===Publications===
Stories featuring the Kids Next Door have been featured in the comic series ''Cartoon Cartoons'', ''Cartoon Network Block Party'', and ''Cartoon Network Action Pack'' from [[DC Comics]]. The characters are also featured in the books ''2x4 Technology Handbook'' and ''Sooper Secrets and Boomerang Bloopers'', both by Benjamin Alison Wilgus. The characters appeared in a one-shot tie-in for [[Cartoon Network]] and [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''Super Secret Crisis War'' crossover comic in 2014.
 
===Trading cards===
A [[Codename: Kids Next Door Trading Card Game|trading card game based on the series]] was launched by [[Wizards of the Coast]] in July 2005.
 
===Video games===
Two video games were released for the series: ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: S.O.D.A.|Operation: S.O.D.A.]]'' in 2004 for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.|Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.]]'' in 2005 for [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], and [[GameCube]]. Several browser games were also released on the Cartoon Network website. The MMORPG style game Operation: B.E.S.T. was playable for a brief time in 2005, but was shut down shortly thereafter.
 
In ''[[Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall]]'', Numbuhs One through Five, and villains Father, Toiletnator, and Stickybeard appear as non-playable characters. KNDefense armor and 2x4 Tech weapons are available for players, Sector V's treehouse can be explored, and KND S.C.A.M.P.E.R.s can be used for transport. In ''[[Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion]]'', Father and Numbuh 1 are playable, Sector V Treehouse and the C.O.O.L.-B.U.S. are arenas, and Numbuh 2 and Stickybeard are assisted characters. In the console versions, Toiletnator is a playable character, Numbuh 4 is an assist character, and KND Moonbase is an arena.
 
==Future==
On January 31, 2008, during a Q&A session on [[LiveJournal]], when Tom Warburton was asked if "Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S." was in fact the true finale of ''Codename: KND'', he said that it was not necessarily meant to be the finale, stating that a revival could be made in the future.<ref name="livejournal.com">{{Cite web |title=Sooper Secret KND Production Blog |url=http://kidsnextblog.livejournal.com/?skip=10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309032105/http://kidsnextblog.livejournal.com/?skip=10 |archive-date=9 March 2017 |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=kidsnextblog.livejournal.com}}</ref>
 
Warburton had pitched a ''Galactic Kids Next Door'' sequel several times to Cartoon Network executives,<ref name="part1">{{Cite web |last=Warburton |first=Tom |date=June 1, 2015 |title=The G:KND EXPERIMENT (part 1) |url=http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.pe/2015/06/the-gknd-experiment-part-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111121901/http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.pe/2015/06/the-gknd-experiment-part-1.html |archive-date=2017-01-11 |website=Warburton Labs}}</ref> and at one point he considered making a [[TV movie]] as a pilot for the potential series.<ref name="livejournal.com" /> As there was no response, Warburton eventually decided to create a pitch that would be distributed over the internet [[Pseudonymity|pseudonymously]] to try and get the series approved with help from fans. Warburton wrote the script and collaborated with others who had worked on the series to produce an [[animatic]]-style pitch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warburton |first=Tom |date=June 5, 2015 |title=The G:KND EXPERIMENT (part 3) |url=http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.pe/2015/06/the-gknd-experiment-part-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910021001/http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.pe/2015/06/the-gknd-experiment-part-3.html |archive-date=2017-09-10 |website=Warburton Labs}}</ref><ref name="part1" /> On March 19, 2015, the animatic was released, entitled ''Galactic Kids Next Door''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Numbuh Vine |date=31 March 2015 |title=Stop the g:KND |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPni6B2d9QM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706233112/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPni6B2d9QM |archive-date=6 July 2018 |access-date=29 December 2017 |via=YouTube}}</ref> On April 1, 2015, a fan-made petition was started on [[Change.org]] to have ''Galactic Kids Next Door'' be picked up for a full series, and it was signed by Warburton himself as well as Dee Bradley Baker.<ref name="a">{{Cite web |last=Warburton |first=Tom |date=June 19, 2015 |title=The G:KND EXPERIMENT (part 9) |url=http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.pe/2015/06/the-gknd-experiment-part-9.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111121532/http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.pe/2015/06/the-gknd-experiment-part-9.html |archive-date=2017-01-11 |website=Warburton Labs}}</ref> Warburton later noted that the executives at Cartoon Network had noticed the response but were not interested in a follow-up to ''KND'', though he hopes to get the sequel approved in the future.<ref name=a/>
 
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