Series synopsis
Codename: Kids Next Door is an American animation action & adventure comedy sci-fi & fantasy kids family television series that premiered on Cartoon Network on December 6, 2002. It ended on November 23, 2007. It was created by Tom Warburton. It stars Ben Diskin, Lauren Tom, Dee Bradley Baker and Cree Summer.
Taking numbers instead of names, five extraordinary 10-year-olds form a covert team called the Kids Next Door with one dedicated mission: to free all children from the tyrannical rule of adults.
Premise
Taking numbers instead of names, five extraordinary 10-year-olds form a covert team called the Kids Next Door with one dedicated mission: to free all children from the tyrannical rule of adults.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ben Diskin as Numbuh 1 / Numbuh 2 (voice)
- Lauren Tom as Numbuh 3 (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Numbuh 4 (voice)
- Cree Summer as Numbuh 5 (voice)
Guest cast
- Billy West
- Richard Steven Horvitz
- Brian Tochi
- Greg Cipes
- Charlie Schlatter
- Jill Talley
- Khary Payton
- Maurice LaMarche as Father (voice)
- Mark Hamill as Stickybeard / Sumo Wrestler / Pirate (voice)
- Josh Peck as Numbuh 50 Million B.C. (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson
- Frank Welker as Professor XXXL / Defense Array (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 144 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | November 6, 1998 | January 21, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 26 | December 6, 2002 | March 7, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 25 | October 3, 2003 | June 4, 2004 |
| Season 3 | 23 | June 11, 2004 | November 12, 2004 |
| Season 4 | 22 | November 19, 2004 | July 22, 2005 |
| Season 5 | 22 | September 30, 2005 | August 24, 2006 |
| Season 6 | 21 | September 8, 2006 | November 23, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kenny and the Chimp: Diseasy Does It! Or Chimp N'Pox Kenny and his pet chimpanzee are asked by a mad scientist to watch over his collection of samples of deadly diseases. |
November 6, 1998 |
| 2 |
No P in the O.O.L. When the villainous Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb extend the adult swimtime in the neighbourhood pool the Kids Next Door are sent a red alert to stop them. Numbuh One suggests employing the Kid-A-Pault, a Kid's Next Door weapon to put an end to this tyranny...But their plan fails, leaving them to find other means of battling Mr Wink and Mr Fibb. |
July 20, 2001 |
| 3 |
Operation: Z.E.R.O. The enemies of the Kids Next Door, led by Father, join forces to resurrect the Ultimate Evil, Grandfather, a tyrant who once ruled the world many years ago when most of the villains were themselves kids. When Grandfather uses his reality-warping powers to reconquer the world and transform every human on the planet into his obedient "Senior Citi-Zombies" slaves who are forced to make Tapioca to refuel Grandfather so he can find and destroy the Book of K.N.D. The Kids Next Door are quickly overrun and transformed. It falls upon Numbuh 1 to locate the KND's only hope for salvation, the legendary hero Numbuh 0. In the process, Numbuh 1 learns some startling revelations about the origins of the KND, his arch-enemies Father and the Delightful Children From Down The Lane, and even his own family history. |
August 11, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Operation: C.A.K.E.D. The Kids Next Door attempt to stop a party for their enemies. |
December 6, 2002 |
| 2 |
Diseasy Does It Kenny and Chimpy are hired to do chores. |
December 6, 2002 |
| 3 |
No P in the OOL Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb extend adult swim time. |
December 6, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Operation: C.A.T.S. Numbuh 4 accidently destroys Numbuh 3's favorite toy, and then lands himself in the clutches of the creepy old cat lady and her billions of cats! Will his fellow operatives save him? And will Numbuh 3 forgive him in time TO save him? |
October 3, 2003 |
| 2 |
Operation: P.O.P. When the drinking age of root beer is raised to 13, the Kids Next Door swing into action, delivering soda to speakeasies for youngsters. But soon the Kids discover the prohibtion's leader, Mr. Fizz, has something even more sinister in store. Can the Kids Next Door stop Fizz from bottling up children everywhere? |
October 3, 2003 |
| 3 |
Operation: S.P.A.N.K. After spending a stretch in the slammer for spanking the wrong child, the vampiric villain Count Spankulot vows to use his abilities to help children instead of harm them, and approaches the Kids Next Door with an offer to join them! But when the former Bounty Hunter of Bottoms turns out to be more annoying now than he ever was as a villain, how will the KND get rid of the Pesky Paddler? |
October 10, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Operation: F.U.T.U.R.E. Numbuh 4 learns he is to be sent to a boarding school but he isn't worried, as he's always escaped from them before. But then he learns that the school is being run by the evil child Madam Margie, a girl who is getting high-tech aid from none other than her future self! Madam Margie's abominable plan is to create a twisted utopia where girls rule the world, using a demonic weapon called the girlifying ray that can turn anything feminine! The team seeming doesn't stand a chance until they recieve aid from a strange source Numbuh 4's OWN future self! |
June 11, 2004 |
| 2 |
Operation: A.F.L.O.A.T. The Team attempts to crash the Annual We Hate The Kids Next Door Barbecue, only to find that the party has far more villains than they can handle! The team flees in their M.E.G.A.R.A.G.E aircraft, but Stickbeard and his band of buccaneers do not give up pursuit! When their craft is shot down by the Sweet Revenge, they land in the worst of places - in the middle of the ocean, in a disgusting sargasso of asparagus! Stranded, lost, with no edible food, a bad situation gets much worse when they are found by a great white aspargus monster! And when the vile vegetable seeks to make them its prey, all hope seems lost. Can their be any escape from this savage sprout?! |
June 18, 2004 |
| 3 |
Operation L.E.A.D.E.R. Nigel is exhausted and dirty after a hard mission, and when he takes a break, Lizzie intercepts a mission spec from Numbuh 65.3. Deciding to give Nigel a break, Lizzie tricks the rest of the team into thinking Nigel put him in charge, and assumes the role as leader. But Lizzie i |
June 18, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Operation R.A.B.B.I.T. Numbuhs 2 and 5 must rescue the first grade class's pet rabbit before it is turned into a chocolate bunny by Heinrich Von Marzipan. |
November 19, 2004 |
| 2 |
Operation: FLUSH The villains attempt to capture the KND Treehouse, but the Toilenator, trying to be helpful, only hinders their plans. |
November 19, 2004 |
| 3 |
Operation F.O.O.D.F.I.T.E. The KND are dismayed to discover that Grandma Stuffum is the new cafeteria lunch lady and she's got some pretty nasty recipes to foist on her pint-sized nemeses. |
November 26, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operation E.L.E.C.T.I.O.N.S. | September 30, 2005 |
| 2 |
Operation: D.U.C.K.Y. While in the bath, Tommy is controlled by a cleanliness-fearing sea captain. |
October 14, 2005 |
| 3 | Operation: D.I.A.P.E.R. | October 14, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Operation: S.A.F.E.T.Y. When a kid-friendly senator receives a funding of approximately eleventy-billion dollars, he uses it to build an army of Safety-Bots, to make the world a safe place for children. However, the robots grow more and more extreme in their actions, eventually planning to eliminate adults, and cover the Earth in bubble wrap. |
September 8, 2006 |
| 2 |
Operation: E.N.G.L.A.N.D. When Numbuh 1 is taken to England, someone gives him a book, resulting in Numbuh 1 getting followed by 3 kids. |
August 2, 2006 |
| 3 |
Operation: A.W.A.R.D.S. Sector V attempts to sabotage the Villain's Choice Awards. |
August 2, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Cartoon Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 6, 2002 |
| Last aired | November 23, 2007 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 19:00:00 |