"Codename: Kids Next Door" (2002) TV series 2002-????

Creators:

Maxwell Atoms
Tom Warburton
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

6 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Show up, or grow up!

Plot:

Codename: Kids Next Door follows the escapades of five eager, yet bumbling, ten-year-olds as they join...

Plot Keywords:

Kid | Children | Mission | Technology | Leader

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Dee Bradley Baker	...	Numbuh 4 / ... (60 episodes, 2002-2008)
Ben Diskin	...	Numbuh 2 / ... (48 episodes, 2002-2008)
Lauren Tom	...	Numbuh 3 / ... (45 episodes, 2002-2008)
Cree Summer	...	Numbuh 5 / ... (45 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jennifer Hale	...	Computer / ... (33 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jeff Bennett	...	Mr. Boss / ... (26 episodes, 2002-2008)
Tom Kenny	...	Knightbrace / ... (25 episodes, 2002-2008)

Series Directed by
Tom Warburton		(14 episodes, 2002-2006)

Series Writing credits
Tom Warburton		(77 episodes, 2002-2008)
Mo Willems		(56 episodes, 2002-2005)
Andy Rheingold		(12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alison Wilgus		(3 episodes, 2007)
Maxwell Atoms		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Tom Warburton	....	executive producer (50 episodes, 2002-2005)
Richard Winkler	....	executive producer (50 episodes, 2002-2005)
Susan Holden	....	executive producer (unknown episodes, 2003)
Bruce Knapp	....	producer (unknown episodes, 2003)
Steve Oakes	....	executive producer (unknown episodes, 2003)
David Starr	....	executive producer (unknown episodes, 2003)

Series Original Music by
Gwar		(1 episode, 2004)
Thomas Chase		(unknown episodes)
Steve Rucker		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Collette Sunderman		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Khaki Jones	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes)
Barb Nash	....	major production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Quack Leard	....	storyboard artist / storyboard revisionist (60 episodes, 2002-2006)
Jesse Schmal	....	storyboard artist / storyboard revisionist (51 episodes, 2002-2005)
Maurice Fontenot	....	storyboard artist (35 episodes, 2002-2008)
Tony Eastman	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Dan Madia	....	storyboard revisionist (13 episodes, 2002-2003)
David Wachtenheim	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tom Warburton	....	models / storyboard artist (13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michael Wetterhahn	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Pat Giles	....	storyboard artist (7 episodes, 2004)
Kim Arndt	....	storyboard operative (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Gatrall	....	timing director (unknown episodes)
Guy Moore	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Karen Villarreal	....	storyboard revision supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Ryan Heiferman	....	foley artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Samantha Gattsek	....	foley assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Lou Esposito	....	sound designer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Tom Warburton	....	character designer / animation timer / ... (50 episodes, 2002-2005)
Tony Eastman	....	animator (26 episodes, 2002-2004)
David Wachtenheim	....	layout artist (13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kieran Dowling	....	timing director (13 episodes, 2004-2007)
Yvette Kaplan	....	timing director (unknown episodes)
Rick Leon	....	timing director (unknown episodes)
Guy Moore	....	timing director (unknown episodes)
Sue Perrotto	....	timing director (unknown episodes)
Joanna Romersa	....	timing director (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Stuart Kollmorgen	....	musician (1 episode, 2008)

Series Other crew
Mo Willems	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 2003)
Jenn DeFelice	....	intern (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Curious Pictures
• David E. Kelley Productions
• Dick Clark Productions

Distributors

• Cartoon Network
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Teletoon

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:U (few episodes) | Germany:12 (some episodes) | Hungary:14 | Germany:6 | Spain:7 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:PG | USA:TV-Y7 | Canada:PG (DVD rating)

Company:

Curious Pictures

Trivia:

The pilot episode was called Kids Next Door. The show itself was called Codename: Kids Next Door.

Quotes:

Stickybeard: [to Numbuh 5] You have passion for the candy, lassie. What do you say you be my new first mate? Together, we'll sail the suburbs, robbing kids of their candy. And when me teeth are all fallen out, you'll inherit me vast candy fortune, and have all the candy for *200 miles*! And that's nautical miles, too, which I'm fairly certain is more than regular miles.
Abigail Lincoln Numbuh 5: That's a lot of candy.
[She thinks about the candy possibilities, but then she remembers her friends]
Stickybeard: So what do you say, lassie?
Abigail Lincoln Numbuh 5: Thanks, Stickybun, but Numbuh 5's already got a sweet gig.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Edited into Cartoon Network's Funniest Bloopers and Other Embarrassing Moments (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Kids Next Door

An original, highly entertaining cartoon for all animation lovers.

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).