| Codename: Kids Next Door | |
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| Genre | Action-adventure[1] Comedy Fantasy Spy fiction |
| Created by | Mr. Warburton |
| Directed by | Mr. Warburton |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 81 (140 segments)[a] (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Bruce Knapp |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Release | December 6, 2002 – January 21, 2008 |
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Codename: Kids Next Door[c] is an American animated television series created by Mr. Warburton for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a diverse group of five children who operate from a high-tech treehouse, fighting against adult and teenage tyranny with advanced 2×4 technology. Using their code names (Numbuhs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), they are Sector V, part of a global organization called the Kids Next Door.[2]
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 a viewers' poll by Cartoon Network would decide which pilot would be greenlit to be a full series.[3] 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 films were broadcast: Operation: Z.E.R.O.,[4] which aired in 2006, and Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S., which aired as the series finale in 2008.[5] A special half-hour crossover episode with fellow Cartoon Network series, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, aired in 2007.
Spin-off media include two video games, Operation S.O.D.A. and 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.
- ^ "Codename: Kids Next Door". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ "'Total Immersion Cartoon' Events Take Control at Cartoon Network" (Press release). Time Warner. February 21, 2001. Archived from the original on January 11, 2017. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ "Codename: Kids Next Door (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.
- ^ Baisley, Sarah (January 16, 2008). "Codename: Kids Next Door Embarks on Final Mission". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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