KND STORYBOARD PAGES (part deux)

Wow!

A lot of operatives

came to check out

the storyboard pages from

the first half of

Codename: Kids Next Door

SEASON ONE!

There 

were 

Candy Pirates

Ice Cream Monsters

Clam Cannons

Giant Turnips

and

Hair-Eating Lice!

So let's check out what

part two

has in store for us,

shall we?

YES, 

we

 SHALL:

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7B: Operation: LIZZIE

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Bob Suarez

First appearance of 

LIZZIE DEVINE

Fun Fact:

Cartoon Network thought Lizzie looked 

too mean and unlikable

so we had to redesign her.

Then I sat up late into the night redrawing 

her through the whole board.

To this day Lizzie remains one of the

 most polarizing characters of the show.

Fans either love her or sooper triple hate her.

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8A: Operation: FLY

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Guy Moore

Fun Fact:

This was our first

"Art Show".

Each season we wanted to have

an episode that did something new and different,

like having an episode with absolutely no dialogue.

Great wordless script by Mr. Willems.

Brilliantly pulled off by Mr. Moore.

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8B: Operation: POINT

Writer: Mr. Warburton

Storyboard: Tom Connor

Fun Fact:

The Cartoon Network standards department

had a LOT of notes regarding the 

<ahem>

idea behind this episode.

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9A: Operation: CABLE-TV

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Maurice Fontenot

First appearance of 

(and only)

Mr B.

Fun Fact:

Mr. Fontenot based the 

cheesy song and dance on 

a Brady Bunch episode.

The costumes he designed

are hilariously amazing!

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9B: Operation: CHAD

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Mike Wetterhahn

First appearance of 

NUMBUH 274

(aka Chad Dickson)

Fun Fact:

Numbuh 274 was originally 

supposed to just be a one-off

character but ended up getting written 

into more and more episodes because 

we needed someone above 

Numbuh One.

Who knew he'd become such a fan favorite?

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10A: Operation: CAMP

Writer: Mr. Warburton

Storyboard: Kim Arndt

First appearance of 

 BRADLEY

(aka Numbuh 6)

and

CHESTER

Fun Fact:

In my original pitch there were some

evil Marshmallow Aliens involved.

As Head Writer of Wrongs, 

Mr. Willems insisted we cut them because they were

 confusing, stoopid and didn't work with the story.

Marshmallow Aliens

later became our codeword for

"Your idea is dumb and I do not like it"

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10B: Operation: TOMMY

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Bob Suarez

First appearance of 

TOMMY

and

THE COMMON COLD

Fun Fact:

Due to ultra high levels of grossness, 

this episode garnered a LOT of 

negative reviews from fans online.

Then again, a lot of fans really liked it.

Go figure.

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11A: Operation: RAINBOWS

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Tom Connor/Matt Peters

First appearance of 

MR. MOGUL

Fun Fact:

I've always been especially proud of the acronym for this episode:

R.A.I.N.B.O.W.S.

(Running Amok In Nature's Bounty Observing Wild Simians)

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11B: Operation: ZOO

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Bob Suarez

First appearance of 

MRS. GOODWALL

Fun Fact:

Ever notice how a lot of KND villains have animal parts?

That was part of a larger story arc that 

eventually fell by the wayside.

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12A: Operation: QUIET

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Guy Moore

First appearance of 

The Global KND

Fun Fact:

Originally I had only thought of the KND 

as their own little group.

But as the series progressed we knew 

we needed to expand their universe!

Thus the

Global KND 

was born!

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12B: Operation: PIANO

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Matt Peters

Fun Fact:

This image totally inspired is to make

Operation: HAMSTER.

I'm just not sure why it took us until season six!

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13A: Operation: GROW-UP

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Kim Arndt

First appearance of 

FATHER

Fun Fact:

Our first 22 minute episode!

It was exciting to have all that time to tell a story

and to be able to take some time to 

really feel Numbuh One's emotions

after he got turned into an adult.

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13B: Operation: GROW-UP

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Maurice Fontenot

Fun Fact:

I still giggle when Father,

covered in ice cream,

whimpers

"Need... my... sweater..."

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And that's all 25 episodes of season one!

And what a ride it was!

A new crew working on a new show,

all of us trying to create a fun, exciting new world!

(that wouldn't get cancelled after one season)

Some of those early episodes hold up great

and some look a little weak and dated.

But we had fun making them!

Keep it locked here

for 

SEASON TWO!