KND STORYBOARD PAGES (season three part 2)

Well well well... look who it is! You couldn't stay away from these original storyboard panels from the second half of season three  of Codename: Kids Next Door, couldja? And rightfully so. They're  really purdy! Check 'em out:

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33B: Operation: PINK-EYE

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Matt Peters

First appearance of

DETECTIVE HOAGIE

Fun Fact:

I told you how this 

story came about over

HERE.

But I didn't tell you that a little while 

after Mo ran off to actually write the story,

he strolled into my office to tell me that he was 

doing it in a film noir detective style.

I gave an interested nod.

Alright.

The he pitched it and I shouted,

ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!

Add in some puntastic Matt Peters 

storyboarding and

detective Hoagie was born!

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34A: Operation: LOCKDOWN

Writer: Mr. Warburton

Storyboard: Maurice Fontenot

Fun Fact:

Nobody drew

Count Spankulot

better and funnier than 

Mr. Fontenot! 

So whenever a spanktastic episode 

came up it got pushed into his rotation.

Bonus Fun Fact:

It's only right that 

the vampire KND

got made into toys:

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34B: Operation: CAKED-THREE

Writer: Billy Aronson

Storyboard: Guy Moore

Fun Fact:

Our awesome overseas studio

Rough Draft

was more than a 

little annoyed at us for

sending a show

with a billion

little birdies that needed to be animated.

But they didn't

"cheep"

out on the 

animation!

(thank you... i'll be here all week)

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35A: HUGS

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Kim Arndt

Fun Fact:

Moms dislike the word

STUPID.

Which this episode pushed the limits on.

Then one day,

while giving a studio tour to a young fan and his mom,

this happened:

Mom: Jimmy, tell Mr. Warburton what words we 

don't like in his show.

Jimmy:  Shut up. Stupid. And F*ck.

For just one milli-second

my mind raced through every single episode trying to think

when someone said

THAT.

Which,

of course,

no one ever did.

Mom: I don't think they ever said that last one, Jimmy.

Jimmy:  YEAH, THEY DID!

Mom : Um... no.

Mom (to me) His father says that a lot.

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35B: Operation: JEWELS

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Matt Peters

First Appearance of

HEINRICH VON MARZIPAN

Fun Fact:

This episode was made into a coloring book!

You can get one here:

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36A: Operation: GRADUATES (part 1)

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Guy Moore

First appearance of

THE TOMMY

FUN FACT:

I loved the idea of 

Tommy 

(aka Numbuh T)

finally becoming a

Kids Next Door operative!

But then he has to make a

decision that throws it all away.

That's a

HERO

and a 

story worth telling!

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36B: Operation: GRADUATES (part 2)

Writer: Mr. Warburton

Storyboard: Maurice Fontenot

Fun Fact:

There was a ton of discussion

over what kind of animal each 

KND operative would turn into.

I'm surprised

we got away with the

"well, that figures"

reference to

Numbuh 86

turning into a female dog.

Bonus Fun Fact: 

This episode was 

ALSO

made into a coloring book!

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37A: Operation: TRICKY

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Kim Arndt

Fun Fact:

Cartoon Network asked us to make a Halloween episode.

And I still find it

AMAZING 

that when you're 

ASKED

to make a specific kind of episode

your mind goes completely blank.

Mo and I played with a

THOUSAND

different ideas

before coming up with this one.

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37B: Operation: UNCOOL

Writer: Mr. Warburton

Storyboard: Matt Peters

Fun Fact:

I once read an article about

a couple of grown men getting caught

ripping each other off in a 

Pokemon Trading Card

scam and thought it was so hysterical

I had to make an episode like that.

I also loved the idea of 

everyone thinking Numbuh Two wanted to rescue a girl

when it was really just a trading card.

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38A: Operation: BUTT

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Maurice Fontenot

First appearance of

ROBO-BRADLEY!

Fun Fact:

This episode actually came to me in a dream.

I was at my

Secret Mountain Hideout

for the weekend,

taking a nap in the hammock while desperate for a story idea.

I had a dream that I was some kind of animal running through the grass.

I came to a road.

Looked one way.

Than the other.

Ran to cross and--

WHAM!

Just like the beginning of this episode.

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38: Operation: PRESIDENT

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Guy Moore

First appearance of 

PRESIDENT JIMMY

Fun Fact:

Look at the above two storyboard panels.

They're a perfect example of a great

A/B POSE,

something which 

Guy Moore 

is a master at.

For animation to really pack a punch

(in this case, literally)

your key poses need to be really strong and distinct.

Look how far Jimmy has that phone cocked back!

(the A pose)

And then look at the extension of his arm when he punches forward!

(the B pose)

Both have awesome silhouettes!

(imagine the pose completely filled in with black--

if you can still tell what's happening,

then that's a great pose and the animation will read well!)

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39A: Operation: HOUND

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Kim Arndt

Fun Fact:

Kids Next Door was about 

making kid's problems

REAL.

We've all heard about the

"dog eating my homework"

so we decided to make an

episode where the dog 

eating your homework is

an actually an evil plot by the

honor students!

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39B: Operation: SPROUT

Writer: Mo Willems

Storyboard: Matt Peters

Fun Fact:

I wish I had the storyboard panels of

the ITSY-BITSY coming out of 

Numbuh Four's nose.

Matt Peters'

drawings were 

HYSTERICALLY

gross!

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Wow!
We're already
halfway
through
the
storyboards!

Season Four
is coming up next!

And as always,
feel free to go back
and check out
the previous seasons:

Season One (part 1)

Season One (part 2)
Season Two (part 1)
Season Two (part 2)
Season Three (part 1)