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== YMMV Tropes found in ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' ==
* [[Abandon Shipping]]: Numbuh 1/Numbuh 5 was a fairly popular pairing until the release of the finale, in which was [[Ship Sinking|sunk]] with the revelation that {{spoiler|Numbuh 5 married Numbuh 2.}} While the ship still survives, most ended up latching onto Numbuh 1/Numbuh 362 while showing more love towards {{spoiler|Numbuh 2/Numbuh 5}}.
* [[Non Sequitur Scene]]: In Op W.H.I.T.E.H.O.U.S.E., {{spoiler|Numbuh One goes [[The Incredible Hulk|Hulk]] [[Hope Spot|and briefly fights off all of the U.S. forces]] before they [[Zerg Rush]] him and he wakes up from [[Or Was It a Dream?|what appears to be]] a normal dream.}} It makes ''slightly'' [[It Makes Sense in Context|more sense in context.]]▼
* [[Base Breaker]]: Oh, so many!▼
▲* [[Non Sequitur Scene|Big Lipped Alligator Moment]]: In Op W.H.I.T.E.H.O.U.S.E., {{spoiler|Numbuh One goes [[The Incredible Hulk|Hulk]] [[Hope Spot|and briefly fights off all of the U.S. forces]] before they [[Zerg Rush]] him and he wakes up from [[Or Was It a Dream?|what appears to be]] a normal dream.}} It makes ''slightly'' [[It Makes Sense in Context|more sense in context.]]
** The apparent assumption was {{spoiler|he realized it was a dream and thus he could do almost anything he wants.}}
▲* [[Base Breaker]]: Oh so many!
* [[Complete Monster]]: Grandfather. He's probably one of the most evil villains in the entire show. He turned the entire world into 'Senior Citizombies' just because kids annoy him. He's also the reason Father is the way he is. [[Fridge Horror]] makes him seem even worse. {{spoiler|Remember when Father ended up curled into a ball on the floor from broccoli? Grandfather is revealed to be the cause of this emotional scarring.}} Pure evil indeed.
** Minor recurring villain Chester has no qualms about using children in his moneymaking schemes. What makes him a contender for this trope is how his appearances have a disturbing trend of heinousness: he's preying off of unsuspecting children as their camp councilor (a true [[Adult Fear]]), he's perfectly willing to sell live [[To Serve Man|"Kid's Meals"]] to sharks, he attempts to [[Mind Rape]] Numbah 1 with a device that traps him in a nightmarish "utopia" (which later comes back into play in another episode), and creates a virus called Moosebumps that he has injected into kids just so he can treat them and make more money.
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** HIP HOP. HIP HOP. GONNA DROP DA BUNNY!
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Rachel, aka Numbuh 362.
** Don't forget The Tommy.
** Count Spankulot became one among the writing staff, starting off as a one-off joke adult villain in a single scene of an early episode before being made into a recurring character.
** ''' {{spoiler|Sector freaking Z!!!!!}}''' You won't ''believe'' the huge fanbase they have after only, what? ''Five minutes'' of sceentime?!?!
** The females of Sector V, Kuki/Numbuh 3 and Abby/Numbuh 5, are outright loved by the fanbase. Numbuh 3 for being the epitome of [[The Pollyanna|cheerful]] [[The Cutie|cuteness]] and Numbuh 5 for being a [[Little Miss Badass]]. In fact, their status as this is one of the main reasons why their [[Cain and Abel|godawful]] sisters, [[Big Brother Bully|Cree]] and [[Annoying Younger Sibling|Mushi]]; are [[The Scrappy|utterly reviled by most of the fanbase]].
* [[Evil Is Cool]]: The villains.
* [[Evil Is Sexy]]: About the only reason people seem to tolerate [[The Scrappy|Cree]] is because of this. Also Chad, {{spoiler|even if he's not really a villain.}}
* [[Fan-Preferred Couple]]: Numbuh One/Numbuh 362 is the most popular couple by far, thanks to their chemistry and Numbuh 362's popularity (in contrast to Numbuh One's canon girlfriend, [[The Scrappy|Lizzie]])
** Numbuh Two/Numbuh 86
** Numbuh Three/Four were this in the first season thanks to fan reaction to "Operation: O.F.F.I.C.E." The escalating [[Ship Tease]] in the subsequent seasons upgraded them into [[Official Couple]] status.
** Numbuh 65.3/Lizzie: They're both glasses-wearing geeks. In "Operation: L.E.A.D.E.R.", Lizzie pretends to flirt with him and says she likes his pocket protector, making 65.3 blush. In ". In "Operation: G.I.R.L.F.R.I.E.N.D.", 65.3 tells Nigel to say 'hi' to Lizzie for him.
* [[Foe Yay]]: Numbuh 5 and
* {{spoiler|[[Fridge Brilliance]]: Chad's [[Fake Defector]] status can seem like an [[Ass Pull]] despite his explanation of why he launched the Moonbase, a plot Nigel foiled... wait. ''[[Evil Is Dumb|Why did he interact with Nigel to begin with]]?'' [[Justified Trope|Really]]?}}
* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: A day-long KND marathon which ends with kid dominance over Cartoon Network being proclaimed is immediately followed by—yes, [[Adult Swim]].
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* [[Growing the Beard]]: The Season 1 Finale established continuity for the series, as well as the introduction of Father and the fact that the KND is not just the five featured on the show, but rather many different sectors.
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: In ''Kenny and the Chimp'', one of the joke diseases that Kenny get is ''Swine Flu''. And then in 2009...
* [[It Was His Sled]]: Many.
** {{spoiler|Heinrich Von Marzipan is actually a girl named Henrietta.}}
** {{spoiler|Chad is a [[Reverse Mole]].}}
** {{spoiler|Nigel leaves to join the G:KND.}}
** As for shipping, everybody knows {{spoiler|Numbuh 3/Numbuh 4 and Numbuh 2/Numbuh 5}} are the series endgame couples, as well as {{spoiler|Lizzie breaking up with Nigel.}}
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Father, after Operation Z.E.R.O. (and minor moments in I.T. and C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E.). ''Dear God...''
* [[Memetic Badass]]: Just watch Op. K.N.O.T. and ''try'' to say Moosk doesn't have the makings of this.
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** Father attempting to bake a whole bunch of children into a giant cake for the Delightful Children in the fourth C.A.K.E.D episode.
** Grandfather taking over the world, turning kids and adults alike into elderly zombies and forcing them to slave labor in factories that make tapioca. ''All for him.''
** Many fans thought Cree crossed this when she mistreats and tries to kill ''her own sister'' with sheer glee, especially when considering the rest of the villains don't treat their loved ones like that, even if they're ''heroic'', which reinforces this trope even further. Many thought she crossed the line further when she called Numbuh 2 (who had a crush on her, mind you) a [[Fat Slob]] in Operation K.I.S.S., setting [[Dude, Not Funny]] territory.
** Chad went over the line for many viewers when he tried to kill Nigel in Operation T.R.E.A.T.Y purely out of jealousy over him being considered the best operative on Earth by Chad's superior officers, who did ''not'' order him to go after Nigel the way he did.
* [[Nausea Fuel]]: One episode where "chicken pox" takes the form of literal squirming chicken heads sticking out of one's skin.
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*** Even worse when he soon after {{spoiler|tries to dunk Abigail herself into the molten chocolate}}.
**** [[It Gets Worse]]! Don't forget that {{spoiler|Heinrich used to WORK WITH Abigail before!}}
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** The Crazy Old Cat Lady in her first appearance.
** Grandfather, Father was originally scary, Grandfather takes it to another level. Sure, he's got some humor, but overall, he's just scary.
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** Am I the only one who was terrified of the part of W.H.I.T.E.H.O.U.S.E where Nigel hulks out?
* [[Periphery Demographic]]
* [[Rescued from the Scrappy Heap]]: Lizzie became more tolerable for many when {{spoiler|she broke up with Nigel due to her realizing he'll always choose the KND over her}}, pleasing many shippers. Others continued to hate her, but at least she became a [[Base Breaker]] rather than full-on [[The Scrappy|Scrappy]].
** A similar case happens with Numbuh 86, who transitioned from rabid [[Straw Feminist]] to merely a [[Jerkass]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|who can be nice in some ocassions]], even gaining a small but noticeable following.
* [[The Scrappy]]: Lizzie is the most obvious example, with Cree and Mushi coming close seconds, but they still have fans. However, the epitome of this trope is Numbuh 363, who is such a [[Jerkass]] that nobody likes him, [[In-Universe]] and out. About the only good thing about him is that [[Hate Sink|he's clearly meant to be despised]].
* [[Squick]]: Anything that involves Nurse Claiborne.
** Rainbow Monkey Cereal is made with {{spoiler|''shredded Rainbow Monkey dolls.''}}
** Zombiefied Numbuh Three and Four kissing each other. (Shudders)
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** Toenails collection. I mean seriously, what?
*** Even worse was the subtle revelation that the Delightful Children ''use the bathroom together!'' Seriously, what the FUCK?!?
* [[Strangled by the Red String]]: Cleverly subverted with {{spoiler|Numbuhs 2 and 5}}. When the [[Grand Finale]] came out, it seemed like it was this trope... but rewatching the entire series reveals they had quite a lot of [[Ship Tease]] ({{spoiler|Hoagie directing all his jokes to Abby to make her laugh, Abby reacting badly whenever Hoagie shows interest in other girls, being paired up in most missions, etc.}}), but was subtle in comparison to Numbuh One/Lizzie and obviously Numbuh Three/Numbuh Four. It's because of this subversion they became an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] couple within the fandom.
* [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]: It's not hard to see why Numbuh 4's not all that fond of Rainbow Monkeys. [[Played for Laughs|Then again...]]
* [[Tear Jerker]]: Has it's [[Codename: Kids Next Door/Tear Jerker|own page.]]
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: Arguably done twice in the final season. The KND "Splinter Cell" arc foreshadowed an internal civil war in the KND between the extremist Splinter Cell that believes all adults must be destroyed vs. the more moderate faction that believes only the evil adults should be stopped. It is also revealed that the Splinter Cell had been kidnapping KND scientists for unknown reasons. However, near the end of the series, it turns out that the Splinter Cell is just an front for the KND scientists, who fake their kidnappings so they have more free time to watch their favorite science fiction shows as well as manage "the Galactic Kids Next Door", the workings of which were left very vague in the end.
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** In the main team alone; 3+4 didn't so much have subtext as it was just plain text from the start, 2+5 was a slightly more debatable case, and 1+5 had some good chemistry. But let's not get into the ''web'' that the fans ([[Ship Tease|and creators]]) have spun.
* [[Ugly Cute]]: [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?|Ramon 4]] from Op SATURN.
* [[Unfortunate Implications]]: {{spoiler|In Op CARAMEL, we find out that bitter villain Heinrich Von Marzipan is really a girl magically turned into an evil boy. After he's returned to being Henrietta Non Marzipan, she instantly stops being a villain. So apparantley the cure to all male evilness is to become [[The Unfair Sex|female]].}}
** {{spoiler|That isn't the point to the episode; the reason Henrietta became Heinrich is because she ate caramels created from the most vital part of her personality (feminine beauty). ''As a girl'', she sold out for candy. The rest of Sector V fall under the curse during Op CARAMEL, making Nigel indecisive, Hoagie primal, Kuki gothic, Wally cowardly, and Abby nerdy.
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** In Op AFLOAT, Numbah Five hands Stickybeard a purple (grape?) lollipop.
* [[Unintentionally Unsympathetic]]: The reason why Cree is such a [[The Scrappy|Scrappy]] for many. See the main page for details.
* [[Villain Decay]]: Father started out as... well, pretty much [[Satan]]. Scary, always cloaked in darkness, and biblical in his wrath- and of course, his voice is Maurice LaMarche at his scenery-chewing best. Contrast this with the middle-aged dork he became later on. He became much more funny, though.
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