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** Hell, even ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' is given a [[Shout-Out]] to in one episode (the character Moosk is Minsc from the game).

** Numbuh Five's solo, candy-related adventures frequently bear an uncanny resemblance to the exploits of one [[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|Henry Jones, Jr.]]

* [[All According to Plan]]: A plot twist so common that it's also a [[Running Gag]] for one character for a time.

* [[All Just a Dream]]: A few episodes end this way, most of the time with an [[Or Was It a Dream?]] vibe.

* [[Closer Than They Appear]]: The mirror on one vehicle says "Missiles in mirror may be closer than they appear".

* [[Colony Drop]]: In [[The Movie]], they {{spoiler|drop the moonbase on the [[Big Bad]], to little effect. [[Batman Gambit|It's just a distraction to get him in position to get his memory wiped]].}}

** Numbuh One/Nigel, "[[The Hero]] / [[The Leader]]" - Red

** Numbuh Two/Hoagie, "[[The Smart Guy|The Inventor]]" - Blue

* [[Shout-Out]]: Loads and loads of these.

** Character-specific:

*** Father appears to be based off of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs.

*** Numbuh 86 is possibly a [[Shout-Out]] to [[From Russia with Love|Rosa Klebb]], another [[Hot-Blooded|hot-tempered]], [[Evil Redhead|red-headed]], [[Does Not Like Men|boy-hating]] operative with a grating accent and a grudge against [[James Bond|a British agent]].

** "Operation P.L.A.N.E.T." features a planet of Rainbow Monkeys similar to the first ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.

** One very direct [[Shout-Out]] in "Operation G.I.R.L.F.R.I.E.N.D.":

'''Numbuh 362:''' Not them... and that show's awesome, by the way. }}

** Numbuh One's two-colored glasses in "Operation: L.O.V.E." make him look like Spider Jerusalem from [[Transmetropolitan]].

** The Christmas special was pretty much a parody of the "Dark Phoenix Saga" from ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''.

** And how many kids would have realized that the dude who waves from the pear tree at the end of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" attack in the [[Christmas Episode]] was [[The Partridge Family|Keith Partridge?]]

** The head of security at the KND Deep Sea Science Lab is [[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea|Numbuh Twenty Thousand]].

** [[Lotus Eater Machine|The island in Chester's headband]] is a subtle reference to [[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|the Destiny Islands.]] The design looks nothing like the Destiny Islands, but the entire island is a playground with no adults, and Nigel is greeted by a Kairi expy.

* [[Straw Feminist]]: Numbuh 86 again, though her attitude doesn't win her any points with the female members either.

* [[Suddenly Fluent in Gibberish]]: In an episode, the kids are trying to save babies at a hospital. Numbuh Three, [[The Ditz]], reveals that "I speak baby," and indeed she does.

* [[Suspiciously Similar Song]]: The two songs by [[GWAR]] that are featured in "Operation: F.O.O.D.F.I.T.E."

* [[Swiss Cheese Security]]: Sector V's Treehouse, unfortunately.

{{quote|'''Chad:''' Surprised to see me?

'''Numbuh Three:''' Yeah, surprised to see you wearing a bra! ''(she, Numbuh 12 and 23 laugh)''

'''Numbuh 23:''' Whatever you say, Chaderella. }}

** This is actually also a [[Running Gag]]: the kids mistake bras for a new kind of weapon in "Operation: S.U.P.P.O.R.T.", [[I Knew It!|which they turn out to be in fact]] at the end of the episode and in later ones.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: {{spoiler|"Operation: G.I.R.L.F.R.I.E.N.D.", which results in the destruction of Sector V's treehouse and Lizzie breaking up with Nigel}}.

* [[Wham! Line]]: In Operation F.O.U.N.T.A.I.N., Numbuh One cryptically reveals how evil the Delightful Children From Down The Lane can be.

'''Numbuh One:''' [[Noodle Incident|They made me bald.]] }}

* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?]]: Almost all the villains are built on this. Simple things most kids don't like doing such as homework, washing dishes, and eating vegetables are blown to world-destroying proportions.