History Fridge / CodenameKidsNextDoor

** Likewise one operative who resembles Yugi Muto from ''MangaYuGiOh/'' appears a few times. While Yugi is stated to be 14 in the series, well above the decommissioning age, he doesn't really look it; he fits the same criteria. Not to mention him being a master of games has potential uses.

** Likewise one operative who resembles Yugi Muto from ''Manga/'' appears a few times. While Yugi is stated to be 14 in the series, well above the decommissioning age, he doesn't really look it; he fits the same criteria. Not to mention him being a master of games has potential uses.

** Likewise one operative who resembles Yugi Muto from Manga/YuGiOh appears a few times. While Yugi is stated to be 14 in the series, well above the decommissioning age, he doesn't really look it. He fits the same criteria. Not to mention him being a master of games has potential uses.

** Father was a child once, too. And who abused him and turned him into the monster he is now? ''Grandfather''. Father represents abusive parents, but Father, Grandfather, and the Delightful Children together represent the long-term effects of generational trauma, the kind that goes on to perpetuate the cycle of abuse that harms children over many years--the kind that can make an abused child grow up to become an abusive parent. Grandfather abused Benedict, who became Father and brainwashed five KND operatives into becoming the perfect children. But Benedict's brother Monty raised his son Nigel with love, and so he represents those children who broke the cycle of abuse and become loving parents in spite of everything they went through.

** Father was a child once, too. And who abused him and turned him into the monster he is now? ''Grandfather''. Father represents abusive parents, but Father, Grandfather, and the Delightful Children together represent the long-term effects of generational trauma, the kind that goes on to perpetuate the cycle of abuse that harms children over many years--the kind that can make an abused child grow up to become an abusive parent. Grandfather abused Benedict, who became Father and brainwashed five KND operatives into becoming the perfect children. But Benedict's brother Monty represents those children who--despite suffering abuse from their parents--broke the cycle of abuse and become loving parents in spite of everything they went through.

* In a world full of child-hating villains, it's pretty symbolic that Father is the BigBad of the entire series. Many of the villains represent something children fear or dislike, such as dentists, mean sports coaches, or disgusting cafeteria food. Those things are either relatively mild annoyances or can be sidestepped--after all, you only see the dentist twice a year, you can quit a soccer team, and you can bring your own lunch to school. But an abused child has no escape from AbusiveParents because they ''live'' with them. [[AdultsAreUseless Any adult they complain to]] will probably tell them to "respect your elders," or that their parents "only want what's best for you" or "are showing love the only way they know how." Even CPS [[DepartmentOfChildDisservices may or may not be able to help]], especially if there is no proof because the abuse doesn't leave visible injuries (and many non-physical forms of abuse exist, such as yelling at someone or destroying their things). So, in most cases, the only thing an abused child can do is bite the bullet and endure until they're old enough to move out--possibly longer, as not everyone has the resources to leave their childhood home the second they turn 18. After they leave, the trauma will most likely stay with them for life. And in the worst-case scenario? They might even become abusive parents themselves and traumatize their own children the same way they were traumatized (and then ''those'' abused children could grow up into abusive parents, and so on and so forth). In short, Father is the BigBad because he represents the worst, most long-lasting kind of evil a child can be subjected to[[note]]excluding Chester's repeated attempts to harm and/or murder children for personal profit[[/note]]. (Anything worse than that would go beyond the boundaries of what is appropriate to show on a children's cartoon.)
** Father may represent abusive parents, but he was a child once, too. And who abused him and made him grow up into the monster he is in the present day? ''Grandfather''.

* Father may represent abusive parents, but he was a child once, too. And who abused him and made him grow up into the monster he is in the present day? ''Grandfather''.

* In a world full of child-hating villains, it's pretty symbolic that Father is the BigBad of the entire series. Many of the villains represent something children fear or dislike, such as dentists, mean sports coaches, or disgusting cafeteria food. Those things are either relatively mild annoyances or can be sidestepped--after all, you only see the dentist twice a year, you can quit a soccer team, and you can bring your own lunch to school. But an abused child has no escape from AbusiveParents because they ''live'' with them. [[AdultsAreUseless Any adult they complain to]] will probably tell them to "respect your elders," or that their parents "only want what's best for you" or "are showing love the only way they know how." Even CPS [[DepartmentOfChildDisservices may or may not be able to help]], especially if there is no proof because the abuse doesn't leave visible injuries (and many non-physical forms of abuse exist, such as yelling at someone or destroying their things). So, in most cases, the only thing an abused child can do is bite the bullet and endure until they're old enough to move out--possibly longer, as not everyone has the resources to leave their childhood home the second they turn 18. After they leave, the trauma will most likely stay with them for life. And in the worst-case scenario? They might even become AbusiveParents themselves and traumatize their own children the same way they were traumatized. In short, Father is the BigBad because he represents the worst, most long-lasting kind of evil a child can be subjected to[[note]]excluding Chester's repeated attempts to harm and/or murder children for personal profit[[/note]]. (Anything worse than that would go beyond the boundaries of what is appropriate to show on a children's cartoon.)

* In a world full of child-hating villains, it's pretty symbolic that Father is the BigBad of the entire series. Many of the villains represent something children fear or dislike, such as dentists, mean sports coaches, or disgusting cafeteria food. Those things are either relatively mild annoyances or can be sidestepped--after all, you only see the dentist twice a year, you can quit a soccer team, and you can bring your own lunch to school. But an abused child has no escape from AbusiveParents because they ''live'' with them. [[AdultsAreUseless Any adult they complain to]] will probably tell them to “respect your elders,” or that their parents “only want what’s best for you” or “are showing love the only way they know how.” Even CPS [[DepartmentOfChildDisservices may or may not be able to help]], especially if there is no proof because the abuse doesn't leave visible injuries (and many non-physical forms of abuse exist; i.e. yelling at someone, destroying their things, etc.) So, in most cases, the only thing an abused child can do is bite the bullet and endure until they're old enough to move out--possibly longer, as not everyone has the resources to leave their childhood home the second they turn 18. After they leave, the trauma will most likely stay with them for life. And in the worst-case scenario? They might even become AbusiveParents themselves and traumatize their own children the same way they were traumatized. In short, Father is the BigBad because he represents the worst, most long-lasting kind of evil a child can be subjected to[[note]]excluding Chester's repeated attempts to harm and/or murder children for personal profit[[/note]]. (Anything worse than that would go beyond the boundaries of what is appropriate to show on a children's cartoon.)

* In "Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.", Ash Ketchum from ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' makes a cameo. Since Ash [[NotAllowedToGrowUp stayed 10 years old through his entire decades-long run on the show]], it is commonly joked that he must be immortal. But of course, the KND would find an operative who never grows up to be extremely useful.

* In "Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.", Ash Ketchum from ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' makes a cameo. Of course the KND would find an operative who never grows up to be extremely useful.

* In a world full of child-hating villains, it's pretty symbolic that Father is the BigBad of the entire series. Many of the villains represent something children fear or dislike, such as dentists, mean sports coaches, or disgusting cafeteria food. Those things are either relatively mild annoyances or can be sidestepped--after all, you only see the dentist twice a year, you can quit a soccer team, and you can bring your own lunch to school. But an abused child has no escape from AbusiveParents because they ''live'' with them. [[AdultsAreUseless Any adult they complain to]] will probably tell them to “respect your elders,” or that their parents “only want what’s best for you” or “are showing love the only way they know how.” Even CPS [[DepartmentOfChildDisservices may or may not be able to help]], especially if there is no proof because the abuse doesn't leave visible injuries. So, in most cases, the only thing an abused child can do is endure it until they're old enough to move out--possibly longer, as not everyone has the resources to leave their childhood home the second they turn 18. And even after they leave, the trauma will most likely stay with them for life. In the worst-case scenario, they might even become AbusiveParents themselves and traumatize their own children the same way they were traumatized. In short, Father is the BigBad because he represents the worst, most long-lasting kind of evil a child can be subjected to[[note]]excluding Chester's repeated attempts to harm and/or murder children for personal profit[[/note]]. (Anything worse than that would go beyond the boundaries of what is appropriate to show on a children's cartoon.)