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Numbuh One awakes to find himself in a universe where he is not only an adult - but the President of the United States! Slowly through the day he discovers that the others are also adults, and that today is the day he signs the Bill of No Rights for Kids - which would mean the end of the KND!

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Numbuh One awakes to find himself in a universe where he is not only an adult - but also the President of the United States! Slowly through the day day, he discovers that the others are also adults, adults and that today is the day he signs the Bill of No Rights for Kids - which Kids--which would mean the end of the KND!

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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: If this were reality and not a simulation (and a cartoon for children), General Beetles would never have been able to join the real life United States Armed Forces, let alone become a General, if he cannot even understand basic numbers.

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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: If Granted, this can be chalked up to being a simulation, but if this were reality and not a simulation (and a cartoon for children), General Beetles would never have been able to join the real life real-life United States Armed Forces, let alone become a General, if he cannot even understand basic numbers.



** Numbuh 1 could never be the President of the United States, as he was born in England.

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** One of the prerequisites of being President of the United States is being a natural-born citizen. Numbuh 1 could never be the President of the United States, President, as he was born in England.



* BadFuture: The premise is that Nigel wakes up in an alternate future dimension (actually a dream) where everyone he knew in the KND now works for the U.S. government and is devoted to stamping out the rights of kids. Numbuh 2 is his vice-president and the most devoted to the cause of making kids miserable, Numbuh 3 is his sarcastic no-nonsense assistant, Numbuh 4 is a violent warmonger and Numbuh 5 is still loyal to the KND, but was locked up in prison by Numbuh 1 and has now gone mostly insane from it.

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* BadFuture: The premise is that Nigel wakes up in an alternate future dimension (actually a dream) where everyone he knew in the KND now works for the U.S. government and is devoted to stamping out the rights of kids. Numbuh 2 is his vice-president and the most devoted to the cause of making kids miserable, Numbuh 3 is his sarcastic sarcastic, no-nonsense assistant, Numbuh 4 is a violent warmonger warmonger, and Numbuh 5 is still loyal to the KND, KND but was is locked up in prison prison, by Numbuh 1 and has now gone mostly insane from it.



* BrickJoke: During the press conference, General Beetles declares he'll bring the full might of the armed forces upon the KND: army, navy, air force and marine...animals. When his forces trap Numbuh One at the Washington Monument, orcas capable of apparently surviving on dry land (and firing missiles!) are among the crowd.

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* BrickJoke: During the press conference, General Beetles declares he'll bring the full might of the armed forces upon the KND: army, navy, air force Army, Navy, Air Force, and marine...Marine... animals. When his forces trap Numbuh One at the Washington Monument, orcas capable of apparently surviving on dry land (and firing missiles!) are among the crowd.



* CreepyChild: Numbuh One's son 'Shirley', who resembles one of the Delightful Children. Turns out it's an act - he's really the present leader of Sector V Numbuh Sixteen-Hundred.

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* CreepyChild: Numbuh One's son 'Shirley', who Shirley resembles one of the Delightful Children. Turns It turns out it's an act - he's act--he's really the present leader of Sector V Numbuh Sixteen-Hundred.1600.



** The vice-president insisting that they stop calling him Numbuh 2.

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** The vice-president insisting insists that they stop calling him Numbuh 2.



* EmbarrassingFirstName: Numbuh Sixteen-Hundred isn't happy with the fact that his name is Shirley and claims that he changed his name to "Veego". Hearing this, Numbuh One tells him that he's better off with "Shirley".
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Future!Numbuh Two offers to send Nigel back to his world if he signs the bill that would destroy their world's Kids Next Door. Nigel refuses, even when threatened. Hoagie doesn't get why, since he'll never see the kids he's sacrificing again and it won't affect his own world.

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* EmbarrassingFirstName: Numbuh Sixteen-Hundred 1600 isn't happy with the fact that his name is Shirley and claims that he changed his name to "Veego". "Shirley", and "Viggo." Hearing this, Numbuh One tells him that he's better off with "Shirley".
"Shirley."
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Future!Numbuh Two Future Hoagie offers to send Nigel back to his world if he signs the bill that would destroy their world's Kids Next Door. Nigel refuses, even when threatened. Hoagie doesn't get why, since he'll never see the kids he's sacrificing again and it won't affect his own world.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Numbuh 1 is being watched over by two mysterious overseers. One feels Nigel performed very well in this test, but the other one wants him further tested.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Numbuh 1 is being watched over by two mysterious overseers. One feels that Nigel performed very well in this test, but the other one wants him further tested.tested.
* GenderBlenderName: "Shirley" is technically a unisex name, as the name has been historically used for men. That said, it is predominantly used as a girl's name, making it a girl's name in practice. Numbuh 1600 dislikes this to the point he insists on changing it to "Viggo", an unambiguously male name.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Numbuh Sixteen-Hundred realizes Numbuh 1 is telling the truth about who he is and what has happened when he shaves off his hair to make himself bald. According to him, his real dad is so vain about his hair that he would ''never'' shave it off.
* ProperlyParanoid: After waking up, Numbuh 1 is certain that was no dream and insists it was some kind of test. The mysterious overseers quickly prove to the audience that he's right.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Numbuh Sixteen-Hundred 1600 realizes Numbuh 1 is telling the truth about who he is and what has happened when he shaves off his hair to make himself bald. According to him, his real dad is so vain about his hair that he would ''never'' shave it off.
* ProperlyParanoid: After waking up, Numbuh 1 is certain sure that it was no dream and insists it was some kind of test. The mysterious overseers quickly prove to the audience that he's right.



* SimilarSquad: The future KND almost look like facsimiles of Sector V. Although two of them are actual children of the KND, there is no confirmation on the connection between the rest.

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* SimilarSquad: The future KND almost look looks like facsimiles of Sector V. Although two of them are actual children of the KND, there is no confirmation on of the connection between the rest.



* TooDumbToLive: Future!Numbuh Four begins counting to ten to get future!Numbuh One to surrender. Fortunately, after all these years, Wally still can't count, and needs to ask his men what comes after two.

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* TooDumbToLive: Future!Numbuh Four begins counting to ten to get future!Numbuh One to surrender. Fortunately, after all these years, Wally still can't count, count and needs to ask his men what comes after two.



* WantedASonInstead: When Numbuh One learns that he has a son named Shirley, Future!Numbuh Three explains it's because his wife Future!Lizzie wanted a girl.

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* WantedASonInstead: When Numbuh One learns that he has a son named Shirley, Future!Numbuh Numbuh Three explains it's because his wife Future!Lizzie Lizzie wanted a girl.girl. Ironically, "Shirley" is technically unisex, so it still works, but Shirley is understandably embarrassed by this to the point where he insists on the other operatives addressing him as "Viggo".
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Numbuh Sixteen-Hundred realizes Numbuh 1 is telling the truth about who he is and what has happened when he shaves off his hair to make himself bald. According to him, his real dad is so vain about his hair that he would ''never'' shave it off.
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: General Beetles would never have been able to join the real life United States Armed Forces, let alone become a General, if he cannot even understand basic numbers. [[spoiler: Later revealed that this was all a virtual reality stimulation]].

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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: If this were reality and not a simulation (and a cartoon for children), General Beetles would never have been able to join the real life United States Armed Forces, let alone become a General, if he cannot even understand basic numbers. [[spoiler: Later revealed that this was all a virtual reality stimulation]]. numbers.
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* ArtisticLicensePolitics:

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* ArtisticLicensePolitics: Can be justified by the fact that this was all just a test of loyalty.
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: General Beetles would never have been able to join the real life United States Armed Forces, let alone become a General, if he cannot even understand basic numbers.

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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: General Beetles would never have been able to join the real life United States Armed Forces, let alone become a General, if he cannot even understand basic numbers. [[spoiler: Later revealed that this was all a virtual reality stimulation]].

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