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Numbuh 1's Family

    Monty Uno 
Monty Uno

Numbuh 1's father, obsessed with Sousaphone music and spending quality time with his son. Numbuh 1 is incredibly embarrassed by him, but loves him deep down. Voiced by Frank Welker as an adult and Dave Wittenberg as a kid.


  • Action Dad: When recommissioned in Operation: Z.E.R.O., he becomes a formidable ally to his son.
  • Affectionate Nickname: "Nigel ol' bean," for his son.
  • Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: His son views him as an embarrassing dad most of the time, though he does genuinely love him. Notably, he gets upset when their time fishing together is interrupted by Numbuh 86, as he was actually enjoying it for once.
  • Ambiguously Human: He's the son of Grandfather, a Humanoid Abomination with fire powers. Father has Grandfather's appearance and powers but Monty does not, suggesting the possibility that he either does not have powers or doesn't use them.
  • Ambiguous Situation: A recommissioned Numbuh Zero remarks that he'd love some Blurpleberry Ice Cream, as it's "the closest thing to the Fourth Flavor [he's] ever tasted." The wording makes it unclear if he's actually had some Fourth Flavor to gauge it with or if he was simply saying that Blurpleberry is really, really good.
  • Archnemesis Dad: His father, Grandfather, ruled the world as an Evil Overlord who he rose up against to save the world. He's recommissioned to deal with him when he's restored to power.
  • Back for the Finale: Recommissioned as Numbuh Zero for the second time in "Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.".
  • Big Good: He fulfills this rule, more specifically in Operation: Z.E.R.O.. He is revealed to be Numbuh 0, the founder of the modern age of the KND Organization. Likewise, he rises up against his evil father, Grandfather (who ruled the world as an Evil Overlord), to save the world. For extra bonus points, he's Numbuh 1's father.
  • Big Ol' Eyebrows: His large eyebrows are designed to represent him being blind to the world around him.
  • Breaking the Cycle of Bad Parenting: He might be a Bumbling Dad, but he always tries to be a good father for Numbuh 1. His own father used him and his brother as slave labor.
  • Bumbling Dad: Comes off as oblivious and dim-witted due to the decommissioning.
  • Cain and Abel: The Abel to Father's Cain. He was good, while Father embraced the dark side due to being too cowardly to stand up to their dad.
  • Catchphrase: As Numbuh Zero, Monty is fond of the descriptive phrase "crackerjack".
  • Chekhov M.I.A.: The G:KND database lists the status of both him and his wife as "unknown". Considering the database otherwise knows the locations and identities of everyone else in the series that isn't actively hiding from the G:KND, it raises a few questions.
  • Cool Shades: As Numbuh Zero, he wore sunglasses.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He's a real oblivious fellow, but underneath his dull wit is a surprising level of competence. This is largely because he was Numbuh Zero, and his current personality is due to his memories of his childhood being erased.
  • The Faceless: Initially had his face obscured, but his face was seen from the halfway point of "Operation: O.O.M.P.A.H." onward.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: In "Operation: Z.E.R.O.", he allowed himself to be decommissioned a second time in order to stop Grandfather.
  • Morality Pet: Downplayed. He seems to be this to Grandfather, as he does like him as his son and considers him the favorite, but this doesn't mean Grandfather is willing to pull any punches.
  • My Hero, Zero: He is Numbuh Zero, so of course he's a hero called Zero.
  • Parental Favoritism: His brother says his father always favored him.
  • Parental Obliviousness: One of the many things that seems to have escaped his notice is that his son is part of a top secret organization.
  • Refreshingly Normal Life-Choice: Monty Uno was the legendary Numbuh Zero who founded the Seventh Age of the KND Organization. A brave, crafty freedom fighter who rebelled against the tyranny of Grandfather, successfully leading a revolution that would destroy Grandfather's tapioca factories and liberate kids the world over. In the present, he's Nigel's father and happily helps the current Kids Next Door out once he's recommissioned. But after the events of "OPERATION: Z.E.R.O.", Monty chooses to return to being decommissioned, declaring that while he loves the KND, he has a new mission now: to be a loving father to his son.
  • Retired Badass: Is the grown up and decommissioned Numbuh Zero, a legendary member of the Kids Next Door who literally saved the entire world.
  • Villainous Lineage: In "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E.", his brother mentions their great grandmother was evil. His father is also evil in "Operation: Z.E.R.O.".
  • Walking Spoiler: He plays such a vital role in "Operation: Z.E.R.O." that it's hard to talk about his involvement there and in subsequent appearances without raising spoilers.
  • White Sheep: "Operation Z.E.R.O." reveals that he and Nigel are this to the Uno family, as they're related to Grandfather and Father and the latter adopting the Delightful Children. Although in the G:KND video Nigel might not be so innocent.
    Mrs. Uno 
Mrs. Uno

Numbuh 1's mother, who is often found by her son to be as embarrassing as his father. Voiced by Jennifer Hale.


  • Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: As with his dad, Nigel is embarrassed of her most of the time.
  • Back for the Finale: Both she and her husband get recommissioned to see their son being accepted into the Galactic Kids Next Door in "Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.".
  • Chekhov M.I.A.: The G:KND database lists the status of both her and her husband as "unknown". Considering the database otherwise knows the locations and identities of everyone else in the series that isn't actively hiding from the G:KND, it raises a few questions.
  • Out of Focus: She appears less frequently than Nigel's dad.
  • Retired Badass: Like her husband, she's a former Kids Next Door operative. She was once Numbuh 999, the first female operative of the KND.
  • Unnamed Parent: She isn't given a first name.

Numbuh 2's Family

    Tommy Gilligan 
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Tommy Gilligan (The Tommy)/ formerly Numbuh T

Numbuh Two's little brother, Tommy is an excitable child ready to fight adult tyranny. Unfortunately, circumstances effectively halted his KND career. He now fights solo as "The Tommy". Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.


  • Annoying Younger Sibling: Numbuh 2 regards him as such.
  • Badass Normal: Not that Kids Next Door operatives are special in a unique sense usually, but Tommy stands out for managing to beat Father at least twice through outsmarting him (once while still undergoing training), and then holding his own in his focus episodes after losing operative status. All when he doesn't quite have the same 2x4 technological skills of his older brother or the combat capability of most other operatives.
  • Big Brother Worship: His debut episode establishes that he wants to be a KND agent just like his brother Hoagie.
  • Bratty Half-Pint: How his initial characterization goes in "Operation: T.O.M.M.Y.", his introduction episode; he teams up with the Common Cold just to have him destroy the Kids Next Door so that Tommy can hang out with his brother. The Common Cold got Tommy too, and he does get better about this as the series goes along but it never quite goes away completely.
  • Broken Win/Loss Streak: In "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.O.U.R." he breaks his family's Tube-A-Thon losing streak (Despite his brother coming in dead last...again).
  • Characterization Marches On: In "Operation: T.O.M.M.Y." he's introduced as building Common Cold's new machine that is nigh-unstoppable no matter what Numbuh 2 pulls out against it, needing Betty's help to take it down. Much like his mother, Tommy's expertise is significantly normalized in later appearances, making him less of a tech expert and more of a Guile Hero.
  • The Cowl: Parodied. He tries to be an intimidating hero clad in a cape who lurks in the shadows but can't pull it off.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Managed to defeat Father on his own in "Operation: G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E.S.";
  • A Day in the Limelight: "Operation: D.U.C.K.Y.", "Operation: T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.", and "Operation: G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E.S.". G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E.S. in particular has him as the main lead throughout.
  • Disappeared Dad: No one really knows what happened to him. He may or may not simply be dead.
  • Dramatic Irony: His putting Father in the Kids Next Door Code Module makes the latter an official operative by all technicalities. Without even realizing it, Tommy finally put Numbuh Zero's brother, Benedict Uno, into the Kids Next Door, and all because a young, nerdy kid way out of his depth decided to risk it all and punch above his weight against the greatest threat he's ever known to save the world — the very thing Father couldn't do in his own terrified youth.
  • Dude, Where's My Reward?: In "Operation: G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E.S.". Justified by the fact that KND computer has fail-safe that bar decommissioned operatives from being re-instated. At least he was able to walk away with his memories.
  • Guile Hero: Tommy rarely if ever fights directly, opting for analyzing and thinking up Indy Ploy strategies when push comes to shove, and being surprisingly good at it. Of course, if put directly in harm's way outside of his focus episodes, he never stands a chance.
  • Hates Baths: Like many kids his age. Unlike most kids, the lengths he'll go to avoid taking a bath are pretty extreme.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: In "Operation: G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E.S.", he willingly removes himself from the Kids Next Door to thwart Father's plan.
  • Heroic Wannabe: He wants to be like his brother Numbuh Two.
  • Honorary True Companion: He's loyal to Sector V and regarded as an honorary member, more or less.
  • I Work Alone: After becoming "The Tommy", he operates independently of the Kids Next Door.
  • Keet: Ties in with his Large Ham status, as he is a lot more hyper and enthusiastic than his brother
  • Large Ham: Once he becomes "The Tommy", he becomes considerably hammier.
    Numbuh Five: "I work alone! I am The Tommy!" He is definitely your brother, Numbuh Two.
    Numbuh Two: (indignantly) Hey, what's that supposed to mean?
  • Lower-Deck Episode: "Operation: T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G." is the first episode where he's a major character.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Tommy has a habit of doing this, mainly starting with "Operation: T.O.M.M.Y."; because Tommy made friends with the Common Cold, the entire Sector V (save for Numbuh 2) gets captured by the Flu Bug Machine. Numbuh 2's mother fixes everything though.
    • Then there's "Operation: E.N.D.", where he takes a moment to mock Numbah Two Seventy-Four (aka Chad Dickson) to his face after his true age was revealed. He gets taken as a hostage for it, allowing Chad the opportunity to try to send the Moonbase into the sun and attempt an escape as it forces the mostly-decommissioned Sector V to improvise saving the day.
    • He manages to defeat Father in "Operation: G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E.S", but the way he does so allows Father to take over the KND in "Operation: I.T." How? He placed Father's booger in the Kids Next Door Code Module, thus resulting in his own machine turning him into an animal. But due to a technicality, this also makes him a Kids Next Door member, which potentially gives him access to a LOT of KND secrets and resources he otherwise wouldn’t have access to.
  • Shout-Out:
  • Spell My Name with a "The": He calls himself The Tommy, though he's about the only one.
  • Tagalong Kid: Much to everyone's annoyance, he always insists on joining the others on missions.
  • You Are Number 6: Played with; He takes the title of Numbuh T during his brief tenure with the KND.
    Betty Gilligan 
Betty Gilligan

The mother of Numbuh Two and Tommy and the daughter of Grandma Lydia. Voiced by Candi Milo for most of her appearances and Cree Summer in "Operation: T.O.M.M.Y.".


  • Characterization Marches On: "Operation T.O.M.M.Y." implied she was as much of an engineering genius as her children, but this aspect of her character is never really shown again as she became a simple, slightly neurotic mother in subsequent episodes.
  • Full-Name Ultimatum: "Hoagie P. Gilligan Junior! What happened to my turkey?!"
  • Good Parents: She's a single mother and much nicer than her own mother.
  • Mama Bear: She's quick to defend her boys from the Common Cold.
  • Parental Obliviousness: Surprisingly averted. Mrs Gilligan seems to be well aware of the Kids Next Door, openly scolding Numbuh Two for implementing 2x4 technology into the wiring of the house. She even saves Sector V from the Common Cold using a similar kind of technology.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: With her reddish-brown hair, rotund body, glasses and blue apparel, she looks like an older/more feminine version of Numbuh 2.
    Hoagie P. Gilligan, Sr. 
Hoagie P. Gilligan, Sr.

The father of Numbuh Two and Tommy. He isn't seen in the present day and is only mentioned. Voiced by Jeff Bennett.


  • Ambiguously Absent Parent: It isn't clear whether the reason we don't see Numbuh Two's father is because he's deceased or he's simply divorced from Betty. "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.O.U.R." heavily implies his father is dead as he's referred to entirely in past tense.
  • The Faceless: While he does appear in the comic story "Operation: T.R.I.K.E." (which took place when his sons were younger), his face is obscured.
  • The Ghost: He's never seen, and the time we hear his voice in "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.O.U.R." is clearly just in his eldest son's head.
  • Hero of Another Story: Father implies they had some personal history.
    Grandma Lydia 
Grandma Lydia

The grandmother of Numbuh Two and Tommy and the mother of Betty Gilligan. Voiced by Candi Milo.


  • Accidental Misnaming: She calls Numbuh Two Tommy, much to his annoyance.
  • Enemy Mine: She and the Senior Citizen Squad help Lizzie get her lunch back from Robin Food in "Operation L.U.N.C.H." and for a good reason. Robin Food and his band of Hungry Men are actually the retirement home's cafeteria workers but are too lazy to make a proper meal, so they steal kids' junk food, much to the seniors' hate.
  • I Was Quite a Looker: According to her debut episode, she was pretty cute as a teenager.
  • Jerkass: She's constantly in a foul mood and rude to pretty much anyone, even her own family.
  • Misery Poker: Engages in a variation of this with Count Spankulot in "Operation S.P.AN.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E." about how things were different back in their day.
  • Never Mess with Granny: Don't ever get her cross. She may be a senior citizen, but she can still kick your ass.
  • Pet the Dog: Lydia briefly thanks Lizzie for being willing to give up her lunch until she has to explain the senior citizens don't want her food because they can't eat or digest it. She then advises Lizzie to leave so she won't see what Lydia and her friends are gonna do to Robin Food. Also in "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.O.U.R." : She's shown cheering alongside her daughter and everyone else when it looks like Numbuh 2 was gonna win the race.
  • Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!: She's not very nice and tactful.
  • Temporarily a Villain: She fought the KND with two friends of hers while they were temporarily de-aged into teenagers in "Operation: T.A.P.I.O.C.A." This is her only outright antagonistic role. Otherwise, she's just cranky and pestering. It should be noted that her antagonism was over a misunderstanding. Lydia and her friends thought the K.N.D. were trying to hoard tapioca pudding for themselves, while the K.N.D. stole it because they were trying to prevent kids from being forced to eat it.

Numbuh 3's Family

    Mushi Sanban 
Mushi Sanban

Numbuh Three's little sister. She's just as cute and cuddly as her sister, if not moreso, but has a hidden dark side. Voiced by Tara Strong.


  • Arch-Enemy: She's been hellbent on getting revenge on Numbuh 2 since "Operation: C.L.U.E.S.", when he exposed her crime of killing her sister's Rainbow Monkey during dinner.
  • Batman Gambit: In "Operation S.P.A.C.E.", during a fight between Cree and Numbuh 5, Mushi (who had been providing background music for said fight) calls the two of them out on their rivalry. This leads to a heartfelt moment that lowers Cree's guard long enough for Numbuh 5 to toss her into the garbage chute and send her off into space... which, to Numbuh 5's surprise, Mushi actually counted on.
  • Cain and Abel: The Cain to Numbuh Three's Abel. Ironically.
  • Creepy Child: She's been the main antagonist of 2 very creepy episodes. It fits her character perfectly.
  • Cute and Psycho: She's really not all there. Entering her name into the Galactic Kids Next Door ARG website gets the response "that kid is nuts".
  • Enfante Terrible: Unlike Numbuh Three, she’s not as innocent as she appears.
  • Face–Heel Turn: In her first few appearances, she acts as an ally to Sector V, but she turns to the darker side of the battle against adult tyranny when Numbuh 2 exposes her for stabbing one of her sister's Rainbow Monkeys with a fork.
  • Girlish Pigtails: They make her look more innocent.
  • Grounded Forever: After stabbing Numbuh Three's rainbow monkey, she's grounded for a lifetime, and is even threatened to for a double "life sentence".
  • Hypocrite: When Mushi realizes that King Sandy isn't joking about wanting to marry her sister, she calls him out on it, saying that they're both far too young to be betrothed. She promptly forgets this a few seconds later when Sandy suddenly falls head over heels for her instead, despite being much younger than Kuki is.
  • Improbable Weapon User: She flings handfuls of crayons at Hoagie during their confrontation in "Operation: S.P.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E.". Sounds silly, but somehow they're sharp enough to pierce bullet-sized holes in her bedroom door.
  • Laser-Guided Karma: In one episode, she stole Count Spankulot’s spanking power for her monster Rainbow Monkey. Guess what happened to her when he got it back.
  • Mad Scientist: In "Operation: S.P.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E.", she constructs an elaborate device in her room that drains Count Spankulot's spanking power and injects it into Kuki's dead Rainbow Monkey, turning it into a giant rampaging spanking zombie.
  • Meaningful Name: Her name in Japanese means "bug", and she literally bugs Kuki by being an Annoying Younger Sibling.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity: She acts even more ditzy than Numbuh 3, but only to hide a truly devious and sinister mind. This is even prevalent in her debut episode, where to Numbuh 5's surprise, she intentionally talked Cree (who Numbuh 5 was fighting at the time) into lowering her guard long enough for the former to finish the fight. This came after she played the standard Annoying Younger Sibling role for the brunt of the episode.
  • Puppy Love: With King Sandy during and after the events of "Operation: K.A.S.T.L.E.".
  • Unholy Matrimony: After "Operation: C.R.I.M.E.", she gleefully embraces her villainy and flees from home along with King Sandy, another recurring antagonist.
    Kani Sanban 
Kani Sanban

Numbuh 3's grumpy father. Voiced by Keone Young.


  • Berserk Button: He prefers cold temperatures and hates it when someone in his house turns up the thermostat. This may be a reference to the fact that most housing units in Japan don't have central heating.
  • Drama Queen: In spite of his grumpiness, he can be quite dramatic, as shown by his overreaction to forgetting to put chocolate sauce on the the ice cream sundaes in "Operation: S.P.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E.".
  • Hair-Trigger Temper: He's rather short-tempered and even the smallest things can set him off.
  • Jerkass: He's usually in a sour mood and always complaining about something. He’s also a rude houseguest, as shown in "Operation: H.O.T.S.T.U.F.F." when he ransacks Sector V's fridge and drinks all the triple pop soda while staying at the treehouse.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Still, he does love his family. A montage of Numbuh 3's childhood shows him being a loving father to her.
  • Meaningful Name: His name is Japanese for "crab," and he's got a rather crabby personality.
  • Must Have Caffeine: Implied—when staying at Sector V's treehouse in "Operation: H.O.T.S.T.U.F.F.", he asks Numbuh 4 several times if they have any coffee.
  • Obnoxious In-Laws: His interactions with Numbuh 4 in H.O.T.S.T.U.F.F. could be seen as a precursor to this, since the Series Finale reveals that Numbuhs 3 and 4 do end up getting married as adults.
  • Ocular Gushers: His reaction to forgetting the chocolate sauce for the ice cream sundaes he was making in "Operation: S.P.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E."
  • Serious Business: He takes the making of ice cream sundaes very seriously.
    Kani: Making an ice cream sundae takes CON-CEN-TRA-TION! (smashes ice cream carton against the counter with every syllable) You must have the right ice cream, the best bananas, and the richest chocolate sauce to—I FORGOT THE CHOCOLATE SAUCE! (cries giant streams of tears)
  • Sharp-Dressed Man: He always wears a suit and tie.
  • Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: The tiny guy to Genki's huge girl.
  • Wacky Parent, Serious Child: Completely inverted with his older daughter Kuki being a happy and cheery Genki Girl, while Kani himself has a grouchy and irritable demeanor at all times.
    Genki Sanban 
Genki Sanban

Numbuh 3's stern and serious mother, who is a businesswoman and Betty Gilligan's boss. Voiced by Lauren Tom, who also voices her oldest daughter.


  • Breaking the Cycle of Bad Parenting: When Genki was a child, her parents didn't allow her to play with toys. Her own daughters have so many toys because she wants them to have the happy childhood she missed out on.
  • Dark and Troubled Past: In her and husband's debut episode, Genki claims that she wasn't allowed to play with stuff like dolls and other toys when she was a kid—this would indicate that Genki probably had a rather...strict upbringing as a kid.
  • Good Parents: Despite her stern/serious demeanor, Genki obviously loves and cares about her daughters and wants to make sure that they have a happier childhood than she did—this is at least part of the reason why Numbuh 3 and her sister have so many Rainbow Monkeys.
  • I Never Said It Was Poison: This is how she figures out that Numbuh 2 was the one who ate the turkey Betty made for dinner in "Operation: C.L.U.E.S."
  • Ironic Name: Her name means "energetic", but she is very stoic and calm.
  • Not So Stoic: Her stern facade briefly cracks when she shows sadness about her unhappy childhood in "Operation: C.L.U.E.S.".
  • Prim and Proper Bun: Always wears one as part of her serious personality.
  • Significant Double Casting: Shares a voice actress with Kuki, her older daughter. Their voices even become virtually indistinguishable during Genki's Not So Stoic outburst. Likewise, Kuki sounds identical to her mother as an adult in "Operation W.H.I.T.E.H.O.U.S.E."
  • Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: The huge girl to Kani's tiny guy.
  • Wacky Parent, Serious Child: Again, inverted—her daughters are Genki Girls, while she is stern and strait-laced.
  • Women Are Wiser: Genki appears to be calmer and more reasonable than her husband Kani. In "Operation: S.P.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E.", while Mushi's grounded, Kani yells at her for making too much noise but Genki calms him down (somewhat) by reasoning that the least they can do is let Mushi play in her room while she's grounded.

Numbuh 4's Family

    Joey Beetles 
Joey Beetles

Numbuh 4's baby brother, a dodgeball prodigy. Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.


    Sydney Beetles 
Sydney Beetles

Numbuh 4's father. Voiced by Jeff Bennett.


  • Good Parents: In "Operation: M.A.T.A.D.O.R.", he signed up for what he thought was a seminar on "How to Be a Better Dad". Too bad it was actually a trap that lured in adults to use them as bulls in a fighting ring.
  • I Have Your Wife: In "Operation: D.O.D.G.E.B.A.L.L.", he is held hostage with his wife and youngest son Joey in order to lure Numbuh 4 out so the Dodgeball Wizard can defeat him.
  • Long-Lost Relative: The 19th issue of Cartoon Network Action Pack reveals in the story "Operation: H.I.S.T.O.R.I.E." that the Toiletnator is his long-lost twin brother—this also means that the Toiletnator is Numbuh 4's uncle.
  • Meaningful Name: "Sydney" is also the name of Australia's largest city.
  • Parental Obliviousness: He tends to be comically oblivious to whatever danger is going on around him.
    • In "Operation: D.O.D.G.E.B.A.L.L.", he's being held hostage by the Dodgeball Wizard with his wife and younger son (as in, they are literally tied to a post), and he thinks it's just a magic show.
    • In "Operation: S.P.R.O.U.T.", he completely fails to notice a giant KND vehicle busting through the wall of his house.
    • The one exception is "Operation: M.A.T.A.D.O.R.", where he's completely aware that he and the other dads have been kidnapped and are in a terrifying position.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: He has the same blonde hair and bowl-cut hairstyle as both of his sons. However, he does not have bangs that hide his eyes like them.
    Mrs. Beetles 
Mrs. Beetles

Numbuh 4's mother. Voiced by Jennifer Hale.


  • Affectionate Nickname: Calls Numbuh 4 "my little marsupial" in "Operation S.P.R.O.U.T.".
  • Demon Head: Her face becomes demonic when she angrily warns her oldest son not to break her last priceless vase in "Operation: B.R.E.A.K.U.P."
  • Like Parent, Like Spouse: It goes unspoken but her outburst of rage after Number 4 destroys all but one of her vases is very like what happens when Numbuh 3 gets angry.
  • Parental Obliviousness: Like her husband, she tends to be comically oblivious to whatever danger is going on around her, thinking that her family is seeing a magic show when the Dodgeball Wizard kidnaps them in "Operation: D.O.D.G.E.B.A.L.L." and not paying any mind to the giant KND vehicle bursting through their house's wall in "Operation: S.P.R.O.U.T."
  • Parents Know Their Children: When Numbuh 4 breaks her vase, she threatens to send him to what Numbuh 4 first assumes is military school. Mrs. Beetles corrects him that she was going to send him to ballroom dancing school, which Numbuh 4 considers a worse prospect than military school.
  • Unnamed Parent: Her first name is never revealed.

Numbuh 5's Family

    Mrs. Lincoln 

Numbuh 5's mother. Voiced by Cree Summer.


    Dr. Lincoln 

Numbuh 5's father. Voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.


  • Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: In "Operation: S.U.P.P.O.R.T." he mentions his older daughter Cree using a training bra in front of Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2. She reacts with appropriate shock and horror.
  • The Faceless: Whenever he's present, his face is always out of frame. His character model, as revealed by behind-the-scenes material, reveals he never even had eyes drawn.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Dr. Lincoln is a shameless parody of Bill Cosby.
  • Non-Ironic Clown: It's revealed in "Operation: C.L.O.W.N." that, prior to becoming a doctor, he worked as a circus clown.
  • Parental Obliviousness: Like his wife, he has no idea that his daughters are always fighting.
  • Unnamed Parent: His first name is unknown.
    Cree Lincoln 
Numbuh 5's older sister. See KND: Main Villains for her character page.

Other

    Lizzie (SPOILERS) 
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Elizabeth Devine (Lizzie)/ Numbuh 49 (briefly)

Numbuh One's demanding girlfriend. While she's quite clingy, she does genuinely care for Nigel, but his work for the Kids Next Door strains their relationship. Voiced by Grey DeLisle.

For information on her true identity, see the last folder on this page.


  • Accidental Hero: In "Operation: D.A.T.E.", fed up with Numbuh One not paying attention to her during the Delightful Children's party, she tries to throw a cup of soda at his face but accidentally drenches the fuse box instead, shorting it out and blowing up the entire building, ruining the DCFDTL's evil plans for the night. (Although given her real identity, it may not have been accidental at all.)
  • Badass Normal: Presented as such throughout the series, but her true identity makes this a subversion.
  • Characterization Marches On: In her first appearance, she brainwashed Nigel into being her obedient boyfriend and even tried to make him destroy his friends. The KND fight back and Nigel is unbrainwashed, but the episode ends with Lizzie getting the date she wanted anyway. Later episodes more or less completely ignored her origin story and considerably softened her character.
  • Clingy Jealous Girl: Towards Nigel. So much that in her first appearance she tried to permanently brainwash him to abandon his friends in favoring of becoming her personal boyfriend slave.
  • Day in the Limelight: "Operation: L.U.N.C.H." and "Operation: L.E.A.D.E.R.". The first half of "Operation: P.O.O.L." has her sharing the spotlight with Nigel.
  • Easily Forgiven: Nigel and the rest of Sector V had no hard feelings over the little matter of her having originally tried to brainwash him. Though it's mostly Numbuh One and Numbuh Three. Numbuh Two and Four openly dislike her, dreading any contact with her at all. They just don't verbalize it much due to fearing her bad temper (at least Numbuh Two fears her temper). Numbuh Five is tolerant of her at best.
  • Eye Glasses: Similar to her boyfriend.
  • Fiery Redhead: Fiery is one way of putting it...
  • Hair-Trigger Temper: Some moments show her getting VERY angry.
  • I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: She and Numbuh One eventually break up when she realizes the world needs him more than she does, and that his first loyalty will always be to the Kids Next Door.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Lizzie may be bossy and abrasive, but she cares about Nigel and shows that she can rather be polite to the KND.
  • Lethal Chef: She can make a soup that doubles as a hand grenade strong enough to blow up a school. Not helping things is that she won't listen to others who criticize her cooking (to be fair said criticizing is almost entirely through insults) and that she herself actually finds the food she makes to taste good.
  • Let's Get Dangerous!: When she's properly motivated (either by Numbuh One being in danger or her plans being interrupted one too many times), she's a mecha-commandeering force to be reckoned with.
  • No Indoor Voice: Good lord is she a loudmouth.
    • In "Operation: Q.U.I.E.T." she even pulls a megaphone out of nowhere to try and wake up Nigel in the middle of the night so they can go on a date.
    Lizzie: (yelling into the megaphone) NIGEL! WAKE UP! I HAVE BEEN PLANNING THIS DATE SINCE— (Numbuh 3 jumps headfirst into the megaphone)
  • Official Couple: Her and Numbuh One. They break up later, and she is the one who brought it up.
  • Only Known by Their Nickname: She's known as "Lizzie" to everybody.
  • Palette Swap: She has the same physical appearance as one of the Delightful Children From Down The Lane (Which is lampshaded in "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-T.W.O.").
  • Phrase Catcher: "Hi, Lizzie", said in a monotone by the members of Sector V she is not dating.
  • Puppy Love: With Numbuh One.
  • Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: She can not only afford a Boyfriend Helmet, which Numbuh Five says "ain't cheap", but always seems to have fancy dresses and attends major dances or parties that likely were even pricier. She readily spends all of this on trying to woo or even outright control Numbuh One, or readily dives into the Delightful Children's plans and interferes with Kids Next Door operations without much of a thought of the dangers or anyone else.
  • Single-Target Sexuality: As she puts it, "My heart only belongs to Nigel."
  • Tsundere: Type A and hard, sometimes dipping into yandere-ish tendencies in her more extreme moods.
    The Kid 
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The Kid

A pilot in shades, The Kid is a rival pilot of Numbuh Two, and Numbuh Four's rival for Numbuh Three's affections. Voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.


  • Always Someone Better: Is seemingly a superior pilot and engineer compared to Numbuh Two. It's unclear whether he actually is one or just using better equipment (he goes down pretty easy once Numbuh Two disables his Deflector Shields and it's easy to call the hit that took him down in that fight a lucky one).
  • Cool Shades: Meant to be reminiscent of a "Top Gun" style character, in contrast to Numbuh 2 resembling an old-school flying ace.
  • I Work Alone: Numbuh Two tries recruiting him into the KND after seeing his skills, but he turns down the offer down for this reason.
  • Latin Lover: It is known that he is Latino (although his exact country of origin is unknown) and he usually acts very flirtatious with Numbuh 3.
  • No Name Given: He's officially credited as "The Kid", and no one ever calls him by any name in-series.
  • The Rival: To Numbuh Two. It turns into a Friendly Rivalry after they realize they were being manipulated into fighting each other by Mr. Washer.
  • Romantic False Lead: He has a rather flirtatious exchange with Numbuh 3 in "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.O.U.R.", much to the jealousy of Numbuh 4.
  • You Know What You Did: In "Operation: D.O.G.F.I.G.H.T." He blames Numbuh 2 for destroying all of the chili dog factories in town. Unbeknownst to him, Numbuh 2 is only after him for the sake of his own pride, and the true culprit is Mr. Washer.
    Maurice 
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Maurice / formerly Numbuh Nine

A former KND agent (Numbuh 9) who is decommissioned when he turned 13. He's part of a secret sect of teenagers who are still loyal to the KND and doing undercover work to help them from behind the scenes. Voiced by Khary Payton.


  • The Ace: One of the KND's top-ranking operatives; Numbuh Five calls him "the best there is". And valued enough to be kept on duty even after his 13th birthday, as an undercover teen operative for the KND.
  • Cool Big Bro: While part of the KND, he was a beloved friend to Sector V, particularly to Numbuh Five. She misses him dearly, and is overjoyed to find out that he wasn't actually decommissioned, still remembers her, and is in fact still working for the KND, as a spy.
  • The Dreaded: The Galactic KND considers him "highly dangerous".
  • Face Death with Dignity: When Maurice turns 13, he accepts his decommissioning and the loss of his memories. Note that Maurice is the only KND agent shown in the series who accepts his decommissioning, where others betray the KND when they turn or before they turn 13 years old. Because Maurice accepts his decommissioning, he is rewarded with his reputation and legacy being left intact, with all of his former teammates and fellow operatives sending him off with honor. Note that even Numbuh 86, a boy hater and Head of Decommissioning, treats him with respect and is sad to see him go. It's implied that because he loyally accepts his fate, he's allowed to keep his memories and become part of a secret sect of teenagers who are still loyal to the KND and do undercover work to help them from behind the scenes.
  • Fake Defector: Even after he turns 13 (which is the age when KND-operatives are decomissioned), he's still technically part of the KND—as an undercover operative for the TND, or "Teens Next Door."
  • Honey Trap: He infiltrates the teens by becoming Cree's boyfriend.
  • Karmic Jackpot: Maurice. Because he accepts his decommissioning and the loss of his memories, he is rewarded with his reputation and legacy being left intact, with all of his former teammates and fellow operatives sending him off with honor. He also is allowed to keep his memories and become part of a secret sect of teenagers who are still loyal to the KND and doing undercover work to help them from behind the scenes. Meaning that he is also able to keep his promise to track down the source of the chicken pox used by the teenagers and destroy it.
  • Loved by All: He was very popular among the KND organization for being one of the best, kind, and his promise to tackle the source of the Chicken Pox epidemic. Even his decommissioning was heartbreaking for those who had to witness it including with Numbuh 86. It's a good thing his results didn't go unnoticed due to his new role for the KND after turning 13.
  • The Mole: He was never truly decommissioned and his typical teen attitude is all an act so he can spy on the teens for the KND.
  • Nice Guy: Very popular with the KND for his personality. His decommission is quite heartbreaking for the organization (at least for those who don't know that he's a TND agent).
  • The Promise: During his younger days two of his fellow operatives get hit with Chicken Pox despite the mission being a success. He vowed he was would track the source of the chicken pox used by the teenagers and destroy it. He never manages it during his tenure with the KND but after being decommissioned and turning mole for the group, he does fulfill his promise.
  • Undying Loyalty: Comes to being one of the best KND operatives. Also, he is loyal enough to the KND that he ultimately wasn't truly decommissioned after all.

    Leona 
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"Leaky" Leona

A girl at Gallagher Elementary School who years ago found an ancient underground school beneath the girls' bathroom containing the Fountain of Youth. Voiced by Candi Milo.


  • Early-Bird Cameo: A character with nearly her exact design shows up all the way in Season 2's "Operation D.A.T.E.", albeit mostly as a background character design that appears twice over. Given Gallagher Elementary's limited roster of later recurring characters, it's entirely plausible they're the same person before Leona was even relevant — or just a simple Reused Character Design.
  • Fountain of Youth: She's been in 5th grade for decades thanks to having found one of these in an ancient temple beneath the school. She has to keep drinking from it regularly, otherwise she'll quickly return to her natural age.
  • Never Grew Up: She's ancient, but she still acts like a 10-year-old.
  • Really 700 Years Old: Exactly how old is never specified, but definitely more than 300 years old.
  • Speech Impediment: Because she has been a kid for so long and never took off her braces, Leona cannot articulate words properly, always spitting and stuttering when she talks, as well as saying "th" instead of "s".
  • Ungrateful Bastard: After the Sector V save her from The Delightful Children, she tries to kill them because they know about the Fountain of Youth.

    Mrs. Thompson 
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Mrs. Thompson

Numbuh 4 and Numbuh 5's homeroom teacher at Gallagher Elementary School. Voiced by Jennifer Hale.


  • Cannot Tell a Lie: Owing to her role as a teacher, she'll always give an honest answer to any question asked of her, only to quickly follow up with "I shouldn't have said that!" when she realizes she's divulged too much. Numbuh 4 of all people has exploited this multiple times for pop quizzes and then to discover how to cure Were-Dogism.
  • Chekhov's Gun: In "Operation H.O.U.N.D." she doesn't want Numbah 4 to share his project aloud because she just ate. While it seemed like an innocuous comment on his poor work, it's actually a hint at her Weredog nature as they are disgusted by poor-homework.
  • Evil Teacher Only due to the were-dog necklace. She gets better once it is removed.
  • Foreshadowing: In her first appearance in "Operation H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K.", she's wearing a ring on her finger hinting that she's married. When she reappears in "Operation H.O.U.N.D.", she's no longer wearing it.
  • Heel–Face Turn: After being cured of her Weredog curse, she stops attacking Numbuhs 4 and 5 and is grateful to them for saving her.
  • Hot Teacher: Numbuh 4 has a not-so-subtle crush on her for this reason.
  • The Man Behind the Man: The leader of the Were-Dogs.
  • No-Sell: She reveals that bad homework can't stop her, as she easily eats Numbuh 4's terrible papers with a laugh. It's odd considering she expressed disgust at the very same work in a previous episode, though maybe she just grown used to it. Or perhaps that she can consume it, but she prefers not to- it's physically possible for people to eat food they don't like, but would still rather not. Ultimately, the true reason is not revealed.
  • Tragic Villain: Going off the way she thanks Numbuh 5 for taking the cursed necklace off, she clearly never liked being a were-dog and was grateful to finally be freed.
  • Ungrateful Bastard: Played with. She's grateful to Numbuh 4 for breaking her were-dog curse... but not enough to change his grades.
  • Wolf Man: Due to a curse she gained after being given a cursed green necklace by her angry ex-husband.
  • Woman Scorned: Gender-inverted. She was given the were-dog curse by a necklace from a bitter ex-husband.

    Dr. Sigmund Teef 
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A dentist who works in an office near Mr. Jelly's candy store, who appears in "Operation: T.E.E.T.H." Voiced by Jeff Bennett.
  • Big Damn Heroes: He saves Numbuhs 1-5 in time by exploiting Knightbrace's/Mr. Jelly's weakness to taffy.
  • Depraved Dentist: Averted. Sector V believes he's behind Knightbrace's mask, but he's actually pretty reasonable and uses a rope of taffy to save them from their Braces of Orthodontic Overkill.
  • Everyone Has Standards: Although he's clearly annoyed at Sector V for not taking their dental health seriously, he will not go to the extremes Knightbrace goes to, and even saves the kids from the latter's dental chair.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure: He's trying to get Sector V to take their dental health seriously by offering them free appointments, expressing Tranquil Fury at them but not going beyond that. He also saves them from Knightbrace using the latter's weakness to taffy and assures them the villain will be sent to the Dental Establishment to reform (and his lazy brother-in-law will take over the candy shop).
  • Red Herring: At first it's set up to believe Knightbrace is Dr. Teef in disguise, but it's revealed that's not the case when he walks into the same room. The kids are surprised when they unmask Mr. Jelly instead.
  • Tranquil Fury: He expresses this at the kids for not taking care of their teeth properly, but his annoyance doesn't go anywhere above that.

    Vin Moosk 
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Vin Moosk

A former accountant and now tie hunter that Numbuh One befriends in "Operation: K.N.O.T." Voiced by Jim Cummings.


  • The Ace: As much as Moosk hated his accounting job, he was very good at it. So good that leaving the company severely lowered their productivity.
  • Expy: He's an homage to Minsc from Baldur's Gate, even sharing the same voice actor.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: To finally defeat the Queen Tie and protect Numbuh One, Moosk is inevitably caught in her last dying tie breath, forcing him to become an accountant again. Numbuh One helps him snap out of it by discretely giving him a can of spray starch.
  • Husky Russkie: He has a Russian accent and is very large and strong.
  • Intergenerational Friendship: Numbuh One considers him a 'comrade' and the "coolest adult" he ever met. He remains one of the very few adults that Nigel genuinely respects.
  • Soul-Crushing Desk Job: He previously was an accountant but grew to despise the boredom of his day-to-day and not only left his company but rebelled against its very tie-wearing culture.
  • Stab the Scorpion: For a moment, it seems like Moosk turned his spray starch gun on Numbuh One, only to shoot the tie that was sneaking upon him.

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