Cartoon Review - Codename: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.

This is the third edition of Cartoon Reviews. I finally got around to doing this stuff again! With these reviews, I look over what I liked about a cartoon (or cartoon related) thing I watched recently. And this weeks is the one hour finale of Codename: Kids Next Door, Codename: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.
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Name: Codename: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. (It's Now The Extra Really Very Interesting End Wrap-up Story)

Creator: Tom "Mistuh" Warburton

Writer(s): Andy Rheingold, Mr. Warburton

Running Time: 44 minutes

Network: Cartoon Network

Rating: B+

Premiere Date: January 21st, 2008


This episode was actually pretty good. From what I know, not many cartoons actually get a true ending. A finale that ties up the show's plot and answers many of the viewer's questions. However, you do have to pay attention to learn the answers to some of the questions this finale episode brings up. For example, if you payed attention, you would have learned that:

• Numbah Two and Five are now married


• Numbah Three and Four are also married


• Numbah One returned from space, and didn't stay up there forever
  
• Sector V was never really decommissioned


• Father is now going on an interstellar goose chase.


• Numbah Five becomes Supreme Commander of the KND

There are many more, but I don't fell like listing them. Well, the plot of the episode was pretty good. A C.A.K.E.D. mission turned out to be a very good note to end the show on. The writing was very superb and there were some surprising moments. One such was with the B.E.A.R.H.U.G.G.A.H., a weapon that turned out to give huge bear hugs. You wouldn't know that from the commericals! So, the guys from the Philippines got to see it before us North Americans did, and left a bunch of huge spoilers on the Internet. So what? It didn't stop me from completely enjoying the the episode.

The live-action moments may have hampered my enjoyment of the episode a little, but those parts were still awesome. The mixing of the live-action and animated scenes were just amazing. The showing of almost every single character that appeared in Codename: Kids Next Door was just astounding. But note I said, since The Tommy, Cree, and a few others were missing. The final animated scene was just heart-warming, and I won't be surprised if some of you guys watered up a bit at it. The final live-action scene was just so full of mystery. The revealing of the interviewer (Father) was surprising. Especially with him being in Computer-generated imagery (CGI). The finally was just plain great, and nothing more. I think fans got all they wanted from the series, and that's good for me. I rated this finale a B+. But one last note. It was better an end for the characters than it was for the actual series.