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Numbuh 2
| Numbuh 2 | |
| Sector V | |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color | Auburn |
| Eye color | Unknown |
| Relationship | Abigail Lincoln (married as adults), Cree Lincoln (one-sided crush) |
| Family | Tommy Gilligan, Betty Gilligan, Lydia Gilligan, Hoagie Gilligan Senior (absent) |
| Friends | The rest of Sector V, KND scientists, The Kid |
| Enemies | Father, Delightful Children From Down The Lane, other villains, Mushi Sanban |
| Talent | Piloting, inventing 2x4 technology |
| Voiced by | Ben Diskin
Dee Bradley Baker (Numbuh 2 Guy) |
--Numbuh 2
Hoagie P. Gilligan (Hoagie Pennywhistle Gilligan Jr.) a.k.a. Numbuh 2 is a chubby American boy obsessed with cracking puns at every chance he sees, and an inventor and pilot with a passion for flight. He is the 2x4 Technology Officer of Kids Next Door Sector V. He is close friends with Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 4.
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Appearance
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Numbuh 2 is the overweight member of Sector V, due to his love of eating. He wears a blue shirt, brown pants, black and white shoes, an aviator's hat with yellow flying goggles and the number 2 on it, and he has light, brown hair under his hat, which is rarely removed.
Character
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Added by Numbuh 2092Being Sector V's mechanical genius, Numbuh 2 is described as one of KND smartest operatives, but is jokingly called a "nerd" by his teammate Numbuh 5 as he frequently plays with Yipper Cards with Numbuh 4 and watches Doctor Time Space and the Continuums with the other kids of the KND.
Numbuh 2 is in charge of building most of the 2x4 Technology in his team; he even built Sector V's Treehouse. In Operation: A.M.I.S.H., it is stated that Numbuh 2 loves technology above anything else, to the point he begged Numbuh 1 to take him back to the Treehouse and clung to Numbuh 1's leg when he was forced to stay in Sector A, a Sector that doesn't use technology, due to the fact they are Amish.
He also has a great interest in food, especially in chili-dogs, as seen in Operation: D.O.G.F.I.G.H.T., and is the only person who is able to eat Grandma Stuffum's grotesque food. In this same episode, Numbuh 2 is shown to love flying and would occasionally refers to himself as "King of the Skies." In Operation: S.P.I.N.A.C.H., it is revealed he is the only character in the show who likes spinach, while everyone else finds it disgusting.
While off on KND business, Numbuh 2 has a knack of playing detective, as seen in Operation: P.I.N.K.-E.Y.E., Operation: C.L.U.E.S., and Operation: S.P.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E.. According to him, he used to be partners with Joe Balooka, one of the Hall Monitors at Gallagher Elementary School, before he joined the Kids Next Door.
As seen throughout the show, Numbuh 2 acts as the comic relief of the team alongside Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4, making jokes and cracking puns that he thinks that are funny, but are not to anyone else in the show. As a result, Numbuh 5 would often hit him with her trademark hat or complain about his comments. In effect, his counterpart, Negative Numbuh 2, is considered funny by everyone, except for Numbuh 2 himself.
Numbuh 2 is close to his baby brother, Tommy Gilligan, despite the fact he finds him annoying most of the time as seen in Operation: T.O.M.M.Y. and Operation: T.R.I.C.Y.C.L.E.. According to Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2 taught Tommy how to build ships before Tommy became a KND operative.
Family
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- Mother: Betty Gilligan
- Father: Hogarth "Hoagie" P. Gilligan Sr.
- Grandmother: Lydia Gilligan
- Siblings: Tommy Gilligan
- Future Wife: Abigail "Abby" Lincoln
Relationships
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Numbuh 5 (Abigail Lincoln)
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Even though this relationship is not hinted out strongly like Numbuh 4 and Numbuh 3's, the two flirt in their own subtle ways, such as Operation: K.I.S.S. where Numbuh 5 states that she'll keep Cree's CD's and her "boyfriend" (Numbuh 2 who was "Hank") nice and safe. In Operation: D.A.T.E., Numbuh 5 quickly leans on Numbuh 2 when choosing her date. In Operation: C.O.U.C.H.., when Numbuh 2 mentions Numbuh 10 is "easy on the eyes", Numbuh 5 quickly elbows him.
Their relationship is usually seen through the many bad puns of Numbuh 2. They often make fun of Numbuh 4 for his crush on Numbuh 3, and at Numbuh 1 for different reasons. Throughout the series, they are seen to have a close friendship and in Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S., it was revealed that they got married.
Cree Lincoln
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In Operation: K.I.S.S., Hoagie starts to display a crush on Numbuh 5's older sister, Cree Lincoln. When he becomes a teenager, Cree shows attraction towards him and even kisses him multitudes of times before he turns back to normal. Cree hates him afterward because he's a KND operative, but Numbuh 2 continues to harbor a crush on her and tries to flirt with her multiple times, most notably in Operation: S.I.T.T.E.R..
Trivia
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- His most prized characteristic, according to Operation: C.A.R.A.M.E.L., is his intelligence, which is sharp, but satisfyingly complex.
- In Operation: H.O.U.N.D., he claims to be afraid of some kinds of dogs.
- His codename is Numbuh 2 for two reasons:
- His last name, Gilligan, is a reference to the American sitcom, Gilligan's Island, where Bob Denver's character, Gilligan was a sidekick or "Number Two Guy".
- Numbuh 2's full name is Hoagie P. Gilligan, Jr. The suffix "Jr." is used when a father names his son after him, making the son the second person in the family to have his father's name.
- His last name, Gilligan, is a reference to the American sitcom, Gilligan's Island, where Bob Denver's character, Gilligan was a sidekick or "Number Two Guy".
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