Operation: H.O.T.S.T.U.F.F.

	"Operation: H.O.T.S.T.U.F.F."
	Season 5, Episode 63
Mission:	114
Production Code:	63b
Airdate:	Jul 13, 2006
	Credits
Writer(s):	Tom Warburton; Andy Rheingold
Storyboards by:	Quack Leard; Anthony Davis
	Episode Guide
Previous Mission; "Operation: S.P.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E."	Next Mission; "Operation: M.I.S.S.I.O.N."

Hands Off Thermostat Says The Upset Father Furiously

Operation: H.O.T.S.T.U.F.F. is the first story in the eleventh episode of Season 5 of Codename: Kids Next Door. It first aired on July 13, 2006 on Cartoon Network.

Information[]

Summary[]

Before the theme starts, Numbuh 3 is scolded by her dad to not touch the thermostat in their house, even though it's unbearably cold (to the point where ice is developing in the family room). But when she sees the thermostat drop to an even colder temperature, Numbuh 3 ignores what her dad said and turns the temperature up higher.

The next day, the members of Sector V (minus Numbuh 3) are gathered around for a meeting. While Numbuh 1's yammering away about how he thinks cauliflower is really the brains of Rainbow Monkeys (which Numbuhs 2, 4, and 5 doubt), Numbuh 5 and the boys are shocked when Numbuh 3's dad comes in--Kani explains what Kuki did to the thermostat at their house. Numbuhs 1, 2, and 5 go to the Sanban-residence to save Numbuh 3 while Numbuh 4 is tasked with staying behind at the treehouse to keep an eye on Numbuh 3's dad.

After Numbuhs 1, 2, and 5 arrive at the Sanban-residence, it turns out that Numbuh 3 turned up the thermostat so high that it's turned her house into an active volcano on the verge of erupting. A bunch of other KND-operatives are there as well, including Numbuh 362, who suggests sending in Sector P (who're from Pompeii over in Italy) to do the mission instead. But Numbuh 1 insists on him and the rest of Sector V doing this, since Numbuh 3 is part of their sector (as well as their best friend), but also if the house blows up, her dad and the rest of the Sanban family will permanently stay in their tree house.

As the rest of Sector V enters and travels around the house via the KND H.O.T.S.H.O.T., Kani acts like a kid and Wallabee acts like an adult while in the Treehouse. The KND H.O.T.S.H.O.T. surfs in the volcanic magma of Kuki's house in search of Kuki and the thermostat.

After a stalactite invasion, Sector V finally reaches the living room where a demonic Kuki battles Hoagie and Abigail while Nigel tries to turn down the thermostat. Hoagie and Abigail fire ice cream to "cool off" Kuki, but their weapons prove to be ineffective against Kuki's fire attacks. Nigel attempts to touch the cooler button while Kuki hangs off his back. It's unconcealed as we cut from Nigel to look at Kani who's sweaty and discovers something. Wallabee comes in the room and shouts, "No, don't touch that!"

It is revealed that Sector V is revealed victorious. With the thermostat turned down, Kuki's house is reverted back to its original state and Kuki returned to her normal, innocent-self. An alarmed Wallabee then comes in the cheering crowds of kids and alerts them that Kani found the thermostat. Hoagie asked how cold it could be. The end of this episode shows the treehouse trapped in a giant ice cube.

Featured[]

KND Operatives:

Cameos:

KND Global Command (mentioned)
Moonbase Guards (In and Out of Uniform)
Decommissioning Squad & F.S.A. Operatives (Out of Uniform)
Numbuh 44 (Out of Uniform)
Genki Sanban (mentioned)
Sector P (mentioned)
Numbuh 20/20 (debut)
Eggbert Eggleston

Villains:

Locations:

2x4 Technology:

Voice Credits[]

Benjamin Diskin: Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2
Dee Bradley Baker: Numbuh 4, Numbuh 20/20
Cree Summer: Numbuh 5
Lauren Tom: Numbuh 3
Jennifer Hale: Computer
Rachael MacFarlane: Numbuh 362
Keone Young: Kani

Transcript[]

Operation: H.O.T.S.T.U.F.F./Transcript

Continuity[]

Numbuh 3 and her dad, Kani, are the only members of the Sanban-family to appear in this episode -- Mushi had run off with King Sandy in the previous episode while Kani claims that Genki (his wife and the mother of their daughters) is off on a business trip.

Pop Culture References[]

The scene where Hoagie and Abigail shot ice cream at Kuki resembles the ending of Army of Darkness where Ash takes down a demon lady using a rifle.
When Kuki grabs Nigel's foot, it is a parody of the 2005 film The Ring 2. She also plays the role of Samara Morgan.

Trivia[]

This is the only episode where Kuki is the main antagonist. She has the ability to control fire which is similar to Father, capable of bending and controlling Fire as her element.
This is the first episode with one of the Sector V members as the antagonist.
In a parody of the 1970s horror film The Exorcist, Kuki plays the role of Regan MacNeil.
This is the first and only appearance of the H.O.T.S.H.O.T.
In this episode, Kuki kind of represents Father or a demon with fire for hair.
This episode reveals that Kani loves cold climates and hates warm climates. This also may be a reference to how in Japan, a majority of homes in the country don't have central heating, so there is a strong chance that Kani likes cold climates because he's used to them.
This and the next episode are the only times where a member of Sector V is a villain.
Sector V is given their first mission when one of their member's parents alert them of the situation.
Mr. Warburton has said that the inspiration for this episode came from while he was growing up, his father convinced him that if he ever touched the thermostat there would be a nuclear holocaust.[1]
The interactions between Numbuh 4 and Mr. Sanban led many fans of the series to speculate that they'll eventually become in-laws. This was ultimately confirmed in the series finale, where it's revealed that Numbuhs 3 and 4 end up getting married as adults (thereby making Mr. Sanban the father-in-law of Numbuh 4).

Goofs[]

The SanBan's house is shown to be in a cold climate, yet in Operation: S.P.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E. the house and temperature are completely normal.
This is the first time one of Sector V Operative's parents is seen in the tree house, which begs the question how he managed to avoid all the traps set for non-operatives.
A helicopter lands on the KND Helicarrier while Numbuh 362 is talking to Sector V, but it's completely empty when they walk past it the next second and the helicopter landing sound continues despite it now being empty and standing still.
When Nigel catches on fire, while he is running around, his eyes are seen floating above his head.
- During that moment, Abby's braid passes through her left ear.

Gallery[]

References[]

https://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2010/02/home-stretch.html