The city skyline seen in "Operation: P.R.E.S.I.D.E.N.T." and "Operation: T.A.P.I.O.C.A.".
Cleveland (often shortened in the KND fandom as Cleve) is the city where many of the major characters of Codename: Kids Next Door live, and where several events of the show take place. It is located in Virginia state, as evidenced by the initials for Sector V, and its proximity being somewhere in the southeastern United States.
The layout of the city is unknown, but in numerous episodes, it is shown to be a massive city, consisting of a large number of people. It appears to be situated near a large river.
The city's name, though not said aloud for a good majority of the series nor written in many locales, was first mentioned in the episode "Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.", where it was founded as the "first adult paradise" after the adults were banished from Childland according to Numbuh 1.
The city suburbs.
The city is most likely the base of operations for Evil Adult Industries.
The city first appears in the episode "No P in the Ool", where you can see the skyline of the city as a KND Satellite sends down the K.I.D.A.P.U.L.T. to the Tepid Waters Swim Club.
Numbuh 1 flying away from the city in "Operation: U.T.O.P.I.A.".
The downtown area of Cleveland was heavily featured in the episode "Operation: D.O.D.G.E.B.A.L.L.", where it served as the basis for the battle between Wallabee and Joey Beatles and the Dodgeball Wizard.
At the beginning of "Operation: U.T.O.P.I.A.", Numbuh 1 was flying through and away from the city on his G.A.R.G.O.C.Y.C.L.E. to get away from Chester.
The city skyline seen in "Operation D.O.D.G.E.B.A.L.L.".
In "Operation: T.E.E.T.H.", Knightbrace had his former HQ there, and he is shown jumping across buildings after attacking Numbuh 3.
The city skyline seen in "Operation: D.O.G.F.I.G.H.T.".
In "Operation: D.O.G.F.I.G.H.T.", the city was used as a basis for the battle between Numbuh 2, Ace and Mr. Washer.
In "Operation: F.A.S.T.-F.O.O.D.", Sector V chases the Sharks through the city.
In "Operation: N.A.U.G.H.T.Y.", Numbuh 1 requested Elfa Strike to place his treehouse in the city's skating rink for all to see. This rink also appears in "Operation: D.O.D.G.E.B.A.L.L.".
In "Operation: P.R.E.S.I.D.E.N.T.", Numbuh 1 and Jimmy fly through the city while confronting the Jimmy Robot. This is the only episode so far that features the City Hall, where Jimmy is to meet the school board for negotiations. This episode recycles the "City Limits" background as seen in "Operation: T.A.P.I.O.C.A.", where the Senior Citizen Squad is seen driving their tank truck into the city.
In "Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.", Numbuh 2 flies over the city in the C.O.O.L.B.U.S. while fighting Common Cold in the level "Operation: S.N.O.T.B.O.M.B.E.R.".
Many other events, including Slam Witch's rampage and the fight between Numbuh 1, Grim, Mandy and the Delightful Reaper, take place in the suburbs of the city.
Locations in Cleveland[]
- Delightful Mansion From Down The Lane
- Gallagher Elementary School
- Numbuh 1's House
- Sector V Treehouse
- Camp Lemmeouttaheah
- Cavity Cave
- DNK Treehouse (Negative Universe)
- Evil Adult Industries
- EAI Skate Park
- Hendry Middle School
- Kid Zoo
- McClintock High School
- Movie Theater
- Mr. Jelly's Candy Store
- Toiletnator's Base
- Romantic Burger
- Werk Co.
- Supervillains Supermarket & Deli
- Sprinkle Puff Donut Shoppe
- St. Rita's Preparatory School
- Tasty Taste Ice Cream Factory
- Valerie's house
- Mini Mall
- Tieland Commons Shopping Mall
- Dodgeball Tower
- Balooka's Grocery Store
- Burger Frenzy
- Rocket Stadium
- Chez Cheese
- Unnamed Stadium
- Treehouse of Coolness
- City Hall
- City Scrapyard
- Kid Zoo
- Skating Rink
- City Planetarium
- Adult Artifact Reclamation and Recycling Center
- City Court
- Champion Chip Casino
- The Point
- Cowboy Kids Club Treehouse
- Mr. Washer's Hobby Shop
- Dr. Teef's Dentist Office
- Fluffy Meadows Rainbow Monkey Retirement Home
- Hap-Happy Land
- Lime Ricky's Bar (a.k.a. KND Soda Speakeasy)
- Sand Castle
- Bouncy Castle
- Big Weenie
- Memorial Hospital
- Macaroni Museum of Art
- Numbuh 2's House
- Numbuh 3's House
- Numbuh 4's House
- Numbuh 5's House
- Numbuh 86's House
- Pinhead Lanes Bowling Alley
- Plush Meadows Stuffed Animal Cemetery
- Rainbow Monkey Happy Sugar Land
- Rainbow Monkey Fair and Share Fair
- Rainbow Monkey Let's Learn About the Lavatory Fun Park
- Dangerland
- Supervillains Supermarket & Deli
- Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb's house
- Heerkumsduh House
- Fountain of Youth
- Sudsy Bumpuh Car Wash
- Lizzie's house
- Chad's house
- Numbuh 362's house
- State Penitentiary
- Sure Would Forest Senior Center
- Tepid Waters Swim Club
- The Beach
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The city appears to be a fictional amalgam of various real-life cities, including New York City (where Mr. Warburton and the staff lived at the time and where Curious Pictures was based in), Atlanta (Warner Bros. Discovery's Techwood Campus, where Cartoon Network handles its programming, is based there; it also explains the theme park references via local theme parks like Fun Spot America and Six Flags Over Georgia, the latter of which Warner Bros. currently has a partnership with), Philadelphia (where Warburton was born), Chicago (Mo Willems was born in the suburb of Des Plaines), and Richmond (they share a similar proximity and state, and are situated near a river), among several other cities. As a result, it seems to bear similarities to Hillwood, the city from Hey Arnold! as both cities are fictional amalgams of real-life cities.
- The river the city is situated near is most likely the James River in Virginia.
- The city might be named after Cleveland, Ohio, or Cleveland, Tennessee.
