"Operation: C.O.W.G.I.R.L." | |
Season 1, Episode 04 | |
Mission: | 009 |
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Production Code: | 1KND09[1] |
Airdate: | December 20, 2002 |
Credits | |
Writer(s): | Tom Eaton Mr. Warburton Mo Willems |
Storyboards by: | Tony Eastman |
Episode Guide | |
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"Operation: C.O.W.G.I.R.L." is the second story in the fourth episode of Season 1 of Codename: Kids Next Door.
The episode premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on Friday, December 20, 2002.
Summary[]
Sector V has stolen a strange glowing dome from Mr. Fibb and Mr. Wink, and after a narrow escape, they meet a strange old cowgirl. Can she help Sector V defeat Mr. Fibb and Mr. Wink?
Plot[]
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Sector V is retreating from Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb's Superchair robot, and Numbuh 2 holding some kind of glowing rock in his hand. Suddenly, a rope appears and grabs Sector V, saving their lives. The robot stops and Mr. Fibb and Mr. Wink don't understand what happened. The person who saved them resembles a cowgirl. The mystery person tells Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb that they can have the KND and the glowing rock over her dead body. Mr. Fibb and Mr. Wink got mad and said, “An interesting proposal, Mr. Wink. Indeed, Mr. Fibb,”. Then they transform their tank into a missile launcher and fire missiles at her, but she jumps away.
However, Sector V loses the glowing rock they had from before. Sector V all wake up in a treehouse... but it isn't theirs. This one is a fairly broken-down treehouse in a strip mall. The cowgirl from before appears, and she introduces herself as Lasso Lass. She claims to fight adults, despite the fact she appears to be at retiring age. She's also the last member of the Cowboy Kids Club, which seems to be some KND-style organization. Lasso Lass shows Sector V around, except all of her "technology" she has is really outdated.
But everyone except Numbuh 1 is absolutely amazed at it for some reason. (When Lasso Lass shows her tin can phones, she says, "Hello, can you read me?" and Numbuh 1 replies: "Hello, would you like to accept a collect call...FROM THE 21ST CENTURY?!?") and then got Lasso Lass tangled in the rope.
Meanwhile, Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb are arguing about whether or not they should open the dome (they're referring to the thing that the KND were running with earlier) although it was hard to tell by the tone of their voices. Back at Lasso Lass' treehouse, while the rest of the KND are continually impressed by everything, Numbuh 1 gets impatient. Numbuh 1 notices a picture of what were some ex-members of the Cowboy Kids Club, and Lasso Lass says they were really good adult-fighters until they grew up before breaking down into tears. Numbuh 1 sympathetically says that is too bad. Then she says that with Sector V they can reform the Cowboy Kids Club. But Numbuh 1 points out they're not cowboys and that you can't really fight adults if you're an adult. Lasso Lass gets mad and says she's not an adult. The two argue about whether she's an adult or not and Lasso Lass claims she can do anything the KND can, so Numbuh 1 challenges her to go get the dome. Lasso Lass leaves on her horse Clip-Clop to retrieve the rock in the dome. Numbuh 1 wants to leave, but the rest of the KND insist on staying and waiting for Lasso Lass.
A whole day passes, and Numbuh 1 says they should leave. They're about to leave when Lasso Lass calls them on her old radio. She starts saying that they're having a pizza party at Mr. Fibb and Mr. Wink's house, but then says that they shouldn't come and it's a trap. Meanwhile, Mr. Fibb and Mr. Wink have Lasso Lass and Clip-Clop tied up suspended over a pool of lava, which wasn’t a pizza party at all. Numbuh 1 shows up with a pizza box, and Mr. Wink wanted to make sure there were no onions on it. Nigel says he has to check to see if there's onions on it, (but pretended to say there was) and then he had to "call this one in". Using one of those outdated telephones, he calls, "Kids Next Door, BATTLE STATIONS!" Sector V appears in Lasso Lass's Cowboy Treehouse, transformed into a giant horse robot. Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb pull out their Superchair robot and they fight with them. Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb used the rope tied around them and went around Sector V and spun them around and around they were impressed since it was a “most satisfying moment”. Finally, the two robots collide and explode.
Next thing we see, that Sector V are also tied up and suspended over another pool of lava. Mr. Fibb accuses Lasso Lass for never growing up and quitting the organization years ago. He then angrily states she should have gone to the prom with him. Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb finally open the dome -- it turns out it was just a wig, which Mr. Fibb puts on. It turns out that both Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb were once members of the Cowboy Kids Club and the photo from earlier showed the two boys of the Cowboy Kids Club were none other than Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb when they were younger. Mr. Fibb’s name was revealed to be Timothy and he said, “My name is Timothy,” and Mr. Wink’s name is revealed to be John and he said, “Yes, Clip-Clop. It’s me…John.” Mr. Fibb is mad at Lasso Lass because she only liked people with a full head of hair, and he was bald ever since the age of 14, so she didn't go to the prom with him (She went out with a guy named Texas Tommy according to Mr. Wink). The branch that was holding up the rope Lasso Lass and Clip-Clop was tied up in snaps and she is free. She says she thinks Mr. Fibb looks really cute with the hair (though she calls him "Timmy"), and says he's so cute she could kiss him. She's just about to, and he gets really scared and runs away. Mr. Wink also starts running from Clip-Clop, who seems to be in love with him. Mr. Timothy Fibb and Mr. John Wink ran off into the sunset as fast as their walrus flippers and buffalo hooves could carry them with Lasso Lass and Clip-Clop on their tails. Lasso Lass and Clip-Clop galloped after them into the sunset, while bursting through the fences, leaving the kids still suspended over the lava pool. The KND (except for Numbuh 1, of course) are all bidding them farewell using "wild west" terms (i.e., "May our trails cross again!"). Numbuh 1 frustratingly demands that they cut it out, but they don't listen.
Featured[]
KND Operatives
Allies
- The Cowboy Kids Club (only appearance)
- Lasso Lass (only appearance)
- Clip Clop (only appearance)
Cameos
- Texas Tommy (mentioned)
Villains
Locations
- Cowboy Kids Club Treehouse (only appearance)
- Sector V Treehouse (mentioned)
- Mini Mall (debut)
- Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb's House (debut)
- B.A.R.N.S.T.O.R.M.E.R. (only appearance)
- Supersonic Radio (only appearance)
- Stick Horse Lance (only appearance)
- The Dome (only appearance)
- Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb's Tank (debut)
- Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb's missiles (debut)
- Superchair
Objects
- Mr. Fibb's toupee (only appearance)
- Pop Guns (only appearance)
- Stick Horses (only appearance)
- Lasso Lass' Radio (only appearance)
- Tin Can Telephone (only appearance)
- Slag Pools (only appearance)
Quotes[]
Lasso Lass: And what about these super-duper teletalking receiviolas?
[Lasso Lass takes out a tin can telephone.]
Lasso Lass: I can use these to relay important news to my teammates.
[Lasso Lass begins speaking into the tin can telephone.]
Lasso Lass: Hello!? Can you read me?!
[Numbuh 1 is seen on the receiving end of the tin can telephone.]
Numbuh 1: Hello, would you like to accept a collect call...FROM THE 21ST CENTURY?!?
Trivia[]
- Numbuh 4's only sole speaking role in the episode is off-screen at the end. In the rest of the episode, Numbuh 4 only speaks at the same time as the others to create a jumble of words.
- Sector V stole Mr. Fibb's "dome", which contained Mr. Fibb's toupee. "Dome" is also a nickname for the top of someone's head.
- The Cowboy Kids Club, serving the same purpose as the Kids Next Door, appears to be older than the current incarnation of the Kids Next Door.
Series Continuity[]
- This is the first time we see Mr Wink and Mr Fibb in their regular clothes. Their superchair from the beginning of the episode later returns in "Operation A.W.A.R.D.S.".
- This is the first and only time mentioned that Mr. Wink, Mr. Fibb and Lasso Lass all knew each other as children.
- This episode features the only appearance of Lasso Lass in the entire series.
- This is the first time we see Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb's house. It later returns in "Operation: A.F.L.O.A.T.".
Production Notes[]
- This episode and "Operation: P.I.R.A.T.E." were the fifth episodes of the series produced, but aired as the third episode on December 20, 2002.
- The fifth episodes to air were "Operation: O.F.F.I.C.E." and "Operation: A.R.C.T.I.C." on January 3, 2003.
Goofs[]
- As with "Operation: P.I.R.A.T.E.", Numbuh 3's skin is miscolored pink in this episode.
- In the scene where Lass Lass introduces herself to Sector V, Numbuh 4 and Numbuh 5's movements are abruptly cut mid-swing before restarting a second later.
- Even though Sector V don't move around while Lasso Lass is introducing herself, they still change positions between shots.
- The radio underneath the moose head is blue when Lasso Lass shows Sector V into the barn, but is brown when they start going through the boxes.
- The barn's interior and the items found within change between shots.
- The color of Lasso Lass' eyebrows changes between just before and just after Numbuh 1 pulls out her fake teeth; they go from black to gray.
- Her eyebrows vary in thickness and color throughout the episode.
- While Numbuh 5 says Lasso Lass is pretty cool, the white stripes on her sweater disappears.
- The size of Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb's backyard changes dramatically between prior to and during the big battle.
Voice Credits[]
- Benjamin Diskin: Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2
- Lauren Tom: Numbuh 3
- Dee Bradley Baker: Numbuh 4, Mr. Fibb, and Clip Clop
- Cree Summer: Numbuh 5
- Tom Kenny: Mr. Wink
- Candi Milo: Lasso Lass
Gallery[]
Transcript[]
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