Delightful Children from Down the Lane

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Delightful Children From Down The Lane
Delightful Children From Down The Lane
First appearance	Operation: C.A.K.E.D.
Information
Aliases	DCFDTL
Species	Human
Gender	Mixed
Age	4th Grade
Occupation	villains
Family	Father (adopted father) Numbuh 1 (cousin by adoption)
Portrayed by	Ben Diskin, Dee Bradley Baker, Cree Summer
Created by	Tom Warburton

The Delightful Children From Down The Lane (also referred to as the DCFDTL and the Delightful Children are five fictional children), from the Animated Series Codename: Kids Next Door. They were once KND operatives from Sector Z but are now the primary enemy of Sector V, having come under the influence of Father. They are a parody on the children from John Wyndham's 1957 novel The Midwich Cuckoos.

As the DCFDTL, they are voiced by Benjamin "Ben" Diskin, Dee Bradley Baker and Cree Summer. As Sector Z, they are voiced by Ogie Banks, Dave Wittenberg, Jennifer Hale and Tom Kenny.

Contents 1 Origins 2 Names 3 Personality 4 Trivia 5 Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E. 6 Notable Appearances

[edit] Origins

The origins of the DCFDTL were left a mystery during the first 2 seasons of KND. Their relationship to Father was also left unexplained, leaving it open to speculation as to whether they were, or were not, related to him by blood.

Early in a Season 3 episode, it was hinted that they may have once been ordinary children who were forced to become villains, when, in "Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E." it was revealed that a group of children were kidnapped by Father, who warped them into "the perfect children" using his "Delightfulization Chamber". However, no further details were given about the kidnapped children or the time frame of the incident, and they were not specifically named as being the current DCFDTL. Season 4 episode "Operation P.O.O.L." introduced the LTDFCD, a good version of the DCFDTL from a mirror universe who were fighting against the DNK, a bad version of the KND. The LTDFCD had originally been bad but split from the DNK and became good, leading fans to speculate that, as their mirror opposites, the DCFDTL must have once been members of KND who split from them and became bad.

This presumption was later born out in the feature length movie "Operation: Z.E.R.O.", in which it is revealed that the DCFDTL are the missing KND operatives from the Sector Z, who were abducted and Delightfulized some time prior to the start of Season 1.

According to Father, his Delightfulization Chamber was not originally able to affect children so dramatically (earlier depictions of the Delightfulization process showed it turning children into mindless slaves) but it blew a fuse, resulting in an "eleventy billionfold" increase in power that destroyed the machine but also made the children what they are today.

The KND recommissioning module briefly restores the DCFDTL to their former selfs in "Operation: Z.E.R.O." but they revert close to the end.

[edit] Names

As of the end of Season 6, only two of the DCFDTL have been individually named on screen.

• Lenny, the boy with football helmet (Operation U.N.D.E.R.C.O.V.E.R.)
• David, the tall boy with brown hair (Operation Z.E.R.O.)

Their surnames remain unknown.

[edit] Personality

The DCFDTL are near emotionless and always speak in unison unless they are nervous or scared. They're rarely seen apart and always stand in one specific formation. The only episode in which they have been shown separately was "Operation: U.N.D.E.R.C.O.V.E.R." In which Lenny attempts to infiltrate the KND.

Although they are usually depicted as being totally obedient to Father, they retain their own free will and have, on occasion, disobeyed him. Notable instances include during "Operation I.T." When their dislike of broccoli drove them to giving Numbuh One and 362 the KND code module; allowing them to track down and defeat Father, and "Operation: P.A.R.T.Y." In which they held a party in Father's mansion despite being instructed not to do so

[edit] Trivia

• The DCFDTL are responsible for making Numbuh One bald. (Operation F.O.U.N.T.A.I.N.)
• They are in the fourth grade at Gallagher Elementary School. Their homeroom teacher is Ms. Thompson
• According to their profile, on the Cartoon Network website, they are English. ^[1]. They also have parents other than Father. Though they are never referenced in the show.
• Every Season features an episode based around Sector V's attempts to steal the DCFDTL's birthday. These episode are all titled "Operation C.A.K.E.D." followed by the season number. The exception to this is Season 6's episode, which Titled "Operation S.I.X.".

[edit] Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.

During the events of the Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E. Video Game, they are the Boss(es) of Operation: MOONTRIP. They fight the KND whilst aboard their Ultra Gihugic Mobile Mega Mansion.

[edit] Notable Appearances

Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-debut
Operation: I.-S.C.R.E.A.M.
Operation: C.A.N.N.O.N.
Operation: Z.O.O.
Operation: G.R.O.W.-U.P.
Operation: D.A.T.E.
Operation: F.L.A.V.O.R.
Operation: F.U.G.I.T.I.V.E.
Operation: R.E.P.O.R.T.
Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-T.W.O.
Operation: U.N.D.E.R.C.O.V.E.R.
Operation: F.O.U.N.T.A.I.N.
Operation: B.U.T.T.
Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-T.H.R.E.E.
Operation: P.R.E.S.I.D.E.N.T.
Operation: N.U.G.G.E.T.
Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.O.U.R.
Operation: L.O.V.E.
Operation: F.E.R.A.L.
Operation: N.A.U.G.H.T.Y.
Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E.
Operation: I.T.
Operation: Z.E.R.O.
Operation: P.A.R.T.Y.