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The X's

The X's is an American animated television series created by Carlos Ramos for Nickelodeon. The series centers on a family of spies who must conceal their identity from the outside world, but often have trouble in doing so. It had a single season of 20 episodes (1 unaired) airing from November 25, 2005, to November 25, 2006. Although it was compared to The Incredibles and Alias,[1] Ramos has stated that the show takes inspiration from the James Bond film series, the 1960s TV series Get Smart, and the 1960s TV series The Avengers.[2]

The X's
GenreComedy
Action-adventure
Science fiction
Espionage
Farce
Created byCarlos Ramos
Directed byDave Marshall
Voices of
ComposerShawn Patterson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producerCarlos Ramos
Running time22 minutes (11 minute-segments)
Production companyNickelodeon Animation Studio
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Original releaseNovember 25, 2005 (2005-11-25) –
November 25, 2006 (2006-11-25)

Synopsis

The X's work for SUPERIOR. Mr. and Mrs. X have their daughter named Tuesday, their younger son named Truman and many gadgets at their disposal. An organization called S.N.A.F.U. (short for Society of Nefarious and Felonious Undertakings) is continually trying to cause trouble for the X's through their plans to take over the world.

Characters

Superior

  • Mr. X (voiced by Patrick Warburton) – Family patriarch, team leader of the X's, and the main protagonist of the series. Tucker is the expert at hand-to-hand combat and is similar to James Bond and Maxwell Smart. Although he is a competent spy, he struggles with many everyday issues such as remembering his name. He is also an excellent cook and is a very strict and stern person. In one episode, his shoe phone self-destructed as a parody of both Get Smart and Mission Impossible. Mr. X is 40 years old.
  • Mrs. X (voiced by Wendie Malick) – Second in command and combat specialist of the X's. Mrs. X is fully trained in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts, but she is a horrible cook. She is an expert at tennis. Mrs. X is known for administering savage beatings to Glowface. She's a very caring and protective mother to Tuesday and Truman. Mrs. X is 38 years old.
  • Tuesday X (voiced by Lynsey Bartilson) is Mr. and Mrs. X's teenage daughter and missions investigator. Tuesday is the most normal of the team, despite her rather extreme punk-rock garb and frequently changing hair-color. She is also the most knowledgeable of "real-world" behavior, which the other family members either misunderstand or ignore outright. She definitely takes after her mother in savagery and fighting skills, but at heart Tuesday is a genuine teenager who wants to do other things besides spy missions with her family. She easily gets annoyed with Truman for making fun of the size of her huge butt, despite that, she behaves like a caring sister like in the episode "You Only Sneeze Twice" when Truman's look-alike robot was about to explode, she became worried and in another episode "From Crusha With Love" she guided Truman with his date by advising him. In the episode “X Take A Holiday” it's revealed that Tuesday is 16 years-old.
  • Truman X (voiced by Jansen Panettiere) is Mr. and Mrs. X's son and technology expert. Truman is the smartest of all the X's. His radiation "experiments" cause so many "meltdowns" that the local Decontamination Squad are on a first name basis with the "X"s. The enfant terrible of the "X"s, Truman can sometimes be a nuisance and make trouble. Truman is 10 years old.
  • Rex X (vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker) is Truman's dog he got on his 9th birthday from Sasquatch. Rex was meant to kill Truman with Sasquatch controlling Rex with his mind-controlling roar, but after Truman wouldn't fight him because he thought he would finally have the perfect birthday with him and Truman told about all the good times they had. After those words, Rex broke free from the mind control and also all the other animals. Later, Rex became an honorary member for SUPERIOR. His first appearance was in "Boy's Best Fiend" and has since appeared in other episodes such as "To Err Is Truman".
  • Home Base (voiced by Stephen Root) describes itself in the title sequence of The X's as "the house they live in", but Home Base is most likely the name for the computerized brain that runs the functions of their house (neither Mr. X nor Mrs. X appear to be competent about household chores, though Mr. X can mow the grass). Home Base serves as advisor, SUPERIOR contact and mission alert for the X's, and can be contacted from the X-Jet. It also serves as the (somewhat beleaguered) voice of reason in the family. Seen from above, Home Base is shaped like an X. He is visually similar to HAL 9000 from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Villains

  • S.N.A.F.U. – Short for Society of Nefarious and Felonious Undertakings, S.N.A.F.U. is an evil organization that the X's fight.
    • Glowface (voiced by Chris Hardwick) is the X's' archenemy, the leader of S.N.A.F.U., and the main villain of the series. Glowface's head is encased in a glass globe with electrical discharges. He wears a rubber suit and gloves to contain his vast energies. His schemes to get rid of the X's include having Mrs. X break her leg on a coffee table and sending them coupons for family portraits. Like traditional evil villains, Glowface is megalomaniacal, arrogant, psychotic, loudmouthed, and delusional, but he possesses little sophistication or maturity, and believes himself to be much more of a threat than he actually is. Similar to Dr. Evil from Austin Powers, Doctor Claw from Inspector Gadget, Satan from South Park, Dr. Drakken from Kim Possible, Vito Corleone from The Godfather and Ernst Stavro Blofeld from the James Bond series, he also tends to think up idiotic evil schemes like building a giant ray gun in order to bring the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben to life in order for them to wrestle so he can sell tickets. He has very poor teeth and once had to get braces. Glowface is disdainful of the crush his nephew Brandon has on Tuesday. Glowface is also allergic to zucchini and has an unseen way of eating food. The only thing that Glowface and Tucker have in common are building model train sets.
    • Lorenzo Suave (voiced by Tom Kane) is Glowface's right-hand man and butler. Lorenzo seems to be an amalgam of all the villainous second-in-command spy clichés. He is stylishly and impeccably dressed with a mustache, goatee, a scar along one cheek and both an eyepatch and a monocle. Lorenzo is much more intelligent than Glowface and sometimes has to maneuver him into completing his plans when Glowface begins one of his rants. Though he is human, Lorenzo is most likely S.N.A.F.U.'s mirror to Home Base. He becomes miffed when Glowface claims, after he took off his horrid disguise and introduced himself, that no one cares. He along with the S.N.A.F.U. minions are the most commonly appeared S.N.A.F.U. workers of Glowface. One time when Glowface was sick alongside the other S.N.A.F.U. agents, Lorenzo proved to be a better villain than Glowface or any of the others members of S.N.A.F.U. Just as "Glowface" is similar to Dr. Evil, Suave resembles Dr. Evil's Number #2 who actually makes his evil organization work. As Tuesday X is the most normal of the X heroines, Suave is the most normal of the S.N.A.F.U. members.
    • Sasquatch (voiced by Randy Savage) appears to be an unspecified and scary man-beast and has a roar that can hypnotize or brainwash animals to do his bidding. He is probably the strongest member of S.N.A.F.U. His goal is to return the animals to their rightful place as masters of the planet. He continuously refers to himself in the third person like when he does his usual catchphrase "Sasquatch is the mightiest of all!" before making another comment.
    • Brandon (voiced by Jason Schwartzman in "The Spy Who Liked Me", later voiced by David Hornsby) is Glowface's nephew. Brandon is a very nice, handsome and even somewhat gallant teenage boy, but unfortunately, he's working with his uncle as an intern for S.N.A.F.U. He has a crush on Tuesday and the two date (even planning dates in the midst of a battle) much to the dismay of both the X's (who don't much like the idea of Tuesday dating in general) and Glowface (who doesn't like the idea of Brandon dating the daughter of his nemesis at all). Mr. and Mrs. X are fairly open-minded about the relationship; on the other hand, Glowface teases Brandon about his new girlfriend whenever possible. He tends to treat his uncle's plans with either disdain or apathy, and never really acts as a villain.
    • The Scream Queens are a duo of Banshee-esqe cheerleaders with a sonic boom screech. They have various cameos throughout the series.
    • The McVampires are a family of hillbilly vampires. They are most likely a parody of the infamous hillbillies the McCoys. The family only appears in "Photo Ops."
    • Bio-Harold is a buff guy in a hazmat suit. He only appears in "Photo Ops" and "Homebody."
    • Missing Link is a dirty guy who looks like a Common chimpanzee/human hybrid. He only appears in "Photo Ops."
    • Some Old Guy (voiced by Tom Kane) is an old man. He isn't actually a real member of S.N.A.F.U. (he just thought that the photo shop where Glowface tricked the X's was the nickel store). He frequently appears as a joke with the rest of the S.N.A.F.U. agents when Glowface introduces all the S.N.A.F.U. agents present in a battle. His voice volume and dramatic tone increase with each name coming to conclusion with the most dramatic introduction being that of "Some Old Guy".
    • S.N.A.F.U. Minions (voiced by Carlos Ramos) are Glowface's Minions and foot-soldiers of S.N.A.F.U. They wear uniforms with their heads encased in globes. Their faces are never seen, but the silhouettes of their heads are seen in those globes. They have their birthdays celebrated each month on a day called "Cake Day" for any foot soldiers who have their birthday in that month.
  • Copperhead (voiced by Tom Kenny) - Half-man, half-machine. Unlike Glowface, he never stays in one place for long. It was never actually revealed that he is part of S.N.A.F.U. or not, but he is "the most evil of all evil spies". He has power over magnetism (like that of Magneto in X-Men), but he runs on a large battery in his back.

Minor

  • Kimla Meeks (voiced by Ashley Johnson) is Tuesday's 1st friend appeared in "A Truman Scorned", "Theater of War" and "License to Slumber". She is a huge fan of science fiction and is also very knowledgeable about sci-fi movies, comics, etc. Kimla also seems to be somewhat naive as she didn't notice Truman's crush on her and that the X's are spies despite her being presented with proof. She appears to have started talking to Tuesday more after their slumber party as they worked together on a school project later in "A Truman Scorned". A running joke throughout the series involves Kimla's "intergalactic chanting."
  • Skipper Swenson (voiced by Lindsay Sloane) is Tuesday's 2nd friend appeared in "License to Slumber". Skipper is generally stuck-up and is rude to Tuesday. She doesn't like Tuesday very much and only came to her slumber party because Trudy apparently promised to pay her fifty dollars. Skipper is very popular and is also shown to have an interest in beauty and boys.
  • Annasthesia Montiho (voiced by Soleil Moon Frye) is Tuesday's 3rd friend appeared in "License To Slumber". She is a goth girl and notices the strange occurrences at Tuesday's slumber party. She also likes to talk about boys.
  • Wally (voiced by Tom Kenny) is a friendly neighbor of the X's. He is a devoted father with a wife and child. Wally is very nice to the X's when ever he sees them. While he's suspicious of the X's at times, he never catches on that they are spies. Wally first appeared in "Mr. Fix It," and has made appearances in "Mock Tutors," "Y's Up," and "Live and Let Diaper." Although his name is never mentioned in the series, it is listed as Wally in the credits of episodes that featured him.
  • Mother (voiced by April Winchell)
  • Reaper Kid (voiced by Paul Butcher)
  • Miguel (voiced by Paco Jimenez, later in Flaco Jiminez)
  • Nita (voiced by Andrea Zafra)
  • The Y's – The Ys', or "Y's Guys" (wise guys) known by The X's. They are of Indian descent. They are also spies, but better. They are The X's rival family, even though once they gave them a cappuccino maker. The Y's once wanted to force The X's to give up their job as SUPERIOR agents so they could be replaced by them. They too have a computerized brain that runs their house, but is more sophisticated than Home Base. One of their fans is Glowface.
    • Mr. Y (voiced by Ronobir Lahiri) – Similar to Mr. X.
    • Mrs. Y (voiced by Susan Pari) – Similar to Mrs. X.
    • Seven Y (voiced by Soleil Moon Frye) – Similar to Tuesday.
    • Scout Y (voiced by Laura Marano) – Similar to Truman, but is a girl instead of a boy.
  • The Z's are of Australian descent. The Z's are destroyed by the Y's. Truman stated that SUPERIOR said that their death was an accident, but the Y's hinted that their death was no mere accident, but was caused by the Y's.

Episodes

No.TitleWritten byStoryboard byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1a"AAIIEE, Robot!"Doug LangdaleJim SmithNovember 25, 2005 (2005-11-25)105a
Mrs. X breaks her leg. To solve this problem, Truman builds a replacement. This does not seem to work well.
1b"Mission: Irresponsible"Carlos RamosJim Smith and Roque Ballesteros &
Alan Lau & Brad Rau
November 25, 2005 (2005-11-25)105b
SUPERIOR decides to take Mr. and Mrs. X out of their ranks as punishment for destroying Stonehenge as they have Home Base place Truman and Tuesday in command instead.
2a"License to Slumber"Doug LangdaleVincent WallerNovember 25, 2005 (2005-11-25)103a
Mrs. X arranges a slumber party for Tuesday; during it, the family begins to fight Glowface. Tuesday tries to cover up the truth about her family.
2b"Three Days of the Coin Op"Ralph SollVincent WallerNovember 25, 2005 (2005-11-25)103b
Truman's unauthorized upgrade of Home Base forces the computer offline for a day. They try to work to get all the household chores done before an inspector from SUPERIOR shows up. If anything is out of place, the X's will be sent to a foreign country to herd farting goats.
3a"Photo Ops"Gene GrilloCarlos Ramos, Carl Greenblatt, Erik C. Wiese,
Carey Yost, and Joe Daniello
November 25, 2005 (2005-11-25)101a
The X's get a family portrait taken to try to blend in as a normal family. Unfortunately, this turns out to be an ambush by S.N.A.F.U. as Glowface leads Lorenzo Suave, Sasquatch, the Scream Queens, the McVampires, Bio-Harold, Missing Link, and Some Old Guy into attacking the X's.
3b"Boy's Best Fiend"Mike RyanLi HongNovember 25, 2005 (2005-11-25)101b
After missing every Birthday celebration because of the missions, Truman gets a puppy for his birthday and names it Rex, but it turns out it is from Sasquatch who has turned all of the U.N. leaders into animals.
4a"Mr. Fix It"John Behnke & Rob HumphreyLi HongDecember 9, 2005 (2005-12-09)104a
Mr. X continues trying to be a normal dad. He learns that normal dads fix things, so that is what he begins to do.
4b"Doommates"John Behnke & Rob HumphreyLi Hong, Chong Lee, and Jim SmithDecember 9, 2005 (2005-12-09)104b
Truman and Tuesday are forced to share a room after Truman's room accidentally goes nuclear.
5a"Secret Agent Manual"Doug LangdaleCarlos RamosDecember 16, 2005 (2005-12-16)102a
Mrs. X and the kids trick Mr. X into giving them stuff they want by rewriting his official spy manual with the Retextinator to include the items they desire.
5b"The Spy Who Liked Me"Gene GrilloVincent WallerDecember 16, 2005 (2005-12-16)102b
Tuesday's first date is with a guy named Brandon who is too good to be true: in fact, he is a spy working undercover for his uncle Glowface.
6a"To Err is Truman"Earl KressRoque Ballesteros & Alan Lau & Brad RauJanuary 13, 2006 (2006-01-13)106a
Truman attempts to be good and refrain from pulling pranks for one entire day, so he may join his family at the "world's greatest" amusement park.
6b"No More Mrs. Nice X"Doug LangdaleLouie del CarmenJanuary 13, 2006 (2006-01-13)106b
Mrs. X is filled with peace and tranquility after she returns from a retreat. Unfortunately, these qualities prove useless when confronting Glowface.
7a"On Her Majesty's Postal Service"Scott PetersonLi Hong and Andy KellyFebruary 3, 2006 (2006-02-03)108a
Mr. X gets a job as a mail man. Meanwhile, Sasquatch works to breed the ultimate dog.
7b"Pinheads"Duane Colbert & Shahrzad WarkentinJim SmithFebruary 3, 2006 (2006-02-03)108b

Tuesday wants the family to learn how to bowl. Their lessons get crashed by Glowface, Lorenzo Suave, Sasquatch, and Brandon who were annoyed that they are bowling when not trying to stop their heists.

Note: This episode guest starred John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show as the Bowling Alley Guy. This was Kricfalusi's first time at Nickelodeon after he was fired after season two of Ren and Stimpy.
8a"From Crusha with Love"John Behnke & Rob HumphreyAndy KellyFebruary 17, 2006 (2006-02-17)111a
A girl at school picks on Truman, but he finds out that it is because she has a crush on him.
8b"Xcitement"John Behnke & Rob HumphreyAndy KellyFebruary 17, 2006 (2006-02-17)111b
Tucker has a dirty little secret that is locking him away from being a spy and hanging with his family, but what could it be?
9a"You Only Sneeze Twice"Carlos RamosLi HongFebruary 24, 2006 (2006-02-24)110a
The entire family gets sick, except for Tuesday. The same thing happens at S.N.A.F.U. HQ where Glowface, Sasquatch, and the Scream Queens get sick leaving Lorenzo Suave to take care of them. Seeing this as an opportunity to do one of his plots, Lorenzo begins his plot which attracts Tuesday's attention.
9b"X Takes a Holiday"Doug LangdaleLi Hong, Andy Kelly,
Carlos Ramos, and Marcelo Souza
February 24, 2006 (2006-02-24)110b
Mr. and Mrs. X go on a romantic date, but while they are away, Tuesday and Truman throw a party. Glowface seizes the opportunity to attack Home Base.
10a"Mock Tutors"John Behnke & Rob HumphreyAndy KellyMarch 3, 2006 (2006-03-03)109a
Truman and Tuesday are failing their cooking and tennis classes (Tuesday with cooking; Truman with tennis). If they fail their test, they’ll be forced to go to Summer School. So they try to help them with those subjects. Mrs X. helps Tuesday and Mr. X helps Truman; the only problem is that Mrs. X, who is a good tennis player, turns out to be a terrible cook while Mr. X, who is a good cook, turns out to be a terrible tennis player!
10b"Meddle Mouth"John Behnke & Rob HumphreyJim SmithMarch 3, 2006 (2006-03-03)109b
Truman finds the perfect opportunity to drive Tuesday crazy when she gets braces. He interferes with her braces to make Tuesday say crazy things while she is on her date with Brandon.
11a"Family Issues"Tracy BernaLi HongMarch 17, 2006 (2006-03-17)107a
In their continuous effort to be like "normal families," the X's visit a family counselor to see what kind of issues "normal families" have. However, it is not long before they start to take their "roles" too seriously.
11b"Truman's Choice"Doug LangdaleRoque Ballesteros & Alan Lau & Brad RauMarch 17, 2006 (2006-03-17)107b
Truman gets a chance to capture the most wanted villain which is Copperhead. The rest of the family begin to suck up to Truman in order to capture Copperhead with him.
12a"Wealth vs. Stealth"Doug LangdaleLi Hong, Andy Kelly, and Carlos RamosApril 7, 2006 (2006-04-07)112a
When the X's win a billion dollars, they must balance their new fame and fortune with their spy work.
12b"Wee House"John Behnke & Rob Humphrey
Story by: Carlos Ramos
Jim SmithApril 7, 2006 (2006-04-07)112b
Sick and tired of being short, Truman builds a small replica of Home Base for him to live in until he misses his family.
13"Truman X: Super Villain"Carlos RamosLi Hong, Andy Kelly,
Carlos Ramos, and Jim Smith
June 16, 2006 (2006-06-16)113
When the X's punish Truman for hotdogging a mission and blowing up the X jet by selling all of his spy gadgets, Glowface persuades the boy to join S.N.A.F.U. His first mission: destroy the X's.
14a"A Truman Scorned"Scott PetersonAndy KellySeptember 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)114a
Truman has a crush on Tuesday’s friend Kimla. Truman realizes there’s only one way to get past this "little kid" thing – he has to tell her he’s really an international super spy. Not surprisingly, Kimla doesn’t believe him. What is surprising is that she continues to disbelieve his story even when he sneaks her along on a mission and the truth is right in front of her nose.
14b"Y's Up"Rob Humphrey & John BehnkeAndy Kelly and Jim SmithSeptember 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)114b
The archenemies of the Xs, the Ys, move in next door. The Xs suspect that they are up to no good, but are not able to prove anything until the Ys show their true colors during Glowface's next plot.
15a"Quit Your Day Job"Tracy BernaJim SmithSeptember 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)115a
When Tuesday is suspicious of Brandon, the X's find out he is a part-time S.N.A.F.U. agent.
15b"Missing Home"Doug LangdaleCarlos RamosSeptember 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)115b
Home Base explodes when the X's forget his birthday. Without Home Base, the X's need to survive on their own.
16a"Live and Let Diaper"Heather Lombard & Evan GoreMichael Mullen and Carlos RamosOctober 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)118a
The X's have to babysit a neighbor's baby and they cannot change his diaper. Will they ever be able to change that diaper?
16b"In-Law Enforcement"Tracy BernaLi Hong, Andy Kelly, and Jim SmithOctober 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)118b
The X's try to prevent Mrs. X's parents from realizing that they are spies when they come for a visit.
17a"Train Rex"Rob Humphrey & John BehnkeAndy KellyOctober 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)116a
After the X's go on a mission, Truman faces an ultimatum where he has a single day to train Rex or else he will go to the pound.
17b"Homebody"Rob Humphrey & John BehnkeSteven DeStephano and Andy KellyOctober 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)116b
Truman creates a body for Home Base so he can carry the X's weapons, but the X's hate it. It even gives Home Base problems when he tries to stop Sasquatch, Bio-Harold, and the Scream Queens on his own.
18"The Haunting of Homebase"Rob Humphrey & John BehnkeLi Hong, Andy Kelly, Michael Mullen,
Carlos Ramos, and Jim Smith
October 27, 2006 (2006-10-27)120
Truman attempts to scare his family by turning Home Base into a haunted house, but Glowface takes control of the Homebase and soon, Tuesday, Mr. X, and Mrs. X are zombies. Can Truman stop Glowface's evil plot before his brain is eaten?
19a"Accidental Hero"Alessia CostantiniLi Hong, Andy Kelly, and Michael MullenNovember 25, 2006 (2006-11-25)119a
Truman saves a baby from one of his own paintball traps and the public hail him as a hero; Tuesday tries to expose Truman as the culprit.
19b"Untied"Rob Humphrey & John BehnkeLi Hong, Andy Kelly, and Jim SmithNovember 25, 2006 (2006-11-25)119b
After Mr. X's necktie reflects off onto Glowface's base walls, he suffers a tie loss. He now cannot fight. Can the other X's save Mr. X from his loss of "Mr. Tie-tie," or will the X's become nothing?
20a"Theater of War"Doug LangdaleCarlos RamosUnaired (Unaired)117a
Brandon is going to play Romeo in the school play of Romeo and Juliet and Seven Y competes with Tuesday to see who may play Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.
20b"Breaking Camp"Rob Humphrey & John BehnkeAndy Kelly and Jean TexierUnaired (Unaired)117b
Mr. X takes Truman to his favorite childhood camp, hoping he will love it, too. Turns out Truman does not, much to Mr. X's dismay.

Broadcast

The series aired on Nickelodeon and premiered in the United States on November 25, 2005.[3] The final episode aired on November 25, 2006, when the series was cancelled after one season, leaving one episode unaired.

Home media

While the series never saw any complete series releases, there were two Nick Picks volumes each that included an episode.

Title Episode count Release date Episodes
Nick Picks Vol. 4 1 June 6, 2006 "Photo Ops"
Nick Picks Vol. 5 1 March 13, 2007 "Secret Agent Manual"

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee Work Result
2006 Artios Best Animated Voice-Over Television Casting Sarah Noonan and Meredith Layne The X's Won
2006 Annie Award Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production Hong Li "You Only Sneeze Twice" Won
2006 Annie Award Character Design in an Animated Television Production Carlos Ramos "Homebody" Nominated
2006 Annie Award Character Design in an Animated Television Production Eric Robles "You Only Sneeze Twice" Nominated

References

  1. ^ "On Nickelodeon, a spy family amuses with familiar themes – The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com. 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  2. ^ Ball, Ryan (2005-11-08). "Nick to Screen The X's, You're Invited". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  3. ^ "X's Mark the Spot for Nick". Multichannel. 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2019-02-21.

External links

  • The X's at IMDb
  • (archive)

See Also

  • Spy × Family - Japanese Animated Series also about a family of spies

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but often have trouble in doing so It had a single season of 20 episodes 1 unaired airing from November 25 2005 to November 25 2006 Although it was compared to The Incredibles and Alias 1 Ramos has stated that the show takes inspiration from the James Bond film series the 1960s TV series Get Smart and the 1960s TV series The Avengers 2 The X sGenreComedyAction adventureScience fictionEspionageFarceCreated byCarlos RamosDirected byDave MarshallVoices ofPatrick Warburton Wendie Malick Lynsey Bartilson Jansen Panettiere Chris Hardwick Tom Kane Stephen Root Randy SavageComposerShawn PattersonCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes20 1 unaired ProductionExecutive producerCarlos RamosRunning time22 minutes 11 minute segments Production companyNickelodeon Animation StudioReleaseOriginal networkNickelodeonOriginal releaseNovember 25 2005 2005 11 25 November 25 2006 2006 11 25 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Characters 2 1 Superior 2 2 Villains 2 3 Minor 3 Episodes 4 Broadcast 5 Home media 6 Awards 7 References 8 External links 9 See AlsoSynopsis EditThe X s work for SUPERIOR Mr and Mrs X have their daughter named Tuesday their younger son named Truman and many gadgets at their disposal An organization called S N A F U short for Society of Nefarious and Felonious Undertakings is continually trying to cause trouble for the X s through their plans to take over the world Characters EditSuperior Edit Mr X voiced by Patrick Warburton Family patriarch team leader of the X s and the main protagonist of the series Tucker is the expert at hand to hand combat and is similar to James Bond and Maxwell Smart Although he is a competent spy he struggles with many everyday issues such as remembering his name He is also an excellent cook and is a very strict and stern person In one episode his shoe phone self destructed as a parody of both Get Smart and Mission Impossible Mr X is 40 years old Mrs X voiced by Wendie Malick Second in command and combat specialist of the X s Mrs X is fully trained in hand to hand combat and martial arts but she is a horrible cook She is an expert at tennis Mrs X is known for administering savage beatings to Glowface She s a very caring and protective mother to Tuesday and Truman Mrs X is 38 years old Tuesday X voiced by Lynsey Bartilson is Mr and Mrs X s teenage daughter and missions investigator Tuesday is the most normal of the team despite her rather extreme punk rock garb and frequently changing hair color She is also the most knowledgeable of real world behavior which the other family members either misunderstand or ignore outright She definitely takes after her mother in savagery and fighting skills but at heart Tuesday is a genuine teenager who wants to do other things besides spy missions with her family She easily gets annoyed with Truman for making fun of the size of her huge butt despite that she behaves like a caring sister like in the episode You Only Sneeze Twice when Truman s look alike robot was about to explode she became worried and in another episode From Crusha With Love she guided Truman with his date by advising him In the episode X Take A Holiday it s revealed that Tuesday is 16 years old Truman X voiced by Jansen Panettiere is Mr and Mrs X s son and technology expert Truman is the smartest of all the X s His radiation experiments cause so many meltdowns that the local Decontamination Squad are on a first name basis with the X s The enfant terrible of the X s Truman can sometimes be a nuisance and make trouble Truman is 10 years old Rex X vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker is Truman s dog he got on his 9th birthday from Sasquatch Rex was meant to kill Truman with Sasquatch controlling Rex with his mind controlling roar but after Truman wouldn t fight him because he thought he would finally have the perfect birthday with him and Truman told about all the good times they had After those words Rex broke free from the mind control and also all the other animals Later Rex became an honorary member for SUPERIOR His first appearance was in Boy s Best Fiend and has since appeared in other episodes such as To Err Is Truman Home Base voiced by Stephen Root describes itself in the title sequence of The X s as the house they live in but Home Base is most likely the name for the computerized brain that runs the functions of their house neither Mr X nor Mrs X appear to be competent about household chores though Mr X can mow the grass Home Base serves as advisor SUPERIOR contact and mission alert for the X s and can be contacted from the X Jet It also serves as the somewhat beleaguered voice of reason in the family Seen from above Home Base is shaped like an X He is visually similar to HAL 9000 from Stanley Kubrick s 2001 A Space Odyssey Villains Edit S N A F U Short for Society of Nefarious and Felonious Undertakings S N A F U is an evil organization that the X s fight Glowface voiced by Chris Hardwick is the X s archenemy the leader of S N A F U and the main villain of the series Glowface s head is encased in a glass globe with electrical discharges He wears a rubber suit and gloves to contain his vast energies His schemes to get rid of the X s include having Mrs X break her leg on a coffee table and sending them coupons for family portraits Like traditional evil villains Glowface is megalomaniacal arrogant psychotic loudmouthed and delusional but he possesses little sophistication or maturity and believes himself to be much more of a threat than he actually is Similar to Dr Evil from Austin Powers Doctor Claw from Inspector Gadget Satan from South Park Dr Drakken from Kim Possible Vito Corleone from The Godfather and Ernst Stavro Blofeld from the James Bond series he also tends to think up idiotic evil schemes like building a giant ray gun in order to bring the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben to life in order for them to wrestle so he can sell tickets He has very poor teeth and once had to get braces Glowface is disdainful of the crush his nephew Brandon has on Tuesday Glowface is also allergic to zucchini and has an unseen way of eating food The only thing that Glowface and Tucker have in common are building model train sets Lorenzo Suave voiced by Tom Kane is Glowface s right hand man and butler Lorenzo seems to be an amalgam of all the villainous second in command spy cliches He is stylishly and impeccably dressed with a mustache goatee a scar along one cheek and both an eyepatch and a monocle Lorenzo is much more intelligent than Glowface and sometimes has to maneuver him into completing his plans when Glowface begins one of his rants Though he is human Lorenzo is most likely S N A F U s mirror to Home Base He becomes miffed when Glowface claims after he took off his horrid disguise and introduced himself that no one cares He along with the S N A F U minions are the most commonly appeared S N A F U workers of Glowface One time when Glowface was sick alongside the other S N A F U agents Lorenzo proved to be a better villain than Glowface or any of the others members of S N A F U Just as Glowface is similar to Dr Evil Suave resembles Dr Evil s Number 2 who actually makes his evil organization work As Tuesday X is the most normal of the X heroines Suave is the most normal of the S N A F U members Sasquatch voiced by Randy Savage appears to be an unspecified and scary man beast and has a roar that can hypnotize or brainwash animals to do his bidding He is probably the strongest member of S N A F U His goal is to return the animals to their rightful place as masters of the planet He continuously refers to himself in the third person like when he does his usual catchphrase Sasquatch is the mightiest of all before making another comment Brandon voiced by Jason Schwartzman in The Spy Who Liked Me later voiced by David Hornsby is Glowface s nephew Brandon is a very nice handsome and even somewhat gallant teenage boy but unfortunately he s working with his uncle as an intern for S N A F U He has a crush on Tuesday and the two date even planning dates in the midst of a battle much to the dismay of both the X s who don t much like the idea of Tuesday dating in general and Glowface who doesn t like the idea of Brandon dating the daughter of his nemesis at all Mr and Mrs X are fairly open minded about the relationship on the other hand Glowface teases Brandon about his new girlfriend whenever possible He tends to treat his uncle s plans with either disdain or apathy and never really acts as a villain The Scream Queens are a duo of Banshee esqe cheerleaders with a sonic boom screech They have various cameos throughout the series The McVampires are a family of hillbilly vampires They are most likely a parody of the infamous hillbillies the McCoys The family only appears in Photo Ops Bio Harold is a buff guy in a hazmat suit He only appears in Photo Ops and Homebody Missing Link is a dirty guy who looks like a Common chimpanzee human hybrid He only appears in Photo Ops Some Old Guy voiced by Tom Kane is an old man He isn t actually a real member of S N A F U he just thought that the photo shop where Glowface tricked the X s was the nickel store He frequently appears as a joke with the rest of the S N A F U agents when Glowface introduces all the S N A F U agents present in a battle His voice volume and dramatic tone increase with each name coming to conclusion with the most dramatic introduction being that of Some Old Guy S N A F U Minions voiced by Carlos Ramos are Glowface s Minions and foot soldiers of S N A F U They wear uniforms with their heads encased in globes Their faces are never seen but the silhouettes of their heads are seen in those globes They have their birthdays celebrated each month on a day called Cake Day for any foot soldiers who have their birthday in that month Copperhead voiced by Tom Kenny Half man half machine Unlike Glowface he never stays in one place for long It was never actually revealed that he is part of S N A F U or not but he is the most evil of all evil spies He has power over magnetism like that of Magneto in X Men but he runs on a large battery in his back Minor Edit Kimla Meeks voiced by Ashley Johnson is Tuesday s 1st friend appeared in A Truman Scorned Theater of War and License to Slumber She is a huge fan of science fiction and is also very knowledgeable about sci fi movies comics etc Kimla also seems to be somewhat naive as she didn t notice Truman s crush on her and that the X s are spies despite her being presented with proof She appears to have started talking to Tuesday more after their slumber party as they worked together on a school project later in A Truman Scorned A running joke throughout the series involves Kimla s intergalactic chanting Skipper Swenson voiced by Lindsay Sloane is Tuesday s 2nd friend appeared in License to Slumber Skipper is generally stuck up and is rude to Tuesday She doesn t like Tuesday very much and only came to her slumber party because Trudy apparently promised to pay her fifty dollars Skipper is very popular and is also shown to have an interest in beauty and boys Annasthesia Montiho voiced by Soleil Moon Frye is Tuesday s 3rd friend appeared in License To Slumber She is a goth girl and notices the strange occurrences at Tuesday s slumber party She also likes to talk about boys Wally voiced by Tom Kenny is a friendly neighbor of the X s He is a devoted father with a wife and child Wally is very nice to the X s when ever he sees them While he s suspicious of the X s at times he never catches on that they are spies Wally first appeared in Mr Fix It and has made appearances in Mock Tutors Y s Up and Live and Let Diaper Although his name is never mentioned in the series it is listed as Wally in the credits of episodes that featured him Mother voiced by April Winchell Reaper Kid voiced by Paul Butcher Miguel voiced by Paco Jimenez later in Flaco Jiminez Nita voiced by Andrea Zafra The Y s The Ys or Y s Guys wise guys known by The X s They are of Indian descent They are also spies but better They are The X s rival family even though once they gave them a cappuccino maker The Y s once wanted to force The X s to give up their job as SUPERIOR agents so they could be replaced by them They too have a computerized brain that runs their house but is more sophisticated than Home Base One of their fans is Glowface Mr Y voiced by Ronobir Lahiri Similar to Mr X Mrs Y voiced by Susan Pari Similar to Mrs X Seven Y voiced by Soleil Moon Frye Similar to Tuesday Scout Y voiced by Laura Marano Similar to Truman but is a girl instead of a boy The Z s are of Australian descent The Z s are destroyed by the Y s Truman stated that SUPERIOR said that their death was an accident but the Y s hinted that their death was no mere accident but was caused by the Y s Episodes EditNo TitleWritten byStoryboard byOriginal air dateProd code1a AAIIEE Robot Doug LangdaleJim SmithNovember 25 2005 2005 11 25 105aMrs X breaks her leg To solve this problem Truman builds a replacement This does not seem to work well 1b Mission Irresponsible Carlos RamosJim Smith and Roque Ballesteros amp Alan Lau amp Brad RauNovember 25 2005 2005 11 25 105bSUPERIOR decides to take Mr and Mrs X out of their ranks as punishment for destroying Stonehenge as they have Home Base place Truman and Tuesday in command instead 2a License to Slumber Doug LangdaleVincent WallerNovember 25 2005 2005 11 25 103aMrs X arranges a slumber party for Tuesday during it the family begins to fight Glowface Tuesday tries to cover up the truth about her family 2b Three Days of the Coin Op Ralph SollVincent WallerNovember 25 2005 2005 11 25 103bTruman s unauthorized upgrade of Home Base forces the computer offline for a day They try to work to get all the household chores done before an inspector from SUPERIOR shows up If anything is out of place the X s will be sent to a foreign country to herd farting goats 3a Photo Ops Gene GrilloCarlos Ramos Carl Greenblatt Erik C Wiese Carey Yost and Joe DanielloNovember 25 2005 2005 11 25 101aThe X s get a family portrait taken to try to blend in as a normal family Unfortunately this turns out to be an ambush by S N A F U as Glowface leads Lorenzo Suave Sasquatch the Scream Queens the McVampires Bio Harold Missing Link and Some Old Guy into attacking the X s 3b Boy s Best Fiend Mike RyanLi HongNovember 25 2005 2005 11 25 101bAfter missing every Birthday celebration because of the missions Truman gets a puppy for his birthday and names it Rex but it turns out it is from Sasquatch who has turned all of the U N leaders into animals 4a Mr Fix It John Behnke amp Rob HumphreyLi HongDecember 9 2005 2005 12 09 104aMr X continues trying to be a normal dad He learns that normal dads fix things so that is what he begins to do 4b Doommates John Behnke amp Rob HumphreyLi Hong Chong Lee and Jim SmithDecember 9 2005 2005 12 09 104bTruman and Tuesday are forced to share a room after Truman s room accidentally goes nuclear 5a Secret Agent Manual Doug LangdaleCarlos RamosDecember 16 2005 2005 12 16 102aMrs X and the kids trick Mr X into giving them stuff they want by rewriting his official spy manual with the Retextinator to include the items they desire 5b The Spy Who Liked Me Gene GrilloVincent WallerDecember 16 2005 2005 12 16 102bTuesday s first date is with a guy named Brandon who is too good to be true in fact he is a spy working undercover for his uncle Glowface 6a To Err is Truman Earl KressRoque Ballesteros amp Alan Lau amp Brad RauJanuary 13 2006 2006 01 13 106aTruman attempts to be good and refrain from pulling pranks for one entire day so he may join his family at the world s greatest amusement park 6b No More Mrs Nice X Doug LangdaleLouie del CarmenJanuary 13 2006 2006 01 13 106bMrs X is filled with peace and tranquility after she returns from a retreat Unfortunately these qualities prove useless when confronting Glowface 7a On Her Majesty s Postal Service Scott PetersonLi Hong and Andy KellyFebruary 3 2006 2006 02 03 108aMr X gets a job as a mail man Meanwhile Sasquatch works to breed the ultimate dog 7b Pinheads Duane Colbert amp Shahrzad WarkentinJim SmithFebruary 3 2006 2006 02 03 108bTuesday wants the family to learn how to bowl Their lessons get crashed by Glowface Lorenzo Suave Sasquatch and Brandon who were annoyed that they are bowling when not trying to stop their heists Note This episode guest starred John Kricfalusi creator of The Ren amp Stimpy Show as the Bowling Alley Guy This was Kricfalusi s first time at Nickelodeon after he was fired after season two of Ren and Stimpy 8a From Crusha with Love John Behnke amp Rob HumphreyAndy KellyFebruary 17 2006 2006 02 17 111aA girl at school picks on Truman but he finds out that it is because she has a crush on him 8b Xcitement John Behnke amp Rob HumphreyAndy KellyFebruary 17 2006 2006 02 17 111bTucker has a dirty little secret that is locking him away from being a spy and hanging with his family but what could it be 9a You Only Sneeze Twice Carlos RamosLi HongFebruary 24 2006 2006 02 24 110aThe entire family gets sick except for Tuesday The same thing happens at S N A F U HQ where Glowface Sasquatch and the Scream Queens get sick leaving Lorenzo Suave to take care of them Seeing this as an opportunity to do one of his plots Lorenzo begins his plot which attracts Tuesday s attention 9b X Takes a Holiday Doug LangdaleLi Hong Andy Kelly Carlos Ramos and Marcelo SouzaFebruary 24 2006 2006 02 24 110bMr and Mrs X go on a romantic date but while they are away Tuesday and Truman throw a party Glowface seizes the opportunity to attack Home Base 10a Mock Tutors John Behnke amp Rob HumphreyAndy KellyMarch 3 2006 2006 03 03 109aTruman and Tuesday are failing their cooking and tennis classes Tuesday with cooking Truman with tennis If they fail their test they ll be forced to go to Summer School So they try to help them with those subjects Mrs X helps Tuesday and Mr X helps Truman the only problem is that Mrs X who is a good tennis player turns out to be a terrible cook while Mr X who is a good cook turns out to be a terrible tennis player 10b Meddle Mouth John Behnke amp Rob HumphreyJim SmithMarch 3 2006 2006 03 03 109bTruman finds the perfect opportunity to drive Tuesday crazy when she gets braces He interferes with her braces to make Tuesday say crazy things while she is on her date with Brandon 11a Family Issues Tracy BernaLi HongMarch 17 2006 2006 03 17 107aIn their continuous effort to be like normal families the X s visit a family counselor to see what kind of issues normal families have However it is not long before they start to take their roles too seriously 11b Truman s Choice Doug LangdaleRoque Ballesteros amp Alan Lau amp Brad RauMarch 17 2006 2006 03 17 107bTruman gets a chance to capture the most wanted villain which is Copperhead The rest of the family begin to suck up to Truman in order to capture Copperhead with him 12a Wealth vs Stealth Doug LangdaleLi Hong Andy Kelly and Carlos RamosApril 7 2006 2006 04 07 112aWhen the X s win a billion dollars they must balance their new fame and fortune with their spy work 12b Wee House John Behnke amp Rob HumphreyStory by Carlos RamosJim SmithApril 7 2006 2006 04 07 112bSick and tired of being short Truman builds a small replica of Home Base for him to live in until he misses his family 13 Truman X Super Villain Carlos RamosLi Hong Andy Kelly Carlos Ramos and Jim SmithJune 16 2006 2006 06 16 113When the X s punish Truman for hotdogging a mission and blowing up the X jet by selling all of his spy gadgets Glowface persuades the boy to join S N A F U His first mission destroy the X s 14a A Truman Scorned Scott PetersonAndy KellySeptember 22 2006 2006 09 22 114aTruman has a crush on Tuesday s friend Kimla Truman realizes there s only one way to get past this little kid thing he has to tell her he s really an international super spy Not surprisingly Kimla doesn t believe him What is surprising is that she continues to disbelieve his story even when he sneaks her along on a mission and the truth is right in front of her nose 14b Y s Up Rob Humphrey amp John BehnkeAndy Kelly and Jim SmithSeptember 22 2006 2006 09 22 114bThe archenemies of the Xs the Ys move in next door The Xs suspect that they are up to no good but are not able to prove anything until the Ys show their true colors during Glowface s next plot 15a Quit Your Day Job Tracy BernaJim SmithSeptember 29 2006 2006 09 29 115aWhen Tuesday is suspicious of Brandon the X s find out he is a part time S N A F U agent 15b Missing Home Doug LangdaleCarlos RamosSeptember 29 2006 2006 09 29 115bHome Base explodes when the X s forget his birthday Without Home Base the X s need to survive on their own 16a Live and Let Diaper Heather Lombard amp Evan GoreMichael Mullen and Carlos RamosOctober 6 2006 2006 10 06 118aThe X s have to babysit a neighbor s baby and they cannot change his diaper Will they ever be able to change that diaper 16b In Law Enforcement Tracy BernaLi Hong Andy Kelly and Jim SmithOctober 6 2006 2006 10 06 118bThe X s try to prevent Mrs X s parents from realizing that they are spies when they come for a visit 17a Train Rex Rob Humphrey amp John BehnkeAndy KellyOctober 13 2006 2006 10 13 116aAfter the X s go on a mission Truman faces an ultimatum where he has a single day to train Rex or else he will go to the pound 17b Homebody Rob Humphrey amp John BehnkeSteven DeStephano and Andy KellyOctober 13 2006 2006 10 13 116bTruman creates a body for Home Base so he can carry the X s weapons but the X s hate it It even gives Home Base problems when he tries to stop Sasquatch Bio Harold and the Scream Queens on his own 18 The Haunting of Homebase Rob Humphrey amp John BehnkeLi Hong Andy Kelly Michael Mullen Carlos Ramos and Jim SmithOctober 27 2006 2006 10 27 120Truman attempts to scare his family by turning Home Base into a haunted house but Glowface takes control of the Homebase and soon Tuesday Mr X and Mrs X are zombies Can Truman stop Glowface s evil plot before his brain is eaten 19a Accidental Hero Alessia CostantiniLi Hong Andy Kelly and Michael MullenNovember 25 2006 2006 11 25 119aTruman saves a baby from one of his own paintball traps and the public hail him as a hero Tuesday tries to expose Truman as the culprit 19b Untied Rob Humphrey amp John BehnkeLi Hong Andy Kelly and Jim SmithNovember 25 2006 2006 11 25 119bAfter Mr X s necktie reflects off onto Glowface s base walls he suffers a tie loss He now cannot fight Can the other X s save Mr X from his loss of Mr Tie tie or will the X s become nothing 20a Theater of War Doug LangdaleCarlos RamosUnaired Unaired 117aBrandon is going to play Romeo in the school play of Romeo and Juliet and Seven Y competes with Tuesday to see who may play Juliet in Romeo and Juliet 20b Breaking Camp Rob Humphrey amp John BehnkeAndy Kelly and Jean TexierUnaired Unaired 117bMr X takes Truman to his favorite childhood camp hoping he will love it too Turns out Truman does not much to Mr X s dismay Broadcast EditThe series aired on Nickelodeon and premiered in the United States on November 25 2005 3 The final episode aired on November 25 2006 when the series was cancelled after one season leaving one episode unaired Home media EditWhile the series never saw any complete series releases there were two Nick Picks volumes each that included an episode Title Episode count Release date EpisodesNick Picks Vol 4 1 June 6 2006 Photo Ops Nick Picks Vol 5 1 March 13 2007 Secret Agent Manual Awards EditYear Award Category Nominee Work Result2006 Artios Best Animated Voice Over Television Casting Sarah Noonan and Meredith Layne The X s Won2006 Annie Award Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production Hong Li You Only Sneeze Twice Won2006 Annie Award Character Design in an Animated Television Production Carlos Ramos Homebody Nominated2006 Annie Award Character Design in an Animated Television Production Eric Robles You Only Sneeze Twice NominatedReferences Edit On Nickelodeon a spy family amuses with familiar themes The Boston Globe archive boston com 2005 11 25 Retrieved 2019 02 21 Ball Ryan 2005 11 08 Nick to Screen The X s You re Invited Animation Magazine Retrieved 2019 02 21 X s Mark the Spot for Nick Multichannel 2005 11 17 Retrieved 2019 02 21 External links EditThe X s at IMDb The X s at NickAnimationStudio com archive See Also EditSpy Family Japanese Animated Series also about a family of spies Portals Animation Television Cartoon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The X 27s amp oldid 1154127274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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