Operation Z.E.R.O. is the first made-for-TV movie for the animated television series Codename: Kids Next Door. It originally aired on August 11, 2006 on Cartoon Network. A widescreen DVD release is planned. As of August 2008, the release date of the DVD has not been assigned. Z.E.R.O. stands for "Zero Explanation Reveals Origins." Chronologically, the movie takes place between Seasons 5 and 6. The enemies of the Kids Next Door, led by Father, join forces to resurrect Grandfather, a tyrant who once ruled the world many years ago. The Kids Next Door are quickly overrun and transformed by the... villains, who Grandfather has turned into Senior Citizombies, who obey his orders. It falls upon Numbuh 1 to locate the KND's only hope for salvation, the legendary KND operative Numbuh Zero. In the process, Numbuh 1 learns some startling revelations about the origins of the KND, his arch-enemies Father and the Delightful Children from Down the Lane, and even his own family history. The movie opens in Britain with massive factories covering the landscape and widespread child labor. All of this is controlled by an evil old man, Grandfather, who rules the world.
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| Release date: | August 11, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Tom Warburton |
| Runtime: | 73 Minutes |
| Producer: | Bruce Knapp |
| Editor: | Dave Courter |
| Music by: | Steve Rucker, Stephen Rucker, James Horner |
| Screenplay by: | Mo Willems |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Children's |