The X's

The X's
File:The-X's-01.jpg Clockwise from top left: Mrs. X, Mr. X, Truman X, and Tuesday X.
Created by	Carlos Ramos
Starring	Patrick Warburton Wendie Malick Lynsey Bartilson Jansen Panettiere Chris Hardwick Tom Kane Stephen Root
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	24 minutes approx.
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	November 25, 2005 – November 25, 2006
Release	UK: – Nick UK, CBBC, BBC one]]
Release	UK: – Nick UK, CBBC, BBC one]]
Release	UK: – Nick UK, CBBC, BBC one]]
Release	UK: – Nick UK, CBBC, BBC one]]
Release	UK: – Nick UK, CBBC, BBC one]]
Release	UK: – Nick UK, CBBC, BBC one]]
Release	UK: – Nick UK, CBBC, BBC one]]

The X's was an American animated television series created by Carlos Ramos about a family of spies, who must hide their identity from the outside world, but sometimes have a little trouble in doing so.

It premiered on Nickelodeon on November 25, 2005 and is rated TV-Y7-FV. The season finale aired on November 25, 2006 and no announcement has been made on the future of the show by Nickelodeon. It is assumed to be cancelled. The show is off the air.

Synopsis

The Xs work for SUPERIOR. The Xs have a young boy named Truman, a teenage girl named Tuesday, and many gadgets at their disposal.

An organization called S.N.A.F.U.' (Society of Nefarious and Felonious Undertakings) is continually trying to cause trouble for the Xs in their plans to take over the world.

The family is often compared to the Pixar movie The Incredibles

Characters

Protagonists

Mr. X

Family patriarch and team leader, Mr. X is the typical sixties superspy, complete with a stylish black suit and extensive knowledge of hand to hand combat. Although he is a competent spy, he struggles with many everyday issues, such as remembering his name. He is also an excellent cook. In one episode, like Maxwell Smart, he had a "shoe phone" in which (like Mission: Impossible) it blew up after delivering a message. He is voiced by Patrick Warburton.

Mrs. X

Second in command, Mrs. X is fully trained in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts, but is an absolutely horrible cook. She often performs simple tasks with extreme measures (she used a death-ray device to kill a cockroach, destroying most of the kitchen and her daughter's room in the process). Despite a high capacity for violence and mayhem, Mrs. X is a devoted wife and mother, and will go out of her way to protect her family. She is an expert at tennis. She is known for administering savage beatings to Glowface (sometimes twice). Wendie Malick voices Mrs. X.

Tuesday X

The X's teenage daughter and missions investigator. She is 16 years old. 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 and is not good at talk. She also likes Brandon, an agent from S.N.A.F.U. Tuesday's voice is provided by Lynsey Bartilson.

Truman X

The X's 9-year-old son and technology expert. Truman, is a combination of Bart Simpson and Dexter from Dexter's Lab. Truman is the smartest of all the X's. He is voiced by Jansen Panettiere.

Rex X

Truman's dog he got on his 9th birthday from Sasquatch. Rex was meant to kill Truman with Sasquatch controlling Rex with his mind control 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. Vocal effects are done by Dee Bradley Baker.

Home Base

Home Base 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. Stephen Root voices Home Base.

The Y's

The Y's are The X's rival family. They seem to be of Indian descent.

• Mr. Y- similar to Mr. X.
• Mrs. Y- similar to Mrs. X.
• Seven Y- similar to Tuesday.
• Scout Y- similar to Truman but is a girl.

The Z's

The Z's are destroyed by the Y's.

Antagonists

Glowface

The X's arch-enemy and the leader of S.N.A.F.U., 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 including 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, loudmouthed and delusional, but he possesses little sophistication or maturity, and believes himself to be much more of a threat than he actually is. 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. He is disdainful of Brandon's crush on Tuesday. Glowface is also allergic to Zucchini. The only thing that Glowface and Mr. X have in common are building model train sets. Glowface is voiced by Chris Hardwick.

Lorenzo Suave

Member of S.N.A.F.U. and Glowface's right-hand man. 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 Lorenzo is human, he is most likely S.N.A.F.U.'s mirror to Home Base. He becomes upset when Glowface claims, after he took off his horrid disguise and introduced himself, that no one cares. However when Glowface was sick as well as the other S.N.A.F.U. agents he proved to be a better villain than Glowface or any of the others members. As Tuesday X is the most "normal" of the X heroes, Suave is the most "normal" of the SNAFU villains. Lorenzo Suave is voiced by Tom Kane.

Sasquatch

A member of S.N.A.F.U., Sasquatch appears to be half-animal, and has a roar that can hypnotize animals to do his bidding. 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 (i.e. "Sasquatch is the mightiest of all!"). Sasquatch is voiced by former professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

Brandon

Member of S.N.A.F.U. and nephew of Glowface. Brandon is a very nice, even somewhat gallant boy, but unfortunately he is working with his uncle as an intern for S.N.A.F.U. He has a crush on Tuesday, and the two occasionally 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 arch-nemesis at all). Mr and Mrs. X are fairly open-minded about the relationship; on the other hand, Glowface harasses Brandon about his new sort-of girlfriend whenever possible. Jason Schwartzman voices Brandon.

Copperhead

Half man, half machine. Unlike Glowface, he never stays in one place for long, and it was never actually revealed that he is part of S.N.A.F.U., 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. Tom Kenny voices Copperhead.

The Scream Queens

Members of S.N.A.F.U. They are a duo of Bansheeesqe sonic-boom-screeching cheerleaders. They never seem to talk.

The McVampires

Members of S.N.A.F.U. The McVampires are a family of hillbilly vampires. They are most likely a parody of the infamous hillbillies the McCoys.

Bio-Harold

Member of S.N.A.F.U. A buff guy in a bio-suit.

Missing Link

Member of S.N.A.F.U. A dirty guy who looks like a chimp/human hybrid.

Some Old Guy

An old man. He is not 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). The Old Guy is voiced by Tom Kane.

S.N.A.F.U. Minions

Glowface's Minions and footsoldiers 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 footsoldiers who have their birthday in that month. Carlos Ramos voices the S.N.A.F.U. Minions.

Criticism

The newer Nicktoons are often considered to be major failures. Today's shows seem to focus more on far fetched characters with super hero powers, talking animals with bad plots, and terrible writing. For years people have been trying to spread the word to try and change Nickelodeon back to what people call "The Glory Days". Back to Nicktoons like Rugrats, Doug, Rocko's Modern Life, Angry Beavers, and so on. Computer animation is another weak point, most of the good shows came from hand drawing not computer animation. The new Nicktoons coming out appear to be just as disappointing. No new Nicktoon has eclipsed the 60 episode mark since Jimmy Neutron, with Avatar probably going over that. But with that Nicktoon you have to be into that stuff to like the show. While back in the 90's to early 2000's many shows eclipsed 60; Rugrats 172, Hey Arnold! 100, The Angry Beavers 62, The Wild Thornberry's 91, CatDog 65, SpongeBob Squarepants 103 (and still going), Rocket Power 64, As Told By Ginger 60, The Fairly OddParents 81 (and still going), and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 64. While wildly popular Nicktoons came close, Doug, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters all had 52 episodes.

External links

• YTV site
• Nickelodeon program listing
• Nickelodeon launch site