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Encyclopedia > The X's
The X's

Clockwise from top left: Mrs. X, Mr. X, Truman X, and Tuesday X.
Format Animated Comedy
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.
Broadcast
Original channel Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Original run November 25, 2005 – On Hiatus

The X's is 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. 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 Xs work for SUPERIOR. The Xs have a young boy named Truman, a teenage girl named Tuesday, and many gadgets at their disposal, such as the fart-ray, the truth-ray, among others. It premiered on Nickelodeon on November 25, 2005 and is rated TV-Y7-FV. The show has been taken off Nickelodeon's schedule and is possibly cancelled. Image File history File links The-Xs-01. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Patrick J. Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American television actor and voice artist. ... Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Lynsey Bartilson (born July 1, 1983) is an American film, television and stage actress. ... Jansen Panettiere (b. ... Christopher Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American actor. ... Tom Kane was born in 1962 in Overland Park, Kansas. ... Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951 in Sarasota, Florida) is an American actor. ... This is a list of The Xs episodes along with their descriptions. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up hiatus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Contents

SUPERIOR's Agents

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. Get Smart was a United States comedy television series that ran from September 18, 1965 until 1970. ... Mission: Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973. ... Patrick J. Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American television actor and voice artist. ...


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. Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American actress and former fashion model. ...


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, and 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. Lynsey Bartilson (born July 1, 1983) is an American film, television and stage actress. ...


Truman X

The X's 11-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. For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... Dexter is the name of a number of places in the United States of America: Dexter, Alabama Dexter, Arkansas Dexter, Georgia Dexter, Illinois Dexter, Indiana Dexter, Iowa Dexter, Kansas Dexter, Kentucky Dexter, Maine Dexter, Michigan Dexter, Minnesota Dexter, Mississippi Dexter, Missouri Dexter, New Mexico Dexter, New York Dexter, North Carolina... Dexters Laboratory (Dexters Lab for short) is an American animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky. ... Jansen Panettiere (b. ...


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 a 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. Dee Bradley Baker was born August 31, 1962 [1] in Indiana. ...


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. Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951 in Sarasota, Florida) is an American actor. ...


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


S.N.A.F.U.

The primary antagonist group of the series, S.N.A.F.U. stands for Society of Nefarious and Felonious Undertakings. Their HQ also happens to have a classroom for teaching future S.N.A.F.U. members. Here are the members of S.N.A.F.U.:


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. This article needs cleanup. ... Christopher Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American actor. ...


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. Tom Kane was born in 1962 in Overland Park, Kansas. ...


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. Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio) better known by his ring name Macho Man Randy Savage, is a former American professional wrestler. ...


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. Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. ...


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. This article has been illustrated as part of WikiProject WikiWorld. ...


The Scream Queens

Members of S.N.A.F.U. They are a duo of 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.


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. The United States five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a unit of currency equaling one-twentieth, or five hundredths, of a United States dollar. ... Tom Kane was born in 1962 in Overland Park, Kansas. ...


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.


See also

Nickelodeon Portal

Image File history File links Portal. ... This is a list of The Xs episodes along with their descriptions. ...

External links

  • The X's on YTV, Saturdays at 11:00am ET
  • Official Website (leads to Nickelodeon TV Show list)
  • Launch Site

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