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** Most of the operatives refer to each other by number. If two refer to each other by first name, it's safe to assume they're particularly close (Numbers 3 and 4 call each other "Wally" and "Kuki" ''all the time'') or the moment is particularly deep (Number 1 calls a discouraged Number 362 "Rachel" when she's ready to give up her job as Supreme Leader).

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** Most of the operatives refer to each other by number. If two refer to each other by first name, it's safe to assume they're particularly close (Numbers (Numbuhs 3 and 4 call each other "Wally" and "Kuki" ''all the time'') or the moment is particularly deep (Number (Numbuh 1 calls a discouraged Number Numbuh 362 "Rachel" when she's ready to give up her job as Supreme Leader).

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"Rattles" and "Slink" are nicknames, not their real first names.


** A few characters are subject to this, such as Rattles and Slink the Tough Costumers. The most egregious example is probably Emily, who is D.W.'s best friend and has appeared numerous times on the show, yet her surname is never revealed. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in an ImagineSpot in "[[Recap/ArthurS1E16ArthurAndTheCrunchCerealContestDWFlips D.W. Flips]]" and by Buster in the episode "[[Recap/ArthurS13E6WhenCarlMetGeorgeDWSwimsWithTheFishes D.W. Swims with the Fishes]]."

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** A few characters are subject to this, such as Rattles and Slink the Tough Costumers. The most egregious JustForFun/{{egregious}} example is probably Emily, who is D.W.'s best friend and has appeared numerous times on the show, yet her surname is surname, Leduc, was never revealed.revealed until the ''WesternAnimation/ArthursFirstDay'' special. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in an ImagineSpot in "[[Recap/ArthurS1E16ArthurAndTheCrunchCerealContestDWFlips D.W. Flips]]" and by Buster in the episode "[[Recap/ArthurS13E6WhenCarlMetGeorgeDWSwimsWithTheFishes D.W. Swims with the Fishes]]."



** [[Main/ImaginaryFriend Nadine]] was this until mid-Season 16, where her last name is actually revealed to be Flumberghast. {{Justified|Trope}} in that, well, she's an imaginary friend conjured up by a 4-year-old.

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** [[Main/ImaginaryFriend Arthur's LivingProp classmate Alex and Brain's cousin Cheikh were only referred to by their first names for most of the show's run, until ''WesternAnimation/ArthursFirstDay'' revealed (via the 4th grade/kindergarten class rosters) their last names to be Davidson and Diouf, respectively.
** [[ImaginaryFriend
Nadine]] was this until mid-Season 16, where when her last name is actually revealed to be Flumberghast. {{Justified|Trope}} in that, well, she's an imaginary friend conjured up by a 4-year-old.



* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', Morty always calls Rick (his grandfather) by his first name. In contrast, his sister calls him "Grandpa" and his mother calls him "Dad".

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* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', Morty always calls Rick (his grandfather) by his first name. In contrast, his sister calls him "Grandpa" and his mother calls him "Dad"."Dad."

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