Kenan & Kel is an American television sitcom created by Kim Bass that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 17, 1996, and ran for 65 episodes over four seasons. Set in Chicago, Illinois, the series follows the misadventures of two high-school-aged teenagers, Kenan Rockmore (Kenan Thompson) and Kel Kimble (Kel Mitchell). Episodes typically begin with the events leading to and, subsequently, the consequences of Kenan's half-thought-out scams, which the nimble-minded foil Kel invariably follows. Other major characters in the series include Kenan's parents, his younger sister, and his boss at Rigby's, a local grocery store. The series finale, a television film titled Two Heads Are Better Than None, aired on July 15, 2000.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code [1] | U.S. households (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Alan Rosen | Story by : Greg Neff Teleplay by : Chris Edgerly and James Zelley | August 17, 1996 [2] [3] | 100 [3] | N/A |
Kenan and Kel make several attempts to raise money in order to buy a car, including selling Kel's vintage comic books and even luring potential car sellers to Kenan's house, both of which fail miserably. One day at Rigby's, however, the boys are offered one for just $400, which they happily accept. After learning from the police that they have, in fact, entered into an agreement with a car thief, Kenan and Kel cooperate with the police in order to bring the thief to justice, in exchange for being let off the hook. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Mental Kel-Epathy" | Kim Fields Freeman | Jerry Darr | October 12, 1996 | 103 | 1.84 [4] |
After revealing the personal information of others and seemingly predicting the future, everyone becomes convinced that Kel has psychic abilities. Although this all turns out to be a coincidence, Kenan finds a way to use it to his advantage in an attempt to gain fame by booking Kel as a guest on a local Chicago talk show. Note: When this episode was rerun on The N and later TeenNick, the brightness level was heightened. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Doing Things the Hemingway" | Brian Robbins | Jill Burgess | October 19, 1996 | 102 | 2.00 [5] |
Inspired by Ernest Hemingway, Kenan devises three life goals to make his life more complete, two of which being to climb the highest structure in Chicago and to declare his love for his crush, Brianna. Looking to accomplish both goals immediately, Kenan brings Kel along with him to climb to the top of the Sears Tower, where they plan to hang a giant banner for Brianna. While at the top of the building, however, the boys manage to get stuck, leading to a rescue. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "The Tainting of the Screw" | Alan Rosen | Jim Detmar, Michael Edwards, Valerie Grant, Pixee Wales | October 26, 1996 [2] | 101 | N/A |
Kenan chokes on an errant screw in his tuna sandwich and decides to sue the manufacturing company for the sum of $10 million. As a counteroffer, the company presents Kenan with a wealthy cash settlement that he greedily refuses, prompting all parties to prepare for court. In court, it's revealed by Kel that he accidentally dropped the screw in the tuna, which unfortunately ruins Kenan's entire case. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Mo' Sweater Blues" | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Jill Burgess and Brad Crosby and Claire Mantel | November 2, 1996 | 105 | 2.49 [6] |
Kenan finally works up the nerve to ask his crush, Brianna, out on a date, which she accepts. But before they can leave, Kel accidentally makes a mess on Brianna's sweater made by her deceased grandmother. Panicked, Kenan has Kel and his little sister Kyra (who Kel is babysitting in Kenan's place) come to the date with he and Brianna in order to make things right. The boys then spend the evening trying to clean the sweater without Brianna finding out, unfortunately making things worse at every turn. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "The Cold War" | Brian Robbins | Sunni Boswell | November 9, 1996 | 107 | 2.22 [7] |
Kel comes down with a massive head cold, which annoys Kenan. Fed up with Kel's constant sneezing and coughing, Kenan inadvertently succeeds in inventing a cure for Kel's cold. Kenan then plans to use his cure to gain forture and fame; in all the excitement, however, the boys realize that they never wrote down the recipe. In trying to replicate it, Kenan and Kel instead create a concoction that causes extreme drowsiness in those who drink it, including Kenan's boss, Chris and his father, Roger. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Duh Bomb" | Kim Fields Freeman | Joe Candelora, Wilmer Calderon, Beth Dover, Schumetta MacClendon | November 16, 1996 | 104 | 2.32 [8] |
After the boys are teased for being too young to get into a night club, Kenan decides that he and Kel will create their own club at Rigby's called "Duh Bomb". Kyra soon finds out, and Kenan agrees to let her attend, so that she will not tell their parents. Meanwhile, Kel hits it off with an attractive girl at the club, which upsets Kyra. All seems to go well, until the local fire marshall pays a visit. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Twizzles Fizzles" | Tony Singletary | Suzanne Jamison | November 23, 1996 | 113 | N/A |
While Roger and Sheryl are away for the weekend, Kenan and Kel are left in charge of the house and Roger's pet cockatoo Twizzles. After Twizzles drops dead due to their negligence, the boys desperately scramble to find a replacement bird before Kenan's parents come home. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Dial 'O' for Oops" | Kim Fields Freeman | Harry Burney and Edna Harding and Mary Thompson Hunt | November 30, 1996 | 109 | 2.14 [9] |
Kenan develops a crush on Amy, the daughter of his father's mean boss, Mr. Dawson. When he plans to ask her out, however, Roger forbids him from doing so. Kenan disobeys his father, and attempts to ask Amy out anyway. While calling her, however, Kenan and Kel inadvertently leave a scandalous message on the Dawson's answering machine, which could potentially cost Roger his job. The boys then go to the Dawson's home to replace the tape before anyone can hear it. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Baggin' Saggin' Kel" | Alvin Arasim | Dan Schneider | December 7, 1996 | 111 | 2.32 [10] |
Ahead of the annual "Grocery Bag-Off" between Rigby's and Angus' Food Barn, Kel's skills at bagging groceries gives Rigby's a chance of winning for the first time ever. But problems soon arise when Chris' rival, Angus, makes Kel an offer of $50 a day to work for him instead, causing a rift between Kenan and Kel. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Merry Christmas, Kenan" | Brian Robbins | Cindy Maranne and Ryan Clark and Sallie Glaner | December 14, 1996 | 110 | 2.45 [11] |
Needing only a few more dollars for a new mountain bike, Kenan agrees to be a department store Santa at the mall for the day. When a boy says his only Christmas wish is for his little sister to get a new bike, Kenan is inspired to make the boy's wish come true, learning the true meaning of Christmas in the process. Note: For the only time in the series, the entire cast (on stage for the goodnight) says Kel's traditional show opening/closing line, "Aw, here it goes!" | |||||||
12 | 12 | "Diamonds Are for Roger" | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Floyd Levine, Tim Powell, Max Ortiz, Jr., John Walsh, Doreen Weese | December 28, 1996 | 106 | N/A |
While watching a television show called "America's Criminals", Kenan and Kel notice an uncanny resemblance between Roger and a serial jewel thief known as "The Diamond Bandit". Their suspicions grow even further when they find diamond earrings Roger has bought as a present for Sheryl hidden inside the house, assuming they are stolen. The boys then attempt to clear Roger's name by returning the earrings to the jewelry store after hours, inadvertently meeting the real Diamond Bandit in the process. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "Safe and Sorry" | Howard Storm | Alvin Arasim, Fred Ottaviano, Tim Powell, Brian Robbins | January 4, 1997 | 112 | 2.45 [11] |
While spring cleaning in Rigby's basement, Kenan and Kel find a map which Kenan believes leads to a safe filled with riches, while Kel believes the map leads to a sofa. Events soon take a strange turn when a mysterious man begins showing up at Rigby's asking for something that belongs to his boss, which the boys believe means the map. Convinced that may be targeted by mobsters, Kenan and Kel become extremely paranoid and let their fear overcome them. Guest star: Robert Costanzo as Mr. Maniaci. | |||||||
14 | 14 | "In the Line of Kenan" | Kim Fields Freeman | John Maynard, Dennis Neal, Tim Powel, John Roarke, Cyndi Vicino | January 11, 1997 | 109 | 1.99 [12] |
When the President of the United States pays a visit to Rigby's, Kenan saves him from a falling display of Orange Soda cans; he and Kel are then rewarded with a visit to the White House, where they cause a diplomatic incident and accidentally destroy the President's prized photo of him and Elvis Presley. Guest star: Kurt Loder as himself. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code [1] | U.S. households (millions) |
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15 | 1 | "Pair-Rental Guidance" | Kim Fields Freeman | Leland L. Jones and Margo Moorer and Hersha Parady | September 6, 1997 [13] | 214 | 2.21 [14] |
When Principal Dimly calls a meeting with his parents, Kenan fears the worst. At the behest of Kel, however, Kenan decides to hire actors to stand in for Roger and Sheryl. At the meeting, all seemingly goes well, until the actors impulsively invite Principal Dimly to the Rockmores' house for dinner, forcing Kenan to take the ruse even further. | |||||||
16 | 2 | "Clowning Around" | Kim Fields Freeman | Jennifer Jesse and Tracy Frenkel and James Zelley | September 13, 1997 | 218 | 2.25 [15] |
When Kenan and Kel are left in charge of Rigby's for the day, they are tricked by a clown who then proceeds to rob the store. Later at Kyra's birthday party, a strikingly similar clown shows up. Panicked, the boys try to determine if it's the same clown that robbed Rigby's using their only clue: a rather peculiar sneeze. | |||||||
17 | 3 | "The Lottery" | Kim Fields Freeman | Scotty Cox and Doreen Weese and Brian Peck | September 20, 1997 | 219 | N/A |
Rigby's begins selling lottery tickets in an effort to drum up business. Kenan and Chris decide to each buy their own ticket and play along, and Kenan convinces Kel to do the same. Shockingly, Kel wins the $64,000,000 jackpot, but unfortunately loses the ticket before he can collect the money. Realizing he accidentally dropped it inside Mrs. Quagmire's grocery bag, Kenan and Kel go to Mrs. Quagmire's house to retrieve it before she can find it. | |||||||
18 | 4 | "The Crush" | Kim Fields-Freeman | Catherine Mangan, Hersha Parady, Nacir Saad-Saoud, Doreen Weese | September 27, 1997 | 216 | 2.57 [16] |
Ms. Horn (played by the episode's director Kim Fields) substitutes for Kenan and Kel's English teacher. She then keeps Kenan after class to scold him over not doing his assigned book report, which leads to Kel catching the two in a seemingly compromising position. This, along with other misunderstandings, leads Kel to mistakenly believe that Ms. Horn has a crush on Kenan. Special guest star: Kim Fields Freeman as Ms. Horn. | |||||||
19 | 5 | "Who Loves Orange Soda?" | Keith Truesdell | Doreen Weese, Randa Black, Douglas Brush, George Colangelo, Becky Fisher, Carolyn Hurlburt, Caroline Ross, Lou Tally | October 4, 1997 | 220 | 2.26 [17] |
After injuring his ribs, an x-ray reveals that's Kel's insides are bright orange, due to his obsession with orange soda. Kenan then makes a bet with Kel that he can't go one week without orange soda, with the loser having to sing the national anthem in Rigby's while wearing a woman's nightgown. A desperate Kel then seeks help from a hypnotist, at the suggestion of Chris. At the hypnotist's office, however, Kenan stealthily switches Kel's records with that of a dog's. | |||||||
20 | 6 | "A Star is Peeved" | Ken Ceizler | Antoni Corone and Virgil L. Fabian and Steve Purnick | October 11, 1997 | 222 | 2.52 [18] |
Rigby's is chosen as a filming location for the new movie, "Supermarket Cop 3", and Kenan and Kel get cast as extras. However, their excitement takes over, causing the boys to ruin several shots and get on the wrong side of the film's star, Buck Savage. | |||||||
21 | 7 | "Ditch Day Afternoon" | Kim Fields Freeman | Cullen Douglas, Chris Edgerly, Donn Lamkin, Virginia Light, Catherine Mangan, Derrick McMillon, Tim Powell | October 18, 1997 | 217 | N/A |
After drawing the ire of their Spanish teacher, Ms. Queso, Kenan and Kel are forced to sing a song in spanish in front of their class that Friday as punishment; Kel then inadvertently ropes Kenan into helping Chris with inventory at Rigby's that same Friday. Desperate for a way out, Kenan decides to ditch both school and work, bringing Kel along with him. All goes well, until the boys are taken hostage in a bank robbery. When TV news crews arrive on the scene, Kenan has to keep the siege going for as long as possible to prevent he and Kel from getting caught. | |||||||
22 | 8 | "Get the Kel Outta Here" | Mary Schmid | Brian Hyder and Anitra Pritchard and Paul Vogt | October 25, 1997 | 223 | 1.86 [19] |
After Kel causes Roger one injury too many, Roger bans him from the Rockmore house, much to Kenan's protest. Kel then tries to apologize to Roger, who repeatedly rejects him, especially since his attempts only serve to hurt Roger even more. | |||||||
23 | 9 | "Foul Bull" | Ken Ceizler | Avis-Marie Barnes, Donn Lamkin, Lorey Mitchell, Jr., Dushawn Moses, Todd Shuck | November 1, 1997 | 221 | 2.26 [20] |
The Chicago Bulls's season is in serious jeopardy after Ron Harper gets injured slipping on a puddle of orange soda at Rigby's, inadvertently caused by Kel. Furious, the entire city of Chicago rallies against Kenan and Kel, who seek to rectify the situation by any means necessary, including sneaking into the local hospital where Ron Harper is staying. Guest star: Kurt Loder as himself. | |||||||
24 | 10 | "Haven't Got Time for the Paint" | Howard Storm | Douglas Brush, David Cooper, René Graney, Mary Thompson Hunt, Punky Leonard, Catherine Mangan, Bruce Marshall | November 8, 1997 | 226 | 2.48 [21] |
Kel is revealed to be a talented artist after his art class painting sells for $5,000 at a local auction. Kenan then decides to take advantage of Kel's talent, forcing him to paint an entire collection for an auction he sets up at Rigby's. At the auction, however, the boys learn of a misunderstanding that puts their hopes of fortune and fame in serious jeopardy. | |||||||
25 | 11 | "Turkey Day" | Kim Fields Freeman | James Detmar, Helen Floyd, Tim Goodwin, Whitman Mayo, Esme Stevens | November 19, 1997 | 215 | N/A |
It's Thanksgiving day, and Roger has spent seven hours cooking a turkey for the entire family. While Roger and Sheryl are away, however, Kel impulsively eats the entire turkey by himself, leading he and Kenan on a desperate search for a replacement before Roger and Sheryl return and before Kenan's relatives arrive. Guest star: Whitman Mayo as Uncle Raymond. | |||||||
26 | 12 | "Bye Bye Kenan: Part 1" | Brian Robbins | Corey Hayes and Robert Lipka and David Moore | December 20, 1997 | 224 | N/A |
When Roger gets a new job as a mountain ranger, Kenan and Kel have to come to terms with the fact that Kenan and his family will be moving away to Pummis, Montana and what this will do to their friendship. On the day of the move, Kel goes to retrieve a going away present for Kenan, which sees Kel desperately try to return to the Rockmore house before the family leaves. | |||||||
27 | 13 | "Bye Bye Kenan: Part 2" | Brian Robbins | Nancy Barber, Donna Lee Betz, Tim Goodwin, Phil Trask, Jr. | December 27, 1997 | 225 | N/A |
Kel visits the Rockmores in Pummis, where he finds the family miserable in their new house, Kenan unhappy with his new school and Roger bored with his new job. When Roger won't resign due to loyalty, however, Kenan realizes the only way to set things right is to sabotage his father at work. The boys then devise a plan to get Roger fired, so the Rockmores can return to Chicago. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. households (millions) |
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28 | 1 | "Fenced In" | Kim Fields Freeman | Jane Leyden & Brianna Remlinger | October 10, 1998 [22] | 327 | N/A |
Kenan and Kel land dates with girls whose biggest concern is punctuality; because of this, Kenan and Kel leave hours ahead of schedule so they will be on time. Along the way, though, Kenan gets his head stuck in a fence while attempting to retrieve a yo-yo Kel has bought for his date. With time rapidly running out, the boys desperately try to free Kenan from the fence before it's too late. Guest stars: Maura McDade as herself, Jessica Ranalli as himself. | |||||||
29 | 2 | "Skunkator vs. Mothman" | Kim Fields Freeman | Chris Edgerly, Loretta Jean as Mothman, Devon Alan, Jeff LeBeau, Brian Mulligan, Jack Sanderson, Lisa Ann Orkin, Dustin Abraham, Michelle Clements as Mothman | October 17, 1998 | 330 | N/A |
Kel invites Kenan to a comic book convention, where Kenan hopes to purchase the missing issue of his favorite superhero, Skunkator; however, Kenan is tasked by Chris with training Rigby's newest employee, Sharla Morrison (Alexis Fields) on the same day. Hoping to accomplish both at the same time, Kenan decides to "train" Sharla as quickly as possible before he and Kel sneak off to the convention, leading to disastrous results. Special guest star: Alexis Fields as Skunkator. | |||||||
30 | 3 | "The Raffle" | Kim Fields Freeman | Charnin Lee, Bob Murdy, Voiza Arnold, Ana Rey, TJ Thyne | October 24, 1998 | 329 [23] | N/A |
Looking to increase business, Chris decides to hold a raffle at Rigby's where the prize is a brand new television set; meanwhile, Kenan's parents buy a new high-quality television set. When Chris's TV is delivered to Rigby's, however, Kel destroys it while attempting to retrieve his balloon. Kenan then plots to replace the broken TV with his parents' new TV and rig the raffle so that Kel wins. Unfortunately, during the raffle, Kel accidentally drops his half of the winning ticket into the ticket drum, leading to someone else winning the Rockmores' TV. Kenan and Kel then go on a desperate hunt to replace the set before Roger and Sheryl find out. Guest star: Norman Mitchell as herself. | |||||||
31 | 4 | "The Chicago Witch Trials" | Virgil L. Fabian | Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert | October 29, 1998 | 331 [23] | 2.33 [24] |
Kel develops a crush on the new girl in school, Becky (Linda Cardellini); Kenan, however, suspects Becky is a witch who has cursed him with bad luck and sets out to free himself from the supposed hex. Things come to a head when Kenan and Kel agree to meet Sharla and Becky for a double date. Guest stars: Alexis Fields, Biagio Messina, Eve Plumb, Linda Cardellini as herselfs. | |||||||
32 | 5 | "To Catch a Thief" | Kim Fields Freeman | Julia Glander & Richard Hoyt Miller | November 7, 1998 | 328 | N/A |
After meeting his new neighbor Marc Cram (Biagio Messina), Kenan awakens the next morning to find his wristwatch missing. After discovering Marc's love of watches, Kenan suspects that Marc may be the thief. With Kel at his side, Kenan sets out to prove his suspicions by any means necessary. Guest star: Biagio Messina as Marc Cram. | |||||||
33 | 6 | "Attack of the Bug Men" | Kim Fields Freeman | Alfred Carr, Jr., Lisa Ann Orkin, Kevin Shinick, Blas Lorenzo, Walter Strom | November 14, 1998 | 336 [23] | N/A |
To celebrate Kyra's exceptional grades in school, the Rockmores decide to have dinner at Pizza Farm; before they can join the rest of the family, however, Kenan and Kel become determined to finish an intense game of Penguin Hunter. While doing so, they inadvertently allow two burglars (posing as exterminators) to steal everything on the ground floor of Kenan's house. Kenan must then keep his family at Pizza Farm for as long as possible, while the police track down the stolen property. Guest stars: Alexis Fields as the bug man, Rondell Sheridan as Officer McWiggan, Doug Jones as Patrick the Waiter. | |||||||
34 | 7 | "I.Q. Can Do Better" | Kim Fields Freeman | Biago Messina, Hersha Parady, Jen Synnott, Roger Cox | November 28, 1998 | 334 | N/A |
After Kenan and Kel receive an exceptionally low and an exceptionally high score, respectively, on an I.Q. test at school, the boys pay a visit to Principal Dimly's office after-hours to find out the truth. After learning the truth, all seems well until the boys realize that they have accidentally left an incriminating doodle of the principal (drawn by Kenan) on her desk. Kenan and Kel then attempt to break into the principal's office in order to retrieve it. Guest star: Alexis Fields as yourself. | |||||||
35 | 8 | "Surprise, Surprise" | Kim Fields Freeman | Floyd Levine, Julia Glander, Nona Niedert, Jeff LeBeau, Richard Hoyt, Kellie Blackburn, Christopher Michael, Regina Redwing, Gigi Banderas | December 5, 1998 | 333 | N/A |
Roger is planning a surprise anniversary party for Sheryl, and tasks Kenan and Kel with collecting the cake and the bracelet he has bought for her as a gift while they are out to dinner. After Kel causes massive damage at both the jewelry store and the bakery, the boys accidentally destroy the cake upon returning home, forcing them to make an entirely new one from scratch. While making the cake, however, Kel accidentally drops Sheryl's bracelet into the batter, baking it inside the cake. Panicked, the boys attempt to make everything right before Roger finds out. | |||||||
36 | 9 | "You Dirty Rat" | Virgil L. Fabian | Joel McCrary, PB Hutton, Mike Dyer, Veronica Campos, Steve Jackson | December 12, 1998 | 335 | N/A |
When a rat infiltrates Rigby's and starts scaring away customers, Kenan and Chris vote to have it exterminated, much to the protest of Kel, who has named the rat Wendell. Eventually, Kel persuades Kenan to save the rat as well, and the boys attempt to catch and save Wendell before Chris has the rat exterminated. | |||||||
37 | 10 | "Freezer Burned" | Kim Fields Freeman | Adrian Neil, TJ Thyne, Cassandra Taylor, Dennis Bendersky, KC Marsh | January 2, 1999 | 337 [23] | N/A |
After Kel ruins dinner, the Rockmores decide to eat out at a pirate-themed restaurant. When Kel excuses himself to use the restroom, he accidentally runs into a waiter, inadvertently switching a sign on the wall in the process. This leads to not only Kel, but all inhabitants of the restaurant becoming trapped inside the freezer. As the night progresses, everyone grows increasingly angry at Kel, who constantly finds a way to make the situation worse. Guest stars: Dr. Joyce Brothers as herself, Oliver Muirhead as Gavin the Waiter. | |||||||
38 | 11 | "Present Tense" | Kim Fields Freeman | Missy Doty & Jonna Tamases | January 9, 1999 | 341 | N/A |
Kenan's birthday is fast approaching, and curiosity over what his parents' gift might be takes over. While searching for his gift, he and Kel find a snow globe, which a disappointed Kenan believes is his gift. The boys then proceed to accidentally break the snow globe, leading them to replace it before Roger and Sheryl find out. Eventually, it's revealed that the gift that the boys broke was actually intended for Kenan's uncle Louie, whom Kenan and Kel have given Kenan's real birthday present: Roger's prized baseball signed by Babe Ruth. | |||||||
39 | 12 | "Housesitter" | Virgil L. Fabian | Paul Parducci & Christopher Michael | January 16, 1999 | 342 | N/A |
While Chris is away for the weekend, he asks Kenan and Kel to tend to his plants and his pet goldfish. However, the boys forget until the day Chris is scheduled to come back. In their desperate scramble to make everything right at the last minute, the boys instead end up making everything worse, including allowing Chris's plants to die, breaking his kitchen sink, and flooding his bathroom. | |||||||
40 | 13 | "Happy B-Day Marc" | Kim Fields Freeman | Biagio Messina, Richard Hoyt Miller, Julia Glander, Curtis Andersen, Morgan DeMarks, Nick Cannon, Tyisha Hampton, Heidi Miller, Mike Schadel | January 23, 1999 | 339 | N/A |
Kenan refuses to go to Marc's birthday party, so he intentionally avoids Marc so he will not receive an invitation. However, Kenan takes it personally when he learns that he is the only one in school that Marc did not invite. A spiteful Kenan then hatches a scheme to get back at his neighbor. Unbeknownst to Kenan, Sharla has given Marc an "explanation" as to why Kenan cannot be at his party, which could cause Kenan's revenge plot to massively backfire. | |||||||
41 | 14 | "Picture Imperfect" | Kim Fields Freeman | Susannah Todd, Tyisha Hampton, Heidi Miller | February 6, 1999 | 343 [23] | N/A |
After Kel destroys the yearbook photos of all students with surnames beginning with A-L, he, Kenan and Marc are left with no choice but to re-take them all by Friday. In order to achieve this, Kenan sets up a photo op at Rigby's with Bill Bellamy, who is in town filming a movie, without his consent. After eventually convincing Bill to help them out, all seems to go well until Kel accidentally messes up the photos once again. | |||||||
42 | 15 | "Clothes Encounters" | Virgil L. Fabian | Sonya Haynes, Brian Sostek, Amber J. Lawson, Jonathan Daniel, Keith Reese, Jacqueline Steiger | February 20, 1999 | 345 | N/A |
While at the mall to purchase a new video game, Kenan is dragged into a clothing store by Kel; while there, Kenan flirts with the cashier, Rudy, before trying on some new clothes she picks out for him. After Rudy overhears Kenan insulting her fashion sense, however, Kenan manages to get locked out of his dressing room in only his shirt and his underwear while trying to make things right. | |||||||
43 | 16 | "We Are the Chimpions" | Virgil L. Fabian | Lacie Harmon & Ann Marie Lee | March 6, 1999 | 338 | 3.10 [25] |
Kenan and Kel adopt Charles, a chimpanzee from the local zoo. But after they find out he is to be transferred, Kel kidnaps him out of protest, leading he and Kenan to cover when Charles begins wreaking havoc at both Rigby's and Kenan's house, while simultaneously calling the zoo in the hopes of giving Charles back. | |||||||
44 | 17 | "I'm Gonna Get You Kenan" | Virgil L. Fabian | Peter Rocca, Joe Rose, Bill Frischman, Devika Parikh, Maria Quiñones, Pamela Paulshock, Brian Stemmler, Jederdaire Robbins, Sandra Gimpel, Butch McCain | March 13, 1999 | 346 | N/A |
Kenan is hailed as a local hero after incapacitating notorious criminal John "The Jackhammer" Rogan (Joe Rose), leading to the criminal's arrest. However, Kenan's pride and arrogance soon turns to paranoia and fear when the Jackhammer escapes custody and vows vengeance on Kenan. | |||||||
45 | 18 | "The Limo" | Virgil L. Fabian | Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert | March 20, 1999 | 347 | N/A |
In order to impress Melissa, a rich girl, Kenan pretends to also be rich, even going so far as to hire a limo to take her on a date. After Kel rides along with Kenan to Melissa's house, however, Kel manages to accidentally knock out the limo driver. This leaves the boys with no other option but to have Kel take the driver's place, which leads to disastrous results. | |||||||
46 | 19 | "The Contest" | Howard Storm | Loretta Jean, Floyd Levine, Jon Pierre Schoenbeck, Candida Tolentino | March 27, 1999 | 332 | N/A |
Kenan and Kel enter a local radio contest, where whoever performs the most dangerous stunt will score courtside tickets for the Chicago Bulls, with Kenan nominating Kel as the stuntman so that they can win the two tickets. However, upon learning that Kel would only receive one ticket should he win (the other ticket would be given to the runner-up), Kenan finds himself forced to perform the dangerous stunt with Kel in order to win both tickets. | |||||||
47 | 20 | "He Got Job" | Virgil L. Fabian | Loretta Jean, Floyd Levine, Cassi Davis, Irving Mosley, Jr. | April 3, 1999 | 348 [23] | N/A |
After Chris refuses him any more orange soda without paying for it, Kel decides to get a job. With Kenan's help, he gets a job at a local donut store called "Stale's Donuts". After suggesting the idea of a peanut butter and jelly-filled donut (which was originally suggested to him by Kenan), Kel receives a $500 bonus when the idea is successful. Once he tells Kenan, the two then decide to spend the night at the donut shop in an attempt to create more unique donuts. | |||||||
48 | 21 | "Poem Sweet Poem" | Kim Fields Freeman | Nicholas Schaffer, Bonnie Young, Corey Pepper, Evan O'Meara | April 17, 1999 | 340 | N/A |
Lovebirds Phillip (Josh Server) and Allison break up after she reads a poem Kenan wrote for Sharla, believing it was from Phillip. Upon learning this, Kenan writes another poem in an attempt to get the lovebirds back together and tasks Kel with delivering it. However, after Allison catches Kel slipping the poem into her locker, he mistakenly lets it slip that Kenan was the one who wrote it, causing Allison to fall in love with Kenan. Meanwhile, as Kenan tries to rectify the situation, Phillip swears to get back at the one Allison left him for. | |||||||
49 | 22 | "Who Loves Who-ooh?" | Kim Fields Freeman | Nick Cannon, Shorty Alexander | May 8, 1999 | 344 [23] | N/A |
Kenan tries to build the courage to ask Sharla to the Sweetheart's Ball, but panics and says he is actually going with R&B star Tamia, who he then has to convince to go with him. Unbeknownst to Kenan, this upsets Sharla, who had wanted Kenan to ask her to the dance all along. Meanwhile, Kel begins receiving gifts from a secret admirer who says she will meet him at the dance. |
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50 | 1 | "Corporate Kenan" | Virgil L. Fabian | Colin McClean and Brian Sostek and David Lance Thomas | July 31, 1999 [26] | 449 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Feeling inspired by his father's successful friend, Kenan decides to quit his job at Rigby's and apply for a mail room job at a big corporation, hoping to move up in the world. But at the job interview, a mix-up with his résumé sees Kenan mistakenly hired as executive vice president. Initially excited, Kenan soon finds his new responsibilities daunting, particularly as he has no idea what the company even does. After being tasked with speaking at an upcoming presentation, Kenan desperately searches for a way out before it's too late. Meanwhile, Kel becomes Kenan's "executive assistant" and begins wreaking havoc around the office. | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 2 | "The Honeymoon's Over" | Kim Fields Freeman | Pheopatric Boone, Philip Hart Briggs, Lynne Burnett, Elisa Choice, Mysto Clark, Pat Dade, Kurt Knudson, Tracey Metro, Rebecca Patterson, Corey Pepper, Susannah Todd | August 7, 1999 | 450 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Feeling fed up with having no privacy at home, Kenan (thanks to an off-hand comment by his cousin, Eric) schemes to appear on the game show "The Honeymoon's Over", where newlywed couples compete for the chance to win a brand-new house. Realizing he needs a partner, however, Kenan ropes Kel to go on the show with him as his "wife". Guest star: Bob Eubanks as himself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 3 | "Girl-Watchers" | Kim Fields Freeman | Chef Anton, Mystro Clark, Gerry Lock, Jane McKinney, Nona Niedert, April Weeden, | August 14, 1999 | 451 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
After Kenan and Kel pick up Eric's girlfriend, Melissa, at the airport, Kel accidentally knocks her unconscious with her suitcase. When she awakes, Melissa runs away from the two and falls in with a local motorcycle gang. Believing that Melissa has amnesia, Kenan and Kel then attempt to get her back and restore Melissa's memory before Eric finds out. | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 4 | "Car Trouble" | Virgil L. Fabian | Dee Freeman & Vince Deadrick, Jr. | August 21, 1999 | 452 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Kenan wants to get his driver's license, but Roger and Sheryl forbid him from doing so until his eighteenth birthday. Going against his parents' wishes, Kenan attempts to get his driver's license anyway. Along the way, Kenan convinces Marc to loan him his father's car and brings Chris along as his "legal guardian". However, Kenan realizes he has neglected an important science project which is due on the same day as his driver's test. After staying up all night to finish his project, Kenan becomes severely sleep-deprived, leading to disastrous results at the DMV. | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 5 | "Three Girls, a Guy and a Cineplex" | Virgil L. Fabian | Mark Allen Staubach, Cheryl Carter, Roshawn Franklin, Maya Elise Goodwin, Heather Hodges, Lewis Tucker, Loly Ward | August 28, 1999 | 454 [27] | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Kenan makes a date with Sharla, agreeing to take her to the movies as an apology for unintentionally standing her up the night before. Later that day, Kenan impulsively makes a date with Caitlin, the daughter of family friends, agreeing to also take her to the movies. After quickly realizing what he has gotten himself into, Kenan desperately tries to keep both girls from discovering each other while also keeping his commitments. Meanwhile, Kel sets up a double date for he and Kenan with two girls named Wanda and Yovanda (Guest star The Lady of Rage), who Kenan must also avoid. | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 6 | "Natural Born Kenan" | Linda Mendoza | Mariann Aalda & Sunni Boswell & Tim Kahle & Wesley Leong & Marji Martin & Christopher May Dennis Neal & Oanh Nguyễn & Patrick J. Pieters & Paul Raehpour & Jason Tolliver | September 11, 1999 | 455 [27] | N/A | ||||||||||||||
While down in the basement, Kenan realizes that he is unable to find anything of his from when he was a baby. Upon telling his parents this, Roger and Sheryl explain to him that a flood in their basement years prior ruined all of Kenan's possessions. Despite this, Kenan begins to suspect that Roger and Sheryl may not be his birth parents, and that he may have actually been switched at birth. Kenan then sets out to find who his true parents may actually be, coming to realize how much Sheryl and Roger really mean to him in the process. | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 7 | "Aw, Here It Goes to Hollywood" | Virgil L. Fabian | Steven Gamage, Darlene Mann, Daniel Lynch Millner, Yolanda Snowball EJ Gage, David Carpenter, Oliver Pookrum, Larry York | September 25, 1999 | 457 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
57 | 8 | 458 | 2.01 [28] | ||||||||||||||||||
After the Rockmores win a trip to any destination they choose, Kel ropes them into attending the "European Orange Soda Festival" in Amsterberg, much to the family's dismay. At the airport, however, Kenan and Kel manage to board the wrong plane and end up in Hollywood. While waiting for the next flight out to Amsterberg, the boys decide explore the city, where they manage to score tickets to a talk show hosted by Downtown Julie Brown. However, after Kel annoys the security guard, the boys are denied entry to the taping, prompting he and Kenan to sneak into the studio. Inside the studio, the boys cause trouble backstage and evoke the ire of guest stars Bill Bellamy, Britney Spears and David Allen Grier. | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 9 | "The Graduates" | Ken Whittingham | Angel Elliot, Mike Ryan, Mike Schadel, Mark Allan | October 9, 1999 | 456 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
After a senior prank involving pudding horribly backfires, Principal Horn bans Kenan from attending the graduation ceremony. Not wanting to disappoint his family and relatives who have flown to Chicago, Kenan does all he can to attend the ceremony and keep the truth from them. | |||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 10 | "Oh, Brother" | Kim Fields Freeman | Wayne Conley | October 27, 1999 | 459 [27] | 2.29 [29] | ||||||||||||||
Chris's affluent and arrogant twin brother, Rick, comes to town and buys Rigby's outright, leaving Chris with no job and nowhere to live. The Rockmores agree to take Chris in out of sympathy, but soon find him overbearing and annoying. Desperate to get Chris out of their house, the Rockmores try to find a way to convince Rick to leave, so Chris can have his life back. | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 11 | "Futurama" | Kim Fields Freeman | Frederick Lawrence and Maria Quiñones and Bill Smillie | December 31, 1999 | 453 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
In the year 3000, Kenan attempts to keep his school report card and subsequent bad grades from Roger in order to avoid punishment. In trying to help his friend, however, Kel accidentally makes Roger invisible using a gadget designed to disintegrate garbage. After Kel then proceeds to destroy a crucial part of the gadget that would make Roger visible again, the boys go a desperate search for a replacement part. | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 12 | "The April Fools" | Virgil L. Fabian | Erica Rothschild | April 1, 2000 | 460 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
On April Fool's day, Kenan and Kel go around town pulling increasingly elaborate pranks on everyone, including each other. Unfortunately, this inadvertently sets off a chain of events which leads to everyone involved being arrested, just as an important college recruiter is set to visit Kenan at his home. Last appearances of Sharla and Marc. | |||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 13 | "Two Heads Are Better Than None" | Michael Grossman | Sonje Clark and Sonya Leslie | July 15, 2000 | 462 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
63 | 14 | 463 | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 15 | 464 | |||||||||||||||||||
The Rockmores set off on a family road trip, with Kel stowed away in the back of the car. Along the way, Kenan begins seeing a mysterious man clad in armor, although no one else believes him. After learning of a local legend called "The Headless Knight", who decapitates people and wears their heads as his own, Kenan believes that is who he keeps seeing. When the Rockmores' car breaks down, Kenan and Kel are tasked with going for help, soon reaching the nearby town of Rockville. In Rockville, the boys stumble upon a castle owned by a man named Arthur, who, at first, seems welcoming and benevolent. Soon though, Kenan and Kel learn that Arthur is perpetuating the myth of the Headless Knight in order to serve his own nefarious ends. | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 16 | "Tales from the Clip" | Kim Fields Freeman | Joel McCrary | January 14, 2001 [30] | 461 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
After having a huge fight, Kenan and Kel declare that their friendship is over, much to everyone's protest. In an attempt to bring them back together, the boys are shown clips of all the times, both good and bad, that they have shared together (completely breaking the fourth wall in the process). |