Kenan & Kel

25min

Family

Comedy

Kids

Set in Chicago, the show follows the kid-friendly misadventures of two high-school friends who are always scheming and dreaming. Kenan, who works at a grocery store, constantly devises crazy plans to strike it rich, while orange-soda-loving buddy Kel is always dragged along for the ride despite his track record for messing things up.

Production Companies

Tollin/Robbins Productions

Nickelodeon Productions

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

25min

17th Aug 1996

In their quest for a car, the boys wind up with a shifty "salesman" who takes them for a ride.

Mental Kel-Epathy

2. Mental Kel-Epathy

25min

2nd Oct 1996

Kenan envisions the possibilities when he becomes convinced that Kel has psychic powers.

Doing Things the Hemingway

3. Doing Things the Hemingway

25min

19th Oct 1996

A love letter won't do when Kenan tries to catch the eye of his dream girl. So he enlists Kel's help in stringing a banner across the top of a skyscraper.

The Tainting of the Screw

4. The Tainting of the Screw

25min

26th Oct 1996

When Kenan almost chokes on a screw in a sandwich, he and Kel decide to sue the food company for $10 million.

Mo' Sweater Blues

5. Mo' Sweater Blues

25min

2nd Nov 1996

Kenan's dream date is marred when Kel spills soda pop on the girl's beautiful sweater, which was knitted by her late grandma.

The Cold War

6. The Cold War

25min

9th Nov 1996

When his homemade cold remedy cures Kel, Kenan mistakenly slips some to his air-traffic controller dad.

Duh Bomb

7. Duh Bomb

25min

16th Nov 1996

After the guys get bounced from a dance club for being underage, they decide to open their own place at Chris's store.

Twizzles Fizzles

8. Twizzles Fizzles

25min

23rd Nov 1996

While Kenan is home alone, his father's prized pet cockatoo dies, and he and Kel scramble to replace the bird.

Dial 'O' for Oops

9. Dial 'O' for Oops

25min

30th Nov 1996

An embarrassing message left on the answering machine of the boss of Kenan's father forces Kenan to join Kel on an impossible mission to switch the tape.

Baggin' Saggin' Kel

10. Baggin' Saggin' Kel

25min

7th Dec 1996

It's time for the grocery-packing contest between Rigby's and Angus's--and thanks to Kenan and Kel's plan, victory is in the bag. Or is it?

Merry Christmas, Kenan

11. Merry Christmas, Kenan

25min

14th Dec 1996

To earn money to buy himself a Christmas gift, Kenan takes a job as a department-store Santa. There he meets an unselfish little boy with a special holiday wish.

Diamonds Are for Roger

12. Diamonds Are for Roger

25min

28th Dec 1996

The guys suspect Kenan's father of being a jewel thief after they find some specious stones in the house.

Safe and Sorry

13. Safe and Sorry

25min

4th Jan 1997

In the basement of Rigby's, the guys find a map that leads them to a safe which they think may be connected to the mob.

In the Line of Kenan

14. In the Line of Kenan

25min

11th Jan 1997

Kenan saves the President from an accident at Rigby's, so the Chief Executive invites the guys to visit him at the White House.

First air date

17th Aug 1996

Last air date

3rd May 2000

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks