"Kenan & Kel" (1996) TV series 1996-2000

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creator:

Kim Bass

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

17 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Plot:

The comic misadventures of teenagers Kenan and his dimwitted buddy Kel.

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Friend | Family Relationships | Character Name In Title

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Kenan Thompson	...	Kenan Rockmore (69 episodes, 1996-2000)
Kel Mitchell	...	Kel Kimble (63 episodes, 1996-2000)
Ken Foree	...	Roger Rockmore (39 episodes, 1996-2000)
Teal Marchande	...	Sheryl Rockmore (39 episodes, 1996-2000)
Vanessa Baden	...	Kyra Rockmore (39 episodes, 1996-2000)
Dan Frischman	...	Chris Potter (39 episodes, 1996-2000)

Runtime:

30 min | 30 min (61 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Filming Locations:

Nickelodeon Studios, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Orlando Resort - 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, Orlando, Florida, USA

Company:

Nickelodeon Network

Trivia:

The character's name Marc Cram is a palindrome, which means it is spelt and pronounced the same backwards.

Quotes:

Kenan: Oh, you know that reminds me. Kel I think we left our...
[thinks for an excuse]
Kenan: donkey in the kitchen.
Kel Kimble: [they go in the kitchen and Kel looks around for a donkey] Kenan, where's the donkey we left in here?
Kenan: There's no donkey in here!
Kel Kimble: What, you mean he ran away? Well, maybe we can catch him!
[opens the door and runs out]
Kel Kimble: Donkey! Come on donkey, come back! Donkey please! We love you, donkey!
[Kenan closes the door and Kel can be faintly heard yelling donkey at the top of his lungs]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Sabrina's Choice (#2.24)" (1998)

Wally and Beaver Clever of the 90's

It is too bad this show ran only 3 years. The show was taped at Nickolden's Studios in Orlando, and I think the show is taking place in Chicago, IL. Each show Kenan and Kel (mostly Kenan) makes a plan to get into trouble, just like Wally, Beaver and thier friends did in Leave it to Beaver (1957-1963). Kenan Thompson plays Kenan Rockmore, and Kel Mitchell plays Kel Kimble. Ken Foree plays Kenan's dad Roger Rockmore who hates Kel, Teal Marchande plays Kenan's mother Sheryl Rockmore, Vanessa Baden plays Kenan's kid sister Kyra Rockmore (who seems to be in love with Kel). Dan Frischman plays Kenan's boss Chris Potter who always says stories about him and his "mother" or most shows he does. The rest of the cast memembers either started with the series and left later on, or came in late in the series run. Coolio sings the theme song. Before and after each epoide Kenan and Kel comes out on the stage (with the curtain closed) and talks to the people who had attended that epoisde. This series had a series of directors, Kim Fields, Linda Mendoza, Brain Robbins, Alan Rosen, Keith Truesdell and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Even though the series ended in 1999, you can still catch repeats, (check for station and day and time in your city and State). 10/10