Kenan & Kel
TV Show · Comedy

"Aw, here it goes!" Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell were among the original cast members of the popular Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series "All That" when they received their own sitcom in 1996. 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.

1996 · 24m
  • 8+
Starring Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Dan Frischman
Director Brian Robbins, Kim Fields

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Pilot
    Kenan and Kel land themselves in hot water when they scheme to buy a used car.
    20m
  • EPISODE 2
    The Tainting of the Screw
    Kenan and Kel are preparing to spend a leisurely Saturday at home watching the Bulls game on TV. When Kenan takes a bite of a tuna sandwich he begins to choke. Kel realizes Kenan is in danger and uses the Heimlich maneuver and out pops a screw!
    20m
  • EPISODE 3
    Doing Things the Hemingway
    Kenan decides that to live life to the fullest he must be like Ernest Hemingway and set a list of goals for himself to accomplish. At the top of Kenan's list is Brianna -- the girl of his dreams.
    20m
  • EPISODE 4
    Mental Kel-Epathy
    A typical evening at the Rockmores: Kel & the family sit around playing a board game. Kel suddenly becomes the center of attention as he tells the family things he could not possibly have had prior knowledge of. Kenan becomes convinced Kel is a psychic.
    20m
  • EPISODE 5
    Duh Bomb
    When two hip older teenagers scoff at Kenan and Kel for being too young to get into a real club, the boys set about making their own dance club -- in Rigby's.
    20m
  • EPISODE 6
    Mo' Sweater Blues
    Kenan finally gets up the nerve to ask out Brianna, the girl of his dreams. On the night of their date she arrives wearing a beautiful white sweater her grandmother knitted for her before she died. Kel accidentally spills a drop of orange soda on it.
    21m

Related

Cast & Crew

  • Kenan Thompson
    Kenan Rockmore
  • Kel Mitchell
    Kel Kimble
  • D‌F
    Dan Frischman
    Chris Potter
  • Ken Foree
    Roger Rockmore
  • T‌M
    Teal Marchande
    Sheryl Rockmore
  • Vanessa Baden
    Kyra Rockmore
  • Brian Robbins
    Director
  • Kim Fields
    Director
  • Heath Seifert
    Writer
  • Kevin Kopelow
    Writer
  • Kim Bass
    Writer

About

Kenan & Kel

Comedy

"Aw, here it goes!" Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell were among the original cast members of the popular Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series "All That" when they received their own sitcom in 1996. 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.

8+

COMMON SENSE

Mischievous adventures of two teens is all about the laughs.

Information

Studio
Nickelodeon
Released
1996
Rated
TV-G
Region of Origin
United States
© 1996 Viacom Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC), English (United States)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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