As I said in my "All That" review, what made that show work was the cast members (from the earlier seasons). You could not have been a fan of that show without being a fan of two of the show's stars, Kean Thompson and Kel Mitchell. If you loved them on "All That," you're definitely going to love them here!
The show centers around Kenan Rockmore and his friend Kel Kimble, two teenagers growing up in Chicago. Kenan lives with his younger sister Kyra, who has a crush on Kel, and his parents Sheryl and Roger. Kel lives...at his house. Kenan works for Chris Potter, owner of the Rigby's Grocery Store. Kel works for...whoever will give him orange soda (Kel has a mad passionate love for orange soda). The two young men often find themselves in a crazy situation, caused either by Kenan's schemes or Kel's accidents, which will inevitably lead them into a heap of trouble.
This was another favorite of mine growing up. I've always loved this show; in fact, I found myself laughing at it more in my young adult years than I did in my childhood years. As I sat down to write this review, I thought to myself, "Why is this show so good? What makes it so entertaining?" I think the reason is because this show is a comedy, and it knows that. It doesn't always try to be logical or realistic. Sometimes the humor comes from the situations and the characters, and other times the humor can be surreal. It has visual humor, ironic humor, and other types of humor. The jokes don't always get a laugh, but most of the time they do, and they're very funny.
I do wish the show had more focus on Kel, though. The set up gives us the classic "straight man/comedic foil" routine, in which the straight man is complex and has character development and the comedic foil is...just the comedic foil. In the first couple of episodes we were beginning to see some complexity with Kel. He could be smart and talented and clever, but for the most part he was just there to make us laugh, n the last two seasons, nearly everything he did was tied to a joke. I'm glad Kenan was developed, but I wanted some development with Kel too. Why couldn't we see his family? Why weren't there episodes based on his own worries, concerns, and dilemmas? The show is called "Kenan & Kel" after all!
Although, I must admit this show convinced me to drink more orange soda! I'm not kidding, it's my favorite drink now! "Who loves orange soda? Benjamin Isaiah Black loves orange soda! Is it true? Mm-Hmm! I do, I do, I do, I do, ooh!" For all the comedy this show has, you have to give it credit for creating one of the saddest moments on Nickelodeon ever! Remember the episode Kenan and his family moved to Montana? Did you not feel the weight of the sadness that these two were feeling? I didn't see that episode until my teenage years, and I was genuinely concerned! That was depressing!
If you haven't seen this show before, believe me when I say it's worth checking out! Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't; I've shown it to some of my friends in the past, and not all of them liked it. But if you're looking for a show with a few redeeming values and a whole lot of silly and goofy comedy, you'll love this show! You will, you will, you will, you will, ill! BOOYIKA!
The show centers around Kenan Rockmore and his friend Kel Kimble, two teenagers growing up in Chicago. Kenan lives with his younger sister Kyra, who has a crush on Kel, and his parents Sheryl and Roger. Kel lives...at his house. Kenan works for Chris Potter, owner of the Rigby's Grocery Store. Kel works for...whoever will give him orange soda (Kel has a mad passionate love for orange soda). The two young men often find themselves in a crazy situation, caused either by Kenan's schemes or Kel's accidents, which will inevitably lead them into a heap of trouble.
This was another favorite of mine growing up. I've always loved this show; in fact, I found myself laughing at it more in my young adult years than I did in my childhood years. As I sat down to write this review, I thought to myself, "Why is this show so good? What makes it so entertaining?" I think the reason is because this show is a comedy, and it knows that. It doesn't always try to be logical or realistic. Sometimes the humor comes from the situations and the characters, and other times the humor can be surreal. It has visual humor, ironic humor, and other types of humor. The jokes don't always get a laugh, but most of the time they do, and they're very funny.
I do wish the show had more focus on Kel, though. The set up gives us the classic "straight man/comedic foil" routine, in which the straight man is complex and has character development and the comedic foil is...just the comedic foil. In the first couple of episodes we were beginning to see some complexity with Kel. He could be smart and talented and clever, but for the most part he was just there to make us laugh, n the last two seasons, nearly everything he did was tied to a joke. I'm glad Kenan was developed, but I wanted some development with Kel too. Why couldn't we see his family? Why weren't there episodes based on his own worries, concerns, and dilemmas? The show is called "Kenan & Kel" after all!
Although, I must admit this show convinced me to drink more orange soda! I'm not kidding, it's my favorite drink now! "Who loves orange soda? Benjamin Isaiah Black loves orange soda! Is it true? Mm-Hmm! I do, I do, I do, I do, ooh!" For all the comedy this show has, you have to give it credit for creating one of the saddest moments on Nickelodeon ever! Remember the episode Kenan and his family moved to Montana? Did you not feel the weight of the sadness that these two were feeling? I didn't see that episode until my teenage years, and I was genuinely concerned! That was depressing!
If you haven't seen this show before, believe me when I say it's worth checking out! Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't; I've shown it to some of my friends in the past, and not all of them liked it. But if you're looking for a show with a few redeeming values and a whole lot of silly and goofy comedy, you'll love this show! You will, you will, you will, you will, ill! BOOYIKA!