The BEST episodes of Kenan & Kel season 1

Every episode of Kenan & Kel season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kenan & Kel season 1!

High school friends Kenan Rockmore and Kel Kimble are always scheming. 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.

Last Updated: 9/16/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended

8.36

28 votes

#1 - Doing Things The Hemingway

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/31/1996

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.

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8.26

38 votes

#2 - The Tainting Of The Screw

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/17/1996

Kenan and Kel are preparing to spend a Saturday at home watching the Bulls game on TV. When Kenan takes a bite of a tuna sandwich, things turn screwy.

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8.00

17 votes

#3 - Merry Christmas, Kenan

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/1996

Kenan has been saving up all year to buy a Christmas present for himself. To get the last few dollars he needs, he accepts a job filling in at a department store during the holiday season.

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7.95

20 votes

#4 - Dial 'O' for Oops

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/1996

It's love at first sight when Kenan meets Amy, the daughter of his father's boss, Mr. Dawson. Kenan calls to ask her for a date, but all he gets is the Dawson's answering machine.

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7.90

30 votes

#5 - Duh Bomb

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1996

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.

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7.77

22 votes

#6 - The Cold War

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1996

Kel comes down with a cold and Kenan tries to cure him with a homemade remedy.

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7.57

21 votes

#7 - Mo' Sweater Blues

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1996

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.

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7.54

28 votes

#8 - Mental Kel-Epathy

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1996

It's a typical evening at the Rockmores: Kenan, Kel, and the family are sitting 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.

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7.40

63 votes

#9 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/1996

Kenan and Kel land themselves in hot water when they scheme to buy a used car.

Directors: Alan Rosen

Writer: Dan Schneider, Kim Bass

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7.36

14 votes

#10 - Twizzles Fizzles

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/1996

Kenan's parents leave him in charge one weekend when they go out of town. The rules are simple: don't make a mess and take care of your father's beloved cockatoo, Twizzles.

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7.32

25 votes

#11 - Diamonds Are For Roger

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1996

Kenan's parents are getting ready to celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary. Roger really wants to go all out and impress Sheryl, so he visits an old friend who owns a jewelry store.

Directors: Malcolm-Jamal Warner

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7.31

13 votes

#12 - Safe and Sorry

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/1997

During a spring cleaning of Rigby's basement, Kenan and Kel find a map to a secret vault.

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7.25

16 votes

#13 - Baggin' Saggin' Kel

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/1997

With the 18th annual grocery bagging contest looming, Kel is hired by Angus' Food Barn, a rival grocery store.

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7.19

21 votes

#14 - In the Line of Kenan

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1996

The President of the United States makes a visit to Rigby's during a stop in Chicago. Saved from disaster by Kenan, the President tells him to drop by the White House as his special guest.

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