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The Best Episodes of Kenan & Kel Season 1

Every episode of Kenan & Kel Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Kenan & Kel Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 11 - Merry Christmas, Kenan
    8.3/10(107 votes)

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Brian Robbins
    Writer:Dan Schneider

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  2. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 2 - Mental Kel-Epathy
    8.2/10(188 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writers:Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert

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  3. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 6 - The Cold War
    8.0/10(113 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Brian Robbins
    Writers:Burt Wheeler, Sharon Sussman

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  4. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 8 - Twizzles Fizzles
    8.0/10(106 votes)

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Tony Singletary
    Writers:Kevin Kopelow, Dan Schneider, Heath Seifert

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  5. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 10 - Baggin' Saggin' Kel
    7.8/10(97 votes)

    S1:E10

    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?

    Director:Howard Storm
    Writers:Neal Brennan, Ross Venokur

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  6. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 3 - Doing Things the Hemingway
    7.7/10(129 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Brian Robbins
    Writers:Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert

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  7. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 7 - Duh Bomb
    7.7/10(108 votes)

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writer:Linda M. Yearwood

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  8. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 14 - In the Line of Kenan
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writers:Steven Weiss, Paul Dell

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  9. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 5 - Mo' Sweater Blues
    7.6/10(114 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    Writers:Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert

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  10. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.5/10(144 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Alan Rosen
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 4 - The Tainting of the Screw
    7.5/10(125 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Alan Rosen
    Writer:Dan Schneider

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  12. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 12 - Diamonds Are for Roger
    7.4/10(80 votes)

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    Writer:Dan Schneider

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  13. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 13 - Safe and Sorry
    7.4/10(75 votes)

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Howard Storm
    Writer:Eric Bowers

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  14. Kenan & Kel Season 1 Episode 9 - Dial 'O' for Oops
    7.3/10(98 votes)

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Kim Fields
    Writers:Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Merry Christmas, Kenan" is the best rated episode of Kenan & Kel season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 107 votes. Directed by Brian Robbins and written by Dan Schneider, it aired on December 14, 1996. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Mental Kel-Epathy".