7.6/10124 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/17/1996
In their quest for a car, the boys wind up with a shifty "salesman" who takes them for a ride.
Director: Alan Rosen
Writer: N/A
8.3/10161 votes#2 - Mental Kel-Epathy
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1996
Kenan envisions the possibilities when he becomes convinced that Kel has psychic powers.
Director: Kim Fields
Writer: Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert
8.0/10106 votes#3 - Doing Things the Hemingway
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/1996
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
Writer: Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert
7.8/10103 votes#4 - The Tainting of the Screw
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/1996
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
7.7/1095 votes#5 - Mo' Sweater Blues
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/1996
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
Writer: Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert
8.0/1092 votes#6 - The Cold War
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/1996
When his homemade cold remedy cures Kel, Kenan mistakenly slips some to his air-traffic controller dad.
Director: Brian Robbins
Writer: Sharon Sussman, Burt Wheeler
7.7/1091 votes#7 - Duh Bomb
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1996
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
7.9/1090 votes#8 - Twizzles Fizzles
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/1996
While Kenan is home alone, his father's prized pet cockatoo dies, and he and Kel scramble to replace the bird.
Director: Tony Singletary
Writer: Dan Schneider, Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert
7.2/1082 votes#9 - Dial 'O' for Oops
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/1996
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
Writer: Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert
7.9/1082 votes#10 - Baggin' Saggin' Kel
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/1996
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
Writer: Neal Brennan, Ross Venokur
8.2/1091 votes#11 - Merry Christmas, Kenan
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/1996
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
7.5/1068 votes#12 - Diamonds Are for Roger
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/28/1996
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
7.5/1064 votes#13 - Safe and Sorry
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1997
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
7.7/1072 votes#14 - In the Line of Kenan
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1997
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
Writer: Paul Dell, Steven Weiss
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!
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...
Genres:FamilyComedyKids
Network:Nickelodeon
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Kenan & Kel" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 124 votes. Directed by Alan Rosen and written by N/A, it aired on 8/17/1996. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Mental Kel-Epathy".