69 minSeason 4 • Episode 14
LatestThe Rockmores set out on a family road trip with an uninvited Kel stashed in the trunk. While camping out in the woods, Kenan has a scary encounter with a mysterious, shadowy figure...
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.
Acting
Kenan and Kel's comedic chemistry is genuinely timeless.
Production
That grocery store set lived rent-free in millennial brains.
Writing
Catchphrase factory: still quoting it 25 years later.
Creator
Kim Bass
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Launched Kenan Thompson into SNL's longest-tenured cast member ever. Kel Mitchell's career diverged hard—he later competed on Dancing with the Stars while Kenan became NBC's everything.
The 'I dropped the screw in the tuna!' bit from 'Ditch Day' became an accidental internet meme decades later, proving Gen Z will excavate your trauma for laughs.
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