Kenny the Shark

Infobox television
show_name = Kenny the Shark


caption = Kenny the Shark with Kat
format = Animated children's television series
runtime = Approx. 0.30 (0.15 per segment)
creator = unknown
starring = Jim Conroy
Kelli Rabke
Karen Culp
Russell Horton
Alexander King
country = flag|United States flag|Canada
network = Discovery Kids
first_aired = November 1, 2003
last_aired = February 19, 2005
num_episodes = 26 in 13|

Kenny the Shark is an animated television series produced by Discovery Kids. The show aired from November 1, 2003 until February 19, 2005, with 26 episodes having been shown. The show is no longer in production, but reruns can still be seen at various times on Discovery Kids.

It is about an anthropomorphic tiger shark named Kenny that decides to move out of the ocean. He was the protagonist and main character in the series.

This was not Kenny's first appearance, however. In the late-1990s, a series of mini-shows were shown between shows. Kenny was not seen, as the camera was from his point of view. A contest was held to guess what kind of shark Kenny was with the result being a tiger shark.

Characters

* Kenny the Shark (voiced by Jim Conroy): The main character and protagonist. He is a tiger shark. Kenny is a comical character with a go-lucky attitude. Kenny was tired of life in the ocean and he went on the surface, where he is able to walk on his tailfins and breathe air like humans. Kat is the only human that can talk to Kenny and can't control himself when he hears or sees a seal.

* Kat Cassidy (voiced by Kelli Rabke): An elementary school student who is the only one who can speak Kenny's language. Kenny's master. She is also a vegetarian. Kat is optimistic and fun loving, her best friend is Kenny. She wears sandals like her parents (she sometimes wear tennis shoes).

* Karl Cassidy (not voiced): Kat's baby brother. He thinks Kenny is a dog.

* Grace Cassidy (voiced by Karen Culp) Kat and Karl's mother who dresses somewhat like a beatnik. Grace is a psychiatrist and runs her practice at her house. Grace is always kind and caring, and she loves Kat, Karl, and Kenny equally. Often Kenny unintentionally scares off her patients.

* Peter Cassidy (voiced by Russell Horton) Kat and Karl's hippy father. Peter is eco-sensitive and owns an organic grocery store. He gives Kat and Grace nicknames related to fruits and vegetables. Peter doesn't like Kenny because of his constant eating, shedding his teeth, and his tendency to break public property which costs Peter in fines.

* Oscar (voiced by Alexander King): Kat's best friend from Guatemala. He is of Mayan descendant and has a fascination (more like obsession) with his ancestors.

* Burton Plushtoy III (voiced by Oliver Wyman): An obnoxious rich kid and Kat's other rival who wants Kenny to be in his own private collection of exotic pets. He has been foiled by Kat twice. Plushtoy is a spoiled brat and a stuck up snob. He is the only true villain in the series.

* Marty (voiced by Rob Bartlett): A dachshund and Kenny's best friend (besides Kat) who gives him occasional advice, which usually doesn't help. His owner looks like him (or is it the other way around?).

* Ellie (voiced by Amy Love): A bull shark from the aquarium, who Kenny has a crush on. She appreciates Kenny being himself.

* The Phoebes: A group of three popular girls that share the same name. The leader is a blonde caucasian, one is Latina, and the other is African-American. Kat tried to be friends with them, but soon realize they are not nice. They are now Kat's rivals and always call her "dork". At first they were afraid of Kenny, but they like him for his cuteness value after seeing a movie about a baby shark searching for his parents (a parody of "Finding Nemo"). The girls are a parody of The Heathers.

* Captain Ahearn: The local captain who thinks all sharks are dangerous and tried to catch Kenny and kill him claiming that it was for Kat's own good. After Kenny saved him from guard dogs he becomes friends with him.

DVD releases

The first series (26 episodes in 13 shows) were released on DVD in Australia in 2005 as three volumes from Magna Pacific entitled "First Bite", "Second Bite" and "Third Bite". These were deleted from the Magna Pacific catalogue in 2006.

The first 5 shows are available for purchase in the United States via the iTunes Store.

External links

* [http://kids.discovery.com/fansites/kennytheshark/kennytheshark.html Kenny the Shark at Discovery Kids]
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