Kenan and Kel/Characters

Kenan Rockmore

 * Catch Phrase: "WHHYY?!"
 * The Danza
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * High School Hustler as the theme tune says, you gotta watch Kenan, because Kenan be scheming!
 * Only Sane Man
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Kel's Sensitive Guy.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Kel, type 2.

Kel Kimble
""I enjoy ham.""
 * Catch Phrase: "AWWWW, HERE IT GOES!"
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * The Danza
 * The Ditz
 * Dragged Into Drag: A couple of times, Kenan's plans require a girl, which means Kel has to dress up as one. People can't seem to see through the disguise, either (even when he pretended to be pregnant!).
 * Only Chris seems to noticed.
 * G-Rated Drug: Kel's addiction to Orange Soda. There's even an episode dedicated to everyone trying to break his addiction.
 * Genius Ditz: Kel scored a 98 (out of 100, on this show) on the IQ Test.
 * Large Ham: He dropped the screw in the tuna.
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Sensitive Guy to Kenan's Manly Man.
 * Too Dumb to Live
 * Trademark Favorite Drink: "Who loves orange soda? Kel loves orange soda!"
 * It is implied in "The Tainting of the Screw" that his favorite food is ham.


 * His female persona from "The Honeymoon's Over", Kelly, loves root beer.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Kenan, type 2.

Chris Potter
"Kenan: Lumberjack school?"
 * Butt Monkey: Tons of examples, but this tropers favorite was in the Christmas Special where he was beat up by a robotic Santa Claus while all the customers sat back and watched. Not knowing it's a robotic dummy.
 * Character Tics: He twitches whenever there's trouble. Though it was only shown in the pilot episode.
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Noodle Incident: He has a boatload of them, all involving his mother.


 * Token White: Ever notice he's the only white guy in the show?

Roger Rockmore

 * Bald Black Leader Guy: Of the Rockmore family, anyway.
 * Butt Monkey
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Ken Foree.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Scary Black Man
 * Sitcom Arch Nemesis: Kel is his.

Cheryl Rockmore

 * Hot Mom
 * Noodle Incident: When she was in college, she once streaked in public.
 * Only Sane Woman
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

Kyra Rockmore

 * Annoying Younger Sibling
 * Berserk Button: When some other girl takes an interest in Kel.
 * Bratty Half-Pint
 * Clingy Jealous Girl
 * Stalker with a Crush
 * Tsundere

Ethel Quagmire

 * Recurring Extra

Sharla

 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Not So Different: With Kenan
 * Will They or Won't They?