Kenny the Shark

6.7

2003•30m

Kenny the Shark is an animated television series produced by Discovery Kids. The show premiered on NBC's Discovery Kids on NBC from November 1, 2003 and ended February 18, 2006 with two seasons and 26 episodes having been shown. The series continued to run on Discovery Kids until the network changed into The Hub on October 10, 2010. Discovery Kids closed with a 4 hour marathon of Kenny the Shark episodes. Despite the closure, it still aired on The Hub until March 25, 2012. 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 shorts ran between regular programming. 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.

Production

Seasons

26 Episodes • Premiered 2003

1. Simply Irresistible

Grace, Kat's mother brings home a patient who is afraid of sharks. Kat uses real shark facts to try and ease his fears. Kenny is invited to meet the patient, but decides to eat him instead. Kat decides to take Kenny to the vet, who decides to give him a muzzle. But Kat knows thats not the best solution. Kat's patient is always being attacked by mosquitoes. It dawn's Kat that there is something that makes him attracted to sharks. When Kat does a little detective work she finds out that he feeds seals.

2. Special Delivery

Kat gives an oral science report on her favorite pet Kenny. When she gets home, her father looks for a gift, only to find out Kenny ate it. Using some real facts, Kat tries to get Kenny to eat so much that he'll toss up the gift. But when that doesn't work, she tries to use other methods.

3. Kid's Menu

Kat tries to hypnotize herself so she won't forget to renew Kenny's shark tags. But instead she forgets to feed Kenny.

4. Will Work for Chum

Kenny decides to become a mascot for the local hockey team to pay for his food bills, but when the crowd finds out Kenny is a real shark, things go crazy.

5. I Love the Night Life

Kenny can't sleep and convinces Kat to sneak out and hit the town; how will Kat stay awake night after night?

6. Dolphin for a Day

A retired shark hunter moves into the neighborhood, so Kat disguises Kenny in a dolphin suit to protect him.

7. 2 Days of the Parrot

Kat finds a lost parrot and decides to bring it home so when she does she gives 100% attention on the parrot. Soon Kenny gets jelous of the parrot so they get into a big fight and when they do they cause a big mess , and Kat gets the blame for it. But Kenny and the parrot finaly come to their senses and clean the mess themselves and later The Parrots owner comes to Kats house to get back the Parrot.

8. My Old School

Kenny's shark friend Dan comes for an uninvited visit. Dan is turned away, but he threatens to tell Kenny's big secret to Kat if he can't stay.

9. Bill Me Later

Kenny joins a mail-order meat-of-the-day club after he promises not to steal food, but who's going to pay the bill?

10. Catscratch Fever

Kat faces trouble from three popular girls named Phoebe make fun of her. Oh, how they change their tune when they realize Kat has a scary pet shark!

11. Kenny the Veggie

Kat asks Kenny to be a vegetarian with her, but how long can Kenny eat tofu when sharks are meant to eat meat? Tune in to ""Kenny the Veggie"" and find out!

12. Watching Karl

Watching Karl takes a fin-raising turn when baby brother Karl crawls off when Kat leaves him alone with Kenny for a few minutes. Kat and Kenny must catch Karl before Mom and Dad return.