Kenny vs. Spenny

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Kenny Vs Spenny

"Kenny" left, "Spenny" right
Genre Reality
Comedy
Running time 30 Minutes
(with commercials)
Creator(s) Kenny Hotz
Spencer Rice
Starring Kenny Hotz
Spencer Rice
Country of origin Canada Canada
Original channel Showcase
Original run August 26, 2004–present
No. of episodes 52
IMDb profile

Kenny vs. Spenny is a Canadian comedy reality TV series about two best friends, Kenneth "Kenny" Hotz and Spencer "Spenny" Rice, who face each other constantly to achieve glory in defeating one another at different competitions arranged by both at the beginning, commonly one per episode. The loser of the episode must perform an act of humiliation, usually selected by the winner, which can be seen at the end of each episode. Kenny and Spenny created the series and Kenny is also director and executive producer.

The show originally aired on the CBC, but has been moved to the cable television network Showcase since the fall of 2005, although re-runs of the episodes can still be seen on CBC during the late night hours. It was previously seen on GSN in the United States, but continues to air internationally on TV6 in Sweden, Challenge in United Kingdom, The Comedy Channel in Australia, Sic Radical in Portugal and The XtraHOT channel in Israel. Fox Entertainment Group in Latin America has also distributed the episodes and can be seen on the Latin American versions of FOX channel and FX. The series was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2005 and 2006 as the best Canadian comedy series, and has recently received a Rose d'Or nomination in Switzerland for "best international comedy series". Kenny vs. Spenny is also the largest selling format series in Canadian history.

The show has spawned a British version of the show from Sky One called Ed vs. Spencer. Now shown on BBC America, it features two different friends in similar competitions. There is also a German version of the show, called Elton vs. Simon, featuring two German comedians and friends who compete in the same vein like Kenny and Spenny.

Contents

[edit] Premise

Each typical episode is based on a competition statement which states the goal that the competition will determine. The competition rules are agreed upon by the two roommates, and there is typically a method of judgement or refereeing involved in order to distinguish a definite loser and winner. The detail of these rules and conditions has increased in response to the competitors continued attempts to find loopholes within the rules. The shows are not scripted, and the cast and crew are often seen and talked to. The competetors' personal lives are often brought into the competitions, including their families and friends. The winner of the competition gets to assign a "humiliation" (any task they choose) that the loser must perform.

The main entertainment elements of the series are the comical and irregular competitions, and the contrast in personality between Kenny and Spenny. This contrast usually impacts the way each approaches the competitions. Kenny's approach is typically more unorthodox, and often includes a willingness to use whatever means necessary — including cheating — to win. Although he doesn't always break the rules he and Spenny agree to at the beginning, he is always willing to bend the rules, and usually ends up performing the tasks assigned in a unique way. Kenny sometimes admits to the belief that he cannot win certain competition if they go through and attempts to cause Spenny to fortfeit.

On the other hand, Spenny almost always sticks very strictly to both the rules of the competition and his own ethics, often sticking not only to the letter of the rules, but what he perceives as the intention and spirit of the competition statement. He rarely attempts to break the rules, but still occasionally finds loopholes to help him win. Spenny will often bear the brunt of Kenny's plans and pranks. Spenny is often paranoid and sometimes this causes him to sabotage his own efforts. Additionally, Kenny occasionally uses the paranoia to his advantage.

The focus of the show is often less focused on who will actually win the competition, and more on how each competitor will go about trying to win. This is evidenced by the fact that the person who performs the humiliation is not always technically the loser based on the rules agreed upon - they just don't know about the rules broken by the winner. On several occasions, Kenny has cheated and still been declared the winner, since apparently, unless stated in the opening rules, the loser does not get to check the tape of what their opponent did. The show also rarely shows the aftermath of the competition, often leaving viewers to wonder how a competitor reacted upon finding out that his opponent cheated.

Kenny has also occasionally used his position as executive producer to threaten crew members and force them to help him and/or not help Spenny. Kenny sometimes seems to have more control over competitions because of his position. It could also be said that the show (particularly early in its run) is often edited to make Kenny look like the hero of the show while making Spenny look bad. In the same vein, the show tends to glorify cheating over following the spirit and rules of a competition. Both of these factors seem to result from Kenny's getting more screentime than Spenny in many episodes as a sort of narrator.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Pilot

  • "Who can gain the most weight?"

[edit] Season 1

  • 101 "Who is the best fashion designer?"
  • 102 "Who can stay awake the longest?"
  • 103 "Who is the better chef?"
  • 104 "Who can stand up the longest?"
  • 105 "Who can sit on a cow the longest?"
  • 106 "Who is the sanest?"
  • 107 "Who can earn the most money in three days?"
  • 108 "Who does she like better?"
  • 109 "Who can stay blindfolded the longest?"
  • 110 "Who can win a beauty pageant?"
  • 111 "Who can win a series of mini-competitions?"
  • 112 "Who can lose the most weight?"
  • 113 "Who can stay handcuffed the longest?"
  • 114 "Who can put on the best concert?"
  • 115 "Who is the best parent?"
  • 116 "Who do kids like most?"
  • 117 "Who is the strongest?"
  • 118 "Who makes the most convincing woman?"
  • 119 "Who is the better actor?"
  • 120 "Who is the best male stripper?"
  • 121 "Who is the best figure skater?"
  • 122 "Who will use their arms first?"
  • 123 "Who can survive in the woods the longest?"
  • 124 "Kenny takes Spenny to court for money owed"
  • 125 "Who can live in a van the longest?"
  • 126 "Who is the better boxer?"

[edit] Season 2

  • 201 "Who can drink more beer?"
  • 202 "Who can stay naked longest?"
  • 203 "Who has the biggest balls?"
  • 204 "Who do old people like more?"
  • 205 "Who can dance the longest?"
  • 206 "First one to talk loses"
  • 207 "Who is funnier?"
  • 208 "Who can kiss more women?"
  • 209 "Who can win a rat race?"
  • 210 "Who is the better journalist?"
  • 211 "Who can sell more bibles?"
  • 212 "First one to be mean loses"
  • 213 "Who is the better rapper?"

[edit] Season 3

  • 301 "First to laugh loses"
  • 302 "Who do gay guys like more?"
  • 303 "Who can wear a dead octopus on their head the longest?"
  • 304 "Who can win a ten mile race?"
  • 305 "Who can lift more weight with their genitals?"
  • 306 "Who can make a better porno?"
  • 307 "Who is cooler?"
  • 308 "Who can produce more semen?"
  • 309 "Who can stay in a haunted house the longest?"
  • 310 "Who can catch a bigger fish?"
  • 311 "Who can imitate the other guy better?"
  • 312 "Who can stay homeless the longest?"
  • 313 "Arm wrestling competition."

[edit] Winners and Humiliations

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Pilot

Number Episode Competition Winner Humiliation
Pilot Who can gain the most weight? Kenny (cheated) Spenny ruined the ending of Unbreakable by telling people waiting in line to buy tickets what happens in the movie.

Season One

Number Episode Competition Winner Humiliation
101 Who is the best fashion designer? Kenny Spenny walked the streets in one of Kenny's bikini creations.
102 Who can stay awake the longest? Kenny Spenny had to serve as Kenny's bathroom attendant.
103 Who is the better chef? Kenny Spenny ate cat food.
104 Who can stand up the longest? Kenny (cheated) Spenny bit off a piece of Kenny's toenail. Also, Kenny spat in the bottle of mouthwash he knew Spenny would use after biting Kenny's yellow nails.
105 Who can sit on a cow the longest? Kenny Spenny got covered head-to-toe in cow manure.
106 Who is the sanest? Spenny Kenny went streaking through the streets.
107 Who can earn the most money in three days? Spenny ($1234.31 to $67.00) Kenny drank a coffee brewed with Spenny's underwear.
108 Who does she like better? Kenny (cheated) Spenny received a beating from a transvestite dominatrix.
109 Who can stay blindfolded the longest? Kenny (cheated) Spenny endured Kenny's bad breath for 60 seconds.
110 Who can win a beauty pageant? Spenny Spenny leashed and walked Kenny like a dog.
111 Who can win a series of mini-competitions? Spenny (9-8)* Kenny walked up the steps of the CN Tower.
112 Who can lose the most weight? Kenny (cheated: 17.5 lbs-17.0 lbs) Spenny gave a spongebath to an old man.
113 Who can stay handcuffed the longest? Kenny Spenny attempted to "pick up" women with a fake herpes sore painted on his face.
114 Who can put on the best concert? Kenny (cheated) Spenny stood in the middle of the street, in costume, and sang Kenny's song.
115 Who is the best parent? Kenny (cheated) Spenny dressed up as a baby and sat in a crib on a busy downtown sidewalk.
116 Who do kids like most? Kenny (6-1) Spenny bobbed for apples out of Kenny's toilet bowl.
117 Who is the strongest? Kenny (default - Spenny injured) Spenny received an "atomic wedgie".
118 Who makes the most convincing woman? Spenny Kenny "walked the streets" in an area known for prostitution while wearing a female costume.
119 Who is the better actor? Kenny (cheated) Spenny had a dozen eggs thrown at him.
120 Who is the best male stripper? Spenny Spenny used pliers to rip out some of Kenny's body hair.
121 Who is the best figure skater? Spenny (default - Kenny faked an injury) No "official" humiliation - but Spenny urinated on Kenny’s bed.
122 Who will use their arms first? Kenny Spenny smelled Kenny's sweaty armpit for five seconds.
123 Who can survive in the woods the longest? Draw (both men forfeited) Kenny and Spenny french kissed each other for five seconds (humiliation imposed by the film crew).
124 Kenny takes Spenny to court for money owed Kenny Kenny spat in Spenny's face.
125 Who can live in a van the longest? Draw No humiliation.
126 Who is the better boxer? Spenny (default - Kenny didn't show) Kenny urinated in his pants.
  • *In the mini-comps competition, Spenny (9 wins) urinated longer; jumped on a pogo stick more times (5-2); won rock, paper, scissors; stared longer (only shown on Season 1 DVD); held his breath longer; bowled a better game (146-105); scored higher on the pinball machine (only shown on television); climbed the CN Tower stairs faster and won the 100-metre dash. Kenny (8 wins) stood on his head longer; blew a bigger gum bubble; won the spelling bee; stuffed more marshmallows in his mouth (15-10); had more sperm (cheated); climbed a flight of stairs faster; spat a grape a further distance (cheated, only shown on television) and won the wrestling match (12-4).


Season Two

Number Episode Competition Winner Humiliation
201 Who can drink more beer? Kenny (cheated)* Spenny ate Kenny's vomit (Spenny believed it was his own).
202 Who can stay naked the longest? Kenny (cheated) Spenny dressed as a town crier, stood on a busy street corner and proclaimed to have a "small wee-wee".
203 Who has the biggest balls? Spenny (via forfeit) Kenny licked bird feces off of the windshield of the production van.
204 Who do old people like more? Kenny (3-0) Spenny participated in a seniors' water aerobics class while wearing a woman's bathing suit.
205 Who can dance the longest? Kenny Spenny dressed up as a cheerleader and performed several self-denegrating cheers.
206 First one to talk loses Spenny Kenny had his mouth washed out with soap.
207 Who is funnier? Kenny Spenny performed oral sex on a condom-covered cucumber.
208 Who can kiss more women? Kenny (420-33) Spenny kissed the buttocks and testicles of horse statue.
209 Who can win a rat race? Spenny Kenny had a live rat placed in his underwear.
210 Who is the better journalist? Spenny (default - Kenny didn't show) Kenny used a toilet placed on the sidewalk of a busy street.
211 Who can sell more bibles? Kenny (7-0)** (cheated) Spenny flew to Los Angeles International Airport and waited in vain for non-existent Hollywood executives to pick him up (part of an elaborate ruse by Kenny).
212 First one to be mean loses Draw No "official" humiliation - but Kenny "illegally" dressed Spenny up as a clown and urinated on him while he was unconscious.
213 Who is the better rapper? Spenny Spenny had "Kenny is a Loser" displayed on a large outdoor TV screen along with some very unflattering pictures. Spenny became annoyed after realizing that narcissistic Kenny actually enjoyed the attention.
  • *On the Season 2 DVD Kenny admits that Spenny won, since Kenny was the one that actually vomited first.
  • **All seven bibles were purchased by Spenny in an attempt to show Kenny that he didn't care about the competition due to his script being "picked up" by Hollywood executives.


Season Three

Number Episode Competition Winner Humiliation
301 First one to laugh loses Spenny Kenny ate one of Spenny's freshly picked "boogers".
302 Who do gay guys like more? Draw (the lone gay judge chose "neither") Kenny and Spenny were each "teabagged" on the forehead (humiliation imposed by the film crew).
303 Who can wear a dead octopus on his head the longest? Kenny (cheated) Spenny ate sushi off of Kenny's naked buttocks.
304 Who can win a 10-mile (16.09 km) race? Spenny Kenny received a spanking on his bare buttocks from his mother.
305 Who can lift more weight with their genitals? Kenny (via forfeit) Spenny sucked on the nipples of mutual friend Bobby.
306 Who is cooler? Kenny Spenny stood naked in a meat freezer.
307 Who can produce more semen? Kenny Spenny was splashed with semen (original humiliation was to drink it, but Spenny refused). Spenny had originally cheated and had Kenny convinced of his victory, but subsequently confessed.
308 Who can stay in a haunted house the longest? Spenny Kenny dressed in and modelled women's lingerie in a store window.

[edit] Statistics

Wins Losses Ties Winning %
Kenny 28 16 4 .636
Spenny 16 28 4 .363
  • After episode #308, Kenny leads the series 28-16-4 (W-L-T).
  • If competitions where Kenny cheated (12) are not counted, the series would be tied 16-16-4.
Spoilers end here.


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