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"Kenny vs. Spenny" (2002)

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44 out of 61 people found the following comment useful :-
I am impressed, 27 November 2003
Author: (leon_macpherson@hotmail.com) from Vancouver

There is something amazing about this series. Kenny and Spenny seem to capture the essence of competition in their half-hour show. It is a brilliant production and very entertaining. Each guy has a totally contrasting personality, which makes for hilarious interaction. No one in their right mind would want to miss a show like this. I look forward to many more episodes in the future.

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20 out of 31 people found the following comment useful :-
Award-Winning, 27 November 2003
Author: ettiwhat from Toronto

This show kicks some hardcore ass. It's been compared to Odd Couple meets Survivor, and that's probably the easiest way to describe it. Two friends, Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice compete against each other in competitions to see who can stand the longest, who can stay awake the longest, who can make a better woman, who can put on a better concert, who do girls like more, etc. Kenny, the evil genius, and Spenny, the one with moral integrity, are absolutely hilarious. This show is a Tuesday afternoon staple. It kicks ass!!

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
Probably the most entertaining and interesting reality TV show ever!!, 14 March 2008

Author: Jeremy MacGregor from Australia

Basically Kenny VS Spenny is about two best friends, each with radically differing personalities, who compete against each other, as the show states, for the Glory of winning. And what about the loser? HUMILIATION.

This show is without a doubt the most entertaining character study I have ever seen. Kenny is an over-the-top, narcissistic strategist, while Spenny is the neurotic, helpless do-gooder, who's main goal is to be the fair, moral competitor - so as to show the wrong-doings of his "best friend" Kenny. The personalities of the two absolutely MAKE this show for me. I enjoy nothing more than watching these two bicker, fight and basically drive each other crazy.

Kenny almost always cheats, but credit must be given to Spenny, not only for withstanding this torment week after week but for actually trying. Some of Kenny's devious plans are just mind-blowing. From the seemingly tame ("who is the better actor?"), to the downright stupid ("who can wear a dead octopus on their heads the longest?"), the competitions are endlessly engaging.

All I have to say is that this show is really great, and I can't speak highly enough about it. I just hope it doesn't get canned to make way for some cliché sitcom.

Great Show!

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15 out of 24 people found the following comment useful :-
The Best Reality show invented!!!!, 12 December 2005
Author: Tiro Lihipha from Canada

I usually hate reality shows with a passion, but kenny vs spenny opened my eyes to.....at least this show. It's a show about two roommates/ best friends who do some random competition they come up with. They vary from impressing old people to racing rats. Spenny is a clean freak who's all about the rules and spending as much money as possible. Kenny's all about bending the rules to limit where there's cracks, he's a masterful evil hilarious genius. Spenny's abit paranoid and scared of everything and Kenny being a true friend exposes it as much as possible. Both have weaknesses and there exposed in each new episode. If there competitions weren't funny enough (which always have me rolling on the floor) they have a humiliation at the end of each episode, which is too funny to put into words!It's a Canadian show, I know it' filmed in Toronto, so I don't know if the united states can watch it. BUT, if your a Canadian it's on show case after trailer park boys on Sunday or befoure Six Feet Under. Definitely watch this show it's the best Canadian show out there, since the red green show is ending (Corner Gas is #2).

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12 out of 22 people found the following comment useful :-
A Surprise Hit That Everyone Should See, 1 July 2004
Author: PokeLaw47 from New York, New York

As I was a guy that stuck faithfully to the Game Show Network when digital cable hit New York, I was blown away when they showed this in GSN. It's a ridiculously funny show that portrays war between two forces in just about as entertaining as humanly possibly. You have Kenny Hotz as the manipulative, cruel bastard whose whole strategy is sabotage when possible. He tries to sabotage the moral Spencer Rice, usually giving him the win in the competitions. This show is fabulous. The best parts are when Kenny's master plans come together. Take the "Who can put on a better concert?" episode. He made magic with the whole "Spenny recordings" that fused together to say that the concert was "cancelled" which when completed was via phone, sent to Spenny's band. It was fabulous. I wondered if Kenny really did move to Spain after that episode. I'd like to see Spenny lash it out after that episode. The other best parts are the Humiliations. It's priceless, forcing Kenny to climb the world's tallest stairs, Spenny being Kenny's bathroom boy looking at a monkey, etc., etc., etc. It's a show that just can't be missed. Watch it every Thursdays at 10pm on GSN for a new episode. Tonight's episode, "Who is the better woman?" Oh, this should be fun!

9.75/10

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21 out of 40 people found the following comment useful :-
kenny vs Spenny, the best, 28 November 2003
Author: googoogirl82 (googoogirl82@hotmail.com) from Canada

I love this show, it is awesome. It is hilarious and original and I honestly can't think of anything else like it. If you haven't seen it check it out immediately or you will remain a very sad person.

Lynne

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it's REAL man, 18 April 2004
Author: kidswillbeskeletons from vancouver

This show is great because it has a horrible message. Kenny cruelly manipulates spenny and cheats in the most underhanded ways and always gets away with it. There is never any moment in the show where the two are remotely friendly with each other, no handshake or grudging pat on the back at the end; there is nothing but hate between them. I don't think it's even fair to call them "friends", at least based on what you see on the show. It is refreshing to see something on TV that is so honest and still funny. My favourite episode was the standing contest, which fell apart after a bitter argument over what constitutes "standing." It seems to be on hiatus in Canada right now, but the website says it will be back in june.

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7 out of 15 people found the following comment useful :-
Simple Hilarious., 20 December 2006

Author: Gustavo Lequerica from Colombia, Cartagena de Indias.

This show have a je'ne se quoi that simple I can't stop watching it; I been fan of this show since the very begging; it's hilarious, Machiavelli and fun to watch. It's entertaining how to see Kenney's schemes to develop just to win any competition at any price, trying to thinking less about the consequences or in the case of this show in the humiliation.

I think this show it's the best invention since the maple syrup, it really fun just to watch every episode to see who win the bizarre competitions, Spenny with his high standards of morality?, or Kenny who was no remorse of playing all his cards to win. I can predict this show will have many more episodes in the future.

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So underrated, I won't miss an episode, 23 April 2006
Author: dwynpiper from United States

This show doesn't get nearly enough credit. It's such a classic showcase of human nature. It's reality television without all the trend and cheap sales tactics, and it's believable. Spenny is adorable, sexy in the most vulnerable and raw way imaginable. He's downright masochistic and he's the kind of personality that you can't stop watching even as he runs himself into the ground in a naive attempt to be "the better person". Kenny is cruel,and shrewd in a way that makes the competitions not only unfair but also a guilty pleasure for the more sadistic audience. How they stay friends is beyond me, but it is so much fun to watch Spenny become so stressed that he finally blows up. Seeing the "nice guy" get pushed to the point of fury over the smallest things is entertaining. I love Spenny's fussy, anxious, angst ridden demeanor, there is something so enticing about it. Kenny is the perfect one to pair up with him too, because he is brutal enough to treat Spenny with merciless disrespect, and that's what makes it so appealing.

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Wow, Kenny is cheating again this week?, 17 March 2008

Author: brainmegaphone-1 from United States

I realize this show is a reality joke that is meant to be funny... however what bothers me is that Kenny cheats in every competition. While this makes for funny TV (sometimes) after 2 or 3 episodes it becomes completely expected by the viewer. So why does Spencer not realize Kenny is cheating in every competition? Honestly, if Kenny did not cheat I would be surprised. So how can all of the competitions be taken seriously? Kenny has staged each one to his advantage and it takes away from the funny random reality show it should be. It is almost a complete insult to viewers to expect us to think that Spencer does not expect Kenny to cheat every single episode.

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