# Kenny Vs Spenny... Am I the only one who loves this show? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2006, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198 "2006-01-16T06:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198/1 "2006-01-16T06:31:34Z")
It’s quite possibly one of the few shows I watch that are still in production… And the only one that could be called a “reality show”. If you’ve never seen the show, it’s about two roommates who have contests for various things, and the loser is submitted to a ‘humiliation’ by the winner. I just watched the “Who can go the longest without being mean” contest, and I laughed my ass off (which is difficult to do on a day like today, with a loved one dying, but that’s another post… which I won’t bore people with) Of course, I always root for Spenny to win, as he reminds me of myself… But Kenny is such a spectacular asshole, that he’s pretty much the main reason I watch the show. It’s kind of sad how vicious he can be towards Spenny (see the “Bible selling” and “Who’s funnier” episodes for evidence.) But it makes for some good TV. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198/2 "2006-01-16T16:35:27Z")
I’ve seen a couple of episodes, and I really dig it. The “Who can kiss the most women?” contest was really funny. Is it really a reality show? I got the impression that it’s at least partially scripted. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198/3 "2006-01-16T17:05:07Z")
It is or was on GSN in the US but I got the impression all we were seeing was older repeats of the show. I watch it if it’s ever on when I’m around but I don’t seek it out. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198/4 "2006-01-16T22:02:52Z")
> [@Max the Immortal](#): > > I’ve seen a couple of episodes, and I really dig it. The “Who can kiss the most women?” contest was really funny. > > Is it really a reality show? I got the impression that it’s at least partially scripted. are any Reality shows with out scripts? Anyway… its a good show… but… Kenny does way too much… to avoid doing the actual challenge. ---
**Author:** ![some\_white\_dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198/5 "2006-01-16T22:21:47Z")
I loved this show. I used to watch it on GSN, but it seemed to have disappeared. Or so I thought, at least. Is it back on GSN now? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198/6 "2006-01-16T23:39:32Z")
Love the show, and I think the boys may be on their way to getting bigger in the U.S. after making the rounds at the latest TV critics conference in L.A. Interestingly, Kenny (Hotz) is an award-winning photographer who documented the 1991 Gulf War. And here you just thought he was a bully/slacker. ---
**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198/7 "2006-01-17T05:44:06Z")
> [@Cat Fight](#): > > Love the show, and I think the boys may be on their way to getting bigger in the U.S. after making the rounds at the latest TV critics conference in L.A. Interestingly, Kenny (Hotz) is an award-winning photographer who documented the 1991 Gulf War. And here you just thought he was a bully/slacker. Seriously? You have a cite for that? (Not that I don’t believe you, I just find it quite interesting, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter) He mentioned that in the “Most Kisses” episode… But I figured it was just standard Kenny bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198/8 "2006-01-18T03:27:08Z")
> [@St\_Ides](#): > > Seriously? You have a cite for that? (Not that I don’t believe you, I just find it quite interesting, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter) > > He mentioned that in the “Most Kisses” episode… But I figured it was just standard Kenny bullshit. [Here](http://www.showcase.ca/kennyvsspenny/bios.asp) you go (if you trust the folks at Showcase). ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenny-vs-spenny-am-i-the-only-one-who-loves-this-show/340198/9 "2006-01-19T14:53:43Z")
I posted a similar thread when I first started watching, 1.5 years ago. (Can’t beleive it was that long ago!) > **[Anyone watching Kenny vs. Spenny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=267389)** > > Found this show recently as a TiVo suggestion, and now my fiancee and I can’t get enough. It’s fantastic! For those that don’t know, it’s on GSN and it’s apparently a Canadian show, in which two best friends compete against each other in incredibly... Glad to see some new (or new to me at least) episodes lately. Man, what great show.