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{{about|the fish from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|[[Bowser]]'s current voice actor|[[Kenneth W. James]]}}
|image = [[Image: GoodbyeMrFish.jpg{{!}}250px]]
{{character infobox
|full_name = Kenneth
|image=[[File:GoodbyeMrFish.jpg|250px]]
|first_appearance = "[[Goodbye Mr. Fish]]"
|first_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' ("[[Defective Gadgetry]]") (1989)
|latest_appearance = "[[Defective Gadgetry]]"
|latest_appearance=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' "([[Goodbye Mr. Fish]]") (1989)
|species = Goldfish
|species=Goldfish
|affiliation = [[Mrs. Periwinkle]]
}}
}}


'''Kenneth''' was the former pet goldfish of [[Mrs. Periwinkle]]'s. As Mrs. Periwinkle never managed to have a son of her own, she wound up getting Kenneth, whom she treated like a son as best she could. Kenneth was appararently fond of piggyback rides, and at some point developed a fear of horseback riding, a pastime of Mrs. Periwinkle's. Kenneth was ultimately killed when [[Mario]] contaminated his water with a meatball. However, Mario succeeded in fooling Mrs. Periwinkle with a substitute goldfish, who secretly became the new Kenneth.
'''Kenneth''' was the former pet goldfish of [[Mrs. Periwinkle]]'s. As Mrs. Periwinkle never managed to have a son of her own, she wound up getting Kenneth, whom she treated like a son as best she could. Kenneth was apparently fond of piggyback rides, and at some point developed a fear of horseback riding, a pastime of Mrs. Periwinkle's. Kenneth is ultimately killed when [[Mario]] contaminates his water with a meatball. However, Mario succeeds in fooling Mrs. Periwinkle with a substitute goldfish, who secretly becomes the new Kenneth.


== History ==
==History==
==="[[Defective Gadgetry]]"===
Kenneth first appears in the episode "[[Defective Gadgetry]]." While Mario is washing his gloves in a bucket of water, he reaches his hand in and pulls out Kenneth, whom he is surprised to find. Mario then tosses Kenneth aside, and went back to what he is doing.


=== Fishsitters ===
==="[[Goodbye Mr. Fish]]"===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' live-action segment "[[Goodbye Mr. Fish]]," Mrs. Periwinkle brings Kenneth to [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]], where she tries to convince [[Luigi]] to look after him while she goes horseback riding. When Luigi admits that he does not know much about fish, Mrs. Periwinkle turns to Mario, who agrees to look after Kenneth solely because she asks him to, and not because he knows what he is doing.


In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' live-action segment "[[Goodbye Mr. Fish]]", Mrs. Periwinkle brought Kenneth to [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]], where she tried to convince [[Luigi]] to look after him while she went horseback riding. When Luigi admitted that he didn't know much about fish, Mrs. Periwinkle turned to Mario, who agreed to look after Kenneth solely because she asked him to, and not because he knew what he he was doing.
When Mrs. Periwinkle leaves, Mario starts talking to Kenneth, telling him that he cannot have a piggyback ride because Mrs. Periwinkle discouraged it. Assuming that Kenneth is hungry, Mario drops a meatball into his bowl, despite the fact that Luigi tries to stop him.


When Mrs. Periwinkle left, Mario started talking to Kenneth, telling him that he couldn't have a piggyback ride because Mrs. Periwinkle discouraged it. Assuming that Kenneth was hungry, Mario dropped a meatball into his bowl, despite the fact that Luigi tried to stop him.  
The meatball contaminates the water in Kenneth's bowl and results in his death. Mario and Luigi panick over how they will approach Mrs. Periwinkle about Kenneth's death, until Luigi comes up with the idea of fooling her with a stand-in goldfish. Mario turns to the [[Ratagator]], and asks him to find a replacement fish in the sewer. When the Ratagator presents Mario with a trout, he rejects it.


The meatball contaminated the water in Kenneth's bowl, and resulted in his death. Mario and Luigi panicked over how they would approach Mrs. Periwinkle about Kenneth's death, until Luigi came up with the idea of fooling her with a stand-in goldfish. Mario turned to the [[Ratigator]], and asked him to find a replacement fish in the sewer. When the Ratigator presented Mario with a trout, he rejected it.
When Mrs. Periwinkle comes back, Luigi and Mario do what they could to hide the truth about Kenneth from her. Right before Mario confesses, the Ratagator alerts him to a substitute goldfish he found. Mario presents the new goldfish to Mrs. Periwinkle, and tricks her into thinking that it is Kenneth. Mrs. Periwinkle is so happy to see "Kenneth" again, that after Mario refuses to accept payment for his services, she tells him and Luigi that she will recommend them as fishsitters to all her friends.


When Mrs. Periwinkle came back, Luigi and Mario did what they could to hide the truth about Kenneth from her. Right before Mario would've confessed, the Ratigator alerted him to a substitute goldfish he found. Mario presented the new goldfish to Mrs. Periwinkle, and tricked her into thinking that it was Kenneth. Mrs. Periwinkle was so happy to see ''Kenneth'' again, that after Mario refused to accept payment for his services, she told him and Luigi that she'd recommend them as fishsitters to all her friends.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|ChiS=肯尼思
|ChiSR=Kěnnísī
|ChiSM=Kenneth
|ChiSC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHnqpksese8 普罗沃龙游侠 | 兒童電子遊戲 | 兒童卡通]</ref>
|Ger=Kenneth
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kd-GH1nMqk&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=67 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 56 Goodbye Mr Fish / Der maskierte Rächer]</ref>
|Por=Kenneth
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_3qRZ4-xKE&list=PLg2vb6m8zp80G7OoqK1FGMWD1mKoCjoxh&index=41 Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Ep 45 Uma Aventura no Oeste]</ref>
|Spa=Kenneth
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s64XNwS0zVs Guardabosques Provolone | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref>
|Swe=Kenneth
|SweC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iPGuOXbceo&list=PLxFcguXyn2Gq_SVmc3CbdYhMEduSfFfox&index=45 Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 45 - Swedish]</ref>
}}
 
==References==
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=== A Brief Return ===
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The original Kenneth briefly turned up again, during the events of "[[Defective Gadgetry]]". While Mario was washing his gloves in a bucket of water, he reached his hand in and pulled out Kenneth, whom he was surprised to find. Mario then tossed Kenneth aside, and went back to what he was doing.
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Latest revision as of 21:50, January 21, 2025

This article is about the fish from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! For Bowser's current voice actor, see Kenneth W. James.
Kenneth
Goodbye Mr. Fish / Kenneth
Species Goldfish
First appearance The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Defective Gadgetry") (1989)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! "(Goodbye Mr. Fish") (1989)

Kenneth was the former pet goldfish of Mrs. Periwinkle's. As Mrs. Periwinkle never managed to have a son of her own, she wound up getting Kenneth, whom she treated like a son as best she could. Kenneth was apparently fond of piggyback rides, and at some point developed a fear of horseback riding, a pastime of Mrs. Periwinkle's. Kenneth is ultimately killed when Mario contaminates his water with a meatball. However, Mario succeeds in fooling Mrs. Periwinkle with a substitute goldfish, who secretly becomes the new Kenneth.

History[edit]

"Defective Gadgetry"[edit]

Kenneth first appears in the episode "Defective Gadgetry." While Mario is washing his gloves in a bucket of water, he reaches his hand in and pulls out Kenneth, whom he is surprised to find. Mario then tosses Kenneth aside, and went back to what he is doing.

"Goodbye Mr. Fish"[edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! live-action segment "Goodbye Mr. Fish," Mrs. Periwinkle brings Kenneth to Mario Brothers Plumbing, where she tries to convince Luigi to look after him while she goes horseback riding. When Luigi admits that he does not know much about fish, Mrs. Periwinkle turns to Mario, who agrees to look after Kenneth solely because she asks him to, and not because he knows what he is doing.

When Mrs. Periwinkle leaves, Mario starts talking to Kenneth, telling him that he cannot have a piggyback ride because Mrs. Periwinkle discouraged it. Assuming that Kenneth is hungry, Mario drops a meatball into his bowl, despite the fact that Luigi tries to stop him.

The meatball contaminates the water in Kenneth's bowl and results in his death. Mario and Luigi panick over how they will approach Mrs. Periwinkle about Kenneth's death, until Luigi comes up with the idea of fooling her with a stand-in goldfish. Mario turns to the Ratagator, and asks him to find a replacement fish in the sewer. When the Ratagator presents Mario with a trout, he rejects it.

When Mrs. Periwinkle comes back, Luigi and Mario do what they could to hide the truth about Kenneth from her. Right before Mario confesses, the Ratagator alerts him to a substitute goldfish he found. Mario presents the new goldfish to Mrs. Periwinkle, and tricks her into thinking that it is Kenneth. Mrs. Periwinkle is so happy to see "Kenneth" again, that after Mario refuses to accept payment for his services, she tells him and Luigi that she will recommend them as fishsitters to all her friends.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 肯尼思[1]
Kěnnísī
Kenneth
German Kenneth[2] -
Portuguese Kenneth[3] -
Spanish Kenneth[4] -
Swedish Kenneth[5] -

References[edit]