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When Mrs. Periwinkle came back, Luigi and Mario did what they could to hide the truth about Kenneth from her. Right before Mario would have confessed, the Ratagator 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 would 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 have confessed, the Ratagator 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 would recommend them as fishsitters to all her friends. | ||
Before this, the original Kenneth briefly turned up 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. | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:22, September 26, 2024
- This article is about the fish from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! For Bowser's current voice actor, see Kenneth W. James.
| Kenneth | |
|---|---|
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| 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 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.
History[edit]
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 did not 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 was doing.
When Mrs. Periwinkle left, Mario started talking to Kenneth, telling him that he could not 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 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 Ratagator, and asked him to find a replacement fish in the sewer. When the Ratagator presented Mario with a trout, he rejected it.
When Mrs. Periwinkle came back, Luigi and Mario did what they could to hide the truth about Kenneth from her. Right before Mario would have confessed, the Ratagator 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 would recommend them as fishsitters to all her friends.
Before this, the original Kenneth briefly turned up 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.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (simplified) | 肯尼思[1] Kěnnísī |
Kenneth | |
| German | Kenneth[2] | - | |
| Spanish | Kenneth[3] | - | |
| Swedish | Kenneth[4] | - |
