Kenny Starfighter
| Kenny Starfighter | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Science fiction |
| Created by | |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SVT |
| Release | October 4 – November 8, 1997 |
Kenny Starfighter is a Swedish television series from 1997 that follows the titular hero as he fights against the evil lord Dr. Deo.[1][2] Although aimed at children, this show was popular with adults as well. A film, Kenny Begins, was made in 2009. In June 2022, it was announced that a new season of the series will premiere in the fall, and will take place 20 years after the first season.[3][4]
Premise
Kenny Starfighter, a Galactic Hero of dubious ability, is sent to Earth to find and stop the evil Doctor Deo as the Galaxy's last hope after all other Galactic Heroes have gone MIA. Whilst in pursuit of the doctor his space-bus crashes in a small Swedish town. Here he learns that the teachers at a local school have been acting bizarrely and joins forces with some of the school children to investigate this. They find the person behind the strange behavior at the school is none other than Dr. Deo. Through their combined efforts they manage to defeat him and save Kenny's home planet Mylta.
Cast
- Johan Rheborg - Kenny Starfighter
- Johan Stattin - Markus
- Josefin Edvardsson - Sofia
- Gabriel Hermelin - Tyrone
- Linus Samuelsson - Burken
- Måns Westfelt - Colonel Heinz
- Sten Ljunggren - Headmaster
- Lakke Magnusson - Biology teacher
- Thomas Di Leva - Music teacher
- Benny Haag - German teacher
- Sten Elfström - Policeman
- Gunilla Paulsen - Mona
- Camilla Henemark - School nurse
- Emma Hanfot - Jacqueline
- Lars Hansson - Gas station owner
Episodes
Season 1 (1997)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [5] | Directed by [6] | Written by [6] | Original air date [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Vårt sista hopp" | Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus Löwenhielm | Carl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind | October 4, 1997 |
| 2 | 2 | "Den försvunna Chokladzingofabriken" | Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus Löwenhielm | Carl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind | October 11, 1997 |
| 3 | 3 | "Vem är Dr Deo?" | Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus Löwenhielm | Carl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind | October 18, 1997 |
| 4 | 4 | "Gate of hell" | Calle Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus Löwenhielm | Carl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind | October 25, 1997 |
| 5 | 5 | "Dr Deo slår tillbaka!" | Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus Löwenhielm | Carl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind | November 1, 1997 |
| 6 | 6 | "Kennys återkomst" | Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus Löwenhielm | Carl Åstrand, Jonas Inde, Mats Lindberg Pontus Löwenhielm & Måns Mårlind | November 8, 1997 |
Season 2 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [3][4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "TBA" | Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus Löwenhielm | Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg & Pontus Löwenhielm | September 16, 2022 |
References
- Kenny Starfighter at International Hero
- Kenny Starfighter at the IMDb
- "IMCDb.org: 1955 Messerschmitt KR 200 in "Kenny Starfighter, 1997"". imcdb.org. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
Notes
- ^ a b "Svensk mediedatabas". Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Rheborg: "Jag ser Runar i spegeln"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Septemberpremiär för Kenny Starfighter på SVT" (in Swedish). Film i Väst. June 8, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kenny Starfighter kommer tillbaka! Se teasern till ett mystiskt nytt projekt" (in Swedish). MovieZine. May 31, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Kenny Starfighter". SVT Play. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kenny Starfighter (1997)". Svensk filmdatabas. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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