Sir Kenny The Brave

**Sir Kenny The Brave** is the first segment of episode 8, paired with Day And Night, of Kenny And Kayla.

## Synopsis

In preparation for school play about European fantasy literature, Kenny needs to learn about the true history of his role, a knight.

## Plot

Kenny Carlton and his classmates are excited for the upcoming school play, *Knights Of Europe*, on Saturday evening. However, when Jared Fredworth was chosen to be the dragon in the stage show, Kenny wants to be brave just like *They Might Be Dragons*. Later that day, Kayla Carlton is watching her new favorite TV series, *Quikpik Team*, inspiring herself to become brave like a knight (that is, Joan Of Arc). Meanwhile, Kenny receives a telephone call from his friend Michael, who was chosen to be the viking in *Knights Of Europe*. Soon, Aaron explains to Kenny (and Michael) that vikings are the Scandinavian equivalent of knights. Interestingly, Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe that consists of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Precisely, Michael's viking costume is primarily inspired by Iceland because Leif Erikson, Viking Clap, Selfoss Geyser, and the Hallgrímskirkja cathedral all originated from that country. After that, Kenny and Kayla enter the living room to learn about other European countries from his toy globe. Next, Kenny and Kayla's dad starts a conversation about Middle Ages and its facts and myths. One of those myths is that there weren't any dragons in the Middle Ages time period at all. After their conversation, Kenny thinks that his pretend knight costume will be inspired by William Marshal, a famous British knight. Later, at bedtime, Kenny imagines himself trying to defeat an encountered dragon. However, in his dream, Michael told him that swords cannot defeat the dragon. So, the only way to defeat the dragon is by doing Iceland's famous viking clap. This caused the dragon to run away and the dream is saved! On the next day, everyone is ready for the big show. In the opening act, Petra Jensen, who played the role of a pretend princess, gets 'trapped' on a 'tall' tower by a dragon (Jared in a dragon costume). And now, Kenny must come to rescue Petra, until when Michael said swords won't defeat the dragon (just like in the dream). He also said that the aforementioned viking clap is the only way to defeat the dragon. And so, Kenny listened to Michael's advice. Kenny's viking clap technique to defeat the dragon (that is, Jared) caused the entire auditorium to start laughing (except for Jared, of course). This caused Jared to run offstage in sadness. Finally, in the living room scene, the Carlton kids are pretend to joust with their knight costumes and plastic swords. And then the episode ends with a happy ending.

## Characters (in order of appearance)

* Kenny Carlton
* Chloe Chang
* Mrs Camden
* Sanjay Kumar
* Hiro Nakamura
* Oskar Svensson
* Antonio Rodriguez
* Jared Fredworth
* Michael Lewis
* Aaron
* Kayla Carlton
* Mimi
* Kendrick Carlton
* Kendra Carlton
* Petra Jensen (debut)
* Rick Eisenhoff (debut)
* Anna Maripova
* Mr Silva (debut)

## Guru Guru Guru Scenes

1. Europe is a continent with a lot of history, with time periods such as Ancient Greece, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and even the Age Of Exploration.
2. Europe also has a long history of playwriting and theatre, similar to the broadway genre.
3. Aaron explains to Kenny and Michael that Iceland is known for landmarks like the Selfoss Geyser and the Hallgrímskirkja cathedral. Also, the capital of Iceland is Reykjavik.
4. For the play, Jared's role is a dragon. There were no real dragons in the Middle Ages of Feudal Europe, just like in Carlton family conversation.
5. Some of the most famous knights in European history are Joan Of Arc (from France) and William Marshal (from United Kingdom).
	* To be precise, Joan Of Arc is from 15th Century France.
6. The "viking clap" advised by Michael in both the dream and in *Knights Of Europe* became more associated with the culture of Iceland primarily after Iceland had won against Austria and England at the 2016 UEFA European Championship in France.

## Trivia

* This episode’s title is related to the Pikwik Pack episode *Sir Tibor the Brave*.
	+ In that episode, the Pikwik Pack encounter a rock sculpture of a dragon that they think is a real dragon.
	+ Quikpik Team is also a cultural reference to Pikwik Pack, another Guru TV show.