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The Kennedy family are a fictional family from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. They have been a large part of the show since 1994, when the five-strong family moved into Ramsay Street. Both Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) and his wife Susan (Jackie Woodburne) celebrated 20 years on the show in 2014, and are stalwarts of the fictional Erinsborough community, with Karl serving as the area's doctor and Susan as principal of Erinsborough High. They have earned multiple award nominations for their roles. The Kennedy family has expanded to introduce several others since its conception, although plays a relatively minor role as of 2014, with Karl and Susan as the only members of their family still residing in Ramsay Street. Storylines of the Kennedy family have included troubles within Karl and Susan's marriage over their 20 years in the show, which included two separation periods in the 2000s and a divorce, teenage angst storylines for their three children Malcolm (Benjamin McNair), Billy (Jesse Spencer) and Libby (Kym Valentine), Karl's interaction with other Erinsborough residents through his job as a doctor, Susan's professions as school principal and also briefly editor of the ''Erinsborough News'', and the death of Libby's husband in a riding accident shortly after the birth of their son. ==Creation and development== In 1994, the "solid" Kennedy family was introduced in an attempt to bring the show back to its family-orientated roots. Father Karl was given the job of GP and mother Susan was chosen as the new Erinsborough High principal to give the characters immediate links with other characters. Alan Fletcher, who previously appeared on the show in a minor role in 1987, was cast as Karl, while former ''Prisoner'' actress Jackie Woodburne was cast as Susan. Benjamin McNair, Kym Valentine and Jesse Spencer played Karl and Susan's three teenage children, Malcolm, Libby and Billy, respectively. They replaced the Willis family on the show and also as occupants of Number 28 Ramsay Street. Karl and Susan's marriage was initially presented as strong, with both Woodburne and Fletcher commenting that they enjoyed them having a "really solid foundation for a marriage". However, they experienced marital difficulties when Karl cheated on Susan with his receptionist Sarah Beaumont (Nicola Charles) and, although they reconciled, this made Susan lose trust in Karl's commitment to their marriage. As a result, she wrongly accuses him of having an affair with Izzy Hoyland (Natalie Bassingthwaite), and they divorce, with Karl eventually starting a relationship with Izzy. Susan briefly remarries to Alex Kinski (Andrew Clarke) and their step-children become part of the extended Kennedy family, with both Billy and Malcolm having left the series several years earlier. Susan and Karl eventually reunite, and, despite separating again for several years, they remain together on the soap today, 20 years after their initial debut. Libby remained in the serial until 2011. In this time she married twice and had a son, Ben Kirk (most recently Felix Mallard), whose father Drew (Dan Paris) died in a riding accident. Karl's father Tom Kennedy (Bob Hornery) made guest appearances between 1996 and 2007, and was the first major character on the show to suffer from Alzheimer's disease. In October 2014, Malcolm returned to visit his parents and tell them that he and Catherine were expecting their first child. Malcolm then asked his parents to consider moving to London to help out with the baby. The storyline marked Karl and Susan's 20th year in ''Neighbours'' and featured several flashbacks to previous episodes and storylines featuring the Kennedy family.〔 Woodburne commented "It was scary seeing them – and astonishing that we've been on Ramsay Street for two decades!"〔 After their friends gave them advice on whether they should stay or go, Karl and Susan decided to remain in Erinsborough.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kennedy family (Neighbours)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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