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Kenneth Ellen Parcell is a fictional character on the NBC comedy television series, ''30 Rock'', portrayed by Jack McBrayer. Originally a supporting character in the first two episodes of the series, the show's producers eventually viewed him as a breakout character. For his portrayal of Kenneth Parcell, McBrayer received one Primetime Emmy Award nomination and seven Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, winning one.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1442113/awards?ref_=nm_awd )〕 ==Biography== Kenneth Parcell is a perpetually cheerful NBC page (worth $7 according to Jack Donaghy, later $5 after several years of depreciation), who hails from Stone Mountain, Georgia (a reference to the hometown of ''30 Rock'' writer Donald Glover, who also hails from Stone Mountain), where his father was a pig farmer. An awkward yet polite rube, he always projects an extremely optimistic demeanor, and is excited and happy to do his menial job, an attitude that comes from his love for television and his devotion to the NBC network. Kenneth once suggests he had been working for NBC since 1936/7 (when Shirley Temple was 8), although this may be untrue as Kenneth comes up with many differing stories about his age and when he began his job at NBC. In "Believe in the Stars", he states that he loves only two things: "everybody and television". In "The Ones", as he is passing out from a strawberry allergy, Kenneth exclaims that his real name is Dick Whitman (a reference to the AMC drama, ''Mad Men''). In "Standards and Practices", he tells Liz that his first name is short for "Andromakennethamblesorten". In "Reunion", a flashback shows that Kenneth attended an all African-American high school. At Kentucky Mountain Bible College, Kenneth majored in Television Studies and minored in Bible Sexuality; In "Kidney Now!", he states that his favorite subject was science, "especially the Old Testament". In "Blind Date", Jack Donaghy states that Kenneth's Myers–Briggs Type Indicator "shows a rare combination of extroverted, intuitive, and aggressive" (which is the same as his own). Kenneth grew up in poverty; in "Somebody to Love" he calls Parcells "neither wealthy nor circumcised"; in "Gavin Volure", Kenneth states that he and his family "have eaten () share of rock soup and squirrel tail", but have also known "lean times" as well. In the same episode, he also reveals to Tracy Jordan that, during an undisclosed period of time in his childhood, he and his family lived in a militia camp.〔 In "100", Kenneth reveals that the Parcells also had bizarre intercourse rituals, as when he is joking about conceiving a child with Jenna, he tells her "I better lay you across my grandmother's lap in the mating shed!'" (Kenneth also mentions that albinos would be in there as well, as they are the "watchers"). In "Season 4" he tells Jack that the Parcells have a hometown reputation for honesty, though in "Standards and Practices" Kenneth tells Liz Lemon that a Parcell man has never been addressed as "mister", except in an execution chamber. Kenneth has a close relationship with his mother; he considers her to be his best friend and credits her with his optimism; she taught him that no matter how bad things seem, there is always someone else having a worse day "like being stung by a bee, or getting a splinter, or being chained to a wall in someone's sex dungeon". Apart from pig farming, not much else is known about Kenneth's father, although, in a deleted scene of "The One with the Cast of Night Court", Kenneth tells Tracy that his parents were first cousins (something which Kenneth's father never revealed to Kenneth's mother, as his father knew that if she knew of their relation, she would have not married him);〔"The One with the Cast of Night Court", Deleted scenes. 30 Rock. Season Three. Region 1 DVD. Prod. Universal Studios; dist. Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2009.〕 however, contrary to this, in "Grandmentor", he tells Hazel Wassername that his parents were "technically brothers". In "The Collection", he tells Jenna that his father died of a heart attack. In "Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky" it is implied that Kenneth's father was the infamous D.B. Cooper, as that alias is seen on a sewn-in patch label on the inside of one of his father's former suits. Kenneth also relays his father's final words to Jack: "Son, if you want to get ahead in this world—oh God, this hurts! Tell your mother I'm gay!". After Kenneth's father died, his mother's "friend" Ron moved in with him and his mother. Many of Kenneth's comments about his mother and Ron suggest that the two had a sexual relationship, but Kenneth appears to be unaware of this, although, it is implied that he has a great hatred towards him (Kenneth once stated that he knew Tracy Jordan like "the back of () step-father Ron's hand"). In "Governor Dunston", Ron and Kenneth's mother, Pearlene (played by Bryan Cranston and Catherine O’Hara, respectively), visit Kenneth, and, contrary to what Kenneth's comments portrayed him to be, Ron is a benign and amiable, if somewhat dim-witted, man who is shown to care for him like a father. Kenneth, however, still retains his dislike of him, which only increases when Ron accidentally lets it slip that he and Pearlene got married seven years earlier, something which Kenneth was unaware of (contradicting the previous quote) and is not pleased about. But, by the end of the episode, he comes to accept Ron as a part of the family. Kenneth has nine siblings, three of whom were given up for adoption. He has mentioned a sister, who, similarly to the story of the Virgin Mary, became pregnant despite never having sex. He has also mentioned that he has an 8-year-old niece, who he reveals is already married. In "Kidney Now!", it is established that Kenneth is the cousin of ''American Idol'' second season runner-up, Clay Aiken. Among his apparent relatives back home, revealed in "Stone Mountain", are a woman and a mustachioed man, each of whom is Kenneth's spitting image (both portrayed by McBrayer). In "Chain Reaction of Mental Anguish", Kenneth reveals to Jack that, after his father died, he befriended a pig, which he named Harold. Unfortunately, Kenneth's mother had to sell Harold to a slaughterhouse, and, with Harold gone, Kenneth had no reason to live in Georgia any longer, and decided to move to New York. However, he needed $300 for a ticket on the "river ferry-train-oxcart-train-bus". In order to get the money, Kenneth participated in a pig-eating contest, as the first prize was the exact amount that he needed. But, to his horror, the pig that he was given to eat was Harold, and, since then, he has felt extreme remorse for eating his "father pig." However, Jack is able to convince him that by eating Harold, Kenneth gave his death meaning, as it allowed Kenneth to embark on his new life. Kenneth may have been newly assigned to the ''TGS'' studio at the start of the series. In early episodes, it appeared as though Kenneth were not familiar with some of Liz's staff, or even Liz herself. In the pilot episode, Liz refers to Kenneth only as "that NBC page". However, as the show progressed, Kenneth became more familiar with other staff of ''TGS with Tracy Jordan''. In many episodes, Kenneth is shown to be able to speak numerous foreign languages. He speaks Mandarin in "Cooter", French in "Flu Shot", German in "Episode 210", and Latin in "Audition Day". In "The Problem Solvers", he is shown to be able to speak backwards with ease, and in "Kidney Now!", he demonstrates ventriloquism.〔 In "Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning", Kenneth claims that he can speak to animals, before correcting himself and stating that he can take commands from them (a possible reference to David Berkowitz, who claimed that "talking dogs" had instructed him to commit his multiple homicides). In "Apollo, Apollo" it was shown that Kenneth sees everyone as Muppets, and in "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001", he appeared as a Muppet himself when walking past an HD camera. In "Ludachristmas", Kenneth states that he had "a 'coke' problem, during () 'Wall Street' days." However, a flashback reveals that he actually had developed an addiction to the soft drink Coca-Cola, when he was employed at Blockbuster Video, during the time that the 1987 film ''Wall Street'' was popular on home video. In "Future Husband", it is shown that he requires medication to keep him from acting like a donkey. In "Queen of Jordan 2: Mystery of the Phantom Pooper", Kenneth reveals that his college roommate was John Mark Karr. In "What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?", it is revealed that Kenneth shares his apartment with an elderly woman named Doris, who is in a catatonic state and kept in his closet. In "Sandwich Day", during the drinking contest against a group of Teamsters, Kenneth discovers that he has unknowingly had alcohol (which he calls "hill people milk") before, and, because he has been drinking it "since () was a baby", he has a high tolerance, managing to keep up on his feet while everyone else competing in the contest gets blind drunk. This essentially mirrored a scene from ''No Time for Sergeants'', in which Andy Griffith portrayed a similar rube from backwoods Georgia. Despite his high tolerance for liquor, Kenneth is very susceptible to the effect of caffeine, going on an espresso-fueled bender in "Episode 210" and nearly returning home in shame. Kenneth has often been shown to create concepts for rather unusual television shows, one of which (a game show called ''Gold Case'') was actually developed, in the episode "The Head and the Hair", although it turned out to be ill-conceived and was promptly shut down. In "Tracy Does Conan", when he pretends to be interviewed by Conan O'Brien, it is revealed that Kenneth dreams of making "hit movies" with Zach Braff, and that he is also skilled at clogging. In the episode "Blind Date", Kenneth is shown to be a good poker player, due to people being unable to read his thoughts, since, according to Frank, "he doesn't have any." At the end of the episode, Jack also claims that "in five years we'll all either be working for ()... or be dead by his hand."〔 A little more than six years later, Jack essentially fulfills his own prophecy by appointing Kenneth to replace him as president of NBC, thus making all but Jonathan and himself work for Kenneth. As shown many times throughout the series, Kenneth is an incredibly selfless person. One of the most notable examples of this is in "Believe in the Stars", when he is trapped in an elevator. Jack claims that there is enough air for eight people, but, as the elevator contains nine, he announces that "one of us...must die." Kenneth is appalled by Jack's statement, and when Jack tells him that he has "placed a pistol loaded with one bullet" in the emergency box, Kenneth removes the gun, holds it to his head and pulls the trigger (not just once, but twice, when it does not discharge the first time). Finding the gun inoperable, he wraps his belt around his neck and urges the others to strangle him. Jack, disgusted by Kenneth's altruism, abruptly opens the elevator door and demands, "What is ''wrong'' with you?" In "Black Light Attack!", when he is attending the Black Light party, he is asked by Tracy why his teeth are not glowing, and Kenneth replies "You'll have to ask the fellow who whittled them for me!". In "I Do Do", Kenneth wears a concealed sidearm, seen when Pete Hornberger is ordered by new NBC owner Kabletown to fire Kenneth for giving an improper studio tour. Kenneth not only places his beloved NBC ID badge on Pete's desk, but a pistol as well, in a reference to a popular cliché in police dramas. Kenneth has technically died two different times: his first death occurs in "The Ones", when he deliberately underwent anaphylaxis and, as a result, was clinically deceased for five minutes, and he dies once again in the episode "College", when he contracted hypothermia on the balcony to Jack's office and briefly died, returning with a message from God, which he forgot.〔 He is ultimately shown, however, to be seemingly immortal and ageless, appearing unchanged when taking a pitch meeting with Liz's great-granddaughter while flying cars zoom past the aforementioned balcony. On three occasions, Kenneth has been seen arguing with an unknown entity, whom he addresses as "Jacob" (a possible reference to the character from ''Lost''). This first occurs in "Gentleman's Intermission", when, believing that Tracy has died, Kenneth falls to his knees and tearfully yells "I'm not done with Tracy, Jacob! He stays on this side!", and again in "Respawn", when he is seen proclaiming the good in his co-workers to Jacob, and exclaiming "I just need more time with them. Give me more time, Jacob! I BEG OF YOU!" The final occurrence came in "My Whole Life Is Thunder" when Tracy locks himself, Kenneth, and TV star Florence Henderson in an elevator, to which Kenneth screams "Why are you doing this to me, Jacob?!" In the ''Lost'' series, a character named Richard Alpert was made immortal by the character of Jacob, another possible link between the two given Kenneth's supposed immortality. In "Kidnapped by Danger", when Jack asks him how he maintains such a uniquely positive outlook on his life, Kenneth darkly tells him that he does so by lying to himself, and also informs Jack that he "(not ) know how much longer () can do it" before resuming his cheerful demeanor. In "Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning", Kenneth reveals to Liz that he is unable to see his reflection, as when he looks into a mirror, "There is only a white haze"〔 (however, this statement conflicts with an earlier episode, "Klaus and Greta"). In "Standards and Practices", it is implied that Kenneth may have a clone, as when Liz asks him "Do you have a second, Kenneth?", he misunderstands, and nervously states "No, there's only one of me. What? What are you asking?". In the episode "St. Patrick's Day", it is revealed that he had a tail until he was 16 years old, which, as seen when he gives it to Hazel for good luck, has the appearance of a white rabbit's foot. In "Nothing Left to Lose", when Tracy regains his ability to smell, he notices that Kenneth has no scent at all, but Kenneth cheerfully brushes this discovery off. In the same episode, he implies that he is actually an angel of God, as when Jenna Maroney asks him if she is the worst person he knows, he replies "Miss Maroney, judging is for God and his angels... so yes, you are".〔 In "What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?", he accidentally reveals to Hazel that he does not sleep.〔 In the episode "Governor Dunston", Kenneth's mother, Pearlene, recalls what Kenneth said to her on the day he was born: "Momma, I am not a person. My body is just a flesh vessel, for an immortal being whose name, if you heard it, would make you lose your mind." A future relationship with Hazel Wassername is hinted at in "What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?." After Kenneth discovers that Hazel sabotaged his chances to become an NBC page again, she manipulates him by claiming to have developed feelings for him. She attempts to seduce him, but Kenneth angrily tells her to stop it. However, immediately after telling her this, he pulls her into a passionate kiss.〔 It is confirmed that they are now dating in the seventh season premiere, "The Beginning of the End", however, it is also revealed that she is only using him to get close to Tracy so that he would cast her in a movie and in effect launch her career in show business, a plan which fails because of the latter's friendship with the former, though she still remains in the relationship up until she is fired for her actions in the episode "Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy". In "Jackie Jormp-Jomp", it is unwittingly implied by Kenneth several times over that he has been sexually harassed by ''Today'' show co-host Meredith Vieira. 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「Kenneth Parcell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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