Star Stricken!

"Star Stricken!"
Video Information
Channel:	SML
Video:	287 (channel) 1085 (overall)
Series:	SML Movies KEN series
Episode:	865
Upload date:	July 22, 2023
SML Question:	What is your favorite movie?
Video Chronology
Previous:	"Brooklyn Guy's Credit Card!"
Next:	"Jeffy Wick"
Series Chronology
Previous Episode:	"Catch Me If You Ken!"
Next Episode:	"Stinken"
Related videos:	"Awaken"

"Star Stricken!" (stylized as "Star StricKEN!" on the thumbnail) is the 865th episode of SML Movies and the 25th episode of the KEN series.

Synopsis

Ken is a movie star!

Plot

While Cody is making art from pipe cleaners, human Ken appears, wanting Cody back. Cody initially refuses, but agrees to take him back once he remembers the Butt Buddy song from Awaken. Ken reveals that he was in the Barbie movie, and asks everyone to come see it. When they get to the theater, Ken receives a call from Steve Staleburger asking if he was able to promote the movie.

While watching the movie, Cody discovers that Ken performed a stage kiss with Margot Robbie. Ken claims that it didn't mean anything, but later gets a private call from Margot that implies that she and Ken are dating. Ken and Cody go on a date to brush things off, but it gets annoying for Cody when Ken keeps letting girls flirt with him. Ken gets another call from Steve, but Cody overhears the call and discovers that he was being used.

Cody runs home crying after hearing the news. Ken explains that he only did this because the movie was rated PG-13 and wanted more kids to watch it, but then goes on to admit that he was using them the entire time and bids farewell to Cody. Cody then takes doll Ken back and finds a pipe cleaner on his crotch (which he imitates as a penis).

Characters

• Junior
• Joseph
• Cody
• Ken
• Human Ken
• Margot Robbie
• Pablo Sanchez (as a cop)
• Steve Staleburger
• Unnamed Girl #1 (Elaina)
• Unnamed Girl #2 (Logan)
• Maria Sanchez
• Chef Pee Pee (mentioned)
• Judy (indirectly mentioned)

Trivia

• This is the fifth Ken pun video in 2023, The first is "Dunken Donuts!", the second is "The Weekend!", the third is "AmeriKEN!" and the fourth is "Catch Me If You Ken!".
• This episode is based on the 2023 movie Barbie, which was released a day before this episode.
• This basically confirms that this is Cody's second Ken doll that he replaced when human Ken broke up with him in Awaken
• Junior referenced “Awaken” when talking about human Ken.
• This is the second time SML uses star eyes, the first was "Who Hurt Jeffy?".
  • This is also the first time star eyes are used in thumbnails and are used in 2023.
• This marks the return of Joseph's horny laugh from The Imaginary Girlfriend! and Joseph's Imaginary Family!
• When Cody throws Ken behind the couch, Lovell wishes that Joseph said "Oh so he's not a doll dude? Is this that moment?"
• This is the last Ken pun video in 2023.

References

• Cody references Mr. Snuffleupagus/Snuffy from Sesame Street, when he put a pipe cleaner penis on Ken. However, he mispronounces the word "Snuffleupagus" as "Snuffleuffigus", which is pronounced by several average Sesame Street viewers.

Errors

• Cody states that he's 14, but he was born on February 29, 2008, making him 15.

Poll

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