Starting off strong in the first episode of Life in the Dreamhouse, Ken is already prepared to demonstrate his Kenergy. In “Closet Princess,” Barbie is looking for a specific barrette for her date with Ken. Her closet is a mile long, so it takes her hours to search. Ken still shows up on time, dressed in a tuxedo with chocolates and a bouquet of flowers for Barbie. Even though her search takes hours, Ken stands at her door until she opens it. Day fades into night, night turns back into day, yet Ken is there, standing ready at her door. Although he now has a five-o’clock shadow and the flowers have wilted, he is still waiting nonetheless. Rather than expressing his exhaustion from waiting all day and all night, he greets Barbie with a sunny smile, happy to take her on their date. Ken has gone on the ultimate test of Kenergy: waiting patiently for Barbie to get ready. He could have barged into her house, he could have spammed her phone with calls and messages, he could have just left altogether. But he stayed, proving his Kenergy is undefeatable.

“Ken-tastic, Hair-tastic” is a popular episode due to the memes and GIFs that have stemmed from it. While getting ready to see Barbie, Ken tries something different. He grabs a can of hairspray (which is comically larger than him since he is a doll) and it reads “Maximum Volume.” Thinking he needs more voluminous locks, he aggressively sprays his hair with the volumizing spray. He knocks on Barbie’s front door, only to be answered by a laughing Chelsea. After watching Barbie majestically walk down the stairs, the camera finally pans to Ken, whose hair is comedically sticking up in the air. He smiles at Barbie, thinking he is the most suave Ken in the world. Even though he thinks he looks great, he lets Barbie fix his hair and put it back to how it used to be. He could have gotten upset at her distaste for his new hairstyle, or have just refused to go to the salon, but he's Ken. All Ken wants is for Barbie to be happy and like him, so he is happy to go to the salon and let her work on his hair. He has once again passed the test of Kenergy with flying colors.