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His parents had him when they were still in high school, an unplanned event. They dote on him, with his mother thinking Brittany isn't good enough for him (and afraid she'll get pregnant and prevent him going to college). Family photos in "[[The Daria Database]]" show a baby Kevin with little baby footballs (''even when he seems newborn'') - his father was a high school football player who couldn't do it professionally, and is very keen on Kevin playing and getting state championships. "[[Mart of Darkness]]" would present him as his parents' first child. (Kevin refers to having "big brothers" in college in "[[College Bored]]", but he could be speaking about the members of the fraternity he was visiting that day.) Kevin seems to like his parents but in his childhood days, he had an imaginary friend called Sporty who "hates my dad" ("The Kev Zone", see below).
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>He was exaggeratedly dimwitted and was one of many extreme personalities used to balance the main character's lack of enthusiasm, as well as justify her cynicism and give her a target for sarcastic remarks. Some episodes showed that Kevin can be confused simply by asking him if he's sure or knows the answer, ''even if it's something he does actually know'' - in "[[Fair Enough]]", he never twigged that he wasn't being taken to school because [[Brittany]] just asked him "are you sure?" and Kevin immediately got confused. Once, when Mack asked Kevin is what he says ever makes any sense to ''himself'', Kevin happily replied "sometimes!". ("[[I Don't]]")
He makes it through school entirely on the basis of getting "byes" on tests, at [[Angela Li|Principal Li's]] command: he's viewed as too important to the football team to have to worry about silly things like learning ("[[Mart of Darkness]]", "[[See Jane Run]]"). Kevin's father takes the same view, believing football and the state championship are more important goals; his mother, however, wants Kevin to go to college. Football consumes Kevin's life, to the extent that in "[[The F Word]]" and "[[A Tree Grows in Lawndale]]", he became completely despondent and depressed when he was rendered unable to play; in the latter's case, he wouldn't even drink sports drinks (as they're "for sportsmen").
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