Karen's World

"I got it!"

- Karen

"Karen's World" is one of the four shows commissioned by government-owned NBN (the National Broadcasting Network, now known as the People's TV) for their Eskwela ng Bayan block. It is meant to teach children from ages 8-10 simple English volcabulary and grammar, as well as cruicial information about a regular story structure.

Synopsis
In the fictional, rural town of Barangay Makapagkawanggawa, a walking, talking carabao named Karen teaches English to a young farmer named Inggo. Karen, and the other kids in the barangay are repeatedly shown to be more fluent than Inggo, and Inggo's erroneous errors in the language spark Karen's mind. Most of the time, Karen's lessons about English clash with Inggo's thinking, so the show has subplots that relate to the original lesson.

Some episodes center around the visitors the duo encounter, where Inggo fails to understand how certain types of language are used to communicate. Karen supports him along the way, albeit he constantly spits his knowledge over the audience. They could also deal with his misantropic days at school, relating to what Karen says.

Like the other Eskwela ng Bayan shows, crude computer-animated 2D sequences are used as intermissions for the show, and are commonly related to the main lesson given in the episode, but not all episodes have these.

Characters
Monica Llamas as Karen - the main character of the show, who exhibits the most fluent vocabulary in the barangay. She teaches Inggo basic English knowledge in almost every episode, with one exception. Tonipet Gaba as Inggo - the dueterogonist of Karen's World who does not speak eloquently like Karen, since he still goes to school at the age of 18. He likes playing the guitar and he plans on building his own school. Anna Quiambao Viray as Aling Mameng - the mother of Inggo who helps her son when he has a problem, but does not like his attitude sometimes. James dela Rosa as Mang Jose - the short-tempered owner of a store, and frequently butts heads with Inggo Alfonso Deza as Lolo Tomas - the elderly local who shares his wiseness with the kids. Stella Canete as Teacher Estella - Inggo's English teacher, who holds morals highly, and is just as intelligent as Karen. Shiela Mae Junsay, Lyndon Avendia, Huey Remula, Carlo Flores, Jourdan Sebastian, Mico Aytona, and Arlon L.M.Q. Sanchez as the list of kids who frequently hang out with Inggo and Karen. With changing names, they often take more fluently than Inggo.

Episodes
For the full list of episodes, click here.

Trivia

 * This is the only ENB show to have an animal as a main character.
 * Like other ENB shows, Karen's World episodes have actual titles instead of the ones KCH gives.
 * Karen is the only carabao seen in the show, so it is unknown if the other carabaos present Karen's unusual traits. However, other carabaos are mentioned when the during the time of the carabao-napper.
 * The farmers of Barangay Makapanggawa do not use tractors, which explains the carabaos' presence in the town. However, this becomes a problem in one episode.
 * Karen's World and Alikabuk are the only ENB shows that have live-action intermissions.
 * The show takes place entirely in Barangay Makapagkawanggawa (like other ENB shows due to budget constraints), although other places are mentioned, like how Inggo's cousin was from the US.
 * Karen's World has the longest ENB episode, which lasts 15 minutes long.
 * As of now, Knowledge Channel did not clean up the old uploads (2015).