"Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" (2007/I)TV series

Creators:

Barry Poznick
John Stevens

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

27 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

A quiz show that features adult contestants and questions directly from the textbooks of first through fifth graders.

Plot Keywords:

Quiz Show | Non Fiction | Number In Title

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Sept. 5	8:00 PM	Fox
Fri. Sept. 12	8:00 PM	Fox

Cast

Jeff Foxworthy	...	Himself - Host / ... (28 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kyle Collier	...	Himself / ... (23 episodes, 2007)
Alana Ethridge	...	Herself / ... (23 episodes, 2007)
Jacob Hays	...	Himself / ... (23 episodes, 2007)
Spencer Martin	...	Himself / ... (23 episodes, 2007)
Mark Thompson	...	Himself - Announcer (21 episodes, 2007)
Marki Ann Meyer	...	Herself (13 episodes, 2007)
Laura Marano	...	Herself / ... (10 episodes, 2007)

Also Known As:

Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials) | 30 min (including commercials) (4 Episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Zoo Productions

Trivia:

The host and kids wear the same clothes every episode.

Quotes:

Jeff Foxworthy: You look like someone just gave you a wedgie!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bones: Death in the Saddle (#3.3)" (2007)

Cute game show

Silly but engaging game show that has adults answering grade school questions. A team of well-groomed grade schoolers are on hand to help the contestants. Jeff Foxworthy hosts, although he seems to spend the bulk of his time firing off one-liners. Not much more to be said about this, other than to note that it is the best new game show since DEAL OR NO DEAL. And like that show, it revels in exposing the typically American greed of many of the participants, who often do not seem to know when to call it a day and chance losing large sums of money. Just like many of them do when they gamble in Las Vegas, I'm sure. The questions are relatively easy, but often have little to do with day-to-day adult situations, so it can be funny (or conversely, cringe-inducing) to see adults stumbling over questions more or less readily answered by a bunch of grade schoolers.