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

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Creators:

Barry Poznick
John Stevens

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

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 | Punctuation In Title | Question In Title | Non Fiction | Number In Title

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	11:00 PM	CMTV
Mon. Nov. 9	11:30 PM	CMTV

Cast

Jeff Foxworthy	...	Himself - Host / ... (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
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)
Bryce Cass	...	Himself (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Olivia Dellums	...	Herself (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Francesca Derosa	...	Herself (16 episodes, 2008-2009)

Also Known As:

5th Grader (USA) (short title)
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? (USA) (alternative spelling)
Fifth Grader (USA) (short title)

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've been in 8 car accidents that you can *remember!* Who taught you to drive, Paris or Nicole?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 12 Rounds (2009)

Why?

I admit the concept looked kind of amusing, so I anticipated watching the show when it was coming on after American Idol.

It's really just a gag though. OK, so some adults are dumb. Point made. And? Do people really get a kick out of watching an idiot stand up on stage and not know what in month a national holiday is observed? How long could this show really go on for? I remember watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire when it first became a hit, and one of the parts of the show was the first 5 questions they ask, which were always extremely simple and almost joke quality. Contestants would breeze through them 99% of the time, and the only real point of it was to help relieve their nervousness and provide a little humor (some of the gag answer choices were funny). It was occasionally amusing as well when someone blew an early question. That part of the show went by fast though, and then they got into the real questions with all the super-drama.

Foxworthy's game however takes that drama of the latter stages of Millionaire and applies it to questions of the first bit quality. Watching a guy sweat over the area of a triangle? What is there to gain from watching this show? As a viewer you can't play along because the questions are too mind-numbingly stupid. The only thing there is to do is laugh at how dumb these adults are. But can that last? I couldn't make it past the first commercial break. My question really is how long will America tune into it? Does FOX really think this can be a series? It would have been better as a 3 night special and not have any hopes beyond that, then it might actually have had a point.