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

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:

Tue. Nov. 24	8:00 PM	MyNetwork
Tue. Nov. 24	8:30 PM	MyNetwork

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: [to contestant] Your knees are shaking.
[to 5th grader]
Jeff Foxworthy: Your hands are shaking? You're as bad as me, you're just messing with her!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 12 Rounds (2009)

Good idea, nice set, poor execution

The idea is fun. See what you remember of the knowledge you may not use on a daily basis. Jeff Foxworthy is a decent host. The set is elaborate and nice. But the questions come along way too slowly. I almost get the feeling that the guests are delaying their answers in order to expand the time, perhaps there is an off-camera indicator. I can only imagine what the contestant screening must be like, because I'm sure there are many people that could whip thru the questions with ease and take home the money. Anyone that knew they were going on the show could probably cram, I mean, the jackpot is a million dollars. So overall, to the producers, we want a number of questions equal to that of Jeopardy per episode or something. Of course, given the limited pool of questions they may run out pretty quickly, and the reason they move slowly could be the amount of money that is offered as a prize.