Modified On March 1, 2007
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
That’s the question being asked… and the title of the show upon which it is being posed. Hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, Fox TV’s new game show allegedly garnered the highest numbers for a premiere in nearly nine years, according to Reuters.
So far, we’re smarter than the fifth graders. (We’re kicking mighty ass on the 1st and 2nd grade questions!)
The Arizona Republic TV writer gave it a good review. He cited some reasons to watch it, then he listed five more. One of the reasons listed was that it was hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, then said, “but, depending on your tastes, that might be a reason not to watch it.” So great is the pressure on journos to heap scorn on standup comics that this poor bastard thought he couldn’t get away with actually saying something nice about one of the most successful, popular and likeable comedians of this or any other era. (Somoene has less spine than a fifth grader!)
The show is fascinating to watch if for no other reason than it is a primetime network television show that portrays children (nay, it shows real children) as intelligent, socially adjusted and attractive. Fox may single-handedly save America.