January 17, 2008
Cody is a fifth grader. This much is clear. Why, then, is Cody someone you might want to care about? Well, thanks to the FOX network, America is currently witnessing the era of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader, the game show which tests the knowledge of adults against the common knowledge of a fifth grader. The premise is a good one, the lovable Jeff Foxworthy is the host, and who doesn't like to see everyday humans get outwitted by 11 year old mini-humans. The catch is this: we got the chance to interview Cody, one of the fifth graders on Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader, and he's a smart dude. Really smart. When I was in fifth grade, well, I don't really remember fifth grade all that well, and I'm not very old. But, I know this: if someone tried to interview me, I'd be shaking in my boots. Not Cody, though.
Below you will find the mp3 audio of the interview.
November 8, 2007
2008 presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Rudy Guiliani have been out and about campaigning, but one place where the public won't be seeing them is FOX's Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?.
According to the New York Daily News, all three turned down the chance to appear on a celebrity edition of the hit game show, which has contestants answering basic elementary questions for money.
October 25, 2007
FOX's Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? has branched beyond the television screen once again, entering the world of mobile gaming. Early this month, Capcom Interactive, together with FOX Mobile Entertainment, announced the mobile game version of the hit show, coinciding with the premiere of its highly-anticipated second season.
"Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? for mobile is the perfect opportunity to entertain the whole family while on the go," Fox Mobile Entertainment Senior Vice President Mitch Feinman said in a press release.
October 18, 2007
FOX's Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? quizzes adults on elementary level school subjects, and while this task may seem like a walk in the park, many contestants have lost the chance to win one million dollars -- or even a fraction thereof -- for failing to answer basic elementary level questions, surprising not only the contestants themselves and viewers, but also Olivia, one of the students featured on the show.
“Sometimes I'm just like, ‘Wow!'” she told the Chicago Sun-Times, before adding that there are times she feels rather sympathetic when a contestant is stumped by a question. “But other times, I'm like, ‘Well, maybe I wouldn't remember that,' so I do have a little sympathy.
October 4, 2007
Last week, down at the FOX Fall press junket, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing the new crop of 5th graders from FOX's Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader. Since last year's fifth graders have now moved on to sixth grade, FOX needed a new batch of young minds to humiliate grown-ups and serve as a clear example that you get dumber as you get older. The fifth graders seemed fairly ecstatic to be making the press rounds and were certainly the most enthusiastic interview subjects I talked to during my time in Los Angeles. The five students are Nathan, Mackenzie, Sierra, Cody and Olivia.
Below you will find the full mp3 audio of the raucous interview.
September 27, 2007
Never mind glitzy, glamorous, star-studded and A-list events such as the Grammys and the Oscars. For Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? host, Jeff Foxworthy, he'd gladly pass those up over a couple of events he considers of greater appeal – hunting and fishing.
"It just drives my wife crazy," Foxworthy said laughing. "She goes, 'We get invited to the Oscars. You turn that down. We get invited to the Grammys. You turn that down. But you never turn down a hunting or fishing trip.' I always explain, 'Well, if I have my choice of putting on a tuxedo and going out to L.A. and sitting around with people I have nothing in common with, or going out to Kansas to hunt a monster whitetail…uh…it's not much of a chin-scratcher.'"