Nickelodeon to Revive 'Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader' With New Host John Cena

[BradyBunchFan]

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Nickelodeon is bringing back "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" with new host John Cena, who will also executive produce.

The original game show was hosted by stand-up comedian Jeff Foxworthy and aired on the Fox broadcast network. "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" was created by Mark Burnett and hails from MGM.

The format of "5th Grader," which has been adapted in several countries, sees adult contestants answer questions as if they came from an elementary grade school quiz. There were actual (smart) fifth graders on stage to help out, or to make the adult look dumb — sometimes both.


The first "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" aired from 2007 to 2015, over which Foxworthy amassed 111 episodes. In 2010, the show was nominated for — but did not win — a Daytime Emmy Award.

Nick is dropping a ton of news this morning. The kids' network is also planning several "SpongeBob SquarePants" spinoffs and reviving "All That" with original cast member and breakout star Kenan Thompson ("Saturday Night Live") as executive producer. That sketch comedy show also expects to bring back other original cast members.

Additionally, Nickelodeon has acquired the rights to develop TV series based on Paddington Bear and the recent "LEGO" movies.

 

[Bassomatic]

It's good its Friday afternoon so I dont feel ashamed drinking myself into a stupor.

 

[Salubrious]

Insert "I can't see this new host" joke here.

 

[RumblyTumbly]

Hey, whatever keeps him out of wrestling, I'm all for it.

 

[IV 445]

So they’re not even going to have a host?

 

[RG 448]

Insert "I can't see this new host" joke here.

I came in here specifically to say “I can’t see this working” and now there’s no point, damnit

 

[BradyBunchFan]

So they’re not even going to have a host?

John Cena will be the host.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

Interesting twist on this show:

Have pedophiles caught on "To Catch a Predator" as the contestants.

If they win, not only do they get their freedom, but they get to keep the kid.

 

[Bunny Tracks]

I didn't even know the previous one had ended.

 

[IV 445]

Interesting twist on this show:

Have pedophiles caught on "To Catch a Predator" as the contestants.

If they win, not only do they get their freedom, but they get to keep the kid.

I wish you an unhappy birthday for this post

 

[Tism the Return]

The real question is how many AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA memes they'll use per season.

 

[DeadwastePrime]

but will it be good?

 

[BeanBidan]

The real question is how many AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA memes they'll use per season.

Probably the intro when he comes on for the first few episodes

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Probably the intro when he comes on for the first few episodes

Are you sure about that?

 

[Cheerlead-in-Chief]

Will they add wrestling history/trivia as a category?

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

but will it be good?

lol no

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

There's nothing more obnoxious than "smart" kids on TV. Fiction, non-fiction, it doesn't matter, it's guaranteed to be obnoxious and shockingly stupid.

 

[Stab You in the Back]

There's nothing more obnoxious than "smart" kids on TV. Fiction, non-fiction, it doesn't matter, it's guaranteed to be obnoxious and shockingly stupid.

The premise of the show is inherently flawed. Of course an adult is smarter than a 5th grader because an adult has a fully developed brain while a child does not. The contest is not actually about who is smarter, but merely about who can remember the most stuff from the 5th grade curriculum.

The show should be called: Can a adult remember something they learned 20-30 years ago better than a 5th grader can remember something they learned last week?

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

The premise of the show is inherently flawed. Of course an adult is smarter than a 5th grader because an adult has a fully developed brain while a child does not. The contest is not actually about who is smarter, but merely about who can remember the most stuff from the 5th grade curriculum.

The show should be called: Can a adult remember something they learned 20-30 years ago better than a 5th grader can remember something they learned last week?

That's a fairly accurate description, except you forgot lots of stuff is new garbage they teach kids so the adults never even "learned" it.

I guess it's not even just the kids that are annoying. It's the fawning adults "Oh wow kids are so smart wow". I think it's really the same annoyance as most things... the display of a complete lack of critical thinking skills and automatically accepting any nonsense that comes their way.

 

[Replicant Sasquatch]

The premise of the show is inherently flawed. Of course an adult is smarter than a 5th grader because an adult has a fully developed brain while a child does not. The contest is not actually about who is smarter, but merely about who can remember the most stuff from the 5th grade curriculum.

The show should be called: Can a adult remember something they learned 20-30 years ago better than a 5th grader can remember something they learned last week?

That's a fairly accurate description, except you forgot lots of stuff is new garbage they teach kids so the adults never even "learned" it.

I guess it's not even just the kids that are annoying. It's the fawning adults "Oh wow kids are so smart wow". I think it's really the same annoyance as most things... the display of a complete lack of critical thinking skills and automatically accepting any nonsense that comes their way.

You guys are using a lot of words to admit those kids would run circles around you.