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Smart Guy (1997)

Smart Guy poster
Genre
sitcom, youth series
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 51 episodes
Rated
TV-G
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A ten-year-old genius skips ahead to high school where he joins his older brother and sister. The series follows his efforts to fit in with teenagers while dealing with typical family and school situations.

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What happens

Smart Guy is an American sitcom television series centering on the exploits of child prodigy T.J. Henderson (Tahj Mowry), who moves from being an elementary school student in the fourth grade to a high school student in the tenth grade, attending the same school as his two elder siblings Yvette and Marcus. Created by Danny Kallis, the series ran for three seasons and 51 episodes on The WB from April 2, 1997, to May 16, 1999. The series was produced by de Passe Entertainment and Danny Kallis Productions, in association with Walt Disney Television. In an interview in September 2020, Mowry confirmed that a revival of the show was in the works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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