Smart Guy

Smart Guy

1997
Smart Guy
Smart Guy

Smart Guy

7.4 | TV-G | en | Drama

T.J. is a boy genius who gets bumped up from the fourth grade to high school. T.J. tries to adjust to his new life, but he shares some classes with his 14 year-old brother Marcus, the school jock, and his clueless and self-absorbed 16 year-old sister Yvette.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP22  Never Too Young
May. 16,1999
Never Too Young

Floyd refuses to believe T.J. drank beer at a party with his pals.

EP21  The Graduate?
May. 09,1999
The Graduate?

T.J. plans a prank for graduation, while Yvette decides to boycott her graduation.

EP20  The Soda Wars
May. 02,1999
The Soda Wars

Angered over rising machine soda prices rise, T.J. markets his own cheaper soft drink with the help of Yvette, Marcus and Mo.

EP19  Cross Talk
Apr. 01,1999
Cross Talk

T.J.'s call to a political talk show prompts an invitation to appear as a guest -- and to replace one of the regular panelists permanently.

EP18  Crushed
Feb. 21,1999
Crushed

T.J. develops his first crush on a beautiful substitute teacher; Marcus is accidentally offered a university scholarship.

EP17  I Was a Teenage Sports Wife
Feb. 14,1999
I Was a Teenage Sports Wife

Marcus scores a date with the girls' volleyball team champ, but plays second string socially. Meanwhile, T.J. tries to boost Mo's brainpower.

EP16  It Takes Two
Feb. 07,1999
It Takes Two

When Marcus sees Mo's girlfriend with another guy, he can't decide how to tell Mo. Meanwhile, T.J. thinks he's on the bad side of the Secret Service after writing an angry letter to the White House.

EP15  Can't Buy Me, Love
Jan. 24,1999
Can't Buy Me, Love

To enlighten Mo about feminism, Yvettle buys him at a school slave auction. Meanwhile, T.J. helps Coach Gerber do his taxes.

EP14  From A to Double D
Jan. 17,1999
From A to Double D

A dejected Yvette decides she needs breast augmentation after another actress is picked for a plum stage role. Meanwhile, T.J. is harassed by bullies who make fun of his ears.

EP13  Perchance to Dream
Jan. 10,1999
Perchance to Dream

Yvette has a recurring dream in which she marries Mo. Meanwhile, Marcus dreams up a scheme to make money to buy a new sound system.

EP12  Diary of a Mad Schoolgirl
Dec. 13,1998
Diary of a Mad Schoolgirl

Computer snooping helps Marcus woo T.J.'s study partner.

EP11  Break Up Not to Make Up
Nov. 29,1998
Break Up Not to Make Up

Marcus and his girlfriend Dana break up, prompting her to ask Mo to intervene. Meanwhile, T.J. faces gym class - and the locker room - for the first time.

EP10  A Date With Destiny
Nov. 22,1998
A Date With Destiny

T.J. lands a gig as a dancer in a music video by Destiny's Child and gets an offer to tour with them for a year, but his dad isn't so sure about the idea.

EP9  Get a Job
Nov. 15,1998
Get a Job

When Floyd tells the kids to get a job, Yvette heads for a clothing store at the mall, while Marcus and Mo take up a late-night radio show, but they all encounter problems they hadn't imagined.

EP8  Boomerang
Nov. 08,1998
Boomerang

T.J. is forced to take wood shop and finds out it's not as easy as he thought. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Yvette and a photographer.

EP7  T.A. or Not T.A.
Nov. 01,1998
T.A. or Not T.A.

TJ becomes the new assistant to Coach Gerber when the math teacher finally quits. Meanwhile Yvette meets a guy named Calvin who she finds attractive who turns out to be in middle school.

EP6  Beating is Fundamental
Oct. 25,1998
Beating is Fundamental

T.J. is accepted into Mensa, where Floyd meets an attractive divorcée, but T.J. can't stand her uppity son Blake and gets into a brawl. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo become hairstylists.

EP5  That's My Momma
Oct. 18,1998
That's My Momma

Mo gets the shock of his life when his parents tell him he's adopted, so he immediately enlists T.J. in his search for his birth parents.

EP4  Henderson House Party
Oct. 11,1998
Henderson House Party

When Floyd has to go out of town on business, Marcus tries to step in as the man of the house. T.J. poses some unexpected problems when he decides to court popularity by throwing a party for his classmates.

EP3  Love Bug
Oct. 04,1998
Love Bug

Yvette and Mo hatch a plan to eliminate the competition in a radio station Volkswagen Beetle giveaway to the person who can stay inside it the longest. While they're in the vehicle, Marcus tries to take advantage of having the house to himself, but T.J. foils him.

EP2  Achy Breaky Heart
Sep. 27,1998
Achy Breaky Heart

New romances are on the horizon for both Marcus and Mo in this episode. Marcus finds himself interested in Stacey, the new drummer for their band, while Mo's intended girlfriend rubs the other musicians the wrong way. Marcus is the one to suffer heartbreak first, leaving T.J. to try to pull him out of the doldrums.

EP1  She Got Game
Sep. 20,1998
She Got Game

T.J. is thrilled when he talks Brandi into joining the basketball team - until she replaces him as starting point guard, and he's relegated to the bench.

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7.4 | TV-G | en | Drama , Comedy , Kids | More Info
Released: 1997-03-26 | Released Producted By: Walt Disney Television , De Passe Entertainment Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://abc.go.com/shows/smart-guy
Synopsis

T.J. is a boy genius who gets bumped up from the fourth grade to high school. T.J. tries to adjust to his new life, but he shares some classes with his 14 year-old brother Marcus, the school jock, and his clueless and self-absorbed 16 year-old sister Yvette.

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Cast

Tahj Mowry , John Marshall Jones , Jason Weaver

Director

Danny Kallis

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Walt Disney Television , De Passe Entertainment

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SanteeFats I found this show to be really funny, well acted and pretty wholesome. Taj Mowery does a really job as the genius kid and the rest of the cast also does a good job. The humor when a too young to be in high school kid does go is done well. The fact that his older brother who is not to gifted and his older sister both go to the same school makes for some interesting and funny episodes. The growing awareness of his developing body i.e. his growing sexuality is treated so well and is so funny that I wish I had been treated so gently when I was growing up. All in all a really good family show that I think most families would enjoy. Omar Epps does an excellent job as the muscle headed but soft hearted supporting character.
jay This show was definitely made for Tahj Mowry. He changes over the course of the show, from the cute little kid to a maturing, independent minded teenager. In most of the other movies he's in, he enjoys playing a smart kid, which in my opinion just demeans him.My favorite character in the movie, however, was Mo (Omar Gooding, Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s younger brother). In most of the episodes he plays a lazy, not so bright kid; in a few episodes they turn him around and make him a very respectable character. I think he was a terrific actor and played his part convincingly.Coach Gerber (Dann Florek, who played Captain Cragen in Law and Order) was my second favorite. Throughout the series (he was only in 4 episodes, to my surprise), he plays an incompetent coach who is continuously stressed by his recent divorce.I thoroughly enjoyed this series, and rank it in my top 3 favorites (along with the early episodes of Boy Meets World and the 1994 Spiderman cartoons). The only downsides I experienced are listed below, though be warned that they mention specific episodes and plots.**episode spoilers** In the colonel bubble episode, TJ mentions that he was offered a position for 200k a year, then Floyd (John Marshall Jones) says "did you get his card?" and TJ replies "You didn't raise no idiot" or something to that effect. I was expecting Marcus (Jason Weaver), Floyd's other son, to walk in at that moment saying something stupid, and then have TJ say "Well....maybe just one". However, the lines never came, and that made me sad. But that's OK.The only other downside to this series was the heavy liberal bias that several of the shows revolved around. One episode focuses on how women deserve 100% equal treatment relative to men. One episode shows a white manager discriminating against black customers by following them around everywhere (which only an idiot would do). One episode shows how evil corporations exploit little children (previously mentioned colonel bubble). Another episode portrays a debate TV show where the conservatives are idiots and the liberals are the heroes. Another episode revolves around the famed sit ins, and feature the kids performing one in order to win their suppressed freedom of off-campus lunch in high school. I could keep going on, but the you get the idea.**end episode spoilers**
Sunshine14clr ok, this show is alright. there is one thing that bothers me on this show, why are all the white people dumb or ditzy? and there is always some sort of "white joke". i'm sure if a white person on a show made a joke about black people, there would be a big racial controversy.like ackey for example or yvettes friend with the short hair (i don't remember her name). i must say, if a show with white producers were making all the black people on the cast stupid, a lot of black people probably wouldn't be to happy. i just don't think its very fair that they can make all of the white people look stupid while if we did the same thing, it would be a big racial controversy. don't get me wrong, i have nothing against black people. i'm not a racist at all. i just don't think its right. all in all ****** out of **********
Honkon I'm right aren't I? The WB Network axed Smart Guy after only 2 years! Why? This show was funny, It reached out to teenagers. It had decent storylines and dialogue. It's very hard not to like (unless you've seen one episode about a thousand times!). TJ is quite funny and Marcus and Mo bring Teenage Guy Humour to the table. Yvette seems too smart for her on good (about the only person TJ can't outsmart in the show!) and Floyd is definently funny! This show just worked too well. The Third season saw the cast really come into their characters giving the show a more mature feel. To sum up this review I say if you want a quick comedy fix, Go with this!