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Smart Guy(TV show/series, 1997-1999)

TV-G
| 22min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family

Scripted Reality in 3 seasons with 51 episodes

Smart GuyRating: 3.9/5 (with 15 votes)
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 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. ()
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About Smart Guy

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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Smart Guy Seasons and Episodes

09/20/1998Season 3 - 22 episodes
#1 | 09/20/1998She 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.
#2 | 09/27/1998Achy 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.
#3 | 10/04/1998Love 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.
#4 | 10/11/1998Henderson 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.
#5 | 10/18/1998That'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.
#6 | 10/25/1998Beating 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.
#7 | 11/01/1998T.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.
#8 | 11/08/1998Boomerang
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.
#9 | 11/15/1998Get 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.
#10 | 11/22/1998A 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.
#11 | 11/29/1998Break 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.
#12 | 12/13/1998Diary of a Mad Schoolgirl
Computer snooping helps Marcus woo T.J.'s study partner.
#13 | 01/10/1999Perchance 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.
#14 | 01/17/1999From 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.
#15 | 01/24/1999Can'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.
#16 | 02/07/1999It 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.
#17 | 02/14/1999I 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.
#18 | 02/21/1999Crushed
T.J. develops his first crush on a beautiful substitute teacher; Marcus is accidentally offered a university scholarship.
#19 | 04/01/1999Cross 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.
#20 | 05/02/1999The 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.
#21 | 05/09/1999The Graduate?
T.J. plans a prank for graduation, while Yvette decides to boycott her graduation.
#22 | 05/16/1999Never Too Young
Floyd refuses to believe T.J. drank beer at a party with his pals.
09/10/1997Season 2 - 22 episodes
03/26/1997Season 1 - 7 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Washington D.C.
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 03/26/1997
Last episode released on: 05/16/1999

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