Kids Say the Darndest Things

*Kids Say the Darndest Things*
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Morris Abraham
Presented by	Bill Cosby (1998–2000); Tiffany Haddish (2019–20);
Composer	Bruce Miller
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	75
Production
Executive producers	Eddie Kritzer; Bill Paolantonio ; Art Linkletter
Producer	Eric Schotz
Running time	22–24 minutes; 60 minutes (with commercials);
Production companies	LMNO Productions (1998–2000); Linkletter/Atkins/Kritzer Productions Inc. (1998–2000); CBS Productions (1998–2000); Anvil 1893 Entertainment, Inc. (2019); She Ready Productions (2019); CBS Television Studios (2019)
Original release
Network	CBS (1998–2000); ABC (2019–20)
Release	CBS: January 9, 1998 – June 23, 2000; ABC: October 6, 2019 – January 19, 2020
Related
	Art Linkletter's House Party

Kids Say the Darndest Things is an American comedy series hosted by Bill Cosby on CBS from January 9, 1998 to June 23, 2000. A revival was hosted by Tiffany Haddish on ABC from October 6, 2019 to January 19, 2020. ABC cancelled the revival after one season.^[1]

Premise

The host will begin a conversation by posing a question about life topics to a child, who usually responds with their own innocent, often comedic perspectives on the various topics.^[2]^[3]

In the show's first inception, it would sometimes "flashback" to Linkletter's show, Art Linkletter's House Party, with Cosby joined onstage by Linkletter to introduce the vintage clips. It would show kids (of the time), with their same comedic reactions of whatever Linkletter would ask or say to them. Cosby also provided some of the humor in the show.^[2]

The revival continued the premise, with part of the program performed in front of a live audience, and the rest featuring taped segments.^[4]

Production

For the series' first inception, Kids Say The Darndest Things was produced by CBS Productions with the co-production of LMNO Productions and Linkletter's company, Linkletter Productions.^[2]^[5]

The revival continued its CBS association via CBS Television Studios, and was also co-produced by Haddish through her production company, She Ready Productions, and Eric Schotz of Anvil 1893 Entertainment.^[6]

Conception

The show is based on a feature with the same name in Art Linkletter's radio show House Party and television series, Art Linkletter's House Party, which together aired mostly five days a week from 1945 to 1969.^[7]^[8]

In other media

In 2005, Robert Johnson and Albert Evans adapted the show into a full-length musical comedy.^{[citation needed]}

International versions

Country	Name	Host(s)	TV station	Premiere	Finale
Australia	Kidspeak	Andrew Daddo	Seven Network	1999	2000
India	Badmaash Company - Ek Sharat Hone Ko Hains Kutties Chutties (Tamil)	Juhi Chawla	Colors TV Sun TV (Tamil)	2000	2000
Italy	Zitti tutti! Parlano loro	Carlo Conti	Rai 1	January 17, 2000	December 15, 2000
Singapore	Kids Talk Back	Andrew Lim	Television Corporation of Singapore	1999	1999
Singapore	Gurmit's Small Talk	Gurmit Singh	Television Corporation of Singapore	2003	2003
United Kingdom	Kids Say the Funniest Things	Michael Barrymore	ITV	December 27, 1998	October 8, 2000

References

^ White, Peter; Andreeva, Nellie (May 21, 2020). "'Schooled', 'Bless This Mess', 'Single Parents', 'Emergence' & 'Kids Say The Darndest Things' Canceled By ABC". Deadline Hollywood.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Shales, Tom (January 9, 1998). "'Darndest Things': A Fresh Old Idea". The Washington Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Pedersen, Erik (May 14, 2019). "Tiffany Haddish To Host 'Kids Say The Darndest Things' Reboot On ABC". Deadline Hollywood.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Harris, Beth (August 5, 2019). "Tiffany Haddish gets kids to say darndest things on new show". ABC 33/40 News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Former LMNO Chief Rebounds With 'Kids Say the Darndest Things'". Variety. October 2, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Nakamura, Reid (May 14, 2019). "Tiffany Haddish to Host 'Kids Say the Darndest Things' Revival at ABC". TheWrap.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Dunning, John. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Oxford University Press, 1998), pp. 333. ISBN 0-19-507678-8
^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007-10-17). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). pp. 736–737. ISBN 0-345-49773-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

Kids Say the Darndest Things at IMDb (1998–2000)
Template:Tv.com show (1998–2000)
Kids Say the Darndest Things at IMDb (2019–20)

[1] White, Peter; Andreeva, Nellie (May 21, 2020). "'Schooled', 'Bless This Mess', 'Single Parents', 'Emergence' & 'Kids Say The Darndest Things' Canceled By ABC". Deadline Hollywood.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:0-2] Shales, Tom (January 9, 1998). "'Darndest Things': A Fresh Old Idea". The Washington Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] Pedersen, Erik (May 14, 2019). "Tiffany Haddish To Host 'Kids Say The Darndest Things' Reboot On ABC". Deadline Hollywood.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Harris, Beth (August 5, 2019). "Tiffany Haddish gets kids to say darndest things on new show". ABC 33/40 News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "Former LMNO Chief Rebounds With 'Kids Say the Darndest Things'". Variety. October 2, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] Nakamura, Reid (May 14, 2019). "Tiffany Haddish to Host 'Kids Say the Darndest Things' Revival at ABC". TheWrap.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[dunning333-7] Dunning, John. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Oxford University Press, 1998), pp. 333. ISBN 0-19-507678-8

[8] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007-10-17). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). pp. 736–737. ISBN 0-345-49773-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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