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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Time to watch it all
19 h
51 episodes, about 22 min each
An episode a night: about 7 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 32 countries
+22
First aired
1997
March 26, 1997
Ended 1999
Genres
ComedyDramaKidsLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-GUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 196 · most episodes first
Tahj MowryT.J. Henderson · 51 episodes
John Marshall JonesFloyd Henderson · 51 episodes
Jason WeaverMarcus Henderson · 51 episodes
Omar GoodingMorris L. 'Mo' Tibbs · 51 episodes
Essence AtkinsYvette Henderson · 51 episodes
J.D. WalshMackey Nagle · 19 episodes
Jim WardMr. Militich, Militch, Mr. Militch · 12 episodes
Dann FlorekCoach Gerber · 6 episodes- ALArvie Lowe, Jr.Deion · 6 episodes
Tinsley GrimesNina · 6 episodes
Sebastian TillingerTerry, Sebastian · 4 episodes
Kyla PrattLillie · 3 episodes- SSSeth St. LaurentCameron · 3 episodes
Taraji P. HensonMonique, Leslie · 3 episodes
Venus DeMilo ThomasMariah, Renita · 3 episodes
Natashia WilliamsAlina · 2 episodes
Bianca LawsonJill · 2 episodes
Coby BellGarret · 2 episodes
Cirroc LoftonLester · 2 episodes- JWJordan WoodAlicia · 2 episodes
Marsha WarfieldMrs. Dowling · 2 episodes
Jennifer LyonsLisa, Celia · 2 episodes
Esteban PowellClark, Sheldon · 2 episodes
Alec LeddLenny, Ricky · 2 episodes
Directing · 10
- Ted Wass Director
- James Hampton Director
- Mark Cendrowski Director
- Joe Regalbuto Director
- Sheldon Epps Director
- Terri McCoy Director
Writing · 7
- Douglas Tuber Writer
- Ralph Greene Writer
- Tim Maile Writer
- Adam I. Lapidus Writer
- Frank Dungan Writer
- Jake Weinberger Writer
Production · 3
- Danny Kallis Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
- Suzanne de Passe Producer
- Bob Young Producer
Tropes
Smart Guy episodes
3 seasons · 51 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Pilot, 7.8
- S1 E2 The Code, 8.2
- S1 E3 Brother, Brother, 7.8
- S1 E4 Don't Do That Thing You Do, 8.1
- S1 E5 Lab Rats, 7.7
- S1 E6 A Little Knowledge, 8.3
- S1 E7 Baby, It's You and You and You, 8.5
- S2 E1 Primary Brothers, 7.9
- S2 E2 Working Guy, 7.7
- S2 E3 Below the Rim, 7.7
- S2 E4 Dateline, 7.7
- S2 E5 Dumbstruck, 8.2
- S2 E6 Trial and Error, 7.8
- S2 E7 Big Picture, 7.4
- S2 E8 Book Smart, 8.0
- S2 E9 The Dating Game, 7.9
- S2 E10 Love Letters, 7.6
- S2 E11 T.J. Versus the Machine, 7.0
- S2 E12 Men Working Badly, 8.0
- S2 E13 Rooferman, Take One, 8.2
- S2 E14 Stop the Presses, 7.5
- S2 E15 Bad Boy, 7.7
- S2 E16 Most Hated Man on Campus, 7.7
- S2 E17 Goodbye, Mr. Chimps, 7.5
- S2 E18 Dawgburger Rebellion, 7.8
- S2 E19 Strangers on the Net, 8.9
- S2 E20 Gotta Dance, 7.8
- S2 E21 Something Wicked This Way Comes, 8.4
- S2 E22 My Two Dads, 7.3
- S3 E1 She Got Game, 8.0
- S3 E2 Achy Breaky Heart, 7.9
- S3 E3 Love Bug, 8.5
- S3 E4 Henderson House Party, 8.6
- S3 E5 That's My Momma, 8.2
- S3 E6 A Beating Is Fundamental, 7.4
- S3 E7 T.A. or Not T.A., 8.0
- S3 E8 Boomerang, 7.9
- S3 E9 Get a Job, 8.3
- S3 E10 A Date with Destiny, 7.8
- S3 E11 Break Up Not to Make Up, 7.3
- S3 E12 Diary of a Mad Schoolgirl, 8.8
- S3 E13 Perchance to Dream, 7.4
- S3 E14 From A to Double D, 7.8
- S3 E15 Can't Buy Me, Love, 7.3
- S3 E16 It Takes Two, 8.1
- S3 E17 I Was a Teenage Sports Wife, 8.0
- S3 E18 Crushed, 7.2
- S3 E19 Cross Talk, 7.4
- S3 E20 The Soda Wars, 8.2
- S3 E21 The Graduate, 7.5
- S3 E22 Never Too Young, 8.0
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