Cosby & Kids

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Television series
German title Cosby & Kids
Original title Kids Say the Darndest Things
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1998–2000, 2019–2020
Production
company		 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)
length 22-24 minutes
Episodes 75 in 4 seasons
genre Comedy
Director Morris Abraham
production Eric Schotz
music Bruce Miller
Moderation
First broadcast January 9, 1998 on CBS
German-language
first broadcast		 April 2, 1999 on ProSieben

Cosby & Kids ( Kids Say the Darndest Things ) is an American comedy show that aired January 9, 1998 through June 23, 2000 with Bill Cosby as host on CBS . A remake with Tiffany Haddish as the host aired on ABC from October 6, 2019 to January 19, 2020 . The new edition was discontinued after a season.

concept

The moderator begins a conversation about issues in life with a child who shows their own, often entertaining perspective on the subject.

At the beginning of the show there was often a flashback to Linkletter's Show Art Linkletter's House Party , where Cosby was assisted by Linkletter in presenting the clips. They show the same humorous reactions the children get to questions from Linkletter. Cosby also contributed some of the humor.

This concept was continued in the new edition. A part was performed in front of a live audience and part was recorded beforehand.

production

The program is based on a column from Art Linkletters radio and television program House Party , which was shown five days a week from 1945 to 1969.

The first adaptation as a separate television show was produced by CBS Productions together with LMNO Productions and Linkletter's company Linkletter Productions as co-producers.

The remake was produced by CBS Television Studios along with Tiffany Haddish's production company, She Ready Productions, and Eric Schotz of Anvil 1893 Entertainment.

International versions

country Surname Moderator Channel First broadcast begins End of first broadcast
AustraliaAustralia Australia Kidspeak Andrew Daddo Seven Network 1999 2000
IndiaIndia India Badmaash Company - Ek Sharat Hone Ko Hains
Kutties Chutties (Tamil) 		Juhi Chawla Colors TV
Sun TV (Tamil) 		2000 2000
ItalyItaly Italy Zitti tutti! Parlano loro Carlo Conti Rai 1 January 17, 2000 December 15, 2000
SingaporeSingapore Singapore Kids Talk Back Andrew Lim Television Corporation of Singapore 1999 1999
Gurmit's small talk Gurmit Singh 2003 2003
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Kids Say the Funniest Things Michael Barrymore ITV December 27, 1998 October 8, 2000

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter White, Nellie Andreeva: 'Schooled', 'Bless This Mess', 'Single Parents', 'Emergence' & 'Kids Say The Darndest Things' Canceled By ABC . In: Deadline.com . May 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c Tom Shales: 'Darndest Things': A Fresh Old Idea . In: The Washington Post . January 9, 1998.
  3. ↑ Erik Pedersen: Tiffany Haddish To Host 'Kids Say The Darndest Things' Reboot On ABC . In: Deadline.com . May 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Beth Harris: Tiffany Haddish gets kids to say darndest things on new show . In: ABC 33/40 News . 5th August 2019.
  5. ^ John Dunning: On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio ( Oxford University Press , 1998), p. 333. ISBN 0-19-507678-8
  6. ↑ Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh: The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present , 9th edition October 17, 2007, ISBN 0-345-49773-2 , pp. 736-737.
  7. ↑ Former Chief LMNO rebounds With 'Kids Say the Darndest Things' . In: Variety . 2nd October 2019.
  8. ↑ Reid Nakamura: Tiffany Haddish to Host 'Kids Say the Darndest Things' Revival at ABC . In: TheWrap . May 14, 2019.

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