Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5?

Kakasa Ka Ba sa Grade 5?
Host Janno Gibbs and the classmates with the show's logo
Created by	Mark Burnett
Directed by	Uro Q. dela Cruz
Starring	Janno Gibbs Mo Twister (March 21 & 28, 2009)
Opening theme	"Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5?" by Sugarpop
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino, Tagalog, English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	47 episodes
Production
Executive producer(s)	Wilma Galvante
Running time	1 hour
Release
Original network	GMA Network
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original release	October 27, 2007 – May 9, 2009

Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5? (lit. Are You Tough Enough for Grade 5?) is the Philippine version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? It started airing the show on October 27, 2007 on GMA Network. It is hosted by singer, actor, and comedian Janno Gibbs, who is known in the show as the "Chairman of the Blackboard."

The show is announced under the proposed title Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?: Pinoy Edition as early as August after the network acquired the format from Mark Burnett International. This acquisition came as sister network Q started airing the original US version. The present title of the Philippine version came later. Both this show and the original version are airing concurrently; the original on Thursdays and this Filipino version on Saturdays.

The theme song used in the show is a Filipino version of the original 5th Grader theme, sung by Sugarpop, a kiddie group composed of finalists from the program Popstar Kids.

The show's first season had its last episode on March 29, 2008 with Michael V. as its last contestant and the classmates' "graduation." Pinoy Idol, scheduled to air a week after, took over its time slot.

The show returned on November 8, 2008 replacing the second season of Celebrity Duets on its time slot. The show ended its run on May 9, 2009 to give way to Are You The Next Big Star?

The second season features a new batch of classmates. For two episodes in March 2009, controversial TV host Mo Twister temporarily took over the hosting plum for the show after Gibbs called in sick, making him unable to attend the tapings.

Rules are roughly the same as the original US version, down the composition of the classroom (although comparatively smaller) and the theme song. The Philippine version also has the same three "cheats" to help the contestant. There are noted differences however.