Kids Say the Darndest Things
| Kids Say the Darndest Things | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Reality Comedy |
| Directed by | Morris Abraham |
| Presented by | Bill Cosby (1998–2000) |
| Composer(s) | Bruce Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 64 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Eddie Kritzer |
| Producer(s) | Eric Schotz |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | LMNO Productions Linkletter/Atkins/Kritzer Productions Inc. CBS Productions |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | February 6, 1995 (Special) January 9, 1998 – June 23, 2000 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Art Linkletter's House Party |
Kids Say the Darndest Things is an American comedy series hosted by Bill Cosby that aired on CBS as a special on February 6, 1995, then as a full season from January 9, 1998 to June 23, 2000. It was 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.
The premise of the show is that the host would ask a question to a child (around the age of 3 to 8) who would usually respond in a "cute" way. The show sometimes would "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 "cute" reactions of whatever Linkletter would ask or say to them. Cosby also provided some of the humor in the show. Paul Griffin played a major role in the book.
Kids Say The Darndest Things was produced by CBS Productions with the co-production of LMNO Productions and Linkletter's company, Linkletter Productions. Linkletter's production company displayed Sam Berman's caricature of Linkletter (or at least his head), which was originally for NBC's promotional book, published in 1947. Berman's caricature illustrated Linkletter's People Are Funny.
In 2005, Robert Johnson and Albert Evans adapted the show into a full-length musical comedy.
In the United Kingdom, British television network ITV produced their own version of the show entitled Kids Say the Funniest Things. It was presented by Michael Barrymore, and was a production of LWT. It ran from 27 December 1998 to 1 October 2000. A third series was recorded in 2001, but never aired because of the revelations surrounding Stuart Lubbock's death at Barrymore's home.
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