Danny Kallis
Director
Smart Guy (1997)
Season 2
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.
Released March 26, 1997
Episode 22 min
10+
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Kids
Keywords: tmdb.high-school, tmdb.boy-genius, tmdb.sitcom, tmdb.child-prodigy, tmdb.sibling-rivalry, tmdb.widower, imdb.laugh-track + 15 more, imdb.the-cw, imdb.one-liner, imdb.canned-laughter, imdb.high-concept-comedy, imdb.high-school, imdb.sitcom, imdb.jock, imdb.graduation, imdb.single-parent, imdb.sibling-rivalry, imdb.child-prodigy, imdb.widower, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.two-sons-and-one-daughter, imdb.two-boys-one-girl
Watch Providers: Disney Plus
Production Companies: Walt Disney Television, Danny Kallis Productions, De Passe Entertainment
Network: The WB
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Primary Brothers
T.J. tries to run for student-council president, but decides Marcus would be a better choice -- and someone he could control behind the scenes.
Sept. 10, 1997, midnight
S2E2 - Working Guy
T.J. learns a hard lesson about office politics while taking part in a work-study program that lands him in a lofty position at an electronic company. Floyd lays down the law when he feels that T.J. is spending too much time at work and not enough time with the family.
Sept. 17, 1997, midnight
S2E3 - Below the Rim
When the basketball coach quits his job in the middle of a game, the team must come up with another coach or forfeit - so T.J. is elected.
Sept. 24, 1997, midnight
S2E4 - Dateline
T.J. hooks up his dad with a date from a computer dating service, but is uncomfortable when their relationship heats up.
Oct. 1, 1997, midnight
S2E5 - Dumbstruck
T.J.'s IQ takes a dive after he's accidentally hit on the head by a wood plank, allowing him to act more his age.
Oct. 8, 1997, midnight
S2E6 - Trial and Error
T.J. defends Mo when he's accused of setting a fire to the school's chemistry lab where his most hated teacher was working. Meanwhile, Marcus tries to embellish his non-speaking part in the school play.
Oct. 15, 1997, midnight
S2E7 - Big Picture
T.J., Marcus and Mo decide to do a music video for their video-production class, with T.J. directing. Meanwhile, Yvette falls for a hunky swimmer who's a little shallow.
Oct. 29, 1997, midnight
S2E8 - Book Smart
T.J.'s classroom behavior irritates a teacher who feels it's preventing the other students from learning. Meanwhile, Mo and Marcus try to meet girls in a female self-defense class.
Nov. 5, 1997, midnight
S2E9 - The Dating Game
To discourage a tireless suitor, Yvette agrees to T.J.'s plan and pretends to be Mo's girlfriend. Meanwhile, Floyd aims to teach Marcus a life lesson he won't soon forget.
Nov. 12, 1997, midnight
S2E10 - Love Letters
T.J. ghostwrites love letters for Marcus to Nina, the new girl in their literature class - and winds up having to ghostwrite love letters for Nina to Marcus, and vice versa.
Nov. 19, 1997, midnight
S2E11 - T.J. Versus The Machine
TJ's skill in chess gives him the chance to play against a computer, Socrates, that's supposed to be unbeatable in chess. Marcus plans to win big on money bets.
Dec. 10, 1997, midnight
S2E12 - Men Working Badly
Floyd, T.J. and Marcus build Yvette her own private bathroom, but she is less than thrilled. Meanwhile, T.J. and Mo must work out a family budget for their Life Science class.
Jan. 7, 1998, midnight
S2E13 - Rooferman, Take One
T.J. thinks his dad's business would benefit from a TV commercial, but when the station airs it at 3:00am, T.J. sneaks in and repositions it - during the Super Bowl.
Jan. 21, 1998, midnight
S2E14 - Stop the Presses
T.J. decides he wants to be a reporter, but since answering to Yvette as the editor of the school paper is more than he can take, he starts his own rival publication.
Jan. 28, 1998, midnight
S2E15 - Bad Boy
T.J. falls for a girl at the arcade but falls short in the style department, so he tries a new look -- one his dad does not approve.
Feb. 4, 1998, midnight
S2E16 - Most Hated Man on Campus
When the star player of the basketball team is in danger of flunking history and being off the team, it's up to T.J. to tutor him before the big game.
Feb. 11, 1998, midnight
S2E17 - Goodbye, Mr. Chimps
T.J. qualifies as an intern at the Primate Intelligence Research Project. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo try to get rich selling "nutritional, energy supplement" candy bars.
Feb. 18, 1998, midnight
S2E18 - Sit In (a.k.a. Dawgburger Rebellion)
Tales of Floyd's Uncle Mert, a 1960s activist, inspire T.J. to protest a change in the school's lunch policy.
Feb. 25, 1998, midnight
S2E19 - Strangers on the Net
T.J. buys bootleg computer games but soon runs into trouble with a sinister stranger. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo buy a used car that doesn't run.
March 4, 1998, midnight
S2E20 - Gotta Dance
After attending a dance class with Yvette, T.J. decides his life's ambition is to become a tap dancer, but he finds out it's no cakewalk.
April 29, 1998, midnight
S2E21 - Something Wicked This Way Comes
When Mo's parents leave for a second honeymoon, he stays with the Hendersons, but it drives a wedge between T.J. and Marcus. Meanwhile, Floyd objects to Yvette dating a college guy.
May 6, 1998, midnight
S2E22 - My Two Dads
Floyd starts having doubts when T.J. bonds with a new astronomy teacher, making him question his importance in T.J.'s life. Meanwhile, Marcus and Mo find another student exploiting their personal style by photographing them for a fashion magazine against their wishes.
May 13, 1998, midnight
Network: The WB
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 1122 min.
Released: March 26, 1997
Last Air Date: May 16, 1999, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 10+
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