| Kids Say the Darndest Things | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by | Morris Abraham |
| Presented by | Art Linkletter then later Bill Cosby |
| Composer(s) | Bruce Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| 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 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | 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 popular feature of 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.[1][2]
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Cosby also provided some of the humor in the show. The premise of the show is that the host would ask a question to a child (around the age of 3-8) who would usually respond in a "cute" way. The show sometimes would "flashback" to Linkletter's show, Art Linkletter's House Party. It would show kids (of the time), with their same "cute" reactions of whatever Linkletter would ask or say to them.
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.
There was also a version in Australia entitled Kidspeak, hosted by Andrew Daddo on the Seven Network for several seasons in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade).
The Television Corporation of Singapore (now Mediacorp) produced a show with a similar concept called Kids Talk Back, that was first broadcast in 1999 and hosted by actor and radio host Andrew Lim. The show featured interviews with young guests, in addition to hidden-camera segments filmed in schools and kindergartens. Gurmit Singh hosted a similar show in 2003 entitled Gurmit's Small Talk.
In India, Colors TV produced their own version of the show titled "Badmaash Company - Ek Sharat Hone Ko Hain" hosted by "Juhi Chawla".