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Topic: 10/3: Fox's Smarter Than... Hoot Gibson?
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-20-2008 10:24 AM
   
The Orlando Sentinel's Hal Boedeker ('The TV Guy') reports that Fox's "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" has announced its celebrity players for the new season: "Beverly Hills, 90210" alumna Jennie Garth is another player. So are astronaut Robert "Hoot" Gibson, zookeeper Jack Hanna, astrophysicist George Fitzgerald Smoot III (a Nobel laureate) and "Jeopardy!" all-star Ken Jennings. Model Kathy Ireland will kick off the Jeff Foxworthy-hosted show's third season at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5. No word yet as to when Gibson's (or Smoot's) episode will air.The celebrities will be competing to win money for their favorite charities. Gibson has been a longtime supporter of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, though there has yet to be confirmation as to which organization he is playing on behalf. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-19-2008 05:43 AM
According to TV Guide's listings, the October 3 airing of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? includes "a former NASA astronaut" among the contestants. |
E2M Lem Man
Member Posts: 846
From: Los Angeles CA. USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 09-19-2008 02:52 PM
The kids are no challenge for Hoot.I have known Commander Gibson for a lot of years, as he came from here and he is one of the quietest but most intelligent guys I have met. Go get em, Hoot! J.M. Busby |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-02-2008 12:06 AM
October 3rd it is... Make sure to tune into Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? on Friday, Oct. 3 (8:00-9:00PM ET/PT) on FOX, to see astronaut Hoot Gibson play for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation! |
spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 10-03-2008 07:50 PM
This program is a real HOOT tonight!(No spoiling here, I'm in the EASTEN time zone!) Gene |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 10-03-2008 08:20 PM
I had the honor of meeting Hoot Gibson when he was the chief of the astronaut corp back in 1994. A true American hero and all around great guy!
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-03-2008 09:10 PM
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SpaceCat
Member Posts: 151
From: Florida, US
Registered: May 2006
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posted 10-03-2008 11:33 PM
I was cheering and really hoping to see the ASF pick up a cool million!But... In my mind, I made the same mistake Hoot made. Of course "1" is a factor of any number, but the practical side of us ignores it-- In reducing any expression by factoring to solve an equation, dividing by one achieves nothing so we don't think of it as a 'factor.' Hoot was cool all the way through though- liked how he explained every answer for the benefit of all the kids there- he should 'retire' into teaching! And - 25 grand to ASF is AOK!  |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1505
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 10-04-2008 06:07 AM
Great episode! Nice to see his wife Rhea Seddon and kids in the audience cheering him on, and the words of encouragement from John Glenn and Jim Lovell. The Michelangelo "gotcha" Hoot pulled on Jeff Foxworthy was pretty good too! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-04-2008 05:16 PM
If you missed the episode on TV, you can now watch the full show on Fox's website. |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 10-05-2008 05:44 PM
My wife was flicking channels Friday night looking for something to watch on T.V (is there anything ever on?). To my surprise my wife turned it to "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader".We never watch that show (really), so I have no idea what was going on with it other than the fact that Gibson had worked his way through and had won $500,000 dollars and decided to risk it for a shot at one million dollars. Sadly (spoiler here) he risked it all on a math question and got it wrong and his winnings were reduced to $25,000. Sorry to see that Hoot I was really pulling for you! |
BMckay
Member Posts: 3218
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 10-06-2008 09:23 AM
What was the actual question? |
Moonwalker1954
Member Posts: 245
From: Montreal, Canada
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 10-06-2008 10:11 AM
The question was: "How many common factors there are between number 28 and number 32?" (if I remember correctly).Of course, I had the right answer!  But unlike Hoot, I would have needed to use my cheats to get there as my knowledge of US history and US geography is not too good... Pierre-Yves |
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