The Big Fib
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 (2 parts) |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Producer | Yvette Nicole Brown |
| Production company | Haymaker TV |
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| Network | Disney+ |
| Release | May 22 – October 23, 2020 |
The Big Fib is an American game show hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and featuring Rhys Darby. ( Best show and podcast ever) Based on the podcast of the same name, the series premiered on Disney+ on May 22, 2020.[1][2]
Premise
Two people claim to be experts in a similar field, and a child contestant asks them questions to determine which of the two is in fact not an expert and is "fibbing."
Development
In early November 2019, it was revealed that Disney+ had ordered a game show consisting of 30 episodes based on then-named popular Gen-Z Media podcast Pants on Fire from Haymaker TV with Yvette Nicole Brown as host.[1] In April 2020, it was revealed that part one of season one consists of 15 episodes.
Release
The 15-episode first part of the first season was released May 22, 2020 on Disney+. Part two of the first season premiered on Disney+ on October 23, 2020.[3][4]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | "Hair & Jellyfish" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Nursing & Insects" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Horses & The Moon" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Bees & Volcanoes" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Bottom Feeders & Super Heroes" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Opera & Football" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Circus & Farming" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Stilts & Venom" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Stunts & Animation" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Fire Fighting & Ancient Egypt" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Knitting & Oceans" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Dogs & Storms" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Dreams & Killer Plants" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Bikers & Brians" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Toys & Monkeys" | May 22, 2020 | |||||||||
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| 16 | 1 | "Tap Dancing & Outer Space" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 17 | 2 | "Cheese & Penguins" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 18 | 3 | "Shipwrecks & Auto Racing" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 19 | 4 | "Tree Climbing & Worms" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 20 | 5 | "Math & Faces" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 21 | 6 | "Ice Cream & Street Art" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 22 | 7 | "Food Science & Fossils" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 23 | 8 | "Teeth & Architecture" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 24 | 9 | "Bats & Baseball" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 25 | 10 | "Butterflies & Snakes" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 26 | 11 | "Desert & Skyscrapers" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 27 | 12 | "Mars & Sharks" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 28 | 13 | "Tie Dye & Special Effects" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 29 | 14 | "Drums & Spiders" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
| 30 | 15 | "Soccer & Artificial Intelligence" | October 23, 2020 | |||||||||
Reception
Common Sense Media rated the show 4 out of 5 stars, statin that "this fun and funny show has broad appeal and will entertain families, and the facts that are shared by the actual expert can teach the audience a thing or two. That said, parents can also use the show to talk with kids about honesty and the consequences of telling fibs in the real world".[5]
References
- ^ a b "Disney+ Orders Kids Game Show 'The Big Fib' Hosted By Yvette Nicole Brown Based On 'Pants On Fire' Podcast". Deadline. November 6, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Next on Disney+: May 2020 | DTCI Media". Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "It's Fall on Disney+: A New Season of Original Movies, Series and Blockbuster Movies Coming to Disney+". The Futon Critic. September 16, 2020.
- ^ "BIG FIB, THE (DISNEY PLUS)". The Futon Critic. September 19, 2020.
- ^ "The Big Fib - TV Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. May 25, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
External links
- The Big Fib at IMDb
- The Big Fib on Disney+
