Wunderkind

A couple thinks their child is a genius, but it turns out to be a mistake.

Too Close for Comfort

Appearances

• The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 1, episode 20, "A Word a Day" (1962). Ritchie learns to read a few words, and Rob and Laura want to get his IQ tested because they think he’s gifted.
• The Patty Duke Show: Season 1, episode 2, "The Genius" (1963). Patty takes an IQ test on a new computer and accidentally overloads it, leading the test proctor to tell her parents she's a genius.
• Too Close for Comfort: Season 5, episode 3, "My Son, the PhD" (1985). After two-year-old Andrew's preschool teacher tells Muriel he has "advanced capacities," and Andrew appears to read a book out loud, Muriel and Henry become convinced Andrew is a genius. Later, they discover that he just memorized the book after hearing Monroe read it to him every time he babysat.
• The Simpsons: Season 1, episode 2, "Bart the Genius" (1990). Bart cheats on an intelligence test at school and convinces everyone his IQ is over 200. Homer and Marge agree to put him in a special school for gifted children, but he's so miserable there that he confesses what he did so he can go back to his regular class.