Are You Cooler Than a 5th Grader?

> That doll dresses better than I do!
>
> Jessie talking to Zuri.

**Are You Cooler Than a 5th Grader?** is the tenth episode in the first season of *Jessie.* It first aired on January 20, 2012 to 3.33 million viewers.

## Plot

Ravi deals with the trials and tribulations of adjusting to his new American school. After taking Jessie's advice, he starts acting like Luke in order to fit in with the crowd. Zuri learns the value of a dollar when, and against the wishes of Chesterfield they set up a lemonade stand in the lobby of their building. Meanwhile, Emma gets new high heel shoes and wears them to school, even though Jessie told her not to, and ends up not being able to walk and going to the nurse 3 times.

## Cast

### Main

* Debby Ryan as Jessie Prescott
* Skai Jackson as Zuri Ross
* Karan Brar as Ravi Ross
* Peyton List as Emma Ross
* Cameron Boyce as Luke Ross
* Kevin Chamberlin as Bertram Winkle (Cameo)

### Recurring

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* Carolyn Hennesy as Rhoda Chesterfield

## Quotes

> '***Finch'*: How do you even know him?****Luke**: I don't, really. He's my dad's... friend's... cousin's... dog's... neighbor.'***Ravi**: Wickets are almost in! (metal clangs, water spraying)**Luke**: Oh no, you busted a sprinkler pipe!******'***Finch**: Oh, great, Luke! Your dad's friend's cousin's dog's neighbor just flooded our field! Let's go, guys.****Ravi**: (water sloshing) Hello? Guys? Are we now playing hide and go seek? I am afraid they are now playing hide from the geek.

> '***Jessie'*: That doll dresses better than I do!****Zuri**: You said it, I**didn't.**

> '***Luke**: (in an Indian accent) Wait! I am the one who insulted your womanly mustache!**Ravi**: No, it was me.******'***Luke**: It was me, I tell you.**

> '***Jessie'*: Noses are overrated anyway. Just ask Voldemort!****Zuri**: Don't say his name!

> '***Jessie'*: There, how does that look (puts up sign on lemonade stand)****Zuri**: Is that supposed to be my handwriting?**Because I know which way my E's go.**

> '***Jessie**: (to Emma) You're gonna have to do your duty in flats.****'***Luke**: You said doody.****Jessie:** Get dressed.

## Trivia

* The episode title is an allusion to the hit game show, *Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.*
* It can be assumed that Ravi was recently adopted, due to him recently starting school and not knowing what a bell is.
* Ravi had a tutor before actually going to school
* Bertram is a minor character in this episode.
* This is the first episode to be directed by a cast member, in this case, Kevin Chamberlin, who portrays Bertram. This explained why Bertram doesn't play a big role in the episode.
* Dale Davenport says to one of the students he bullies in the hallway, "Your body is a temple, DON'T MAKE ME KNOCK IT DOWN!!!" This is an allusion to the Biblical scripture of 1 Corinthians 6:19.
* This episode was the 11th produced but it aired as the 10th
* Katy Perry was mentioned.
* This is the first mention of the reptile club
* It’s revealed that Ravi’s middle name starts with a K.
* Selena Gomez was mentioned in this episode. She had previously acted alongside Debby Ryan on an episode of Suite Life on Deck.
* Luke is in 6th grade
* Ravi is in 5th grade
* This is the first time the school halls and cafeteria have been seen. A classroom was seen in New York, New Nanny
* Luke's underwear appears in this episode
* Mrs. Chesterfield returns in this episode.
* It's revealed Luke wears green boxers.
* This is the first time where a cast member is also the director of the episode.
* Jace Norman later signed to Nickelodeon and became a main character on *Henry Danger.*
* When Dale takes a bite out of Ravi’s sandwich it’s a reference to the *Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide* episode Lunch when Ned tries to stop a bully from eating his lunch by putting hot sauce in the sandwich so when he took a bite his mouth would feel too hot to eat anything. But in this episode Ravi puts hot peppers in his sandwich.

## Goofs

* In this episode, Ravi says that he can finally go to school, but in the first episode New York, New Nanny, he along with Emma, Luke and Zuri was waiting for the school bus when Jessie throws the lunch boxes at them. Unless he was just there to see the others leave for school.

## Transcript

*To view the **Are You Cooler Than a 5th Grader?** transcript, click here.*