A Walk In Your Shoes

A Walk In Your Shoes is an American children's reality television series. It originally aired on Noggin, a cable channel operated by Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop.[1] After Noggin shifted its target demographic to preschool children, the series changed its timeslot, moving to Noggin's nighttime programming block The N. The series first aired on April 30, 2000 and ended on April 26, 2004.

A Walk In Your Shoes
GenreChildren's reality series
Written byEric Maierson
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producer(s)Amy Friedman
Steven Lerner
Producer(s)John Chiappardi
Steven Lerner
Production company(s)Dancing Toad Productions
Release
Original networkNoggin[lower-alpha 1]
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Original releaseApril 30, 2000 (2000-04-30) –
April 26, 2004 (2004-04-26)

The series' third season was the recipient of a Parents' Choice Silver Award.[2]

Plot

The series documents the experiences of two different people who switch places for the day and learn how the other person lives.[3]

Episodes

The series was originally picked up by Noggin for a 13-episode[4] first season; this order was later increased to 15, with a 15-episode second season commissioned afterwards.[5] In 2003, a third season was produced for The N exclusively.[6]

The series' first episode, Alaska / Hawaii, was first aired on the Nickelodeon network on April 30, 2000.[7] It debuted on Noggin one day later, on May 1. Several other episodes were shown first-run on Noggin, but later aired at early timeslots on Nickelodeon.[8]

Season 1 (2000–01)
  • Alaska / Hawaii (April 30, 2000)
  • City / Country & Circus / Suburb (May 8, 2000)
  • Wheelchair Basketball (May 15, 2000)
  • Big Boss / 4th Grader & Candy Store / Summer Camp (May 22, 2000)
  • Student / Principal (May 29, 2000)
  • Military School / Commune (July 31, 2000)
  • Desert / Water (August 28, 2000)
  • Cattle Drive / All That (September 18, 2000)
  • Catholic / Jewish (October 9, 2000)
  • Juvenile Detention (November 13, 2000)
  • Teen / Retirement Home (December 4, 2000)
  • Boy / Girl (January 29, 2001)
  • Only Child / Big Family (February 26, 2001)
  • Boston / Bombay (April 16, 2001)
  • Blind (April 23, 2001)

Season 2 (2001–02)
  • Reunion Special (May 28, 2001)
  • Weatherman / Student (July 2, 2001)
  • New York City / Moscow (August 6, 2001)
  • Deaf (October 2, 2001)
  • Asian / Latin (October 9, 2001)
  • Aaron Carter (October 30, 2001)
  • Cheerleading Camp / Science Camp (December 10, 2001)
  • Muslim (January 21, 2002)
  • Country Singer / Rapper (April 2, 2002)
  • South Dakota / Minnesota (April 29, 2002)
  • Mother / Daughter & Father / Son (May 6, 2002)
  • Extreme Sports / Traditional Sports (May 13, 2002)
  • Jock / Music Geek (May 27, 2002)
  • Rodeo Queen / Beauty Queen (June 2, 2002)
  • Teen Parent (June 24, 2002)

Season 3 (2003–04)
  • Urban / Rural (January 24, 2003)
  • NASCAR (February 16, 2003)
  • Homeless (February 24, 2003)
  • Spirit / Anti-Spirit (March 6, 2003)
  • Jordan / America (March 13, 2003)
  • MC Battle / Debate Team (November 7, 2003)
  • Living with HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2003)
  • Girly Girl / Tomboy (April 19, 2004)
  • Rainforest (April 26, 2004)

Footnotes
  1. The series aired on Noggin for its entire run. It shifted its timeslot in 2002, airing as part of Noggin's nighttime programming block The N.

References
  1. "EducationWorld.com: A Walk in Your Shoes". educationworld.com.
  2. "A Walk in Your Shoes - Parents' Choice Recommended". Parents' Choice Foundation.
  3. Noggin (5 September 2000). "Noggin's All-Day Marathon of Science". prnewswire.com.
  4. "Teachers.Nick.com Programming - A Walk in Your Shoes". nick.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2015-10-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "The N's A Walk In Your Shoes: Episodes". the-n.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2003.
  7. "Noggin to Debut Its First Original Series, A Walk in Your Shoes, With Stunt On Nickelodeon On April 30". thefreelibrary.com.
  8. Nickelodeon (1 December 2000). "Nickelodeon's Knapsack Brims With Holiday-Themed Prime-Time Treats". prnewswire.com.


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