A Walk in Your Shoes facts for kids
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| Genre | Educational |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 42 (+3 shorts) |
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| Editor(s) | Anna Pivarnik |
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| Original network | Noggin |
| Original release | October 25, 1999 – October 18, 2005 |
A Walk in Your Shoes was an American educational television show. It aired on the Noggin channel. The show featured two different people who swapped lives for a day. They learned what it was like to live in someone else's shoes.
The series began with three short episodes. These shorts first aired on October 25, 1999. They were part of Noggin's show Phred on Your Head Show. The first full-length episode came out on April 30, 2000. The final episode aired on October 18, 2005.
The show was first made for kids around age 10-12. By its third season, it became a more serious documentary series for teenagers. It covered important topics like homelessness and living with HIV/AIDS. It also showed the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Critics really liked the show. The episode "Living with HIV/AIDS" won two big awards. These were a Peabody Award and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award. The third season also won a Parents' Choice Award.
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About the Show
How it Started
Tom Ascheim, Noggin's general manager, explained the show's main idea. He said, "we take people of different backgrounds and lives and have them swap." Then, they would share what they learned.
Before filming an episode, the Noggin team would pick a topic. This could be about different races, music styles, or religions. They would then research the topic. If the "switch" seemed possible and educational, they looked for two people to swap. Ascheim said they tried to find "kids who seem natural and talk easily."
Once the people were chosen, experts were hired as helpers. For example, for the "Catholic / Jewish" episode, religious experts helped out. The show's learning goals followed standards from the National Council for the Social Studies.
A Walk in Your Shoes began as three short episodes. These shorts were tested on Phred on Your Head Show in October 1999. Noggin said kids really liked the shorts. This led them to order a full season of 13 longer episodes. Two of the shorts were later combined into one full episode. The other short was added to a different episode.
The first season premiered on the main Nickelodeon channel on April 30, 2000. It aired on Noggin the next day, May 1. Some episodes were shown on both channels at the same time. The show ran for three seasons. In 2003, Noggin planned a fourth season. They even asked viewers for ideas for new episodes. However, the fourth season was never made.
What the Show Was About
Each episode showed two different people switching lives for a day. They learned how the other person lived. The people shared their thoughts on camera. They also wrote in online diaries on Noggin's website. This helped them understand different ways of life. The show wanted to help viewers see the world from many different viewpoints.
Episodes
Shorts (1999)
The show started with three short episodes. They were part of Noggin's Phred on Your Head Show. Later, two shorts were combined into one full episode. The third short was added to another episode.
- City / Country (October 25, 1999)
- Candy Store / Summer Camp (October 26, 1999)
- Circus / Suburb (October 27, 1999)
Season 1 (2000–01)
- 1. Alaska / Hawaii (April 30, 2000)
- 2. City / Country & Circus / Suburb (May 8, 2000)
- 3. Wheelchair (May 15, 2000)
- 4. Candy Store / Camp & Big Boss / 4th Grader (May 22, 2000)
- 5. Student / Principal (May 29, 2000)
- 6. Military Academy / Commune (July 31, 2000)
- 7. Desert / Water (August 28, 2000)
- 8. Cattle Drive / All That (September 18, 2000)
- 9. Religion (December 17, 2000)
- 10. Juvenile Home (November 13, 2000)
- 11. Inter-Generational (December 4, 2000)
- 12. Boy / Girl (January 29, 2001)
- 13. Big Family / Only Child (February 26, 2001)
Season 2 (2001–02)
- 14. Boston / Bombay (April 16, 2001)
- 15. Blind (April 23, 2001)
- 16. Reunion Special (May 28, 2001)
- 17. CBS Celebrity (July 2, 2001)
- 18. Moscow / NY (August 6, 2001)
- 19. Deaf (October 2, 2001)
- 20. Same Name (October 9, 2001)
- 21. Mother / Son & Father / Daughter (May 6, 2002)
- 22. Asian / Latin (October 9, 2001)
- 23. Cheerleader Camp / Science Camp (December 10, 2001)
- 24. Aaron Carter (October 29, 2001)
- 25. Muslim (February 10, 2002)
- 26. Rap / Country (July 14, 2002)
Season 3 (2002–05)
- 27. Extreme Sports / Traditional Sports (May 13, 2002)
- 28. Body Image (October 13, 2002)
- 29. Jock / Music Geek (May 27, 2002)
- 30. Rodeo / Beauty Pageant (June 2, 2002)
- 31. Hip Hop / Ballet (June 17, 2002)
- 32. Teen Parent (June 24, 2002)
- 33. Urban / Rural (January 24, 2003)
- 34. NASCAR (February 16, 2003)
- 35. Homeless (February 24, 2003)
- 36. Spirit / Anti-Spirit (March 6, 2003)
- 37. Jordan / America (March 11, 2003)
- 38. MC Battle / Debate Team (November 7, 2003)
- 39. Living with HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2003)
- 40. Girly Girl / Tomboy (April 19, 2004)
- 41. Rainforest (April 26, 2004)
- 42. Katrina's Aftermath (October 18, 2005)
Home Videos
There were four home video releases for A Walk in Your Shoes. The first was a VHS tape in 2000. It was called A Walk in Your Shoes: Disabilities Teaching Awareness Kit. Two more episodes, "Living with HIV/AIDS" and "Teen Parent," were released on separate VHS tapes in 2003. The episode "Muslim" was released on DVD in 2005.
