The premiere episode begins with Shane creating a piece of art. The remainder of the show is Shane, David, and the viewer looking for a place to hang the art. When they realize that they can’t hang the art on their refrigerator, they go in search of a museum. The experience several rooms such as the Sticky Room, the Fog Room, and the Musuem of Finger Painting.
My kids thought this was one of the funniest shows they’ve ever seen and were giggling throughout. The duo’s roots in comedy made it worthwhile for parents to pay attention as well. There were a half dozen instances of subtle hilarity in the first episode alone.
Shane and David are dynamic to say the least and make the show compelling despite it just being 2 guys instead of a collection of animated animals. In addition to playing themselves they also serve as Knuckles & Pointy, aka Action Fingers. Think Oobi without eyeballs, but cool.
This isn’t their first foray into preschool television as they are also the voices and sound effects behind Maisy.
The educational goals of the show are pretty broad and encompass everything from social development and imaginative play to cognitive and language skills. While none of the lessons are as obvious as in some kids shows, they are present.
The show will debut at 11:00am on October 16th with back to back episodes. New episodes will debut each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:30 pm for 4 weeks. The regular time slot will be 11:00am and 4:30pm.
There are only 13 episodes of The Upside Down Show. The downside is that with 10 airings a week, things will get very repetitive very quickly.
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My 2-year-old daughter and I both enjoy this show very much! She had only watched a few episodes before she was calling Shane and David by name. It became her favorite show very quickly. Every time we watch this show, we notice something we didn’t see before. I love that it has real people as the main characters, as opposed to cartoon characters. It is so very creative and unique, it is inspiring to me as a parent. Shane and David are such talented guys… they are a blast to watch! It is a great mixture of music, comedy, fantasy and adventure with an interactive component – and it is extraordinarily educational. I hope it becomes a hit. It is already one in my opinion!
My 3 year old son loves the Upside Down Show. I love the way they involve the children watching in their games! My son asked for Upside Down Show toys for Christmas but there dosen’t seem to be any available this early in the shows running. Hopefully there will be some in the future. Also tip for parents… Sometimes pushing the “pause button” when my son is being unruly helps to stop him long enough to calm down. This dosen’t always work but when it does it is a God sent!
I have 2 kids- almost 2 yrs and almost 4yrs, and they both LOVE this show! We originally caught this on Nick Jr. as a preview episode, and my son was already hooked on using the “steady” button. Thankfully a few days later we switched our cable provider and now have Noggin. At first I thought “why would anyone like this”, and then I really watched an episode with them and now I know why! This show is very creative, funny, and educational all at the same time. My son already loves pretending, so the imaginary remote and interaction is great (he won’t interact with the characters on Dora or Diego, but loves hitting the pretend buttons on the remote and doing silly stuff with Shane and David) My son is now telling us his food is “delectable” or “scrrrrumptious”, all from watching an episode of this show. And we have added the “boo zha-zha” sound to our funny nose-honking sounds (if you’ve seen the episode you will understand that one) Anyway, this is a great show, and even as an adult, if you pay attention there are some really funny bits here that aren’t annoying or cheesy like some of the other kids shows out there. I can’t wait to get these on DVD, and to have them continue with new episodes. Love this!
Sadly, Noggin has dropped the ball–last month, they decided to not renew this brilliant and wonderful show. I am so disappointed, and disgusted at the corporate stupidity at Nick jr.
How do I explain this to my kids? “Sorry honey, but the almighty marketing dollar is more important than what makes you laugh and brings you enjoyment.”
My son loves this show.I am dissapointed with the cancellation of this program. Maybe the network should reconsider pickking this show up.
My son absolutely loved this show and was reallu upset when it stopped showing on Nick Jr. Why would they drop a show which is obviously really popular with the children? And why don’t they bring it out on DVD so we could at least buy it and watch it whenever we wanted to?!
I am not trying to be rude, but is my son and I the only ones who hate this show?
My whole family loves this show!! I have four children age range from fourteen to two years old and they all say it is there favorite show. I love it also. It is so wonderful to see this show help children get back to that much forgotten tool ones imagination. We have taken the magic out of the small things in life. Shane and David have made that important again. By teaching with humor, imagination, and self awareness. While teaching us all that it is o.k. to make mistakes as long as you keep trying. I hope they don’t cancel this show like I have read… it would be so sad for the children who have made Shane and David part of there family like my childre have.
My daughter absolutely loves this show, the only thing my daughter wanted from Santa this year was an Upside down toy. Apparently they do not make one, and if they did they probably could have made the schmuzzies like a Zhu Zhu pet and they would have sold very well. You can not get the DVD’s either as they are only sold from Australia and do not work on American dvd players.
My daughters birthday is in two weeks, does anyone know where to get anything ( toy, dvd etc on the Upside down show)>