A Walk In Your Shoes

A Walk In Your Shoes
Genre	Children's reality series
Written by	Eric Maierson
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer(s)	Amy Friedman Steven Lerner
Producer(s)	John Chiappardi Steven Lerner
Production company(s)	Dancing Toad Productions Noggin Originals (2000–02) The N Originals (2002–05)
Release
Original network	Noggin (2000–02) The N (2002–04)
Original release	April 30, 2000 – April 26, 2004

A Walk In Your Shoes is a children's reality television series originally airing on Noggin^[1] from 2000 until 2002. The show was broadcast on The N from 2003 until 2004.

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 16, 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]

Title card used for broadcasts on The N

Season 1 (2000–01)

• Alaska / Hawaii (April 30, 2000)
• City / Country (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)
• Circus / Suburb (April 30, 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, 2004)
• 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)

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. http://epguides.com/WalkinYourShoes/
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.