A Walk in Your Shoes
NOGGIN's provocative educational series "A Walk in Your Shoes" takes two real people from completely different backgrounds and switches their lives, physically transplanting them in each other's environments while cameras roll. The live-action show engages viewers in exchanges that underscore the universality of human experience. Each episode of the series provides a glimpse into the lives of two new individuals, so that over the course of a season, viewers will learn about a wide range of people, places and ways of life. As viewers watch, they discover that there are far more similarities than there are differences between us, and they develop greater empathy for people they don't know. Online diaries, photos and clips from the show are available on Noggin, serving Noggin's commitment to online and television convergence.
- 1999-2005
- 2 seasons
- Nickelodeon Network
- Family, Reality
- TV-Y
NOGGIN's provocative educational series "A Walk in Your Shoes" takes two real people from completely different backgrounds and switches their lives, physically transplanting them in each other's environments while cameras roll. The live-action show engages viewers in exchanges that underscore the universality of human experience. Each episode of the series provides a glimpse into the lives of two new individuals, so that over the course of a season, viewers will learn about a wide range of people, places and ways of life. As viewers watch, they discover that there are far more similarities than there are differences between us, and they develop greater empathy for people they don't know. Online diaries, photos and clips from the show are available on Noggin, serving Noggin's commitment to online and television convergence.
Season 1 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 1999 - 2001
Episode 1
Alaska/Hawaii
Sun, Apr 30, 2000
Taira, whose interests include surfing, boogie boarding and hula dancing, journeys from Hawaii to Alaska to switch lives with Ariel, a junior wrestler, cheerleader and dog musher.
Episode 2
City/Country & Circus/Suburb
Mon, Oct 25, 1999
City kid Megan tries life on Lacey's Oklahoma cattle farm, while country kid Lacey moves into Megan's Tribeca loft apartment.
Episode 3
Wheelchair
Mon, May 15, 2000
Jared, who is in a wheelchair, shows Jake what it is like to live his life.
Episode 4
Big Boss/4th Grader & Candy Store/Summer Camp
Mon, May 22, 2000
Samantha, a fourth grader, switches live with Tom, the Big Boss of Noggin. Later, a summer camp kid named Jared switches lives with Pat, who works in a candy store.
Episode 5
Student/Principal
Mon, May 29, 2000
Episode 6
Military Academy/Commune
Mon, Jul 31, 2000
Episode 7
Desert/Water
Mon, Aug 28, 2000
Episode 8
Cattle Drive/All That
Mon, Sep 18, 2000
Episode 9
Catholic/Jewish
Mon, Oct 9, 2000
Meredith, 14, a Jewish girl from Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Lauren, 15, a Catholic girl from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, who both attended summer religious camps, switched camps for four days.
Episode 11
Inter-Generational
Mon, Dec 4, 2000
Episode 13
Big Family/Only Child
Mon, Feb 26, 2001