| A Walk in Your Shoes | |
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| Genre | Educational[1] |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 42 (+3 shorts) |
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| Editor | Anna Pivarnik |
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| Network | Noggin |
| Release | October 25, 1999[2] – October 18, 2005[3] |
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A Walk in Your Shoes is an American educational television series that aired on the Noggin channel.[1] The show documents the experiences of two different people who switch places for a day and learn how the other person lives.[4] The show started out as a series of three shorts, which premiered on October 25, 1999, as part of Noggin's variety series Phred on Your Head Show.[2] The first half-hour episode premiered on April 30, 2000, and the last episode aired on October 18, 2005.
The show was originally aimed at pre-teens. By its third season, it had become a "serious-minded teenage documentary,"[5] with episodes about topics like homelessness, teen pregnancy, living with HIV/AIDS, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. From 2002 to 2005, the show was a fixture of Noggin's nighttime programming block The N. Noggin called A Walk in Your Shoes "The N's signature series."[6]
The show was critically acclaimed. The episode "Living with HIV/AIDS" won a Peabody Award[7] and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award.[8] The episode "Teen Parent" won a Sexual Health in Entertainment Award.[9] The third season was also the recipient of a Parents' Choice Award.
- ^ a b "EducationWorld.com: A Walk in Your Shoes". educationworld.com.
- ^ a b "Noggin Presents Its First Original Short-Form Series, A Walk in Your Shoes, Oct. 25-29". Viacom. October 18, 1999. Archived from the original on September 14, 2001.
- ^ Vance, James (October 16, 2005). "Katrina's young victims". Tulsa World. Lee Enterprises. Archived from the original on August 30, 2020.
- ^ Noggin (5 September 2000). "Noggin's All-Day Marathon of Science". prnewswire.com.
- ^ "The Week Ahead: Oct. 16-22". The New York Times. October 16, 2005.
- ^ "The N on TV: A Walk in Your Shoes Submission Release". The N. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003.
- ^ "Winner: Viacom and The Kaiser Family Foundation, MTV: Music Television, Noggin/The N, and Dancing Toad Productions". Peabody Awards. 2003.
- ^ "Public Education Partnerships: Viacom - Awards". Kaiser Family Foundation. 2003. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020.
- ^ "Media Project Announces Winners of SHINE Awards for Sexual Health in Entertainment". Kaiser Family Foundation. October 21, 2003.