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No More Upside Down Show for Noggin

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upsidedown.jpgIt occurred to me today that I had not followed up on this post regarding the future of The Upside Down Show. I originally posted about the speculations of whether the show would be canceled or not back in January, with promises of an answer in February. A little bit of quick research gave me the answer I was searching for. Previous reports made it sound like the show’s stars were debating whether they wanted to continue, but according to the June 1st post on The Umbilical Brothers‘ home page, Nickelodeon made the final decision. Here is the note from Shane and David:

To all the fans of The Upside Down Show, we reluctantly have to give you some bad news. We have received word from Nickelodeon/Noggin USA that they don’t want to do a second season. After all of the positive feedback we’ve received from around the world, and the show’s critical success, this decision is somewhat mystifying. Our executive producer Michael Bourchier has looked into other avenues to get another season off the ground and keep the show alive, but unfortunately he has run out of options. So we’d like to thank everyone involved in the show at Sesame Workshop and Blink Films, from conception (thanks Kurt and Belinda) right through to production here in Oz. The production team was brilliant, and we couldn’t ask for a better crew. And now we must move on to other challenges. Thanks for watching!

~ Shane and David

I have to say that I’m really upset about this. My son absolutely loves The Upside Down Show. It was one of the few shows that we really enjoyed watching together. What I’m even more upset about is that we deleted most of the saved episodes that were on the TiVo not too long ago. I guess now we just have to hope that the first (and only) season will be released on DVD.

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21 Responses to “No More Upside Down Show for Noggin”

  1. Kelly Says:

    Say it ain’t so! My kids love them. I find them odd, but my kids love them.

  2. Deanna Says:

    I find them a little odd as well, but they sure do entertain my son. I think he learned a lot of new concepts watching them too.

  3. Eliza Ferree Says:

    Oh, sorry to hear that. We never got the chance to watch it as I never knew it was on. Only recently did I start hearing about it.

  4. Ginny Says:

    Oh that is sad, my daughters LOVE this show!

  5. scurvyann Says:

    Noooooo! I am so, so sad to learn this. I was keeping my fingers crossed. I hope that Noggin will at least keep running the old episodes. They are still on according to the schedule - so get that TiVO a-runnin’!

    http://www.noggin.com/schedule/index.php

    Sincerely,
    Scurvyann

  6. jas Says:

    i’m heartbroken by the news. it has been one of the most refreshing original and unassuming show for kids in my lifetime. give me shane and david anytime over barney!!! my 6 year old daughter loves it. we have been watching reruns of the few episodes we managed to tape. hoping that the dvd of the first(and only) season will b out.

  7. Urb Says:

    It is a bummer for me too. My Tivo has all the upside down episodes but they are getting a little stale after the 15th time (not kidding). I’ve even got an idea for a great related college drinking game. :)

    One thing to look out for is searching YouTube for Umbilical Brothers. You probably don’t want to show the kids their “Fingers” sketch. LOL.

    Cheers to the Umbilical Brothers!

  8. scurvyann Says:

    HAHh, Urb - I had done some poking around on YouTube and watched a lot of the UmbiBros stuff - and the “Fingers” sketched killed me!!!

  9. RUBY Says:

    Nooo! I was just wanting to know if they could show the show earlier. My 3 yr old LOVES the upside down show.

  10. AJ Says:

    I just read on another blog that you can download all the episodes on iTunes. I haven’t looked yet, but intend to.

    I suspect part of the reason the show isn’t continuing is the brothers don’t want to be pigeon-holed as kid entertainers–but they are missing a massive opportunity. The kid entertainment machine is huge. I’m so sad to see this show end–it nurtured my son’s imagination and natural silliness (we still play action fingers though it’s been months since he’s seen the show). It’s one of the best children’s programs I’ve seen.

  11. Allen R. Says:

    My son LOVES them . My wife and I go around saying their lines all the time and it makes us laugh. We were singing the “happy birthday opera” song this morning because it is my birthday.I am having trouble wrapping my head around them only having one season. Obviously someone “in charge” has never seen a kid watching the show. We wish you the best Shane and David .

  12. Lori's Friend Says:

    My friend and I loved watching the show together we even had a special remote control and added our little comments to Dave and shane’s banter! God speed my friends… god speed

  13. Ky's Mommy Says:

    Of course they would take off a very positive show for children to watch! I cannot believe that enough was done to keep the show on. My daughter loved the show andso did I. She would laugh and smile at them every time she watched. :(

  14. Josh's mom Says:

    My 15 month old son loved this show. He wouldn’t go to sleep until it came on. I haven’t seen him so intrigued by any other show.

  15. Mary Says:

    We are sad too. All three of my kids loved the show (even the 12 year old)! I even emailed Noggin one night to ask why but I’m sure I’ll never hear back from them. It was a refreshing children’s show that was appealing to more than little kids. I do hope Noggin changes their mind.

  16. Michael Says:

    My four year old loved this show. He wanted to watch the show every night, was hard to watch from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm every night, would made a exception on the weekend but would pay dearly for it. It was a program that the whole family good share and enjoy together. This show will be sadly missed.

  17. Bobbi Says:

    NOOOOOOO! My daughter loved to watch this show and I could actually find it a bit amusing myself. I’m so upset that they have stopped playing the episodes!! Noggin could have at least taken the “Oobi” slot (which is a totally creepy show!!!! BRING IT BACK, PLEASE!!

  18. cindy Says:

    my girls love the upside down show to0o, they need to keep it on noggin, and yes play it at an earlier time :)

  19. Fee and The Twins Says:

    Wow! The show being cancelled was a complete shock to me! My twins love that show and I even found myself laughing at them. I did find a website that has their dvd but it is PAL format, so if your DVD player wont play multi regional dvd’s then it will only play on a computer. And they have more than one season for sale on the site so I dont know why they didnt air them in the US.ANyway, here is the link:
    http://www.ezydvd.com.au/mech/quicksearch.zml?f=title&q=upside+down+show&x=8&y=11
    I ordered 2 seasons and paid via paypal since it converts the currency.
    I hope NOGGIN brings them back. They will be missed!

  20. Aunt Sami Says:

    I am REALLY upset that they canceled The Upside Down Show! That was my nephew’s favorite show and it was our Special bonding time! Thanks for posting this blog though.. Now we know why they took it off the air.. It’s REALLY disappointing!

    Wish there was something that supporters could do to get them back on!

  21. Griffin's Mom Says:

    If anyone finds out where we can view episodes please reply or feel free to contact me! laurawynn@everestkc.net. Griffin cried when we learned it was no longer on. And you Mommies know how hard it is to watch 4 year old tears of sadness. What in the world was Nick thinking? A wholesome show with humor for parents(think ‘dark side of the moon’) and no dressed up scarey thing?

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