Visiting the Very Hairy Room
I found yet another use for the TV tonight. Haircuts. When I couldn’t get my son to sit still long enough to cut his hair I plopped him in front of the TV and put on an episode of Noggin’s new show, The Upside Down Show. If I was thinking I would have put it on the “Barbershop” episode where Shane visits the very hairy room. While I admit this show annoys me at times (generally after watching 2 or 3 episodes with no break), it entertains my son like no other. I was amazed the first time I saw him pull himself up into the recliner and sit still for the entire 20 minutes the show was on.
Shane and David, played by Shane Dundas and David Collins, are not only goofy, they are pretty entertaining while they teach things such as relational concepts, problem solving, and new vocabulary. They encourage the viewer to push buttons on their imaginary remote control to control the characters on the screen. There are some really fun buttons on there that cause some pretty humorous reactions. For instance, the imaginary remote has buttons to fast forward, rewind, pause, turn things upside down, make them humongous or minute, rotate, and many others functions.
In each episode Shane and David are searching for a certain place, such as the barbershop or the art museum. After a series of wrong turns and mishaps they end up at their final destination where they always experience something “for the very first time”.
March 22nd, 2007 at 7:29 pm
I love that show sbongbob.
Its a child cartoon, but the creator ahs a mind of adults. For instance, alot of the kids would’nt understand the concepts of alot of things in this show.
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April 7th, 2007 at 9:29 am
The Upside Down Show is a wonderfully original, creative and imaginative show..and it deserves a second season! Please visit the Umbies home page and find out how a bunch of fellow moms (and dads) are writing into the Noggin and Nick to get this show the 2nd season it deserves…It’s easy..it’s quick..and you can check out some of the Umbies more “adult” work as well. Not many entertainers can make kids AND their parents laugh!! http://www.umbilicalbrothers.com