The show ran for six years, making it the longest-running Noggin original series. The third season, which aired during Noggin's nighttime block "The N," was allowed to take on more serious subjects than the first two. Over its run, A Walk in Your Shoes won many awards, including a Peabody Award in 2003.
Take a walk through these tropes:
- Creator Cameo: One of the co-creators of Noggin, Tom Ascheim, is one of the "switchees" in the first season. A kid named Samantha gets to run Noggin for a day while Tom goes to school and gymnastics class.
- Company Cameo: In the same episode as above, Noggin's headquarters are featured.
- Company Cross References: In one episode, CBS weatherman Mark McEwen switches lives with a high schooler. This was possible because CBS and Noggin were part of the same company (Viacom).
- Reunion Show: In Season 2, eleven of the "switchees" from Season 1 returned for a reunion special in New York.
- Swapped Roles: The basic premise of the show has two people swap their roles. However, there were a few episodes that could only show "one-way switches" for logistical reasons: the blind episode, the wheelchair episode, and the deaf episode.
- Very Special Episode: Some episodes, mostly in Season 3, tackled difficult topics. These included homelessness, teen pregnancy, and even living with HIV/AIDS. The series finale was about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
