The Upside Down Show is an Australian children's TV show originally airing on Noggin, Nick Jr. Australia and the ABC. The series was the recipient of a 2007 Logie Award. On the show, Shane Dundas and David Collins (The Umbilical Brothers) play brothers who live together in a strange house with a variety of unusual rooms. The show premiered on Nick Jr. Australia in August 2006 and on Noggin on 16 October 2006.
On 27 December 2006, in a New York Post interview, Shane Dundas expressed doubts about the return of the show for a second season.
On 1 June 2007, the Umbilical Brothers announced on their website that Viacom was not interested in a second season of The Upside Down Show, despite its success. In 2007, the show won the Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Award for Main Title Design and a Parents' Choice Award Silver Honor for Television.
Characters
Shane — Shane Dundas plays "Shane," who is bald and wears long cargo pants, hi-top sneakers, and a blue T-shirt featuring the symbol for "slow motion" as found on most electronic devices. He is one of the protagonists of the series. He is also saying "Total..." (in every instant replay modes) "It's Total ___________"
BEST QUALITY ON NET. This was the first episode we made. Fun Fact - This was a big test for the powers-that-be, as we had a 2 minutes scene with only our fingers in frame. It really had to be filmed, edited and shown to be understood. It's hard to write that stuff down. Let us know what you think in the comments please. Cheers- David.
published: 11 Nov 2018
The Upside Down Show: Ep 8 - Beach
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane becomes emotionally attached to a beach ball that vanishes mid-toss. FUN FACT 1: This is a re-imagining of our pilot episode where we went to the beach. The pilot was a little different, and included the art department making the lounge room upside down, with everything, including the couch stuck to the ceiling. That was a LOT of effort, so any time after that, we just turned the camera around instead. FF2: Patrick White was an Australian writer who in 1973 was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in literature. FF3: To jump out of our shoes they drilled them to the floor. FF4 To make the sand fall out of Shane's shoe we put sand in a plastic cup, put a small hole in it, then shoved the cup inside his shoe. Believe it or not, it could have gone for much longer. FF5: Th...
published: 02 Sep 2019
The Upside Down Show: Ep 13 - Mini-Golf
Shane and David are baffled when a mysterious orange thing appears in their living room. With the help of Action Fingers, Mrs Foil and their silly deductive reasoning they narrow down what it actually is, and where it belongs.
published: 26 Apr 2018
The Upside Down Show: Ep 11 - Farm
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David's band, the Talking Airheads, faces a set back when David's cowbell (which just so happens to be attached to an imaginary cow) disappears.
published: 01 Feb 2019
The Upside Down Show: Ep 2 - Barbershop
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Bob the Blanket performs an intervention when Shane is too apprehensive to get his haircut. Fun Fact - This was the first appearance of Bob the Blankie. He knocked it out of the park and was invited back for future episodes.
published: 08 Feb 2019
The Upside Down Show: Ep 7 - Airport
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Puppet feverishly rehearses a musical routine in anticipation of his cousin's arrival. Fun Fact: David is puppeteering Mary Annette end of ep. and got her through puppet stage in one take. FF2: End of ep, David did hide 18 things on his person and some of them he didn't tell Jeff (security guard) about, like the book. Jeff does a great job at balancing and holding the incredibly heavy objects without breaking character. FF3: This ep ended up having so much stuff in it we had to cut a scene - in between rooms, we usually come back to our house, but notice in this ep there is no house between the nest and the paper planes. FF4: Watch David's eyes 6:59. That's him looking at the spot he had to hit so we could jump cut. What an idiot. I can call him that, because he's me.
published: 19 Aug 2019
The Upside Down Show: Ep 12 - Ice Cream Truck
BEST QUALITY ON NET.Shane and David seek to discover the delectable joys of the frozen treat known as ICECREAM.
published: 25 Jan 2019
The Upside Down Show: Ep 6 - Picnic
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David take Fido the Fly on his first-ever picnic. Fun Fact - The opening where we are going inside and outside the cup on the table we are just running back and forth. The only 'trick photography' is the camera is staying still. Also, Shane pretty much invented the Happy Fly Ditty on the spot. Many years later we used it in the only Umbilical Brothers show for adults called Not Suitable For Children. -David
published: 19 Oct 2018
The Upside Down Show: Ep 5 - Camping
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David must find a new place to sleep when their bedrooms disappear.
Fun Fact: The series is filled with gags that will fly over the heads of little ones and straight into the face of the parent stalking behind them. Some of these gags we had to fight for, others now. No better example than at the 9min 20sec mark.
published: 18 Jan 2019
The Upside Down Show: Ep 3 - Art Museum
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane creates an artistic masterpiece, but finds himself in a sticky situation when he tries to hang it.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. This was the first episode we made. Fun Fact - This was a big test for the powers-that-be, as we had a 2 minutes scene with only our finger...
BEST QUALITY ON NET. This was the first episode we made. Fun Fact - This was a big test for the powers-that-be, as we had a 2 minutes scene with only our fingers in frame. It really had to be filmed, edited and shown to be understood. It's hard to write that stuff down. Let us know what you think in the comments please. Cheers- David.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. This was the first episode we made. Fun Fact - This was a big test for the powers-that-be, as we had a 2 minutes scene with only our fingers in frame. It really had to be filmed, edited and shown to be understood. It's hard to write that stuff down. Let us know what you think in the comments please. Cheers- David.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane becomes emotionally attached to a beach ball that vanishes mid-toss. FUN FACT 1: This is a re-imagining of our pilot episode where we...
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane becomes emotionally attached to a beach ball that vanishes mid-toss. FUN FACT 1: This is a re-imagining of our pilot episode where we went to the beach. The pilot was a little different, and included the art department making the lounge room upside down, with everything, including the couch stuck to the ceiling. That was a LOT of effort, so any time after that, we just turned the camera around instead. FF2: Patrick White was an Australian writer who in 1973 was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in literature. FF3: To jump out of our shoes they drilled them to the floor. FF4 To make the sand fall out of Shane's shoe we put sand in a plastic cup, put a small hole in it, then shoved the cup inside his shoe. Believe it or not, it could have gone for much longer. FF5: The birth of the Akabalaka knock. Obviously, this was not written in any script. It would have looked foolish. FF6: Can't believe they let us get away with "You can play with your own balls!"
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane becomes emotionally attached to a beach ball that vanishes mid-toss. FUN FACT 1: This is a re-imagining of our pilot episode where we went to the beach. The pilot was a little different, and included the art department making the lounge room upside down, with everything, including the couch stuck to the ceiling. That was a LOT of effort, so any time after that, we just turned the camera around instead. FF2: Patrick White was an Australian writer who in 1973 was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in literature. FF3: To jump out of our shoes they drilled them to the floor. FF4 To make the sand fall out of Shane's shoe we put sand in a plastic cup, put a small hole in it, then shoved the cup inside his shoe. Believe it or not, it could have gone for much longer. FF5: The birth of the Akabalaka knock. Obviously, this was not written in any script. It would have looked foolish. FF6: Can't believe they let us get away with "You can play with your own balls!"
Shane and David are baffled when a mysterious orange thing appears in their living room. With the help of Action Fingers, Mrs Foil and their silly deductive rea...
Shane and David are baffled when a mysterious orange thing appears in their living room. With the help of Action Fingers, Mrs Foil and their silly deductive reasoning they narrow down what it actually is, and where it belongs.
Shane and David are baffled when a mysterious orange thing appears in their living room. With the help of Action Fingers, Mrs Foil and their silly deductive reasoning they narrow down what it actually is, and where it belongs.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David's band, the Talking Airheads, faces a set back when David's cowbell (which just so happens to be attached to an imaginary c...
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David's band, the Talking Airheads, faces a set back when David's cowbell (which just so happens to be attached to an imaginary cow) disappears.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David's band, the Talking Airheads, faces a set back when David's cowbell (which just so happens to be attached to an imaginary cow) disappears.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Bob the Blanket performs an intervention when Shane is too apprehensive to get his haircut. Fun Fact - This was the first appearance of Bob...
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Bob the Blanket performs an intervention when Shane is too apprehensive to get his haircut. Fun Fact - This was the first appearance of Bob the Blankie. He knocked it out of the park and was invited back for future episodes.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Bob the Blanket performs an intervention when Shane is too apprehensive to get his haircut. Fun Fact - This was the first appearance of Bob the Blankie. He knocked it out of the park and was invited back for future episodes.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Puppet feverishly rehearses a musical routine in anticipation of his cousin's arrival. Fun Fact: David is puppeteering Mary Annette end of ...
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Puppet feverishly rehearses a musical routine in anticipation of his cousin's arrival. Fun Fact: David is puppeteering Mary Annette end of ep. and got her through puppet stage in one take. FF2: End of ep, David did hide 18 things on his person and some of them he didn't tell Jeff (security guard) about, like the book. Jeff does a great job at balancing and holding the incredibly heavy objects without breaking character. FF3: This ep ended up having so much stuff in it we had to cut a scene - in between rooms, we usually come back to our house, but notice in this ep there is no house between the nest and the paper planes. FF4: Watch David's eyes 6:59. That's him looking at the spot he had to hit so we could jump cut. What an idiot. I can call him that, because he's me.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Puppet feverishly rehearses a musical routine in anticipation of his cousin's arrival. Fun Fact: David is puppeteering Mary Annette end of ep. and got her through puppet stage in one take. FF2: End of ep, David did hide 18 things on his person and some of them he didn't tell Jeff (security guard) about, like the book. Jeff does a great job at balancing and holding the incredibly heavy objects without breaking character. FF3: This ep ended up having so much stuff in it we had to cut a scene - in between rooms, we usually come back to our house, but notice in this ep there is no house between the nest and the paper planes. FF4: Watch David's eyes 6:59. That's him looking at the spot he had to hit so we could jump cut. What an idiot. I can call him that, because he's me.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David take Fido the Fly on his first-ever picnic. Fun Fact - The opening where we are going inside and outside the cup on the tab...
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David take Fido the Fly on his first-ever picnic. Fun Fact - The opening where we are going inside and outside the cup on the table we are just running back and forth. The only 'trick photography' is the camera is staying still. Also, Shane pretty much invented the Happy Fly Ditty on the spot. Many years later we used it in the only Umbilical Brothers show for adults called Not Suitable For Children. -David
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David take Fido the Fly on his first-ever picnic. Fun Fact - The opening where we are going inside and outside the cup on the table we are just running back and forth. The only 'trick photography' is the camera is staying still. Also, Shane pretty much invented the Happy Fly Ditty on the spot. Many years later we used it in the only Umbilical Brothers show for adults called Not Suitable For Children. -David
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David must find a new place to sleep when their bedrooms disappear.
Fun Fact: The series is filled with gags that will fly over t...
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David must find a new place to sleep when their bedrooms disappear.
Fun Fact: The series is filled with gags that will fly over the heads of little ones and straight into the face of the parent stalking behind them. Some of these gags we had to fight for, others now. No better example than at the 9min 20sec mark.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David must find a new place to sleep when their bedrooms disappear.
Fun Fact: The series is filled with gags that will fly over the heads of little ones and straight into the face of the parent stalking behind them. Some of these gags we had to fight for, others now. No better example than at the 9min 20sec mark.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. This was the first episode we made. Fun Fact - This was a big test for the powers-that-be, as we had a 2 minutes scene with only our fingers in frame. It really had to be filmed, edited and shown to be understood. It's hard to write that stuff down. Let us know what you think in the comments please. Cheers- David.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane becomes emotionally attached to a beach ball that vanishes mid-toss. FUN FACT 1: This is a re-imagining of our pilot episode where we went to the beach. The pilot was a little different, and included the art department making the lounge room upside down, with everything, including the couch stuck to the ceiling. That was a LOT of effort, so any time after that, we just turned the camera around instead. FF2: Patrick White was an Australian writer who in 1973 was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in literature. FF3: To jump out of our shoes they drilled them to the floor. FF4 To make the sand fall out of Shane's shoe we put sand in a plastic cup, put a small hole in it, then shoved the cup inside his shoe. Believe it or not, it could have gone for much longer. FF5: The birth of the Akabalaka knock. Obviously, this was not written in any script. It would have looked foolish. FF6: Can't believe they let us get away with "You can play with your own balls!"
Shane and David are baffled when a mysterious orange thing appears in their living room. With the help of Action Fingers, Mrs Foil and their silly deductive reasoning they narrow down what it actually is, and where it belongs.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David's band, the Talking Airheads, faces a set back when David's cowbell (which just so happens to be attached to an imaginary cow) disappears.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Bob the Blanket performs an intervention when Shane is too apprehensive to get his haircut. Fun Fact - This was the first appearance of Bob the Blankie. He knocked it out of the park and was invited back for future episodes.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Puppet feverishly rehearses a musical routine in anticipation of his cousin's arrival. Fun Fact: David is puppeteering Mary Annette end of ep. and got her through puppet stage in one take. FF2: End of ep, David did hide 18 things on his person and some of them he didn't tell Jeff (security guard) about, like the book. Jeff does a great job at balancing and holding the incredibly heavy objects without breaking character. FF3: This ep ended up having so much stuff in it we had to cut a scene - in between rooms, we usually come back to our house, but notice in this ep there is no house between the nest and the paper planes. FF4: Watch David's eyes 6:59. That's him looking at the spot he had to hit so we could jump cut. What an idiot. I can call him that, because he's me.
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David take Fido the Fly on his first-ever picnic. Fun Fact - The opening where we are going inside and outside the cup on the table we are just running back and forth. The only 'trick photography' is the camera is staying still. Also, Shane pretty much invented the Happy Fly Ditty on the spot. Many years later we used it in the only Umbilical Brothers show for adults called Not Suitable For Children. -David
BEST QUALITY ON NET. Shane and David must find a new place to sleep when their bedrooms disappear.
Fun Fact: The series is filled with gags that will fly over the heads of little ones and straight into the face of the parent stalking behind them. Some of these gags we had to fight for, others now. No better example than at the 9min 20sec mark.
The Upside Down Show is an Australian children's TV show originally airing on Noggin, Nick Jr. Australia and the ABC. The series was the recipient of a 2007 Logie Award. On the show, Shane Dundas and David Collins (The Umbilical Brothers) play brothers who live together in a strange house with a variety of unusual rooms. The show premiered on Nick Jr. Australia in August 2006 and on Noggin on 16 October 2006.
On 27 December 2006, in a New York Post interview, Shane Dundas expressed doubts about the return of the show for a second season.
On 1 June 2007, the Umbilical Brothers announced on their website that Viacom was not interested in a second season of The Upside Down Show, despite its success. In 2007, the show won the Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Award for Main Title Design and a Parents' Choice Award Silver Honor for Television.
Characters
Shane — Shane Dundas plays "Shane," who is bald and wears long cargo pants, hi-top sneakers, and a blue T-shirt featuring the symbol for "slow motion" as found on most electronic devices. He is one of the protagonists of the series. He is also saying "Total..." (in every instant replay modes) "It's Total ___________"
Don't ask me what I think of this I only think of that. Try talking? First I'll try to hum It's just that my sum isn't adding up. Oh, let me state my case I do as I am told Keep within the keep, feed within the fold As I brush away the flies. It's so hard. Don't ask me, I don't seem to know. I'm a bit slow, yeah Try walking? I'll just take the bus It's not worth the fuss--well, is anything? Oh let me stat my case I teach what I am taught Filter in a fact, confuse it for a thought Oh, I'd rather use my time to steep. Well I keep my feet in the air and my head on the ground Oh, I'm walking around upside down. When I stop I can't see you stare I can't hear a sound