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The Upside Down Show

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The Upside Down Show is an Australian-American live-action children's TV series that features a mix of Surreal Humor, miming, puppetry, slapstick, and renditions of every sound effect possible. It was produced by Blink Films and Sesame Workshop for the Noggin channel, where it aired from October 13 to November 13, 2006.The show is set in an odd apartment building where every door leads to a wide variety of bizarre rooms. It features David Collins and Shane Dundas of the comedy duo The Umbilical Brothers as two brothers named David and Shane who live in the building with their sidekick Puppet, their neighbor Mrs. Foil, and a group of fuzzy creatures called the Schmuzzies. In each episode, the brothers journey to a new place and take many wrong turns. To help them reach their destination, David gives the viewers an imaginary remote control that affects the characters and their surroundings.The show was aimed at kids, but is just as enjoyable for adults (if not more so) because of its comedic stylings — and this wasn't an accident. The show's concept was based on a live comedy act that Collins and Dundas performed for adult audiences in the 1990s called SpeedMouse, revolving around the imaginary remote that would go on to become a trademark of the show. The show got off the ground after the two were approached by producers from Sesame Workshop who felt that the remote would lend itself to a family show. The goal that the two had in developing the show was to make an "adult show for kids" — something that would entertain younger audiences but also be "filled with gags that will fly over the heads of little ones and straight into the face of the parent stalking behind them." As this sometimes took the form of Demographically Inappropriate Humour, the two sometimes had to fight the censors to keep certain jokes in.Noggin cancelled The Upside Down Show in June 2007 after just one season of 13 episodes. In 2010, Collins and Dundas finished a script for The Upside Down Movie, a planned special episode that would act as a proper finale. The two needed support from outside investors to start filming, which never happened. As recently as 2017, Collins has said that he's still looking to get the movie made.
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Debut Queue
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Debut Queue: The first episode (after the pilot) "Movie Theater" introduces all of the main characters in their own segments. David introduces himself and Shane in the "white void" opening sequence; Puppet is introduced in the apartment; Mrs. Foil is introduced in the Laundry Room sequence; and the Schmuzzies conveniently pop up to play a rhyming game just to have David establish who they are.
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Hilarity Ensues: It does!
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Not Where They Thought
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Not Where They Thought: In every episode, David and Shane try to find some kind of destination, but they go to several wrong rooms first and initially mistake those for their destination until someone corrects them.
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All There in the Manual
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All There in the Manual: The show's promo statements reveal a few key details about the characters that are never directly stated in the episodes. Namely that David and Shane "have never been anywhere" (which is why they're so clueless about the outside world) and that the Schmuzzies are an "infestation" (which is why they live all throughout the apartment but aren't really pets).
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Title Drop
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Title Drop: Because the episodes' titles are usually the name of the final destination, this happens a lot. The name of the show itself is only (partially) title-dropped once: when Puppet pretends to be an airplane pilot and says "Thank you for flying Upside Down Air."
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The Blank
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The Blank: The entire supporting cast. The Voice, the Action Fingers, Fido, Spot, and Bob all have no faces.
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The Danza
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The Danza: David and Shane's characters retain their real first names.
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Visual Pun
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Visual Pun: At the beginning of "Airport", Shane says "Where in the world could David be?" while the camera is pointing directly at a globe.
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The Place
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The Place: Most of the episodes are named after the final destination. In the case of "Farm," the title actually spoils the ending because the group doesn't think of the farm until the very end of the episode.
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The Voice
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The Voice: There is a disembodied voice, known just as "the Voice," that speaks to the brothers when they reach a door.
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Cool Shades
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Cool Shades: Puppet wears some when he acts as a movie director.
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Heterosexual Life-Partners
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Heterosexual Life-Partners: David and Shane.
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Breaking the Fourth Wall
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: Whenever a character needs the Remote to be used, they talk directly with the viewers.
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Second Episode Introduction
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Second Episode Introduction: Fido the Fly wasn't mentioned at all in the first episode. He's first mentioned in episode 2, "Barbershop."
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Family of Choice
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Family of Choice: The brothers may not be related to Puppet and the Schmuzzies, but they see themselves as one big family.
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Door Dumb
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Door Dumb: The disembodied Voice will often decide whether or not David and Shane are opening a door wrong. The Voice will then make them do something oddly specific to get it open.
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Companion Cube
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Companion Cube: David's pet chair, Spot.
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Furry Confusion
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Furry Confusion: Puppet, whose species is a living puppet, somehow coexists with inanimate puppets.
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Spiritual Successor
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Spiritual Successor: According to Shane Dundas, the concept of the show was "taken directly" from the Umbilical Brothers' adult-oriented comedy act SpeedMouse, which also focuses on an imaginary remote control.
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Limited Wardrobe
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Limited Wardrobe: David and Shane's outfits never change.
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Better as Friends
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Better as Friends: Spoofed in "Pet Shop." When Puppet offers to play the role of David's pet, David says he sees Puppet more as a friend.
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Hidden Depths
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Hidden Depths: David is fluent in Schmuzzish and has super-sensitive hearing.
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Two Guys and a Girl
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Two Guys and a Girl: The only human members of the main cast are David, Shane, and Mrs. Foil.
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Third Wheel
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Third Wheel: A non-romantic example: Mrs. Foil is the third wheel to David and Shane's friendship. Puppet and/or the Schmuzzies aren't third wheels, since they are like pets to the brothers.
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Hammerspace
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Hammerspace: David and Shane always have an improbable amount of (usually invisible/imaginary) objects that come in handy for them. After all, pantomime is one of their specialties. In "Airport," David takes an extremely long time emptying his pockets of all kinds of useless junk. In "Beach," Shane gets sand in his shoes, and when he tries to shake it out, it goes on for what seems like forever. Puppet seems to have lots of costumes on hand and can switch into them without having to go grab them from somewhere.
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Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
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Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Mat McCoy has an Australian accent but puts on an American one for Puppet. His accent noticeably slips into Australian in "Birthday Party" when Puppet asks "Now what?"
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Split Personality
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Split Personality: In some of her jobs, Mrs. Foil assumes a different temperament (like overly dramatic, mostly silent, or attention-loving) and can switch right back to her normal demeanor in the next room.
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OnceAnEpisode
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Once an Episode: At one point on their journey, the brothers always encounter a child who teaches them something and sets them on the correct path.
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The Smart Guy
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The Smart Guy: Puppet acts as the voice of reason and usually knows the most about the outside world.
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You Shall Not Pass!
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You Shall Not Pass!: The Voice often won't open a door until David and Shane perform some kind of ridiculous, specific knock (or, occasionally, ring the invisible doorbell).
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Character Development
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Character Development: Shane is always afraid of the Schmuzzies and sees them as pests. In the last episode, "Mini Golf," he finally musters up the courage to talk to two Schmuzzies and ask for his golf ball back.
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Spoiler Title
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Spoiler Title: The episodes are named after where the brothers end up, or what they end up doing, but in several cases (e.g., "Farm", "Mini-Golf", "Camping"), they don't know that that's where they're aiming for. Downplayed, however, because a) usually it's fairly obvious where they'll end up anyway, at least to older viewers ("Camping" being the main exception), and b) the titles aren't present in the episodes themselves (although they are present on the DVD and YouTube releases).
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Beach Episode
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Beach Episode: The episode "Beach," as well as the original pilot episode.
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Jump Physics
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Jump Physics: The Remote's up/down buttons can make David and Shane jump very high instantly.
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Speech-Impaired Animal
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Speech-Impaired Animal: The Schmuzzies can't say or understand normal English words, only their modified Schmuzzish counterparts.
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Fun Personified
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Fun Personified: The Schmuzzies are a ton of fun for David, Puppet, and Mrs. Foil, and just the sight of the Schmuzzies makes them happy.
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Butt-Monkey
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Butt-Monkey: Mrs. Foil in the "Apartment Tour" short. David and Shane also get some of this treatment.
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Paper-Thin Disguise
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Paper-Thin Disguise: No matter how elaborate Mrs. Foil's costumes are, she's always identified by her swirly blonde hair.
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It's Always Spring
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It's Always Spring: The apartment window always shows the same springtime hedge scene outside.
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Eccentric Artist
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Eccentric Artist: Puppet wants to be an actor/director and has a very odd taste in acting roles, often playing his own unconventional characters such as a pair of opera-singing scissors or a giant squid.
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Workaholic
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Workaholic: Mrs. Foil works a ton of different jobs and gives them all her best effort.
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Invisible Anatomy
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Invisible Anatomy: The Schmuzzies have no arms but are shown carrying presents above themselves and to their sides. (This was done with puppet strings.)
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Early-Installment Weirdness
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Early-Installment Weirdness: Several examples in the pilot episode. In the pilot, Puppet was purple, wore a striped red/yellow shirt, and was named "Stretch." In the pilot, David and Shane both wore T-shirts with swirly designs on them. The original description of the show indicates that David was supposed to be the impulsive, hyperactive brother, and Shane was supposed to be the more straight-laced one. This is flip-flopped in the show itself.
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featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_4f4372e9
 The Upside Down Show / int_50f66629
type
Crazy-Prepared
 The Upside Down Show / int_50f66629
comment
Crazy-Prepared: In "Picnic," Puppet instantly brings a smorgasbord of picnicking supplies.
 The Upside Down Show / int_50f66629
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_50f66629
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_50f66629
 The Upside Down Show / int_53224e46
type
Bookends
 The Upside Down Show / int_53224e46
comment
Bookends: Each episode starts and ends in the apartment.
 The Upside Down Show / int_53224e46
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_53224e46
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_53224e46
 The Upside Down Show / int_54d5074
type
Speaking Simlish
 The Upside Down Show / int_54d5074
comment
Speaking Simlish: A lot of the Schmuzzies' language is made up of nonsense words like "schmee" and "schmoyo."
 The Upside Down Show / int_54d5074
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_54d5074
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_54d5074
 The Upside Down Show / int_552b5288
type
PilotEpisode
 The Upside Down Show / int_552b5288
comment
Pilot Episode: In 2004, before Noggin ordered the show's (first and only) season, Sesame Workshop produced an unaired pilot episode. It followed David and Shane looking for the beach, and the storyline was later rewritten into the episode "Beach." In the pilot, the brothers' costumes were swirly T-shirts, and Puppet (named "Stretch" at the time) had a totally different design. The apartment set also literally went upside down in the pilot, because the art department constructed it with the ability to flip over. In the main show, the cameras are simply turned around instead.
 The Upside Down Show / int_552b5288
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_552b5288
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_552b5288
 The Upside Down Show / int_56635771
type
Recurring Character
 The Upside Down Show / int_56635771
comment
Recurring Character: The show has a supporting cast of sorts, all of the secondary characters being either unseen or imaginary.
 The Upside Down Show / int_56635771
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_56635771
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_56635771
 The Upside Down Show / int_5ac34441
type
Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp"
 The Upside Down Show / int_5ac34441
comment
Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": The Schmuzzies speak a language where most English words have "sch-" added to the beginning of them, and they have no idea what you're talking about if you use the normal English equivalent. For example, in "Mini Golf," the Schmuzzies are completely puzzled when Shane says please and thank you instead of schmease and schmank you.
 The Upside Down Show / int_5ac34441
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_5ac34441
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_5ac34441
 The Upside Down Show / int_5da37ab5
type
Triumphant Reprise
 The Upside Down Show / int_5da37ab5
comment
Triumphant Reprise: The end of "Marching Band" features a big band version of the show's usual destination music.
 The Upside Down Show / int_5da37ab5
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_5da37ab5
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_5da37ab5
 The Upside Down Show / int_623a4ab4
type
Instant Costume Change
 The Upside Down Show / int_623a4ab4
comment
Instant Costume Change: Puppet is able to switch into four different delivery man costumes in an instant, complete with a new accent each time. Sometimes, Mrs. Foil will show up in two wrong turn rooms back-to-back, assuming an entirely different costume and job.
 The Upside Down Show / int_623a4ab4
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_623a4ab4
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_623a4ab4
 The Upside Down Show / int_663f35c0
type
Only One Name
 The Upside Down Show / int_663f35c0
comment
Only One Name: All of the characters are known by just one name. David, Shane, Puppet, and the Schmuzzies never have any last names revealed, and Mrs. Foil never has her first name revealed.
 The Upside Down Show / int_663f35c0
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_663f35c0
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_663f35c0
 The Upside Down Show / int_6bda9a30
type
Meaningful Name
 The Upside Down Show / int_6bda9a30
comment
Meaningful Name: Mrs. Foil is the foil to the brothers, Puppet is a living puppet, and the Schmuzzies are "fuzzies" who speak with "sch" in front of each word.
 The Upside Down Show / int_6bda9a30
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_6bda9a30
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_6bda9a30
 The Upside Down Show / int_6fbfa62f
type
Air Guitar
 The Upside Down Show / int_6fbfa62f
comment
Air Guitar: Shane does this throughout "Marching Band." At the end of the episode, he gives his pretend guitar to the viewers.
 The Upside Down Show / int_6fbfa62f
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_6fbfa62f
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_6fbfa62f
 The Upside Down Show / int_72fb8772
type
Forgotten Birthday
 The Upside Down Show / int_72fb8772
comment
Forgotten Birthday: In "Birthday Party," David and Shane seem to forget their own birthday, since they have no idea who the Schmuzzies are throwing a party for (until the very end).
 The Upside Down Show / int_72fb8772
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_72fb8772
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_72fb8772
 The Upside Down Show / int_76b4b7dd
type
The Comically Serious
 The Upside Down Show / int_76b4b7dd
comment
The Comically Serious: Mrs. Foil when she's in the No-Fun Room in "Birthday Party."
 The Upside Down Show / int_76b4b7dd
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_76b4b7dd
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_76b4b7dd
 The Upside Down Show / int_782937dc
type
Team Shot
 The Upside Down Show / int_782937dc
comment
Team Shot: Aside from the promotional posters, which usually feature all of the main characters, the short "Apartment Tour" includes shots of all the main characters together.
 The Upside Down Show / int_782937dc
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_782937dc
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_782937dc
 The Upside Down Show / int_7960ab92
type
Sanity Ball
 The Upside Down Show / int_7960ab92
comment
Sanity Ball: They're usually all portrayed as airheads, but David, Shane, or Mrs. Foil have all taken this role when there needs to be one stable character and Puppet isn't around.
 The Upside Down Show / int_7960ab92
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_7960ab92
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_7960ab92
 The Upside Down Show / int_7ad0e492
type
Imaginary Friend
 The Upside Down Show / int_7ad0e492
comment
Imaginary Friend: Most of the supporting cast are just imaginary roles and/or objects that are personified and treated like their own characters. There's Fido, Shane's imaginary pet fly; he claims to be able to see and understand Fido, though nobody else can. Whenever Fido "speaks," Shane makes the buzzing noises himself. The Action Fingers are David and Shane's superhero alter-egos (they're just their hands putting on superhero voices). But Mrs. Foil treats the Action Fingers like separate people. Spot the Chair (completely inanimate) and Bob the Blanket (sometimes inanimate, but voiced and moved around by David) are also treated like real people.
 The Upside Down Show / int_7ad0e492
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_7ad0e492
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_7ad0e492
 The Upside Down Show / int_7f933d43
type
Claustrophobia
 The Upside Down Show / int_7f933d43
comment
Claustrophobia: Puppet has this, as shown when he leaves the No-Room Room because he would be more comfortable inside a picnic basket.
 The Upside Down Show / int_7f933d43
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_7f933d43
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_7f933d43
 The Upside Down Show / int_7febc23b
type
Establishing Character Moment
 The Upside Down Show / int_7febc23b
comment
Establishing Character Moment: The Schmuzzies are introduced piling up in front of a door like a bunch of dustballs, saying nonsense words in Schmuzzish and rhyming with each other.
 The Upside Down Show / int_7febc23b
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_7febc23b
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_7febc23b
 The Upside Down Show / int_80d55f20
type
Cuteness Proximity
 The Upside Down Show / int_80d55f20
comment
Cuteness Proximity: David has this reaction whenever the Schmuzzies pop up.
 The Upside Down Show / int_80d55f20
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_80d55f20
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_80d55f20
 The Upside Down Show / int_823c6e3e
type
Large Ham
 The Upside Down Show / int_823c6e3e
comment
Large Ham: Mrs. Foil as the game show host in "Ice Cream Truck."
 The Upside Down Show / int_823c6e3e
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_823c6e3e
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_823c6e3e
 The Upside Down Show / int_83b464fb
type
Straight Man
 The Upside Down Show / int_83b464fb
comment
Straight Man: Usually played by Puppet. When the brothers are with Mrs. Foil, both of them become the Straight Man.
 The Upside Down Show / int_83b464fb
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_83b464fb
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_83b464fb
 The Upside Down Show / int_8411ab92
type
Red Oni, Blue Oni
 The Upside Down Show / int_8411ab92
comment
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Inverted with David and Shane. Shane has a blue shirt and tends to be tightly-wound. David has a brown shirt, but is more level-headed and laid-back.
 The Upside Down Show / int_8411ab92
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_8411ab92
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_8411ab92
 The Upside Down Show / int_86daf505
type
Parental Bonus
 The Upside Down Show / int_86daf505
comment
Parental Bonus: Many deliberate and clever nods to the parents (or just older viewers in general).
 The Upside Down Show / int_86daf505
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_86daf505
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_86daf505
 The Upside Down Show / int_86e17259
type
Alas, Poor Yorick
 The Upside Down Show / int_86e17259
comment
Alas, Poor Yorick: Quoted directly by Puppet in "Mini Golf" when he dresses up as Hamlet and uses the mini golf ball as Yorick.
 The Upside Down Show / int_86e17259
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_86e17259
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_86e17259
 The Upside Down Show / int_88574a
type
Narrator All Along
 The Upside Down Show / int_88574a
comment
Narrator All Along: At the end of each episode, a goofy triumphant voice narrates David and Shane's successful journey. The voice is provided by David, but you wouldn't be able to tell until the episode "Farm" when David uses the voice himself, revealing it's always him.
 The Upside Down Show / int_88574a
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_88574a
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_88574a
 The Upside Down Show / int_8bc5b86e
type
One-Shot Character
 The Upside Down Show / int_8bc5b86e
comment
One-Shot Character: A couple of random animals appear in the various wrong turn rooms, only never to be seen again. This also goes for some of the kid guest stars (several of them reappear in "Birthday Party", but not all).
 The Upside Down Show / int_8bc5b86e
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_8bc5b86e
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_8bc5b86e
 The Upside Down Show / int_8cb844c6
type
Mr. Exposition
 The Upside Down Show / int_8cb844c6
comment
Mr. Exposition: When something needs to be explained, Puppet is always the one to do it, since he's the one character with a real understanding of how the world works.
 The Upside Down Show / int_8cb844c6
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_8cb844c6
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_8cb844c6
 The Upside Down Show / int_8cd3d091
type
Repetitive Name
 The Upside Down Show / int_8cd3d091
comment
Repetitive Name: Shane introduces Puppet as "our puppet, Puppet."
 The Upside Down Show / int_8cd3d091
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_8cd3d091
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_8cd3d091
 The Upside Down Show / int_8e3b5b4d
type
Minimalist Cast
 The Upside Down Show / int_8e3b5b4d
comment
Minimalist Cast: The main characters (David, Shane, the Schmuzzies, Mrs. Foil, and Puppet) are also the only consistent characters. All other reappearing characters are either unseen (the narrator voices) or imaginary figures/objects personified by David and Shane (the Action Fingers, Fido, Spot, and Bob).
 The Upside Down Show / int_8e3b5b4d
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_8e3b5b4d
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_8e3b5b4d
 The Upside Down Show / int_8ec0abf
type
The Voiceless
 The Upside Down Show / int_8ec0abf
comment
The Voiceless: Not exactly silent, but the Schmuzzies only make humming noises in "Picnic" and don't use any Schmuzzish in the episode.
 The Upside Down Show / int_8ec0abf
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_8ec0abf
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_8ec0abf
 The Upside Down Show / int_927b2f11
type
The Bus Came Back
 The Upside Down Show / int_927b2f11
comment
The Bus Came Back: According to the creators, they thought Bob the Blanket was so funny in "Barbershop" that they brought him back for "Camping."
 The Upside Down Show / int_927b2f11
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_927b2f11
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_927b2f11
 The Upside Down Show / int_96b89043
type
Not So Above It All
 The Upside Down Show / int_96b89043
comment
Not So Above It All: While Puppet is usually the Straight Man, he can also behave as zanily as the brothers. This is most notable in "Picnic", where instead of being the knowledgeable one, he's just as clueless about picnics as the brothers (and Fido ends up being the straight man instead).
 The Upside Down Show / int_96b89043
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_96b89043
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_96b89043
 The Upside Down Show / int_982aace7
type
Talking Pest
 The Upside Down Show / int_982aace7
comment
Talking Pest: In the original concept of the show, the Schmuzzies were this. The pest aspect was pretty much dropped from the final show.
 The Upside Down Show / int_982aace7
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_982aace7
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_982aace7
 The Upside Down Show / int_985e118a
type
Odd Couple
 The Upside Down Show / int_985e118a
comment
Odd Couple: Shane the super-quick thinker and David the laid-back.
 The Upside Down Show / int_985e118a
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_985e118a
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_985e118a
 The Upside Down Show / int_9ae8eea9
type
Character Tics
 The Upside Down Show / int_9ae8eea9
comment
Character Tics: Whenever Puppet tells the boys about something they've never heard of, he tends to add a little laugh to the end of his sentences.
 The Upside Down Show / int_9ae8eea9
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_9ae8eea9
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_9ae8eea9
 The Upside Down Show / int_9c8701b5
type
A Day in the Limelight
 The Upside Down Show / int_9c8701b5
comment
A Day in the Limelight: Most episodes focus more on the locations than a character, but a few give the spotlight to a particular character. "Barbershop" for Shane, "Airport" for Puppet, and "Pet Shop" for David.
 The Upside Down Show / int_9c8701b5
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_9c8701b5
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_9c8701b5
 The Upside Down Show / int_9d12bbc1
type
Foreshadowing
 The Upside Down Show / int_9d12bbc1
comment
Foreshadowing: At the beginning of "Pet Shop," David says he likes how Shane's pet (a fly) is a unique kind of pet nobody else has. In the end, he decides to get a pet chair, and his narration remarks, "Nobody has a pet chair!"
 The Upside Down Show / int_9d12bbc1
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_9d12bbc1
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_9d12bbc1
 The Upside Down Show / int_9f6fb586
type
Leitmotif
 The Upside Down Show / int_9f6fb586
comment
Leitmotif: The Action Fingers have their own epic theme music.
 The Upside Down Show / int_9f6fb586
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_9f6fb586
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_9f6fb586
 The Upside Down Show / int_a188ac4b
type
Overly Long Gag
 The Upside Down Show / int_a188ac4b
comment
Overly Long Gag: Beach has one of these where Shane dumps the sand out of one of his shoes for a little over a minute.
 The Upside Down Show / int_a188ac4b
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_a188ac4b
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_a188ac4b
 The Upside Down Show / int_a41016d9
type
Friendship Favoritism
 The Upside Down Show / int_a41016d9
comment
Friendship Favoritism: David gives the Schmuzzies a ton of attention, more than he gives Shane or Puppet, and he's always trying to get Shane to warm up to them.
 The Upside Down Show / int_a41016d9
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_a41016d9
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_a41016d9
 The Upside Down Show / int_a5949dfd
type
Fingerless Hands
 The Upside Down Show / int_a5949dfd
comment
Fingerless Hands: Puppet's hands are mitten-shaped.
 The Upside Down Show / int_a5949dfd
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_a5949dfd
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_a5949dfd
 The Upside Down Show / int_a65288e2
type
Ascended Extra
 The Upside Down Show / int_a65288e2
comment
Ascended Extra: Fido the Fly is usually just briefly mentioned, but he is the focal point of the episode "Picnic."
 The Upside Down Show / int_a65288e2
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_a65288e2
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_a65288e2
 The Upside Down Show / int_a6cda066
type
Rule of Three
 The Upside Down Show / int_a6cda066
comment
Rule of Three: In every single episode, there are exactly three rooms featured as "wrong turns."
 The Upside Down Show / int_a6cda066
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_a6cda066
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_a6cda066
 The Upside Down Show / int_a73cfb7f
type
Animate Inanimate Object
 The Upside Down Show / int_a73cfb7f
comment
Animate Inanimate Object: Bob the Blanket, though it's not entirely clear if he's really alive or not.
 The Upside Down Show / int_a73cfb7f
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_a73cfb7f
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_a73cfb7f
 The Upside Down Show / int_ab17f66
type
Big Brother Mentor
 The Upside Down Show / int_ab17f66
comment
Big Brother Mentor: Puppet often assumes this role to the brothers. Though they're all adults, Puppet's maturity and knowledge make him seem quite a bit older than them.
 The Upside Down Show / int_ab17f66
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_ab17f66
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_ab17f66
 The Upside Down Show / int_ac781948
type
Cartoon Creature
 The Upside Down Show / int_ac781948
comment
Cartoon Creature: The Schmuzzies are their own unique species. According to their official character bio, they're an "infestation" so they could be the show's equivalent to rodent/insect pests.
 The Upside Down Show / int_ac781948
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_ac781948
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
hasFeature
The Upside Down Show / int_ac781948
 The Upside Down Show / int_ad641426
type
Trademark Favorite Food
 The Upside Down Show / int_ad641426
comment
Trademark Favorite Food: The Schmuzzies love dust.
 The Upside Down Show / int_ad641426
featureApplicability
1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_ad641426
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_ad641426
 The Upside Down Show / int_ae3d6438
type
Deadpan Snarker
 The Upside Down Show / int_ae3d6438
comment
Deadpan Snarker: David, at times.
 The Upside Down Show / int_ae3d6438
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 The Upside Down Show / int_ae3d6438
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_ae3d6438
 The Upside Down Show / int_b01abe4f
type
Catchphrase
 The Upside Down Show / int_b01abe4f
comment
Catchphrase: In every episode, David says about the Remote: "It does heaps of cool things." Whenever he sees the Schmuzzies, he says "Schmello, Schmuzzies!"
 The Upside Down Show / int_b01abe4f
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 The Upside Down Show / int_b01abe4f
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The Upside Down Show / int_b01abe4f
 The Upside Down Show / int_b3595485
type
Pantsless Males, Fully-Dressed Females
 The Upside Down Show / int_b3595485
comment
Pantsless and Fully-Clothed: Puppet usually wears no clothes, while his cousin Mary Annette is fully clothed.
 The Upside Down Show / int_b3595485
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 The Upside Down Show / int_b3595485
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The Upside Down Show / int_b3595485
 The Upside Down Show / int_b4fb830c
type
Smarter Than You Look
 The Upside Down Show / int_b4fb830c
comment
Smarter Than You Look: The Schmuzzies often show shades of being more intelligent (and sometimes more sarcastic) than their cute exterior would imply.
 The Upside Down Show / int_b4fb830c
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 The Upside Down Show / int_b4fb830c
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The Upside Down Show / int_b4fb830c
 The Upside Down Show / int_b5049d76
type
Added Alliterative Appeal
 The Upside Down Show / int_b5049d76
comment
Added Alliterative Appeal: Most of the Schmuzzies' phrases are this, since they add "sch-" to the start of almost every word.
 The Upside Down Show / int_b5049d76
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 The Upside Down Show / int_b5049d76
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The Upside Down Show / int_b5049d76
 The Upside Down Show / int_b58b4e3c
type
Too Dumb to Live
 The Upside Down Show / int_b58b4e3c
comment
Too Dumb to Live: Shane's impulsiveness and David's tendency to get distracted tend to put them in danger (though it can usually be remedied with the Remote).
 The Upside Down Show / int_b58b4e3c
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 The Upside Down Show / int_b58b4e3c
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_b58b4e3c
 The Upside Down Show / int_b62c0e6e
type
Airplane Arms
 The Upside Down Show / int_b62c0e6e
comment
Airplane Arms: Shane does this near the end of "Pet Shop" when David pretends that his chair, Spot, is an airplane.
 The Upside Down Show / int_b62c0e6e
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 The Upside Down Show / int_b62c0e6e
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The Upside Down Show / int_b62c0e6e
 The Upside Down Show / int_b7bc7d28
type
Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!
 The Upside Down Show / int_b7bc7d28
comment
Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: The Schmuzzies love dust and get distracted by it. When Puppet tries to lead them in a marching band, seeing one ball of dust is all it takes for them to lose the rhythm entirely.
 The Upside Down Show / int_b7bc7d28
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 The Upside Down Show / int_b7bc7d28
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The Upside Down Show / int_b7bc7d28
 The Upside Down Show / int_b89ab683
type
Hyper-Competent Sidekick
 The Upside Down Show / int_b89ab683
comment
Hyper-Competent Sidekick: Puppet may be the brothers' sidekick, but he's far smarter and is always the first to teach them about seemingly normal things they've never even heard of.
 The Upside Down Show / int_b89ab683
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 The Upside Down Show / int_b89ab683
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The Upside Down Show / int_b89ab683
 The Upside Down Show / int_bb18a227
type
It's All About Me
 The Upside Down Show / int_bb18a227
comment
It's All About Me: Puppet shows shades of this when he acts as a movie director. "The director has arrived! And oh, how the fans love him."
 The Upside Down Show / int_bb18a227
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 The Upside Down Show / int_bb18a227
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The Upside Down Show / int_bb18a227
 The Upside Down Show / int_bb2d4227
type
Cast Full of Crazy
 The Upside Down Show / int_bb2d4227
comment
Cast Full of Crazy: All of the characters are airheads and act in strange ways, in no small part due to their completely unpredictable surroundings.
 The Upside Down Show / int_bb2d4227
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 The Upside Down Show / int_bb2d4227
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The Upside Down Show / int_bb2d4227
 The Upside Down Show / int_bb660963
type
Color-Coded Characters
 The Upside Down Show / int_bb660963
comment
Color-Coded Characters: David's shirt is white and brown, Shane's is blue, Mrs. Foil's outfit is pink, Puppet is gray, and the Schmuzzies are...well, every other color. In the original pilot, Puppet was purple, David's shirt was solid brown, and Shane's shirt was teal.
 The Upside Down Show / int_bb660963
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 The Upside Down Show / int_bb660963
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The Upside Down Show / int_bb660963
 The Upside Down Show / int_bbcdd673
type
One-Gender Race
 The Upside Down Show / int_bbcdd673
comment
One-Gender Race: None of the Schmuzzies are ever identified by a gender in the show, but their puppeteers and voices are all female.
 The Upside Down Show / int_bbcdd673
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 The Upside Down Show / int_bbcdd673
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The Upside Down Show / int_bbcdd673
 The Upside Down Show / int_bc6c6c90
type
Drop-In Character
 The Upside Down Show / int_bc6c6c90
comment
Drop-In Character: Mrs. Foil is sometimes this, as she's the only main character who doesn't live in the same room (she's in a different room of the same apartment building). However, the others consider her a part of the group anyway. The short "Apartment Tour" revolves around Mrs. Foil popping up everywhere in the apartment room — on the wall, on the couch, in the window, by the door, and even in the closet — in the hopes that the others will notice. But because she's there so often anyway, they don't.
 The Upside Down Show / int_bc6c6c90
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 The Upside Down Show / int_bc6c6c90
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The Upside Down Show / int_bc6c6c90
 The Upside Down Show / int_bcfc7495
type
Cowboy Episode
 The Upside Down Show / int_bcfc7495
comment
Cowboy Episode: Not an entire episode, but the whole opening sequence of "Beach" is about (imaginary) horseback riding. Naturally, this sequence introduces three new remote buttons: the "Bucking Broncos" button, the "Photo Finish" button, and the "Get Off Your High Horse" button.
 The Upside Down Show / int_bcfc7495
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 The Upside Down Show / int_bcfc7495
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The Upside Down Show / int_bcfc7495
 The Upside Down Show / int_bf927e82
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Non-Human Sidekick
 The Upside Down Show / int_bf927e82
comment
Non-Human Sidekick: Puppet.
 The Upside Down Show / int_bf927e82
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 The Upside Down Show / int_bf927e82
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_bf927e82
 The Upside Down Show / int_c55c31e2
type
Non-Standard Character Design
 The Upside Down Show / int_c55c31e2
comment
Non-Standard Character Design: All of the background puppets on the show are medium-sized beige creatures, all shaped like eggs. The only puppets who don't follow this design are, of course, the main puppets: the Schmuzzies and Puppet.
 The Upside Down Show / int_c55c31e2
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 The Upside Down Show / int_c55c31e2
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The Upside Down Show / int_c55c31e2
 The Upside Down Show / int_c605da88
type
Establishing Shot
 The Upside Down Show / int_c605da88
comment
Establishing Shot: Every episode begins with a zooming-in shot of the apartment.
 The Upside Down Show / int_c605da88
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 The Upside Down Show / int_c605da88
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_c605da88
 The Upside Down Show / int_c691d3f4
type
Offscreen Teleportation
 The Upside Down Show / int_c691d3f4
comment
Offscreen Teleportation: In the episode "Airport," David and Shane discover they can do this by ducking out of frame and making sound effects with their mouths.
 The Upside Down Show / int_c691d3f4
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 The Upside Down Show / int_c691d3f4
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The Upside Down Show / int_c691d3f4
 The Upside Down Show / int_c74fba76
type
Cast Full of Writers
 The Upside Down Show / int_c74fba76
comment
Cast Full of Writers: Amanda Bishop (Mrs. Foil), David Collins, and Shane Dundas all contributed to the creative side of the show.
 The Upside Down Show / int_c74fba76
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 The Upside Down Show / int_c74fba76
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The Upside Down Show / int_c74fba76
 The Upside Down Show / int_c75df49a
type
Shout-Out
 The Upside Down Show / int_c75df49a
comment
Shout-Out: In "Marching Band", the bird in the Sky Room is a direct reference to John Lennon. The bird references Lennon's song "Imagine" when he says, "There's no ground, only sky." In "Mini Golf", David yells, "This is your home! It's your home! You too good for your home?" at the mini golf ball. This is a reference to the Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore, where the main character yells, "Why don't you just go home? That's your home! Are you too good for your home?" In "Art Museum", one of the buttons David uses in the opening is the "Wiggle Button", complete with the band's trademark finger wiggling.
 The Upside Down Show / int_c75df49a
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 The Upside Down Show / int_c75df49a
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The Upside Down Show / int_c75df49a
 The Upside Down Show / int_cc5c18b6
type
Iris Out
 The Upside Down Show / int_cc5c18b6
comment
Iris Out: "Marching Band" ends this way (no other episodes do).
 The Upside Down Show / int_cc5c18b6
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 The Upside Down Show / int_cc5c18b6
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The Upside Down Show / int_cc5c18b6
 The Upside Down Show / int_cfd569ac
type
Take Your Time
 The Upside Down Show / int_cfd569ac
comment
Take Your Time: In "Beach," David waits as Shane takes an extremely long time to get the sand out of his shoe.
 The Upside Down Show / int_cfd569ac
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 The Upside Down Show / int_cfd569ac
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The Upside Down Show / int_cfd569ac
 The Upside Down Show / int_d076824c
type
Every Episode Ending
 The Upside Down Show / int_d076824c
comment
Every Episode Ending: Episodes always end with the brothers going somewhere "for the very first time" in slow motion with triumphant music. The end credits play over a scene of them back at the apartment, where they give an imaginary souvenir to the viewers.
 The Upside Down Show / int_d076824c
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 The Upside Down Show / int_d076824c
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_d076824c
 The Upside Down Show / int_d0f0a80d
type
One-Word Title
 The Upside Down Show / int_d0f0a80d
comment
One-Word Title: Many of the episode titles. "Camping," "Picnic," "Airport," "Beach," "Farm."
 The Upside Down Show / int_d0f0a80d
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 The Upside Down Show / int_d0f0a80d
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_d0f0a80d
 The Upside Down Show / int_d46ddfa2
type
CloudCuckooLander
 The Upside Down Show / int_d46ddfa2
comment
Cloud Cuckoolander: Everyone in the cast is one, especially Mrs. Foil, who often shows up to say odd expressions that don't make sense at all.
 The Upside Down Show / int_d46ddfa2
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 The Upside Down Show / int_d46ddfa2
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The Upside Down Show / int_d46ddfa2
 The Upside Down Show / int_d50a5478
type
Unlimited Wardrobe
 The Upside Down Show / int_d50a5478
comment
Unlimited Wardrobe: Mrs. Foil. She appears in the "Wrong Turn" rooms with a new costume and a new role (sometimes multiple of each) in every episode.
 The Upside Down Show / int_d50a5478
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 The Upside Down Show / int_d50a5478
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The Upside Down Show / int_d50a5478
 The Upside Down Show / int_db27d520
type
Amazing Technicolor Wildlife
 The Upside Down Show / int_db27d520
comment
Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: The Schmuzzies come in a wide range of bright colors like purple and pink. There is a rarely-seen white Schmuzzy who seems to be the only one who isn't super-colorful.
 The Upside Down Show / int_db27d520
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 The Upside Down Show / int_db27d520
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The Upside Down Show / int_db27d520
 The Upside Down Show / int_ddc763a8
type
Mandatory Line
 The Upside Down Show / int_ddc763a8
comment
Mandatory Line: All five main characters (counting the Schmuzzies as a single character) have at least one scene in each episode.
 The Upside Down Show / int_ddc763a8
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 The Upside Down Show / int_ddc763a8
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The Upside Down Show / int_ddc763a8
 The Upside Down Show / int_e0aed924
type
No Antagonist
 The Upside Down Show / int_e0aed924
comment
No Antagonist: None of the characters are level-headed enough to be deliberately bad/evil.
 The Upside Down Show / int_e0aed924
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 The Upside Down Show / int_e0aed924
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_e0aed924
 The Upside Down Show / int_e0c470a1
type
The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You
 The Upside Down Show / int_e0c470a1
comment
The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You: In "Art Museum", when the brothers visit the Sticky Room, the Unstick Button, on the remote in the hands of the viewer(s), gets stuck and has to be forced to work. On the other hand, it's not like there was much of a fourth wall to begin with anyway.
 The Upside Down Show / int_e0c470a1
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 The Upside Down Show / int_e0c470a1
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The Upside Down Show / int_e0c470a1
 The Upside Down Show / int_e18a3c59
type
Hilarious Outtakes
 The Upside Down Show / int_e18a3c59
comment
Hilarious Outtakes: A blooper and outtake reel for the show was filmed and edited, but only parts of it were released on the Umbilical Brothers' TikTok page.
 The Upside Down Show / int_e18a3c59
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 The Upside Down Show / int_e18a3c59
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The Upside Down Show / int_e18a3c59
 The Upside Down Show / int_e43c66bd
type
Art Evolution
 The Upside Down Show / int_e43c66bd
comment
Art Evolution: Puppet's design changed completely between the pilot and "Movie Theater."
 The Upside Down Show / int_e43c66bd
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 The Upside Down Show / int_e43c66bd
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The Upside Down Show / int_e43c66bd
 The Upside Down Show / int_e54482ee
type
Keet
 The Upside Down Show / int_e54482ee
comment
Keet: All of the human characters.
 The Upside Down Show / int_e54482ee
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 The Upside Down Show / int_e54482ee
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The Upside Down Show / int_e54482ee
 The Upside Down Show / int_e63270bc
type
Mr. Imagination
 The Upside Down Show / int_e63270bc
comment
Mr. Imagination: David and Shane are the kings of this. Almost every scene involves some kind of imaginary object/animal that the brothers treat as if it's completely real.
 The Upside Down Show / int_e63270bc
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 The Upside Down Show / int_e63270bc
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The Upside Down Show / int_e63270bc
 The Upside Down Show / int_e8e3807
type
Aside Glance
 The Upside Down Show / int_e8e3807
comment
Aside Glance: The brothers, usually David, do this at various points.
 The Upside Down Show / int_e8e3807
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 The Upside Down Show / int_e8e3807
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The Upside Down Show / int_e8e3807
 The Upside Down Show / int_ede841fd
type
No Seat Belts
 The Upside Down Show / int_ede841fd
comment
No Seat Belts: Whenever the brothers imagine a car/plane, there are never seatbelts because the vehicles are... well, imaginary.
 The Upside Down Show / int_ede841fd
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 The Upside Down Show / int_ede841fd
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The Upside Down Show / int_ede841fd
 The Upside Down Show / int_efd11fe3
type
A Dog Named "Dog"
 The Upside Down Show / int_efd11fe3
comment
A Dog Named "Dog": Puppet is named for his "species." According to his official character bio: "Puppet is the boys' pet puppet, who happens to know and love the fact that he is a puppet."
 The Upside Down Show / int_efd11fe3
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 The Upside Down Show / int_efd11fe3
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The Upside Down Show / int_efd11fe3
 The Upside Down Show / int_f21d434a
type
New Job as the Plot Demands
 The Upside Down Show / int_f21d434a
comment
New Job as the Plot Demands: Mrs. Foil usually has a new job in each of the wrong turn rooms, with no explanation as to how she works in so many fields (or gets around to so many different rooms so quickly).
 The Upside Down Show / int_f21d434a
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 The Upside Down Show / int_f21d434a
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The Upside Down Show / int_f21d434a
 The Upside Down Show / int_f4a5b281
type
Ceiling Cling
 The Upside Down Show / int_f4a5b281
comment
Ceiling Cling: Puppet gets stuck to the ceiling in "Marching Band," and it's later revealed that this is due to Shane's habit of smearing honey on the ceiling. David, Shane, and Puppet are able to climb the walls in "Airport" — with the help of the "Climb the Wall" remote button, of course.
 The Upside Down Show / int_f4a5b281
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 The Upside Down Show / int_f4a5b281
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The Upside Down Show / int_f4a5b281
 The Upside Down Show / int_f7a1c539
type
Three Plus Two
 The Upside Down Show / int_f7a1c539
comment
Three Plus Two: Backwards: the two brothers are joined by three other main characters.
 The Upside Down Show / int_f7a1c539
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 The Upside Down Show / int_f7a1c539
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The Upside Down Show / int_f7a1c539
 The Upside Down Show / int_f8e52439
type
Birthday Episode
 The Upside Down Show / int_f8e52439
comment
Birthday Episode: "Birthday Party" is about the Schmuzzies throwing a surprise "Schmirthday Schmarty" for David and Shane.
 The Upside Down Show / int_f8e52439
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 The Upside Down Show / int_f8e52439
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The Upside Down Show / int_f8e52439
 The Upside Down Show / int_f9f2c33
type
Running Gag
 The Upside Down Show / int_f9f2c33
comment
Running Gag: Puppet making dramatic entrances.
 The Upside Down Show / int_f9f2c33
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 The Upside Down Show / int_f9f2c33
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_f9f2c33
 The Upside Down Show / int_fb17af62
type
Rhymes on a Dime
 The Upside Down Show / int_fb17af62
comment
Rhymes on a Dime: The Schmuzzies can rhyme with anything at any time.
 The Upside Down Show / int_fb17af62
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 The Upside Down Show / int_fb17af62
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_fb17af62
 The Upside Down Show / int_fb9e0265
type
Team Dad
 The Upside Down Show / int_fb9e0265
comment
Team Dad: As the only somewhat mature member of the main cast, Puppet fills this role.
 The Upside Down Show / int_fb9e0265
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 The Upside Down Show / int_fb9e0265
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_fb9e0265
 The Upside Down Show / int_fd1f1a63
type
Ridiculously Cute Critter
 The Upside Down Show / int_fd1f1a63
comment
Ridiculously Cute Critter: The Schmuzzies.
 The Upside Down Show / int_fd1f1a63
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 The Upside Down Show / int_fd1f1a63
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_fd1f1a63
 The Upside Down Show / int_fd7267dd
type
Master of Disguise
 The Upside Down Show / int_fd7267dd
comment
Master of Disguise: Mrs. Foil. She wears so many costumes and has so many different jobs that sometimes, David and Shane don't recognize her in a particular room.
 The Upside Down Show / int_fd7267dd
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1.0
 The Upside Down Show / int_fd7267dd
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 The Upside Down Show
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The Upside Down Show / int_fd7267dd
 The Upside Down Show / int_fdc4fab4
type
Depending on the Writer
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Depending on the Writer: Puppet is the most level-headed character, and most episodes show him as the voice of reason. Sometimes, such as in "Picnic," he can be just as silly as the others.
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Buffy Speak: The brothers end up calling the mini-golf ball "the round orange non-planet-y thing that is neither an orange nor a basketball".
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Cut Short: The show was cancelled after just one season, and the creators were never able to make the planned finale movie that they'd fully scripted.
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