Uncle Max
Uncle Max | |
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Starring | David Schneider (Uncle Max) William Howe (Luke, Ser. 1) Jonathan Hanly (Luke, Ser. 2) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Producer | Andy Rowley Little Bird Pictures |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | 13 February 2006 – 3 October 2008 |
Uncle Max is a British children's comedy television series originally airing on CITV,[1] and now CBBC. It features David Schneider as the title character, Uncle Max, and William Howe as Luke, Max's nine-year-old nephew, although in the second series Jonathon Hanly took over from William. The show is very similar in style to Mr. Bean, with the basic premise being that Uncle Max is incapable of embarking on any adventure without upsetting another individual or group of individuals in some shape or form.[2]
The first series was filmed in Johannesburg in South Africa[3] and produced by Andy Rowley [4] over a seven-week block in the summer of 2005, the show was written by David Schneider and 13 episodes were made for CITV and screened on the CITV channel in 2006. The second series was filmed in Galway, in Ireland.[5]
Schneider admitted in an interview for The Times that parts of the series are references to Laurel and Hardy; the majority of the footage is a tribute to the cartoons which Schneider grew up with, cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo and Wacky Races. Scheider also stated that the name of the Uncle is descended from his own uncle, Max Ward, who was born in Hastings but now lives in Hackney, London. Of his own Uncle Max, Schneider says that he used to get into all sorts of scrapes and adventures and would take the young David along for the ride.[6]
The programme contains very little spoken audio at all, instead vocal noises (such as gasping, grunting, moaning, panting, banging, sighing and a bit of broken vocal) similar to the type of voice Rowan Atkinson gives Mr. Bean in the animated series and the CITV show aimed for deaf children, ZZZap!. It is made by Little Bird Pictures and marketed as a silent comedy.[7] Many of the acts are exaggerated as in many kids shows and done in slow motion to create some tension.
List of episodes
Date | Title |
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13 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Goes for a Pizza" |
14 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Looks after the Baby" |
15 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Goes to the Cinema" |
16 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Runs a Race" |
17 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Does the Washing" |
20 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Plays Golf" |
21 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Buys Some Shoes" |
22 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Goes to the Arcade" |
23 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Goes Flying" |
24 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Walks the Dog" |
27 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Goes Bowling" |
28 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Goes to the Dentist" |
29 April 2009 | "Uncle Max Goes Camping" |
Date | Title |
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11 October 2010 | "Uncle Max Plays Tennis" |
18 October 2010 | "Uncle Max Goes to the Opera" |
25 October 2010 | "Uncle Max Goes to the Museum" |
1 November 2010 | "Uncle Max and the Wrestler" |
8 November 2010 | "Uncle Max Goes to a Wedding" |
15 November 2010 | "Uncle Max Builds a Shed" |
22 November 2010 | "Uncle Max and the Broken Vase" |
14 November 2011 | "Uncle Max Bakes a Cake" |
15 November 2011 | "Uncle Max at the Supermarket" |
12 December 2011 | "Uncle Max at Sports Day" |
13 December 2011 | "Uncle Max Goes Swimming" |
11 July 2012 | "Uncle Max Plays the Piano" |
13 July 2012 | "Uncle Max in the Wild West" |
Broadcasting
References
- ^ "Little Bird News February 2008". Little Bird. February 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Shut up and make us laugh". The Times. 11 February 2006. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
- ^ "Little Bird Feathers Its Nest from Joburg". Gauteng Film Commission. December 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Uncle Max (TV Series 2006– ) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Irish Production Gears up as a Number of Projects get the Green Light". The Irish Film Board. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ "Making of…Uncle Max". Broadcast Freelancer. Archived from the original on 23 February 2006.
- ^ "Little Bird productions - Uncle Max".[dead link]
External links
- Uncle Max at IMDb
- Uncle Max at BBC Online
- Use dmy dates from December 2012
- 2009 American television series debuts
- 2012 American television series endings
- 2000s British children's television series
- 2000s British teen sitcoms
- BBC children's television programmes
- English-language television programs
- ITV children's television programmes
- United Kingdom television show stubs