From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Uncle Max
Uncle Max
Uncle Max moaning, panting, banging, sighing and a bit of broken
vocal) similar to the type of voice Rowan Atkinson gives
Format Children’s comedy Mr. Bean in the animated series and the CITV show aimed
Starring David Schneider (as Uncle Max) for deaf children, Zzzap!. It is made by Little Bird Pictures
William Howe (as Luke in Series 1), Jonathon and marketed as a silent comedy.[7] Many of the acts are
Hanly (as Luke in Series 2) over exaggerated as in many kids shows and done in slow
Country of United Kingdom motion to create some tension.
origin
No. of 2 List of episodes
series
-
No. of 26
episodes
Production
Broadcasting
• United Kingdom - CBBC (formerly shown on
Producer(s) Andy Rowley Little Bird Pictures CITV)
Running 15 minutes • / Belgium/Flanders - Ketnet
time
Not to be confused with the Genie in the House character. References
Uncle Max is a British children’s comedy television se- [1] "Little Bird News February 2008" (in English). Little
ries originally airing on CITV [1], and now CBBC. It fea- Bird. February 2008. http://www.littlebird.ie/
tures David Schneider as the title character, Uncle Max, flash/#/news_press_releases/
and William Howe as Luke, Max’s nine year-old nephew, little_bird_news_february_2008/. Retrieved
although in the second series Jonathon Hanly took over 2007-05-05.
from William. The show is very similar in style to Mr. [2] "Shut up and make us laugh" (in English). The
Bean, with the basic premise being that Uncle Max is inca- Times. 2006-02-11. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/
pable of embarking on any adventure without upsetting article/0,,22877-2029215,00.html. Retrieved
another individual or group of individuals in some shape 2007-09-05.
or form.[2] [3] "Little Bird Feathers Its Nest from Joburg" (in
The first series was filmed in Johannesburg in South English). Gauteng Film Commission.
Africa[3] and produced by Andy Rowley [4] over a seven- http://www.gautengfilm.co.za/live/
week block in the summer of 2005, the show was written content.php?Item_ID=325. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
by David Schneider and 13 episodes were made for CITV [4] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494197/fullcredits
and screened on the CITV Channel in 2006. The second [5] "Irish Production Gears up as a Number of Projects
series was filmed in Galway, in Ireland.[5] get the Green Light" (in English). The Irish Film
Schneider himself admitted in an interview for The Board. 2008-04-17. http://www.irishfilmboard.ie/
Times that parts of the series are references to Laurel and news/
Hardy; however the majority of the footage is a tribute Irish_Production_Gears_up_as_a_Number_of_Projects_get_the_G
to the cartoons which Schneider grew up with, cartoons 707. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
such as Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo and Wacky Races. Schei- [6] Making of Uncle Max at broadcastfreelancer.com
der also stated that the name of the Uncle is descended [7] Little Bird productions - Uncle Max
from his own uncle, Max Ward, who was born in Hastin-
gs but now lives in Hackney, London. Of his own Uncle
Max, Schneider says that he used to get into all sorts of External links
scrapes and adventures and would take the young David • Uncle Max at the Internet Movie Database
along for the ride. If Dave was naughty, his uncle spanked • Little Bird productions - Uncle Max
him. Say no more.[6] • Making of Uncle Max at broadcastfreelancer.com
The programme contains very little spoken audio at
all, instead vocal noises (such as gasping, grunting,
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Series 1 episodes with William Howe
Date Title
13/02/2006 "Uncle Max Goes for Pizza"
14/02/2006 "Uncle Max Looks after the Baby"
15/02/2006 "Uncle Max Goes to the Cinema"
16/02/2006 "Uncle Max Runs a Race"
17/02/2006 "Uncle Max Washes his Clothes"
20/02/2006 "Uncle Max Plays Golf"
21/02/2006 "Uncle Max Buys some Shoes"
22/02/2006 "Uncle Max Goes to the Arcade"
23/02/2006 "Uncle Max Goes Flying"
24/02/2006 "Uncle Max Walks the Dog"
27/02/2006 "Uncle Max Goes Bowling"
28/02/2006 "Uncle Max Goes to the Dentist"
01/03/2006 "Uncle Max Goes Camping"
Series 2 episodes with Jonathan Hanly
Date Title
11/07/2008 "Uncle Max Plays Tennis"
18/07/2008 "Uncle Max Goes to the Opera"
25/07/2008 "Uncle Max Goes to the Museum"
01/08/2008 "Uncle Max and the Wrestler"
08/08/2008 "Uncle Max Goes to a Wedding"
15/08/2008 "Uncle Max Builds a Shed"
22/08/2008 "Uncle Max and the Broken Vase"
29/08/2008 "Uncle Max Bakes A Cake"
05/09/2008 "Uncle Max at the Supermarket"
12/09/2008 "Uncle Max at Sports Day"
19/09/2008 "Uncle Max Goes Swimming"
26/09/2008 "Uncle Max Plays The Piano"
03/10/2008 "Uncle Max in the Wild West"
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