Uncle Max

Uncle Max is a British children's comedy television series originally aired on CITV, and CBBC. It features David Schneider as the title character, Uncle Max, and William Howe as Luke, Max's nine-year-old nephew. However, in the second series Jonathon Hanly took over from William. The show's basic premise is that Uncle Max is incapable of embarking on any adventure without creating chaos and upsetting another individual or a group of individuals in some way or the other.

The first series was filmed in Johannesburg in South Africa and produced by Andy Rowley 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.

In an interview for The Times, David Schneider cited Laurel and Hardy, Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo and Wacky Races as influences on the show. Scheider additionally stated that the title character is named after his uncle, Max Ward, who was born in Hastings and used to get into various scrapes and adventures which would involve David himself.

The show contains very little spoken dialogue, mostly relying on vocal effects and physical comedy. It is made by Little Bird Pictures. Many of the actions are exaggerated for humor and filmed in slow motion to create some tension.