Handy Manny
| Handy Manny | |
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Manny (left) and tools (left to right) Squeeze, Turner, Dusty, Stretch, Rusty, Felipe, Pat
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| Genre |
Animation Preschool Edutainment Comedy |
| Created by | Roger Bollen Marilyn Sadler Rick Gitelson |
| Directed by | Ted Bastien |
| Starring |
Wilmer Valderrama Dee Bradley Baker Tom Kenny Fred Stoller Nika Futterman Kath Soucie Carlos Alazraqui Grey DeLisle (season 2+) Nancy Truman |
| Opening theme | "Handy Manny Theme Song" by Los Lobos |
| Composer(s) | Fernando Rivas |
| Country of origin | United States Canada Mexico |
| Original language(s) | English Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 113 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Pam Lehn |
| Producer(s) | Vanessa Tilley, Jane Sobol |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nelvana |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Disney Channel (2006–07) Playhouse Disney (2006–2011) Disney Junior (2011–13) Univision (Planeta U) |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Original release | September 16, 2006 – February 14, 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Bob the Builder |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Handy Manny is an American-Canadian CGI animated children's television program. It first aired on September 16, 2006 as originally part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers. On February 14, 2011, it was moved to the Disney Junior block, serving as Playhouse Disney's replacement. The show's title character is voiced by Wilmer Valderrama. Children aged 4–9 were usually the show's audience.
The show was created by Roger Bollen, Marilyn Sadler and Rick Gitelson. The animation is produced by Toronto-based Nelvana and features the voice performances of Valderrama, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kenny, Fred Stoller, Nika Futterman, Kath Soucie, Carlos Alazraqui, Grey DeLisle and Nancy Truman. The theme song is performed by Los Lobos.
Handy Manny (a play on the phrase "handy man") is set in the fictional town of Sheetrock Hills where the titular character, Manny, owns a repair shop along with his anthropomorphic talking tools. It is unknown exactly where this town is located, but there are a multitude of Spanish speaking residents within it and the town is surrounded by tropical ocean water (as seen in the introduction). Most 30-minute episodes contain two stories. They typically begin with Manny and the tools interacting in Manny's repair shop. While there, someone, usually needing something repaired or assembled, calls Manny, who answers, "Hola, Handy Manny's repair shop, you break it" and then the tools shout "We fix it". After hearing who needs help where, Manny and the Tools sing "Hop up, Jump in" while the Tools hop into his tool box. In most episodes when Manny and the Tools leave for the repair, they see Mr. Lopart with his pet cat Fluffy in front of his candy store. Mr. Lopart would try to do something on his own without any prior experience. Manny offers him to help but Mr. Lopart says that he doesn't need any help, after Manny and the Tools leave the item Mr. Lopart was building would malfunction and cause a mess. Once Manny and the tools arrive at the repair site, they collaborate on the best way to fix the broken item. Manny then goes to Kelly's hardware store where she always has the item that they need. Once they have the items needed for the repair, they go back to the work-site and sing "We Work Together" while performing the repairs.
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