

Season 3 • Episode 14
LatestChimney makes a thump.
Manny Garcia, a kind, generous, outgoing handyman and his eclectic mix of talking tools help the people of Sheet Rock Hills with repairs both large and small, while teaching kids how to confront and conquer everyday problems.
Acting
Wilmer Valderrama's inexplicably soothing voice work.
Writing
Bilingual dialogue that doesn't treat Spanish as 'foreign'.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Handy Manny premiered the same year as Dora's peak, cementing Disney's 2000s push for organic bilingual programming without treating it as 'educational' content.
Tom Kenny voices both Pat the hammer and Mr. Lopart—meaning SpongeBob's voice actor spent years arguing with himself about incompetence.