Handy Manny (originally titled Roberto The Repair Man) is a show about a Latin American repair man who goes about his city helping out various people or so it would seem on the outside. This show is deeply rooted in American racism all of the American characters sit back and watch Manny do all the work while giving him no form of pay, they frequently insult him using racial terms such as Spic and even Beaner which I find absolutely disgusting and I expect you would feel the same. This show is being shown to so many children without their parents even realising what is being said and I believe this is causing many kids to grow up racist without it even being their own fault. Please do not let your kids watch this show and if they already have please tell them that the things they are learning from it are extremely wrong and disgusting.

Unlike all the other kids shows that have Spanish and English included in the show, this one is easy to follow. My son and daughter both love this show and are excited when they hear the theme song. It is a bit like Bob the Builer, but as an adult it annoys me how the people walk and the characters in the show talk. It's not how people talk everyday. Bob is too proper and Manny is more of how people hold conversations in their everyday lives. I love this show because it teaches kids how to get along with one another in a group and solve problems within that group in an easy to understand way. Hope they make many more of these shows. Good Job!!

I have a one year old who isn't interested in cartoons yet, but I occasionally turn on cartoons in hopes she'd pay attention. I turned on Handy Manny and she was not interested, but I watched all four episodes in a row! I love that it teaches Spanish and has good messages, plus it is entertaining! Not too much singing and doesn't make me want to gag watching it! I can't wait until they put it out on DVD! I also was surprised to find out Manny was voiced by Wilder Valderrama. At first I thought it sounded like Mark Wahlberg, that's why I looked it up. I also like the graphics- very easy to watch. They seem like the graphics from Veggie Tales.

Manny is a repairman with a toolbox full of talking tools, all of which are cleverly named: for example, the measuring tape is Stretch, the hammer is Pat. Together Manny and his tools take on a variety of jobs, which always require thinking through possible ways of getting them done. In one episode, they're trying to help a lady get a new oven into her house, but it's too big for the door, so they have to try to find some other way to get it into the house.Manny is a Latino, and speaks a mixture of English and Spanish, as do some of the other characters on the show; only one of his tools has a Latino accent -- Felipe, the phillips screwdriver. When other characters greet them, they typically say, "Hola, Manny. Hello, Tools."My 4-year-old daughter loves this show. She enjoys learning what the different tools are and what they do.