MANNY ALL-ROUNDER

Handy Manny (Handy Manny in the original English) is the 3D animation series aimed at preschoolers, which made its debut in 2006 as part of the Disney Playhouse program on the Disney Channel. The main protagonist is the young Manny, a small entrepreneur who, together with his animated and talking tools, is always ready to solve any technical problem: repair shelves, fix traffic lights, fix poles and much more. The series was conceived by Roger Bollen, Marilyn Sadler, Emmy Award and produced by Rick Gitelson. The animations were entrusted to the Canadian studios of Nelvana.
Manny is always optimistic when faced with any problem and trusts in his ingenuity and the reliability of his tools. Among these we find Dente, the saw always ready to cut the impossible.

Philip the yellow Phillips screwdriver, who always speaks out of turn and dreams of becoming a great director. Pim the hammer insecure and a bit clumsy, seen as a danger by the other tools, but luckily Manny believes in his great skills. Beak is a parrot wrench that creates unnecessary problems for himself, not believing much in its potential as it is very anxious. Strizza is instead a small pliers, very useful when you need to tighten some screws. Scatto is a very fussy extensible meter, Manny always resorts to him when he needs to take measurements before performing a job. Finally we find Vito, a slotted screwdriver with a blue handle, a little jealous of Philip, who thinks he knows everything as he is the oldest of the group.

When Manny's solution to the problem is found, the group of tools starts to work, singing a nice little song. "Let's fix it, come on, screw it, tighten it, let's work togheter now, work with us. Cut, calculate, beat it, force it, tighten it, here everyone has his own task and they work, we fix the togheter!"The message is that only with teamwork, where the skills of individuals are enhanced, can problems be solved.

Among the various characters we find Mr. Lopart, who owns a sweet shop next to Manny's laboratory. Lopart is a bit clumsy, always ready to get in trouble when he has to climb some stairs or carry packages, despite Manny's good advice. In the episode "Shoe Business" Manny is contacted by Mr. Shepard, a shoe shop owner who would like a shoe sign for his shop. With the help of the Scatto meter, Manny designs it and evaluates the choice of materials with which to make the sign. Unfortunately Mr. Shepard is also very messy and never manages to find the right shoes for his customers. Manny then decides to build shelves for him, to order the shoes of the store, so in addition to a beautiful sign, Mr. Shepard is able to better serve his customers and increase his earnings, thanks to the precious help of Manny and his tools.

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