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The show stars Manuel "Manny" Garcia, a Hispanic handyman living in the fictional town of [[Punny Name|Sheet Rock Hills]]. He's aided in his repairs by [[Everything Talks|his team of talking tools]]: Dusty the saw, Pat the hammer, Felipe the Phillips head screwdriver, Turner the slotted screwdriver, Rusty the <s> pipe</s> monkey wrench, Stretch the tape measure, Squeeze the pliers, and recent addition Flicker the flashlight. The rest of Sheet Rock Hills is filled out by an ever-growing list of inhabitants, both friends and return customers of Manny's, and several one-off customers appearing in a single given episode.

While it's a show written for preschoolers, if you start asking around you begin to see it has a growing [[Periphery Demographic]], even if some people will only claim to watch it [[Guilty Pleasures|because their child/niece/dog]] watch it.

 

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* [[An Aesop]]: A given, since it's a kids show. It usually manages ''not'' to be as heavy-handed as other like shows, though.

* [[Art Evolution]]: As is typical with animation and budget, the earliest episodes are rather rough in appearance compared to later fare.

* [[Cowardly Lion]]: Although mostly "cowardly" and less "lion" Rusty ''has'' had his moments.

* [[Creator Cameo]]: Rick Gitelson played the role of a police officer in a recent episode.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Turner, full force.

* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: Kelly. Just... Kelly. Lampshaded regularly.

** Turner does sometimes mention that he'd like to see it subverted.

* [[Disembodied Eyebrows]]: A number of Manny's tools sport them.

* [[Friendship Moment]]: Several.

* [[Good Samaritan]]: A "hero" example, in Manny, to the point where in the episode "A Very Handy Holiday" he and the tools missed a Christmas party because he kept stopping to help [[A Friend in Need|friends]] on the way.

* [[Grumpy Bear]]: Turner.

* [[Halloween Episode]]: "Halloween", obviously.

* [[Hard Work Montage]]: The repair of the day is often shown like this, set against the once-an-episode song "We Work Together".

** Penn Jillette of [[Penn & Teller]] appears at one point.

* [[Hiccup Hijinks]]: "Felipe's Hiccups"

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: The episode "Light Work" has a fair amount, particularly on Kelly's chief role in the series.

** Also this line from "Flicker":

'''Turner:''' Of course, Kelly! [[Everything Talks|There's nothing unusual about that.]] }}

** Earlier in the same episode, Turner had a lampshade hung on ''him'', which the line above later calls back to.

'''Turner:''' O-oh. Oh yeah. }}

* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: With perhaps a handful of exceptions, all the characters outfits remain the same. Manny has never been seen without his hat on. Even in situations in which he changes his hat for a helmet, it happens off screen.

** Kelly always has her work apron on, even when she's away from the store.

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]

* [[Offscreen Crash]]: Usually involving Mr. Lopart, but occasionally with Pat or another tool.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: Turner considers himself to be this.

* [[Punny Name]]: Felipe's name. Felipe is a Philips-head screwdriver. Felipe is Spanish for Philip. Put two and two together.

** Most of the tools names, actually. ''Turner'' the screwdriver, ''Pat'' the hammer, ''Stretch'' the tape measure...

* [[Scenery Porn]]: Some of the backgrounds are ridiculously pretty for the animation style, particularly snow scenes and sunsets.

* [[Special Guest]]: Guest stars, some with recurring characters, include [[Happy Days|Marion Ross]], [[According to Jim|Jim Belushi]], Lauren Tom, Giada DeLaurentis, and Lance Bass. Yes, ''that'' [[N Sync|Lance Bass]].

* [[Squeaky Eyes]]: Played straight, used exclusively with the tools when they're all confused about something.

* [[Stock Sound Effects]]: Played with once by Dusty the saw, who used herself to imitate the sound of thunder by sharply warping her body.

* [[Strictly Formula]]: The earlier episodes, particularly in the first season, had Manny being called over by a resident to fix something while the tools learn a lesson. Recent episodes still have shades of the same formula, but they're beginning to break out of it.

* [[The Chessmaster]]: Mrs. Portillo manipulates Manny into taking a needed day off in one episode.

* [[Theme Tune Cameo]]: An early episode ends with Manny playing the theme song's melody on a guitar.

* [[Unnamed Parent|Unnamed Grandparent]]: Manny's grandfather is universally referred to as "Abuelito" (the familiar term for "grandfather" in Spanish), even by characters not related to him.

* [[You Are the Translated Foreign Word]]: This happens a lot with Spanish words.

 

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[[Category:Disney Channel]]

[[Category:Western Animation]]