It's a Wonderful Plot: In one episode, Miguel angrily wishes that Maya had never been born and that he was an only child he then proceeds to have an Opinion-Changing Dream that makes him realize that for all her faults, Maya has done a lot of good for the people around them and that he loves her.Ignore the Disability: Downplayed in Andy's debut, but still present enough to affect the plot.Hot for Teacher: Miguel has a crush on the substitute teacher, Ms.The lady was actually waiting for a bus, and Maya's " help" caused her to miss it. Helping Granny Cross the Street: During a montage where Miguel tells Maya all the times her ideas have made things worse, one of the clips is her "helping" an old lady across the street.
Head Pet: Paco occasionally sits on Maya's head.Half-Identical Twins: Maya and Miguel look almost alike, except Maya wears pink lipstick.Five-Token Band: Maya & Miguel (half-Mexican/half-Puerto Rican), Theo (smart African-American), Andy (blonde white kid born with one amputated arm), Maggie (fashionable Chinese), and Chrissy (somewhat naive Afro-Dominican).In the former, Maya prevented picking sides as it usually happens in such type of episode.Feud Episode: "The Big Fight" (with Miguel and Theo: they were having a remote-controlled car race that goes wrong, and they blame each other) and "Friends Forever?" (with the girls over a book report and Miguel was teaching Theo and Andy soccer skills for the same position on the same team).Feather Fingers: Paco’s wings can sometimes act as hands.Everybody Cries: In "Chrissy's Big Move", Maya, Maggie, and Chrissy spend 20 minutes in Maya's bedroom crying over Chrissy and her family moving away to Hong Kong.Earth Day Episode: The show has one where Maya, Miguel and their friends convert an empty lot into a community garden, while their cousin Tito encourages people to use paper or reusable bags instead of plastic.But it's only after the plan succeeds that she learns the whole story: Miguel reveals the letter is really from Andy, and he was helping him write the letter because Andy doesn't speak Spanish, which is why the letter was on Miguel's desk in the first place. Didn't Think This Through: In "The Letter", upon finding a letter on Miguel's desk for Esperanza, Maya thinks Miguel likes her and does what she can to make Esperanza like her brother.Dark Is Not Evil: While Sinister Sombrero is El Guamazo Lopez's nemesis, outside of the ring he's really a nice guy who loves romance novels.
She is Maya and Miguel’s grandmother who offers a lot of advice to them when they need it. Cloud Cuckoolanders Minder: Miguel frequently serves as this to Maya, trying to talk her out of her latest Zany Scheme and having to help her clean up the fallout.Cloud Cuckoolander: Given her impulsive nature, Maya tends to fall under this often.Big Brother Mentor: In "I Got to be Mi-guel", Tito thinks Miguel is cool and wants to be like him (much to Maya's jealousy), so Miguel teaches him (which annoys Maya).Annoying Younger Sibling: Maya can be this to Miguel-they're twins, but Miguel's the older twin (by three minutes).All Just a Dream: In “Cherry Chipper Sisters”, Maya and her friends must drive the Cherry Chipper Mobile to rescue Paco and everyone forces Maya to drive and Maya tries to convince them they can’t and they force her over and over again until Maya wakes up and it was a dream and Paco was safe.
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Other characters in the series include their parents, their grandmother, their diverse group of friends (which include a white boy with only one arm) and Paco, a talking parrot. Perhaps a scrapped Wonder Twin Powers idea? Her catchphrase is "Eso es!" ("That's it!") note Though often sounds like excellent! note Though there was an instance of Miguel's shoe glowing yellow in the first season's title sequence. The series seems set in the real world the only unusual sight is how Maya's hair bobbles glow whenever she has an idea, but that seems to be visible only to the viewers. Maya Santos is an energetic preteen girl of Hispanic descent who can't resist helping people with their problems even when not asked to this invariably causes trouble but her brother Miguel, despite pointing that out, always ends up helping her anyway. As the Expository Theme Tune states, they are "brother and sister and best friends as well." The series seeks to make Hispanic culture more familiar to the youth audience and also teach some Spanish words in the process. Maya & Miguel (2004-2007) is an American educative animated 65-Episode Cartoon about the misadventures of 10 year-old Hispanic siblings.
What they will do next, you never can tell!
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