El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
| El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
Jorge R. Gutierrez Sandra Equihua |
| Directed by |
Dave Thomas Gabe Swarr |
| Voices of |
Alanna Ubach Grey DeLisle Eric Bauza Carlos Alazraqui April Stewart |
| Composer(s) | Shawn Patterson |
| Country of origin | United States[1] |
| Original language(s) | English[1] |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Sandra Equihua Jorge R. Gutierrez |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Mexopolis Nickelodeon Animation Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Original release | March 3, 2007 – September 13, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera is Nickelodeon's first ever flash animation series produced for Nickelodeon and Nicktoons. The first screening of the show was on January 19, 2007 in the first ever Nickelodeon Creative Summit held in San Juan, Puerto Rico as a special treat for the 60 exclusive attendees (The Summit was led by 4 of the main branches of Nickelodeon). Later sneak peeks aired on February 19, with the series television debut on March 3, 2007 for both networks. The entire series is available on iTunes as Season 1, and is also available on the PlayStation Network Store. The entire series is also available for viewing on the Nickelodeon website.
Premise
Set in the fictional crime-ridden Mexican metropolis of Miracle City, El Tigre follows the adventures of Manny Rivera, a regular 13-year-old boy with superpowers trying to choose between being good or evil. Manny's father is a superhero known as White Pantera wants Manny to grow up to be good and fight evil. Manny's Grandpapi is a supervillain known as Puma Loco who thinks Manny should go to the dark side.
Origin
El Tigre was created by a husband-and-wife team named Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua along with others who were employed to make the show. The couple made the project from experiences they had when they were younger. Manny Rivera is based on Jorge's young self. Many things known of the show were based on actual events or parts in Jorge's life. His father was an architect (which was viewed as good) and his grandfather was a general in the military (which was viewed as evil). That idea was exaggerated to the idea of Super Heroes and Villains. The city Miracle City is based on Mexico City, where Jorge grew up.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Original air date | Network | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 26 | March 3, 2007 | September 13, 2008 | Nickelodeon | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2007–08)
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sole of a Hero / Night of the Living Guacamole" | March 3, 2007 |
| 2 | "Enter the Cuervo / Fistful of Collars" | March 3, 2007 |
| 3 | "Fool's Goal / El Tigre, El Jefe" | March 10, 2007 |
| 4 | "Zebra Donkey / Adios Amigos" | March 17, 2007 |
| 5 | "The Mother of All Tigres / Old Money" | April 7, 2007 |
| 6 | "The Late Manny Rivera / Party Monsters" | April 21, 2007 |
| 7 | "The Mustache Kid / Puma Licito" | May 5, 2007 |
| 8 | "Miracle City Worker / Dia de los Malos" | May 12, 2007 |
| 9 | "Yellow Pantera / Rising Son" | June 16, 2007 |
| 10 | "The Curse of the Albino Burrito / La Tigresa" | September 21, 2007 |
| 11 | "Ballad of Frida Suarez / Fool Speed Ahead" | September 28, 2007 |
| 12 | "Miracle City Undercover / Bride of Puma Loco" | October 5, 2007 |
| 13 | "Eye Caramba / Clash of the Titan" | October 12, 2007 |
| 14 | "The Grave Escape (first double-length episode)" | October 19, 2007 |
| 15 | "Burrito's Little Helper / Crouching Tigre, Hidden Dragon" | November 2, 2007 |
| 16 | "The Cactus Kid / A Mother's Glove" | November 9, 2007 |
| 17 | "The Good, the Bad, and the Tigre (second double-length episode)" | January 25, 2008 |
| 18 | "A Fistful of Nickels / Animales" | June 16, 2008 |
| 19 | "Tigre + Cuervo Forever / The Thing That Ate Frida's Brain" | June 17, 2008 |
| 20 | "Stinking Badges / Mech Daddy" | June 18, 2008 |
| 21 | "The Return of Plata Peligrosa / Chupacabros!" | June 19, 2008 |
| 22 | "Love and War / Wrong and Dance" | June 20, 2008 |
| 23 | "Oso Sole Mio / Silver Wolf" | August 7, 2008 |
| 24 | "The Cuervo Project / The Golden Eagle Twins" | August 8, 2008 |
| 25 | "Dia de los Padres / Mustache Love" | September 13, 2008 |
| 26 | "Back to Escuela / No Boots, No Belt, No Brero" | September 13, 2008 |
Characters
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35th Annie Awards[2] | Best Animated Television Production for Children | El Tigre | Won |
| Character Animation in a Television Production | Monica Kennedy – El Tigre | Nominated | |
| Character Design in an Animated Television Production | Jorge R. Gutierrez – El Tigre "Fistful of Collars" | Won | |
| Music in an Animated Television Production | Shawn Patterson – El Tigre "Yellow Pantera" | Nominated | |
| 36th Annie Awards[3] | Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form | Scott Kreamer – El Tigre "Mustache Love" – Nickelodeon | Nominated |
| Character Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form | Jorge Gutierrez – El Tigre "The Good, The Bad and The Tigre" | Nominated | |
| 35th Daytime Emmy Awards[4] | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy Award | Sandra Equihua, Character Designer | Won |
| Jorge Gutierrez, Character Designer | Won | ||
| Gerald de Jesus, Art Direction | Won | ||
| Eddie Trigueros, Storyboard | Won | ||
| 36th Daytime Emmy Awards[5][6] | Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Dave Thomas, Gabe Swarr & Andrea Romano | Won |
El Tigre's Decision of Destiny
On January 25, 2008, Nickelodeon allowed viewers to vote on an ending deciding El Tigre's fate on a brand-new episode that premiered on the same day.[7] The ending chosen was hero, in which he defeated Django and Sartana.
Had evil been chosen he would have helped Django and Sartana conquer the world but turned against them to take the empire for himself and Frida and ruled over the world into old age.
Other appearances
El Tigre has been licensed in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, and is featured in the Nintendo DS version of Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots. He also makes a cameo appearance in Nicktoons MLB.
El Tigre has its own game at Nick Arcade, Festival De Las Piñatas, and is also a playable character in Nick Arcade's Nicktoons HoverZone.
The characters Manny, Frida, and Grandpapi/Puma Loco make an appearance during a 2D animated scene in The Book of Life which is Jorge Gutierrez' first feature-length film.
References
- 1 2 "El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera", combined details, IMDB. Accessed on line February 20, 2008.
- ↑ "35th Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients". International Animated Film Society ASIFA Hollywood. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ↑ "35th Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients". International Animated Film Society ASIFA Hollywood. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ↑ Moody, Annemarie (June 16, 2008). "Daytime Emmys Honor Curious George, The Batman And More". Animation World Network. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ↑ "The 36th annual Daytime Emmy® Award nomination" (PDF). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 14, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Creative Arts Emmys Winners" (PDF). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 30, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ↑ El Tigre Decision of Destiny!
External links
- Official website
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera at the Internet Movie Database
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera at TV.com
- AnimationInsider.net Interview with Shawn Patterson, Composer for 'El Tigre'
- Interview with Jorge Guiterrez' co-creator of El Tigre.
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