Handy Manny‘s building himself a media empire.
Disney Channel is expanding the popular animated series with new programming and a new consumer products line.
The character will star in a new series of 20 animated shorts under the banner title of Handy Manny’s School for Tools, set to air in 2010, and two primetime TV specials. The first special, which will air this fall, is Handy Manny’s Motorcycle Adventure and features four new songs from the rock group Los Lobos. The second special will air in 2010.
Meanwhile, Disney Consumer Products is expanding its Handy Manny line of licensed products this year to include action figures, puzzles, playsets, plush toys, apparel, footwear, sleepwear, home furnishings, bedding, backpackgs, party patterns, stationery, greeting cards, books and DVDs.
