El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
GenreSuperhero fiction
Action-adventure
Slapstick
Comedy
Created byJorge R. Gutierrez
Sandra Equihua
Directed byDave Thomas
Gabe Swarr
Voices ofAlanna Ubach
Grey DeLisle
Eric Bauza
Carlos Alazraqui
April Stewart
ComposerShawn Patterson
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (50 segments)
Production
Executive producersSandra Equihua
Jorge R. Gutierrez
Running time11 minutes (short-length episodes)
22 minutes (long-length specials)
Production companiesMexopolis
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseFebruary 19, 2007 (2007-02-19) 
June 20, 2008 (2008-06-20)
NetworkNicktoons
ReleaseAugust 7 (2008-08-07) 
September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13)

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (also often shortened to El Tigre) is an American animated superhero comedy television series created by Jorge R. Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua for Nickelodeon. It was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and was animated using Adobe Flash. The series centers on a 13-year-old boy named Manny Rivera, better known as "El Tigre", who is the son of a legendary hero known as "White Pantera" and the grandson of an evil super villain known as "Puma Loco". Manny tries his best to choose between being good or evil while dealing with bizarre enemies, aiming to gain his belt's buckle to become a tiger-themed superhero. The show is set in Miracle City, a fictional city based on and located at Tijuana, where Jorge grew up.

El Tigre first aired as a sneak peak on February 19, 2007 before officially premiering on March 3, 2007 on Nickelodeon and aired its first 22 episodes until June 20, 2008. The show was then moved to Nickelodeon's spinoff network, Nicktoons, from August 7, 2008 to September 13, 2008, airing its remaining four episodes. El Tigre won a total of five Daytime Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards. Additionally, it has spawned several merchandise, including home media and digital releases, a video game, an art book, and for a brief time, a collection of fast food toys.