Maya & Miguel

Airs M-Th from 3:00-3:30 p.m.

MAYA & MIGUEL presents culture and language learning as fun, relevant and rewarding for all children, with a special emphasis on the Latino population. Lively and colorful, MAYA & MIGUEL chronicles the adventures, and sometimes misadventures, of 10-year-old twins Maya and Miguel Santos and features their family, friends and a richly diverse neighborhood. This never-a-dull-moment situation comedy revolves around Maya's well-intended meddling in her family's and friends' lives, ultimately creating new quandaries to fix. While every episode takes humorous twists and turns, the underlying message is the importance of doing good for the family and community, and the philosophy that shared happiness is greater than personal gain.  Sprinkled throughout the series are values of friendship and family, and a positive, culturally rich portrayal of Latino family, language and cultures.

June

5/1 A Little Culture (Show 124)
When Maya forgets to buy tickets for the summer blockbuster movie all her friends are eagerly awaiting, she desperately suggests that they go instead to the Natural History Museum. Maggie and Theo aren’t quick to forgive her, and mope about the museum while Maya and Miguel rummage in the gift shop for peace offerings. But before they know it, Theo and Maggie find themselves enraptured by exhibits on ancient African and Chinese cultures.

5/5 The Bet (Show 125)
When Maya comes to believe that Miguel has grown overly obsessed with playing videogames, she challenges him to go cold turkey. He agrees — on the condition that she refrain from meddling in other people’s business.

5/6 The Cheery Chiper Cupid Sisters (Show 126)
Maya and her friends are in love with the new girls action cartoon, “The Cheery Chipper Cupid Sisters”. They join the fan club, wear the t-shirts, chant the chants, and begin to drive their friends and families up a wall. Things only get worse when their efforts to spread sweetness, happiness and love in the manner of their two-dimensional idols seem to backfire.

5/7 Mother's Day (Show 150)
Everything is coming up roses for Abuela Elena as Maya and Miguel wish her a Happy Mother's Day—Maya-style.

5/8 Soccer Mom (Show 120)
Rosa is the new soccer coach, but having mom in charge displeases Maya and Miguel, who eventually learn what's really important.

5/12 Mother's Day (Show 150)
Everything is coming up roses for Abuela Elena as Maya and Miguel wish her a Happy Mother's Day—Maya-style.

5/13 Team Santos (Show 127)
Maya accidentally sets off an air horn during an important soccer play, ruining Miguel's kick and losing the game for him. Feeling terrible, she embarks upon a plan to cheer him up. If he could only win the big carnival competition, he'd feel a lot better... and also perhaps forgive Maya.

5/14 Friends Forever? (Show 128)
Both the girls and the boys get into arguments and decide not to be friends anymore.

5/15 The Slump (Show 129)
Miguel quits the baseball team when he can't hit, but when he sees all the hard work and determination Maya puts into getting the team new uniforms may he changes his mind. Related Activity: This is Me Book

5/19 The Dogwalkers (Show 130)
The kids open a pet-care business to buy their neighbor a plane ticket to get her to a reunion.

5/20 Recipe For Disaster (Show 131)
The kids must quickly find a recipe in a book that they gave away to a local book fair. Related Activity: Recipes for Happiness

5/21 The Pen-Pal (Show 132)
Miguel embellishes the details of his life to his new pen-pal Roman from Puerto Rico. Related Activity: Friendly Letters

5/22 Abuela Upmanship (Show 133)
When Maya gets jealous of Lola's grandmother, she tells everyone that Abuela was a movie star. Related Activity: A Cultural Collection

5/26 WordGirl Replaces Maya and Miguel

Series Resources

Maya and Miguel Website Lesson Plans Activities

Program Highlight Reading Rainbow Airs M-F from 2:00-2:30 p.m. 5/28 Boxes for Katje (Show 1603) A charitable effort begins when a girl send a care package to Holland during World War II.