Season 1

Maya & Miguel

Season 1

Oct 11, 2004 65 episodes

Episodes

Mala Suerte

Episode 1

Mala Suerte

Oct 11, 2004 30 min

When something goes wrong during breakfast, Maya believes that their apartment is filled with bad luck. Maya asks her friend Maggie if she has any ideas of how they can make the bad luck go away. Luckily, Maggie's Grandmother has a guide to Feng Shui. Maya, Miguel and the rest of their friends misread the guide and follow the instructions. They all help around the house as they redecorate, paint and rearrange the furniture. They all think they did a good Job. When the twin's parents come home everything turns into a mess.

The Matchmaker

Episode 2

The Matchmaker

Oct 12, 2004 30 min

When Maya sees her Grandmother Elena dancing cheerfully by herself, she decides that she is lonely. Maya decides to fix her grandmother with a sixty year old bachelor in a blind date. Maya helps Abuela Elena receive a makeover for her blind date. Later in the evening the blind date goes horribly wrong and nothing like Maya expected it to go.

When Maya met Andy

Episode 3

When Maya met Andy

Oct 13, 2004 30 min

Miguel remembers when Andy one of his best friends came to the city. He remembers how Maya's reaction was toward Andy. Maya felt that since Andy was missing an arm he should be treated with more caution. Maya warned Theo and Miguel not to play sports in front of Andy because he might feel bad. Maya felt that Andy was incapable of playing sports as well as the other boys. Once Maya sees how good Andy plays sports she feels bad and realizes that everybody should be treated equally.

The Autograph

Episode 4

The Autograph

Oct 14, 2004 30 min

When Paco accidentally ruins Miguel's favorite baseball card, Maya tries to fix the problem. The baseball star Orlando Cruz is coming to town on that weekend. Maya and her friends try to get an autograph from the great baseball player themselves. They try many ideas to get as close as they can to the baseball star. Can Maya get an autograph from Miguel's favorite baseball player? Abuela Elena also makes a new friend. At first she is sitting boreed alone in the bleachers with him. Then his bad habits cause the Grandma to teach him to bite on gum instead of trash.

Rhymes with 'Gato

Episode 5

Rhymes with 'Gato

Oct 15, 2004 30 min

Chrissy's kitten just recently ran away. Maya and friends help her by looking for the kitten and asking other people if they have seen a kitten. Maggie who is terrible at spanish says that they are missing a ""pato""- a duck. At the end Maya ends up with a duck instead of a ""gato""- a cat.

La Nueva Cocinita

Episode 6

La Nueva Cocinita

Oct 18, 2004 30 min

When Maya and Miguel look through Abuela Elena's old Trunk filled with memories they find an unusual thing. It's a Menu of an Old Restaurant with the name ""La Cocinita""- Little Kitchen. Maya sees how her grandma sights and remembers the good memories. Maya gets an idea of making a new restaurant with the same name for her grandma and all of the neighborhood to enjoy.

The Letter

Episode 7

The Letter

Oct 19, 2004 30 min

One morning Maya finds an abandoned letter on top of Miguel's desk written to a pretty girl in their class named Esperanza. Maya, Chrissy and Maggie decide that Miguel might need help making friends. The girls tell Esperanza that Miguel is a great athlete and how he is great. It turns out that the note was written by Andy. Maya, Chrissy and Maggie have a lot of explaining to do with Andy, Miguel and Esperanza. The girls do not know what to do now.

Teacher's Pet

Episode 8

Teacher's Pet

Oct 20, 2004 30 min

When Paco stops talking Maya worries and thinks that he is sick. They take him to the vet and the vet tells Maya that Paco is lonely. Maya decides to take Paco to school. While playing soccer she looses Paco as well as her teacher's parrot ""Mihn."" The two parrots become friends and they talk to each other when they are lonely.

La Calavera

Episode 9

La Calavera

Nov 08, 2004 30 min

Maya borrows a skull made of sugar from her grandmother to show in her presentetion of Mexico. Maya promises her grandma that she will not let anything bad happen to it. Maya ends up loosing the calvera and decides that she should go look for it. She looses it because she switched backpacks with somebody else by accident. After she finds her backpack she jumps excitedly and accidently drops the ""Calavera"" so it breaks. At the end Maya tells Abuela Elena that she broke it and the grandmother agrees that they should do another one together.

Politics Unusual

Episode 10

Politics Unusual

Nov 02, 2004 30 min

Maggie is a great dancer and wants to dance in the School Assembly Show. Mrs. Langley allows her to dance but she has to dance with Miguel. Miguel is not a good dancer and tells Mrs. Langley that he does not want to dance. She says only the Class President could do that. Maggie decides that she should run for Class President. Maggie is competing against a boy and looses against him because she only wanted to be class president so Miguel does not have to dance.

Tito's Mexican Vacation

Episode 11

Tito's Mexican Vacation

Nov 09, 2004 30 min

When Maya sees that Tito really misses Mexico she has an idea to send him to Mexico. When Maya realizes that she cannot afford to send him to Mexico she decides that she will bring Mexico to him. Maya along with Miguel, Maggie, Chrissy, Andy, Theo and Paco make the community center look like a Mexican Vacation.

The Doubtful Prince

Episode 12

The Doubtful Prince

Nov 10, 2004 30 min

Maya tries to help Tito be the star of a play. When the director chooses Tito to have the major part he is unsure whether he can do it or not. Maya and her friends try to help him overcome his stage fright.

The Bully and The Bunny

Episode 13

The Bully and The Bunny

Nov 11, 2004 30 min

A new kid moves in to the twins neighborhood and starts bullying and bossing them around. Maya thinks he might not be so bad. Once he buys Maya and Miguel's favorite bunny from the Pet Store she decides there is something wrong with him. Maya is determined to find out what is wrong with Jimmy McCorkle.

Family Time

Episode 14

Family Time

Nov 12, 2004 30 min

Maya notices that everyone in her family including herself is tired and grumpy of doing to much work. She decides that the only thing they need is a family vacation. Maya plans the perfect vacation for her family and herself. Maya's perfect vacation is ruined because of rain and many other reasons. The Santos family agrees that it does not matter what happens in the vacation as long as they are with their family.

Surprise, Surprise

Episode 15

Surprise, Surprise

Jan 17, 2005 30 min

Chrissy is upset because her Pop Star Idol, Enrique, has not answered any of the letters that she has written him. Maya sees how sad she is that she decides to throw her a surprise party. After the party goes a little wrong she decides one thing. Her decision is to invite Enrique to her party. Maya is set to give her friend the best party she has ever had.

An Okri-Dokey Day

Episode 16

An Okri-Dokey Day

Jan 18, 2005 30 min

Maya thinks that their neighboors life are boring because they don't have children. Maya decides to spend a day with their neighbors Greg and Isoka Okri. Maya takes them in Roller Coaster rides, kidfood, food in bed and facial treatments. The Okris get more than they bargained for.

Chrissy's Big Move

Episode 17

Chrissy's Big Move

Jan 19, 2005 30 min

When Maya hears that her best friend Chrissy is moving she decides to help her prepare. Chrissy does not want to move away from her friends. Maya, Miguel, Maggie, Andy, Theo and Tito help Chrissy realize that Hong Kong is not that bad. They show her an imaginative voyage to Hong Kong. As well as restaurants thats serve Dim Sui, Dragon Boat Races and a Pink Dolphin-Watching Cruise. Chrissy can't wait to go to Hong Kong.At the end she doesn't move.

Career Day

Episode 18

Career Day

Jan 20, 2005 30 min

It is Career Day at Maya's school and they all go with mentors. Maggie goes with an Electric Repairman. Theo goes with a Busdriver. Miguel goes with a female Austronaut. Maya ends up with Morti and Insurance salesman that hates his job. Maya helps him find a new job but he decides to keep his old job.

I've Got to be Mi-guel

Episode 19

I've Got to be Mi-guel

Jan 21, 2005 30 min

Cousin Tito admires Miguel and tries to copy him; Maya wants Tito to be more like himself.

Soccer Mom

Episode 20

Soccer Mom

Feb 11, 2005 30 min
The Adventures of Rabbit-Bird Man

Episode 21

The Adventures of Rabbit-Bird Man

Feb 15, 2005 30 min

Miguel enters a contest to create a comic book, but he catches a cold and asks Maya to finish the story for him.

Maya and Miguel, Come on Down!

Episode 22

Maya and Miguel, Come on Down!

Feb 16, 2005 30 min

The siblings try to audition for a game show, but lose their knack for working together due to rivalry; fortunately, they overcome their problems.

The Wrestler Next Door

Episode 23

The Wrestler Next Door

Feb 18, 2005 30 min

A new neighbor moves in, and Tito's sure that the man, a baker, is really a famous Mexican masked wrestler.

A Little Culture

Episode 24

A Little Culture

May 03, 2005 30 min

Maya forgets to buy tickets for a movie and suggests that the gang goes to the Natural History Museum instead.

The Bet

Episode 25

The Bet

May 04, 2005 30 min

When Maya comes to believe that Miguel has grown overly obsessed with playing video games, she challenges him to go cold turkey. He agrees -- on the condition that she refrain from meddling in other people's business. Whoever gives in first will do the other's chores for two weeks. Miguel has to summon all his strength to resist the lure of electronic games, while Maya is going batty trying to keep herself from offering advice to friends in need.

The Cherry Chipper Cupid Sisters

Episode 26

The Cherry Chipper Cupid Sisters

May 06, 2005 30 min

Maya, Chrissy, and Maggie are in love with the new girls action cartoon, "The Cheery Chipper Cupid Sisters". Only a very surreal experience of trying to find a bird-napped Paco makes Maya realize that perhaps she's taken this latest fad a bit too far.

Team Santos

Episode 27

Team Santos

May 05, 2005 30 min

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 takes Miguel to a carnival to cheer him up.

Friends Forever?

Episode 28

Friends Forever?

Jul 15, 2005 30 min

Maya's friends get into an argument and split up. Meanwhile, Theo and Andy discover that Miguel has been secretly coaching each of them for an open position on the soccer team.

The Slump

Episode 29

The Slump

Oct 09, 2005 30 min

When Miguel's baseball batting average drops off the charts, the bad vibes begin to extend into all areas of his life. In a desperate attempt to help Miguel regain his magic, Andy and Theo put Miguel through a series of slump-busting exercises... but nothing works, and Miguel quits the team. Meanwhile, Maya is on a mission to get the team new uniforms through sponsorship from neighbors.

The Dogwalkers

Episode 30

The Dogwalkers

Oct 13, 2005 30 min

The twins start a business taking care of pets. Their goal is to raise money to send a woman to her high-school reunion.

Recipe for Disaster

Episode 31

Recipe for Disaster

Oct 11, 2005 30 min

Maya wants to win an award by collecting the most books for a fair; Rosa donates a cookbook, but later needs a recipe from it.

The Pen-Pal

Episode 32

The Pen-Pal

Oct 14, 2005 30 min

Miguel is assigned a pen pal from Puerto Rico and starts to embellish facts about himself. Then he learns that the pen pal is coming to visit.

Abuela Upmanship

Episode 33

Abuela Upmanship

Oct 12, 2005 30 min

Maya fibs about Abuela Elena and says that her grandmother was a movie star, although she only appeared in a high-school play.

Fashionistas

Episode 34

Fashionistas

Oct 28, 2005 30 min

Miguel agrees to help out in the girls' fashion show, but doesn't know that he has to be a model.

Maya Quixote and Miguel Panza

Episode 35

Maya Quixote and Miguel Panza

Nov 04, 2005 30 min

Maya reads Don Quixote de la Mancha and is inspired by the themes of truth, honor, and courage found in the novel. When Miguel's favorite flavor of ice cream is discontinued, she decides they must go on a Don Quixote-style quest to get the flavor reinstated.

The Taming of Mr. Shue

Episode 36

The Taming of Mr. Shue

Nov 11, 2005 30 min

When the beloved teacher Mrs. Langley leaves to have a baby, the kids get a long-term substitute, Mr. Shue.

Tito's Pet

Episode 37

Tito's Pet

Jan 06, 2006 30 min

After a school-wide pet fair, Tito is upset because the winners, Freddy and Cesar Castillo, make fun of his tarantula and gloat about winning the first prize.

Real Twins

Episode 38

Real Twins

Oct 10, 2005 30 min

Maya tries to be like Miguel to be on a TV show about twins, but they discover how different they are.

Give Me a Little Sign

Episode 39

Give Me a Little Sign

Sep 25, 2006 28 min

Tito learns sign language from his new friend, who is hearing-impaired. Inspired by Lupe Ontiveros (voice of Abuela Elena), the mother of two deaf sons, the episode premiered during the 2006 National Deaf Awareness Week.

A Star is Born

Episode 40

A Star is Born

Jan 20, 2006 30 min

Santiago is going to make a television commercial for his pet store, but when Maya hears what he has in mind, she decides to take over and produce something flashier, to really draw in customers.

Paper Girl

Episode 41

Paper Girl

Jan 27, 2006 30 min

Maya becomes editor of the school paper, but she thinks the stories are too ordinary and does some creative editing.

Miguel's Wonderful Life

Episode 42

Miguel's Wonderful Life

Nov 25, 2005 30 min

Miguel, angry at Maya, wishes he didn't have a sister. His wish is granted, and he sees what life would be like without her.

The Video

Episode 43

The Video

Jan 13, 2006 30 min

Abuela's old friend from Mexico, Carlota, cancels a planned visit and the former is heartbroken. To cheer her up, Maya, Miguel, and their friends decide to make a secret "surprise" video of "A Day in the Life" of their grandmother.

Decisions, Decisions

Episode 44

Decisions, Decisions

Oct 03, 2006 28 min

Maya and Miguel are thrilled when they win tickets to an extreme sports competition. However, they're disappointed to see they have only four tickets, not enough for them to bring all their friends. The twins devise competitions to decide which two of their four friends will get their extra tickets.

A Rose is Still a Rose

Episode 45

A Rose is Still a Rose

Oct 04, 2006 30 min

When Abuela Elena leaves town for a few days, she entrusts an eager Maya with the care and feeding of her prized roses. Meanwhile, Miguel wants to become a wrestler and begins taking lessons from Gus "El Guamazo" Lopez, former luchador.

Role Reversal

Episode 46

Role Reversal

Oct 05, 2006 28 min

When Maya and Miguel keep talking about how easy their parents' lives seem to be, the children and parents decide to switch roles for a day. Maya and Miguel run the pet store and keep the apartment in order, while Rosa and Santiago spend the day at dance, soccer, and the "activities fun club."

After School

Episode 47

After School

Oct 06, 2006 28 min

After Maggie arrives late for class one day and interrupts Mr. Nguyen’s class with her complaints, he issues her an "after school" requiring her to stay late one day. Maggie is appalled, since this has never happened to her before, and she tries every trick in her book to get Mr. Nguyen to change his mind.

The Wedding

Episode 48

The Wedding

Oct 01, 2007 28 min

Rosa's cousin Angelina got engaged and shares her fantasy for the perfect wedding with the Santos family over dinner, the grim-faced groom arrives with some news: he has received a promotion that will take him out of the country. Maya proclaims that they can host the wedding at their house, and have everything ready in just two days!

Puppy Love

Episode 49

Puppy Love

Jan 15, 2007 28 min

Miguel takes in a stray dog while his parents are away, and his trouble increases when the dog has puppies.

Mother's Day

Episode 50

Mother's Day

May 12, 2006 28 min

When Maya and Miguel have bought their mother a cat-shaped potholder, but their friends are not impressed. She and Miguel decide to make a facial mask for their mother.

The Big Fight

Episode 51

The Big Fight

Oct 02, 2007 30 min

When Theo and Miguel have a big fight about a remote-controlled race-car derby, Maya takes it upon herself to set things right between the two estranged friends. But whatever she does only seems to make things worse.

The Best Thanksgiving Ever

Episode 52

The Best Thanksgiving Ever

Nov 18, 2005 30 min

Santiago's mother, Tata Santos, is coming from Puerto Rico for Thanksgiving, and Maya and Miguel want to make sure that she gets to have the best Thanksgiving ever.

Cupid

Episode 53

Cupid

Feb 14, 2006 26 min

Maya plans on a perfect Valentine's Day. Meanwhile, Miguel is tapped to be the school's official Cupid.

Papi Joins the Band

Episode 54

Papi Joins the Band

Jun 15, 2007 30 min

Miguel, Theo, and Andy decide to enter a talent contest at the Community Center by putting together a band. When Santiago hears the news, he tells the boys that he used to have his own band, and he offers his services. The problem is that Santiago soon goes from offering gentle advice to becoming a fourth member of the band, and Miguel has to find a way to tell his father to let the boys do it their own way.

Crushed

Episode 55

Crushed

Oct 03, 2007 28 min

Miguel has a crush on a new substitute teacher and his classmates find out when one of his friends inadvertently reveals his secret.

The Red Jacket

Episode 56

The Red Jacket

Jan 16, 2007 28 min

Miguel buys a jacket to give to Kylie for her birthday, but Maya finds it and thinks that it is for her.

Maya the Mascot

Episode 57

Maya the Mascot

Jan 18, 2007 28 min

Maya is the mascot for Miguel's basketball team. Maya has to give it up when Miguel twists his ankle so she can take care of him.

Good Luck Paco

Episode 58

Good Luck Paco

Oct 04, 2007 30 min

After a couple of coincidences, the kids become convinced that Paco is a good luck charm. At first it's great fun, but soon Paco is in so much demand to give everyone good fortune that the poor parrot is getting worn out.

Paging Dr. Maya

Episode 59

Paging Dr. Maya

May 04, 2007 28 min

Maya works for a veterinarian and mistakenly believes that the doctor's practice is closing. So she sets out to find more clients for the clinic, which is soon swamped with patients.

The Battle of Birthdays

Episode 60

The Battle of Birthdays

Jan 17, 2007 28 min

Maya and Miguel decide to have separate birthday parties, but accidentally schedule them at the same time.

Say Cheese!

Episode 61

Say Cheese!

Oct 08, 2007 28 min

Maggie gets braces just before school pictures are to be taken, so Maya tries to cheer her up.

A House Divided

Episode 62

A House Divided

Oct 09, 2007 28 min

Tired of constantly bumping into each other, Maya and Miguel opt to split the apartment in half.

Every Day is Earth Day

Episode 63

Every Day is Earth Day

Apr 21, 2006 28 min

For Earth Day, the kids plant a community garden in an old lot, but a storm turns the patch into a muddy mess.

The Big Idea

Episode 64

The Big Idea

Jan 19, 2007 28 min

Maya tries to ease Miguel's anxiety about a soccer game by training him on the morning of the match. However, they lose track of time and Miguel misses the team bus, so he and Maya make a mad dash to the soccer stadium.

I Love Maya

Episode 65

I Love Maya

Oct 10, 2007 28 min

Maya learns that the director's new play centers her until she learns that the main character sleeps through the whole play. Despite the fact that she has no lines, Maya has fun, and learns the value of keeping her promises.