The Slump

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. Friends are skeptical when she sets the extremely high goal of signing twenty-five sponsors, but she perseveres and succeeds. When Miguel sees the shiny new uniforms, he is inspired by his sister's determination. He returns to the team just in time to break out of his slump.

Paco, Esperanza, Senor Felipe, Miguel, Maggie, Maya Santos, Theo, Abuela Elena, Chrissy, Rosa Santos, Santiago Santos

The series is planned to run for 65 episodes.

The Maya & Miguel television show supports English language acquisition in a variety of ways. The program shows its characters using natural, conversational language, and then reinforces the meaning of the dialogue with images and animation. Presenting new vocabulary to English language learners is also an important feature of the series. Each episode focuses on at least three vocabulary words, which are repeated throughout an episode. In addition, Maya & Miguel shows children that knowing and learning more than one language can be positive.

Maya and Miguel, both bilingual, very often alternate between English and Spanish when they speak. This is called "code-switching," and is common among both bilingual individuals, like Maya and Miguel, as well as English language learners, like their cousin Tito. One of the goals of Maya & Miguel is to encourage a positive attitude toward knowing and learning more than one language. Maya & Miguel shows the way in which languages other than English can be a natural part of people's everyday communication.