Mani (web series)
# Mani (web series)

Mani is an American web series, starring Lawrence Wayne Curry, and Hayley LeBlanc. The series is produced by Brat. It premiered on August 30, 2017.

## Plot

The series follows the lives of a young girl, Sky (Piper Rockelle), her male nanny "Mani" (Lawrence Wayne Curry) and their best friend, Harmony (Hayley LeBlanc), who is secretly dating Sky's crush, Dylan (Julian Clark).

## Cast and characters

### Main

* Lawrence Wayne Curry as Mani Lee
* Txunamy Ortiz as Brittany Diamond
* Bryson Robinson as Chris "Diablo"
* Hayley LeBlanc as Harmony McAdams (seasons 1–5)
* Piper Rockelle as Sky (seasons 1–3)
* Coco Quinn as Katie (seasons 1–3)
* Julian Clark as Dylan (seasons 1–4)
* Sophie Fergi as Goth Girl (seasons 1–4). Her real name is revealed to be Zaria in the Brat show Charmers
* Mia Talerico as Paige Rogge (seasons 2–3, 5–6-Present)
* Merrick Hanna as "Goth Boy" Edward (seasons 4–6-Present)
* Payton Ali as True (season 5)
* Jaylah Johnson as Bali (season 5)
* Kinkade Elliott Spencer as Melvin (season 5)
* Corinne Joy as Simone (season 5)
* Kate Sullivan as Elisabeth (season 5)
* Trey Makai as Tanner (season 6)
* Isabella Leon as Monique (season 6)
* Mar “Curly Head Monty” McCoy as Rich Rice (season 6-Present)
* Sakina Evans as Gabrielle (season 6)
* Solage Ortiz as Selina Diamond (season 6-Present)
* Diezel Ortiz as Dash Diamond (season 6-Present)
* Nick Checket as Uncle Keith (season 6)
* Kimora Jones (seasons 1-6)

### Recurring

* Evan Alex as Jake (seasons 1–2)
* Brianni Walker as Ashley/Jenna (seasons 1–3)
* Saryna Garcia as Kim (seasons 1–2)
* Mariam Star as Chloe (season 1)
* Sky Brown as Jade (season 4)
* Sydney Hawes as Desiree (season 4)
* Barak Drechsel as Marlon (season 4)
* Todd Gajdusek as Grant (season 4)
* Daniel Mickelson as Billy (season 4)
* Amanda Misa Curtis as Keisha (season 5)
* Avery Eletto as Hayley (season 5)
* Alysa Gutierrez-Sierra as Star (season 5)
* John J. Jordan as True's dad (season 5)
* Presley Reese as Elle (season 5)
* Caitlin Kim as Aaliyah (season 7)
* Nyah Putt as Terra (season 7)

### Guest stars

* Jules LeBlanc as Rhyme McAdams (season 2)
* Greg Marks as Henry Barnett (season 3)
* Matt Sato as Robby Robbins (season 3)
* Sean Cavalliere as Spike Smith (season 3)
* Kelsey Lynn Cook as Kimmie (season 3)
* Sharlize True as Alexis (season 3)
* C.J. Clarke as Little Mani (season 4)

## Episodes

### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | August 30, 2017 (2017-08-30) | December 13, 2017 (2017-12-13) |
| 2 | 11 | 11 | January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) | May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30) |
| 3 | 9 | 9 | October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17) | December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12) |
| 4 | 8 | 8 | June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19) | August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07) |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) | April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08) |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02) | October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28) |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26) | December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14) |

### Season 1 (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | "New Nanny" | August 30, 2017 (2017-08-30) |
| Sky and her parents interview candidates for the open nanny position. ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Sleepover" | September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06) |
| Sky's friends come over for a slumber party, and Mani gets a makeover. ||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Art of Roasting" | September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11) |
| Mani teaches Sky how to stand up for herself at school. ||||
| 4 | 4 | "I Got The Moves" | September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20) |
| Mani encourages Sky to try a new routine for her school dance competition. ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Substitute Teacher" | November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08) |
| Things take an unexpected turn when Mani presents at Sky's school. ||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Art of Hustling" | November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15) |
| Mani helps the girls set up a small business at school. ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Zero to 100 Real Quick" | November 22, 2017 (2017-11-22) |
| Mani takes the class on a field trip, and Sky develops a new crush. ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Cat Fight" | November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29) |
| Sky and Harmony run against each other for team captain of the Powder Puff game. ||||
| 9 | 9 | "I'm The Captain Now" | December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06) |
| Sky and Harmony settle their differences in the cafeteria. ||||
| 10 | 10 | "Game Day" | December 13, 2017 (2017-12-13) |
| In the season finale, Harmony and Sky square off at the Powder Puff competition. ||||

### Season 2 (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 | 1 | "Mani Drama" | January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) |
| Mani is back! The girls deal with boy drama, while Mani confronts his own theatrics. ||||
| 12 | 2 | "The Race" | January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17) |
| While his cousin Randi subs in at school, Mani chases down a rare collectible. ||||
| 13 | 3 | "Cinderella, Cinderella" | January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24) |
| Mani and Mr. Doogworth audition the class for their upcoming performance. ||||
| 14 | 4 | "Act One" | January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31) |
| Curtains up! With drama brewing backstage, the girls take the stage. ||||
| 15 | 5 | "Act Two" | February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07) |
| Tensions between Sky and Harmony boil over onstage as the school play concludes. ||||
| 16 | 6 | "Afterparty" | February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14) |
| Love is in the air—and danger, too—at Sky’s Valentine’s rager. ||||
| 17 | 7 | "Lunch Break" | April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25) |
| Mani gets a trip approved, and Harmony introduces a new friend. ||||
| 18 | 8 | "Third Wheel" | May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) |
| Before they ship off for break, Sky has a bone to pick, and Mani pops a question. ||||
| 19 | 9 | "Where Are We?" | May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09) |
| When the RV runs out of gas, Mani and the kids get lost in the wilderness. ||||
| 20 | 10 | "Diamond Valley" | May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16) |
| Mani and the kids are captured by a band of rebels. ||||
| 21 | 11 | "Unfinished Business" | May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23) |
| Home from the camping trip, Mani and the girls tie up loose ends. ||||

### Season 3 (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 22 | 1 | "Operation: Dolla Dolla Bills" | October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17) |
| Mani and Randi sign the kids up for a Japanese rap competition. ||||
| 23 | 2 | "Operation: Hank Fully Loaded" | October 24, 2018 (2018-10-24) |
| Mani introduces "Hank" to the class. ||||
| 24 | 3 | "Operation: In-Dis-Guys" | October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31) |
| Mani teaches Hank about bro code, and Paige proves she can rap. ||||
| 25 | 4 | "Operation: Rap Collective" | November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07) |
| Mani assembles the rap crew for a performance at Jitterbug. ||||
| – | – | "Detention PSA" | November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) |
| Guest stars: Matt Sato as Robby, Greg Marks as Henry, Kelsey Lynn Cook as Kimmie, Sean Cavillere as Spike, Sharlize True as Alexis. ||||
| 26 | 5 | "Operation: The Life and Times of Mr. Mioshi" | November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14) |
| Mr. Mioshi tells his origin story in an animated episode. ||||
| 27 | 6 | "Operation: The Real Jitterbug" | November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) |
| Mr. Mioshi gives Mani and the kids a tour of the Jitterbug factory. ||||
| 28 | 7 | "Operation: Riddle Me This" | November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) |
| Dylan, Goth Girl, Hank and Paige compete to win the Jitterbug empire. ||||
| 29 | 8 | "Operation: Escape Operation" | December 5, 2018 (2018-12-05) |
| Sky and Brittany have to save their friends from the Jitterbug factory. ||||
| 30 | 9 | "Operation: Fam Bam" | December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12) |
| Mani helps reunite Mr. Mioshi with his long lost son. ||||

### Season 4 (2019)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 1 | "Karma Meadow" | June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19) |
| Harmony & her friends pack their bags and head to Camp Karma Meadow, but what promises to be the summer vacation of their dreams looks like something from a nightmare. ||||
| 32 | 2 | "Jail Break" | June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26) |
| Harmony, Goth Girl, and Jade work together on a plan to escape Camp Karma Meadow. ||||
| 33 | 3 | "Boo Bear Blues" | July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03) |
| Mani arrives at Camp Karma Meadow, but will he and the kids be able to stop Billy from making off with all their money? ||||
| 34 | 4 | "Little Mani" | July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10) |
| When things get dire at Camp Karma Meadow, it’s up to Mani, Harmony, Goth Girl and her new crush, Goth Boy to hunt up some grub. ||||
| 35 | 5 | "Happy Campers" | July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17) |
| Mani, Harmony, Goth Girl, and the gang discover Billy's secret underground hideout – and all the treasures hiding inside! ||||
| 36 | 6 | "Twenty Thousand Fakes" | July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) |
| Desiree goes along with Billy's plans to flee to Hawaii, but when she sees the way Harmony, Goth Girl, and the other campers look up to her, she begins to question if she's making the right choice. ||||
| 37 | 7 | "Camp Karmageddon" | July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31) |
| Mani, Desiree, and the campers devise a plan to con the con-man, Billy. ||||
| 38 | 8 | "DJ Smores" | August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07) |
| Today's the big day! Harmony and her friends perform the opening act for DJ S'Mores, but Billy has other plans... ||||

### Season 5 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 1 | "We’re Not in Attaway Anymore" | February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) |
| Harmony's not in Attaway anymore! A glitch forces Harmony to go to Millwood Middle School, where she meets a new group of friends... and foes. ||||
| 40 | 2 | "The True Crue" | February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26) |
| Mani and Harmony each try to fit in to their new roles: Mani, as True's "assistant" and fan club member and Harmony, as a Millwood student. ||||
| 41 | 3 | "Lunchgate" | March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04) |
| True sets off a school-wide scheme against Harmony, but Mani and his granny's famous chili spring into action to set things right. ||||
| 42 | 4 | "The Soulstepper" | March 11, 2020 (2020-03-11) |
| Harmony, trying to make the best of a bad situation, is determined to join the Millwood Step Team. Bali "steps" up to help -- but will her guidance be enough for someone with two left feet? ||||
| 43 | 5 | "#BaliKnowsBest" | March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18) |
| Bali loves helping others so much that Harmony sees it as the perfect opportunity to make a little extra money. Will Bali be able to keep up with the demand for her advice or will the girls' new business venture be too much?? ||||
| 44 | 6 | "Lee vs. Lee" | March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25) |
| The Millwood Step Team loses their coach, but Mani and Grani step up and dance battle it out for the new position! Who do you think will be crowned as the new coach? ||||
| 45 | 7 | "Happy Birthday Brittany" | April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01) |
| Harmony returns to Attaway for Brittany's birthday, but she quickly finds out that a lot has changed while she's been gone.... ||||
| 46 | 8 | "Melvin’s Evil Plan" | April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08) |
| It's the season finale of Mani and it's time for the step team's big performance! But, where's Mani and who's going to stop Melvin from carrying out his evil plan.. before it's too late? ||||

### Season 6 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 47 | 1 | "Brittany Bubbles" | September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02) |
| Brittany’s singing career is about to take off, when she and Mani inadvertently swap bodies. ||||
| 48 | 2 | "Gwen Golden Music" | September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09) |
| Still stuck in the wrong body, Brittany and Mani have to keep up appearances. Paige shoots her shot with Chris. ||||
| 49 | 3 | "You Gotta Chill" | September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) |
| Driving lessons end in a fiery showdown with Tanner’s mom. At school, everyone keeps a secret from Brittany. ||||
| 50 | 4 | "“You Gotta Fight"" | September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23) |
| Tanner’s anti-bullying training ends in a bathroom brawl, as Monique and Brittany finally come face to face. ||||
| 51 | 5 | "Rich Rice" | September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30) |
| When Brittany’s recording session goes awry, her future is thrown into jeopardy ||||
| 52 | 6 | "O’er Say Can You See" | October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) |
| Brittany throws a birthday party for Randi, while Mani struggles to complete the National Anthem performance. ||||
| 53 | 7 | "Where’s Brittany" | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| When Brittany’s body goes missing, Mani and Randi wrangle a crew to set things right before it’s too late. ||||
| 54 | 8 | "11:11 PM" | October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28) |
| With the deadline fast approaching, Mani tries to undo the body swap, while Brittany confronts her past. ||||

### Season 7 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 55 | 1 | "Summer Lovin" | October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26) |
| 56 | 2 | "Bummer" | November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02) |
| 57 | 3 | "Ca-Caw" | November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09) |
| 58 | 4 | "Ghosted" | November 16, 2022 (2022-11-16) |
| 59 | 5 | "Pop Up Shop" | November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) |
| 60 | 6 | "Dramatic Entrance" | November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30) |
| 61 | 7 | "Dance Battle" | December 7, 2022 (2022-12-07) |
| 62 | 8 | "Cat And Mouse Chase" | December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14) |

## Production

The series premiered its second season in January 2018. On August 9, 2018, Variety revealed that the show would be returning for a third season, set to premiere in the fall. Season 3 premiered on October 17, 2018. On May 7, 2019, Deadline reported that Brat had renewed the show for a fourth season, set for a summer premiere. The following month, Brat announced via their official Twitter account that season 4 would premiere on June 19, 2019. The first trailer for the fourth season was released on June 12, 2019. After over a year and a half hiatus, on August 19, 2021, Brat announced on their Instagram that the show would return on September 2, 2021.

## Reception

### Mani Viewership

Last updated on January 14, 2022 :

| Season | Number of views (first episode) | Number of views (last episode) | Most viewed episode |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6,051,362 | 13,722,930 | 21,694,792 |
| 2 | 7,218,888 | 5,458,387 | 10,628,517 |
| 3 | 5,658,559 | 4,421,645 | 7,089,527 |
| 4 | 3,412,499 | 4,032,965 | 6,505,070 |
| 5 | 3,297,331 | 1,897,200 | 3,297,331 |
| 6 | 2,680,555 | 1,325,068 | 2,680,555 |

Over the course of Mani's run it has continued to maintain a high amount of viewership that has added up to six seasons. The show is also the second most viewed show Brat TV has ever produced with number one being their flagship show "Chicken Girls".

### Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee/Winner |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Young Artist Awards | Best New Media Performance - Young Artist | Bryson Robinson |
| 2018 | Young Entertainer Awards | Best Young Actor 15 and Below-Web Series | Bryson Robinson |
