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%%* ''Series/OneDayAtATime'': Schneider, the superintendent of the building, adopts a CasanovaWannabe attitude around divorcee Ann Romano but is actually a good friend to Ann and her daughters. %%This example says nothing about repair skills.

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-->-- '''Music/WeirdAlYankovic''', "Handy"

Handy Manny of course

Handy manny of course

He is related to the GreaseMonkey and MrFixIt and exudes similar justified confidence in his work. (Another aspect of his character that has aphrodisiac qualities). He is laid back and easy-going and never, ever, loses his temper. He can often come off as {{The Engineer}}'s blue-collar cousin. Very often a TrueCraftsman.

* In ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'', Terry Pratchett coins the phrase "approximate handyman" as in ''bang a couple of nails into it and it'll stay up''.
* In ''{{Literature/Pact}}'', Blake Thorburn became a handyman after running away from home for his artist friends. He knows where all the galleries and who the owners are.
* Creator/DaveBarry's ''Complete Guide to Guys'' has an extended sequence where he demonstrates [[ThisLoserIsYou the kind of psychological damage]] these guys inflict, just by ''existing'', on the average mechanically-inept male.

* Schneider, the superindent of the building in ''Series/{{One Day at a Time|1975}}'', who adopts a CasanovaWannabe attitude around divorcee Ann Romano but is actually a good friend to Ann and her daughters.
* In gardening makeover show ''Series/GroundForce'', unflappable builder Tommy Walsh is this trope made flesh – happily building gazebos, patios, and sheds or laying down acres of wooden decking for the householder to marvel at.
* Averted by Frank Barone in ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'', who only ''thinks'' he is.
* Marty Crane in ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' is another "approximate handyman"
* In ''Series/FawltyTowers'', we have Mr Stubbs the builder, who to Sybil Fawlty’s relef sets about putting right the destruction caused by her HenpeckedHusband Basil and Mr O’Reilly.
* Al Borland from ''Series/HomeImprovement'' fits this trope to a tee. Tim "The Toolman" Taylor has some aspects of this, but his confidence far outreaches his abilities, which is why he has [[TimTaylorTechnology a whole different trope]] named after him... in the ShowWithinAShow ''Tool Time'', where it's mostly played for laughs; in his private life he's a much straighter example, except for whenever [[RuleOfFunny it's funnier that he isn't]].
* Dan from ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''. Although in one episode, he's shown to resent being called a handyman, as he's a professional contractor and finds the term patronizing.
* ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'''s title character closes off every "Handyman Corner" segment with "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
* George Utley on ''Series/{{Newhart}}'' serves as this for the inn which is the show's main setting.

* Although his officially-listed occupation is "plumber", [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] seems to be more of a general handyman. [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Not that he's shown doing either job, the vast majority of the time.]]
* Gunther, in ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons2014'', sells building materials and shows up to supervise whenever the {{player character}} does any sort of construction project.

* Skips from ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' is '''the''' Handyman; he's been around since at least UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution and it's said that he can fix anything...[[WalkingTechbane except computers]]. Though he does get better.
* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', Soos is the large, amiable handyman at the Mystery Shack.
* WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'s first appearance in his Mr. Beetleman disguise comes in an episode where he becomes a handyman who tries to repair the Deetzes' leaky kitchen faucet. The results are dubious.
* Lana Loud from ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' is a [[GenderInvertedTrope female example]] of this--combined with GreaseMonkey and WrenchWench, she's a [[MrFixIt Little Miss Fixit]] with better handyman-skills than most adults (including her parents).
* Teddy is often used for this role in ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers' due to his various skills as a contractor.

* ''Literature/DaveBarrysCompleteGuideToGuys'' has an extended sequence where he demonstrates [[ThisLoserIsYou the kind of psychological damage]] these guys inflict, just by ''existing'', on the average mechanically-inept male.

* ''VideoGame/LuminoCity'': * Lumi's grandfather has this exact title, and appears to be quite famous in the city. [[spoiler:Lumi herself becomes one over the course of the game.]]

* Gunther, in ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'', sells building materials and shows up to supervise whenever the {{player character}} does any sort of construction project.

->''Patch the drywall, clean your gutters and mow the lawn\\

I won't quit 'til I'm done, don't even care if I hammer my thumb'' (whacks thumb with hammer) ''OW!''

He is related to the GreaseMonkey and MrFixIt and exudes similar justified confidence in his work. (Another aspect of his character that has aphrodisiac qualities). He is laid back and easy-going and never, ever, loses his temper. He can often come off as {{The Engineer}}'s blue-collar cousin.

Men admire him and want to be his friend; women love him and indulge him, especially if he has put right a {{DIY disaster}} perpetrated by the HenpeckedHusband or else is effortlessly getting right what the hapless male has just got utterly and spectacularly wrong.

* ''Literature/DaveBarrysCompleteGuideToGuys'' has an extended sequence where he demonstrates [[YouSuck the kind of psychological damage]] these guys inflict, just by ''existing'', [[ThisLoserIsYou on the average mechanically-inept male.]]

Usually a large amiable sort of man, good-natured, affable, physically strong and sometimes although not always good looking and in good physical shape, this is the guy who knows how to fix things, make things, and repair a host of problems around the home and garden. Probably a builder by trade, his idea of heaven is a toolbox, a great stack of wood, and a plan to work to.

* Lana Loud from ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' is a [[GenderInvertedTrope female example]] of this--she's a [[MrFixIt Little Miss Fixit]] with better handyman-skills than most adults (including her parents).

* Schneider, the superindent of the building in ''Series/{{One Day at a Time|1974}}'', who adopts a CasanovaWannabe attitude around divorcee Ann Romano but is actually a good friend to Ann and her daughters.

* Schneider, the superindent of the building in ''Series/''Series/{{One Day at a Time|1974}}'', who adopts a CasanovaWannabe attitude around divorcee Ann Romano but is actually a good friend to Ann and her daughters.

* Schneider, the superindent of the building in ''Series/OneDayAtATime'', who adopts a CasanovaWannabe attitude around divorcee Ann Romano but is actually a good friend to Ann and her daughters.

He is related to the GreaseMonkey and MrFixIt and exudes similar justified confidence in his work. (Another aspect of his character that has aphrodisiac qualities). He is laid back and easy-going and never, ever, loses his temper.

* ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'''s title character lives by the credo "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'': Beetlejuice's first guise as Mr. Beetleman comes in an episode where he becomes a handyman who tries to repair the Deetzes' leaky kitchen faucet. The results are dubious.

* Although his officially-listed occupation is "plumber", Franchise/SuperMario seems to be more of a general handyman. [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Not that he's shown doing either, the vast majority of the time.]]