It never ceases to amaze me. Every time I attend one of the Television Critics Association meetings, there is always a moment where an actor, producer or executive will spot my name tag. What follows is either "Hey, I lived in Fresno for a few years" or "I have relatives who live there."

You want to believe this is a big world but in the end it ends up being very small.

Such an incident happened Tuesday night. I had traveled to Burbank to watch a recording session of the Disney Channel series "Handy Manny." The series is aimed at preschoolers. Not only does it teach life lessons, it also offers some help learning Spanish. "That '70s Show" star Wilmer Valderrama provides the voice of Manny Garcia, a young man who helps people using a set of talking tools.

Carlos Alazraqui provides the voice of Felipe, an ambitious Phillips screwdriver. He also provided a Fresno connection

"Fresno! I went to school there in the sixth grade. I went to Ernie Pyle Elementary," Alazraqui says after the recording session for the second season ender. "I remember Blackstone very well."

The voice actor's father moved to Fresno to take a job with the library district. A year later, the family moved away but not before giving Alazraqui plenty of Fresno memories. He recalls that it was "very hot." He knows this because he had a paper route delivering The Fresno Bee.

Alazraqui would grow up and go into stand-up comedy. But he is best known for his work as a voice actor. Besides being the voice of Rocko on "Rocko's Modern Life" and Mr. Crocker on "Fairly Odd Parents," Alazraqui was the voice of the talking Chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials. He's the guy who made "Yo Quiero Taco Bell' famous.

And to think it all has a Fresno connection.