Mighty Beanz are manufactured in Australia by Moose Enterprise. The are essentially a small ball bearing encased in plastic and when they are rolled they flop around in unpredictable ways. Though they are not American in origin, they are exported around the world and are expected to be one of the hot toys in America for the 2003 Christmas season. Some of them are based on ethnic stereotypes that were likely first exported abroad from America years ago through American movies and other popular culture. The first series of beans featured 60 characters. Bandito Bean is #27 from Series I. He is the only Latino character featured in that series. Below is a screen shot of the corporate website's description of Bandito Bean (Source: <http://www.mightybeanz.com/sections/main/index.asp?pid=955>)