Dora and Friends: Into the City!
Dora and Friends: Into the City! (also simply known as Dora and Friends) is an American educational children's flash animated television series. A sequel to the original Dora the Explorer series, this series premiered on Nickelodeon on August 18, 2014, and ended on February 5, 2017, in the United States, followed by its Canadian premiere on September 6, 2014, on Treehouse TV.
| Dora and Friends: Into the City! | |
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| Also known as | Dora and Friends |
| Created by | Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Valdes |
| Based on | Dora the Explorer by Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Valdes Eric Weiner |
| Directed by | George Chialtas Allan Jacobsen Elizabeth Kwan |
| Presented by | Fátima Ptacek |
| Voices of |
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| Theme music composer | Matthew Gerrard |
| Opening theme | "Dora and Friends, Into the City" |
| Ending theme | "Dora and Friends, Into the City" (Instrumental) |
| Composers | Peter Lurye George Noriega Joel Someillan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Grace Vanice |
| Producer | Grace Vanice |
| Editor | Grace Vanice |
| Running time | 23 minutes 45 minutes (special episodes only) |
| Production company | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | August 18, 2014 – February 5, 2017 |
| Related | |
| Go, Diego, Go! | |
Plot change
The series features Dora as a 10-year-old girl[1] and attends school and lives in the city of Playa Verde, California. She has five friends: Kate (who loves art), Emma (who loves music), Alana (who loves sports and animals), Naiya (who is smart and enjoys reading), and Pablo (who enjoys playing soccer). Together, Dora and her friends work together and go on adventures while discovering the secrets of their city. Dora has a magical charm bracelet that helps her get through objects in the way and a smartphone, complete with an app version of the previous series' map to aid her.
Production change
"Dora and Friends: Into the City!" is a spin-off of the popular children's show "Dora the Explorer." The pilot episode, titled "Dora's Explorer Girls: Our First Concert," aired in August 2011. The spin-off features Dora as a 10-year-old who embarks on city adventures with a new group of friends.[2][3][4][5] The series premiered on Nickelodeon in August 2014 and was animated using Toon Boom Harmony.[6] It ran for two seasons, totaling 40 episodes, and was canceled in February 2017. Reruns of the show continue to air on the Nick Jr. Channel.
References change
- ↑ Day, Patrick Kevin (15 August 2014). "'Dora and Friends: Into the City' review: Dora grows up". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Villaneda, Rebecca (February 28, 2013). "'Dora and Friends': New Spin-off Will Star the Little Latina Heroine". Hispanic Business. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon "Dora And Friends: In The City" TV Show". Nickutopia. March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nickjr.com/video/?videoid=122704 Archived August 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "'Dora and Friends' Premieres August 18". August 11, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 9, 2014). "'Dora and Friends: Into the City' Renewed for Second Season by Nickelodeon". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
