Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer is an Canadian animated television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. The first episode aired in 1999, and Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000 The Series is Produced By Nelvana Hong Ying Animation and Ellipse Animation (S2-8)
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Genre | Animated series |
Created by | Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Valdes Eric Weiner |
Directed by | George S. Chialtas Gary Conrad Henry Lenardin-Madden Sherie Pollack Arnie Wong |
Voices of | Caitlin Sanchez Kathleen Herles Harrison Chad Jake Burbage Ashley Fleming Jose Zelaya Marc Weiner Sasha Toto Regan Mizrahi |
Theme music composer | Joshua Sitron Billy Straus |
Country of origin | Canada United States France (S2-8) |
Original language(s) | English Spanish (Teaches Spanish) |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 178 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Michael Hirsh Chris Gifford Piratck Loubert (S1) Cilve A Simth (S1) Scott Dyer (S2-8) |
Producer(s) | Chris Gifford |
Production location(s) |
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Editor(s) | Gayle McIntyre Karyn Finley Powell David Wigforss |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Nelvana Hong Ying Animation (Point Only) Ellipse Animation (S2-8) |
Distributor | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks/MTV Networks (United States) Nelvana International (Canada) |
Release | |
Original network |
TVOKids Knowledge Kids SCN Access TV, United States Nickelodeon |
Original release | August 14, 2000 August 9, 2019 | –
The series earned $2.5 billion in sales in 2010 alone.[1]
PlotEdit
The series Dora the Explorer focuses on a seven-year-old Latino girl named "Dora" accompanied by her talking backpack and anthropomorphic monkey named "Boots". Dora has a passion for exploring places or completing quests, and she would often go on an adventure with her friends.
CharactersEdit
- Dora
- Boots
- Backpack
- Map
- Swiper the Fox
- Tico
- Benny
- Isa
- The Fiesta Trio
EpisodesEdit
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Season 1 | 26 | August 14, 2000 | October 15, 2001 | |
Season 2 | 27 | March 11, 2002 | July 14, 2003 | |
Season 3 | 23 | August 26, 2003 | April 22, 2004 | |
Season 4 | 24 | September 24, 2005 | June 5, 2007 | |
Season 5 | 21 | September 7, 2008 | August 15, 2009 | |
Season 6 | 19 | November 5, 2010 | February 3, 2011 | |
Season 7 | 18 | April 4, 2011 | January 16, 2013 | |
Season 8 | 20 | March 18, 2013 | August 9, 2014 | |
Season
9 |
26 | October 4, 2014 | May 25, 2015 | |
Season
10 |
26 | October 3 2015, | May 26, 2016 | |
Season
11 |
20 | October 8, 2016 | April 12, 2017 | |
Season
12 |
26 | October 6, 2017 | August 9, 2019 |
Season 1Edit
- The Legend of the Big Red Chicken
- Lost and Found
- Choo-Choo!
- Hic-Boom-Ohhh
- We All Scream for Ice Cream
- Three Little Piggies
- Treasure Island
- Beaches
- Big River
- Berry Hunt
- Wizzle Wishes
- Grandma's House
- Surprise
- Sticky Tape
- Bouncing Ball
- Backpack
- Fish Out of Water
- Bugga Bugga
- Little Star
- Dora Saves the Prince
- El Coqui
- The Chocolate Tree
- Te Amo
- Pablo's Flute
- To the Treehouse
- Call Me Mr. Riddles
Season 2Edit
- The Big Storm
- ¡Rápido, Tico!
- The Magic Stick
- The Missing Piece
- Lost Squeaky
- Rojo, the Firetruck
- Lost Map
- El Dia de las Madres
- The Golden Explorers
- A Present for Santa
- Doctor Dora
- Pinto, the Pony Express
- León, the Circus Lion
- The Big Piñata
- The Happy Old Troll
- Super Map
- A Letter for Swiper
- To the Monkey Bars
- Dora, La Musica
- Hide and Go Seek
- Click
- Egg Hunt
- Super Spies
- School Pet
- Whose Birthday Is It?
- Quack! Quack!
Season 3Edit
- Dora Had a Little Lamb (Glowy Star appeared in this episode)
- Stuck Truck (Noisy Star appeared in this episode)
- Louder! (Noisy Star appeared in this episode)
- Roberto the Robot (Tool Star appeared in this episode)
- The Big Potato (Magico Star appeared in this episode)
- Journey to the Purple Planet
- The Lost City (Woo-Hoo Star appeared in this episode)
- Meet Diego (Rocket Star appeared in this episode)
- Save the Puppies (Saltador Star appeared in this episode)
- ¡Por Favor! (Slipperoni Star appeared in this episode)
- Baby Dino (Supra Star, Ultra Star, and Mega Star appeared in this episode)
- Boots' Special Day (Artista Star appeared in this episode)
- To the South Pole (Helada Star appeared in this episode)
- Dora Saves the Game (Noisy Star appeared in this episode)
- Boo! (Disco Star appeared in this episode)
- What Happens Next? (Gusty Star appeared in this episode)
- Rescue, Rescue, Rescue
- Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur (Comfy Star appeared in this episode)
- The Super Silly Fiesta (Funny Star appeared in this episode)
- The Fix-It Machine (Disco Star appeared in this episode)
- Baseball Boots (Baseball Star appeared in this episode)
- Best Friends (Rocket Star appeared in this episode)
- ABC Animals
- Job Day (Baker Star, Movie Star, Baseball Star, Cowgirl Star, Navy Star, and Policia Star appeared in this episode)
- Dora's Pirate Adventure (Hero Star appeared in this episode)
BroadcastEdit
TVOKids SCN Knowledge Kids Treehouse Yoopa and Access, TV (Canada) Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. (United States)
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Film & TV — Go, Diego, Go!". HispanicOnline.com. Retrieved 2008-08-17.