Dora the Explorer

Dora the Explorer is an American 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.

Dora the Explorer
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	United States
Original language(s)	English Spanish (Teaches Spanish)
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	178 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chris Gifford
Editor(s)	Gayle McIntyre Karyn Finley Powell David Wigforss
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon (2001-2014) Nick Jr (2000-2019)
Original release	August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) – August 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)
Chronology
Followed by	Go, Diego, Go!

The series earned $2.5 billion in sales in 2010 alone.

Plot

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.

Characters

• Dora
• Boots
• Backpack
• Map
• Swiper the Fox
• Tico
• Benny
• Isa
• The Fiesta Trio

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			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, 2004	November 5, 2007
	Season 5	21	September 7, 2008	August 15, 2010
	Season 6	19	November 5, 2010	February 3, 2012
	Season 7	18	April 4, 2012	January 16, 2013
	Season 8	20	March 18, 2013	August 9, 2019

Season 1

1. The Legend of the Big Red Chicken
2. Lost and Found
3. Choo-Choo!
4. Hic-Boom-Ohhh
5. We All Scream for Ice Cream
6. Three Little Piggies
7. Treasure Island
8. Beaches
9. Big River
10. Wizzle Wishes
11. Berry Hunt
12. Surprise
13. Grandma's House
14. Sticky Tape
15. Bouncing Ball
16. Bugga Bugga
17. Fish Out of Water
18. El Coqui
19. The Chocolate Tree
20. To the Treehouse
21. Little Star
22. Call Me Mr. Riddles
23. Te Amo
24. Pablo's Flute
25. Dora Saves the Prince
26. Backpack

Season 2

1. Lost Squeaky
2. The Missing Piece
3. The Big Storm
4. The Magic Stick
5. Rojo, the Firetruck
6. El Dia de las Madres
7. The Golden Explorers
8. Doctor Dora
9. Pinto, the Pony Express
10. The Big Piñata
11. The Happy Old Troll
12. A Letter for Swiper
13. Click
14. ¡Rápido, Tico!
15. A Present for Santa
16. Super Map
17. Lost Map
18. Dora, La Musica
19. Egg Hunt
20. To the Monkey Bars
21. Hide and Go Seek
22. School Pet
23. Quack! Quack!
24. León, the Circus Lion
25. Whose Birthday Is It?
26. Super Spies

Season 3

1. The Lost City (Woo-Hoo Star appeared in this episode)
2. Stuck Truck (Noisy Star appeared in this episode)
3. Roberto the Robot (Tool Star appeared in this episode)
4. ¡Por Favor! (Slipperoni Star appeared in this episode)
5. Rescue, Rescue, Rescue
6. Save the Puppies (Saltador Star appeared in this episode)
7. The Big Potato (Magico Star appeared in this episode)
8. What Happens Next? (Gusty Star appeared in this episode)
9. The Fix-It Machine (Disco Star appeared in this episode)
10. Meet Diego (Rocket Star appeared in this episode)
11. Baby Dino (Supra Star, Ultra Star, and Mega Star appeared in this episode)
12. Baseball Boots (Baseball Star appeared in this episode)
13. Boots' Special Day (Artista Star appeared in this episode)
14. Boo! (Disco Star appeared in this episode)
15. Dora Saves the Game (Noisy Star appeared in this episode)
16. The Super Silly Fiesta (Funny Star appeared in this episode)
17. Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur (Comfy Star appeared in this episode)
18. Job Day (Baker Star, Movie Star, Baseball Star, Cowgirl Star, Navy Star, and Policia Star appeared in this episode)
19. Louder! (Noisy Star appeared in this episode)
20. ABC Animals
21. Dora's Pirate Adventure (Hero Star appeared in this episode)
22. Dora Had a Little Lamb (Glowy Star appeared in this episode)
23. Best Friends (Rocket Star appeared in this episode)
24. Journey to the Purple Planet
25. To the South Pole (Helada Star appeared in this episode)

Related pages

• Dora The Explorer on Nick Jr. Australia Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Unofficial British fansite