Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer | |
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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 | –
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)
The series earned $2.5 billion in sales in 2010 alone.[1]
Plot[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
- Dora
- Boots
- Backpack
- Map
- Swiper the Fox
- Tico
- Benny
- Isa
- The Fiesta Trio
Episodes[change | change source]
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 1[change | change source]
- 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 2[change | change source]
- 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 3[change | change source]
- 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)
Broadcast[change | change source]
TVOKids SCN Knowledge Kids Treehouse Yoopa and Access, TV (Canada) Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. (United States)
Related pages[change | change source]
- Dora The Explorer on Nick Jr. Australia Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Unofficial British fansite
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Film & TV — Go, Diego, Go!". HispanicOnline.com. Retrieved 2008-08-17.