Dora the Explorer is an American children's multimedia franchise created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 14, 2000. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
Series' plots[]
Dora the Explorer (Pilot)[]
The 15-minute pilot centers around Dora Marquez and Boots finding their way to the beach. It is the official debut of Dora, Boots Backpack (her purple-colored talking backpack), Map (her talking map), Swiper the thievish fox, Benito The strong and appetitive blue-colored bull, Tico (originally known as Tico the Skunk) the dark purple friendly squirrel, and the Lifeguard (who is now known as Val the Octopus). The pilot was later remade into the episode "Beaches."
Dora the Explorer (main tv series)[]
The series centers around Dora Marquez, a seven-year-old Latina girl, with a love of embarking on quests related to an activity that she wants to partake of or a place that she wants to go to, accompanied by her talking purple backpack and anthropomorphic monkey companion named Boots (named for his beloved pair of red boots). Each episode is based around a series of cyclical events that occur along the way during Dora's travels, along with obstacles that she and Boots are forced to overcome or puzzles that they have to solve (with "assistance" from the viewing audience) relating to riddles, the Spanish language, or counting. Common rituals may involve Dora's encounters with Swiper, a bipedal, anthropomorphic masked thieving fox whose theft of the possessions of others must be prevented through fourth wall-breaking interaction with the viewer. To stop Swiper, Dora must say "Swiper no swiping" three times. However, on occasions where Swiper steals the belongings of other people, the viewer is presented with the challenge of helping Boots and Dora locate the stolen items. Another obstacle involves encounters with another one of the program's antagonists; the "Grumpy Old Troll" dwelling beneath a bridge that Dora and Boots must cross, who challenges them with a riddle that needs to be solved with the viewer's help before permitting them to pass. Known for the constant breaking of the fourth-wall depicted in every episode, the audience is usually presented to two primary landmarks that must be passed before Dora can reach her destination, normally being challenged with games or puzzles along the way. The episode always ends with Dora successfully reaching the locale, singing the "We Did It!" song with Boots in triumph.
On numerous occasions, television specials have been aired for the series in which the usual events of regular episodes are altered, threatened, or replaced. Usually said specials will present Dora with a bigger, more whimsical adventure than usual or with a magical task that must be fulfilled, or perhaps even offer a series of different adventures for Boots and Dora to travel through. They might be presented with an unusual, difficult task (such as assisting Swiper in his attempts to be erased from Santa Claus's Naughty List) that normally is not featured in average episodes, or challenge Dora with a goal that must be achieved (such as the emancipation of a trapped mermaid). Sometimes, the specials have involved the debut of new characters, such as the birth of Dora's superpowered twin baby siblings and the introduction of the enchanted anthropomorphic stars that accompany Dora on many of her quests.
Go, Diego, Go![]
The show features eight-year-old Diego (voiced by Jake T. Austin, seasons 1–3; Matt Hunter, season 4; Brandon Zambrano, season 5) who rescues animals around the world. His cousin is Dora (Kathleen Herles) from Dora the Explorer, as revealed in multiple shows, usually without Boots by her side. Diego was first introduced in an episode of Dora the Explorer entitled "Meet Diego!" (originally voiced by brothers Andres and Felipe Dieppa). Diego has a jaguar companion named Baby Jaguar (voiced by Thomas Sharkey) who assists him in rescuing the animals. Baby Jaguar also appears in Dora the Explorer along with Diego, but inconsistently; on Go, Diego, Go! he takes on a more active role, and is able to speak.
Diego's older sister, Alicia (voiced by Constanza Sperakis, Seasons 1–2; Serena Kerrigan, Season 3; Gabriela Aisenberg, Seasons 4–5), is a computer whiz and also bilingual, she directs the animal rescue calls that come into the center. She also assists Diego in helping the animals they love. Alicia is responsible and kindhearted and always kind to her little brother.
Diego's parents are described as animal scientists; they appear in several episodes, but their names are never given. There is also one other older sister, Daisy, voiced by Iliana Friedson-Trujillo (which makes Alicia a middle child), who only appears in "The Bobo's Mother's Day!" with Diego stating that she is home from college. Daisy celebrated her 15th birthday in "Dora the Explorer" Season 4, Episode 2 "Daisy, La Quinceañera," which aired on October 1, 2004. Diego states that Daisy is home from college in "Go, Diego, Go!" Season 3, Episode 4 "The Bobo's Mother's Day," which aired on May 9, 2008. That would make Daisy 18. Daisy appears in three "Dora the Explorer" episodes: "Dora Saves the Game," as a cameo in "Dora's Pirate Adventure," and "Daisy, La Quinceanera." This makes Diego the youngest child and the only son to his parents.
In most episodes, Diego hears an animal's moan for help at his rainforest Animal Rescue Center. With help from his friends, gadgets, and viewers at home, he sets out to save and help the animal.
Other characters include Click (voiced by Rosie Perez), a camera that locates the animal calling for help; Rescue Pack (voiced by Keeler Sandhaus), a messenger bag Diego wears that can transform into any object; and two troublesome spider monkeys named the Bobo Brothers (voiced by Jose Zelaya), who can be stopped by shouting "Freeze, Bobos!" and Diego often encourages viewers to help him stop them by shouting it. While they might be compared to Swiper from Dora, they really don't cause trouble for Diego on purpose and they apologize after doing so.
There are a few recurring animal friends that are normally rescued by Diego in their first appearance but appear later to return the favor and help Diego out. The most common of these is Linda the Llama (voiced by Laura Abreu), who has appeared prominently in four episodes and made a cameo appearance in "Three Little Condors." Just like Dora the Explorer, the show teaches preschool-age children the Spanish language. However, the show takes a lesser approach to this and focuses more on the teaching of various animals.
Kelly Ripa, and her son, Michael Consuelos both guest star as Mommy Maned Wolf and her Pup.
In each episode of Go, Diego, Go! there are several songs and uses of Spanish vocabulary.
Whenever a carnivorous predator (such as anacondas) is featured on the show, its diet is not mentioned, unlike when herbivores are shown (such as marmosets). Notable exceptions to this are when an octopus helping Diego is explicitly shown and discussed eating live crabs, when a baby river dolphin who had tickled Diego eats the crabs heading toward a waterfall; when Tuga (Sea Turtle) eats jellyfish and when Jorge (little Hawk) eats grasshoppers, however, these prey are not anthropomorphised in the same way that other creatures typically are in the series. Whenever a featured animal is threatened with being eaten by a predator, the prey is described as being "afraid" of the predator. Diego's diet is also not mentioned, however, in at least one episode it is suggested that he is not a vegetarian an issue as the majority of animals in the series are portrayed as anthropomorphic.
Dora and Friends: Into the City![]
Dora, who is now a 10-year-old girl, 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.
The characters are all bilingual and speak Spanish in addition to English. However, the Spanish curriculum on Dora and Friends has been expanded to using simple phrases and commands as opposed to solely the single Spanish words used on Dora the Explorer.
Season two features the return of characters from the original series such as Boots, Benny the Bull, Isa the Iguana, Tico the Squirrel, Swiper the Fox, and Big Red Chicken who appear as guest stars in certain episodes such as the reunion special "Return to the Rainforest", which involves Dora's return to the rainforest in Mexico to rescue Map and Backpack after they are swiped from Boots by Swiper, only to be carried off by a strong wind. At the end of that episode, Backpack is repaired and redesigned by Kate after Backpack is torn apart by a cliff on Tall Mountain. The special also introduces a young flower named Bud who lives in Isa's garden and had heard all about Dora's adventures from her. Bud ends up getting sewed up as part Backpack by Kate, though he is perfectly fine with it as he gets to go on adventures with Dora and her friends. Bud helps Backpack find and retrieve objects stored inside her for Dora.
In addition to Backpack and Bud, Map returns later in the season following the events of "Return to the Rainforest", effectively replacing Dora's map app. In "For the Birds", older versions of Diego, Alicia, Baby Jaguar (who now goes by just "Jaguar"), and the Bobo Brothers from Go, Diego, Go! appear as well. The series had a few guest stars such as Megan Hilty and Christina Milian.
Dora the Explorer (2024 reboot)[]
Dora and Boots embark on an incredible adventure to the land alebrijes, the most magical and colorful creatures in the rainforest. There, they must band together against Swiper to save the beloved alebrijes and their Copal Tree Celebration.
Television Pilots[]
Dora the Explorer (Pilot)[]
:Main article: Dora The Explorer (1999 Pilot)
Before the show premiered, a 15 second animation test and a 15 minute pilot episode were produced. The pilot episode has been classed as "lost media" as it has not been released to the public except via storyboard diagrams and small clips.[1]
Go, Diego, Go! (Pilot)[]
:Main article: Go, Diego, Go! (TV Pilot)
There is the unaired short tv pilot based on Go, Diego, Go! was released in 2004 way before the show's actual release a year later. This plot start where it show's click Diego's talking camera showing clips of the onshore whale as Diego himself waves at viewers on screen to prepare his rescue mission.
Dora and Friends: Into the City! (Pilot)[]
:Main article: Dora and Friends: Into the City! (TV Pilot)
There is a tv pilot for the franchise's sequel series Dora and Friends: Into the City! called Dora's Explorer Girls: Our First Concert released in August 7, 2011. The tv pilot's plot started where Dora and her friends get five tickets to see Shakira in concert. When they lose them, they have to find them before the concert starts.
Dora the Explorer (2024 reboot)[]
- Main article: Dora and the Fantastical Creatures
There is a television testing pilot and tv film for the franchise's reboot series DORA, that will be shown this fall 2024 on both Nickelodeon & Paramount+ channels called Dora and the Fantastical Creatures. William Mata had accepted the opportunity to direct the short film because Dora was a female Latina lead, which he felt was rare. In addition, he felt she embodied the traits of curiosity and exploration that he admired.[2][3] The release team said the film was first announced on September 14, 2023, as an early promotion for the upcoming reboot series Dora. And the tv pilot film's review is from Alejandra Martinez of The Austin Chronicle referred to the film as a "cute and colorful" appetizer to PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie.
TV Shows[]
Main show[]
- Main article: Dora the Explorer
The series centers around Dora Marquez, a seven-year-old Latina girl, with a love of embarking on quests related to an activity that she wants to partake of or a place that she wants to go to, accompanied by her talking purple backpack and anthropomorphic monkey companion named Boots (named for his beloved pair of red boots). Each episode is based around a series of cyclical events that occur along the way during Dora's travels, along with obstacles that she and Boots are forced to overcome or puzzles that they have to solve (with "assistance" from the viewing audience) relating to riddles, the Spanish language, or counting.
the Dora The Explorer tv show mostly follows Dora & Boots' adventures around the world, which it serves as a direct follow-up of it's 1999 unreleased television pilot counterpart.
Spinoff[]
- Main article: Go, Diego, Go!
the Dora The Explorer spin-off mostly follows Dora's cousin Diego, an 8-year-old boy whose adventures frequently involve rescuing animals and protecting their environment.
Sequel[]
- Main article: Dora and Friends: Into the City!
In the series' sequel, Dora, who is now a 10-year-old girl, 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. A pilot episode titled Dora's Explorer Girls: Our First Concert aired on August 7, 2011, on Nick Jr. in the United States. One month later, it aired on Treehouse TV in Canada. Following the release of Dora's Explorer Girls: Our First Concert, Nickelodeon announced in 2013 that it would produce a spin-off to Dora the Explorer titled Dora and Friends: Into the City! starring Dora as a 10-year-old who goes on city adventures with a group of new friends.
Reboot[]
- Main article: Dora the Explorer (2023 reboot)
On February 15, 2022, it was announced that a computer-animated reboot was also in development for Paramount+.[4][5]
On February 24, 2021, Paramount+ announced the development of a live-action series based on the franchise.[6] The following February, whiles announcing the development of a computer-animated reboot series,[7] Paramount+ further clarified that the live-action series would be aimed at tweens and take inspiration from the live-action film, Dora and the Lost City of Gold.[8]
Films[]
Television films[]
The tv film specials themselves are actually double-length episodes and the two-episodes in one television specials of Dora the Explorer (TV Series), Go, Diego, Go! and Dora and Friends: Into the City!.
Dora the Explorer:[]
| Title | Plot | Air date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dora's Pirate Adventure | Dora and her friends are about to put on a play about pirates for an audience of friends and relatives. But when the Pirate Pig and his Pirate Piggies steal the treasure chest with costumes inside, the group sets out to cross what's literally the Seven Seas and pass under the Singing Bridge to make their way to Treasure Island and get the costumes back in time for the show. | January 27, 2004 | This is the 1st double-length episode. |
| Dora's Fairytale Adventure | Dora and Boots are playing in Fairytale Land, a magical place where fairy tale characters live. But when an evil witch casts a spell on Boots, he falls into a deep sleep and turns into Sleeping Boots. The only way to break the spell is for Sleeping Boots to get a hug from a true princess. It's up to Dora to become a true princess and save Boots before it's too late. | September 24, 2004 | This is the 2nd double-length episode. |
| "Dora's Dance to the Rescue" | In a story, Dora tells Swiper gets tricked by a mean dance-loving elf, and is subsequently trapped in a magic bottle. Dora and Boots must win a dance competition at King Juan el Bobo's castle, in which the prize is one big wish, and they have to wish Swiper free from the bottle. | November 11, 2005 | This is the 3rd double-length episode. |
| "Dora's World Adventure!" | Dora and her friends are excited to celebrate Friendship Day. However, Swiper has swiped all of the friendship bracelets from around the world, and the bracelets won't glow unless everyone from each country wears them, so Dora offers to help Swiper give them back. Along the way, they meet some of Dora's friends in France, Tanzania, Russia, and China. | November 19, 2006 | This is the 4th double-length episode. |
| "Dora Saves the Mermaids!" | Dora and Boots set out to help Mariana the mermaid recover a magic crown to wish the Mermaid Kingdom to be clean again, and to stop an evil octopus from dumping garbage all over it. | November 5, 2007 | This is the 5th double-length episode. Also this is the final episode where Kathleen Herles voices Dora, Harrison Chad voices Boots, and the rest of the original cast to act before their departure, except for the voices of Map, Swiper, the Fiesta Trio, and for at least the next season, Diego. |
| "Dora Saves the Snow Princess" | Sabrina the Snow Princess has had her magic crystal stolen by an evil witch who has locked her away in a tower in hopes that all the snow in the forest will melt. Dora, Boots, and the Snowflake Fairy set out to rescue the snow princess and prevent the snow from melting. | November 3, 2008 | This is the 6th double-length episode. |
| "Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom" | Dora and Boots must help a girl save the Crystal Kingdom when it's drained of color with the help of the Snow Princess. | November 1, 2009 | This is the 7th double-length episode. |
| "Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure" | Santa Claus narrates the story of when Swiper tried to swipe the star off the Christmas tree at Dora's Nochebuena party. He then finds himself on Santa's naughty list. When Dora tries to ask Santa if there's any way to take Swiper off the naughty list, Santa says the only way is that if Swiper learns the true meaning of Christmas. | December 6, 2009 | This is the 8th double-length episode and the second Christmas special in the Dora franchise. Also This episode was released on DVD on November 3, 2009 prior to be broadcast. |
| "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure" | Dora and Boots need to get back home before Dora's birthday party starts. | August 15, 2010 | This episode was made to celebrate the show's 10th Anniversary and This is the 9th double-length episode. |
| "Dora's Enchanted Forest Adventures: Dora Saves King Unicornio" | The Enchanted Forest is in grave peril as the owl usurped Unicornio's position as king and trapped Unicornio. Dora, Boots, and Diego must venture into the forest to rescue Unicornio and teach the owl a lesson. | November 20, 2011 | This is the 10th double-length episode. |
| "Dora's Royal Rescue" | Dora and Boots become a lady knight and a squire, and assist a noble horse in saving Don Quixote, who's been captured by an evil wizard and is being held in an abandoned library. | November 5, 2012 | This is the 11th double-length episode. |
| "Dora in Wonderland" | When Abuela's kittens run through a magic mirror, Dora and Boots end up in Wonderland. | March 10, 2014 | This is the 12th double-length episode. |
| "Dora Saves Fairytale Land" | Dora and Boots return to Fairytale Land to help the King and Queen when the place starts to lose its magic. To save the Ivy Brick Wall, they need to get magical water, but it is surrounded by all the bad fairy tale characters. | July 7, 2019 | This is the 13th and final double-length episode. |
Go Diego Go:[]
| Title | Plot | Air date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Diego's Great Dinosaur Rescue" | In this special two part episode, a Maiasaura named Maia, a duck-billed dinosaur has lost her family in a big storm. It's up to Dora, Diego, Alicia and Baby Jaguar to travel back in time to the time of dinosaurs to help Maia find her family. | March 7, 2006 | |
| "Diego's Safari Rescue" | Diego, Alicia and Baby Jaguar visit their friend Juma in East Africa; Juma tells a story about elephants. | October 8, 2007 | |
| "Tuga Helps the Moon" | Diego and Tuga put the moon, luna back together and help her get back into the night sky, so she can shine her light to lead the baby sea turtles to the ocean. | March 18, 2008 | |
| "The Great Polar Bear Rescue" | Diego and Baby Jaguar are off to the Arctic to help a mother polar bear and find her babies. It's a big rescue, for sure, and even Dora gets involved. | September 18, 2009 | |
| "Diego's International Rescue League" | Diego and his father (World Animal Rescuer) travel by helicopter to Rescue Island (a special island with different animal habitats from around the world) where Diego and his team (each experienced in different rescue environments: Juma - deserts and grasslands of Africa, Shanti - forests of India, Burgin - ocean waters around the world and rainforests of Borneo (Indonesia), and Yang - mountains of China) are to be tested in order to obtain their World Rescue Badges, thus each officially becoming World Animal Rescuers. The test involves rescuing five different mystery animals eggs, stored in special heated cases, which are hidden around Rescue Island. To start the race Diego's team works in relay to complete an initial traditional obstacle course (tire run - Juma, cargo net crawl - Burgin, balance beam - Yang, zip line - Shanti, and climbing wall - Diego), collecting the first egg upon completion, from which hatches a sulcata tortoise.
Having completed all five egg missions, returning just before the race deadline, Diego and his team each officially become World Animal Rescuers. |
September 24, 2010 | This is a double episode in two-parts. |
| "Fiercest Animals!" | While Diego and Alicia are giving a cable car guided tour of the animal rescue centre to Rosita and Martin, they spot a mother duck's missing duckling in a wounded crocodile's lake enclosure. Diego saves the duckling using Alicia's Lasso as a vine and Alicia then goes off to return the duckling to her mother in Rescue Lake. To dispel Rosita and Martin's misperception that fierce animals are mean, Diego takes the children on a tour of his password-protected (password: "Animales Feroces") Adventure Cave, where Diego has stored numerous mementos and digital images from his adventures with fierce animals, telling various stories of fierce animals that have kept their homes and families safe using their ferocity:
At the conclusion of Diego's telling of these five stories, Alicia brings Diego's attention to a distressed jaguar who is lost in the town. Travelling out in his Rescue Rover, Diego repairs the Big Jaguar's injury (extracting a nail from its foot) and then assists Big Jaguar to crawling out of the town, thereby avoiding scaring its human inhabitants. Diego takes the Rescue Rover back to the Adventure Cave, where Alicia, Rosita, and Martin have been watching the rescue on the monitor and have put up a new picture on one of the cave walls' screens featuring the Big Jaguar that Diego has just rescued. |
September 16, 2011 | This is a double-length episode in two-parts and the sixth and seventh episode of the fifth season. |
Dora and Friends: Into the City!:[]
| Title | Plot | Air date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Puppy Princess Rescue" | When the Puppy Princess is taken, Dora and her friends plot a plan to save her and have to deal with the canines and cranky cats. | May 15, 2015 | |
| "Dragon in the School!" | February 5, 2016 | ||
| "Dora's Rainforest Reunion" | In "Return to Rainbow Rock," Dora returns to the rainforest for a picnic with Boots. In "A Swiper Emergency," Swiper gets tangled in his new swiping spring; In "Night Circus," Dora is transported to a magical night circus when she watches the class pet. | November 25, 2015 |
Live-action film[]
- Main article: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
On October 23, 2017, it was announced that a live-action film adaptation, titled Dora and the Lost City of Gold, was in the works at Paramount Players and was slated for a summer 2019 release. It was filmed in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia at Village Roadshow Studios directed by James Bobin[9] with the screenplay written by Nick Stoller and Kristin Burr producing.[10] Unlike the TV series, the film was expected to follow the title character as a teenager. Dora's cousin Diego was also confirmed to be a character in the film. On May 2, 2018 Isabela Moner was announced to portray the titular character.[11] The film was released in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on August 9, 2019.[12]
In the film, Deep in the Peruvian jungle, 6-year-old Dora Márquez (Madelyn Miranda), daughter of jungle explorers Cole (Michael Peña) and Elena (Eva Longoria), spends her days going on adventures with her monkey friend Boots, her 7-year-old cousin Diego (Malachi Barton), and imaginary friends Backpack and Map while thwarting Swiper (voiced by Benicio del Toro) the thieving fox. One day, Diego and his family leave to Los Angeles while Dora and her parents remain searching for the hidden Inca city of gold, Parapata.
Live-action remake[]
On February 24, 2021, it was announced that a live-action remake of Dora would be in development and debut on Paramount+.[13]
Dora the Explorer merchandise[]
There are many action figures and playsets available in many markets, along with DVDs, cosmetics, hygiene products, ride-ons, books, board games, plush dolls, apparel, handbags, play tents, play kitchens, and more. Licensees include Fisher-Price in the United States and Holland Publishing in the United Kingdom.
Toys[]
In 2004, Lego released four sets based on the TV series' characters. These include 7330 Dora's Treasure Island, 7331 Diego's Rescue Truck, 7332 Dora and Boots at Play Park, and 7333 Dora and Diego's Animal Adventure.
In 2007, lead paint used by a contract toy manufacturer in China prompted Mattel to issue recalls for nearly a million toys, many of which featured Sesame Street and Nickelodeon characters, including Dora the Explorer. Nickelodeon responded that they would introduce "third-party monitoring" of all manufacturers of products under its brands.[14][15][16]
Books[]
Dora the Explorer series[]
- Dora's Backpack
- Little Star
- Happy Mother's Day Mami!
- Meet Diego!
- Dora's Thanksgiving
- Dora Loves Boots
- Dora's Book of Manners
- Dora Goes to School
- Dora's Fairy-Tale Adventure
- Dora's Chilly Day
- Show Me Your Smile!
- Dora's Pirate Adventure
- Big Sister Dora!
- At the Carnival
- Dora's Costume Party!
- Dance to the Rescue
- Dora's Starry Christmas
- Super babies
- The Birthday Dance Party
- Dora's World Adventure
- Dora Climbs Star Mountain
- It's Sharing Day!
- Dora Had a Little Lamb
- Dora Saves Mermaid Kingdom!
- Dora and the Stuck Truck
Ready To Read series – Level 1[]
- Dora's Picnic
- Follow Those Feet!
- Dora in the Deep Sea
- I Love My Papi!
- Say "Cheese!"
- The Halloween Cat
- Eggs for Everyone!
- Just Like Dora!
- I Love My Mami!
- Puppy Takes a Bath
- Around the World!
- Dora's Sleepover
- Dora Helps Diego!
- Dora's Perfect Pumpkin
- Dora's Mystery of the Missing Shoes
A Lift-the-Flap Story[]
- Good Night, Dora!: A Lift-the-Flap Story
- Where Is Boots?: A Lift-the-Flap Story
- Let's Play Sports!: A Lift-the-Flap Story
- All Dressed Up!: A Lift-the-Flap Book
Treasury books and collection books[]
- Dora's Ready-to-Read Adventures
Contains: Dora's picnic, Follow those feet, Dora in the deep sea, I love my Papi!, Say "Cheese"
- Dora's Storytime Collection
Contains: Dora's Backpack, Little Star, Happy Birthday, Mami!, Meet Diego!, Dora Saves the Prince, Dora's Treasure Hunt, Good Night, Dora!
- Dora's Big Book of Stories
Contains: Dora's Book of Manners, Dora Goes to School, Dora's Fairy-Tale Adventure, Dora's Chilly Day, Show Me Your Smile!, Dora's Pirate Adventure, Big Sister Dora!
Sticker books[]
- Dora's Magic Watering Can
DVDs and videos[]
Video games[]
Video games based on the 2000 television show Dora the Explorer were released. In Canada, Cheerios offered a free Dora the Explorer the Game CD-ROMs in specially marked packages. However, packages sold in Quebec would only have the French version. Dora the Explorer: Barnyard Buddies is a video game released for the PlayStation in 2003 in the US, thus making it the first Dora the Explorer video game for the home consoles. It was not released in Europe until 2005 being one of the last games released on that platform in that territory following the PlayStation's discontinuation the following year and all production on PS1 games in 2006. Dora the Explorer: Super Star Adventures is an adventure video game for the Game Boy Advance released in 2004. It was developed by Imaginengine and published by Global Star.[17]
Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet is an action-adventure video game, developed by Monkey Bar Games, published by Global Star Software and powered by Vicious Engine. The game was released for GameCube in North America on October 13, 2005,[18] and later in PAL regions on December 16, 2005. The PlayStation 2 version was released on PAL regions on December 2, 2005, and later in North America on February 9, 2006.[19] The game is about Dora and Boots who finds some lost aliens from the purple planet. However, to take them home, she and Boots are required to collect keys to open the space gate, leading to the saturn planet. The game is unique in that it uses pictures and symbols to communicate rather than words. The object of the game is to capture one of the six explorer stars. Each explorer star has a special power such as the ability to be noisy or the ability to create music. In order to capture the star, the player must complete a hide-and-seek activity. These activities include maze navigation, matching games, side-scrolling race games, a "Frogger"-type game, a complete-the-pattern activity and a song playing game.[20]
Dora Puppy is a puppy simulator where players must help Dora take care of her puppy, Perrito, and help train him for doggie competitions. All the actions are performed by either tracing certain shapes with the stylus or calling out commands into the DS's microphone.[21] It was developed by Take-Two Interactive for the Nintendo DS and published by 2K Play in North America[22] and Australia in 2009, and in Europe in 2010.
Dora the Explorer: Dora's Cooking Club is a cooking video game for the Nintendo DS. It was published by 2K Play in 2010.[23] In the game, players have to chop veggies, stir soups, top pizzas, and more using math skills. They may be sorting cookies into numbered groups or counting out different amounts of ingredients.[24]
- Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess is a video game that was released for the PlayStation 2 and the Wii console in 2008.
- Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom is a video game that was released for the PlayStation 2 and the Wii console in 2009.
References[]
- ↑ Vailski (25 August 2018). "Lost Dora the Explorer Pilot FOUND!".
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- ↑ Legacy, Spencer (September 29, 2023). "Dora and The Fantastical Creatures Interview: Director William Mata on Reimagining the Iconic Character" (en-US). ComingSoon.net.
- ↑ "Dora The Explorer CG-Animated Preschool Series Gets Paramount+ Green Light, Live-Action Dora Series Now Aimed At Tweens" (February 15, 2022).
- ↑ Joe Otterson (February 15, 2022). "SpongeBob Squarepants Spinoff Movies, Dora the Explorer Live-Action Series Set at Paramount Plus".
- ↑ Peter White (February 24, 2021). "Nickelodeon's Dora The Explorer & The Fairly OddParents Get Live-Action Series Remakes On Paramount+".
- ↑ Joe Otterson (February 15, 2022). "SpongeBob Squarepants Spinoff Movies, Dora the Explorer Live-Action Series Set at Paramount Plus".
- ↑ "Dora The Explorer CG-Animated Preschool Series Gets Paramount+ Green Light, Live-Action Dora Series Now Aimed At Tweens" (February 15, 2022).
- ↑ Dave McNary (February 26, 2018). "'Dora the Explorer' Live-Action Movie Gets Summer Release". Variety.
- ↑ "'Dora the Explorer' Begins Filming, Reveals First Photo of Isabela Moner as Eponymous Adventurer", Collider, 2018-08-10. (in en-US)
- ↑ "Isabela Moner Cast as Dora the Explorer in Live-Action Film", ComingSoon.net, 2018-05-02. (in en-US)
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- ↑ Global Star (2004) Dora the Explorer: Super Star Adventures Manual
- ↑ 2K Play (2009) Dora the Explorer: Dora Puppy Manual
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- ↑ "Dora's Cooking Club".
- ↑ 2K Play (2010) Dora's Cooking Club Manual
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