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.[3]
Title
Directed by
Original air date
Prod. code
"Dora the Explorer"
Jed Miller and Fred Nicks
June 12, 1999 (1999-06-12)
TBA
The synopsis of this pilot parallels the episode "Beaches".[4]
Note: This pilot features prototypes of the main characters, sometimes with significantly different designs, including Dora (green-eyes, not with brown eyes), Boots (different appearance and not wearing boots), Benny (a brown bull, not blue, called "Benito"), Tico (a blue Skunk with orange hair, not a purple squirrel with pink hair), Swiper (unchanged), Backpack, Map, Isa, the Fiesta Trio, and Val the Octopus.[5]
After reading a big red book, entitled "The Legend of the Big Red Chicken", about a very small chicken that wished upon a chicken constellation to gain enormous size, Dora and Boots, following Map's directions, traverse two obstacles, a wooden bridge (broken, but fixed by Dora with Señor Tucán's help) and a wooden gate (locked, but opened by Dora with the recovered four-pointed key), to get to the Big Red Hill to meet the Big Red Chicken. Their journey is continually hampered by Swiper, who initially unsuccessfully attempts to steal the book and then successfully steals the four-pointed key. They eventually reach the Big Red Hill, which is in reality the seated form of the Big Red Chicken.
Whilst playing hide-and-seek, Dora and Boots find Baby Blue Bird, a Spanish-speaking bluebird chick, who had fallen out of her nest, located in a little blue tree, and had become lost. Upon directions provided by Map, Dora and Boots journey past a banana tree (which they eat to sustain themselves) and through a cornfield (filled with angry red ants, which they avoid by following instructions from a talking scarecrow, who tells them to stick to the field's blue stone path after mistakenly scaring Baby Blue Bird on the property, which results not only her crying, but also Scarecrow crying) to eventually get the chick back to her family in their little blue tree home. Along their journey they have to; continually avoid Swiper who unsuccessfully attempts to steal items they have found on their journey, e.g. their food (bananas) and the chick's present to her mother (a purple flower); continually cheer-up the chick; and even re-find the chick after she gets lost again.
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"Hic-Boom-Ohhh"
Steve Socki and Arne Wong
Valerie Walsh
Karen Heathwood and Kelly Kennedy
August 21, 2000 (2000-08-21)
103
Dora and Boots follow the directions of Map to investigate the source of a mysterious sound ("Hic, Boom, Ohhh!") coming from Yellow Valley, that they heard whilst playing a game of "Loud and Quiet". They traverse a "noisy" river (with the assistance of Tico who rows over a blue rowboat, the only rowboat available with any life jackets and without any holes) and a "quiet" forest (using an acoustic horn from Backpack to awaken the sleeping Big Red Chicken who is blocking the only path, then also using a "tiptoe walk" to avoid waking Swiper who had unsuccessfully tried to steal their horn). Upon discovering that the source of the mysterious sound is Benny with the hiccups ("Hic!" - A hiccup, "Boom!" - Hitting the ground after falling down, "Ohh!" - An exclamation), they help cure Benny's hiccups by assisting him in loudly counting to 10.
Dora gives Boots a swim ring floaty, after they decide to go swimming at the beach. Following the directions of Map, they travel through some yellow sand dunes via a yellow path (also helping Benny who is continually taking the wrong paths) and down a wooden boardwalk accessed by a rope ladder (missing planks, but repaired by Dora and Boots). During this journey, they repetitively encounter Swiper, preventing Swiper from trying to steal Tico's ice block (a friend they encounter along the way), and then recovering Boots' floaty after Swiper successfully steals, and then discards it. They reunite with Tico and Benny for a swim at the beach, patrolled by an octopus lifeguard (Val).
Dora and Boots just miss getting an ice cream from the ice cream truck (operated by Val the Octopus). After learning from Benny that the ice cream truck is headed to Coney Island (an island with giant ice cream cones on it), they follow Map's instruction to get there, i.e. going over Strawberry Mountain (getting a lift from Tico in his car) and going across the chocolate lake (using a chocolate boat, which they have to recover after Swiper successfully steals, and then disguards, it). On Coney Island, Isa informs them of the Ice Truck's location and the ice cream's cost (8 coins). Dora and Boots hail the ice cream (using an "Ice Cream for Ice Cream" cheer), and each purchases an ice cream using coins from Backpack.
Dora and Boots visit a train station to see the trains (green, red, and blue) and encourage them to blow their whistles, discovering that the smaller blue train (Azul) doesn't have one. Upon learning that the first prize in the big train race (run by Val the Octopus) to the big yellow station is a big whistle, they assist Azul competing in the race. Following maps directions, they travel over a mountain (assisting Azul with the mountain's steep incline with encouragement cheers) and through a tunnel (assisting Azul with a flash light from Backpack, thus helping them see and almost avoid colliding with an on-coming grey train). The other two trains (green and red) tire from initially going to fast, allowing Azul to win the race. Swiper continually hampers their efforts by initially successfully stealing, and then discarding, a section of the blue line's train tracks (repaired by Dora and Boots after recovering the missing track pieces) and then unsuccessfully attempting to steal the race's whistle prize.
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"Treasure Island"
Arne Wong
Eric Weiner
Kelly Kennedy and Ty Schafrath
September 18, 2000 (2000-09-18)
107
Dora and Boots learn about a buried treasure chest, accessible with a blue key, from Pirate Parrot, who they locate during a game of "I spy". After finding the blue key and obtaining directions from Map, they traverse a long mire of "icky sticky mud" (by using the wooden plank, acting as a bridge, as directed to by the Pirate Parrot, the "lookout tree" guard) and across Crocodile Lake (using a boat sailed by Pirate Parrot and placating the crocodiles by singing "Grande, Grande Grande!"), to get to Treasure Island. Pirate Parrot introduces them to the Pirate Pig who shows them where to find and dig-up the buried treasure (gold coins, toys, chocolate cup cakes with pink icing and stickers), which they all share. Their journey is hampered by Swiper who twice attempts to steal the blue key (once successfully), and dispose of it.
Dora and Boots visit a pig pen to award each of the three pig occupants a blue ribbon (from Backpack) for being good. Whilst unsuccessfully attempting to steal the ribbons, Swiper leaves the gate open, allowing the pigs to escape. Following Map's directions, Dora and Boots find the 3 pigs, one in a hay stack in the hay field, one hiding behind some barrels in the barn, and the littlest one (Oinky) on an unstable branch of the apple tree (rescued by Dora using a net from Backpack). As they are too heavy to carry, Dora and Boots use a wagon to collect and return the pigs to their pen, before Swiper can steal their ribbons. The wagon causes various problems on their journey that need to be resolved, i.e. rolling away down a hill to almost run into a gate (a collision avoided by Tico opening it) and getting stuck in mud.
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"Big River"
Gary Conrad
Leslie Valdes
Bob Curtis and Tina Kugler
October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09)
109
Boots starts singing and dancing about his red boots, after Dora caught a pair of older boots whilst fishing in the river. One of Boots' red boots slips off, so he and Dora use a boat (damaged, but the holes are repaired by Dora and Boots) to follow Map's directions to retrieve it. They follow close behind the boot as it goes down the river, under a bascule bridge (down but opened by Tico), past some rapids (having to duck under overhanging branches), past the froggy rocks (which Dora and Boots have to row around to avoid crashing into them), and then onto a waterfall (avoided by taking a 'water-slide'-like little river running parallel to the obstacle). They retrieve the red boot from the river at the base of the waterfall, using a fishing rod from Backpack. Swiper hinders them in this journey, by initially unsuccessfully attempting to steal the boat after they fix it, and then finally unsuccessfully attempting to steal the retrieved boot once it is rescued from the river.
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"Berry Hunt"
Arne Wong
Eric Weiner
Kelly Kennedy and Ty Schafrath
October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)
110
After Dora eats the five blue berries that her mother packed for her, Dora and Boots go hunting for more at Blueberry Hill. After obtaining a little blue pail to carry them (from Backpack) and directions to Blueberry Hill (from Map), they traverse the Icy Cold River (using a rowboat) and the Prickly Forest (using one of the overhanging vines to swing over), to get to Blueberry Hill (locked, but accessed with the Spanish password of "¡Abre!"). Whilst picking blueberries, they try to keep as quite as possible so as to avoid arousing Swiper, who lives in a foxhole on that hill. However, after picking 15 of them, they must fend off Swiper's attempt to steal the newly picked blueberries. They are then chased from the hill, and back over all the obstacles the way they came, by a hungry bear. They escape the bear when he is unable to swim all the way over the icy river to follow them, allowing Dora and Boots to celebrate and eat the blueberries they obtained.
Dora reads Boots a story ("The Wizzle and the Four Wishes") from a book about wishes (yellow with a star emblem) from Backpack. In the story, a 'wizzle' child (Wizzle) found a bag with four star-shaped wishes. After using an initial wish (for ice cream), Wizzle has to chase one of the wishes, blown away by a gust of wind, out of the storybook. Whilst attempting to wish himself home to his storybook parents (mummy and daddy), yet another gust of wind blows his three remaining wishes away. After Map advises them that the wishes are headed to the wishing well, Dora, Boots, and Wizzle go past the Flowery Garden (they get trapped on top of a giant sunflower, made too big by Isa's use of one of the wishes, but escape by sliding down its stem), through the nutty forest (saving Tico from being hit by large falling nuts, by shouting a "¡Cuidado!" warning, after Tico used one of the wishes to conquer them all up), to get to the wishing well on top of a slippery muddy hill (with a broken stepping stone path up to the well, which they repaired by replacing the missing step stones). Dora catches the last remaining star and prevents Swiper from stealing it, thus enabling it to be used to wish Wizzle back home to his parents in the storybook.
Dora's mother (Mami) gives Dora a basket of treats (cookies, mangos, some rice pudding, and a picture that Dora had drawn of boots and herself.) to give to Dora's grandmother (Abuela), to make Abuela feel better whilst she is recovering from a cold. Following Map's instructions, Dora and Boots cross over the Bumpy Bridge (using a fishing pool from Backpack to retrieve the basket when it falls into the ravine below as the bridge spans) and across Turtle River by stepping on some of the shells of the Spanish-Speaking turtle inhabitants (having to initially find the basket when they place it on a turtle's back and it is carried away) to get to Grandma's house. During their journey, they must continually avoid Swiper who makes several unsuccessful attempts to steal the basket.
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"Surprise"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Kelly Kennedy and Ty Schafrath
November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)
113
Following Map's directions, Dora and Boots journey back to Dora's house for Boots' birthday party, with a cake obtained from Backpack (a banana cake with banana icing and an image of Boots' face on top, in a square yellow cake box). They must overcome several challenges along the way. They go up some stairs, avoiding both a stampede of chickens and a Spanish-speaking horse ("Caballito"). They recover the cake after Swiper steals it and then discards it in the jungle. They answer the Grump Old Trolls' riddle (singing the Spanish "Happy Birthday" song, "Feliz Cumpleaños"), in order to cross the Troll Bridge. After Dora's Mami (Mrs. Marquez) greets them upon their arrival, Dora and Boots' friends (Tico, Isa, and Benny) all surprise Boots with a "surprise jump". They all celebrate Boot's birthday with balloons, goody bags, a piñata, birthday presents, party games, and Boots' cake. Boots blows out the cake's banana-shaped candle and wishes that he and Dora could play together every day forever and ever.
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"Sticky Tape"
George Chialtas
Chris Gifford
Karen Heathwood and Zac Moncrief
November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27)
114
Upon witnessing Benny's distress at a hole in his hot-air balloon that is causing it to descend towards Crocodile Lake, Dora obtains some stick tape from Backpack and, with Boots, she heads to the lake, following Map's directions. Dora and Boots have to continually stop Swiper's attempts to steal the sticky tape, at one point even having to recover the sticky tape from the jungle after it is stolen and discarded. On their journey, they encounter numerous situations that require the stick tape's use, i.e. repairing Backpack's broken strap, patching up five holes in Tico's sailboat's sail (allowing them to cross the Windy River), sticking the Blue Bird family's nest onto a tree (thus avoiding it being blown off), wrapping-up their feet to prevent them slipping (when climbing over Slippery Rock), and repairing the rope ladder on Benny's hot air balloon as they climb up it. They patch the hole in Benny's balloon, thus preventing it from crashing into the lake.
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"Bouncing Ball"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
John Fountain and Tina Kugler
December 4, 2000 (2000-12-04)
115
Using money from Backpack (five coins), Dora assists Boots (seven coins) in buying a "supper blue bouncy bouncy ball" (12 coins) from a toy store run by Val the Octopus. After Boots bounces it too hard, the ball bounces near a volcano. To try and retrieve the ball before an eruption occurs, they follow Maps' directions to the volcano. Their journey involves traversing some mucky mud (utilizing some rocks in the mud as stepping stones to jump like a frog over the mud), going over the Troll Bridge (by answering the Grumpy Old Troll's riddle), and finally hitching a lift in Tico's car. During the journey, they continually have to avoid Swiper's attempts to steal, and then dispose of, their possessions. Upon their arrival at the volcano and their retrieval of the ball, the volcano erupts with numerous similar bouncy balls.
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"Bugga Bugga"
Gary Conrad
Eric Weiner
Karen Heathwood and Zac Moncrief
April 30, 2001 (2001-04-30)
117
Dora and Boots are on a bug hunt, using her bug book and a magnifying glass from Backpack. They encounter a bug ("Mami Bugga Bugga") struggling to carry a cookie on its back to the bug's home ("the Big Blue Bush") to feed her babies. Following Map's directions there, they go through the Flowery Garden tended by Isa (where they rescue the bug from a "bug trapper" flower) and through a spider web (using the green circle path to avoid the spiders). On their journey, they have to recover the cookie, after Swiper steals and disregards it, and then Bugga Bugga, when the bug is blown away in a big wind. Once at the Big Blue Bush, Mami Bugga Bugga divides the cookie equally to feed her 10 Bugga Bugga babies.
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"Fish Out of Water"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Tina Kugler and Dominic Orlando
May 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)
118
At the beach, whilst looking at seashells, Dora and Boots discover a fish ("Baby Red Fish"). Baby Red Fish was trapped in a small pond after having been carried there by a big wave whilst straying from his home, a rock at the bottom of the ocean ("Red Rock"). Using Map for directions, and a pail from Backpack, they carry the fish through a colony of big clams (using the word "Abre" when trapped in a clam's mouths), over a large sandcastle wall (ascending it by climbing like a crab up a net ladder and sliding down the other side using a sand slide), and past Swiper (hidden behind an umbrella, who is stopped from attempting to steal the pail). Upon reaching the seashore and releasing the fish, Dora and Boots get a lift in Val the Octopus' submarine in order to follow Baby Red Fish home. On the underwater leg of their journey, they save Baby Red Fish from being swallowed whole by a bigger fish ("Big Blue Fish"), by using the command 'abre' to make the bigger fish open its mouth. Both fish, when subsequently swallowed whole by an ever bigger yellow fish, have to save themselves in a similar manner as before. Upon finding the Red Rock, Babby Red Fish finds her family, who are grateful for their child's rescue.
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"Little Star"
Ken Kessel
Eric Weiner
Kelly Kennedy and Ty Schafrath
May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21)
119
Whilst performing her regular wishing upon the first night's star (Little Star) with a telescope from Backpack, Dora and Boots observer Little Star's collision with a comet and its resultant fall to earth. They find the fallen star, comfort it, and pledge to return it back home, in the night sky with the moon. Following Maps directions, Dora and Boots go over the troll bridge (by solving the Grumpy Old Troll's riddle of counting stars), past Tico's tree (helping Tico retrieve Little Star after Swiper steals, and then discards, it in Tico's tree), and up the Tall Mountain. On the mountain peak, they throw little star up to the moon, just in time for it to be the first star of the night for everyone to make a wish upon.
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"El Coquí"
Bob Curtis
Leslie Valdes
Karen Heathwood and Zac Moncrief
May 2, 2001 (2001-05-02)
121
Dora and Boots find a lost coquí frog, who isn't able to sing until he's at his island home. They decide to return the Coquí to his island so he can sing.
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"The Chocolate Tree"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Kelly Kennedy and Ty Schafrath
May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03)
122
Dora and Boots try to find the Chocolate Tree and a special gift for Abuela.
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"To The Treehouse"
Ken Kessel
Eric Weiner
Tina Kugler and Zac Moncrief
May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)
125
Dora and Boots help their friends get to the treehouse for a big thank-you party.
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"Call Me Mr. Riddles"
Ken Kessel
Valerie Walsh
Kelly Kennedy and Ty Schafrath
September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)
126
Boots is confident he can solve the silliest riddle when he and Dora are chosen to complete in a riddle contest at the Tallest Mountain.
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"Te Amo"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Dominic Orlando
October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01)
123
An evil magician named El Mago has turned the royal couple, King Popo and Queen Maria into mountains. Now, Dora and Boots must set off to break the spell before El Mago stops them.
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"Pablo's Flute"
Bob Curtis
Eric Weiner
Karen Heathwood and Eric Sanford
October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15)
124
Dora and Boots set off to Pablo's mountain to return a colorful flute to Pablo, himself, and reverse a devastating drought on his grandpa's farm.
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"Dora Saves the Prince"
George Chialtas
Valerie Walsh
Tina Kugler and Dominic Orlando
October 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)
120
Upon reading a storybook ("The Prince and the Witch") from Backpack, about a prince (Prince Ramon) who is imprisoned in a small room inside a high tower after he trespasses into the Witch's Forest in an attempt to retrieve a ball he accidentally kicked in there, Dora and Boots both jump into the storybook to save the prince. Following Maps' directions, they go through the Big Gate (opened with the secret password of "Abre"), through the Witch's Forest (collecting the Prince's lost ball and avoiding Swiper's attempts to steal it), across Crocodile Lake (by asking the crocodiles to close their mouths so that they can jump over them), and on to the High Tower (using the secrete password of "Abre" to open the tower door, assembling the 12 steps up to the door of the Prince's cell, and again opening the cell door with the secrete password of "Abre"). Throughout their journey, they have to evade the witch who is in close pursuit. They finally defeat the witch by traping her in the Prince's magic ball, only releasing her when she promises to be good.
Boots loses his new squeaky bath toy, so he and Dora head to the Gooey Geyser to rescue him.
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"The Missing Piece"
George Chialtas and Sherie Pollack
Eric Weiner
Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford
February 18, 2002 (2002-02-18)
204
N/A
A Jigsaw puzzle wizard named El Encantador (Spanish for "the wizard") (Ricardo Montalbán) is missing a piece: his magic wand. It's up to Dora and Boots to help him find it so he can do his magic.
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"Backpack"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Kelly Kennedy and Ty Schafrath
March 4, 2002 (2002-03-04)
116
N/A
This episode is primarily set in the past, as Dora reminisces about the time she first got Backpack. Mami and Papi gave Dora Backpack, including Map, to assist her in returning her 8 library books from home. Following Maps' directions, they crossed over the troll bridge (having answered the Grumpy Old Trolls' riddle and then cut through his net obstacle) and climbed over the Big Rock, in order to get to the library. From Backpack, Dora pulls out numerous items to assist them on their journey, including a soft bandage to fix boots' arm injury ("boo boo"), an umbrella to protect them from the rain, scissors to cut through the Grumpy Old Trolls' net, a rope to rescue Boots from quicksand and then climb over the Big Rock, and sicky tape to mend the rope. At one point on their journey, Swiper steals, and then discards, Backpack, forcing Dora and Boots to locate Backpack by its calls, i.e. "Backpack!". Dora and Boots eventually made it to the library as it was closing, encouraging the library door not to close before they got in. The librarian, Val the Octopus, then allowed them to return their books 'on time'.
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"The Big Storm"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Kelly Kennedy and Kuni Tomita
March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05)
201
N/A
Dora and Boots must warn their forest friends on their way home that storm cloud is heading their way. Along the way, they stop the storm cloud by singing "Rain, Rain, Go Away".
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5
"The Magic Stick"
George Chialtas
Valerie Walsh
Kelly Kennedy and Kuni Tomita
March 12, 2002 (2002-03-12)
203
N/A
Dora and Boots find a magic stick and venture to Highest Hill to reveal its magic power.
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"Rojo, the Fire Truck"
Sherie Pollack
Eric Weiner
Edwin Alcala and Enrico Santana
March 18, 2002 (2002-03-18)
206
N/A
Rojo, the fire truck invites Dora and Boots to accomplish his first rescue mission: saving a kitten stuck in a big tree.
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"El Día de las Madres (Mother's Day)"
Sherie Pollack
Leslie Valdes
Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford
May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)
208
N/A
Dora and Boots have to gather ingredients for Mami to bake her special Mother's Day cake: 10 bananas, 6 nuts, and 1 piece of chocolate.
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"The Golden Explorers"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Alex Que and Mike Sosnowski
September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)
209
N/A
Dora, Boots, Isa, Benny, and Tico form a soccer team called the Golden Explorers and play against the big dinosaurs.
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"Doctor Dora"
Sherie Pollack
Valerie Walsh
Edwin Alcala and Enrico Santana
September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)
211
N/A
Dora and Boots are playing doctor, where they help some of their friends with different health issues, while giving them lollipops and stickers. Most importantly, they must help Benny the Bull cure his allergies at his barn.
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10
"Pinto, the Pony Express"
Sherie Pollack
Ashley Mendoza
Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18)
212
N/A
Cowgirl Dora and Cowboy Boots ride their trusty friend Pinto the pony across the wild west to deliver Cowboy Cookies to Benny at his barn. However, they must prevent Swiper from swiping them.
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"The Big Piñata"
Sherie Pollack
Leslie Valdes
Edwin Alcala and Enrico Santana
September 19, 2002 (2002-09-19)
214
N/A
Dora and Boots need to earn 10 yellow tickets at the carnival to win the big prize: a big piñata with special prizes inside.
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12
"The Happy Old Troll"
George Chialtas
Chris Gifford
Kelly Kennedy and Kuni Tomita
September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)
215
N/A
Nothing makes the Grumpy Old Troll happy, except for three things: a purple petunia flower, fireworks, and flying horses. Dora and Boots want to find all those things that make him happy so he can perform a happy dance.
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13
"A Letter for Swiper"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford
October 14, 2002 (2002-10-14)
217
N/A
Dora and Boots deliver a letter to Swiper when the Special Delivery Bird accidentally breaks her glasses. Along the way, they deliver letters to Tico, Isa and Benny that contain different surprises.
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14
"Click!"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Alex Que and Mike Sosnowski
November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)
221
N/A
Dora and Boots enter a photo contest that requires them to take pictures of wild animals to win.
Boots is excited for a toy fire truck to come in the mail. When the package arrives, the box is empty. It turns out it's lost and is now sitting on top of the Snowy Mountain, so he, Dora and Tico have to retrieve it before Swiper does.
Map finds a magic cape that gives him superpowers on the Tallest Mountain. Now as Super Map, he must lead Dora and Boots back home so Mami and Papi can show them a super surprise.
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"Lost Map"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Kelly Kennedy and Kuni Tomita
January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20)
207
N/A
After a silly bird mistakes Map as a stick for his nest on the Tallest Mountain, Dora and Boots must make their own map and go up there to rescue their friend.
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"Dora, La Música"
George Chialtas
Leslie Valdes
Kelly Kennedy and Kuni Tomita
January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)
219
N/A
Dora, Boots and their friends lead a parade to free musical instruments that were locked up in the music box by Señor Shush, who doesn't allow music or noise in his town.
Carol Datuin, Alex Que, Jose Silverio, Kuni Tomita, and Ysty Veluz
October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)
401
N/A
Dora receives a Star Pocket from her Abuela and learns how to catch stars. But Swiper swipes it, and attaches it to a balloon, where a star-catching prince eventually gets ahold of it.
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"Stuck Truck"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)
302
N/A
Boots calls his truck friends for a rescue mission to free the ice cream truck from a ditch.
Dora and Boots help a lost robot named Roberto get to his grandpa's house.
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"¡Por Favor!"
George Chialtas
Valerie Walsh
Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford
October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10)
310
N/A
Dora and Boots set off to tell a young kinkajou the magic words to fulfill his destiny of being king.
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"Rescue, Rescue, Rescue!"
Sherie Pollack
Eric Weiner
Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford
October 13, 2003 (2003-10-13)
317
N/A
Dora and Boots need to rescue 3 friends: Baby Jaguar, Isa, and Benny. However, Boots, Baby Jaguar and Isa freak out when they see a dangerous situation, so Dora teaches them to take deep breaths to calm down. Then they make a plan on how to rescue their friends.
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"Save the Puppies!"
Sherie Pollack
Christine Ricci
Alex Que and Jose Silverio
October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
309
N/A
Dora and Boots jump into a handheld video game console to save 100 puppies from being locked up in cages by a mean dog catcher.
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"The Big Potato"
Sherie Pollack
Valerie Walsh
Alex Que and Jose Silverio
October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15)
305
N/A
Benny accidentally turns himself into a potato, using a magic wand that belongs to a friendly young wizard. Now Dora, Boots, and Benny must get to the wizard's castle to return his wand and reverse the spell.
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"What Happens Next?"
George Chialtas
Valerie Walsh
Alex Que and Jose Silverio
October 16, 2003 (2003-10-16)
316
N/A
After reading the story of The Three Little Pigs, Dora, Boots, and King Juan el Bobo (Cheech Marin) wonder what happens after the end. So they use their imaginations to continue the story, setting off on an adventure in their minds.
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9
"The Fix-It Machine"
Sherie Pollack
Eric Weiner
Alex Que and Jose Silverio
October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)
320
N/A
Boots has a hole in his boot, so Dora decides to take him to get it fixed. Along the way, they run into their friends with other items that have holes in them, so they take them along.
Dora introduces her cousin, Diego, to Boots and the viewers for the first time. For their first mission together, Dora, Boots, and Diego must rescue a baby jaguar from a waterfall.
Note: This episode marks the debut of Diego, who would later get a spin-off series of his own: Go, Diego, Go!
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11
"Baby Dino"
George Chialtas and Sherie Pollack
Eric Weiner
Jim Schumann and Mike Sosnowski
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22)
311
N/A
Dora, Boots, and Diego bring a baby apatosaurus dinosaur back home with his mother at Dino Island.
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12
"Baseball Boots"
Sherie Pollack
Chris Gifford
Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford
October 23, 2003 (2003-10-23)
321
N/A
Boots wants to have his first big hit, so he and Dora decide to go to the baseball stadium to see if he can do it.
64
13
"Boots' Special Day"
George Chialtas
Chris Gifford
Alex Que, Jim Schumann, Jose Silverio, and Mike Sosnowski
Today is Boots' special day and he get to do anything he wants, like lead a big drum parade and visit Diego's animal rescue center. But most importantly, Boots wants to visit his dad at an amusement park and ride on a big roller coaster.
65
14
"Boo!"
Sherie Pollack
Eric Weiner
Jim Schumann and Mike Sosnowski
October 29, 2003 (2003-10-29)
315
N/A
On Halloween night, Dora is dressed in a cat costume while Boots is dressed in a hybrid between a firefighter and a chicken. They then meet a young purple monster named Little Monster. Meanwhile, they hear chimes coming from the clock tower. When the arrow points to 12, that means all monsters will arrive at the Monster House for the Halloween party. Following directions from Map, Dora and Boots help Little Monster navigate through a pumpkin patch (where they encounter Scarecrow on the property, who gives them instructions to choose one of the three paths with the correct Jack-O-Lantern bucket being shown) and the Good Witch's Forest (where they access through the gate using the word "Abre!" and receive permission from the Good Witch, who allows them to ride a flying broomstick and avoid some obstacles) in order to get to the Monster House on time before the party starts. The three catch stars along the way, including Disco Star. Also, they see some friends dressed in Halloween costumes and avoid Swiper, who unsuccessfully steals their Halloween candy.
Dora's cousin Daisy is playing a soccer game. But when Daisy's team, the Yellow Tigres, has one player less, Daisy counts on Dora to play on her team, so she, Boots, and Diego head to the soccer stadium to help Daisy.
67
16
"The Super Silly Fiesta"
George Chialtas
Valerie Walsh
Jim Schumann and Mike Sosnowski
April 12, 2004 (2004-04-12)
319
N/A
Today, the Big Red Chicken is hosting a Super Silly Fiesta. But the cake is missing!
68
17
"Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur"
Sherie Pollack
Chris Gifford
Carol Datuin and Ysty Veluz
April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)
318
N/A
Boots lost his cuddly dinosaur at Play Park, so he, Dora, and Diego need to go there to find it in time for a sleepover at Dora's house before sunset.
69
18
"Job Day"
George Chialtas
Valerie Walsh and Alix Landry-Iverson
Jim Schumann and Mike Sosnowski
April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)
324
N/A
Dora, Boots, and Diego get to experience many jobs to help them figure out what they want to be when they grow up.
70
19
"Louder!"
Sherie Pollack
Eric Weiner
Jose Silverio and Kuni Tomita
April 21, 2004 (2004-04-21)
303
N/A
Dora and Boots meet Red Rooster and help soothe his throat. Together, they set off to the Highest Hill to wake up the sun.
71
20
"ABC Animals"
Sherie Pollack
Christine Ricci
Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford
April 22, 2004 (2004-04-22)
323
N/A
Dora and Boots jump into a giant alphabet book and see that all of the animals from A-Z are gone except for Armadillo.
Dora and Boots have to figure out whose birthday it is when they see a mysterious Birthday Balloon fly by on its way to Play Park. They come along with all of their friends and follow it there to learn who's having the birthday party.
Dora and Boots are playing in Fairytale Land, a magical place where fairy tale characters live. But when an evil witch (Chita Rivera) 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.
Note: This is the 1st double-length episode to air on television. “Dora’s Pirate Adventure” was the first to be both produced and released on DVD, but it premiered on television the next year.
Dora, Boots, Diego, and Baby Jaguar have to bring Daisy's birthday crown and shoes for her quinceañera (15th birthday), but the quest isn't built for just one or two people, because they get help along the way.
75
3
"Dora's Pirate Adventure"
George Chialtas and Sherie Pollack
Chris Gifford
Carol Datuin, Alex Que, Jose Silverio, and Ysty Veluz
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.
Note: This is the 2nd double-length episode to air on television, but the first one both produced and released on DVD.
Dora and Boots are in a rush to get to Dora's house after learning that Mami is pregnant.
77
5
"Super Babies"
Sherie Pollack
Leslie Valdes
Miyuki Hoshikawa and Arthur Valencia
March 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)
413
N/A
Dora tells her baby brother and sister a story where they are Super Babies who try to get their banana baby food back from Swiper.
78
6
"Catch the Babies"
George Chialtas
Christine Ricci
Carol Datuin and Ysty Veluz
April 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)
419
N/A
Dora tells a true but silly story to her family and friends about the time she and her entire family caught her baby siblings. In her story, her baby siblings are aboard a runaway stroller headed towards the Gooey Geyser. This wakes Dora's family up in a flash and they must quickly prevent the babies from rolling into it.
79
7
"Dora's Got a Puppy"
Sherie Pollack
Chris Gifford
Miyuki Hoshikawa, Enrico Santana, and Arthur Valencia
May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)
410
N/A
Dora and Boots need to bring a home present that Abuela gave for Perrito the puppy. But they have to hurry because Swiper has new swiping tricks up his sleeves to help him swipe it.
80
8
"Dora and Diego to the Rescue!"
Sherie Pollack
Valerie Walsh
Miyuki Hoshikawa, Dominic Orlando, Jose Silverio, and Janice Tolentino
September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)
420
N/A
When Boots is being blown away by his kite and strong wind, Dora and Diego must race to Polar Bear Mountain to rescue him.
Note: Jake T. Austin is the voice of Diego in this episode.
81
9
"A Crown for King Juan el Bobo"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Alex Que, Jose Silverio, and Arthur Valencia
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)
409
N/A
Dora and Boots help silly and forgetful King Juan el Bobo (Cheech Marin) find his misplaced crown in time for his mother's birthday party.
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.
Dora, Boots, and Diego help a lost baby penguin get back to its family at the South Pole.
88
16
"Dora's First Trip"
George Chialtas and Sherie Pollack
Eric Weiner
Alex Que and Jose Silverio
April 7, 2006 (2006-04-07)
402
N/A
Dora recalls when she first met Boots and the rest of her animal friends, as well as her first exploration: returning the instruments to the Fiesta Trio so they can perform a song for the queen bee, who doesn't like waiting.
89
17
"Baby Jaguar's Roar"
George Chialtas
Leslie Valdes
Miyuki Hoshikawa, Jim Schumann, and Janice Tolentino
June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05)
408
N/A
Dora, Boots, and Diego help rescue Baby Jaguar's friend, Baby Bear, who is stuck on top of the Big Mountain.
90
18
"Boots to the Rescue"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Jim Schumann and Janice Tolentino
November 6, 2006 (2006-11-06)
412
N/A
Dora forgets her music homework on the way to school, so Boots must go there and return it to her before she gets in trouble.
91
19
"Dora's World Adventure!"
George Chialtas, Matt Engstrom, Allan Jacobsen, and Henry Madden
Valerie Walsh
Carol Datuin, Matt Engstrom, Allen Jacobsen, Maureen Mascarina, Alex Que, Enrico Santana, Jose Silverio, Janice Tolentino, and Arthur Valencia
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.
Swiper swiped and flung Dora's favorite necklace to the top of Star Mountain, so Dora and Boots need to go there to get it back.
93
21
"Baby Crab"
George Chialtas and Henry Madden
Leslie Valdes
Dominic Orlando, Enrico Santana, and Arthur Valencia
June 25, 2007 (2007-06-25)
417
N/A
Dora and Boots save a baby crab that got caught in a net and return him to Crab Island so he can give his mother a necklace made out of shells that he made for her as a present.
94
22
"La Maestra De Música"
Sherie Pollack
Leslie Valdes
Carol Datuin, Jose Silverio, Kuni Tomita, and Ysty Veluz
July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23)
405
N/A
Dora, Boots, and Diego help their music teacher get to school for a sing-along, after her bicycle chain breaks.
Note: The English translation for this episode's title is "The Music Teacher".
95
23
"Dora Saves the Mermaids!"
George Chialtas, Allan Jacobsen, and Henry Lenardin-Madden
Valerie Walsh
Butch Datuin, Carol Datuin, Enrico Santana, Jose Silverio, Arthur Valencia, and Ysty Veluz
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.
Note: In production order, 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.
Fellow Super Spy, Señor Tucán, assigns Dora and Boots some spy gadgets (Super Spy ID Cards, a Spy Phone, Spy Glasses, a Spy Rope, Rocket Sneakers and a Swiper Detector, which they store in agent Backpack) and a mission to complete (written in invisible ink, but revealed by their Spy Pen) to warn Isa that Swiper is going to steal her special cupcakes. Super Spy Dora and Boots follow Agent Maps' directions to get to Isa, using the Swiper detector to avoid Swiper. They travel through a garden hedge using the Hidden Door (located with the Spy Glasses), only accessible using the password of "¡Abre!". After escaping being trapped in a hole (with their Rocket Boots, as the sides are too slippery to climb), they travel through the Secret Jungle (getting a lift in Tico's Boat Car, after calling him on the Spy Phone, which enables them to get passed the local spiders and snakes, and even over a pond), again only accessible via a hidden door using the secret password of "¡Abre!". They swing down a cliff using the Spy Rope (as a zip line attached to the cliff's big tree), arriving at the Flowery Garden in time to stop Swiper from stealing Isa's special cupcakes. Super Spy Señor Tucán arrives and informs them that they have completed their mission.
97
25
"The Shy Rainbow"
George Chialtas
Eric Weiner
Miyuki Hoshikawa and Janice Tolentino
February 22, 2008 (2008-02-22)
416
N/A
Dora and Boots help a shy rainbow named Arco Iris shine in the sky for the first time.
Carol Delmindo Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, Kuni Tomita, Ysty Veluz, Curt Walstead, and Tomihiro Yamaguchi
September 15, 2008 (2008-09-15)
507
N/A
Dora, Boots, and Backpack go to a Backpack Parade, where Backpack will be the leader and sing her song, but her allergies cause her to drop all of her items.
101
2
"Benny's Big Race"
George Chialtas
Valerie Walsh Valdes
Bismarck "Butch" Datuin, Carol Delmindo Datuin, Jeff DeGrandis, and Ysty Veluz
September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
505
N/A
Benny repairs his go-cart to finish a race and learns to never give up. Before the race, he, Dora, and Boots meet a few other racers who need help.
102
3
"Isa's Unicorn Flowers"
Allan Jacobsen
Rosemary Contreras
Carol Delmindo Datuin and Curt Walstead
September 17, 2008 (2008-09-17)
504
N/A
Dora and Isa help Unicornio the Unicorn return to his home at the end of the rainbow with some unicorn flowers from Isa's garden.
103
4
"Dora's Jack-in-the-Box"
George Chialtas
Rosemary Contreras
Carol Delmindo Datuin, Curt Walstead, and Tomihiro Yamaguchi
September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18)
501
N/A
Dora has found the perfect present for her baby brother and sister at a toy store: a Jack-in-the-Box. On the way home, Jack must learn when he is supposed to pop out of his box so Dora can give them the toy.
104
5
"Dora Saves the Snow Princess"
George Chialtas, Allan Jacobsen, and Henry Lenardin-Madden
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.
105
6
"The Mayan Adventure"
George Chialtas
Valerie Walsh Valdes
Carol Delmindo Datuin, Dean Kelly, Enrico Vilbar Santana, Jose Silverio, Ysty Veluz, and Tomihiro Yamaguchi
November 17, 2008 (2008-11-17)
509
N/A
Dora and Boots jump into a storybook to help a set of twins win a Mayan ball game.
106
7
"Bouncy Boots"
Allan Jacobsen
Jorge Aguirre
Bismarck "Butch" Datuin, Jeff DeGrandis, Ysty Veluz, and Tomihiro Yamaguchi
November 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)
508
N/A
Boots is waiting to get his boots fixed. But he instead ends up with bouncy boots that make him bounce. So Dora and Boots go to the shoe shop to get Boots' plain red boots back.
107
8
"The Big Red Chicken's Magic Show"
George Chialtas
Rosemary Contreras
Bismarck "Butch" Datuin, Dean Kelly, Kuni Tomita, and Ysty Veluz
November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19)
511
N/A
Dora and Boots help the Big Red Chicken get ready for his magic show.
Dora, Boots, and Diego are all ready for the Three Kings Day party. But Swiper scares off Diego's elephant, Boots' camel, and Dora's horse! Now, the three must look for their respective animals in time for the party.
Diego has saved many animals, but now he's the one who needs to be saved because he ended up on a cliff when rescuing a parrot. If he falls off the cliff, he will get punctured by a large pile of cacti. Dora and Boots must rescue him before it's too late.
111
12
"Dora Saves the 3 Little Pigs"
Allan Jacobsen
Brian Bromberg
Carol Delmindo Datuin, Kuni Tomita, Curt Walstead, and Tomihiro Yamaguchi
Dora, Boots, and Swiper set off in Fairytale Land to save the legendary fable of the Three Little Pigs. They also met a few other fairy tale characters who lost their items.
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.
When the Super Babies have a nap, Dora and Boots travel to the Castle of Dreams. Meanwhile, the Dream Fairy is asleep and the Golden Rooster can't wake her up, so it's up to the Super Babies to solve the problem.
117
18
"Pirate Treasure Hunt"
Allan Jacobsen
Valerie Walsh Valdes
Bismarck "Butch" Datuin, Kuni Tomita, and Ysty Veluz
A wishing machine makes bananas drop on Boots endlessly. Boots is delighted to have this special treat, but soon, the wishing machine breaks and bananas won't stop appearing. He and Dora must find another one at Roberto's robot workshop. Along the way, Boots encounters several problems related to bananas and Dora must prevent him from saying the word, "bananas."
Dora and Boots rescue a special wishing wand for the Birthday Wizzle.
126
6
"The Grumpy Old Troll Gets Married"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Rosemary Contreras
Butch Datuin, Carol Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, and Jose Silverio
February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)
605
The Grumpy Old Troll is marrying his girlfriend, Petunia. But he forgot to pick up the wedding rings from his grandmother's house. It's up to Dora, Boots, and the Troll to find the rings before the wedding starts.
Bismarck "Butch" Datuin, Carol Delmindo Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, and Jose Silverio
March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)
610
As Dora is preparing for a dance recital, the Delivery Duck brings her scuba flippers instead of ballet slippers. Now, Dora, Boots, and Diego must find the slippers before the recital begins. Along the way, Dora teaches her friends how to dance during a small situation to show that dancing can make one feel good.
128
8
"Boots' First Bike"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Dana Chan
Butch Datuin, Carol Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, and Jose Silverio
April 8, 2011 (2011-04-08)
611
It's a big day of firsts when Boots gets his first bike from the bike shop.
129
9
"¡Vacaciones!"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Brian J. Bromberg
Butch Datuin, Carol Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, Jose Silverio, and Arthur Valencia
May 20, 2011 (2011-05-20)
607
With their snacks, flashlight, and binoculars packed, Dora, Boots, and Diego are off to a camping trip with Baby Jaguar.
Note: The title means "Vacations!" in Spanish.
130
10
"Pepe's School Day Adventure"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Brian J. Bromberg
Bismarck "Butch" Datuin, Jose Silverio, Clint Taylor, Arthur Valencia, and Ysty Veluz
September 9, 2011 (2011-09-09)
612
Dora and Boots try to help Pepe the Pig win a popcorn party at school.
131
11
"Dora's Enchanted Forest Adventures: The Tale of the Unicorn King"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Rosemary Contreras
Carol Delmindo Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, Clint Taylor, and Ysty Veluz
The Enchanted Forest is in grave peril as the owl usurped Unicornio's position as king and trapped Unicornio. Dora and Boots must venture into the forest to rescue Unicornio and teach the owl a lesson.
134
14
"Dora's Enchanted Forest Adventures: The Secret of Atlantis"
Dora, Boots, Diego, and King Unicornio leave the Enchanted Forest to end an ancient feud between the unicorns and the dragons, and to save the lost continent of Atlantis. Meanwhile, a greedy owl is given the opportunity to act as king and watch over the forest.
135
15
"The Big Red Chicken's Magic Wand"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Rosemary Contreras
Kathy Carr, Carol Delmindo Datuin, Clint Taylor, and Arthur Valencia
The Big Red Chicken is performing magic tricks. For his first trick, he turns Boots into a chicken. When he tries to turn him back into a monkey, the Big Red Chicken lets out a big sneeze that propels his magic wand into Magic Land. Dora and friends set off on a magical journey in order to get the wand fixed so Boots can turn back into a monkey again.
Note: This is the final episode where Caitlin Sanchez voices Dora.
136
16
"Swiper's Favorite Things"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Rosemary Contreras
Bismarck "Butch" Datuin, Carol Delmindo Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, Jose Silverio, Clint Taylor, Arthur Valencia, and Ysty Veluz
February 1, 2012 (2012-02-01)
620
Swiper is packing all of his favorite things for a sleepover at his grandma's house: his pajama trunk, his favorite puppy book, and his very special funny bunny. Just as he is about to leave, a big wind gust comes in and blows everything away. Dora, Boots, and Swiper journey to Crocodile Lake, through the Tangled Forest, and race to Strawberry Hill to get Swiper's favorite things back.
Note: This is the first episode in which Fátima Ptacek voices Dora.
137
17
"A Ribbon for Pinto"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Valerie Walsh Valdes
Enrico Vilbar Santana and Jose Silverio
February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)
702
Dora, Boots, and Pinto are heading to the big horse show, but the train breaks down on the way.
Note: This is the first episode to air and be produced in the HDTV 16:9 widescreen format.
138
18
"Dora's Knighthood Adventure"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Jorge Aguirre
Bismarck "Butch" Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, Jose Silverio, Arthur Valencia, and Ysty Veluz
February 3, 2012 (2012-02-03)
619
Boots loves to hear stories about knights who go on heroic adventures and Don Quixote (voiced by Andy Garcia) tells Dora and Boots that anyone can be a knight if they help others. Boots would love to be a knight, and so would his friends Rocinante the Horse and Dapple the Donkey, but they need someone to rescue. Dora takes out her spotting scope and they discover a princess calling out for help from the Royal Garden. Dora, Boots, Rocinante, and Dapple set out through the puppet stage and past Tico's carousel, to get to the Royal Garden and save the princess, who is trapped near a fountain and her cat, who is stuck in a tree.
Note: This is the final episode to be produced in the SDTV4:3fullscreen format since the show's premiere in 2000.
Dora and Boots meet the Easter Bunny, who is disguised as the Hip-Hop Bunny and only speaks in rapping. Swiper swipes the Hip-Hop Bunny's basket, so the trio must get it back in time for the Easter party.
141
3
"Dora in Troll Land"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Jorge Aguirre
Butch Datuin, Carol Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, Jose Silverio, Arthur Valencia, and Ysty Veluz
Dora and Boots are practicing for the Fantastic Gymnastics Show when Dora gets a special delivery: a beautiful rainbow ribbon. However, Swiper swipes the ribbon, so the duo must get it back in time for the show.
144
6
"School Science Fair"
George Chialtas and Allan Jacobsen
Dana Chan
Kathy Carr, Bismark "Butch" Datuin, and David Prince
September 7, 2012 (2012-09-07)
712
N/A
Dora and Emma are bringing a model volcano to the Green Power Science Fair.
Dora and Boots take care of some kittens for Abuela and have a dream adventure when one of them goes missing in a storybook world chasing a ball of string.
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.
151
13
"Dora's Thanksgiving Day Parade"
George Chialtas, Allan Jacobsen, and Henry Lenardin-Madden
Dora is at the doctor's office for her yearly check up. There, she meets a few animals who are sick and learns that getting a shot isn't as bad as it looks.
Dora, Boots, Diego, and Baby Jaguar must help their butterfly friend, Mariposa, get to the Butterfly Ball, where everyone gets their special set of wings.
Season 8 (2013–15; 2019)
The final six episodes remained unaired in the United States until July 7, 2019, to commemorate the release of Dora and the Lost City of Gold.
Dora and Boots make a train out of shapes in Boots' sticker book, and they jump in to retrieve the forgotten steering wheel before the train heads for the final turn on the tracks.
Dora, Boots, and Abuela are exploring the rainforest, looking for the secret door to Adventure Forest. It's a magical forest amusement park that Abuela used to go to when she was a little girl. Her favorite ride was the Roller Coaster Rocks, which she's always dreamed of riding one more time. While now at Adventure Forest, the group rides tea cups and log rides, and swings through trees on their way to the Roller Coaster Rocks.
169
12
"Dora in Wonderland"
George Chialtas, Allan Jacobsen, and Henry Lenardin-Madden
Chris Gifford
Kathy Carr, Bismark "Butch" Datuin, Carol Delmindo Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, Jose Silverio, Kuni Tomita, and Ysty Veluz
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.
Note: This is the 13th and final double-length episode.
173
16
"Dora's Night Light Adventure"
George Chailtas, Allan Jacobsen, and Henry Lenardin-Madden
Rosemary Contreras
Kathy Carr, Bismark "Butch" Datuin, Enrico Vilbar Santana, and Jose Silverio
Dora, Emma, and Kate help Gus the Bus take all of the instruments to the children at the Music School.
Note: This is the final episode of the series, and was aired on the same day of the theatrical release of Dora and the Lost City of Gold.
Notes
^The series officially ended on June 5, 2014.[1] Six additional episodes subsequently aired in the United States from July 7 to August 9, 2019, to coincide with the release of Dora and the Lost City of Gold.[2]
^The episodes Dora's Dance to the Rescue, Dora's World Adventure and Dora Saves the Mermaids credit the animation director as an episodic director.