List of Dora the Explorer episodes

First released

Last released

Pilot

June 12, 1999 (1999-06-12)

1

25

August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14)

October 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)

2

26

February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13)

July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)

3

21

October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)

June 14, 2004 (2004-06-14)

4

27

September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24)

August 5, 2008 (2008-08-05)

5

21

September 15, 2008 (2008-09-15)

October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)

6

18

November 5, 2010 (2010-11-05)

February 3, 2012 (2012-02-03)

7

19

March 16, 2012 (2012-03-16)

January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)

8

20

March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18)

August 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)

"Dora the Explorer"

Jed Miller and Fred Nicks

June 12, 1999 (1999-06-12)

TBA

The synopsis of this pilot parallels the episode "Beaches". 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.

1

1

"The Legend of the Big Red Chicken""The Big Red Chicken"

Steve Socki and Arne Wong

Eric Weiner

Tina Kugler and Ysty Veluz

August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14)

101

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.

2

2

"Lost and Found"

Steve Socki and Arne Wong

Eric Weiner

Karen Heathwood and Kelly Kennedy

August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14)

102

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 as well) 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.

3

3

"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.

4

4

"Beaches"

Gary Conrad

Eric Weiner

Karen Heathwood and Zac Moncrief

September 25, 2000 (2000-09-25)

104

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).

5

5

"We All Scream for Ice Cream""Ice Cream"

Gary Conrad

Eric Weiner

Kelly Kennedy and Ty Schafrath

August 28, 2000 (2000-08-28)

105

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.

6

6

"Choo Choo"

Gary Conrad

Eric Weiner

Bob Curtis and Tina Kugler

August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14)

106

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.

7

7

"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.

8

8

"Three Little Piggies"

George Chialtas

Carin Greenberg Baker

Karen Heathwood and Zac Moncrief

September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04)

108

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.

9

9

"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.

10

10

"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.

11

11

"Wizzle Wishes"

George Chialtas

Chris Gifford

Karen Heathwood and Zac Moncrief

October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)

111

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.

12

12

"Grandma's House"

Arne Wong

Eric Weiner

Tina Kugler and Erik Wiese

November 13, 2000 (2000-11-13)

112

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.

13

13

"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.

14

14

"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.

15

15

"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.

16

16

"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.

17

17

"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, Baby Red Fish finds her family, who are grateful for their child's rescue.

18

18

"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.

18

18

"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.

19

19

"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.

20

20

"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.

22

22

"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.

23

23

"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.

24

24

"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.

25

25

"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.

26

1

"Lost Squeaky"

George Chialtas

Chris Gifford

Alex Que and Mike Sosnowski

February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13)

205

N/A

Boots loses his new squeaky bath toy, so he and Dora head to the Gooey Geyser to rescue him.

27

2

"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.

28

3

"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'.

29

4

"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".

30

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.

31

6

"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.

32

7

"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.

33

8

"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.

34

9

"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.

35

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.

36

11

"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.

37

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.

38

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.

39

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.

40

15

"¡Rápído, Tico! (Faster, Tico!)"

George Chialtas

Eric Weiner

Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford

November 18, 2002 (2002-11-18)

202

N/A

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.

41

16

"A Present for Santa"

George Chialtas

Chris Gifford

Kelly Kennedy and Kuni Tomita

December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)

210

N/A

Today is Christmas Eve, and Dora and Boots want to go to the North Pole to deliver a gift to Santa Claus.

42

17

"Super Map"

Sherie Pollack

Valerie Walsh

Alex Que and Mike Sosnowski

January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20)

216

N/A

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.

43

18

"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.

44

19

"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.

45

20

"The Lost City"

Sherie Pollack

Chris Gifford

Alex Que and Jose Silverio

February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)

307

3.13

Dora and Boots travel to Lost City, where they hope to find Osito the bear, as well as some of their friends' favorite things. Note: This episode marks the debut of the Explorer Stars.

46

21

"Egg Hunt"

Sherie Pollack

Eric Weiner

Edwin Alcala and Enrico Santana

April 20, 2003 (2003-04-20)

222

2.16

Today is Easter, and Dora and Boots hunt for cascarónes – Easter eggs with confetti and prizes inside.

47

22

"To the Monkey Bars"

Sherie Pollack

Eric Weiner

Edwin Alcala and Enrico Santana

April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)

218

N/A

Dora has a secret: she tried and tried, but never conquered the monkey bars. If she wants to retry it, she and Boots need to race over to Play Park.

48

23

"Hide and Go Seek"

Sherie Pollack

Ashley Mendoza

Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford

May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05)

220

N/A

Viewers play hide-and-go-seek with Dora and her friends to win the big trophy.

49

24

"School Pet"

Sherie Pollack

Christine Ricci

Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford

May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12)

224

N/A

Boots is visiting Dora at school, when they notice that Mimo, the class pet hamster, is missing from his cage! Dora and Boots have to go rescue him.

50

25

"Quack! Quack!"

George Chialtas

Denise Dorn

Karen Heathwood and Kuni Tomita

May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)

226

N/A

Dora and Boots need to return a baby duckling to its family at the duck pond.

51

26

"León, the Circus Lion"

George Chialtas

Eric Weiner

Alex Que and Mike Sosnowski

July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)

213

1.86

Dora and Boots meet León, a lion who has a talent of juggling, tiperope walking, and unicycling, and help him join the circus.

52

1

"Star Catcher"

George Chialtas and Sherie Pollack

Eric Weiner

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.

53

2

"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.

54

3

"Roberto the Robot"

George Chialtas

Chris Gifford

Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford

October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09)

304

N/A

Dora and Boots help a lost robot named Roberto get to his grandpa's house.

55

4

"¡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.

56

5

"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.

57

6

"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.

58

7

"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.

59

8

"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.

60

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.

61

10

"Meet Diego!"

George Chialtas

Eric Weiner

Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford

October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20)

308

N/A

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!

62

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.

63

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

October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24)

312

2.18

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 wearing 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, who instructs them to select one of the three paths with the correct Jack-O-Lantern bucket being shown, which depicts a happy face) and the Good Witch's Forest (where they access through the gate using the word "Abre!" and grant 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.

66

15

"Dora Saves the Game"

George Chialtas

Valerie Walsh

Carol Datuin and Ysty Veluz

November 11, 2003 (2003-11-11)

314

2.06

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.

72

21

"Whose Birthday is It?"

Sherie Pollack

Chris Gifford

Alex Que and Mike Sosnowski

June 14, 2004 (2004-06-14)

225

1.84

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.

73

1

"Dora's Fairytale Adventure"

George Chialtas and Sherie Pollack

Eric Weiner

Carol Datuin, Miyuki Hoshikawa, Dominic Orlando, Alex Que, Jose Silverio, Janice Tolentino, Arthur Valencia, and Ysty Veluz

September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24)

421–422

N/A

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.

74

2

"Daisy, La Quinceañera"

Sherie Pollack

Valerie Walsh

Alex Que and Jose Sliverio

October 1, 2004 (2004-10-01)

406

1.69(2-11)

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

January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)

325–326

N/A

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.

76

4

"Big Sister Dora"

Sherie Pollack

Valerie Walsh

Carol Datuin, Jose Silverio, and Ysty Veluz

March 21, 2005 (2005-03-21)

411

2.5

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.

82

10

"Dora Had a Little Lamb"

Sherie Pollack

Eric Weiner

Jose Silverio and Kuni Tomita

October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) .

301

N/A

Dora and Boots jump into a book of nursery rhymes to return a lost little lamb to her owner, Mary.

83

11

"The Mixed-Up Seasons"

Sherie Pollack

Christine Ricci

Carol Datuin and Ysty Veluz

October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05)

415

N/A

When a snowman shows up on the beach in the middle of summer, Dora and Boots need to help him and other figures go back to their respective season.

84

12

"Best Friends"

George Chialtas

Eric Weiner

Carol Datuin and Ysty Veluz

October 6, 2005 (2005-10-06)

322

N/A

Dora and Boots plan to meet each other at Rainbow Rock to have a Best Friend's Day picnic.

85

13

"Journey to the Purple Planet"

George Chialtas

Eric Weiner

Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford

October 28, 2005 (2005-10-28)

306

N/A

Dora and Boots blast off into outer space to return 5 aliens named Flinky, Inky, Plinky, Dinky, and Al to the Purple Planet.

86

14

"Dora's Dance to the Rescue"

George Chialtas, Henry Madden, and Sherie Pollack

Eric Weiner

Anna Burns, Carol Datuin, Enrico Santana, Jose Silverio, Janice Tolentino, Kuni Tomita, and Ysty Veluz

November 11, 2005 (2005-11-11)

423–424

N/A

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.

87

15

"To the South Pole"

Sherie Pollack

Ashley Mendoza

Dominic Orlando and Eric Sanford

January 16, 2006 (2006-01-16)

313

1.82(2-11)

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

November 19, 2006 (2006-11-19)

425–426

N/A

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. Note: This is the 4th double-length episode.

92

20

"Star Mountain"

Sherie Pollack

Chris Gifford

Carol Datuin and Ysty Veluz

March 12, 2007 (2007-03-12)

403

N/A

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

November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)

517–518

3.5

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.

96

24

"Super Spies"

George Chialtas

Valerie Walsh

Kelly Kennedy and Kuni Tomita

December 3, 2007 (2007-12-03)

223

N/A

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.

98

26

"Super Spies 2: The Swiping Machine"

George Chialtas and Sherie Pollack

Valerie Walsh

Alex Que and Jose Silverio

March 14, 2008 (2008-03-14)

404

N/A

Dora, Boots, and Diego are on a secret mission to stop Swiper and his new invention from swiping Tico's birthday presents.

99

27

"We're a Team!"

George Chialtas

Chris Gifford

Jose Silverio and Alex Que

August 5, 2008 (2008-08-05)

414

N/A

Dora and her friends form a team to win the Super Adventure Race.