:Dora the Explorer
{{Short description|American children's media franchise}}
{{about|the American children's media franchise|the original television series|Dora the Explorer (TV series){{!}}Dora the Explorer (TV series)|the titular character|Dora (Dora the Explorer){{!}}Dora (Dora the Explorer)|other uses|Dora the Explorer (disambiguation){{!}}Dora the Explorer (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox media franchise
| image = Dora the Explorer logo.svg
| caption = Franchise logo
| creator = {{ubl|Chris Gifford|Valerie Walsh Valdes|Eric Weiner}}
| origin = Dora the Explorer TV series
| owner = Nickelodeon
| years = 2000–present
| books = 500+ (multiple publishers)
| films = {{ubl|Dora and the Lost City of Gold}}
| tv_series = Untitled Dora the Explorer live-action TV series (upcoming)
| animated_series = {{ubl|Dora the Explorer (globalized versions)|Go, Diego Go!|Dora and Friends: Into the City!|Dora}}
| direct-to-video = List of Dora the Explorer home media releases
| video_games = Dora the Explorer video games
| soundtracks = The Soundtrack
| toys = 2000+ (multiple producers; including Mattel and Lego)
| shorts = Dora and the Fantastical Creatures
}}
Dora the Explorer is an American media franchise centered on an eponymous animated interactive fourth wall children's television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes, and Eric Weiner, and produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The series originally ran on Nickelodeon from August 14, 2000, to June 5, 2014, with the final six unaired episodes later airing from July 7 to August 9, 2019.{{cite news|first=Aaron|last=Couch|date=10 August 2018|title='Dora the Explorer' Movie: See Photo of Isabela Moner as Dora|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dora-explorer-movie-see-photo-isabela-moner-as-dora-1133921|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219030405/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dora-explorer-movie-see-photo-isabela-moner-as-dora-1133921|archive-date=19 December 2022|access-date=19 December 2022|quote=Dora aired on Nickelodeon for 172 episodes from 2000 to 2014.}} It has since spawned a spin-off television series (Go, Diego, Go!), a sequel television series (Dora and Friends: Into the City!), a live-action feature film and a reboot.{{cite news|title=TikTok ghost trend sparks users to use AI Manga filter to 'uncover spirits'|website=Here is the City (HITC)|date=July 22, 2022|first=Ashley|last=Bautista|language=en|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/08/15/what-happened-to-the-dora-the-explorer-actor-and-where-are-they-now/|access-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219002329/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/08/15/what-happened-to-the-dora-the-explorer-actor-and-where-are-they-now/|archive-date=19 December 2022|quote=After nearly a decade of gifting many adventures to children of all ages, Dora wrapped up her character in 2019.}} As of 2014, retail sales for the franchise exceeded $13 billion,{{cite web|last=Villarreal|first=Yvonne|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-aging-dora-20140818-story.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818210122/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-aging-dora-20140818-story.html|title=Dora the Explorer is growing up and getting a spinoff series|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archivedate=August 18, 2014|date=August 18, 2014|access-date=April 16, 2024}} making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
Television series
{{Series overview
| multiseries =
{{Series overview
| series = Dora the Explorer
| color1 = #0000FF
| link1 = List of Dora the Explorer episodes#Season 1 (2000–01)
| episodes1 = 25
| start1 = {{Start date|2000|8|14}}
| end1 = {{End date|2001|10|29}}
| color2 = #FF7518
| link2 = List of Dora the Explorer episodes#Season 2 (2002–03)
| episodes2 = 26
| start2 = {{Start date|2002|2|13}}
| end2 = {{End date|2003|7|14}}
| color3 = #4B0082
| link3 = List of Dora the Explorer episodes#Season 3 (2003–04)
| episodes3 = 21
| start3 = {{Start date|2003|10|6}}
| end3 = {{End date|2004|6|14}}
| color4 = #006600
| link4 = List of Dora the Explorer episodes#Season 4 (2004–08)
| episodes4 = 27
| start4 = {{Start date|2004|9|24}}
| end4 = {{End date|2008|8|5}}
| color5 = #FF5F5F
| link5 = List of Dora the Explorer episodes#Season 5 (2008–10)
| episodes5 = 22
| start5 = {{Start date|2008|9|15}}
| end5 = {{End date|2010|11|18}}
| color6 = #DAA520
| link6 = List of Dora the Explorer episodes#Season 6 (2010–12)
| episodes6 = 18
| start6 = {{Start date|2010|11|5}}
| end6 = {{End date|2012|5|16}}
| color7 = #2F4F4F
| link7 = List of Dora the Explorer episodes#Season 7 (2012–13)
| episodes7 = 18
| start7 = {{Start date|2012|3|16}}
| end7 = {{End date|2013|1|16}}
| color8 = #712F26
| link8 = List of Dora the Explorer episodes#Season 8 (2013–15; 2019)
| episodes8 = 20
| start8 = {{Start date|2013|3|18}}
| end8 = {{End date|2019|8|9}}{{efn|The show's run ended on June 5, 2014, with six episodes,{{cite news|first=Aaron|last=Couch|date=10 August 2018|title='Dora the Explorer' Movie: See Photo of Isabela Moner as Dora|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dora-explorer-movie-see-photo-isabela-moner-as-dora-1133921|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219030405/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dora-explorer-movie-see-photo-isabela-moner-as-dora-1133921|archive-date=19 December 2022|access-date=19 December 2022|quote=Dora aired on Nickelodeon for 172 episodes from 2000 to 2014.}} however, those episodes did not air in the United States until August 9, 2019, with the premiere of Dora and the Lost City of Gold.{{cite news|title=TikTok ghost trend sparks users to use AI Manga filter to 'uncover spirits'|website=Here is the City (HITC)|date=July 22, 2022|first=Ashley|last=Bautista|language=en|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/08/15/what-happened-to-the-dora-the-explorer-actor-and-where-are-they-now/|access-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219002329/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/08/15/what-happened-to-the-dora-the-explorer-actor-and-where-are-they-now/|archive-date=19 December 2022|quote=After nearly a decade of gifting many adventures to children of all ages, Dora wrapped up her character in 2019.}}}}
}}
{{Series overview
| series = Go, Diego, Go!
| color1 = #BB76FF
| link1 = List of Go, Diego, Go! episodes#Season 1 (2005-2006)
| episodes1 = 20
| start1 = {{Start date|2005|9|6}}
| end1 = {{End date|2006|7|10}}
| color2 = #4FA8FF
| link2 = List of Go, Diego, Go! episodes#Season 2 (2006–2008)
| episodes2 = 19
| start2 = {{Start date|2006|10|2}}
| end2 = {{End date|2008|2|1}}
| color3 = #6DC44C
| link3 = List of Go, Diego, Go! episodes#Season 3 (2008–2009)
| episodes3 = 20
| start3 = {{Start date|2008|2|5}}
| end3 = {{End date|2009|9|18}}
| color4 = #D09D41
| link4 = List of Go, Diego, Go! episodes#Season 4 (2009–2010)
| episodes4 = 14
| start4 = {{Start date|2009|9|28}}
| end4 = {{End date|2010|9|24}}
| color5 = #870000
| link5 = List of Go, Diego, Go! episodes#Season 5 (2010–2011)
| episodes5 = 7
| start5 = {{Start date|2010|11|5}}
| end5 = {{End date|2011|9|16}}
}}
{{Series overview
| series = Dora and Friends: Into the City!
| color1 = #0000FF
| link1 = List of Dora and Friends: Into the City! episodes#Season 1 (2014–2016)
| episodes1 = 18
| start1 = {{Start date|2014|8|18}}
| end1 = {{End date|2016|2|5}}
| color2 = #E88E5A
| link2 = List of Dora and Friends: Into the City! episodes#Season 2 (2015–2017)
| episodes2 = 20
| start2 = {{Start date|2015|9|10}}
| end2 = {{End date|2017|2|5}}
}}
{{Series overview
| series = Dora
| color1 = #912A87
| link1 = Dora (TV series)#Season 1 (2024)
| episodes1 = 26
| released1 = {{Start date|2024|4|12}}
| color2 = #43BCA6
| link2 = Dora (TV series)#Season 2 (2024)
| episodes2 = 26
| released2 = {{Start date|2024|9|13}}
}}
}}
= ''Dora the Explorer'' =
{{Main|Dora the Explorer (TV series){{!}}Dora the Explorer (TV series)}}
Dora the Explorer revolved around a young girl named Dora of Latin American origin and her best friend, Boots the Monkey. The show usually revolves around a problem or a goal presented to the characters at the start of the show, for which they had to go on a mission in order to achieve that goal. It is also a Spanish-language teaching show, to teach kids Spanish.
= ''Go, Diego, Go!'' =
{{Main|Go, Diego, Go!{{!}}Go, Diego, Go!}}
= ''Dora and Friends: Into the City!'' =
{{Main|Dora and Friends: Into the City!{{!}}Dora and Friends: Into the City!}}
= ''Dora'' =
{{Main|Dora (TV series){{!}}Dora (TV series)}}
Films
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" | Film ! scope="col" | U.S. release date ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Screenwriter ! scope="col" | Producers ! scope="col" | Status |
scope="row" | Dora and the Lost City of Gold
| {{Start date|2019|8|9}} | Nicholas Stoller and Matthew Robinson | Released |
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scope="row" | Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado
| {{N/A|TBA}} | Alberto Belli | JT Billings | TBA | In development |
= ''Dora and the Lost City of Gold'' =
{{Main|Dora and the Lost City of Gold{{!}}Dora and the Lost City of Gold}}
Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a 2019 American adventure comedy film directed by James Bobin from a screenplay written by Nicholas Stoller and Matthew Robinson and a lmstory by Tom Wheeler and Stoller.
= In development =
== ''Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado'' ==
On May 8, 2024, it was announced that Samantha Lorraine was set to star in a new Dora the Explorer film with Alberto Belli directing the film.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2024-05-08 |title=New ‘Dora the Explorer’ Movie to Star ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ Actress Samantha Lorraine (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-dora-the-explorer-movie-1235891678/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Short film
= ''Dora and the Fantastical Creatures'' =
{{Main|Dora and the Fantastical Creatures{{!}}Dora and the Fantastical Creatures}}
Dora and the Fantastical Creatures is a 2023 American animated short film directed by William Mata from a screenplay by Alejandro Bien-Willner and a story by Bien-Willner and Sean Gill.
Stage adaptations
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}
Two stage versions of the series toured North America, the first being "City of Lost Toys", and the second being "Dora's Pirate Adventure". Produced by Nickelodeon and LiveNation, these productions featured live actors portraying the roles of Dora and her friends, including Boots, Diego, Isa, and the Fiesta Trio. Many of the characters wore elaborate foam costumes designed to resemble the Dora characters. Each production featured a structure similar to an episode of the television series. City of Lost Toys featured Christina Bianco as Dora while Dora's Pirate Adventure featured Danay Ferrer of the band Innosense in the role of Dora and Frankie Grande as Boots. Both productions featured a version of the popular Gloria Estefan song "Get On Your Feet" as the final number of the show. Both productions were conceived by Chris Gifford, creator of the television show, and directed by Gip Hoppe.
There have been three Dora touring companies. The "City of Lost Toys" company and the "Pirate Adventure" company featured actors and crew that were members of Actor's Equity and IATSE, the respective unions for professional actors and stagehands in the United States. The third company performs a reduced version of "Pirate Adventure" and does not employ union personnel. This production is currently touring North America, and scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom and France.
Merchandise
Many action figures and playsets are available in many markets, along with cosmetics, hygiene products, ride-ons, books, board games, plush dolls, apparel, handbags, play tents, play kitchens, and more. Licensees include Mattel-owned Fisher-Price in the United States and Holland Publishing in the United Kingdom.
=Toys=
In 2004, Lego released four sets based on the characters of the TV series. These include 7330 Dora's Treasure Island, 7331 Diego's Rescue Truck, 7332 Dora and Boots at Play Park, and 7333 Dora and Diego's Animal Adventure.
In 2007, lead paint used by a contract toy manufacturer in China prompted Mattel to issue recalls for nearly a million toys, many of which featured Sesame Street and Nickelodeon characters - including Dora the Explorer. In response, Nickelodeon stated that they would introduce "third-party monitoring" of all manufacturers of products under its brands.{{cite web|last=Addley|first=Esther|date=8 March 2007|title=Mattel recalls nearly 100,000 toys after lead paint alert|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/aug/03/estheraddley.uknews4|website=The Guardian|access-date=6 July 2008|location=London}}{{cite web|last=Gregory|first=Angela|date=3 August 2007|title=Dora the Explorer leads toy giant's recall|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10455568|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023030417/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10455568|archive-date=23 October 2012|website=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=7 July 2008}}{{cite web|last=Story|first=Louise|date=2 August 2007|title=Lead Paint Prompts Mattel to Recall 967,000 Toys|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/business/02toy.html|url-access=registration|website=The New York Times|access-date=6 July 2008}}
=Books=
==''Dora the Explorer'' series==
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
- Dora's Backpack ({{ISBN|978-0689847202}})
- Little Star ({{ISBN|978-0689847219}})
- Happy Mother's Day Mami! ({{ISBN|978-0689852336}})
- Meet Diego! ({{ISBN|978-0689859939}})
- Dora's Thanksgiving ({{ISBN|978-0689858420}})
- Dora Loves Boots ({{ISBN|978-0689863738}})
- Dora's Book of Manners ({{ISBN|978-0689865336}})
- Dora Goes to School ({{ISBN|978-0689864940}})
- Dora's Fairy-Tale Adventure ({{ISBN|978-0689870125}})
- Dora's Chilly Day ({{ISBN|978-0689867958}})
- Show Me Your Smile! ({{ISBN|978-0689871696}})
- Dora's Pirate Adventure ({{ISBN|978-0689875830}})
- Big Sister Dora! ({{ISBN|978-0689878466}})
- At the Carnival ({{ISBN|978-0689858413}})
- Dora's Costume Party! ({{ISBN|978-1416900108}})
- Dance to the Rescue ({{ISBN|978-1416902164}})
- Dora's Starry Christmas ({{ISBN|978-1416902492}})
- Super babies ({{ISBN|978-1416914853}})
- The Birthday Dance Party ({{ISBN|978-1416913030}})
- Dora's World Adventure ({{ISBN|978-1416924470}})
- Dora Climbs Star Mountain ({{ISBN|978-1416940593}})
- It's Sharing Day! ({{ISBN|978-1416915751}})
- Dora Had a Little Lamb ({{ISBN|978-1416933687}})
- Dora Saves Mermaid Kingdom! ({{ISBN|978-1416938415}})
- Dora and the Stuck Truck ({{ISBN|978-1416947998}})
{{div col end}}
==''Ready To Read'' series – Level 1==
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- Dora's Picnic ({{ISBN|978-0689852381}})
- Follow Those Feet! ({{ISBN|978-0689852398}})
- Dora in the Deep Sea ({{ISBN|978-0689858451}})
- I Love My Papi! ({{ISBN|978-0689864957}})
- Say "Cheese!" ({{ISBN|978-0689864964}})
- The Halloween Cat ({{ISBN|978-0689867996}})
- Eggs for Everyone! ({{ISBN|978-0689871764}})
- Just Like Dora! ({{ISBN|978-0689876752}})
- I Love My Mami! ({{ISBN|978-1416906506}})
- Puppy Takes a Bath ({{ISBN|978-1416914839}})
- Around the World! ({{ISBN|978-1416924784}})
- Dora's Sleepover ({{ISBN|978-1416915089}})
- Dora Helps Diego! ({{ISBN|978-1416915096}})
- Dora's Perfect Pumpkin ({{ISBN|978-1416934387}})
- Dora's Mystery of the Missing Shoes ({{ISBN|978-1416938248}})
{{div col end}}
==''A Lift-the-Flap Story''==
- Good Night, Dora!: A Lift-the-Flap Story ({{ISBN|978-0689847745}})
- Where Is Boots?: A Lift-the-Flap Story ({{ISBN|978-0689847752}})
- Let's Play Sports!: A Lift-the-Flap Story ({{ISBN|978-1416933502}})
- All Dressed Up!: A Lift-the-Flap Book ({{ISBN|978-0689877186}})
==Treasury books and collection books==
- Dora's Ready-to-Read Adventures ({{ISBN|978-0689878152}}) {{pb}} Contains: "Dora's Picnic", "Follow Those Feet", "Dora in the Deep Sea", "I love my Papi!", "Say 'Cheese{{' "}}
- Dora's Storytime Collection ({{ISBN|978-0689866234}}) {{pb}} Contains: "Dora's Backpack", "Little Star", "Happy Birthday", "Mami!", "Meet Diego!", "Dora Saves the Prince", "Dora's Treasure Hunt", "Good Night", "Dora!"
- Dora's Big Book of Stories ({{ISBN|978-1416907084}}) {{pb}} Contains: "Dora's Book of Manners", "Dora Goes to School", "Dora's Fairy-Tale Adventure", "Dora's Chilly Day", "Show Me Your Smile!", "Dora's Pirate Adventure", "Big Sister Dora!"
==Sticker books==
- Dora's Magic Watering Can ({{ISBN|978-1416947721}})
=Video games=
{{main|Dora the Explorer video games}}
Video games based on the show were released. In Canada, Cheerios offered free Dora the Explorer the Game CD-ROMs in specially marked packages; however, packages sold in Quebec had only the French version. Dora the Explorer: Barnyard Buddies is the first video game based on the show for the home consoles as it was released for the PlayStation in the U.S. in 2003. It was not released in Europe until 2005 when it was one of the last games released on that platform in that territory as the PlayStation declined in production as well as all production on other PS1 games the following year.
=Soundtrack=
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Dora The Explorer
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Dora and Friends
| cover = Dora the Explorer 2004 album cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{dts|2004|9|28}}
| genre = Soundtrack, Children's music
| length = 42:03
| label = Nickelodeon Records
| producer = Jed Becker
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| length16 = 2:07
| length12 = 0:58
| title13 = Super Spies!
| length13 = 1:02
| title14 = Hurry! Hurry!
| length14 = 1:16
| title15 = Magic Music Box
| length15 = 1:33
| title16 = The City of Lost Toys
| title17 = Feliz Cumpleanos
| title11 = I'm The Grumpy Old Troll
| length17 = 1:04
| title18 = Boots' Special Day
| length18 = 0:22
| title19 = Un Dia Special
| length19 = 1:05
| title20 = Bate Bate Chocolate
| length20 = 1:13
| title21 = Do The Robot Walk
| title12 = Tenemos Amigos
| length10 = 1:25
| total_length = 42:03
| length5 = 0:53
| title1 = Dora The Explorer Theme
| length1 = 0:43
| title2 = Backpack, Backpack!
| length2 = 0:25
| title3 = I'm The Map!
| length3 = 0:31
| title4 = Travel Song Medley
| length4 = 1:35
| title6 = I Love My Boots
| length11 = 0:54
| length6 = 0:39
| title7 = Reach Up & Catch The Stars!
| length7 = 0:59
| title5 = Let's All Move Like The Animals Do!
| title8 = Fairytale Land
| length8 = 1:04
| title9 = Popping Bubbles
| length9 = 0:28
| title10 = When You Grow Up What Will You Be?
| length21 = 0:51
| title22 = The Chicken Dance
| length22 = 0:55
| title23 = Super Silly Fiesta
| length23 = 1:40
| title24 = The Itsy Bitsy Spider
| length24 = 0:49
| title25 = The Fix-It Machine
| length25 = 0:53
| title26 = Boots The Monkey!
| length26 = 0:39
| title27 = Mary Had A Little Lamb
| length27 = 0:31
| title28 = Super Map!
| length28 = 0:33
| title29 = Goin' On A Berry Hunt
| length29 = 0:56
| title30 = Bouncy Ball
| length30 = 0:57
| title31 = The Happy Song
| length31 = 1:42
| title32 = Run, Dora, Run!
| length32 = 0:44
| title33 = A Musician I Am
| length33 = 0:38
| title34 = ABC (The Alphabet Song)
| length34 = 0:31
| title35 = Baby Dino
| length35 = 0:58
| title36 = Squeaky I Love You
| length36 = 0:30
| title37 = Swiper No Swiping!
| length37 = 0:47
| title38 = I'm Really Gonna Hit The Ball
| length38 = 0:49
| title39 = Baseball, Baseball, Fun In The Sun
| length39 = 1:04
| title40 = We Did It!
| length40 = 0:38
| title41 = El Coqui
| length41 = 1:37
| title42 = La Lechuza
| length42 = 1:09
| title43 = Buenes Noches
| length43 = 0:35
| title44 = Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
| length44 = 0:29
}}
Audiovisual viewing
Seasons of Dora the Explorer are available on a variety of streaming or direct-purchase video services.
=Home videos/Home media=
{{Main|List of Dora the Explorer home media releases}}
=Streaming=
=Direct purchase=
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
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