Name: Dora the Explorer
Genre: Animation, Family, Action & Adventure, Kids
Released: 2000-08-14
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Kathleen Herles, Marc Weiner, Caitlin Sanchez, Ashley Flemming, Jacob Medrano

The show that taught a generation to scream at their TVs with zero shame.

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chaotic bilingual energyinteractive fourth-wall destructionrelentlessly optimistic

Latest Episode

23 min

Season 8 • Episode 20

Latest

Let's Go to Music School

Aug 9, 2019

Dora, Emma and Kate help Gus the Bus take all of the instruments to the kids at Music School.

Overview

Animation Family Action & Adventure Kids

A young girl named Dora goes on adventures with her red boot-wearing monkey named Boots.

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anthropomorphism quest educational explorer little girl mystical land

problem-solving through cooperationcultural bridging and representationchildhood agency and independence

Standout Aspects

Production

Pioneering interactive format that demanded viewer participation.

Writing

Seamless Spanish integration before bilingual kids' media was mainstream.

Best for:Kids·Family·Background

Creators

Chris Gifford, Eric Weiner, Valerie Walsh

First AiredAug 14, 2000

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons8·Episodes177

Top Cast

Kathleen Herles

Dora the Explorer (voice)

Marc Weiner

Map / Swiper (voice)

Alexandria Suarez

Backpack (voice)

Dolly Peter Lopes

Dora (voice)

Fatima Ptacek

Dora the Explorer (voice)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

One of the first mainstream U.S. children's shows to normalize bilingualism, predating the 'Dora' live-action film by nearly two decades.

Trivia

The voice actors recorded their lines in isolation, meaning Kathleen Herles literally performed hundreds of one-sided conversations with imaginary children.

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