Dora the Explorer

Dora the Explorer is a preschool show

broadcast history
USA
 * Nick Jr. (2000 Present)
 * Nick Jr. on CBS (2000-2006)
 * Noggin (2003 Present)

Episodes
Season Pilot Pilot 1999
 * Main article: Dora the Explorer (Season Pilot)

Season 1 The Big Red Chicken 2000
 * Main article: Dora the Explorer (Season 1)

Lost and Found 2000

Hic! BOOM! Ohhh... 2000

Beaches 2000

We All Scream for Ice Cream 2000

Choo Choo 2000

Treasure Island 2000

Three Lil Piggies 2000

Big River 2000

Berry Hunt 2000

WizzleWishes 2000

Grandma's House 2000

Suprise! 2000

Sticky Tape 2000

Bouncing Ball 2000

Backpack 2000

Baby Fish out of Water 2001

Bugga Bugga 2001

Little Star 2001

Dora Saves the Prince 2001

El Couqui 2001

Bate Bate Chocolate 2001

Te Amo 2001

Pablo's Flute 2001

To the Treehouse 2001

Call Me Mr. Riddles 2001

Season 2 The Big Storm 2001
 * Main article: Dora the Explorer (Season 2)

!Rapido Tico! 2001

The Stick of Magic 2001

The Missing Puzzle Piece 2001

Lost Squeaky 2001

Rojo the Firetruck 2001

Lost Map 2001

El Dia de Las Madres 2002

The Golden Explorers 2002

A Present for Santa 2002

Dr. Dora Marquez M.D 2002

Pinto the Pony Express 2002

Leon the Circus Lion 2002

The Big Pinata 2002

The Happy Old Troll 2003

SuperMap 2003

A Letter for Swiper 2003

To the Monkey Bars 2003

Dora el Musico 2003

Hide and Go Seek 2003

CLICK! 2003

Egg Hunt 2003

Top Secret Super Agents 2003

School Pet 2003

Whose Birthday is it Anyway 2003

Quack! Quack! 2003

Season 3 Dora Had a Little Lamb 2003
 * Main article: Dora the Explorer (Season 3)

Stuck Truck 2003

Louder 2003

Roberto the Robot 2003

The Big Potato 2003

Journey to the Purple Planet 2003

The City of Lost Toys 2003

Meet Diego! 2003

Save the Puppies 2003

!Por Favor! 2004

Baby Dino 2004

Boots Special Day 2004

To the South Pole 2004

Dora Saves the Game 2004

Boo! 2002

What Happens Next 2004

Rescue! Rescue! Rescue! 2004

Boots Cuddly Dinosaur 2004

The Super Silly Fiesta 2004

I've Got a Hole in My Boot 2004

Baseball Boots 2004

Best Friends 2004

ABC Animals 2004

Jobs Jobs Jobs 2004

Season 4 Star Catcher 2005
 * Main article: Dora the Explorer (Season 4)

Dora's First Trip 2005

Star Mountain 2005

Top Secret Super Agents 2: The Mystery of the Disappearing Presents 2005

La Maeastra de Musica 2005

Daisy La Quinceanera 2005

To Save Diego or Not to Save Diego 2005

Baby Jaguar's Roar 2006

A Crown for King Juan el Bobo 2006

Dora's Got a Puppy 2006

Big Sister Dora 2006

Boots to the Rescue 2006

Super Babies 2006

We're a Team! 2006

The Mixed-Up Seasons 2005

The Shy Rainbow 2007

Baby Crab 2007

Swiper the Explorer 2007

Catch the Babies 2005

Dora and Diego to the Rescue 2007

Season 5 Dora's Jack-in-the-Box 2008
 * Main article: Dora the Explorer (Season 5)

Bark Bark to Play Park 2008

Dora Saves Three Kings Day 2008

Isa's Unicorn Flowers 2008

Benny's Big Race 2008

School 2008

The Backpack Parade 2008

Bouncy Boots 2009

The Mayan Adventure 2009

Dora Saves the Three Lil Piggies 2009

Abracadabra! 2009

The Dream Fairy 2010

Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle 2010

Boots Banana Wish 2010

Pirate Treasure Hunt 2010

The Dream of Berry Hunt 2010

A Bad Case of Chicken Pox 2010

Dora's Pegaso Adventure 2010

Season 6 Happy Birthday Super Babies! 2010
 * Main article: Dora the Explorer (Season 6)

Dora's Hair-Raising Adventure 2010

Baby Winky Comes Hime 2010

Season 7 Double Lenght Give Us Back our Treasure: Dora's Pirate Adventure 2005
 * Main article: Dora the Explorer (Season 7 Double Lenght)

Dora's Fairy Tale Adventure 2005

Dora's Dance to the Rescue 2005

Dora's World Adventure 2006

Dora Saves the Mermaid 2006

Dora Saves the Snow Princess 2008

Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom 2009

Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure 2009

Dora's Big Birthday Adventure 2010

Dora's Ballet Adventure 2011

Dora in Outer Space 2011

References in other media and parodies
Hip hop artist Ludacris made a few references to Dora in his song Number One Spot rapping Explora Like Dora those Swiper can't swipe me.

An episode of Drake and Josh titled The Storm character Crazy Steve is watching Dora the Explorer. He repeatedly yells at her as to why she is asking him questions.

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy makes reference to Dora in episode 66: Pandora's Lunch Box where a character bearing a suspicious resemblance and the same name as Dora tries to convince peoplw to her lunch box but her personality is nearly the exact opposite of Dora's being evil and wanting to plunge the world into never ending suffering. Billy also describes Grim's favorite show which is nearly a summary of Dora.

On the series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends imaginary friend Eduardo watches a new show named Laura is Exploring.

On Saturday Night Live's TV Funhouse sketch entitled Maraka created by Robert Smigel. The Dora-like character is called Maraka while the Boots-like character is called Mittens. The storyline resembles an episode from Season 2 of Go Diego Go! Macky the Macoroni Penguin. The sketch made fun of pauses in the show for the child viewer to react the translations from Spanish to English (and Chinese German Portuguese Hebrew Swahilli Xhosa and Russian) in Maraka's sentences and had many sporadic events. Maraka was voiced by Becca Lish who imatated Kathleen Herles voice for Dora.

Saturday Night Live also featured a Dora reference in their MTV 4 skecth. A rapper (played by Zach Braff) talks about his Dora the Explorer tatto. He mentioned he likes calling her Explora. When asked why he got the tatto he said he had a lot in common with Dora as they both grew up on the streets. Another character mentiones he grew up in the suburds. Yeah but they had streets the rapper replies.

On an episode of The Daily Show during CNBC controversery Jon Stewart makes a mock appearance on Dora the Explorer. In responce to Mad Money's Jim Crammer's appearances on The Today Show and Morning Joe. In the appearance Dora causually calls both Crammer and Morning Joe host Joe Scarbrough a pendejo and Boots offers to throw feces on both.

Comedian Brian Regan once poked fun at Dora the Explorer in his stand-up repetively singing I'm the Map!.

Many fun-made parodies exist on Youtube that include Dora dancing the Soulja Boy in a music video for Leam like a Cholo and asking Brad Pitt on a date. These parodies have been very popular generating over several million views each.

On Bubble Gang The parody of the show was Chickadora the Exploriter portrayed by Micheal V. and Diego.

On Goin Bulilit if the casts are on Location The combined parody of the show and Nora Aunor was Nora the Explorer portrayed by Chacha Canete.

On Eat Bulaga the opening number for November 28 2009 Allan K. as Dora the Rat Killer while he holds the Stuffed Monkey along with Wally Bayola as Spider-Man.

On FRED: The Movie When Fred is riding in the car with his dad his dad turns on the TV in the car. Dora is on TV.

At the beginning of a Law and Order: Los Angeles episode the kids watch Dora the Explorer in the car.

On a episode of MAD the segment Dora the Explorer in the Road to Recovery features Dora throwing up on backpack. After backpack's gurgling voice was saying I'm the backpack and scared Boots.