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Rate Podcast: “Ni Hao, Jade-Lianna”: GeekDad Interviews the Voice of Kai-lan

Original at Wired external link    Tue, Oct 20

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By Jonathan Liu The Nickelodeon show “Ni Hao, Kai-lan” is currently in its second season. “Ni Hao, Kai-lan” is like a Chinese analog of “Dora the Explorer,” and both of my daughters love to watch it. I had the opportunity to interview 13-year-old Jade-Lianna Peters, who does the voice of Kai-lan. I let my old...

Rate the Explorer Aquapets User Review 141997

Original at espanol.video.yahoo.com external link    Sun, Sep 6

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Here is my review on the aquapet product featuring Boots from Dora the Explorer. Dora the Explorer Aquapets Boots, Kids Toys, Toys & Games ... espanol.video.yahoo.com

Rate the Explorer Aquapets User Review 141997

Original at mx.video.yahoo.com external link    Tue, Sep 1

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Here is my review on the aquapet product featuring Boots from Dora the Explorer. Dora the Explorer Aquapets Boots, Kids Toys, Toys & Games ... mx.video.yahoo.com

Rate the Explorer Aquapets User Review 141997

Original at es.video.yahoo.com external link    Tue, Aug 25

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Here is my review on the aquapet product featuring Boots from Dora the Explorer. Dora the Explorer Aquapets Boots, Kids Toys, Toys & Games ... es.video.yahoo.com

Rate Listing: Dance to the Rescue

Original at TV Guide external link    Mon, Jun 8

Fri Jun 12 10:00 AM NIK A no-good elf captures Dora's sneaky nemesis, Swiper the Fox; Dora and Boots must win a dance contest for Swiper to be released. Fri Jun 12 10:00 AM NIK A no-good elf captures Dora's sneaky nemesis, Swiper the Fox; Dora and Boots must win a dance contest for Swiper to be re...

Rate Handy Manny: tool of the patriarchy? / Disney Channel

Original at TIME external link    Thu, May 28

Dora the Explorer gets an A for gender balance. Dora has one lead character. She is a girl, named Dora, an explorer. Though she is abetted by boys, Boots (as far as I can tell, a mentally challenged monkey) and Map (a map), I cannot quite explain this. ...

Rate Do daughters make dads love Layton?

Original at Toronto Star external link    Thu, May 28

  Canada The other night, I was watching Dora the Explorer when, inexplicably, I leaped to my feet and screamed, "Girls, don't you see what Boots the monkey is trying to tell us? We need bigger government in this country!" My daughters were doodling on old ...

Rate DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE! Touring Production Arrives At State ...

Original at Broadway World external link    Fri, May 15

 NY Based on the phenomenally popular Nickelodeon television series, "Dora the Explorer," the stage show features the seven-year-old heroine and her gang in an adventure set in an imaginative, tropical world filled with beaches and rainforests. ...

Rate Major Minor's Majestic March Review

Original at IGN external link    Tue, Apr 14

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 CA The only way to get the Dora the Explorer Swiper clone out of your formation is by quickly picking up items that drive him away. If you think marching by yourself is a silly concept, two-player modes are also available. Contest Mode has one player ...

Rate Crush on Dora of Explorer Fame Finally Reality - Glossy News

Original at glossynews.com external link    Tue, Apr 14

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Glossy News (satire) Crush on Dora of Explorer Fame Finally Reality Glossy News (satire), WA - Dominic Benjamin

Rate 'Dora Live' to explore Shea's in Buffalo for April 17-19 shows

Original at The Daily News Online external link    Thu, Apr 9

 NY BUFFALO -- Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America are teaming up to bring ''Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys," starring the world's most famous Latina explorer, to Buffalo from April 17-19 for six performances. ...

Rate Dora And Diego Go Exploring In Radio CIty, Make Their No-Bake ...

Original at WPIX external link    Wed, Apr 8

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 new york Dora the Explorer Live is an interactive adventure that leads our heroine Dora, Boots the monkey, and all their friends on a fun-filled journey in "Search for the City of Lost Toys." Through problem-solving using numbers, language, and reasoning, ...

Rate Opinion: Character's change in look has some saying, 'It's not Dora'

Original at Central Maine Morning Sentinel external link    Sun, Mar 22

BY SADA REED WATERVILLE -- Dora the Explorer, the bilingual world traveler and problem solver, is getting a new look. A "tween" version of the backpack-toting and compass-using tot will be added to the brand line this fall. Mattel and Nickelodeon ...

Rate Nickelodeon goofs with 'sexier' tween Dora the Explorer: Disney ...

Original at Examiner.com external link    Wed, Mar 18

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MSN is reporting that Mattel and Nickelodeon were planning to unveil a new older, sexier Dora the Explorer, the beloved children's icon of the imagination to extend the brand to the tween market. The new Dora, which was tantalizingly revealed only in ...

Rate Uh oh! Dora hits puberty!

Original at Examiner.com external link    Tue, Mar 17

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In this animated image released by Mattel/Nickelodeon, the tween version of the Nickelodeon cartoon character Dora the Explorer is shown. (AP Photo/Mattel / Nickelodeon) From what I heard, the ladies on The View didn't like this makeover (I was only ...

Rate Meet the new Dora: Mattel reveals 'Tween Dora' early after ...

Original at Examiner.com external link    Mon, Mar 16

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Well, Mattel and Nickelodeon had been planning to save the big reveal of their new "tween Dora" until the fall, but they have changed their plans. They already released a silhouette of the new doll, and it could have been a clever teaser of a campaign, ...

Rate Nickelodeon and Mattel address Dora controversy

Original at Examiner.com external link    Mon, Mar 16

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As I wrote here, Nickelodeon and Mattel are releasing a new Dora, who appeared in silhouette and would be unveiled in the fall. Well, I wasn't the only one who had a problem with this repackaging, so the companies released the picture early, ...

Rate DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE Comes To Chicago Theater 3/26-29

Original at Broadway World external link    Thu, Mar 12    19 related articles

 NY Presented locally by Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America are teaming up to bring "DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE! Search for the City of Lost Toys" starring the world's most famous Latina explorer, to the legendary ...

Rate Parents Call New Dora AVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at MyFox Philadelphia external link    Tue, Mar 10

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Dora, the frumpy bilingual adventurer, couldn't be more popular and she's the number one preschool show on commercial television according to Mattel. But it's all about business and opportunity, and Mattel and Nickelodeon saw an opportunity to cash in ...

Rate Dora the Explorer Season 1Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at it.truveo.com external link    Thu, Feb 26

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Along with her friend Monkey Boots, Dora goes on adventures. it.truveo.com

Rate Dora the Explorer Live: Search for the City of Lost Toys

Original at Baltimore City Paper external link    Sun, Feb 22

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 MD Featuring familiar songs, a fun storyline, and all the favorite characters including special helper Backpack, best friend Boots, cousin Diego, Map, Swiper the Fox, Tico and Benny. Is your kid bi-lingual yet? Ondele! Dora, the little Latina adventurer ...

Rate Dora the Explorer Live!

Original at Metromix external link    Mon, Feb 16

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¡Vámonos! Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer returns to the stage in DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE! Everyone's favorite Latina heroine stars in her own live adventure in "Search for the City of Lost Toys." Dora, along with Boots, Swiper and all her friends, ...

Rate Opinion: Good Night Dora

Original at expotv.com external link    Sat, Jan 10

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This is a video review of Good Night, Dora: A Lift-the-Flap Story. This is a lift-the-flap story book about Boots and Dora. It introduces Spanish ... www.expotv.com

Rate Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess Review

Original at IGN external link    Mon, Jan 5

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 CA - Jan 5, 2009 Dora the Explorer is an educational show that airs on Nick Jr. during the day. It's a show that promotes viewer participation by talking to its preschool ...

Rate In eastern Mosul, veteran Iraqi unit adapts to new situation

Original at The Fourth Rail external link    Mon, Jan 5

There is little doubt that the battalion’s soldiers learned valuable lessons in Baghdad, according to Captain Rasmussen, an American officer who works closely with them. Equipped with M16 rifles and other up-to-date equipment, 3-9’s troops appear, as American troops say, “squared a...

Rate Time Warner customers to lose Nickelodeon and Noggin?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at TV for Tots external link    Wed, Dec 31

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By bill Ad taken out by Viacom regarding Time Warner disputeA showdown between Time Warner Cable and Viacom media (the parent company of Nickelodoen, Noggin, and a host of other channels including MTV and Comedy Central) could leave 13 million preschoolers without their daily fix Dora the Exp...

Rate Interview with Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis: 'I Expected Something Like This Would Happen'

Original at Spiegel Online external link    Mon, Dec 15

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Greece's Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis was not surprised by last week's outbreak of violence on the streets of Athens. After all, she served as mayor of the city for three years. In an interview with SPIEGEL she argues that the government still needs to continue with tough reforms to bri...

Rate Nick Jr. Frosty Friday schedule

Original at TV for Tots external link    Thu, Dec 4

By bill 9:30 a.m. Go, Diego, Go! “Diego the Hero” 10:30 a.m. Dora the Explorer “South Pole” 9:30 a.m. Go, Diego, Diego! “Diego Saves Christmas 12:00 p.m. Dora the Explorer “South Pole” 12:30 p.m. Go, Diego, Diego! “Diego Saves Christmas” 10:30 a.m. Dora the Explorer “South Pole”

Rate Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess

Original at DVD Talk external link    Tue, Dec 2

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Of all the television my daughter watches, few are as equally loved by her and disliked by me as Dora the Explorer. While my feeling that my little girl should have a nice solid grip on English before branching out into other tongues is a big part of my issue with Dora, it's certainly not the onl...

Rate Map of the Day: Thanksgiving Balloon Inflation!

Original at Gothamist external link    Tue, Nov 25

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By Jen Chung Tomorrow is the day before Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade which means it's the day to see the parade balloons get inflated! The parade blow-up action is along 77th Street and 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, around the American of Natural History, starting at a...

Rate What's On Tonight: Big Bang Theory, Good Eats, SNL Politics

Original at TV Squad external link    Mon, Nov 3

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By Bob Sassone Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-FreeAt 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by new episodes of Samantha Who? and Boston Legal.CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Hal...

Rate GameCrazy.com | PS2 | <b>Dora</b> the Explorer: <b>Dora</b> Saves the Snow Princess

Original at GameCrazy external link    Thu, Oct 23

Join Dora the Explorer as she sets off on a new adventure on the PlayStation 2 gaming console. In Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess, a mean witch has put a spell on the Magic Snowy Forest and now it is starting to melt. ...

Rate "Dora Saves the Snow Princess" & "Celebrates 3 Kings Day," but Diego Has All the Fun

Original at Toon Zone external link    Mon, Oct 6

By Ed Liu By now, the runaway success of Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer makes it all but critic-proof. I very much doubt that anything I write will be able to sway a pre-schooler who wants Mommy or Daddy to buy the new DVDs Dora Saves the Snow Princess or Dora Celebrates Three Kings Day!, or the newest...

Rate Batteries not included

Original at Pam's House Blend external link    Thu, Aug 28

By Pam Spaulding Do you wonder what the toy designer was thinking about while sketching ideas for the Dora Aquapet...limited edition? From the promotional page at Wild Planet Toy Store:Talk to her! Laugh and play together! Share your secrets with her! Give her love! Discover her songs and dances!

Rate Days of Our Lives - Eve Plumb Talks to Soaps.com About Her Role on Days!

Original at Soap Opera News Room at Soaps.com external link    Thu, Aug 28

She may be best known for her role as Jan on “The Brady Bunch”, but that’s just one entry on a very lengthy resume. Adding one more role to her over four decades long career, Eve Plumb drops by Salem on August 29th, as Dora, a woman who has a breakdown and seeks out Marlena’s sage advice. Aside from...

Rate Opinion: Friday nights are starting to look empty

Original at Star-Telegram.com external link    Thu, Mar 13

Dora the Explorer: The popular series for preschoolers airs an hourlong special under the umbrella title Dora's Super Spies, in which Dora and her pals seek to stop the nefarious Swiper the fox (so named because he tries to swipe things, such as a squirrel's birthday presents and an iguan...

Rate Review: 'Ni Hao, Kai-lan' like Mandarin Dora - San Francisco Chronicle

Original at sfgate.com external link    Tue, Feb 5

Review: 'Ni Hao, Kai-lan' like Mandarin Dora San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Feb 5, 2008 Building on the bilingual success the network found in "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go," which taught Spanish to preschoolers, Nick Jr. is hoping ...

Rate Nick Jr. to explore Chinese culture next - Columbus Dispatch

Original at Columbus Dispatch external link    Mon, Feb 4

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Nick Jr. to explore Chinese culture next  OH - The mind-set behind the show -- and how it seeks to do for Chinese what Dora the Explorer does for Spanish -- offers insight into how Chinese culture is ...

Year 2007

 

Rate Nick's Go, Diego, Go Live! to tour US and Canada - Indiantelevision.com

Original at Indiantelevision.com external link    Wed, Dec 12

Nick's Go, Diego, Go Live! to tour US and Canada  India - The Great Jaguar Rescue comes on the heels of Nickelodeon Recreation and Live Nation's most recent project, Dora the Explorer Live!, which sold close to 3 ...

Rate DVD makes your child an animated star

Original at Coolest Gadgets external link    Wed, Nov 28

By James The animated adventures are based on The Amazing Spiderman, Dora the Explorer, and Barney. And just in time for the holidays, there is a specially made holiday adventure with Santa Claus. Other character adventures feature the Care ...

Rate Candy Land - Dora the Explorer Edition - download game

Original at renreynolds (Blogspot) external link    Fri, Nov 16

By meikefer Candy Land - Dora the Explorer Edition is the remake of a well-known Candy Land board game by Hasbro. It brings a new level of a interactivity to the game. The main characters are Dora, Diego, Boots and Backpack. ...

Rate Vinyl Plastic Backpacks, Ponchos May Have Lead - CBS 5

Original at CBS 5 external link    Tue, Nov 13

Vinyl Plastic Backpacks, Ponchos May Have Lead  CA - Dora the Explorer Go Diego Go, Disney's "High School Musical", Thomas and Friends, & Hello Kitty's Chococat. "The (Dora backpack) has ten times the legal ...

Rate Elmer's Vows Review After Report of Lead - Forbes

Original at forbes.com external link    Tue, Oct 30

Elmer's Vows Review After Report of Lead Forbes, NY - Products with high levels of total lead included orange caps from seven Elmer's Glue Sticks with designs from "Dora the Explorer," "Go, Diego, Go! ...

Rate Mattel Expands Toy Recall

Original at A Mom's Life external link    Tue, Aug 14

By Neena Included here are toys from the Sesame Street and Dora the Explorer lines. Previously, Mattel recalled toys from their Polly Pocket, Doggie Day Care, One Piece, Batman, and Barbie lines. These toys "may release small, powerful magnets". ...

Rate Toy Recall: What Parents Should Know - WebMD

Original at WebMD external link    Thu, Aug 2

Toy Recall: What Parents Should Know  - The toys included popular Sesame Street and Dora the Explorer characters. All of the toys were made in China. Prolonged mouthing of the toys, for hours at a ...

Rate Maraka Dora The Explorer Spoof SNL TV Funhouse

Original at davids Aeonity external link    Tue, May 22

this is too funny. Have a watch. Who would have thought that Maraka would have been the name for Dora, and Mittens would be the name for Boots the monkey. Thanks Danny for this clip.

Rate Nickelodeon 'toon a boon for its creators - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

Original at Minneapolis Star Tribune external link    Wed, May 16

Nickelodeon 'toon a boon for its creators subscription), MN - Even Nickelodeon's "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go," perhaps the best-known Hispanic-themed animated shows for youngsters, were not created by ...

Rate Week In Review: The Clip Show: Rosie's Work Here Is Done

Original at Defamer external link    Fri, Apr 27

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· Trouble at the Baldwins': 8½ leaks. Parting ways with CAA. The Dora connection. NBC stands by their embattled series lynchpin. Opening up on The View. · Ivy League Ice Cream Day at ABC. · What really went down with American Idol's gay-seeming non-gay. · "Yo-- Fox Earth Day: Suck my tailpipe."

Rate Dora the Explorer Invites Preschoolers to Reach for the Stars With Her New Friends - the Tres Estrellas Exploradoras - on a Brand New Episode, 'Star Mountain,' Premiering Monday, March 12 on Nick Jr.

Original at HispanicBusiness.com external link    Thu, Feb 1

By PR Newswire NEW YORK, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Dora the Explorer is reaching for the stars as Nick Jr. premieres a new half-hour episode of the international preschool phenomenon entitled "Star Mountain" on Monday, March 12....

Year 2006

 

Rate Handy Manny to Premiere September 16th

Original at TV for Tots external link    Mon, Sep 4

By bill A new show called Handy Manny is set to premiere on Playhouse Disney on September 16th.  The main character is voiced by Wilmer Valderrama (Fes from That 70’s Show).  The show is reportedly a mix between Bob the Builder and Dora the Explorer. ModernMom - “Handy Manny” to Premiere on Playhouse...

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