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The Best Episodes of Dora the Explorer

Every episode of Dora the Explorer ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dora the Explorer!

A young girl named Dora goes on adventures with her red boot-wearing monkey named Boots.
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationFamilyKids
Network:Nickelodeon

Best Episodes Summary

"Perrito's Big Surprise" is the best rated episode of "Dora the Explorer". It scored 7.8/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/15/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "¡Vacaciones! (Vacations!)".

  • Perrito's Big Surprise
    7.8/1019 votes
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    #1 - Perrito's Big Surprise

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 10/15/2012

    There's a surprise waiting for Perrito, but Swiper wants to swipe the present! Will Dora be able to prevent Swiper from doing so at Surprise Hill?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • ¡Vacaciones! (Vacations!)
    7.7/1020 votes
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    #2 - ¡Vacaciones! (Vacations!)

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 5/20/2011

    With their snacks, flashlight, and binoculars packed, Dora and Boots are off to a camping trip with Diego and Baby Jaguar.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora in Troll Land
    7.3/1019 votes
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    #3 - Dora in Troll Land

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2012

    Dora and her friends explore Troll Land, a secret place where the Grumpy Old Troll lives. In this kind of dimension, everything rhymes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora's Enchanted Forest Adventures (3): Dora Saves King Unicornio
    7.0/1015 votes
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    #4 - Dora's Enchanted Forest Adventures (3): Dora Saves King Unicornio

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 11/20/2011

    The Enchanted Forest is in grave peril as the owl usurped Unicornio's position as king and trapped Unicornio. Dora and Boots must venture into the forest to rescue Unicornio and teach the owl a lesson.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • School Science Fair
    7.0/1014 votes
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    #5 - School Science Fair

    Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/2012

    Dora and Emma are bringing a project volcano to the Green Power Science Fair with new friends.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora's Great Roller Skate Adventure
    7.0/1011 votes
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    #6 - Dora's Great Roller Skate Adventure

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/2013

    Dora and Boots put on their roller skates and take off on a skating adventure to open Skate Park for everyone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora's Rainforest Talent Show
    7.0/1012 votes
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    #7 - Dora's Rainforest Talent Show

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/2013

    Dora and Boots put on their roller skates and take off on a skating adventure to open Skate Park for everyone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora's Animalito Adventure
    7.0/1011 votes
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    #8 - Dora's Animalito Adventure

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 7/28/2019

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boots' Banana Wish
    6.7/1010 votes
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    #9 - Boots' Banana Wish

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 10/1/2010

    A wish machine makes bananas drop on Boots' head--endlessly.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora Saves the Three Lil' Piggies
    6.6/1012 votes
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    #10 - Dora Saves the Three Lil' Piggies

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 6/5/2009

    Swiper swipes the Three Little Piggies' bricks... now the story can't end right! It's up to Dora, Boots and Swiper to save the story!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora's Knighthood Adventure
    6.6/1013 votes
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    #11 - Dora's Knighthood Adventure

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/2012

    Boots loves to hear stories about knights who go on heroic adventures and Don Quixote (Andy Garcia) tells Dora and Boots that anyone can be a knight as long as they help others. Boots would love to be a knight and so would his friends Rocinante the horse and Dapple the donkey, but they need someone to rescue. Dora takes out her spotting scope and they discover a princess calling out for help from the Royal Garden. Dora, Boots, Rocinante and Dapple set out through the Puppet Stage, past Tico’s Carousel to get to the Royal Garden and save the princess.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora's Easter Adventure
    6.6/1010 votes
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    #12 - Dora's Easter Adventure

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2012

    Swiper’s up to no good again and Dora, Boots and their new friend the Hip-Hop Bunny must stop him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora Saves the Snow Princess
    6.5/1017 votes
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    #13 - Dora Saves the Snow Princess

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2008

    Sabrina the snow princess has had her magic crystal stolen by an evil witch who has locked her away in a tower in hopes that all the snow in the forest will melt. Dora, Boots, and the Snowflake Fairy set out to rescue the snow princess and prevent the snow from melting.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Star Catcher
    6.4/1018 votes
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    #14 - Star Catcher

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2003

    Dora receives a Star Pocket from her Abuela and learns to catch stars.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora and Diego's Amazing Animal Circus
    6.4/1010 votes
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    #15 - Dora and Diego's Amazing Animal Circus

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/2012

    Boots and Baby Jaguar are having an animal circus, and Dora and Diego rush to get there.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kittens in Mittens
    6.4/1021 votes
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    #16 - Kittens in Mittens

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 6/5/2013

    Dora reads "The Three Little Kittens" to Abuela's new cat, Lucky, and jumps into the book of nursery rhymes to help the kittens find their mittens.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Riding the Roller Coaster Rocks
    6.4/1013 votes
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    #17 - Riding the Roller Coaster Rocks

    Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/24/2014

    Dora, Boots and Abuela search for the secret door to an amusement park.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mayan Adventure
    6.3/1011 votes
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    #18 - The Mayan Adventure

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2008

    Dora and Boots jump into a story to help the twins win the Mayan ball game!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bouncy Boots
    6.3/1018 votes
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    #19 - Bouncy Boots

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2008

    Boots makes a wish on a Wishing Machine to make bananas fall on him whenever he says "bananas"... but the wish isn't turning out so good!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora's Royal Rescue
    6.3/109 votes
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    #20 - Dora's Royal Rescue

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 11/5/2012

    Dora and Boots become a lady knight and a squire, and assist a noble horse in saving Don Quixote, who's been captured by an evil wizard and is being held in an abandoned library.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Golden Explorers
    6.2/1017 votes
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    #21 - The Golden Explorers

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/16/2002

    Dora and her friends form a soccer team and play against the big dinosaurs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dora Saves Three Kings Day
    6.2/1017 votes
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    #22 - Dora Saves Three Kings Day

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2009

    Dora, Botas e Diego estão todos prontos para a festa dos Três Reis! Mas Raposo assustou todos os animais! Será que eles vão conseguir a tempo?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Ribbon for Pinto
    6.2/1018 votes
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    #23 - A Ribbon for Pinto

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/2012

    Dora, Boots and Pinto are heading to the big horse show, but the train breaks down on the way.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Baby Bongo's Big Music Show
    6.2/1013 votes
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    #24 - Baby Bongo's Big Music Show

    Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 10/18/2012

    Dora and Boots take Baby Bongo on a musical adventure as they race to the Big Music Show in time for Baby Bongo's first performance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • El Coqui
    6.1/1020 votes
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    #25 - El Coqui

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/2/2001

    Dora and Boots find a frog who has lost its voice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A