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The Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys

Every episode of The Wild Thornberrys ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys!

The Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys

Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian...

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  1. Background image for Eliza Unplugged
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #1 - Eliza Unplugged

    S5:E8

    Shane is ready to leave the Thornberrys to go back to his life as a popstar and Eliza has to be fast to tell Shane her true feelings for him before its too late. But when Shane and Eliza have a little fight and Shane runs away,can Eliza find him in time to make up and tell her feelings? (This was possibly the series finale.The show has been put to hiatus after this episode but never returned.)

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  2. Background image for Clash and Learn
    7.4/10(35 votes)

    #2 - Clash and Learn

    S5:E4

    Geographical Location: Bethel, Alaska

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  3. Background image for Look Who's Squawking
    7.4/10(37 votes)

    #3 - Look Who's Squawking

    S5:E7

    Filming penguins in Antarctica, Eliza begins practicing for her future profession as a vet, when she comes across a wounded penguin. She rescues her, but may have made matters worse by separating the penguin from her mate and her egg. When she borrows a snow speeder to get back to the penguin breeding grounds, will she make it in time to put things right? (Since Nickelodeon aired all the Thornberry episodes out of production order,they aired this as part of the 5th season.Its actually part of the 4th season)

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    Director:Ron Noble
  4. Background image for Fool's Gold
    7.2/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Fool's Gold

    S5:E3

    Geographical Location: Yukon-Charley Rivers National Park, AlaskaEliza and Shane plan to go see a old gold mine full of fool's gold, but Eliza gets jealous when Shane invites Debbie along to help with her art project.

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  5. Background image for Ice Follies
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #5 - Ice Follies

    S5:E2

    Geographical Location: Alaska

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    Director:Ron Noble
  6. Background image for Sir Nigel (2)
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #6 - Sir Nigel (2)

    S5:E6

    Eliza rescues her golden eagle friend from the trapper and Thornberry clan rushes to London for Nigel's knighting ceremony. After being knighted, the newly Sir Nigel most choose between becoming a teacher or continuing his adventures with his family.

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  8. Background image for Sir Nigel (1)
    6.9/10(36 votes)

    #7 - Sir Nigel (1)

    S5:E5

    The Thornberrys pay a visit to Nigel's parents in Scotland at Thornberry Hall right before Nigel is to be made a knight by the Queen of England. Once there, Nigel's mother, Cordelia, presses him to accept a tenured professorship at Oxford. The prospect of the family settling down upsets Eliza but thrills Debbie. Meanwhile, Eliza rushes to save some golden eagles from eating poisoned meat from a trapper.

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  9. Background image for The Wild Snob-Berry
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #8 - The Wild Snob-Berry

    S5:E1

    Geographical Location: AlaskaAt the request of the foundation, teenage rocker Shane G. joins the Thornberrys during their stay in Alaska. Since Eliza and Debbie both have a crush on Shane, they both go exploring with Shane only to discover who thick-headed he really is.

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    Director:Dean Criswell
    Writer:Peter Egan
  10. Background image for Flood Warning
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    #9 - Flood Warning

    S1:E1

    When the Thornberrys are forced to spend the night in the middle of the savanna, Eliza seizes the opportunity to go hunting with a pride of lions--only to discover that Debbie is about to become a midnight snack!

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    Director:Steve Ressel
    Writer:Tom Stern
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    #10 - Dinner With Darwin

    S1:E2

    Annoyed with Eliza, Darwin sets off into the jungle to prove he still has his natural instincts. After a scary night in the jungle, he stumbles upon an empty shack and hides out. When the family who lives in the shack returns to find Darwin in their home, they couldn't be more pleased with their new guest. It's up to Eliza to save the oblivious Darwin from becoming the next family dinner!

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    #11 - Bad Company

    S1:E3

    A swarm of mysterious prankster marmosets overrun the Thornberrry camp, and it's up to Eliza to beat them at their own game.

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    #12 - Gold Fever

    S1:E4

    When Eliza and Debbie discover an old treasure map on the Galapagos Islands, they set out to claim their ""riches."" Once the gold is discovered, however, greed sets in and the girls begin an all-out battle of trickery to get the gold away from each other. They battle continues all the way down to the last coin, until they accidentally lose all the gold in a fiery lava pit.

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    Director:Anthony Bell
  14. Background image for Matadi or Bust
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    #13 - Matadi or Bust

    S1:E5

    When Eliza, Darwin and Donnie are flung from a Matadi-bound barge and stranded on the banks of the Congo river, they must traverse the cliffs and crags of mountainous Zaire in order to catch up with her family.

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    #14 - Temple of Eliza

    S1:E6

    When Eliza discovers a secret temple, a group of jaguars believe that she is their long lost queen. Thrilled with her new royal position, Eliza gets in over her head and must escape the avenging jaguars.

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    #15 - Vacant Lot

    S1:E7

    As animals flee their homes and run for their lives, Eliza discovers that Kip and Biederman are destroying part of the rainforest. In an all-out war against the evil duo, Eliza must convince the animals that with everybody's help, they can stop the destruction and save the forest.

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    #16 - Only Child

    S1:E8

    Eliza's imagination gets the best of her when she thinks a local teenage girl is actually a dolphin who's trying to abduct her sister, Debbie, into a watery world.

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    #17 - Iron Curtain

    S1:E9

    Eliza busts a young elephant out of a Kenyan game preserve, only to face predators and poachers who are out to get them.

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    #18 - Valley Girls

    S1:E10

    Eliza and Debbie's combined bungling sends the commvee careening down a mountain, where it lies mired in the mud. They come face to face with a menacing-looking, but quirky tribe of silverback gorillas, and they must work together to ""unstick"" the van.

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    Director:Anthony Bell
  20. Background image for Naimina Enkiyio
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    #19 - Naimina Enkiyio

    S1:E11

    Challenging an ancient Maasai legend, Eliza marches into a ""haunted"" forest to prove her bravery. Now, with night falling, Eliza must place her trust in the mysterious legends of the Maasai in order to find her way safely through the dark forest.

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    Writer:Mark Steen
  21. Background image for Blood Sisters
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    #20 - Blood Sisters

    S1:E12

    With Nigel and Marianne off exploring bat caves, Eliza and Debbie are left at the ""eerie"" residence of colleague Dr. Renfield. Eliza becomes bent on spooking Debbie, but when her imagination gets the best of her the tables are slowly turned. By the time their parents return, the girls are convinced that the absent-minded Renfield is a vampire out to get them!

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    #21 - Eliza-cology

    S1:E13

    Eliza's good-natured intentions of assisting a struggling bird in getting food set off a chain reaction of destruction within the ecological system. It's up to her to retrace her steps and undo all of her actions while some animals face near extinction.

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    #22 - Flight of the Donnie

    S1:E14

    Eliza and Debbie must take over Marianne's duties when she is sick. Debbie goes with Nigel to shoot footage of a condor and Eliza must care for Donnie. Covered with feathers from a pillow, Donnie is snatched up by the condor and Eliza and Darwin must rescue him and help the condor find her real baby. In return for the favor, the condors stay on a tree branch so Debbie can get footage of them.

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    #23 - Lost and Foundation

    S1:E15

    When the girls discover that their parents have mistakenly taken embarrassing home movies to an awards banquet, they join forces in order to save face. Their cross-island trip turns into a race against time in order to beat their parents to the podium and stop the world from seeing them at bath time.

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    #24 - Nigel Knows Best

    S1:E16

    Hungry for adventure, Eliza convinces her mother that she should take a llama over the Andean pass, meeting her family on the other side of the mountain. However, she is disappointed when her safety-conscious father commandeers the lead. Along the journey, her frustration builds as each attempt to explore is foiled by her father's watchful eye. Finally Eliza gains new respect for her father's resourceful manner, when he saves her life.

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    #25 - The Great Bangaboo

    S1:E17

    When Eliza discovers that a local performer claims he can talk to animals she believes she's found a soul mate. Eliza must enlist the help of some very ""urban"" animals to sneak into the sideshow and meet ""The Great Bangaboo.""

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Best Episodes Summary

"Eliza Unplugged" is the best rated episode of "The Wild Thornberrys". It scored 7.8/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Joseph Scott and written by David Rosenberg, Sheila M. Anthony, it aired on 6/11/2004. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Clash and Learn".