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The Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys Season 2

Every episode of The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys Season 2!

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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 burial chambers, a runaway hot air balloon, a rock slide

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 1 - Rebel Without a Trunk
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    #1 - Rebel Without a Trunk

    S2:E1

    Eliza succumbs to peer pressure from a ""teenage"" elephant, which gets in the way of her closeness with Marianne on an overnight trip.

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writer:Kate Boutilier

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  2. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 2 - Pal Joey
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #2 - Pal Joey

    S2:E2

    Eliza convinces a mother kangaroo that she can handle the responsibilities of baby-sitting. She quickly learns that this mischievous joey is more than meets the eye. After a close encounter with Tasmanian devils, Eliza is all too happy to relieve her duties and go back to being a kid herself.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Gene Grillo

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  3. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 3 - Rain Dance
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    #3 - Rain Dance

    S2:E3

    With the commvee broken down in the desert and no water left to survive, the Thornberrys go through desperate measures to maintain their sanity. However, on the verge of dehydration, Eliza convinces her family to perform the rain ritual pictured in a nearby monolith. Everyone cheers as the rains pour down among them.

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writers:Mady Julian, Arnold Margolin

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  4. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 4 - Darwin Plays the Palace
    7.6/10(47 votes)

    #4 - Darwin Plays the Palace

    S2:E4

    When Eliza gets a hunch that foul play has led to Darwin's disappearance, she sets out to rescue her long lost companion. To her dismay, she finds Darwin has become one of the most popular acts at an Indian palace where a young prince lives. It's up to her to prove to Darwin that friendship runs deeper than the glamour and glitz of showbiz.

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writers:Eva Almos, Ed Scharlach

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  5. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 5 - Stick Your Neck Out
    7.2/10(44 votes)

    #5 - Stick Your Neck Out

    S2:E5

    Eliza finds a hero in a giraffe who can see distances with his height and warn others of approaching danger. However, to Eliza's dismay, the giraffe leaves the animals for his own needs. Only when Eliza herself is in danger does the giraffe return and realize his selfishness.

    Director:Cathy Malkasian
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  6. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 6 - No Laughing Matter
    7.6/10(42 votes)

    #6 - No Laughing Matter

    S2:E6

    Eliza frees a hyena from captivity, but having never lived in the wild, it doesn't know how to survive. Eliza attempts to teach it, but it seems hopeless--until a wild boar threatens them and the hyena's natural instincts take over.

    Directors:Anthony Bell, Becky Bristow
    Writer:David Regal

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  7. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 7 - Chimp Off the Old Block
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #7 - Chimp Off the Old Block

    S2:E7

    Darwin brings Eliza to his chimpanzee compound, and Eliza, who isn't used to the structure of the chimpanzee way of life, puts Darwin in an uncomfortable situation. After a fire starts, Eliza realizes the hierarchy is necessary for jungle survival. In the end, she apologizes for her lack of understanding and the chimp leader lets Darwin off the hook.

    Director:Steve Ressel
    Writer:Monica Piper

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  8. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 8 - Koality and Kuantity
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #8 - Koality and Kuantity

    S2:E8

    The Thornberrys discover that koalas are missing from their native groves. Eliza decides to unravel the mystery only to discover Kip and Biederman masterminding the evil plot. It is now up to her to stop the culprits from wiping out an entire species!

    Directors:Anthony Bell, Becky Bristow
    Writer:David Regal

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  9. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 9 - Chew if by Sea
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    #9 - Chew if by Sea

    S2:E9

    When the Thornberrys leave Australia for India, Eliza can't bear to leave her wombat friend, Emily. Even though she is told not to, she brings her along. Now Eliza is constantly forced to re-create Emily's habitat in order to ensure her survival.

    Director:Steve Ressel
    Writer:Monica Piper

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  10. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 10 - Clash of the Teutons
    7.7/10(42 votes)

    #10 - Clash of the Teutons

    S2:E10

    The Thornberrys meet the Fensterkopfs who make false documentaries. The Fensterkopfs' kid lies to Eliza and gets them all stuck on a cliff. After the families barely escape an avalanche, the value of truth is learned by all.

    Director:Cathy Malkasian
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  11. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 11 - You Ain't Seen Nothin', Yeti
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #11 - You Ain't Seen Nothin', Yeti

    S2:E11

    To study and protect the snow leopards from extinction and a construction site that is threatening their survival, Nigel's mentor (thought to be lost for many years) has left civilization to be a yeti. Eliza discovers his identity, helps him fend off the construction workers, and reunites him with her father.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  12. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 12 - On the Right Track
    7.6/10(52 votes)

    #12 - On the Right Track

    S2:E12

    When the Thornberrys are in Finland for the annual reindeer races, Eliza feels left out. She single-handedly uncovers a plot to sabotage the races, and along with an equally excluded reindeer who didn't make the final cut, helps save the day by playing fair.

    Director:Cathy Malkasian
    Writer:David Regal

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  13. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 13 - Polar Opposites
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    #13 - Polar Opposites

    S2:E13

    When a friendly polar bear is wrongly accused of vicious behavior, Eliza goes to great lengths to keep him from being harmed and learns the value of sticking by a friend in times of trouble.

    Director:Steve Ressel
    Writers:Barbara Herndon, Jill Gorey

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  14. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 14 - Two's Company
    7.0/10(49 votes)

    #14 - Two's Company

    S2:E14

    When Eliza is told that ""Jake"" the turtle is the last one of his kind, she can't just let his species become another name on the extinction list. Enlisting help from other animals, she soon discovers ""Samantha"" and brings the two turtles together--blind date style. Eliza soon realizes that playing the role of cupid is not as easy as it seems.

    Director:Steve Ressel
    Writers:David Regal, Monica Piper

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  15. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 15 - Show Me the Bunny
    7.6/10(42 votes)

    #15 - Show Me the Bunny

    S2:E15

    After Eliza saves an arctic hare from a determined stoat, she learns that underdogs come in all shapes and sizes.

    Director:Becky Bristow
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  16. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 16 - Reef Grief
    7.8/10(53 votes)

    #16 - Reef Grief

    S2:E16

    Eliza gets in over her head when she assumes responsibilities she can't handle. She is soon forced to don scuba gear and rescue a fumbling Nigel and a tumbling commvee under the dangerous waters of Australia.

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writer:Allen J. Zipper

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  17. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 17 - Thornberry Island
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #17 - Thornberry Island

    S2:E17

    The Thornberrys get stranded on an uncharted island, basking at first in all the beauty and the splendor, but discover soon enough that being marooned isn't all it's cracked up to be.

    Director:Becky Bristow
    Writer:David Regal

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  18. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 18 - Dances With Dingoes
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    #18 - Dances With Dingoes

    S2:E18

    Debbie discovers Eliza ""talking"" to dingoes and threatens to tell her parents. Eliza, concerned about the possibility of being shipped back to the United States as a science experiment, seeks help from nearby Aborigines. Together they confuse Debbie into thinking it was just a bad dream.

    Directors:Peter Avanzino, Carol Millican
    Writer:David Regal

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  19. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 19 - Tamper-Proof Seal
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    #19 - Tamper-Proof Seal

    S2:E19

    When the Commvee is surrounded by angry seals, Eliza tries her own methods to get them to move. But she learns from her Inuit friend Jim that traditional ways have their value.

    Director:Becky Bristow
    Writers:David Regal, Scott Gray

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  20. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 20 - You Otter Know
    7.5/10(51 votes)

    #20 - You Otter Know

    S2:E20

    When Kip and Biederman cause an oil spill, Eliza must save her sea otter friends.

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writer:Sheila M. Anthony

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  21. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 21 - Have Yourself A Thornberry Little Christmas
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    #21 - Have Yourself A Thornberry Little Christmas

    S2:E21

    Eliza goes to desperate measures to help animals survive during tough times along the Skeleton Coast. Her good-will intentions, however, will soon cost her family their entire supply of holiday cheer--and their Christmas dinner!

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writers:Adam Beechen, Kate Boutilier

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  22. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 22 - Luck Be an Aye-Aye
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    #22 - Luck Be an Aye-Aye

    S2:E22

    When Donnie kidnaps an aye-aye for a pet, Eliza must return the ""bad luck"" omen to his home before the villagers hunt him down.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writers:Adam Beechen, Bob Daily

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  23. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 23 - The Kung and I
    7.1/10(42 votes)

    #23 - The Kung and I

    S2:E23

    When the Thornberrys visit the !Kung people, everyone is shocked to discover that Debbie can click-talk. No one is more surprised than Eliza, however, who is only ""cured"" of her jealousy by a !Kung healing ceremony.

    Director:Cathy Malkasian
    Writer:Joan Considine Johnson

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  24. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 24 - Dear Diary
    7.3/10(49 votes)

    #24 - Dear Diary

    S2:E24

    When Eliza ""accidentally"" reads Debbie's diary she learns that Debbie thinks she's an embarrassment of a sister. Debbie and Eliza have it out and learn the real truth about their relationship.

    Director:Becky Bristow
    Writer:Alice Miller

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  25. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 25 - Black and White and Mom All Over
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    #25 - Black and White and Mom All Over

    S2:E25

    When a seemingly abandoned panda bear imprints on Debbie, Eliza doubts Debbie's ""parenting"" ability--until a monsoon convinces Eliza that Debbie can handle more than she lets on.

    Director:Cathy Malkasian
    Writer:Eleah Horwitz

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Rebel Without a Trunk" is the best rated episode of "The Wild Thornberrys" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by Sylvia Keulen and written by Kate Boutilier, it aired on 8/16/1999. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Pal Joey".