7.2/1040 votes#1 - Dragon Me Along
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2000
A trip to the Great Wall of China finds Eliza in hot pursuit of a panda and his mother.
Director: Sylvia Keulen
Writer: Peter Egan, Gail Barrick
- 7.5/1046 votes
#2 - Time Flies
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2000
Location: The Florida Everglades, United StatesDebbie and Eliza explore the Everglades but drop Nigel's birthday present, a new watch, into the swamp. As an old woman chases them away, they return at night, only to have the watch eaten by an alligator.
Director: Carol Millican
Writer: Barbara Herndon, Jill Gorey
- 6.6/1044 votes
#3 - Horse Sense
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2000
In the hope of winning the annual horse race, Eliza trades in her bungling trotter for a swift Thoroughbred.
Director: Cathy Malkasian
Writer: Sheila M. Anthony, Joan Considine Johnson
- 7.0/1043 votes
#4 - Tyler Tucker, I Presume
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2000
Eliza's cousin Tyler Tucker joins the Thornberrys for a four-week tour from Africa to the Amazon in search of exotic, endangered and mysterious animals.
Director: Mark Risley
Writer: Kate Boutilier
- 6.5/1042 votes
#5 - Critical Masai
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2000
Location: Masai Steppe, TanzaniaEliza and Tyler work together to help an aspiring Masai warrior earn the respect of his elders.
Director: Ron Noble
Writer: Peter Egan
- 7.1/1045 votes
#6 - Queen of Denial
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/4/2000
Location: The Siwa Oasis, EgyptEliza challenges Tyler to lead the group to safety after they land in an underground burial chamber.
Director: Frank Marino
Writer: Sarah Jane Cunningham, Suzie Villandry
- 6.6/1041 votes
#7 - Island Trade
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2000
Location: Zanzibar, TanzaniaDebbie and Tyler mistakenly trade the commvee for a dress at an island marketplace; Marianne and Nigel explore the Ngorongoro Crater.
Director: Cathy Malkasian
Writer: Rick Gitelson, Joan Considine Johnson
- 7.1/1039 votes
#8 - Birthday Quake
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2000
Location: Mt. KilimanjaroTo celebrate his 13th birthday, Tyler and Eliza visit a pair of elephants in the African savanna.
Director: Frank Marino, Becky Bristow
Writer: Kate Boutilier, Eleah Horwitz
- 7.4/1039 votes
#9 - The Legend of Ha Long Bay
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/10/2000
Location: Ha Long Bay, VietnamEliza encounters a mysterious creature while shooting a film with Nigel about manta rays.
Director: Mark Risley
Writer: Marsha Griffin
- 7.4/1050 votes
#10 - Spirited Away
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 10/28/2000
Location: The border of Oaxala and Zaachula, MexicoAs the family prepares to film the ""Day of the Dead"" ceremony in a small town, Eliza meets a little girl who tells her about the spirits returning. Eliza is determined to find one, but when Donnie puts a vaulable ring in a loaf of bread, Debbie and Eliza must search for the missing ring. Eliza gets some help from a mysterious woman who, she finds out, has been gone for many years.
Director: Sylvia Keulen
Writer: Sarah Jane Cunningham, Suzie Villandry
- 7.2/1036 votes
#11 - Family Tradition
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/2000
Location: Ankarana, MadagascarThe Thornberrys are preparing for Thanksgiving in Madagascar when Grandma Sophie calls, inviting them home for the holiday. When Nigel and Marianne explain that they can't go home until they get footage of a fossa for The Foundation, Debbie throws a tantrum. Will the girls, Donnie, and Darwin go to the states on their own when tradition has always had the Thornberry clan together on Thanksgiving?
Director: Mark Risley
Writer: Kate Boutilier, Alice Miller
- 6.2/1046 votes
#12 - Happy Old Year
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/2000
Location: Quito, EcuadorBefore New Year's Eve, Debbie accidentally hurts fer father's feelings, and joins a couple of eccentric, 30's-era volcano chasers, Mitzi and Merrick Dash. Eliza goes after her to reclaim her friend, Santusa the Llama, and they all encounter a mudslide when the volcano erupts.
Director: Frank Marino, Becky Bristow
Writer: Kate Boutilier
- 7.1/1039 votes
#13 - Happy Campers
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/2000
Location: BhutanA trip to Bhutan, finds Marianne and Debbie out in the cold, and Eliza and Darwin on the run from the border police.
Director: Sylvia Keulen
Writer: David Rosenberg
- 7.4/1044 votes
#14 - All Work and No Play
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/2001
Location: Lake Baikal, SiberiaWhen Eliza and Debbie slack off on their chores, they all suffer for it when they fail to prepare of an oncoming storm. Will the Thornberrys survive a flash flood, help some beavers build their dam and keep the Comvee from sinking?
Director: Carol Millican
Writer: Peter Hunziker
- 6.8/1039 votes
#15 - New Territory
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/2001
Location: Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, AustraliaThe Thornberrys meet an Australian family named the Gibsons when the Comvee runs out of gas. Eliza makes friends with the youngest member of the family named Bethany, who is in a wheelchair from cerebal palsy. The girls go land sailing and Bethany helps Eliza escape from a crocodile, but then get in an arguement when Bethany thinks Eliza is feeling sorry for her being disabled. Will the two new friends find a way to make up? Meanwhile, Nigel and Marianne play the Gibsons in a very competitive game of Tricky Trivia.
Director: Carol Millican
Writer: Joan Considine Johnson
- 7.4/1038 votes
#16 - Operation Valentine
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/14/2001
Location: Alice Springs, AustraliaDebbie is finally going to meet her e-mail friend in person and she is determined to make a good impression. Meanwhile, Eliza is having strange pains in her stomach and ends up stranded on top of a small mountain as Donnie gets attacked by a giant eagle. Just a typical Valentine's Day for the Thornberrys in Australia.
Director: Mark Risley
Writer: Alice Miller
- 7.4/1036 votes
#17 - Hello, Dolphin!
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/2001
Location: Shark Bay, AustraliaNigel and Marianne are on a dangerous assignment to film some tiger sharks while Eliza goes swimming with some dolphins. Meanwhile, Debbie gets dumped by her e-mail boyfriend Sven. When the kids take a boat out with the dolphins to swim in the deep sea, they may get some unexpected visitors.
Director: Frank Marino
Writer: Peter Egan
- 6.6/1035 votes
#18 - April Fool's Day
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/1/2001
Location: Okavango Swamp, BotswanaIt's April Fools day, and The Thornberrys are trying to outdo each other by way of April Fool's jokes. At first it's a lot of fun, but when Tyler and Eliza encounter some quicksand and a lion, will they learn not to cry wolf? Meanwhile, Nigel coaches Debbie for her Physical Education courses.
Director: Carol Millican
Writer: Joan Considine Johnson
- 6.8/1037 votes
#19 - Gem of a Mom
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/10/2001
Eliza and Debbie embark on a dangerous trek in search of precious gemstones.
Director: Ron Noble
Writer: Sarah Jane Cunningham, Suzie Villandry
- 7.1/1049 votes
#20 - The Anniversary
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/14/2001
Mt. Fuji, JapanGrandpa Frank marks the occasion of his 50th wedding anniversary by throwing caution to the wind and joining Eliza on a rigorous mountain climb.
Director: Cathy Malkasian
Writer: Don Sipes, Earl Hamner, Jr.
The Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys Season 3
Every episode of The Wild Thornberrys Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys Season 3!
The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.
Genres:AnimationComedyAction & AdventureKidsFamily
Network:Nickelodeon
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Dragon Me Along" is the best rated episode of "The Wild Thornberrys" season 3. It scored 7.2/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Sylvia Keulen and written by Peter Egan, Gail Barrick, it aired on 9/12/2000. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Time Flies".