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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!

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...
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 7.3/10 based on 39 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".

  • Dragon Me Along
    7.3/1039 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

  • Time Flies
    7.6/1045 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

  • Horse Sense
    6.7/1043 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

  • Tyler Tucker, I Presume
    7.1/1042 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

  • Critical Masai
    6.6/1041 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

  • Queen of Denial
    7.2/1044 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

  • Island Trade
    6.7/1040 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

  • Birthday Quake
    7.3/1038 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

  • The Legend of Ha Long Bay
    7.5/1038 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

  • Spirited Away
    7.5/1049 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

  • Family Tradition
    7.3/1035 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

  • Happy Old Year
    6.3/1045 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

  • Happy Campers
    7.3/1038 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

  • All Work and No Play
    7.6/1043 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

  • New Territory
    6.9/1038 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

  • Operation Valentine
    7.6/1037 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

  • Hello, Dolphin!
    7.6/1035 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

  • April Fool's Day
    6.7/1034 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

  • Gem of a Mom
    7.0/1036 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

  • The Anniversary
    7.2/1048 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.