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The Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys Season 4

Every episode of The Wild Thornberrys Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys Season 4!

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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 4 Episode 1 - The Origin of Donnie (1)
    7.6/10(47 votes)

    #1 - The Origin of Donnie (1)

    S4:E1

    Location: Borneo, IndonesiaThe Thornberrys are preparing for Donnie's ""birthday"" party in Borneo when one crisis after another happens. Grandma Sophie decides to visit the same day Nigel and Marianne must capture a wild orangutan on film or the foundation will cut their funding.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writers:Sheila M. Anthony, Joan Considine Johnson

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  2. The Wild Thornberrys Season 4 Episode 2 - The Origin of Donnie (2)
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #2 - The Origin of Donnie (2)

    S4:E2

    Location: Borneo, IndonesiaDonnie searches the jungles of Borneo for his ancestry, causing Eliza to worry that he will break ties with the Thornberry clan.

    Director:Joseph Scott
    Writer:Joan Considine Johnson

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  3. The Wild Thornberrys Season 4 Episode 3 - The Origin of Donnie (3)
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #3 - The Origin of Donnie (3)

    S4:E3

    Location: Borneo, IndonesiaA huge fire strikes while Eliza and Darwin search for Donnie, Nigel and Marianne come across poachers, and Debbie and Grandma Sophie get taken in by a native tribe.

    Director:Dean Criswell
    Writer:Joan Considine Johnson

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  4. The Wild Thornberrys Season 4 Episode 4 - The Origin of Donnie (4)
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #4 - The Origin of Donnie (4)

    S4:E4

    Location: Borneo, IndonesiaThe Thornberrys reunite and find Donnie in a remote village and learn from the medicine woman there the terrible fate that befell his parents.

    Director:Ron Noble
    Writer:Joan Considine Johnson

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  5. The Wild Thornberrys Season 4 Episode 5 - The Trouble With Darwin
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - The Trouble With Darwin

    S4:E5

    Location: TanzaniaThe Thornberrys are in Africa for the opening of a new chimpanzee sanctuary which will also be attended by Jane Goodall, famous for her work with primates. When Eliza meets her and introduces her to Darwin, Dr. Goodall tells her that she disapproves of domesticated chimps. Will Eliza be able to convince her that Darwin WANTS to stay with the Thornberrys? Meanwhile, when poachers trap Eliza and Darwin, will Dr. Goodall, Nigel and Marianne be able to rescue them?

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writers:David Regal, Jill Gorey

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  6. The Wild Thornberrys Season 4 Episode 6 - Hot Air
    8.1/10(41 votes)

    #6 - Hot Air

    S4:E6

    Location: Rotura, New ZealandThe Thornberrys visit a tribe of native New Zealanders called the Mahris who are throwing a celebration called a ""Hooey"". As Debbie flirts with a young Mahri, Eliza and Darwin have a fight. When Darwin leaves and Eliza befriends a possum named Penelope who ends up getting her into a hot air balloon that she doesn't know how to steer, will Darwin come to the rescue?

    Director:Ron Noble
    Writers:Suzie Villandry, Sarah Jane Cunningham

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Origin of Donnie (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Wild Thornberrys" season 4. It scored 7.6/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by Carol Millican and written by Sheila M. Anthony, Joan Considine Johnson, it aired on 8/18/2001. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Origin of Donnie (2)".