Dora and Friends: Into the City! facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dora and Friends: Into the City! |
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| Genre | Adventure Musical |
| Created by | Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Valdes |
| Based on | Dora the Explorer by Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Valdes Eric Weiner |
| Directed by | George Chialtas Allan Jacobsen Elizabeth Kwan |
| Presented by | Fátima Ptacek |
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| Theme music composer | Matthew Gerrard |
| Opening theme | "Dora and Friends, Into The City" |
| Ending theme | "Dora and Friends, Into The City" (Instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Peter Lurye George Noriega Joel Someillan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Grace Vanice |
| Producer(s) | Grace Vanice |
| Editor(s) | Grace Vanice |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
| Distributor | Viacom Media Networks |
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| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
| First shown in | August 8, 2011 (pilot) |
| Original release | August 18, 2014 – February 5, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Dora the Explorer |
| Related shows | Go, Diego, Go! |
Dora and Friends: Into the City! is an animated TV show. It's a follow-up to the popular Dora the Explorer series. This show first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on August 18, 2014. It finished its run on December 4, 2016. In Canada, it started on September 6, 2014, on Treehouse TV.
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About the Show
Dora's New Adventures
In Dora and Friends, Dora is now 10 years old. She goes to school and lives in a big city called Playa Verde, California. Dora has five amazing friends. They are Kate, Emma, Alana, Naiya, and Pablo.
- Kate loves art and being creative.
- Emma is passionate about music.
- Alana enjoys sports and caring for animals.
- Naiya is very smart and loves to read.
- Pablo is a big fan of playing soccer.
Together, Dora and her friends go on exciting adventures. They work as a team to discover the secrets of their city.
Special Tools and Languages
Dora has a special charm bracelet. This bracelet helps her get past obstacles. She also has a smartphone. On her phone, there's an app that works like the map from her old show. It helps her find her way.
All the characters in the show speak two languages. They speak both English and Spanish. The show teaches more Spanish phrases than the original Dora the Explorer. It uses simple sentences and commands.
Returning Friends
In the second season, some characters from the original Dora the Explorer show come back. You might see Boots, Benny the Bull, Isa the Iguana, Tico the Squirrel, and Swiper the Fox. Even the Big Red Chicken makes an appearance! They show up as guest stars in certain episodes.
One special episode is "Return to the Rainforest." In this episode, Dora goes back to the rainforest in Mexico. She needs to rescue Map and Backpack. Swiper takes them from Boots, and then a strong wind carries them away. Backpack gets torn, but Kate fixes and redesigns it. A young flower named Bud also joins Backpack. Bud helps Backpack find things inside her for Dora.
Later in season two, Map comes back. It replaces Dora's map app. In another episode called "For the Birds," older versions of Diego, Alicia, Baby Jaguar (now called "Jaguar"), and the Bobo Brothers from Go, Diego, Go! also appear. Some famous people like Megan Hilty and Christina Milian even lent their voices to characters in the show.
Main Characters
Here are the main characters and the actors who voice them:
- Dora Márquez is voiced by Fátima Ptacek.
- Pablo is voiced by Eduardo Aristizábal in season 1 and Mateo Lizcano in season 2.
- Alana is voiced by Ashley Earnest.
- Kate is voiced by Isabela Moner.
- Naiya is voiced by Alexandria Suarez.
- Emma is voiced by Kayta Thomas.
- Backpack is voiced by Breanna Lakatos.
- Map and Swiper are voiced by Marc Weiner.
- Cusco is voiced by Lewis Grosso.
- Puppies are voiced by Miguel Cardona.
- Bad Mermaid is voiced by Christina Milian.
Episodes
List of Dora and Friends: Into the City! episodes
How the Show Was Made
Pilot Episode
A first episode, called Dora's Explorer Girls: Our First Concert, aired on August 7, 2011. It was shown on Nick Jr. in the United States. A month later, it aired in Canada on Treehouse TV.
Series Development
After the pilot, Nickelodeon announced in 2013 that they would make a spin-off show. This new show would be Dora and Friends: Into the City!. It would feature Dora as a 10-year-old. She would go on adventures in the city with new friends.
The show was planned for 20 episodes. It first aired in prime-time on Nickelodeon on August 18, 2014. The animation for the show was done using a program called Toon Boom Harmony. On October 9, 2014, Nickelodeon ordered a second season with another 20 episodes. The show stopped airing new episodes on February 5, 2017, after two seasons. You can still watch reruns on the Nick Jr. Channel.
Where It Aired
Dora and Friends: Into the City! first aired in Canada on Treehouse TV on September 6, 2014. It also premiered on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on November 3, 2014. In the UK, Channel 5's Milkshake! also showed it. In Southeast Asia, the series started on March 16, 2015, on Nickelodeon in Singapore. In Spain, it aired on Clan TVE. In India, the show was broadcast on Nick HD+.
Merchandise
DVDs Available
Nickelodeon released several DVDs based on the show. These DVDs were made with Paramount for Region 1 (North America). For Region 4 (Australia, New Zealand, Latin America), they worked with Universal and Sony. Some of the DVD titles included Dora and Friends, Doggie Day!, and Feel the Music. A full season 1 DVD pack was also released.
See also
In Spanish: Dora y sus amigos para niños
