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A young girl named Dora goes on adventures with her red boot-wearing monkey named Boots.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dora the Explorer Season 2 Episode 26 - León, the Circus Lion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - León, the Circus Lion

    S2:E26

    Dora and Boots help Leon the Lion, who has an unusual talent of juggling and unicycling, to join the circus.

    Director:George Chialtas
    Writer:Eric Weiner

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  2. Dora the Explorer Season 4 Episode 15 - To the South Pole
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - To the South Pole

    S4:E15

    Dora, Boots, and Diego help a baby penguin get back to the South Pole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dora the Explorer Season 5 Episode 11 - Save Diego
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Save Diego

    S5:E11

    Diego has saved many animals, but now he's the one who needs to be saved because he ended up on a cliff when rescuing a parrot. If he falls off the cliff, he will get punctured by a large pile of cacti. Dora and Boots must rescue him before it's too late.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dora the Explorer Season 5 Episode 16 - Swiper the Explorer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Swiper the Explorer

    S5:E16

    Swiper reveals his good side when he travels with Dora and Boots and helps them to return a baby fox to its mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dora the Explorer Season 7 Episode 19 - The Butterfly Ball
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - The Butterfly Ball

    S7:E19

    Dora and Boots must help their butterfly friend, Mariposa, attend the Butterfly Ball, where everyone gets their special set of wings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dora the Explorer Season 4 Episode 5 - Super Babies
    2.0/10(333 votes)

    #6 - Super Babies

    S4:E5

    Botass está cantando a música de Dora, que também passou a ser seu dever de casa para a escola, Dora chama Botas dizendo que ela deixou a música na casa de Botas. Dora pede a Botas para levar sua canção para a escola quando ele for lá, mas ele tem que se apressar porque a aula está prestes a começar. Botas corre para a escola com a música de Dora passando pelo Selva do Alto e Baixo, através da Casa do Robô e para a escola.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dora the Explorer Season 4 Episode 4 - Big Sister Dora
    4.2/10(70 votes)

    #7 - Big Sister Dora

    S4:E4

    Dora just got a new puppy named Perito, after Dora and Boots picked up a present for Perito from Abuela (Dora's Grandma), they have been warned to watch out for Swiper the Fox. Dora and Boots had to hurry home to take the present home to Perito, before Swiper swipes it. Dora and Boots hurries home and avoids Swiper by going through the Butterfly Garden, through the 10 Dancing Trees, and to Dora's House.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dora the Explorer Season 3 Episode 15 - Dora Saves the Game
    4.4/10(51 votes)

    #8 - Dora Saves the Game

    S3:E15

    Dora's cousin Daisy is playing a soccer game. But when Daisy's team, the Yellow Tigers, has one player less, Daisy counts on Dora to play on her team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dora the Explorer Season 2 Episode 23 - Hide and Go Seek
    4.5/10(46 votes)

    #9 - Hide and Go Seek

    S2:E23

    Dora plays a competetive game of hide and seek with her friends in order to win a trophy.

    Director:Sherie Pollack
    Writer:Ashley Mendoza

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  10. Dora the Explorer Season 3 Episode 16 - The Super Silly Fiesta
    4.5/10(46 votes)

    #10 - The Super Silly Fiesta

    S3:E16

    Today, the Big Red Chicken is hosting a Super Silly Fiesta. But the cake is gone!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dora the Explorer Season 5 Episode 17 - Super Babies Dream Adventure
    4.5/10(35 votes)

    #11 - Super Babies Dream Adventure

    S5:E17

    When the Super Babies have a nap, Dora and Boots travel to the Dream Castle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dora the Explorer Season 1 Episode 20 - To the Treehouse
    4.6/10(69 votes)

    #12 - To the Treehouse

    S1:E20

    Dora and Boots help their friends get to the treehouse for a party.

    Director:Ken Kessel
    Writer:Eric Weiner

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  13. Dora the Explorer Season 2 Episode 22 - To the Monkey Bars
    4.6/10(47 votes)

    #13 - To the Monkey Bars

    S2:E22

    Dora has a secret; she never conquered the monkey bars. If she wants to retry it, she and Boots need to race over to the playground.

    Director:Sherie Pollack
    Writer:Eric Weiner

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  14. Dora the Explorer Season 3 Episode 12 - Baseball Boots
    4.6/10(43 votes)

    #14 - Baseball Boots

    S3:E12

    Boots wants to have his first big hit, so he and Dora go to the baseball stadium to see if it can be done.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dora the Explorer Season 3 Episode 18 - Job Day
    4.6/10(43 votes)

    #15 - Job Day

    S3:E18

    Dora and Boots are wondering what they want to be when they grow up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dora the Explorer Season 3 Episode 19 - Louder!
    4.6/10(41 votes)

    #16 - Louder!

    S3:E19

    Dora and Boots help soothe Red Rooster's throat and together, they set off to the Highest Hill to wake up the sun.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dora the Explorer Season 3 Episode 20 - ABC Animals
    4.6/10(42 votes)

    #17 - ABC Animals

    S3:E20

    Dora and Boots are with the Giant ABC Book, when the book opened the Armadillo came out asking for help. According to Armadillo, all of this animal friends inside the Giant ABC Book are missing and now he is all alone. Dora and Boots helps Armadillo find all of his animal friends by going through The Elevator at E, through The Slippery Slide at S and to Z.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dora the Explorer Season 7 Episode 1 - Dora's Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom
    4.6/10(39 votes)

    #18 - Dora's Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom

    S7:E1

    Dora and Boots turn into sea creatures to help a lost mermaid return to her mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dora the Explorer Season 3 Episode 21 - Whose Birthday Is It?
    4.7/10(40 votes)

    #19 - Whose Birthday Is It?

    S3:E21

    Dora and Boots join a birthday party at Play Park.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dora the Explorer Season 2 Episode 18 - Lost Map
    4.8/10(48 votes)

    #20 - Lost Map

    S2:E18

    A silly bird mistakes Map for a stick and it's up to Boots and Dora to rescue their friend.

    Director:George Chialtas
    Writer:Eric Weiner

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  21. Dora the Explorer Season 2 Episode 24 - School Pet
    4.8/10(46 votes)

    #21 - School Pet

    S2:E24

    Dora and Boots search for Mimo, the school's hamster, when he goes missing.

    Director:Sherie Pollack
    Writer:Christine Ricci

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  22. Dora the Explorer Season 2 Episode 25 - Quack! Quack!
    4.8/10(48 votes)

    #22 - Quack! Quack!

    S2:E25

    Dora and Boots save a baby duckling that has magically come to life in their coloring book.

    Director:George Chialtas
    Writer:Denise Dorn

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  23. Dora the Explorer Season 3 Episode 4 - ¡Por Favor!
    4.8/10(45 votes)

    #23 - ¡Por Favor!

    S3:E4

    Dora reads Boots the Fairy Tale story about a young king named King Kaju, as she reads the story they discovers that King Kaju cannot be crowned because he needs to say "Por Favor" ("Please" in english) for the crown to come down. Dora and Boots enters the book to tell King Kaju the magic words "Por Favor" by going through the Dragon's Forest, over the Draw Bridge and to the Castle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dora the Explorer Season 3 Episode 11 - Baby Dino
    4.8/10(39 votes)

    #24 - Baby Dino

    S3:E11

    Dora, Boots, and Diego help a baby dinosaur to return home with his mom at Dino Island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dora the Explorer Season 4 Episode 10 - Dora Had a Little Lamb
    4.8/10(44 votes)

    #25 - Dora Had a Little Lamb

    S4:E10

    Dora and Boots jump into a book of nursery rhymes in order to return a lost lamb to her friend Mary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"León, the Circus Lion" is the worst rated episode of "Dora the Explorer". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by George Chialtas and written by Eric Weiner, it aired on 7/14/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "To the South Pole".