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The Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys

Every episode of The Wild Thornberrys ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Wild Thornberrys!

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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
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    The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 27 - Forget Me Not
    8.3/10(60 votes)

    #1 - Forget Me Not

    S2:E27

    When the Thornberrys visit Nigel's friend Jomo, they search for an elephant named Rebecca that Nigel saved 20 years earlier. As the family attends to an elephant stuck in a mudhole, Eliza bonds with Rebecca, only to learn that she is old and ready to die.

    Director:Mark Risley
    Writers:Kate Boutilier, Eleah Horwitz

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

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

    #3 - 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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  4. The Wild Thornberrys Season 5 Episode 8 - Eliza Unplugged
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #4 - Eliza Unplugged

    S5:E8

    Shane is ready to leave the Thornberrys to go back to his life as a popstar and Eliza has to be fast to tell Shane her true feelings for him before its too late. But when Shane and Eliza have a little fight and Shane runs away,can Eliza find him in time to make up and tell her feelings? (This was possibly the series finale.The show has been put to hiatus after this episode but never returned.)

    Director:Joseph Scott
    Writers:David Rosenberg, Sheila M. Anthony

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  5. The Wild Thornberrys Season 1 Episode 1 - Flood Warning
    8.0/10(95 votes)

    #5 - Flood Warning

    S1:E1

    When the Thornberrys are forced to spend the night in the middle of the savanna, Eliza seizes the opportunity to go hunting with a pride of lions--only to discover that Debbie is about to become a midnight snack!

    Director:Steve Ressel
    Writer:Tom Stern

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  6. The Wild Thornberrys Season 1 Episode 8 - Only Child
    8.0/10(63 votes)

    #6 - Only Child

    S1:E8

    Eliza's imagination gets the best of her when she thinks a local teenage girl is actually a dolphin who's trying to abduct her sister, Debbie, into a watery world.

    Director:Anthony Bell
    Writer:Kate Boutilier

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  7. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 18 - Dances With Dingoes
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    #7 - Dances With Dingoes

    S2:E18

    Debbie discovers Eliza ""talking"" to dingoes and threatens to tell her parents. Eliza, concerned about the possibility of being shipped back to the United States as a science experiment, seeks help from nearby Aborigines. Together they confuse Debbie into thinking it was just a bad dream.

    Directors:Peter Avanzino, Carol Millican
    Writer:David Regal

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  8. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 29 - Gift of Gab
    8.0/10(52 votes)

    #8 - Gift of Gab

    S2:E29

    Eliza tells Darwin the tale of how she became able to speak to animals, and how she retained her ability to speak to humans as well.

    Director:Cathy Malkasian
    Writers:Eva Almos, Ed Scharlach

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  9. The Wild Thornberrys Season 3 Episode 2 - Time Flies
    8.0/10(47 votes)

    #9 - Time Flies

    S3:E2

    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
    Writers:Barbara Herndon, Jill Gorey

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  10. The Wild Thornberrys Season 3 Episode 16 - Operation Valentine
    8.0/10(41 votes)

    #10 - Operation Valentine

    S3:E16

    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

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  11. The Wild Thornberrys Season 3 Episode 17 - Hello, Dolphin!
    8.0/10(38 votes)

    #11 - Hello, Dolphin!

    S3:E17

    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

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

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

    #13 - 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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  14. The Wild Thornberrys Season 1 Episode 4 - Gold Fever
    7.9/10(59 votes)

    #14 - Gold Fever

    S1:E4

    When Eliza and Debbie discover an old treasure map on the Galapagos Islands, they set out to claim their ""riches."" Once the gold is discovered, however, greed sets in and the girls begin an all-out battle of trickery to get the gold away from each other. They battle continues all the way down to the last coin, until they accidentally lose all the gold in a fiery lava pit.

    Director:Anthony Bell
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  15. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 3 - Rain Dance
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    #15 - Rain Dance

    S2:E3

    With the commvee broken down in the desert and no water left to survive, the Thornberrys go through desperate measures to maintain their sanity. However, on the verge of dehydration, Eliza convinces her family to perform the rain ritual pictured in a nearby monolith. Everyone cheers as the rains pour down among them.

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writers:Mady Julian, Arnold Margolin

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  16. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 17 - Thornberry Island
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #16 - Thornberry Island

    S2:E17

    The Thornberrys get stranded on an uncharted island, basking at first in all the beauty and the splendor, but discover soon enough that being marooned isn't all it's cracked up to be.

    Director:Becky Bristow
    Writer:David Regal

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  17. The Wild Thornberrys Season 3 Episode 14 - All Work and No Play
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #17 - All Work and No Play

    S3:E14

    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

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  18. The Wild Thornberrys Season 1 Episode 7 - Vacant Lot
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    #18 - Vacant Lot

    S1:E7

    As animals flee their homes and run for their lives, Eliza discovers that Kip and Biederman are destroying part of the rainforest. In an all-out war against the evil duo, Eliza must convince the animals that with everybody's help, they can stop the destruction and save the forest.

    Director:Cathy Malkasian
    Writer:Monica Piper

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  19. The Wild Thornberrys Season 1 Episode 11 - Naimina Enkiyio
    7.8/10(50 votes)

    #19 - Naimina Enkiyio

    S1:E11

    Challenging an ancient Maasai legend, Eliza marches into a ""haunted"" forest to prove her bravery. Now, with night falling, Eliza must place her trust in the mysterious legends of the Maasai in order to find her way safely through the dark forest.

    Director:Peter Avanzino
    Writer:Mark Steen

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  20. The Wild Thornberrys Season 1 Episode 13 - Eliza-cology
    7.8/10(52 votes)

    #20 - Eliza-cology

    S1:E13

    Eliza's good-natured intentions of assisting a struggling bird in getting food set off a chain reaction of destruction within the ecological system. It's up to her to retrace her steps and undo all of her actions while some animals face near extinction.

    Director:Cathy Malkasian
    Writer:David Regal

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  21. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 1 - Rebel Without a Trunk
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    #21 - Rebel Without a Trunk

    S2:E1

    Eliza succumbs to peer pressure from a ""teenage"" elephant, which gets in the way of her closeness with Marianne on an overnight trip.

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writer:Kate Boutilier

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  22. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 2 - Pal Joey
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #22 - Pal Joey

    S2:E2

    Eliza convinces a mother kangaroo that she can handle the responsibilities of baby-sitting. She quickly learns that this mischievous joey is more than meets the eye. After a close encounter with Tasmanian devils, Eliza is all too happy to relieve her duties and go back to being a kid herself.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Gene Grillo

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  23. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 9 - Chew if by Sea
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    #23 - Chew if by Sea

    S2:E9

    When the Thornberrys leave Australia for India, Eliza can't bear to leave her wombat friend, Emily. Even though she is told not to, she brings her along. Now Eliza is constantly forced to re-create Emily's habitat in order to ensure her survival.

    Director:Steve Ressel
    Writer:Monica Piper

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  24. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 11 - You Ain't Seen Nothin', Yeti
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #24 - You Ain't Seen Nothin', Yeti

    S2:E11

    To study and protect the snow leopards from extinction and a construction site that is threatening their survival, Nigel's mentor (thought to be lost for many years) has left civilization to be a yeti. Eliza discovers his identity, helps him fend off the construction workers, and reunites him with her father.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Adam Beechen

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  25. The Wild Thornberrys Season 2 Episode 16 - Reef Grief
    7.8/10(53 votes)

    #25 - Reef Grief

    S2:E16

    Eliza gets in over her head when she assumes responsibilities she can't handle. She is soon forced to don scuba gear and rescue a fumbling Nigel and a tumbling commvee under the dangerous waters of Australia.

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writer:Allen J. Zipper

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Best Episodes Summary

"Forget Me Not" is the best rated episode of "The Wild Thornberrys". It scored 8.3/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Mark Risley and written by Kate Boutilier, Eleah Horwitz, it aired on 2/24/2000. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Origin of Donnie (4)".