Dora and Friends: Into the City!

Dora and Friends: Into the City!
Also known as	Dora and Friends
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
Voices of	Fátima Ptacek Eduardo Aristizábal Mateo Lizcano Alexandria Suarez Ashley Earnest Kaya Thomas Isabela Moner Marc Weiner
Theme music composer	Matthew Gerrard
Opening theme	"Dora and Friends, Into the City"
Ending theme	"Dora and Friends, Into the City" (Instrumental)
Composers	Peter Lurye George Noriega Joel Someillan
Country of origin	United States
Original languages	English Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer	Grace Vanice
Producer	Grace Vanice
Editor	Grace Vanice
Running time	23 minutes 45 minutes (special episodes only)
Production company	Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	August 18, 2014 (2014-08-18) – February 5, 2017 (2017-02-05)
Related
Go, Diego, Go!

Dora and Friends: Into the City! (also simply known as Dora and Friends) is an American educational children's flash animated television series. A sequel to the original Dora the Explorer series, this series premiered on Nickelodeon on August 18, 2014, and ended on February 5, 2017, in the United States, followed by its Canadian premiere on September 6, 2014, on Treehouse TV.

Plot

The series features Dora as a 10-year-old girl^[1] and attends school and lives in the city of Playa Verde, California. She has five friends: Kate (who loves art), Emma (who loves music), Alana (who loves sports and animals), Naiya (who is smart and enjoys reading), and Pablo (who enjoys playing soccer). Together, Dora and her friends work together and go on adventures while discovering the secrets of their city. Dora has a magical charm bracelet that helps her get through objects in the way and a smartphone, complete with an app version of the previous series' map to aid her.

Episodes

Season 1

1. Doggie Day
2. The Magic Ring
3. Dance Party
4. We Saved a Pirate Ship
5. The Search for Mono
6. Dora Saves Opera Land!
7. The Royal Ball
8. Magic Land!
9. Puppet Theater
10. Dora in Clock Land
11. Mystery of the Magic Horses
12. Magical Mermaid Adventure
13. Buddy Race
14. Dragon in the School!
15. Trick or Treat
16. S'more Camping
17. Puppy Princess Rescue
18. We Saved the Music

Season 2

1. Kate's Book
2. Return to the Rainforest
3. The Ballerina and the Troll Prince
4. Community Garden
5. Coconut Cumpleaños
6. Kite Day
7. Dora's Rainforest Reunion
8. The Princess and the Kate
9. Gymnastics Tournament of Light
10. Soccer Chef
11. Emma's Violin
12. Kate Gives Puppets a Hand
13. For the Birds
14. The Lost Necklace
15. Kate and Quackers
16. A Sockin' Good Party
17. Alana's Food Truck
18. Shivers the Snowman
19. The Bridge to Caballee

Production

"Dora and Friends: Into the City!" is a spin-off of the popular children's show "Dora the Explorer." The pilot episode, titled "Dora's Explorer Girls: Our First Concert," aired in August 2011. The spin-off features Dora as a 10-year-old who embarks on city adventures with a new group of friends.^[2][3][4][5] The series premiered on Nickelodeon in August 2014 and was animated using Toon Boom Harmony.^[6] It ran for two seasons, totaling 40 episodes, and was canceled in February 2017. Reruns of the show continue to air on the Nick Jr. Channel.

References

1. Day, Patrick Kevin (15 August 2014). "'Dora and Friends: Into the City' review: Dora grows up". Los Angeles Times.
2. Villaneda, Rebecca (February 28, 2013). "'Dora and Friends': New Spin-off Will Star the Little Latina Heroine". Hispanic Business. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
3. "Nickelodeon "Dora And Friends: In The City" TV Show". Nickutopia. March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
4. http://www.nickjr.com/video/?videoid=122704 Archived August 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
5. "'Dora and Friends' Premieres August 18". August 11, 2014.
6. Kondolojy, Amanda (October 9, 2014). "'Dora and Friends: Into the City' Renewed for Second Season by Nickelodeon". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.