Dora the Explorer: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dora the Explorer Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Lost Squeaky
Feb 13, 2002 · 22 min
Dora and Boots head to the Gooey Geyser to rescue Boots' lost squeaky bath toy.
The Missing Piece
Feb 18, 2002 · 22 min
Dora and Boots help the jigsaw puzzle wizard, El Encantador, find his missing magic wand.
The Big Storm
Mar 5, 2002 · 22 min
Dora and Boots must retrieve a toy fire truck from the top of Snowy Mountain.
Rojo, the Fire Truck
Mar 18, 2002 · 22 min
Dora and Boots join Rojo, the red firetruck, on his first mission to save a little kitten stuck in a tree.
El Dia De Las Madres (Mother's Day)
May 8, 2002 · 22 min
Dora and her friends form a soccer team.
The Golden Explorers
Sep 16, 2002 · 22 min
Dora and her friends form a soccer team and play against the big dinosaurs.
Doctor Dora
Sep 17, 2002 · 22 min
Dora and Boots, along with their trusty friends Backpack and Map, need to help Benny, who is sick.
Pinto, the Pony Express
Sep 18, 2002 · 24 min
Dora and Boots are a cowboy and cowgirl who ride their trusty friend Pinto the Pony across the Wild West to deliver cowboy-shaped cookies to Benny.
The Big Piñata
Sep 19, 2002 · 22 min
Dora and Boots need to collect 10 yellow tickets at the carnival to win the big prize: a Big Pinata that contains a surprise.
The Happy Old Troll
Sep 20, 2002 · 22 min
Dora and Boots try to find all the things that make Grumpy Old Troll not so grumpy.
A Letter for Swiper
Oct 14, 2002 · 22 min
Dora tries to climb all the way across the monkey bars.
Click
Nov 5, 2002 · 22 min
With her new camera, Dora and Boots snap photos for a contest.
¡Rápído, Tico! (Fast, Tico!)
Nov 18, 2002 · 24 min
Boots' toy fire truck gets missing on the top of Snowy Mountain, so Dora, Boots, and Tico have to retrieve it before Swiper does.
A Present for Santa
Dec 11, 2002 · 22 min
Today is Christmas Eve, and Dora and Boots head to the North Pole to deliver a gift to Santa Claus.
Super Map
Jan 20, 2003 · 22 min
Map finds a magic cape that gives him superpowers. Now, using his new superpowers, Map must lead Dora and Boots to Dora's house so her father can show her a surprise.
Lost Map
Jan 20, 2003 · 22 min
A silly bird mistakes Map for a stick and it's up to Boots and Dora to rescue their friend.
Dora, La Música
Jan 27, 2003 · 22 min
Dora and Boots lead a parade to free musical instruments that were locked up by Senor Shush, who doesn't allow music in his village.
The Lost City
Feb 24, 2003 · 22 min
Dora and Boots travel to the Lost City, where they hope to find Dora's lost teddy bear, Osito, and nearly everyone else's favorite things.
Egg Hunt
Apr 20, 2003 · 22 min
Today is Easter and Dora and Boots hunt for cascarones – Easter eggs with confetti and prizes inside.
To the Monkey Bars
Apr 28, 2003 · 22 min
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.
Hide and Go Seek
May 5, 2003 · 22 min
Dora plays a competetive game of hide and seek with her friends in order to win a trophy.
School Pet
May 12, 2003 · 22 min
Dora and Boots search for Mimo, the school's hamster, when he goes missing.
Quack! Quack!
May 19, 2003 · 22 min
Dora and Boots save a baby duckling that has magically come to life in their coloring book.
León, the Circus Lion
Jul 14, 2003 · 30 min
Dora and Boots help Leon the Lion, who has an unusual talent of juggling and unicycling, to join the circus.