Dora the Explorer is an animated series for preschool-age
children that is broadcast on Nickelodeon in the United
States. It premiered in 2000. It tells the story of Dora,
a young Latina girl (voiced by a young Latina named Kathleen
Herles) and her sidekick Boots, a talking monkey (voiced
by Harrison Chad), who venture forth on various simple
but important quests, some of which are complicated by
a villainous fox named Swiper (when Swiper appears, Dora's
catch phrase is "Swiper no swiping!!!"). Some
more recently produced episodes have introduced Dora's
cousin Diego (Felipe Dieppa), an intrepid young animal
rescue worker, as a partner in the adventures. He has
proved popular enough that Nickeloeon will introduce a
separate Diego series entitled Go Go Diego! for the 2005-2006
season. The episodes are used to demonstrate and practice
skills such as decision-making, following directions,
math skills, music, physical coordination, and Anglo-Spanish
bilingualism.
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