Nickelodeon has released details about the first Dora the Explorer prime-time special, "Swiper the Explorer," which is set to premiere on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at 8:00 PM (Eastern/Pacific). In the episode, Swiper the Fox helps Dora and Boots get a lost baby fox back to his mother.
Nickelodeon has also released details of the premiere week for Go, Diego, Go!, which starts on Monday, March 15, 2010, with new episodes premiering through Thursday, March 18. All new episodes debut at 10:00 AM (Eastern/Pacific).
The full press release follows:
SWIPER’S FINALLY READY TO HELP AS NICKELODEON PRESENTS THE FIRST DORA THE EXPLORER PRIMETIME 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, “SWIPER THE EXPLORER,” SUNDAY, MARCH 21
NEW YORK, March 10, 2010 – In an unprecedented event, Swiper puts aside his swiping ways to lend a helping hand, in Nickelodeon’s new Dora the Explorer primetime TV special “Swiper the Explorer,” premiering Sunday, March 21, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). “Swiper the Explorer,” which marks the first of four primetime TV events celebrating Dora’s 10th anniversary, will encore on Nickelodeon on Monday, March 22, at 9:00 a.m. (ET/PT), and on Nick Jr. on Sunday, March 28, at 7:00 p.m. (ET).
In “Swiper the Explorer,” Swiper attempts to swipe Dora and Boots’ ball and notices them with a lost baby fox. Swiper takes heart and asks Dora if he can help her bring the baby fox back to his Mami. To find the fox hole, they must scoot past the volcano and, with cousin Diego’s help, make it through the Prickers and Thorns forest. The adventure is a big success as baby fox is returned to his Mami, and Swiper learns to say “thank you!”
Nickelodeon’s new ultimate Dora the Explorer online destination www.DoratheExplorer.com will feature a “Swiper the Explorer” theme month to teach preschoolers about helping, sharing and caring for babies. Kids can use their color and number recognition skills to play “Swiper’s Big Adventure,” the first game in “Dora's Great Big World,” an interactive online play environment for kids. The site will also feature a personalized Dora Explorer Kit, family expedition ideas, recipes, crafts, printables, additional games and more.
Nickelodeon will roll out content from “Swiper the Explorer” across the following platforms:
- Beginning Monday, March 15, Nick Jr. Video, Nick Jr.’s broadband video service available on Nickjr.com, will begin streaming a sneak peek from “Swiper the Explorer.”
- A sneak peek from “Swiper the Explorer” will be available on wireless carriers beginning Monday, March 15.
- “Swiper the Explorer” will be simulcast in full on Nick Mobile.
Dora the Explorer, created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner, is a play-along, animated adventure series starring Dora. Dora is a seven-year-old Latina heroine whose adventures take place in an imaginative, tropical world filled with jungles, beaches and rainforests. She explores her world just as preschoolers do everyday, and the show is designed to actively engage its audience in an interactive quest using a variety of learning techniques.
In every episode, Dora and Boots invite the audience to participate in an exciting adventure, where each step of their journey consists of a problem or puzzle that Dora and the audience must think their way through in order to solve the next problem. Dora is proudly bilingual and uses her knowledge of English and Spanish to communicate with her friends, overcome obstacles and reach her goals. In each episode, Dora teaches Spanish words or phrases to the viewers and then asks them to use it to solve a problem and forge ahead. Ultimately, Dora and her best friend, Boots, triumph, and the story always ends with a “We Did It!” anthem.
Nickelodeon, now in its 30th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 15 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).
PRESCHOOLERS JOIN DIEGO ON FOUR NEW
HIGH-STAKES ANIMAL RESCUE MISSIONS DURING
GO, DIEGO, GO! PREMIERE WEEK
MONDAY, MARCH 15 – THURSDAY, MARCH 18 ON NICKELODEON
Nickelodeon’s famous animal rescuer Diego will take preschoolers on four brand-new adventures during a special Go, Diego, Go! premiere week, Monday, March 15 – Thursday, March 18, at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT).
The Go, Diego, Go! premiere week schedule is as follows (all times are 10:00 a.m. ET/PT):
- Monday, March 15: “All Aboard the Giant Panda Express” – Diego and Baby Jaguar help a Giant Panda rescuer bring all the hungry pandas to Bamboo Mountain where they just planted lots of bamboo.
- Tuesday, March 16: “Bengal Tiger Makes a Wish” – Diego helps a lost Bengal Tiger find the Wishing Tree to reunite him with his mother.
- Wednesday, March 17: “Leaping Lemurs” – Diego and Baby Jaguar help a Sifaka Lemur find her long lost home in Madagascar.
- Thursday, March 18: “Diego Saves the Beavers” – Diego and his friend, Billy the Beaver, race to make it to the beaver dam in time to rescue Billy’s family from an approaching giant wave.
- Friday, March 19: “All Aboard the Giant Panda Express” – ENCORE
Go, Diego, Go! is created and executive produced by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes, the same team behind the phenomenal hit show Dora the Explorer. In each episode, Diego receives a call for help at his Animal Rescue Center in the rainforest. With help from his friends, high-tech gadgets and viewers at home, Diego identifies and locates the animal in trouble and the adventure begins.
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