The Wild Thornberrys 

Eliza Thornberry is not your ordinary kid. It's not just because she travels the world in an RV with her parents Nigel and Marrianne, famous nature show hosts. Eliza is doubly unique ... See full summary »

Creators:

Jeff Astrof, Gabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky

Stars:

Lacey Chabert, Jodi Carlisle, Tim Curry

7 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lacey Chabert	...	Eliza Thornberry / ... 90 episodes, 1998-2004
Jodi Carlisle	...	Marianne Thornberry / ... 90 episodes, 1998-2004
Tim Curry	...	Nigel Thornberry / ... 90 episodes, 1998-2004
Danielle Harris	...	Debbie Thornberry / ... 90 episodes, 1998-2004
Tom Kane	...	Darwin / ... 90 episodes, 1998-2004
Flea	...	Donnie / ... 89 episodes, 1998-2004

Storyline

Eliza Thornberry is not your ordinary kid. It's not just because she travels the world in an RV with her parents Nigel and Marrianne, famous nature show hosts. Eliza is doubly unique because she was granted the magical ability to talk with and understand animals. Together with her teen-age sister Debbie, her pet monkey Darwin, and her wild-boy foster brother Donnie, Eliza gets involved with many different wildlife (and wild adventures).

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Plot Keywords:

wildlife | human animal relationship | animal human communication | wild boy | monkey | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Klasky Csupo's "Wild Thornberrys" site Nickeleodeon

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Animal World

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Klasky-Csupo, Nickelodeon Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (90 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First Nicktoon to exclusively use 22-minute stories, Nicktoons before usually had 2 10/11 minute stories and only used 22-minute stories on occasion.

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Quotes

[opening lines to every episode]
Eliza Thornberry: This is me, Eliza Thornberry, part of your average family. I've got a dad, a mom, and a sister. There is Donnie - we found him. And Darwin, he found us. Oh yeah, about our house - it moves, because we travel all over the world. You see, my dad hosts this nature show, and my mom shoots it. Okay, so we're not that average. And between you and me, something amazing happened... and now I can talk to animals. It's really cool, but totally secret. And you know what? ...

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Connections

Spin-off The Wild Thornberrys: Animal Adventures (2000)

User Reviews

A day of the Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys Rule! From the depths of the Congo learning from grumpy gorillas, to befriending Kenyan elephants to talking to polar bears! Taming Australian dingoes! Meeting strong jaguars! escaping from lions in quicksand, and defending a giant hippo from poachers Eliza Thornberry her brother raised in the rainforest in Asia and Darwin her stray chimpanzee rule. I like the idea of living in an RV traveling global wild hotsptots and seeing Egypt's vast deserts and tombs meeting animals to learn from, explore with, and help with her power to talk to animals and her occasional cousin TYler. African giraffes, antelopes, and bright zebra sightings, being helpful to hyenas, and being lazy with Russian beavers is wonderful. Imagine if you could be a Thornberry for a week.