Dora

When I think back on the early days, it's hard not to smile at the memory of my son yelling at the TV: "Swiper, no swiping!" or jumping up and down when Dora asked, "Can you find the way?" He was obsessed-not just casually entertained, but genuinely, totally taken by Dora the Explorer.

His favorite characters weren't even Dora or Boots. They were the Grumpy Old Troll and the Map.

He used to laugh at the Troll's ridiculous rhymes and rules, repeating them constantly around the house. "Who's tripping over MY bridge today?" he'd say, with his arms crossed and a fake scowl. But sometimes, when he thought no one was listening, he got more reflective. He once told me that he was like the Troll-always in the way of something, stuck in the middle of everyone else's path.

And the Map? He loved the Map. He would draw his own versions, mapping out imaginary adventures through our neighborhood: "First, past the store with the busted vending machine, then the park with the old swing, then home!" He clung to the idea of directions-of knowing where he was going, of having a route to follow. I think he was looking for one in real life, too.

But that's the thing. Sometimes there's no clear route. No magical voice shouting "You're right!" when you choose the safe path. And the bridges our kids try to cross-literal and metaphorical-don't always have riddles. Sometimes they have real danger on the other side.

When he was 12, he started talking differently. He called his little group of friends "the explorers." They had missions. Territories. They gave each other nicknames from the show. He said he was the Map-"because I help everyone figure stuff out." I didn't see it then for what it was becoming.

One evening, he told me they were "going past the bridge"-a real one, near the edge of our neighborhood. I didn't think much of it until hours passed. And then the phone rang.

A shootout. A turf dispute. Wrong place. Wrong time. And just like that, the boy who loved cartoon riddles and hand-drawn maps was gone.

I don't blame Dora. I don't blame the Map. I blame a world that doesn't give kids better bridges to cross. One that lets media raise them more than mentors. One that gives them characters instead of direction.

But I do think about how much he looked up to those symbols-and how they shaped how he saw himself. How he kept trying to be "the Map" in a world that didn't give him safe roads to follow. How maybe, in some small way, a show he loved gave him a language to talk about things he didn't know how to say otherwise.

If you're a parent, watch what your kids love. Ask why. If you're a creator, understand the power you hold. And if you've got a bridge between you and a kid you care about, don't wait to cross it. Because not every troll is just grumpy. And not every explorer makes it home.

The childhood icon returns in beautiful crisp HD animation for a new audience to enjoy and make memories with Dora. The series stays loyal to that of the original show including bringing back the original voice of Dora to voice Mami in this bright colorful reboot of Dora the Explorer. With catchy tunes, fun adventures, and a magnificent voice cast, Dora is back and ready to invite you on her adventures.

This is such a heartwarming reboot and I am very happy a new generation will be able to have adventures with Dora again. So grab your backpack and get ready to explore again with Dora and Boots.

I used to love the original Dora the Explorer series when I was younger, but now I hate it and find that it doesn't hold up anymore. I decided to watch the reboot because I heard that it was an improvement from the original in some ways. I recently watched 6 full episodes, so I gave it a fair chance. It's not as bad as the original, but it's not that much of an improvement. It lacks some of the original's problems, and others remain. If you're a fan of the original Dora, it's possible that you won't like the reboot. If you like the reboot or the source material, I can handle your opinion.

**Cons** 1. Dora and company are still the same annoying, oblivious, flat, and one-dimensional characters, except for the Grumpy Old Troll.

2. The characters still treat the audience like idiots by asking dumb questions that are impossible for even a 4-year-old to answer incorrectly, like "Is this a triangle?" and "Can you see that blue house?". That's right, Dora still asks the audience where her destinations are all the time, even when they're right in front of her or next to her and hard to miss.

3. The series has a generic, Cocomelon-like animation style.

4. Dora and Boots still do their "Swiper, no swiping!" routine, and it still scares Swiper away every time. This could make little kids think they can stop a thief from stealing their belongings and scare them away just by shouting "Swiper, no swiping!" or something similar.

5. Swiper's motivation to steal Dora's belongings is still never explained. To make matters worse, he still never learns not to take things that don't belong to him no matter what. One might think he'd learn from his mistakes after being called out for them thousands of times and that he'd get headaches from hearing Dora and Boots shout at him all the time, but apparently not.

6. Boots is now fluent in both Spanish and English, making the Spanish lessons pointless. He originally only spoke English, and Dora would always teach him Spanish, which allowed the audience to learn Spanish too, as bad as the original series is.

7. The Grumpy Old Troll is now a good guy, and he has less personality than in the original series (from what I've seen). His original portrayal wasn't too good either, but at least he had more personality back then.

8. Map is now female for some unspecified reason. If it's for the sake of gender equality, that seems unnecessary since the source material already had a balanced representation of both male and female characters.

**Pros** 1. The source material's theme song has been replaced with a new theme song, which I don't find anywhere near as annoying.

2. Dora and Boots surprisingly don't scream a majority of their lines at the top of their lungs anymore, unlike their original portrayals. Instead, they're calmer and more patient with the viewers like Steve, Joe, and Josh from Blue's Clues.

3. Backpack and Map's theme songs, the Travel Song, and We Did It are shortened, and they're not in every episode, so they're not as annoying or repetitive as their original versions. They're also less likely to get stuck in your head when you don't want them to.

4. The pacing is faster than the source material: the reboot's episodes are only 11 minutes, while the source material's episodes are 22 minutes (except for the specials). This means Dora and Boots can now walk a mile in only a minute or two, and they no longer have to overcome obstacles in order to do simple tasks like picking blueberries or buying ice cream.

A certain sneaky fox appeared in different shows like paw patrol, rubble and crew and gabby's dollhouse. He try to swipe the nickjr and nickelodeon logo from the shows and also he swiping a episode of paw patrol. I just want that sneaky fox to stop swiping both logos of nickelodeon and nickjr. I had enough with that sneaky fox appearing in the shows. So the only thing that makes me happy is that sneaky fox stop appearing in different shows and try to swiping the logo's of nickelodeon and nickjr. Not to mention to stop swiping the shows like paw patrol, rubble and crew. And also gabby's dollhouse.