Dora's Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom is the 2nd episode of Dora the Explorer from Season 7, as well as the sequels to the Season 4 episode, Dora Saves the Mermaids and to Diego's episode Manatee's Mermaid Rescue!.
In production order, it's the 13th episode of Season 7.
Mermaid Dora and Sea Monkey Boots need the viewer's help to swim past an Octopus' Garden, ride a whale, and more to get their new mermaid friend, Maribel back home to her Mami in Mermaid Cove!
Recap[]
Dora and Boots help Maribel find her way home by going past Swiper's ship through the Octopus' Garden and whale ride through the Ocean Rocks with Diego. When they got to Mermaid Cove, they then sing "Canta, Canta, Canta" to make the mermaids come out. The episode ends with everyone sharing a group hug before Dora and Boots return to the surface offscreen (to tell their favorite parts).
This is the first actual episode to have Dora's voice toned down a bit when speaking (but not when she sings).
This is the 140th episode of the show.
In this episode, Dora has a flashback of how she got the mermaid necklace from Mariana in the Season 4 episode, Dora Saves the Mermaids.
During the flashback, she (Dora) is wearing her original outfit from Seasons 1-6 and was voiced by Kathleen Herles as it was archive footage from the special.
This is the first episode for all the characters to appear in 3D.
During "We Did It!", Backpack (due to the lack of her segment in this episode and her and Map being underwater) and Map do not sing "We did it" after Dora and Boots sing "Yeah, lo hicimos". Instead, Maribel says it.
It’s also unknown how Map can be inside Backpack underwater. It's possibly that Backpack's side pocket is closed so that Map can breathe.
This is the third and final time the song was sung.
It is unknown how Swiper and the Fiesta Trio got underwater.
Before the "favorite parts" scene, Dora and Boots change back offscreen.
As credited, this is the only time Diego is voiced by Sebastian Aristizabal due to puberty, who was also voicing as Unicornio from the Enchanted Forest Adventures. He was replaced by Jacob Medrano for the rest of the season, starting with School Science Fair.
Just like in "A Ribbon for Pinto", Dora and Boots both said "Say, 'Map'! Say, 'Map'!" when asking the viewer to call Map. Normally, Boots is the only one who says that line.
In the YouTube version, there’s no intro. The entire credits, including the cloud scenes and the Nickelodeon logo, play at warp speed, using the beginning of the credit music, including over the logo, and accompanied by a push to the left after. When the episode starts fading out, it jump cuts to the credits just before the episode fades out completely.
When Boots said "Aww!" as he saw Maribel reunited with her mommy, the voice recording was lower-pitched and reused from Dora's Knighthood Adventure.
Goofs/Errors[]
There was a frame error when Dora asks who calls for help.
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Look closely to see the error.
Boots appears to have three arms upon seeing the underwater rockslide.
In Dora Saves the Mermaids, Swiper didn't swipe and hide Mariana's crown because he loves mermaids. However, he still tries to swipe Dora's mermaid necklace in this episode.
If there is a good reason for Swiper to swipe Dora's mermaid necklace, it would most likely be for him to turn into a mermaid.
Despite the title, the episode takes place in Mermaid Kingdom, but the destination is actually Mermaid Cove. Also, Maribel does not need to be saved. She is simply lost and needs to return home.
It’s possible that the cove is located within the Mermaid Kingdom.
References[]
The Octopus' Garden may be a reference to the Beatles' song with the same name.
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