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Dora, La Música (translated in English as "Dora, the Musician") is the 18th episode of Dora the Explorer from Season 2. In production order, it is the 19th episode of Season 2. Characters[]
Summary[]The townspeople are having a musical parade, but when Señor Shush locks all their instruments in a music box, Dora and Boots take their own parade to the town! Help them find instruments for their friends, try to stop Swiper, and make great music! Plot[]Dora was playing music on her flute, a Christmas gift from Boots. As she played, she heard a "shaka-shaka shaka" sound. She looked up and saw Boots playing his maracas, which she had also given him for Christmas. Just then, Señor Tucán flew by, holding a newspaper. He announced important news, handed them the paper, and then flew off. Dora and Boots read the newspaper and learned that the townspeople were having a parranda, a party with music and instruments. Suddenly, a man named Señor Shush arrived, covering his ears. He disliked music, finding it too loud, and longed for quiet. So, he decided to use his magic handkerchief to lock all the townspeople's instruments in the music box. With a wave of his handkerchief, magic sparkles floated the instruments out of the people's hands and into the music box. Once the instruments were locked away, Señor Shush informed the townspeople that the only way to open the music box was to play music. But without their instruments, they couldn't play any music, and a silence fell over the town. Señor Shush walked away happily, leaving the townspeople very disappointed. Suddenly, Dora had a great idea: she and Boots could play music on their instruments together to open the music box and free the townspeople's instruments. The problem was, they didn't know how to get to the music box. Dora and Boots asked Map for help. Map says that they have to go across the piano bridge and through the singing gate to reach the music box in the town. With their path revealed, Dora and Boots were ready. They practiced by playing their musical instruments: Dora took a turn on her flute, and Boots shook his maracas. After the practice, they see Benny. Dora asked Benny if he would like to join their parranda. Benny accepts the request, but he doesn't have an instrument to play. Dora & Boots look inside Backpack. Backpack had an instrument for Benny. It was a conga drum. After getting the conga drum out from backpack, Benny plays it. Benny joins Dora and Boots in their parranda. Each character took their turn playing their musical instruments starting with Dora, Boots, and then Benny. After that, they reach the piano bridge, which was missing some pieces. Señor Tucán was there to help. Dora had to tell the viewer what piece will fill in the gap in the bridge. Dora tells the viewer "larga" for "long" and "corta" for "short". The viewer tells Señor Tucán "larga" for the first gap, "corta" for the second gap, and "larga" for the third gap. In no time, the bridge was fixed. As Dora, Boots, and Benny cross the piano bridge, the tune of "A Musician I Am" is played on it. They thanked Señor Tucán for fixing the bridge. Then, the Fiesta Trio's fanfare is played on it as they cross it. After going across the piano bridge, Dora, Boots, and Benny had to find the singing gate. They find it which was on the winding path in the distance. Suddenly, they hear Isa coming down the path next to them playing the trombone. Isa joins in with Dora, Boots, and Benny in the parranda. Dora takes her turn playing the flute, Boots takes his turn playing the maracas, Benny takes his turn playing the drum, and Isa takes her turn playing the trombone. After that, they heard a voice nearby that went "¡Hola, hola, ho-la!". Dora noticed it was the singing gate. Boots runs ahead and tries pulling the gate. A face appears on the singing gate and tells Boots that he was pulling on her nose and it hurts. Boots went "Oops, sorry!" and apologizes. He then greets the singing gate. They explained to the singing gate that they have to go through to get to the music box. The singing gate tells them no and then says that to get her to open, they have figure out the nursery rhymes that she is going to sing. Dora, Boots, Benny, and Isa listened to each nursery rhyme carefully. The Singing Gate sings out the tunes to "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" without the lyrics except the last line of each nursery rhyme. They then sing those nursery rhymes with the full lyrics. The singing gate is impressed and how they sang great and allows Dora, Boots, Benny, and Isa to go through. After that, they can see the music box in the distance. Dora, Boots, Benny, and Isa were about to get going when they heard a "zoom, zoom zoom-zoom, zoom" sound. It was Tico playing his harmonica. They ask Tico if they wanted to join their parranda, and he was glad to join in. And so, they all played their musical instruments starting with Dora on flute, Boots on maracas, Benny on drum, Isa on trombone, and Tico on harmonica. After that, they hear Swiper the Fox. Swiper is seen inside a piano and swipes all five instruments. But the viewer(s) finds the musical instruments and each one gets them back. Now, they were ready to open the music box in the town. Once they got there, the townspeople were excited. Dora announces that she and her friends are going to play their music to open the music box. Suddenly, they hear Señor Shush, who believes they can't sing loud enough to open the music box. Dora and her friends are determined to prove him wrong and invite the viewer(s) to sing along. Each of Dora's friends plays their instrument: Dora on flute, Boots on maracas, Benny on drum, Isa on trombone, and Tico on harmonica. After their song, the lid of the music box opens, and Señor Shush gets off. Magic sparkles take away his magic handkerchief, ensuring he'll never lock up instruments again. All the musical instruments fly out, returning to their owners. For example, a boy gets his castanets, a man gets his guitar, and a girl in a wheelchair gets her bongos. Everyone is overjoyed to have their instruments back, all thanks to Dora, Boots, Benny, Isa, and Tico. Boots wonders where Señor Shush went. Dora spots him peeking from behind the music box and asks if he'd like to play music with them. Señor Shush seems puzzled for a moment. Boots offers him a pair of cymbals to try. Dora encourages him, and when Señor Shush plays them, he realizes he enjoys making music and admits it's much better than wanting silence! Dora and her friends are thrilled they opened the music box, Señor Shush is happy he found a new interest in music, and the townspeople are delighted to have their instruments back. Song[]Places in this episode[]Releases[]This episode can be found in Move to the Music on VHS and Egg Hunt, Dora's Ballet Adventures, and Dora's Halloween Parade on DVD. Trivia[]
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Character Find[]Boots the Monkey
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