Dora Saves Three Kings Day

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Dora Saves Three Kings Day
Written by	Chris Gifford Storyboard by: Enrico Vilbar Santana Jose Silverio
Air date	Tuesday, October 7, 2008 (DVD) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 (Nickelodeon) Sunday, January 18, 2009 (Noggin)
U.S. Premiere Time (est.)	8:00pm
Season	5
Episode	10 (aired) 3 (production order)
Chronology
Previous episode	Benny's Treasure (airing order) Bark, Bark to Play Park (production order)
Next episode	Save Diego! (TV airing order) Dora Saves the Three Little Pigs (Season 5, airing order) Isa's Unicorn Flowers (production order)

Dora Saves Three Kings Day is the 10^th episode of Dora the Explorer from Season 5.

In production order, it's the 3^rd episode of Season 5.

Characters

• Dora
• Boots
• Diego
• Swiper
• Map
• Fiesta Trio
• Alicia
• Baby Jaguar
• Mami
• Papi
• Abuela
• Benny
• Isa
• Tico
• Big Red Chicken
• Nelly (debut)
• Najim (debut)
• Elephant (debut)
• Camel (debut)
• Horse (debut)

Summary

Dora, Boots, and Diego are dressed as kings and excited for the Three Kings Day party on their way to Dora's house. Swiper tries to swipe their cake, which causes Diego’s elephant, Boots’ camel, and Dora’s horse to run away. With Map's help, they search for the animals at the Five Golden Rings, in the Desert, and back at Dora’s house. They recover all three animals and make it to the party, where they celebrate the holiday with their friends and family.

Plot

Dora, Boots, and Diego are dressed up as kings, excited for the Three Kings Day party at Dora’s house. They carry a beautifully decorated cake adorned with stars and golden crowns. As they head out, Swiper appears and tries to swipe the cake, causing a commotion that scares off Diego’s elephant, Boots’ camel, and Dora’s horse. With the animals gone, Dora, Boots, and Diego realize they need to find them to make it to the party on time.

Turning to Map for guidance, they learn that Diego’s elephant is hiding at the Five Golden Rings, Boots’ camel is lost in the Desert, and Dora’s horse is back at Dora’s house. Each location presents unique challenges that they must overcome to retrieve the animals. Armed with this information, Dora, Boots, and Diego embark on their adventure, determined to solve the puzzles and overcome the obstacles with the help of the viewers.

Their journey begins at the Five Golden Rings, a magical place where large golden rings shine brightly under the sun. They navigate through a maze of rings, solving riddles and crossing a wobbly bridge. With the viewers’ assistance, they finally discover Diego’s elephant hiding behind one of the glittering rings. Pleased with their success, they prepare to continue their quest to the next location.

Next, they travel to the vast and arid Desert, where the heat is intense and the landscape is dotted with cacti and sand dunes. They face challenges such as a sudden sandstorm and tricky quicksand patches. Using their problem-solving skills and the viewers’ help, they find Boots’ camel resting behind a large cactus, sheltered from the harsh sun. With the camel safely found, they are ready for the final leg of their journey.

Returning to Dora’s house, they find it in disarray, with party decorations scattered about. They search through the garden and around the house, overcoming small obstacles along the way. With the viewers’ help, they finally locate Dora’s horse waiting patiently amidst colorful balloons and festive decorations. Having recovered all three animals, they are now prepared to head to the party.

Dora, Boots, and Diego finally arrive at the Three Kings Day party, greeted with cheers from their friends and family. The celebration is vibrant, filled with lively music, dancing, and a spread of delicious traditional foods. Dora and her friends share their adventure with the guests, who are excited to hear about their journey. They join the festivities, celebrating the successful retrieval of the animals and the joy of the holiday.

As the party winds down, Dora, Boots, and Diego thank the viewers for their crucial help. They reflect on their adventure, emphasizing the teamwork and problem-solving that led to their success.

Songs

• It's Three Kings Day
• Gotta Travel Song

Places in this episode

1. 5 Golden Rings (Elephant)
2. Desert (Camel)
3. Dora's House (referred to as "3 Kings Day Party") (Horse)

Sub-Places

• Animal Rescue Center (now with its Go, Diego, Go! look)
• Foot-Print Paths

Trivia

• At the very end of the "It's Three Kings Day" song, when Dora says "Come on!", her voice sounds similar to her previous voice actress.
• Dora, Boots, and Diego are dressed as kings in this episode.
  • Map is also seen wearing a crown during his segment.
• This is the 1^st episode to premiere in 2009.
• This is the 108^th episode of the show.
• Daisy, Guillermo, Isabella, the Bobo Brothers, Click, Backpack, and Rescue Pack don't appear in this episode nor were they at the party.
• This is the last episode where Jake T. Austin voices Diego outside of Go, Diego, Go!. Diego will be voiced by Brandon Zambrano beginning with the next season.
  • However, it may be possible that Jake T. Austin also voiced Diego in Dora's Big Birthday Adventure, but it is unknown as he is not listed in the end credits.
• This episode is based on The Three Kings.
  • Differences is the animals: The Three Kings rides on camels which Boots rides on a correct animal. But in the show, Dora rides on horse, and Diego rides on an Elephant.
    • This cites the episode's focus on him.
• The Gotta Travel Song (which replaces the regular one) makes its second appearance in the main show, after the double-length episode Dora Saves the Snow Princess. However, if one goes by production order, the appearances are switched.
• In some scenes throughout the episode, including during the Gotta Travel Song, Boots has his Dora and Friends look.
  • This happens again in Pirate Treasure Hunt and Dora's Ballet Adventure (one scene).
• Swiper is the only one not king or anything, he's playing the role of Satan the Devil; the most dangerous enemy of the Biblical Magi and the Christians.
• This episode is somewhat similar to Baby Jaguar's Roar.
  • Both have to do with Swiper scaring someone and it takes Dora, Boots, and Diego a whole adventure just to find them (in this case it was the animals they get to ride, while in the aforementioned episode, it was Baby Bear).
• Map's dancing is recycled from Dora's World Adventure, but only half of it was used.
• Dora doesn't use Backpack in this episode and she doesn't say "We did it!" with Map.
• After Dora, Boots, and Diego sing We Did It! and talk about their favorite parts to the viewer, they're back in their normal outfits (while Boots isn't wearing anything).
• This is the first episode featuring Diego's Animal Rescue Center from Go, Diego, Go!, which looks much different than it was in previous two seasons.
  • Because of this as well as the fact that Diego joins Dora and Boots for the entire trip, this episode could be considered the first proper crossover between Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go! within the first aforementioned show.
    • However, despite this, Click, the Bobo Brothers, and Rescue Pack do not appear in this episode nor were they at the party.
• After Dora asks the viewer for their favorite part of the trip and the viewer responds, she doesn't say, "I like that, too!". Boots instead says, "I love that part!".
• This episode actually premiered on Three Kings Day (January 6) of 2009.
• This episode premiered on Nickelodeon instead of the Nick Jr. block.
  • This is the last primetime premiering episode to air on the original Nick Jr. block brand before it changed to the Nick Play Date on February 2 of the same year (2009).
• This episode premiered on DVD in October 2008, almost three months before it premiered on TV.