I like it!!!!!! But the girl could've ran and see could've just look up to find the right way?! What's her problem!?!?
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Dora the Explorer
(Rated TV-Y, Children, cartoons, & animation, Starring Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Marc Weiner, Caitlin Sanchez, Where to watch: Nickelodeon, DVD, Download)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 3; suggested age 3. -
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Common Sense says
Preschoolers will love Dora's ongoing adventures.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 3 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Dora the Explorer
Parents need to know that Dora is a bilingual communicator who can speak with all of the critters and humans in her vicinity. Some of the language lessons may rub off on kids -- but other viewers might get bored. Since phrases are constantly repeated, parents may want to consider whether they want their kids to be repeating the same episodes all day. The series offers good exposure to language, culture, and creativity.
Read our full review by Joly Herman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the program's repetition -- is it a good learning tool, or does it make the program seem like virtual brainwashing? What do kids think about the show's color and culture?
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Lives in FloridaI rate this title off for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive consumerism
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Lives in FloridaI rate this title on for age 2 and give itGreat for the little tots
I'VE outgrown this show. It suprised me because one episode was TV-Y7.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
HATE it
Dora may have had some redeeming features at some point in time before I had my daughter, but they;re long gone now. She is apparently incapable of speaking in a normal tone of voice - EVERTHING is SHOUTED AT THE TOP OF HER LUNGS!!!; the "bilingual" claim is highly suspect, since she barely uses more than one or two Spanish words in an episode; and Nickelodeon has apparently sold its soul to the devil of mass marketing, because this show does little more than familiarize kids with that ubiquitously licensed little face, which is absolutely inescapable in any store or aisle of a store dedicated to young kids. I personally don't want my child brainwashed by advertisers at the pre-school stage, so I severely limit her exposure to the show, and throw out nearly everything anyone gives us that is Dora-branded.
- Lives in MinnesotaI rate this title on for age 4 and give it
It's for little ones.
I out grew Dora.
- Lives in MinnesotaI rate this title off for age 2 and give it
The stupidity is high in this show
OK the kid goes off alone, talks to strangers, can't keep her voice down at ALL and oh yea she could just run away from the stupid fox if she didnt want her stuff taken away! Oh sorry one more thing IS THAT GIRL BLIND?! I mean come on, shes like "Where is the magical lake of chcolate or idk something like that and its RIGHT THERE!!!
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