Dora the Explorer returns with brand new episodes of DORA, starting Saturday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT) on the Nick Jr. channel! In a surprising move, it seems that the new episodes will include the launch of season five of Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated Paramount+ Original preschool series. (SEE BELOW FOR UPDATES)
As mentioned above, this is a bit of a surprise, as Nickelodeon and Paramount+ canceled the series, a reimagining of Nickelodeon's iconic Latina heroine, last November amid a programming strategy shift at Paramount. Whilst the fifth season was already produced, Paramount was seeking to shop the season elsewhere, however, it looks like they've had a change of heart.
Another reason why this is a bit of a surprise is, although season four premiered on Paramount+ in December (and shortly afterwards on Nickelodeon channels internationally), it hasn't yet aired on Nickelodeon's linear TV channels in the U.S., and it seems that it may be being skipped altogether.
The official logline for DORA season five reads:
There's more to explore with DORA! Join Dora, the world's greatest exploradora, and her best friend Boots in a series of amazing adventures, from saving the Winter Festival, to rescuing whales with Diego - even meeting Boots's grandpa, Grandpa Boots!
Update (6/7): Unfortunately, it looks like Nickelodeon has pulled the new episodes of DORA as the last minute.
Update (6/12): Nickelodeon has renewed DORA for season six!:
Update (7/18): DORA season five has premiered on Nickelodeon Israel, and will premiere on Nick Jr. Global on Monday, August 31!
DORA Season Five Episode Guide:
Mami Day / Pet Day: Dora travels across the rainforest to get a gift for Mami. Along the way, she helps her friends make gifts for their mommies too. // Dora and Boots throw a party to celebrate Pet Day and show the all the rainforest pets just how much they love them. (#501; season five premiere)
It's Mami Day! Dora and Boots travel across the rainforest to get the perfect gift for Mami from Val's truck at El Mercado. Along the way, they help other rainforest friends find gifts for their own mamis - gifts like floten flowers, colorful crystals, and sparkly seashells. When Dora can't get to Val's truck in time, her friends each give her part of their gift so Dora can make a beautiful picture frame. Mami loves it so much and the whole family celebrates Mami Day together! // It's Pet Day! Dora, Boots, Lucky, and Perrito are on the way to Party Peak when they run into various friends who need help so they can go to Pet Day too. Using Lucky and Perrito's special tricks, they help Uni rescue Bunnicorn from a tall tree, help Cap'n Curlytail and Pirate Parrot find their treasure chest filled with pet toys, and even help Isa and Chompy save the party snacks from a giant snapdragon. Everyone arrives at Party Peak for the best Pet Day celebration ever!
Winter Wonderfest / Dolphin Dreams: Dora and Boots find the magical Ice Crystal Torch in time to save the Winter Wonderfest! // Dora and Boots help Rosa the Dolphin reach the top of Snowy Mountain and see snow for the first time! (#502)
Today is the Winter Wonderfest! For the festival to start, Dora and Boots must find the magical Ice Crystal Torch and light up the top of the snow volcano. They slide across Ice-Skate Lake, ski down Candy Cane Canyon, and dash through Crystal Cave before finding the torch. With Backpack's help, Dora and Boots ride a rocket sled back to their friends just in time to start the festival. The Winter Wonderfest is saved! // Dora, Boots, Benny and Mito are building sandcastles on the beach when their friend Rosa the Dolphin swims by. Rosa hears that Mito is from Snowy Mountain and shares that her biggest dream is to see snow. She wants to build snowmen, go sledding, and throw snowballs with her friends! Dora vows to help Rosa, and transports her to the top of Snowy Mountain in Benny's bathtub! On the way, Dora, Boots, Mito and Rosa bounce on rebota blooms, fly across a canyon, and swim up Rápido River before making it to the top. The snow is everything Rosa ever dreamed of, and everyone celebrates!
Giant Snowball Adventure / Missing Medals: Dora and Boots save their friends' snowy art before giant snowballs ruin them! // Dora and Boots rescue missing medals before Swiper can get to them, saving Sports Day! (#503)
Dora and Boots are excited to attend Isa's Snowy Art Show! They're building a snowman for the event when a little owl accidentally breaks it apart, sending giant snowballs rolling downhill and threatening all the other snowy crafts for the event! Dora and Boots work together to stop the snowballs and save Benny's snow castle, Tico and Bip Bip's snow sculpture, and Isa's ice garden in time for the show. All the art looks snow-mazing, and everyone helps Dora and Boots make a new snowman for show! // Dora and Boots are getting ready for snowy Sports Day when Swiper tries to swipe all the athletes' golden medals, sending them flying off down Snowy Mountain. Dora and Boots race to retrieve the medals before Swiper, bobsledding down an icy slide, playing hockey with reindeer on a frozen pond, and even ski jumping across the sky. Thanks to their snowy skills, Dora and Boots get all the medals back and save Sports Day - and even inspire Swiper to earn medals the right way: with practice!
La Familia Es Todo / Papi's Guitar: Dora and Boots help Camila the Capybara find her family so they can all make arepas together! // Dora and Boots journey across the rainforest to find Francisco the Flamingo and fix Papi's favorite guitar! (#504)
Dora and Boots are camping with Camila the Capybara and Dora's family when Camila realizes her family is running late. With Map's guidance, Dora, Boots, and Camila search the Rainforest to find Tío Alberto, cousin Mirta, and sister Monica, each stuck in amusing situations at different locations. They travel through Gigantic Garden, up Queso Cliffs, and across Platano Island to rescue them. Once reunited, Camila and Dora's families celebrate by making arepas together. // For their anniversary, Papi plans to surprise Mami with a picnic at sunset, alfajor cookies, and a song on his favorite guitar, recreating their first date. However, as he shares the plan with Dora and Boots, he realizes he forgot the cookies and rushes out, accidentally breaking his guitar. To save the surprise, Dora and Boots venture through Musical Forest to find Francisco the Flamingo, who repairs the guitar. They deliver it just in time for Mami and Papi's special celebration.
Abuela's Abuela / Happy Heart Day: Dora and Boots help Abuela find a lost, family heirloom that belonged to Abuela's Abuela. // Dora and Boots help Hearty the Grumple deliver Heart Day cards to Grumpy Old Troll. (#505)
When Dora learns from Abuela that her great-great-grandmother was also an explorer, she embarks on a journey to find her ancestor's lost butterfly necklace. With Abuela, Boots, and the help of a flying Alebrije, Dora ventures through the rainforest to Mariposa Mountain, where they locate the necklace, though its butterfly is missing. Using her ingenuity, Dora brings the butterfly drawings on the walls to life and finds the one that completes the necklace, bringing joy to Abuela as they celebrate together. // While making cards for Heart Day, Dora and Boots meet Hearty the Grumple, who needs help delivering a card to Grumpy Old Troll. Together, they travel through Troll World to Corazón Island, where they find the Troll hiding because he fears no one made him a card. After dancing the Harumph Hop to cheer him up, the Troll is thrilled to receive his cards and even makes some for Dora, Boots, and Hearty. They all celebrate Heart Day with joy and friendship!
A Party For Party / Moonshrunk: Dora and Boots help Grumpy Old Troll throw the best birthday party ever for their friend, Party the Grumple! // Dora and Boots help the Moon get back to space after she's accidentally shrunk by one of Tico's gadgets! (#506)
When Grumpy Old Troll decides to throw an unforgettable birthday party for Party the Grumple, Dora and Boots help him gather the best party supplies in the Rainforest. They bake a giant cake at Tico's Workshop, recruit DJ Tortuga for lively music, and even find magical balloon animals on their way to Party Peak. Party the Grumple is deeply moved and thrilled by the effort, calling it the best birthday party ever! // While playing moonlight soccer with Tico and Bip Bip, Dora and Boots accidentally shrink the moon, La Luna, with Tico's resize-a-nator, causing her to fall from the sky. Now the size of a volleyball, La Luna needs their help to return to space and regain her size. Dora, Boots, and Tico navigate a ball-spewing volcano, fly into space with Tico's rocket, and dodge cookie comets before using the resize-a-nator to restore La Luna. Overjoyed to be back, she shines brighter than ever, lighting up the night sky.
Funana! / A Goal For Benny: Dora helps Boots earn tickets at the carnival so he can win the banana toy of his dreams: the Funana! // Dora and Boots help Benny learn new Spanish words so he can play soccer with his Spanish-speaking cousin Fernando. (#507)
Dora and Boots are celebrating Carnival Day when Boots discovers the coolest prize ever: a "funana"! Boots loves that it can sing, dance, and play music, but he realizes he needs three more carnival tickets to win it. Dora offers to help and together they head through the carnival catching robo-duckies in a fishing pond, playing grumple ski-ball with Grumpy Old Troll, and winning Big Red Chicken's hay bale game. Boots gets enough tickets to win the last funana - and when he realizes that Bonita the Owl wants one too, he shares his prize with her so they can all play together! // Dora and Boots are playing soccer with Benny when his cousin Fernando calls and invites him to play on his team. Benny is excited, but also worried that he doesn't speak enough Spanish to play with him. Dora offers to help him practice and learn on the way. Benny learns new Spanish words for pass, kick, and run - and when he arrives at the game, he wows Fernando with his Spanish and they have the best soccer game ever!
Big Kid Coco / Bunny Boyz Back 2Gether: Dora and Boots help Coco the Cocodrilo get home before bedtime so he can give his loose tooth to Ratoncito Perez. // Dora and Boots help track down the Bunny Boyz after Boots accidentally flings them into the rainforest before a show. (#508)
Empanada Emergency / Bip Bip's Bug: Dora and Boots race to help Benny deliver empanadas to different characters around the rainforest in time for lunch. // Dora and Boots help Tico save his robot Bip Bip after a cute caterpillar falls into his system and causes him to go haywire. (#509)
Selena's Big Bike Race / Follow That Flute: Dora and Boots team up with their friend Selena the Snake to win the Tricky Trappy Bike Race! // On the day of the Pet Talent Show, Dora and Boots race to save Perrito, Lucky and other pets who run off following a magical flute. (#510)
Super Perrito / Benny and the Pets: When Perrito puts on a cape that gives him superpowers, Dora, Boots, and "Super Perrito" zoom around the rainforest saving friends in need! // Dora and Boots help their friend Benny find his perfect pet among all the adorable pets at Pick-a-Pet Park. (#511)
Dora and Diego Save The Whales: Dora, Boots, Diego, and Baby Jaguar venture into the sea to help a baby whale named Huicho find his lost whale family. (#512A)
Turtle Trouble: Dora, Boots, Diego, and Baby Jaguar help a baby sea turtle named Tati get home to the ocean. (#512B)
Grandpa Boots: Dora and Boots help Grandpa Boots find his missing boots so they can have the Best Bootsy Day ever! (#513A)
Grandpa Boots is coming to Boots's treehouse for a visit! Dora and Boots want to have the "Best Bootsy Day" ever with him, but Grandpa's boots get swept away by hopping frogs! Dora, Boots and Grandpa Boots race after his boots, bouncing across clouds, saving them from a boots-nado, even stopping them from getting swiped by Swiper. Boots is worried the day was ruined but Grandpa Boots assures him it was the Best Bootsy Day after all because they did all these exciting things together!
Super Stretchy Sloth: When Simón the Alebrije Sloth gets stretchy powers instead of super speed, Dora and Boots help him track down a magic leaf that can switch his powers. (#513B; season five finale)
Dora and Boots are at the Alebrije Tree for a leaf ceremony where baby alebrijes get their powers. Simón the Alebrije Sloth is excited to get super speed, but the wind carries his speedy leaf away and he gets stretchy powers instead! Dora, Boots and Simón race to get the speedy leaf back so Simón can change his power. They use Simon's stretchy arms and legs to dodge hangry fish, fan away fog, even get the leaf back from Swiper. When it's finally time to switch his powers, Simón changes his mind. Turns out he loves being a super stretchy sloth!
In the first all-new DORA episode, "Mami Day/Pet Day," Dora travels across the rainforest to get a gift for Mami. Along the way, she helps her friends make gifts for their mommies too. Then, Dora and Boots throw a party to celebrate Pet Day and show all the rainforest pets just how much they are loved.
DORA stars: Diana Zermeño as Dora; Asher Colton Spence as Boots; Anairis Quiñones as Map and The Fiesta Trio’s Armadillo; AJ Beckles as Swiper; Mike Smith Rivera as Papi; Maria Canals-Barrera as Abuela; Danny Burstein as Grumpy Old Troll and The Fiesta Trio’s Frog and Marmoset; Katarina Sky as Backpack; Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel as Tico; Tandi Fomukong as Isa; Quintún Muñoz as Benny; Eric Bauza as Big Red Chicken; Kathleen Herles, the original voice of Dora the Explorer, as Mami; and Kai Edgar as Dora's cousin, Diego. The series' guest star roster includes: Taboo as Quickatoo; Kate del Castillo as Ale the Alebrije; Dascha Polanco as La Reina; Danny Trejo, as Santa; and Jett Gomez, who joins her dad Taboo on the series, as Quickatina, Quickatoo’s (Taboo) daughter.
DORA is produced by Nickelodeon Animation in Burbank, Calif., and created by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes. Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Rich Magallanes serve as executive producers. Henry Lenardin-Madden serves as co-executive producer, and Alejandro Bien-Willner serves as story editor. Max Goodman is Nickelodeon's Executive in Charge of Production for the series. Dora the Explorer was created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner. DORA is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
The extensive ExploraDora Collection on Paramount+ includes Dora (seasons 1-4), the original Dora the Explorer series, the new original feature-length live-action movie Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado, exclusive specials, and even more franchise content, available to stream now. Start streaming today at ParamountPlus.com.
Since its launch on Nickelodeon on August 14, 2000, Dora the Explorer quickly emerged as a global pop-culture phenomenon and, nearly 25 years later, remains one of the most-watched preschool shows of all time. Dora has crossed social, racial and language boundaries and stands as a hero and friend to millions of children around the world. The series is seen in more than 150 countries and territories and translated in 32 languages on Nickelodeon channels and Paramount+ around the globe and through syndication. Throughout its eight-season run, Dora the Explorer received countless accolades, including Emmy®, Peabody, NAACP, Alma, Imagen, Latino Spirit, Gracie Allen, Parents’ Choice, Common Sense Media and Television Critics Association awards.
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Originally published: May 24, 2026.
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