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The Wild Thornberrys

1998–2004 · 5 seasons, 91 episodes · ended

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Seasons and episodes The Wild Thornberrys

Season 1

1998 · 20 episodes

Still: Flood Warning1. Flood Warning

When the Thornberrys are forced to spend the night in the middle of the savanna, Eliza seizes the opportunity to go hunting with a pride of lions--only to discover that Debbie is about to become a midnight snack!

Still: Dinner With Darwin2. Dinner With Darwin

Annoyed with Eliza, Darwin sets off into the jungle to prove he still has his natural instincts. After a scary night in the jungle, he stumbles upon an empty shack and hides out. When the family who lives in the shack returns to find Darwin in their home, they couldn't be more pleased with their new guest. It's up to Eliza to save the oblivious Darwin from becoming the next family dinner!

Still: Bad Company3. Bad Company

A swarm of mysterious prankster marmosets overrun the Thornberrry camp, and it's up to Eliza to beat them at their own game.

Still: Gold Fever4. Gold Fever

When Eliza and Debbie discover an old treasure map on the Galapagos Islands, they set out to claim their ""riches."" Once the gold is discovered, however, greed sets in and the girls begin an all-out battle of trickery to get the gold away from each other. They battle continues all the way down to the last coin, until they accidentally lose all the gold in a fiery lava pit.

Still: Matadi or Bust5. Matadi or Bust

When Eliza, Darwin and Donnie are flung from a Matadi-bound barge and stranded on the banks of the Congo river, they must traverse the cliffs and crags of mountainous Zaire in order to catch up with her family.

Still: Temple of Eliza6. Temple of Eliza

When Eliza discovers a secret temple, a group of jaguars believe that she is their long lost queen. Thrilled with her new royal position, Eliza gets in over her head and must escape the avenging jaguars.

Still: Vacant Lot7. Vacant Lot

As animals flee their homes and run for their lives, Eliza discovers that Kip and Biederman are destroying part of the rainforest. In an all-out war against the evil duo, Eliza must convince the animals that with everybody's help, they can stop the destruction and save the forest.

Still: Only Child8. Only Child

Eliza's imagination gets the best of her when she thinks a local teenage girl is actually a dolphin who's trying to abduct her sister, Debbie, into a watery world.

Still: Iron Curtain9. Iron Curtain

Eliza busts a young elephant out of a Kenyan game preserve, only to face predators and poachers who are out to get them.

Still: Valley Girls10. Valley Girls

Eliza and Debbie's combined bungling sends the commvee careening down a mountain, where it lies mired in the mud. They come face to face with a menacing-looking, but quirky tribe of silverback gorillas, and they must work together to ""unstick"" the van.

Still: Naimina Enkiyio11. Naimina Enkiyio

Challenging an ancient Maasai legend, Eliza marches into a ""haunted"" forest to prove her bravery. Now, with night falling, Eliza must place her trust in the mysterious legends of the Maasai in order to find her way safely through the dark forest.

Still: Blood Sisters12. Blood Sisters

With Nigel and Marianne off exploring bat caves, Eliza and Debbie are left at the ""eerie"" residence of colleague Dr. Renfield. Eliza becomes bent on spooking Debbie, but when her imagination gets the best of her the tables are slowly turned. By the time their parents return, the girls are convinced that the absent-minded Renfield is a vampire out to get them!

Still: Eliza-cology13. Eliza-cology

Eliza's good-natured intentions of assisting a struggling bird in getting food set off a chain reaction of destruction within the ecological system. It's up to her to retrace her steps and undo all of her actions while some animals face near extinction.

Still: Flight of the Donnie14. Flight of the Donnie

Eliza and Debbie must take over Marianne's duties when she is sick. Debbie goes with Nigel to shoot footage of a condor and Eliza must care for Donnie. Covered with feathers from a pillow, Donnie is snatched up by the condor and Eliza and Darwin must rescue him and help the condor find her real baby. In return for the favor, the condors stay on a tree branch so Debbie can get footage of them.

Still: Lost & Foundation15. Lost & Foundation

When the girls discover that their parents have mistakenly taken embarrassing home movies to an awards banquet, they join forces in order to save face. Their cross-island trip turns into a race against time in order to beat their parents to the podium and stop the world from seeing them at bath time.

Still: Nigel Knows Best16. Nigel Knows Best

Hungry for adventure, Eliza convinces her mother that she should take a llama over the Andean pass, meeting her family on the other side of the mountain. However, she is disappointed when her safety-conscious father commandeers the lead. Along the journey, her frustration builds as each attempt to explore is foiled by her father's watchful eye. Finally Eliza gains new respect for her father's resourceful manner, when he saves her life.

Still: The Great Bangaboo17. The Great Bangaboo

When Eliza discovers that a local performer claims he can talk to animals she believes she's found a soul mate. Eliza must enlist the help of some very ""urban"" animals to sneak into the sideshow and meet ""The Great Bangaboo.""

Still: Rumble in the Jungle18. Rumble in the Jungle

Eliza convinces a group of baboon-like apes to stand up to their legendary adversaries--""The Others."" Darwin, meanwhile, has met an almost identical group of apes with an identical problem. As Eliza and Darwin lead their separate groups into battle, they suddenly find themselves face-to-face--in an all out war! Now it's up to Eliza to quickly find a way avert the battle and teach the apes to get along.

Still: The Dragon and the Professor19. The Dragon and the Professor

Eliza will stop at nothing to get a look at the gigantic, fierce Komodo dragon that lives on the Southeast Asian islands. Her plans are halted by the unexpected arrival of her home-schooling teacher who forces her to ""hit the books."" Eliza plays a dangerous game of hooky that could cost her her ""Comvee way of life.""

Still: Born to Be Wild20. Born to Be Wild

When Eliza sneaks out ahead of her parents in order to find a rare Sumatran rhino, she discovers that to expose his life would only lead extinction of the species. Now instead of taking the prized rhino to her parents, she must try to keep them from filming it. And the bad news is, Nigel's already on its trail!

Season summaries5 seasons, 91 episodes

Season 1

1998 · 20 episodes

Season 2

1999 · 37 episodes

Season 3

2000 · 20 episodes

Season 4

2001 · 6 episodes

Season 5

2003 · 8 episodes

Episodes run about 23 min. Last episode: June 11, 2004

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What is it about? The Wild Thornberrys

Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian burial chambers, a runaway hot air balloon, a rock slide on the Karakoram Highway and more!

Genres: animation, comedy, action & adventure, kids, family. Themes: talking to animals, mischievous.

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Details The Wild Thornberrys

Poster: The Wild Thornberrys
First episode
September 1, 1998
Last episode
June 11, 2004
Status
ended
Network
Nickelodeon
Country
United States
Original language
English
Rating
TV-Y7
Studios
Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Klasky-Csupo

Frequently asked questions

How many seasons does The Wild Thornberrys have?

5 seasons, 91 episodes. The last episode aired June 11, 2004.

Who’s in The Wild Thornberrys?

Lacey Chabert, Jodi Carlisle, Tim Curry, Flea, Danielle Harris, Tom Kane, Christopher Masterson, David Graf, David Gallagher, and Lynn Redgrave. Created by Gábor Csupó and Arlene Klasky.

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