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![[The episode starts with Dora in the forest.] "¡Hola,](/wiki/File:4D398482-6BC4-4F65-9EC4-884EEC5521AD.png "4D398482-6BC4-4F65-9EC4-884EEC5521AD.png (4.93 MB)")
[The episode starts with Dora in the forest.] "¡Hola,
I'm Dora!" (She said hello in Spanish! This is new!)
"And this is my Backpack!
She asks: "Do YOU have a Backpack?"
Do you have one like her? Feel free to tell her!
"Backpack is
my friend!"
(Backpack giggles)
"She goes with me wherever I go."
"I remember when I
first got Backpack…"
(Screen ripples)
Here's the story…
Here's the story…
(Narrating): "One day,
I was looking for my library books."
"Where are my library books?"
Do you see any books?
Here they are!
"My library books!"
"I hope I have all eight books" she said. Count with her and see.
One,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight! Good counting!
I have to take these books back to the library before it closes, or they'll be late!
She tries to carry them by hand, until…
Whoa! These books are heavy!
Along came Mami. "DORA!"
Here she comes! "We have a surprise for you!"
"You do?! WHAT?!"
Her dad is also here! "It's something that can help you carry your books to the library," Mami explained to her daughter, Dora.
Can YOU guess what it might be?
Can YOU guess what it might be?
"¡Presentamos a backpack!" said Papi.
It's a special purple backpack!
"(gasps) A backpack! Just what I need!"
"This is a very special backpack, Dora," said Mami.
"Contiene, de todo," added Papi,
"anything you need, Backpack has got inside for you!"
"I love it!"
"Thank you, Mama!"
"Thank you, Papi!"
"¡Gracias!"
"¡De nada!"
(They all hug)
The backpack can talk! "¡Hola, Dora!" she said.
"¡Hola!"
"I can carry LOTS of stuff, mi amiga!"
Wow! "Backpack speaks Spanish and English, just like ME!"
"I can carry those libros!"
(both chuckling)
Can she really carry all those books? Let's see…
(Here you go, Backpack!)
In they go!
"Yum-yum-yum-yum-yum!
¡Delicioso!" 😋
(Dora laughs)
That IS silly!
That IS silly!
Her parents find it funny too!
"Backpack,
I’m gonna take you with me wherever I go!"
Will she fit?
It fits perfectly on her.
Why, perfecto!
"¡Te queda muy bien!"
(kisses Papi
AND Mami)
"Backpack, we better hurry if we’re going to get to the library before it closes!"
"¡Vamonos, let’s go!" said Backpack.
She's very excited for Dora's first trip with her.
She's very excited for Dora's first trip with her.
Off they go.
"Remember, Dora: ANYTHING you need, Backpack has inside for you!"
"Remember, Dora: ANYTHING you need, Backpack has inside for you!"
"I'll remember!"
(And as Dora begins her first mission with her Backpack, she hears someone distant crying)
Uh-oh, Dora hears someone crying. Who could that be?
"Do you hear someone crying?"
Boots?!
"OH NO! I think that's my friend, Boots!"
Here he comes.
"Boots, what's the matter?" (Yeah, Boots, what happened?)
(in between tears) "I fell, and got a boo-boo.”
"Aw, Boots." (Your poor monkey.)
(they both hug)
Now, we need something to put on that boo-boo to make it feel better.
"Where can I find something to put on Boots' boo-boo?" she asked herself.
Maybe we can use Backpack, who has her own song.
"BACKPACK, BACKPACK!"
"BACKPACK, BACKPACK!"
"Hey, yeah! I can check my new backpack!"
Dora asks "I need YOUR help!" and says, "Will you check Backpack to find something to put on Boots' boo-boo?"
(sniffling) Say "Backpack". Say "Backpack"!
This is the first time Dora has ever asked Backpack for anything! What can make Boots' boo-boo feel better?
A soft bandage, great idea!
Here it is.
She put it on him.
And blow a kiss on her hand…
to his bruise.
"Thanks, Dora. My boo-boo feels better."
They hug again.
"Thanks, Backpack." said Boots.
"Aw, de nada." Backpack said, feeling touched.
Dora explains that she has to return her books to the library before it closes.
Boots is happy to help.
"Great! We gotta get there fast!"
What's the quickest way to the library?
Unfortunately, Boots doesn't know.
Let's stop and think…
Who can we ask for help,
when we don't know which way to go?
Just then, a rolled-up map pops out of Backpack, in which Dora's parents didn't even tell her about. Must be an even BIGGER surprise! "MAP!" he said.
They couldn't believe it! "A MAP!"
"There's a map in my new backpack!" she said. She even was surprised because of her parents never even mentioning it.
It can even sing! "I'm the Map, I'm the Map, I'm the MAP!" he sang.
"I need your help! Will YOU check the Map and find the quickest way to the library?"
You have to say, "Map!"
Say, "Map!" Say, "Map!"
MAP!
And up he goes! He SPRINGS out… (What does he have to say? There's only one way to find out!)
…and lands on a picture map! This is the first time Dora has ever asked Map for directions! He's so proud! Dora needs to find the quickest way to the library so she can return her books. Map knows the quickest way!
First, you cross the Troll Bridge!
Then, you climb over the Big Rock!
And that's how you get to the library!
So you tell Dora: Bridge, Rock, Library!
HOW do we get to the library?
![[According to the story, this is (possibly) the very first picture pop-up sequence.] Bridge, Rock, Library! First we cross the Troll Bridge, then we climb over the Big Rock, and that's how we'll get to the Library! Thanks for helping.](/wiki/File:F4E98C90-D43D-4675-92CF-D69C5172C1A6.jpeg "F4E98C90-D43D-4675-92CF-D69C5172C1A6.jpeg (1.06 MB)")
[According to the story, this is (possibly) the very first picture pop-up sequence.]
Bridge, Rock, Library! First we cross the Troll Bridge, then we climb over the Big Rock, and that's how we'll get to the Library! Thanks for helping.
Bridge, Rock, Library! First we cross the Troll Bridge, then we climb over the Big Rock, and that's how we'll get to the Library! Thanks for helping.
First we have to find the Troll Bridge!
Do you see a bridge? Where?!
(click, beep)
"Yeah, there it is! There's the Troll Bridge!"
"Let's go return my books!"
Come on, say it with us!
Bridge, Rock, Library!
Bridge, Rock, Library!
Bridge, Rock, Library!
Bridge, Rock, LIBRARY!
Bridge, Rock, Library!
Bridge, Rock, Library!
Bridge, Rock, LIBRARY!
Down the hill.
Come on, ¡vamonos!
Everybody, let's go!
Come on, let's get to it!
I know that we can do it!
Where are we going? Library! Where are we going? Library! WHERE are we going?!
(It’s the Fiesta Trio!) Library!
Where are we going?
LIBRARY!!!
(laughing) Spin, spin, spin!
LIBRARY!
Boots sees that the sky is a little dark. "Dora,
It looks like it's gonna rain!"
Dora doesn't believe him. She doesn’t see any rain clouds.
Dora needs your help to see if there are any rain clouds.
If you see a rain cloud, yell, "RAIN CLOUD!"
Where could it be?
It's a big storm cloud, so…RAIN CLOUD!
Do you see any rain clouds?
Hey! Where'd it go?
"WHERE?!" she asked. It’s being sneaky.
There it is!
"Here comes a rain cloud!" OH NO!
RUN! "We need something that'll keep up dry!"
What can we use to keep us dry?
Since Backpack helped Boots with his boo-boo, maybe she can help with the rain. "Look in the Backpack! LOOK IN THE BACKPACK!" Boots suggests.
Great idea!
Will you check Backpack for something that can keep them dry?
Quick! Say, "Backpack"!
"Oh no! Dora and Boots are gonna get wet!" What can they use to keep them dry?
Will this keep them dry?
(No, scissors can't keep them dry!)
(No, scissors can't keep them dry!)
Will THIS keep them dry?
Yes! The umbrella will keep them dry! Good thinking!
Yes! The umbrella will keep them dry! Good thinking!
"¡Gracias, Backpack!"
Here it comes!
Quick!
Rain, rain, rain!
"AWWWWWWWWWW!!!" said the rain cloud.
The rain cloud gave up until next time!
YAY!
"Thanks to you, we didn't get wet!"
Time to put the umbrella away.
"YUM! ¡DELICIOSO!" (Is it going to make them laugh?)
Boots also find it funny! They both sure love it when she says that! (both laughing)
Dora and Boots reach the Troll Bridge (possibly) for the first time.
Boots see the bridge,
but not the troll.
There’s the Troll! "Come on!"
Let's hurry over the bridge before he shows up.
TOO LATE!
Also, according to the story, (possibly) the first time he sings his song! I'm the Grumpy Old Troll, who lives under the briiiidge!
HEY!
I'm the Grumpy Old Troll, who lives under the briiiidge!
WHO'S THERE?!
If you wanna come over,
All you have to do is this...
All ya have to do is thiiiiis!
"Solve my riddle!"
With his magic,
he made a net appear.
"You can't go over the bridge, unless you solve my riddle!"
"They'll NEVER solve it!" he hoped. We’ll see about that…
unless a fox solved it first.
unless a fox solved it first.
(snickers)
Here's Mr. Troll's first riddle ever. "Here is one of my hardest quizzers." (Note: Dora and Boots change to their "Season 1, Version 3" designs starting in this scene.)
"To cut through the net, use a pair of...?"
Pair of what? OH! It's a fill-in-the-blank riddle!
Hear that, Boots?
We've got to solve the troll's riddle!
Will you help them solve the riddle?
Great!
The riddle goes like this...
She repeats the riddle to the viewer. "Here is one of my hardest quizzers."
"To cut through the net, use a pair of...?"
Can you guess what it might be?
"SCISSORS!"
(furiously) "OH!"
"YOU GOT IT!"
"Scissors! We need scissors!"
(SAY WHAT?!)
(SAY WHAT?!)
Mr. Troll is FUMED!
Boots wonders where they can find some scissors.
"They'll never find scissors! They'll NEVER find scissors!"
![[Oh, yes they CAN, Mr. Troll!] "Do YOU know where we can find](/wiki/File:89E88913-42B2-41E7-BA6D-490DE07BFB8D.png "89E88913-42B2-41E7-BA6D-490DE07BFB8D.png (4.27 MB)")
[Oh, yes they CAN, Mr. Troll!]
"Do YOU know where we can find
"Do YOU know where we can find
some scissors?"
Remember? (Think back to where they also got the bandage and umbrella.)
"In my Backpack! Say, 'Backpack'!"
Come on! Say it a third time!
To cut through the Troll's net, Dora and Boots need a pair of scissors. Can you find it?
There it is!
Thanks for getting the safety scissors!
Help Dora and Boots cut through the net.
Can you make scissors with your fingers? Great! Make a scissors with your fingers and...
(Get ready to snip!)
Snip,
snip,
snip!
Snip,
snip,
snip,
snip,
snip,
SNIP!
Good snipping!
YES!
"AAUGH!
THEY CUT THROUGH THE NET!!!"
Mr. Troll threatened to do something bad to them. "But one day, I'll STUMP them!
I'll come up with a SUPER riddle!"
"They'll NEVER get it! They'll NEVER get it!"
"THEY'LL NEVER GET IT!"
And there he goes, until next time.
"¡Adios, Señor Troll!"
We made it!
The Fiesta Trio in a purple backpack?! Wow!
"Where do we go next?"
![[Note that Dora has changed to her "Season 1, Version 2" appearance.] We made it past the bridge, so next comes the…?](/wiki/File:6AEB0011-3CF8-4195-8CD9-84E335F77479.jpeg "6AEB0011-3CF8-4195-8CD9-84E335F77479.jpeg (1.07 MB)")
[Note that Dora has changed to her "Season 1, Version 2" appearance.]
We made it past the bridge, so next comes the…?
We made it past the bridge, so next comes the…?
Rock, right!
Now where's the Big Rock?
Do you see the rock?
(click, beep)
Right, there it is! There’s the Big Rock!
"¡Vamanos!"
"Let's return my books to the library!"
Travel song differences: The "Come on, say it with us!" part;
The part where they say where they're going (Boots is walking out of sync);
And the hill they run down.
Boots cartwheels down another hill!
LOOK OUT, BOOTS!
Oh no! Boots did not pay attention so he got stuck in something sticky, like quicksand!
"Dora,
Icky, Sticky
SAND!" His toe is showing, so his boots are stuck.
He puts his toe
back in his boot.
"I'm stuck! I'm stuck! I'M STUCK!!!"
"It’s okay, Boots! I can pull you out,
but I just need a rope!"
"Get a rope! GET A ROPE! HURRY!" Boots is STILL freaking out.
Where do you think she can find one?
In her Backpack! Say, "Backpack!"
Quick! Can you find the rope?
There it is! Right!
Thanks for the rope!
"Here it comes, Boots!"
"I got it!"
Pull, pull, PULL!
Out he goes!
"BOOTS!"
"DORA!"
They give each other ANOTHER hug!
"You saved me!"
He backflips.
"¡Gracias, Backpack!"
"¡De nada!"
Time to go!
"Come on! Watch your step!"
We made it past that Icky, Sticky Sand!
Boots grabs Dora's arm before she hits herself.
What’s this? Could it be…?
It's…
it's…
IT'S… the Big Rock!
The Big Rock sure is big!
“We’ve gotta get over this Big Rock to so we can return my books to the library.”
"HOW?!" he asked. He thinks there's no way to climb up…how about use the rope?
Hmmm…
Watch me!
She lassos the rope
She's going throw the rope over that branch so they can climb up.
LASSO!!!
"AWESOME!"
Grab the rope!
Climb, climb,
climb, climb, climb!
Uh-oh, not good!
"The rope! It's starting to rip!!" said Boots fearfully.
Oh no! Dora and Boots need sticky tape or else they would fall and hurt themselves!
"HURRY, HURRY!"
Where can we get sticky tape?
In Backpack, right! Say, "Backpack!" (¡RAPIDO!)
Even Backpack is FRIGHTENED about the situation. ¡Rápido! Dora needs sticky tape or we're all gonna fall! Find the sticky tape!
(click, beep)
(happily) You found it!
Got it!
Thanks for the sticky tape!
She wraps it around the rip.
The rope is fixed!
She puts it back into Backpack. (It's ¡delicioso! for her!)
Climb, climb, climb!
Oh, good! They made it to the top okay.
And look, it's a slide!
Now they have to slide down the rock.
Will you help them slide down the rock?
We have to hug our knees to slide down the rock!
Hug your knees! (And say, "WHEEEEE!!!")
Get ready!
WHEEEE
EEEEE
EEEEE!!!
There's a tunnel!
Dora
and Boots go through it!
Almost there!
They made it to the bottom!
Wait! How did the Fiesta Trio get right behind them?!
We made it over the BIG Rock!
All right!
Backpack's gonna say it this time. "Where do we go next?"
We crossed the bridge, we climbed up the rock, so next comes the…?
Library, right!
So next we need to find the Library!
Do you see the library?
Right, there it is! Let's go!
(rustling)
Oh, no! DID YOU HEAR THAT?!
That sounds like Swiper the Fox!
That sneaky fox is ALWAYS trying to SWIPER our stuff!
(He'll try to swipe Dora's Backpack for sure!)
(He'll try to swipe Dora's Backpack for sure!)
Will you keep a look out for Swiper the Fox?
If you see the fox, yell "SWIPER!".
If you see the fox, yell "SWIPER!".
There he is!
Following them!
(Backpack gasps in horror)
Do you see Swiper the Fox?
Where?!
Right behind us?!
"SWIPER, NO……"
"HEY!" yelled Backpack.
"…swiping."
"You're TOO LATE!"
(cackles): "Hahaha!"
Swiper threw Backpack up in the air! That's horrible!
"WHOOO
OOOOO
OOOOA!!!"
"You'll NEVER find your Backpack NOW!"
(Well, that's even worse than the Troll's threats!)
(Well, that's even worse than the Troll's threats!)
"Oh, no!"
Dora and Boots have to rescue their partner. "BACKPACK!!!" Dora yelled.
"BACKPACK!!!" they both yelled.
(random noises)
“This is horrible.”
“We have to find her right away.”
(random noises again)
"I need your help to listen to the sounds, and help me find Backpack.”
Ready? Listen to each area. Bush: Baa-baa! Flower bed: Quack-quack! Tree: Backpack! Stump: Ack-ack!
Boots thinks she's behind the bush! Is he right?
Let's see…
WRONG! That's not Backpack, that's a sheep! "Baa-baa!"
"The sheep goes "Baa-baa", not Backpack!" Let's try again!
Flower bed: Quack-quack! Tree: Backpack! Stump: Ack-ack!
Where do YOU think Backpack is hiding? In the flower bed, in the tree, or behind the tree stump?
In the tree? Let's see…
She's in the tree! You found Backpack! Smart looking!
And look what was in the other places! The sheep Boots found was in the bush, a duck was in the flower bed, and a woodpecker was behind the stump.
"¡Mis amigos! You saved me!"
She says "gracias" to both of them. (De nada.)
(bell ringing in distance)
"The library bell!"
"That means the library is gonna close SOON!"
"Come on!"
"Let's go return my books!"
"¡RÁPIDO!"
The door to the entrance to the library is gonna close? Let's see…
Yep! "The library door! It's closing!"
"OPEN! OPEN!" Boots begged.
Wait! The Library Door has a secret. "¡En Español, por favor!" That means, "In Spanish, please!" in Spanish.
"The door speaks Spanish! I know Spanish!" To get the door to open, we have say "abre". Can you say "abre"? Say, "abre"!
"Say it with us!"
¡ABRE!
¿Abre?
The door opened!
Thanks for saying "abre".
Now we can return Dora's library books on time! Let's enter...
Here's the librarian, Val the Octopus!
"¡Hola, Dora! You're just in time! I was about to close!" YES!
"Give her the books, Dora! GIVE HER THE BOOKS!" shouted Boots.
Just to make sure… "You have the books, don't you?!"
She sure does! Do you remember WHERE Dora put the books?
In Backpack! Say, "Backpack" (one more time)!
In Backpack! Say, "Backpack" (one more time)!
Backpack carried Dora's books the whole way! Can you find them?
Right, there they are!
Now Val asks, "Do you have all
EIGHT books, Dora?"
Let's count and see if we have all eight books. Count with me!
One,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight!
Eight books! And they're all back on time!
"¡Bien hecho, Dora!" That's right! Well done, Dora!
Time to exit the library!
What do we say? "¡ABRE!"
All right!
WE DID IT!
Let's dance!
We did it! We did it!
We did it!
YAY!
Lo hicimos!
We did it!
We crossed the Troll Bridge and climbed up the Big Rock
We did it!
We did it!
We did it! (Map again?)
HOORAY!
We returned the books to the library
We did it! We did it! We did it! We did it!
I got a new backpack
from my parents
today!
I had everything they needed!
She helped us, HOORAY!
YAY! WHOO!!
HOORAY!!!
We did it!
"Lo hicimos!"
WHOO!
(Fiesta Trio playing a different fanfare (not their Season 3 onward one))
(click, beep)
"We had such an exciting trip
to the library today!"
"What was YOUR favorite part of the trip?"
Go ahead and share your thoughts of Dora's backpack adventure!
Dora agreed with the viewer's response. Now, what were THEIR favorite parts?
Boots liked listening to the sounds and finding Backpack in the tree!
Dora liked putting sticky tape on the rope!
"We couldn't have brought the books back to the library
without you!"
"And YOU, Backpack!"
"Thanks for helping!"
Goodbye, Dora, Boots, and Backpack!
(click, beep)
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