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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!
- Created by:
- Gábor Csupó, Arlene Klasky
- Cast:
- Lacey Chabert, Jodi Carlisle, Tim Curry, Flea
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- Nickelodeon
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Rebel Without a Trunk
1999-08-16Eliza succumbs to peer pressure from a ""teenage"" elephant, which gets in the way of her closeness with Marianne on an overnight trip.
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E02
Episode 2
Pal Joey
1999-08-17Eliza convinces a mother kangaroo that she can handle the responsibilities of baby-sitting. She quickly learns that this mischievous joey is more than meets the eye. After a close encounter with Tasmanian devils, Eliza is all too happy to relieve her duties and go back to being a kid herself.
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E03
Episode 3
Rain Dance
1999-08-18With the commvee broken down in the desert and no water left to survive, the Thornberrys go through desperate measures to maintain their sanity. However, on the verge of dehydration, Eliza convinces her family to perform the rain ritual pictured in a nearby monolith. Everyone cheers as the rains pour down among them.
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E04
Episode 4
Darwin Plays the Palace
1999-08-19When Eliza gets a hunch that foul play has led to Darwin's disappearance, she sets out to rescue her long lost companion. To her dismay, she finds Darwin has become one of the most popular acts at an Indian palace where a young prince lives. It's up to her to prove to Darwin that friendship runs deeper than the glamour and glitz of showbiz.
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E05
Episode 5
Stick Your Neck Out
1999-08-23Eliza finds a hero in a giraffe who can see distances with his height and warn others of approaching danger. However, to Eliza's dismay, the giraffe leaves the animals for his own needs. Only when Eliza herself is in danger does the giraffe return and realize his selfishness.
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E06
Episode 6
No Laughing Matter
1999-08-24Eliza frees a hyena from captivity, but having never lived in the wild, it doesn't know how to survive. Eliza attempts to teach it, but it seems hopeless--until a wild boar threatens them and the hyena's natural instincts take over.
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E07
Episode 7
Chimp Off the Old Block
1999-08-25Darwin brings Eliza to his chimpanzee compound, and Eliza, who isn't used to the structure of the chimpanzee way of life, puts Darwin in an uncomfortable situation. After a fire starts, Eliza realizes the hierarchy is necessary for jungle survival. In the end, she apologizes for her lack of understanding and the chimp leader lets Darwin off the hook.
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E08
Episode 8
Koality and Kuantity
1999-08-26The Thornberrys discover that koalas are missing from their native groves. Eliza decides to unravel the mystery only to discover Kip and Biederman masterminding the evil plot. It is now up to her to stop the culprits from wiping out an entire species!
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E09
Episode 9
Chew if by Sea
1999-08-30When the Thornberrys leave Australia for India, Eliza can't bear to leave her wombat friend, Emily. Even though she is told not to, she brings her along. Now Eliza is constantly forced to re-create Emily's habitat in order to ensure her survival.
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E10
Episode 10
Clash of the Teutons
1999-08-31The Thornberrys meet the Fensterkopfs who make false documentaries. The Fensterkopfs' kid lies to Eliza and gets them all stuck on a cliff. After the families barely escape an avalanche, the value of truth is learned by all.
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E11
Episode 11
You Ain't Seen Nothin', Yeti
1999-09-01To study and protect the snow leopards from extinction and a construction site that is threatening their survival, Nigel's mentor (thought to be lost for many years) has left civilization to be a yeti. Eliza discovers his identity, helps him fend off the construction workers, and reunites him with her father.
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E12
Episode 12
On the Right Track
1999-09-02When the Thornberrys are in Finland for the annual reindeer races, Eliza feels left out. She single-handedly uncovers a plot to sabotage the races, and along with an equally excluded reindeer who didn't make the final cut, helps save the day by playing fair.
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E13
Episode 13
Polar Opposites
1999-09-06When a friendly polar bear is wrongly accused of vicious behavior, Eliza goes to great lengths to keep him from being harmed and learns the value of sticking by a friend in times of trouble.
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E14
Episode 14
Two's Company
1999-09-07When Eliza is told that ""Jake"" the turtle is the last one of his kind, she can't just let his species become another name on the extinction list. Enlisting help from other animals, she soon discovers ""Samantha"" and brings the two turtles together--blind date style. Eliza soon realizes that playing the role of cupid is not as easy as it seems.
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E15
Episode 15
Show Me the Bunny
1999-09-13After Eliza saves an arctic hare from a determined stoat, she learns that underdogs come in all shapes and sizes.
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Episode 16
Reef Grief
1999-09-14Eliza gets in over her head when she assumes responsibilities she can't handle. She is soon forced to don scuba gear and rescue a fumbling Nigel and a tumbling commvee under the dangerous waters of Australia.
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E17
Episode 17
Thornberry Island
1999-09-15The Thornberrys get stranded on an uncharted island, basking at first in all the beauty and the splendor, but discover soon enough that being marooned isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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E18
Episode 18
Dances With Dingoes
1999-09-16Debbie discovers Eliza ""talking"" to dingoes and threatens to tell her parents. Eliza, concerned about the possibility of being shipped back to the United States as a science experiment, seeks help from nearby Aborigines. Together they confuse Debbie into thinking it was just a bad dream.
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E19
Episode 19
Tamper-Proof Seal
1999-10-19When the Commvee is surrounded by angry seals, Eliza tries her own methods to get them to move. But she learns from her Inuit friend Jim that traditional ways have their value.
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E20
Episode 20
You Otter Know
1999-10-20When Kip and Biederman cause an oil spill, Eliza must save her sea otter friends.
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E21
Episode 21
Have Yourself A Thornberry Little Christmas
1999-11-29Eliza goes to desperate measures to help animals survive during tough times along the Skeleton Coast. Her good-will intentions, however, will soon cost her family their entire supply of holiday cheer--and their Christmas dinner!
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E22
Episode 22
Luck Be an Aye-Aye
2000-02-15When Donnie kidnaps an aye-aye for a pet, Eliza must return the ""bad luck"" omen to his home before the villagers hunt him down.
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E23
Episode 23
The Kung and I
2000-02-16When the Thornberrys visit the !Kung people, everyone is shocked to discover that Debbie can click-talk. No one is more surprised than Eliza, however, who is only ""cured"" of her jealousy by a !Kung healing ceremony.
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E24
Episode 24
Dear Diary
2000-02-17When Eliza ""accidentally"" reads Debbie's diary she learns that Debbie thinks she's an embarrassment of a sister. Debbie and Eliza have it out and learn the real truth about their relationship.
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E25
Episode 25
Black and White and Mom All Over
2000-02-21When a seemingly abandoned panda bear imprints on Debbie, Eliza doubts Debbie's ""parenting"" ability--until a monsoon convinces Eliza that Debbie can handle more than she lets on.
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Episode 26
A Tiger by the Tail
2000-02-22Eliza reunites with a Siberian Tiger, and is stunned when the tiger turns on her. Eliza's visiting Grandma Sophie helps her overcome her fears just as she is overcoming her own.
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E27
Episode 27
Forget Me Not
2000-02-24When the Thornberrys visit Nigel's friend Jomo, they search for an elephant named Rebecca that Nigel saved 20 years earlier. As the family attends to an elephant stuck in a mudhole, Eliza bonds with Rebecca, only to learn that she is old and ready to die.
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E28
Episode 28
Song for Eliza
2000-02-25When Eliza tries to swim with the humpback whales, Darwin accidentally knocks Debbie's boombox into the ocean, which creates a distrubing noise and causes the whales to stop their ritual singing. Eliza attempts to set things right, but ends up getting arrested for violating the Marine Mammel Protection Act.
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Episode 29
Gift of Gab
2000-02-26Eliza tells Darwin the tale of how she became able to speak to animals, and how she retained her ability to speak to humans as well.
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Episode 30
Bogged Down
2000-03-06Challenging 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.
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Episode 31
Monkey See, Monkey Don't
2000-03-06When Eliza meets a group of temple monkeys, they con her into bringing all of her family's food. While Darwin tries to convince her otherwise, Eliza realizes that she's been duped and learns the value of Darwin's friendship.
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Episode 32
Where the Gauchos Roam
2000-03-13The Thornberrys are invited on a cattle drive by Marianne's old high school friend whose son, Miguel, is not as adept at riding and roping as he claimed. In the end, Eliza helps him build confidence.
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Episode 33
A Shaky Foundation
2000-03-13The Thornberrys are visited by the Foundation's head son, Tom, who splits up the Nigel and Marianne team. An over-zealous Tom treats Eliza like a child until he lands the Commvee in a raging river. Eliza's quick thinking prevails and she saves her family and wins Tom's respect.
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Episode 34
Cheetahs Never Prosper
2000-03-20During a drought, Eliza is forbidden to assist the thirsty animals, but she breaks her promise when she sees a cheetah cub alone on the Savannah. Eliza and Darwin are saved by a timely thunderstorm when the cheetah mother tries to eat them.
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E35
Episode 35
Gobi Yourself
2000-03-20Eliza and a Chinese girl, Arioka, secretly switch places so Eliza can ride across the desert on camels and Arioka can ride in the Commvee. But Arioka's parents change their plans and Eliza must figure out a way to get them back to the Thornberrys.
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E36
Episode 36
Every Little Bit Alps
2000-03-27Eliza is afraid to admit to her friend Ben that she doesn't know how to snowboard, just as a rutting ibex is afraid to stand up to another ibex.
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Episode 37
Pack of Thornberrys
2000-03-27Eliza and Debbie are fighting so much, Debbie decides to apply to boarding school and Eliza encourages her. But meeting up with a lone wolf teaches Eliza that families, like packs, belong together.
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Lacey Chabert
Eliza Thornberry (voice)
Jodi Carlisle
Marianne Thornberry (voice)
Tim Curry
Nigel Thornberry (voice)
Flea
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Danielle Harris
Debbie Thornberry (voice)
Tom Kane
Darwin (voice)