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'Dora the Explorer' Actress Sues Nickelodeon

Caitlin Sanchez, the voice of Dora the Explorer, filed a lawsuit claiming that Nickelodeon exploited her. Credit: Nickelodeon/AP
Has the voice of 'Dora the Explorer' been taken for a ride? The actress who became the voice of the adventurous ...
The voice of Dora the Explorer claims she was pressured to sign a contract that cheated her out of millions of dollars.

I Hate That My Kids Hate 'Dora the Explorer'

In Dora's 10 years, my daughter has loved her. Then hated her. And now? Credit: Nick Jr.
As the iconic Dora the Explorer celebrates its 10th year on the air this week, I began to reflect on my own children's relationship with the spunky Latina ...

Why Does Dora Have To Grow Up?

Nickelodeon and Mattel have released an image of their all-new older Dora. She won't be replacing the original "Dora the Explorer," but what will this new "tween" Dora be called? Dora the Mall Shopper? Dora the Texter? By releasing the image, the ...

Dora the Explorer Grows Up and Gets a Makeover

Dora the Explorer is a spunky, kind-hearted, bilingual kid who spends all of her time outdoors having adventures with her dearly loved friends. Until she grows up, that is. Nickelodeon and Mattel announced their new Dora Explorer Girls line ...

Chinese toy maker commits suicide after recall

If you are like me, you've been wondering how someone who was responsible for exposing hundreds of thousands of children to a hazardous substance could live with himself. Turns out, he couldn't. According to the state-run Southern Metropolis Daily ...

Eva Longoria wants trilingual kids

My husband and I have not done a very good job when it comes to helping Ellie learn to be bilingual. Despite the fact that my husband speaks fluent Spanish, most of what Ellie has learned has come from school, not him. He does reinforce what she is ...

Product Recall: Fisher-Price toys by the dozen!

It's happened again. There is new recall involving a huge number of toys with excessive amounts of lead-based paint. This time it's Fisher-Price toys and, as you've probably guessed, they were all made in China. These toys were all made between April ...

Nick JR offers broadband

Nick Jr is offering a broadband video service for British preschoolers and their parents, called Nick Jr Video. The service, which started October 30, will offer shows such as Dora the Explorer and The Backyardigans. And I thought there was such a ...

How Mamaloo scored some blue Dora socks

What lengths we parents will go to in order to score clothes that proudly display licensed cartoon characters. Especially, Dora. I've begged and pleaded with Viacom to provide some Dora clothing and gear for boys, and have largely been ...

Dora the Explorer teaches more than just 'rojo' and 'nos fuimos!'

Before Dora the Explorer started her TV-sized campaign to teach Momster's preschoolers everything there is to know? Her boys were still searching for "articulate and eloquent sentences." Now, however, they say things like ...

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