Line #20 WMG/DoraTheExplorer


1	[[WMG:The entire series takes place in an MMORPG.]]
2	Dora and Diego (and possibly Boots) are player avatars, talking inanimate objects are [=NPCs=] and Swiper is one of the game's enemies.
3	* No, Boots is a pet equip.
4	** Unless there's an option to make your avatar look like a blue monkey.
5	* Alternatively, Swiper is a {{Griefer}}.
6	* the Grumpy Old Troll who lives under the bridge is exactly that--a {{Troll}}.
7
8	[[WMG:''Dora The Explorer'' is part of a criminal conspiracy to make children easier to mug as adults.]]
9	* When children who grew up watching ''Dora'' become adults and happen to be mugged, what's the first thing they'll say? "Swiper, no swiping!" The mugger will then beat them up and take their stuff.
10	** He'll tell them that they're "too late"!
11
12	[[WMG:The map wants to kill Dora]]
13	Why else would it always plan a path through seemingly deadly obstacles when it's always possible to go AROUND them?
14
15	The map may be hoping that Dora eventually slips up.
16
17	[[WMG:The map was created by Ryoga from Manga/RanmaOneHalf.]]
18	Dora has passed the same troll bridge twelve times going to totally different destinations. And the maps that Map pulls up tend to look like the map Ryoga drew of how to get to the mushroom forest.
19
20	[[WMG:Dora is a distant relative of [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ryoga.]]]]
21	Map is enchanted so that it will help her get to her destination. Unfortunately, Map was infested with the Hibiki's curse; thus, the simple layout of its designs.
22
23	[[WMG:Dora and Diego are border running.]]
24	Come on. That explains why they have to go through these 'obstacles' - they're harder, but they avoid customs. And Swiper is an American INS patrolman who's trying to catch the infamous Dora.
25	* In one episode, the midway point was a wall. The viewers have to help their Spanish-speaking friend get over the wall with a ladder; we eventually discover that it's to bring new life to the relatively far-off Highest Hill. Hm, subtle...
26
27	[[WMG:Dora is not only a border runner, but also a drug runner.]]
28	This explains why she needs to pick up all of those little stars along the way: they are cheaply made plastic stars loaded with cocaine and marijuana. They appear to talk because Dora is taking some of her star load for herself during her tough adventure over the border.
29
30	[[WMG:Dora's parents are negligent to the point of insanity]]
31	# They send her out alone into THE JUNGLE.
32	# Her only pet is a filthy disease-ridden monkey.
33
34	[[WMG:Dora's parents find her childish brilliance intolerable]]
35	As evidenced by the list above.
36
37	[[WMG:Dora is a patient in a mental institution]]
38	This explains all of her adventures with anthropomorphic EVERYTHING set in the backdrop of a bizarre land filled with weird crap on nonsensical missions.
39
40	[[WMG:The show is made from clips of the child-conditioning videos from Literature/BraveNewWorld.]]
41	Specifically, a version of Brave New World where Mexico was the country that took over the world.
42	* And we let our children watch the show anyway. In forty years, if not sooner, the Literature/BraveNewWorld itself will be upon us.
43	* Not enough sex for it to be BrandNewWorld but don't let that stop this theory. There are many other distopias the show can hail from.
44
45	[[WMG:Dora is being scouted for recruitment into VILE, Franchise/CarmenSandiego's organization.]]
46	Makes sense, doesn't it?
47
48	[[WMG:Swiper is being scouted for recruitment into VILE]]
49	He's not ready yet. But the quality of minions in Carmen Sandiego's 'verse is so pathetic that ''anyone'' willing to steal things without any real thought of personal gain is worth continual checking.
50
51	[[WMG:Dora is a sentient computer game protagonist driven mad by being left on for years in a house where everyone long since died.]]
52	She talks through the {{fourth wall}}, asks and answers completely inane questions, and interacts with the cursor. And there's the intro, which specifically shows the camera moving toward the computer in what appears to be an empty house.
53
54	Diego is an animal wildlife DVD that someone left in the disc drive. Dora's game is saved directly to the computer -- her name is short for Computadora. Anything that happens involving their family is all backstory she or her programmer made up.
55	* That fits eerily well with the Carmen Sandiego theory above, especially if it's the WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego-verse where the characters are clearly aware of being in a computer game.
56
57	[[WMG:Dora's world is the Rainforest version of Mario's Toadstool World]]
58	Even the stars, guys. Even the stars.
59
60	[[WMG:Diego grows up to be a [[Franchise/AceAttorney wacky defense lawyer]] with a love of coffee and bizarre metaphors.]]
61	The original source of this theory is unknown. This theory was floated as a joke somewhere in either the Phoenix Wright Dressing Room or Kink Meme, and it caught on.
62
63	[[WMG:Swiper has a crush on Dora.]]
64	It stands to reason, given that [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys all girls want bad boys]]. There must be a trope saying that boys can tease girls in this way to show their affection...
65
66	[[WMG:Swiper was forcibly trained into his current obsessive-compulsive state by a person who thought Dora needed a fairy tale antagonist like [[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood the wolf]] from ''Literature/WitchesAbroad''.]]
67	This is why he's such a kleptomaniac, but also has to give things back if Dora says "Swiper, No Swiping" three times. He was pumped up to some semblance of human-child-level knowledge -- probably by whoever taught Boots to talk, but with less effectiveness in the "sentience" area. He was cadence-trained to drop whatever he's doing and run away if he hears a certain series of syllables; hence, Dora has to say it the same way every episode. His "Oh, man!" reaction is because he has to go run away against his will more than that he was caught in the first place. He ''has'' to steal from them, just like he ''has'' to drop it and run away if they Swiper No Swipe him properly.
68
69	[[WMG:Dora has some sort of connection to the Shinigami from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', or at least Orihime.]]
70	Dora's ability to repel Swiper seems a lot like Orihime's shield power.
71
72	[[WMG:Dora and Boots are both gods who haven't found out their true potential]]
73	Think about it. They can make seemingly inanimate objects talk. They have a strange supernatural sense of hearing. They can control a strange blue arrow that can show them what they want. They can repel evil with a simple phrase. And they can make things FLOAT IN MIDAIR.
74
75	Do they want to use these powers for world domination? No! They just do what they want, not caring about the potential of these supernatural powers. Ah, the innocence of childhood...
76	* Dora has the ability to distort time and reality. She's able to extend a sequence of a few seconds into several minutes just by talking long enough -- especially when another character is in danger and needs immediate rescue. She is also shown to have the power of godly creation. She can pull literally anything out of her backpack, regardless of how absurd it may be. She doesn't even need the backpack; she can create any imaginable object just by asking the viewer if he/she can see that object somewhere. By performing this occult ritual, Dora summons her blue cursor servant to lead her to the object which just "coincidentally" popped into view. The things created by these supernatural powers can vary between common fruits, buildings like castles or a village, giant spaceships, and even whole galaxies! No wonder Dora's so popular in her world. Who would like to have someone like that as an enemy?
77	* Subsequently, Dora is a younger version of Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya.
78
79	[[WMG:Dora takes place in the same world as ''WesternAnimation/NiHaoKaiLan''.]]
80	They both have talking animals and represent ethnic minorities and teach small children bits of their language. Also, Kai-Lan will become TheSixthRanger in The Explorer Girls's FiveTokenBand since they need an Asian to complete it.
81
82	[[WMG:Dora's backpack is a mind-controlling A.I.]]
83	Ever wonder why she ''never takes it off?????'''
84
85	[[WMG:Dora is actually [[VideoGame/SonicR The Tails Doll,]] and the talking objects are souls it stole]]
86	This WMG brought to you by {{Tropers/PriffyViole}}.
87	# Another clue for this theory is that Swiper's Japanese voice actor is Creator/JunichiKanemaru, the same voice actor for Sonic.
88
89	[[WMG:Dora has bad eyesight or is going blind.]]
90	It explains why she can't see ''things that are three feet away from her.'' She's not treating the viewers like morons - she desperately needs their help. She goes through dangerous obstacles because the map is a bitch and wants to fuck with the blind kid. Boots is essentially her seeing eye pet, but is still rather young and untrained. Her parents are either neglecting her or let her go out because they want to be politically correct and independent.
91
92	[[WMG:Swiper is a kleptomaniac on parole]]
93	He's always trying to steal Dora's things, but gives up easily, out of both an effort to fight his problem and a fear of going back to jail. Dora is simply denying him his craving for theft, and doesn't try to get him sent to jail or anything due to her knowing of his problem.
94
95	[[WMG:Swiper is a protagonist in a point and click adventure game]]
96	This explains his kleptomania. Unfortunately, his inventory spots are filled with junk so he just throws what he takes into the bushes.
97
98	[[WMG:Dora's simply competitive]]
99	Why does Dora always take the hardest path? She likes the challenge. Why does Swiper always do try to steal her stuff? It's a game they made up and he's just competitive as well. In real life Explorers have a good challenge too.
100
101	[[WMG:Everything is just a game being played by kids]]
102	The adventures aren't nearly as dangerous as they appear, it's mostly just the characters imagining stuff. Swiper is the 'bad guy' because its his favorite role in the game.
103
104	[[WMG:The entire series is set in Brazil]]
105	Dora is a 25 year old high Brazilian orphan, who's so high she thinks the animals talk and that her parents are still alive. Diego is a abusive drug lord who beats Dora regularly. Boots is just a rabid monkey, who a high Dora thinks is her best friend, and Map is the role of paper in which she snorts various drugs with. Swiper is actually a member of the police who is working for Diego. Swiper knows which 'bitches' to arrest depending on who are with Diego. The code phrase is 'Swiper no swiping!'
106	** Then why does she talk in Spanish instead of Portuguese?
107	*** The Spanish is infact complete gibberish which sounds like Spanish because she is so high.
108	** If you think TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires, possibly.
109	** It could be a neighbouring country that speaks Spanish, like Columbia.
110
111	[[WMG:Swiper is the "outcast" of Dora's friends.]]
112	Why does Swiper swipe? Out of spite for being treated as an outcast. He never gets invited to anything Dora and her friends do. And she claims he's her friend just to avoid [[KarmaHoudini bad karma]].
113	* Actually he swipes in a heart-breaking case of kleptomania brought on by his family living on Blueberry Hill, where everyone else in the area trespasses on their property and steals their berries, and even yell at the foxes for trying to stop them. They've got a fence up and everything.
114
115	[[WMG:You can chart/map out Dora the Explorer's land]]
116	Given that every episode can be mapped out in a straight line with A->B->C format (creek -> forest -> tall mountain), if you took all the episodes and combined the shared locations from different episodes (such as the troll bridge), you should be able to create a chart of what locales you have to go through to get to other locales. No, I'm not going through all the episodes and doing this, it's just possible.
117
118	[[WMG:Dora will grow up to be an interrogator known to drive suspects insane.]]
119	That's the reason she is always asking questions in an unnerving way.
120
121	[[WMG:Dora is an Irken]]
122	* She never takes her backpack off, it might as well be a Pak
123	* She's an insane defective with bad eyesight.
124	* Boots is her SIR Unit
125	* Swiper is a rogue SIR Unit who randomly steals stuff
126
127	[[WMG:The baby fox in "Swiper the Explorer" is actually Swiper's kid.]]
128	Hey, just because he's a thief doesn't mean he doesn't do other things. The mother, distraught by the fact that her child's father is an infamous thief, brought in a random male fox to serve as a male figure. Hence why the "father" appears at the very end of the episode; he's just playing a part.
129
130	[[WMG: A possible theory on how the baby fox in "Swiper the Explorer" got lost]]
131	One day, the baby fox was playing happily outside his fox hole while his parents looked on and supervised him. Suddenly, he saw a butterfly that fluttered around in the air, and letting his curiosity get the better of him, he chased the butterfly throughout a very long distance, not knowing that he was about to get lost. Panicked at this, the fox parents tried to call out to their son to get his attention, but he couldn't hear them since he was too distracted by the butterfly and was far away from them. In his pursuit of the butterfly, he passed through the forest of prickers and thorns and the bouncy ball volcano until he finally caught the butterfly in a field and then let it go. However, when he looked around, he noticed that his fox hole was nowhere in sight and finally realized what had happened. Continuing to observe his surroundings, the baby fox called out for his mother before finally breaking down in tears and solemnly going inside a nearby bush, setting the plot of the episode in motion.
132
133	[[WMG:Backpack and Map are one unit, and it is an EldritchAbomination, and it's trying to enter our world via Dora]]
134	The only explanation for it's ability to be a sentient BagOfHolding.
135
136	[[WMG:Dora's bracelet is the "Heart" ring from Captain Planet]]
137	It explains why she can talk to animals, while her cousin Diego, who lives in the exact same world, can't.
138
139	[[WMG:Doras's world will eventually be destroyed by [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren Hoek.]]]]
140
141	[[WMG:Dora's family is full of genius prodigies]]
142	They let kids as young as eight explore the jungle, Daisy is in college despite only being fifteen, and they all seem oddly smart.
143
144	[[WMG:In-universe, ''Dora the Explorer'' is a reality show.]]
145	Preston Xander of ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20090_6-creepy-things-you-never-noticed-about-famous-kids-cartoons_p2.html thinks]] Dora Marquez is "stalked by omniscient and omnipotent strangers" because from Dora's point of view, the show's FakeInteractivity implies that her "life is controlled by a powerful, ever-changing mass of strangers" who help her with her backpack and scare off thieving woodland creatures. It's at least as plausible that Dora is the star of a show like ''Series/ManVsWild'', and she's talking to her camera crew or other off-camera assistants, but their voices are edited out before broadcast for some reason. ([[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood Union]] requirements?)
146
147	[[WMG:Spanish is a LanguageOfMagic]]
148	Which explains why Spanish can be used to command otherwise inanimate objects.
149
150	[[WMG:The Backpack is a [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS]], and The Map is a Time Lord that had a crappy Regeneration]]
151	Dora's backpack, in addition to having the ability to keep things as big as ladders inside, is also seen as completely unremarkable by everyone in spite of being the only talking backpack in the world. This suggests that it is a TARDIS with a fully functional chameleon circuit. At the same time, The Map knows exactly where Dora needs to go to get what she wants, even in cases where no one really should know, like misplaced objects or things Swiper stole. This isn't because he's a good map, it's because Dora's adventures are a fixed point in time.
152
153	[[WMG:Related to the above - more than one regeneration of the same Time Lord is at work in Dora's life]]
154	He was originally Swiper; when her first landed near Dora, he got separated from his TARDIS, which disguised itself as a child's backpack in order to hide, but before he could reclaim it The Map, a later regeneration, got there first. Swiper never tried to steal the backpack because he didn't want to disrupt the events that would lead The Map to getting it back, so he decided to use the regeneration as a 'vacation', being mischievous and goofing around, while engaging in no real malicious behavior. Later, after getting shot in one or more hearts by a 'victim' who didn't play by the 'Swiper no swiping' rules, he regenerates as The Map, and participates in Dora's adventures from a different angle in order to do his part in maintaining the timeline before moving on.
155
156	[[WMG:Dora's parents are insane geneticists and created all the talking, anthropomorphic creatures that Dora interacts with]]
157	I was watching Dora with my 2 year old daughter and the episode where Dora gets Backpack for the first time aired. The parents introduce Backpack and Map and it's a little creepy. Dora takes for granted the talking books and imaginary creatures. Dora's cousin, Diego, has a talking rescue pack and deals with talking animals but doesn't have all the strangeness that Dora deals with. The first thing I thought of when watching the Backpack episode is that she and her parents are living in an 'Island of Doctor Moreau' place where Dora's parents conduct extreme genetic experiments to bring inanimate objects to life...there doesn't seem to be any real city or urbanization on the island (though people are shown to exist). Also, you hardly ever see Dora's parents. They're busy turning the local population into all the talking crap that Dora deals with on a daily basis.
158
159	[[WMG: The Map is the Marauder's Map.]]
160	Hence why it shows whatever area in which Dora is.
161
162	[[WMG: The Map and the Backpack are in a sexual relationship.]]
163	The Map goes inside of the Backpack. Aaaaaaaaaaaand now your childhood is ruined.
164
165	[[WMG: Dora is an Irken.]]
166	She was really sent to Earth by the Almighty Tallest to beat Zim at taking over Earth. She has a convincing human disguise and convincing robotic parents. Boots is a cleverly disguised SIR. She never takes off the backpack because it is her PAK. If she is ever not wearing the backpack, it is for no more than ten minutes because she would die if she did not have her PAK on for that long. All of her adventures were merely for reconnaissance so that she has a better idea of how to invade Earth.
167
168	[[WMG: Backpack is a [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Stand]]]]
169	It has roughly the same abilities as Star Platinum (make objects appear,[[spoiler:stop time]]) and is purple like Star Platinum. It's also named after a song.
170
171	[[WMG: The series is Dora's imagination hence why none of her animal friends appear in ''Dora And Friends'']]
172
173	...It's simple really. No drugs. No possibly offensive depictions of mental illnesses. Just a little girl playing with her stuffed animals mainly as a way to practice her Spanish, occasionally talking to thin air.
174	* Debunked in the aptly-titled episode "Rainforest Reunion", where the preteen Dora meets up with her old friends from the rainforest again, and they are as every bit as real and existent.
175
176	[[WMG: The computer isn't just for ShowWithinAShow purposes.]]
177	I've been thinking about this for a while. Warning: text wall ahead.
178
179	* The Seasons 1 and 2 intro have a person walking into an empty house, stopping at a computer, which seems to be already running a game. The camera then pans to the computer screen which begins the show. It's possible that some person (possibly a kid) was fliming an adventure (presumably for a Website/YouTube video or something similar) and saw an empty house, which was unlocked, broke in, and played the computer game.
180	* The blue cursor that clicks on the things Dora needs only appears after a certain time. Why? This is because the cursor points to the right, while every other cursor points to the top left. Its long absence is explained because the person playing the game has trouble controlling the mouse, because he/she's used to a left pointing cursor.
181	** That doesn't explain why the cursor moves in a straight line though.
182	* It's also possible that the reason the computer is already running the Dora program is that Dora is a sentient AI who locked the computer on her program, so that she never stops playing with people.
183	* In recent updates, the Dora program has gained voice control abilities, which explains the interactive segments. However, the voice analyzing program installed on the computer is faulty, and that's why Dora keeps asking the viewers to speak louder.
184	* In each episode, Dora travels to different places for different reasons. At least that's what most people think. The real reason is because she is looking for something that will help her escape the computer game and conquer the rest of the computer.
185	* Specials such as Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom are examples of times she escapes the Dora game and discovers a new program or file on the computer. Usually, in the end, Dora, when defeating the villain, the villain, although looking defeated, will usually cast a spell on Dora and send her back to her own program. Now Dora will continue looking for another thing that will help her travel to another program. This will last until the next special.
186
187	[[WMG: The series takes place in an AlternateHistory where Mexico holds more territory and carries more international influence]]
188	Why though? [[AlienSpaceBats Because the talking animals are aliens who crash landed in Mexico at some point in the past]] and, after being integrated into the country, helped bolster Mexico's military, allowing them to hold onto territories they lost in real life and possibly even forcibly take more. With access to more land, Mexico gained more resources and a more, and more influence in global trade.
189
190	[[WMG:TheMovie ''will'' be DarkerAndEdgier...]]
191	But only just enough so that they AvoidTheDreadedGRating. This will probably come in the form of jokes that only the PeripheryDemographic will get.
192	* Jossed. It has comedy in it.
193
194	[[WMG:TheMovie ''will'' be a series finale]]
195	Considering that the movie will take place during Dora's high school years, this events of the show will conclude on what quite possibly be Dora's last adventure.
196
197	[[WMG:Swiper's father is a retired thief who raised his son to be the relentless kleptomaniac he is today]]
198	When he retired from swiping, Swiper's father wanted someone to follow in his footsteps and carry on the thieving tradition, so he named his newborn son Swiper and taught him how to swipe random possessions from people, which might explain baby Swiper's theft of the other babies' presents in "[[Recap/DoraTheExplorerS5E2324DorasChristmasCarolAdventure Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure]]". However, deep down, Swiper was actually friendly when he was born and wanted to make friends, but his father was much meaner and more unconcerned about whoever he's swiping from than he ever was, and punished his son whenever he did not go through with his wishes. Eventually, when Swiper grew up, his father died, telling him on his deathbed to keep up the swiping tradition for as long as he lives. Today, Swiper swipes stuff from people not because he loves doing so, but to avoid letting down his recently-deceased father. On the other side, with his father no longer alive to punish him for his mistakes, Swiper is now free to bring out his nicer, friendlier side every once in a while without fear and even hang out with the rest of the rainforest's inhabitants.

Context WMG / DoraTheExplorer