Original air date: 9/18/2008
Dora buys a Jack-in-the-Box for her baby brother and sister, but Jack doesn't know when to pop out of the box. Help him figure it out on a toy-filled adventure to Dora's house!
Tropes:
- Animate Inanimate Object: The Jack-in-the-Box and the Russian Doll are sentient.
- Dawn of an Era: This marks the beginning of the new era for Dora the Explorer, introducing new voice actors for Dora, Boots, and most of the main cast, and the blue cursor no longer clicks on Dora at the very end.
- Dodge by Braking: Tico manages to hit the brakes after Dora warns him about those potholes.
- Does Not Speak Common: The Russian Doll well... speaks Russian.
- Evolving Credits:
- The intro is updated starting this episode to reflect the removing of the "Star Catching" element in the previous seasons.
- The end credits are also changed to a new sequence of the credits being presented while surrounded by clouds showing clips from the past four seasons.
- Given Name Reveal: Dora's baby brother and sister, who were not named the previous season, have their names finally revealed to be Guillermo and Isabella.
- Language Barrier: Dora and Boots don't know what the Russian doll is saying, leading Dora's Russian friend, Helena, to translate for them.
- Later-Installment Weirdness: Starting this episode, there will be more episodes where Backpack is never asked.
