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2* ''Animation/DobyAndDisy'' started out as a direct [[TheMockbuster mockbuster]] of ''Dora the Explorer'' in its earliest season, borrowing much of its FakeInteractivity elements and featuring knockoffs of the Map and Swiper, the latter having a SwiperNoSwiping catchphrase used against him ("Bad Caesar, go away!").
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5* ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'': The "Poputan" skit is an edutainment style parody of ''Dora'', where Poputan and Pipitan go to a farm to get milk from a cow. They ask the viewers what animal they get milk from (a cow, Cthulhu, or a Transformer), which item will make an upset Poputan the happiest (money, a teddy bear, or a slice of cake), and where is the old guy sexually harassing them so they can castrate him with a buzzsaw.
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8* ''ComicStrip/MotherGooseAndGrimm'':
9** While trick-or-treating on Halloween, Grimmy and Ralph are [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=40355 trampled by a pack of Doras exploring a sugar high]].
10** One series of comics has Grimmy posting "Grimmyleaks" on the internet. In [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=58001 this strip]], he claims that Dora the Explorer needs a GPS to find her way around her own house.
11* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark'':
12** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2011-12-08B-240x331.gif Dora the Explorer's mom.]]
13** [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2016-05-29C-500x259.gif Dora is also at]] the [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] Center For Recovering Toons, alongside such cartoon characters as [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} Jon Arbuckle]], [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Spike]], and the [[Advertising/MAndMs Red M&M]].
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16* ''Webcomic/Elwood2015'': The "[[https://www.deviantart.com/vederick/art/D-W-61-Rage-of-Exploration-590959627 Rage of Exploration]]" strip demonstrates that having watched ''Dora the Explorer'' at the age of 3 is the reason [[WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} D.W.]] hates being called by the first part of her real first name, Dora: she got angry at the show's title character due to the show's FakeInteractivity and how the explorer wouldn't hear her when she tried to warn her that Swiper the Fox is right behind her, leading to D.W. judging her namesake explorer, and by association the name "Dora" itself, as dumb.
17* Fanfic/TheKedaboryVerse:
18** In the ''Fanfic/MaFille'' chapter "Big Girl Bed", one of the toddler beds is Dora-themed.
19** In ''Fanfic/PreCureInANutshell'', [[Anime/SmilePrecure Miyuki Hoshizora]] get the parody surname of "Yoshi''dora''".
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22* In ''Film/MeanGirls2024'', a Dora doll is used to represent someone when Janice and Damian tell a story about Janice’s relationship with Regina.
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25* In ''Literature/TheArtOfInvaderZim'', during the screening for the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', ''Dora'' is one of the shows that are screening before the former. Unsurprisingly, it was also next door to ''Invader Zim''. However, ''Creator/JhonenVasquez'' finds the show adorable.
26* Tilly from ''Literature/Harmony2016'' likes ''Dora the Explorer'' popsicles in any color but green.
27* Jack, the child narrator of ''Literature/{{Room}}'', is a ''Dora the Explorer'' fan.
28* In ''Literature/TheTuningStation'', five-year-old [=McKayla=] has a Dora backpack.
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31* ''Series/ICarly'': In "[=iBattle=] Chip", when Carly finds Spencer tied up by Chip, Chuck's younger brother, she asks him, "Who did this to you?", and Spencer sarcastically tells her, "Dora the Explorer, Who do you think?!".
32* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'': A RunningGag in the episode "The Storm" has Crazy Steve watching the show (particularly the episode "Louder!") on TV.
33-->"You're the one with the map, don't ask ME!"
34* Israeli kidcom ''Series/HaPijamot'' had a Dora ParodyEpisode, which is explicitly presented as such in-universe (as much as you can be in-universe in a show with NoFourthWall, anyway). In addition to the "mainstream" Dora parody — which features Jora and her monkey companion Boutchek teaching Judæo-Iraqi, playing fast and loose with every Iraqi stereotype[[note]]the ones Israelis have: think Loungesuits, Amba and Backgammon, not Terrorism and Saddam[[/note]] as they do – in a fourth wall break complaining about the episode's reliance on stereotypes, there were also cutaway gags for two other Dora parodies, based on Polish ("Janka mit Abreszka") and Georgian[[note]]the country in the Caucasus, not the US State[[/note]] ("Izho and Bizho") stereotypes.
35-->'''Izho:''' Hello, today we'll learn how to roll wads of dollars in cash, to grow golden teeth, and to fill buckets with sweat. Repeat after me: wads, golden teeth, sweat. Bizho, [[YouNoTakeCandle where is cat]]?
36-->'''Bizho:''' Why do you care? Why do you stick your nose in?
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39* ''VideoGame/AmandaTheAdventurer'' is an AnalogHorror game that could best be described as ''Dora the Explorer'' meets ''Film/TheRing''. The game is based around a popular local access TV show that stars a spunky young heroine named Amanda and her best friend Woolie, based on Dora and Boots respectively, and the dark, horrifying secrets it hides behind its cutesy exterior. Many tropes familiar to ''Dora'' are featured, such as {{Animate Inanimate Object}}s [[spoiler:(here implied to be viewers [[TrappedInTVLand sucked into and trapped within the show's world]])]], FakeInteractivity [[spoiler:([[NoInnerFourthWall that may not be as fake as it seems]])]], and even a Swiper-analogue [[spoiler:(dead after being caught in a bear-trap)]].
40* ''VideoGame/InfiniteCraft'': It’s possible to craft the Grumpy Old Troll.
41* ''VideoGame/PAYDAY3'': Hoxton may quip "Sniper, no sniping!" after killing a Sniper.
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44* ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'': A character introduced in the second season is a stick figure version of Dora.
45* ''WebAnimation/SunstrikerAnimatedUniverse'': Swiper appears as a character in the series. SwiperNoSwiping is even parodied in the ''Webanimation/FoxysFamily'' episode "Treehouse Troubles".
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48* ''Webcomic/{{Sheldon}}'':
49** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/120619.html This strip]] has Arthur telling Sheldon that he likes the grumpy old troll who lives under the bridge.
50-->'''Arthur:''' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin You know exactly where you stand with that dude. He gets right down to brass tracks.]]
51** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/120907.html If Dora processed all FedEx packages]].
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54* In ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'''s review of ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'', the Critic compares the children in the film interacting with Elmo to the dead silence of ''Dora the Explorer'', and asks the audience how they cannot shout inappropriate things when Dora asks them to participate.
55-->'''Dora:''' Can you say "Rapido"?\
56'''Critic:''' Bone yourself, I'm not Google translat...\
57'''Dora:''' Say "Rapido"!\
58'''Critic:''' You're not even listening to me, I hope your bag eats you!\
59'''Dora and Boots:''' Rapido!\
60'''Critic:''' [[WraparoundBackground You passed the same tree five times]]!
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63* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
64** The episode "How the Griffin Stole Christmas" shows Stewie with a Dora sled that he says Peter and Lois picked up at a yard sale. He then tries to justify it to Susie by saying Dora's about "language acquisition, not gender".
65** In the episode "Peter's Lost Youth", Stewie starts reading his erotic [[KissingCousins Dora x Diego]] fanfiction to Rupert. Keep in mind that Dora and Diego are ''cousins'', and not romantic partners.
66* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In the episode "One False Movie", Eduardo watches a parody of the show called ''Lauren Is Explorin'''.
67* In the “WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}” episode “Yo Leela Leela”, one of the shows that is nominated for a Young’s People’s Choice Award is Dora the Destroyer.
68* The 69th episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', titled "Let's Play Hallo, Hello, Hola!", has the characters using FakeInteractivity and teaching the viewers different languages, much like in ''Dora the Explorer''.
69* ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'':
70** One sketch featured Dora throwing up in her talking backpack during a bus ride.
71** In "Are You Karate Kidding Me?", Dora beats up [[Film/TheKarateKid2010 Dre]] for hurting her backpack.
72** In "Demise of the Planet of the Apes", Boots is one of the occupants of the Super Ape Motel.
73** The sketch "Legend of Dora" is a mix of this show and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.
74** In "Go, Dragon Ball, Go!", Swiper attempted to steal Diego's [[Manga/DragonBall Dragon Balls]].
75** In "Dark Knight at the Museum", Dora and Boots appeared at the Museum of Television.
76** The sketch "Doraline" is a mix of this show and ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}''.
77* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'':
78** One sketch from "Werewolf vs. Unicorn" has Dora slammed as an illegal alien by Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, while Boots gets his neck snapped by a border patrol officer.
79** One sketch from "The Curious Case of the Box" has Dora, Boots, and Diego attempt to climb Mount Everest, but Swiper has other ideas.
80** One sketch from "Hemlock, Gin and Juice" has Dora celebrate her quinceañera. Papi points out that monkeys may be cute, but they can be hazardous when they grow up. So Boots had to be put down because of [[WouldHarmASenior what he did to Abuela.]]
81** One sketch from "Food" has Swiper star in a parody of ''Film/AmericanSniper'' entitled "American Swiper".
82** One sketch from "Not Enough Women" has Dora and Boots get cornered by real gorillas.
83** One sketch from "Why Is It Wet?" has Dora eat [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom chilled monkey brains]], much to Boots' chargin.
84** One sketch from "Your Mouth Is Hanging Off Your Face" has Swiper host Fox News after their previous human anchor is fired for sexual harassment.

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