Original air date: 3/12/2007 (produced in 2003)note
Shortly after she got her star pocket back, Dora has recently got another present from Abuela: a new necklace that matches her bracelet. But when Swiper swipes the necklace and flung all the way it to the Giant Star on top of Star Mountain, a place where all the Explorer Stars live, Dora and Boots must go all the way up there to retrieve it with help from the viewer and three Explorer Star friends: Glowy, Saltador and Tool. Dora and Boots will never give up!
Tropes:
- Continuity Nod:
- This wasn't the first time Swiper swiped something near the very beginning.
- Dora and Boots wear their parkas from "To the South Pole" during the blizzard scene.
- Deus ex Machina: Glowy Star comes just as the goo is about to reach Dora and Boots.
- Don't Celebrate Just Yet: Boots celebrates after getting up the next 5 steps but the goo is still coming.
- In a Single Bound: Dora and Boots use Saltador to jump over the snowballs.
- Karma Houdini Warranty: After getting off scott-free with swiping Dora's necklace and tossing it atop of the titular mountain, Swiper shows up again in the climax of the episode trying to swipe the rope, only to be stopped by Dora and Boots.
- Later-Installment Weirdness: Starting this episode, the "Three Picture Pop Up" sequence is abandoned. Instead, Map will check off the places visited.
- Oddball in the Series: This is the only Season 4 episode with the "Bonus Map" format to feature a star count at the end like in Season 3.
- Rise to the Challenge: Dora and Boots have to go up the 15 steps to get away from the green goo.
- Surprise Slide Staircase: If you don't count fast enough, the steps will send you back down.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: Swiper swipes Dora's necklace. He then throws it all the way up Star Mountain.
