Gábor Csupó
Director
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
Season 2
Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian burial chambers, a runaway hot air balloon, a rock slide on the Karakoram Highway and more!
Released Sept. 1, 1998
Episode 24 min
7+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids
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Network: Nickelodeon
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Rebel Without a Trunk
Eliza succumbs to peer pressure from a ""teenage"" elephant, which gets in the way of her closeness with Marianne on an overnight trip.
Aug. 16, 1999, midnight
S2E2 - Pal Joey
Eliza convinces a mother kangaroo that she can handle the responsibilities of baby-sitting. She quickly learns that this mischievous joey is more than meets the eye. After a close encounter with Tasmanian devils, Eliza is all too happy to relieve her duties and go back to being a kid herself.
Aug. 17, 1999, midnight
S2E3 - Rain Dance
With the commvee broken down in the desert and no water left to survive, the Thornberrys go through desperate measures to maintain their sanity. However, on the verge of dehydration, Eliza convinces her family to perform the rain ritual pictured in a nearby monolith. Everyone cheers as the rains pour down among them.
Aug. 18, 1999, midnight
S2E4 - Darwin Plays the Palace
When Eliza gets a hunch that foul play has led to Darwin's disappearance, she sets out to rescue her long lost companion. To her dismay, she finds Darwin has become one of the most popular acts at an Indian palace where a young prince lives. It's up to her to prove to Darwin that friendship runs deeper than the glamour and glitz of showbiz.
Aug. 19, 1999, midnight
S2E5 - Stick Your Neck Out
Eliza finds a hero in a giraffe who can see distances with his height and warn others of approaching danger. However, to Eliza's dismay, the giraffe leaves the animals for his own needs. Only when Eliza herself is in danger does the giraffe return and realize his selfishness.
Aug. 23, 1999, midnight
S2E6 - No Laughing Matter
Eliza frees a hyena from captivity, but having never lived in the wild, it doesn't know how to survive. Eliza attempts to teach it, but it seems hopeless--until a wild boar threatens them and the hyena's natural instincts take over.
Aug. 24, 1999, midnight
S2E7 - Chimp Off the Old Block
Darwin brings Eliza to his chimpanzee compound, and Eliza, who isn't used to the structure of the chimpanzee way of life, puts Darwin in an uncomfortable situation. After a fire starts, Eliza realizes the hierarchy is necessary for jungle survival. In the end, she apologizes for her lack of understanding and the chimp leader lets Darwin off the hook.
Aug. 25, 1999, midnight
S2E8 - Koality and Kuantity
The Thornberrys discover that koalas are missing from their native groves. Eliza decides to unravel the mystery only to discover Kip and Biederman masterminding the evil plot. It is now up to her to stop the culprits from wiping out an entire species!
Aug. 26, 1999, midnight
S2E9 - Chew if by Sea
When the Thornberrys leave Australia for India, Eliza can't bear to leave her wombat friend, Emily. Even though she is told not to, she brings her along. Now Eliza is constantly forced to re-create Emily's habitat in order to ensure her survival.
Aug. 30, 1999, midnight
S2E10 - Clash of the Teutons
The Thornberrys meet the Fensterkopfs who make false documentaries. The Fensterkopfs' kid lies to Eliza and gets them all stuck on a cliff. After the families barely escape an avalanche, the value of truth is learned by all.
Aug. 31, 1999, midnight
S2E11 - You Ain't Seen Nothin', Yeti
To study and protect the snow leopards from extinction and a construction site that is threatening their survival, Nigel's mentor (thought to be lost for many years) has left civilization to be a yeti. Eliza discovers his identity, helps him fend off the construction workers, and reunites him with her father.
Sept. 1, 1999, midnight
S2E12 - On the Right Track
When the Thornberrys are in Finland for the annual reindeer races, Eliza feels left out. She single-handedly uncovers a plot to sabotage the races, and along with an equally excluded reindeer who didn't make the final cut, helps save the day by playing fair.
Sept. 2, 1999, midnight
S2E13 - Polar Opposites
When a friendly polar bear is wrongly accused of vicious behavior, Eliza goes to great lengths to keep him from being harmed and learns the value of sticking by a friend in times of trouble.
Sept. 6, 1999, midnight
S2E14 - Two's Company
When Eliza is told that ""Jake"" the turtle is the last one of his kind, she can't just let his species become another name on the extinction list. Enlisting help from other animals, she soon discovers ""Samantha"" and brings the two turtles together--blind date style. Eliza soon realizes that playing the role of cupid is not as easy as it seems.
Sept. 7, 1999, midnight
S2E15 - Show Me the Bunny
After Eliza saves an arctic hare from a determined stoat, she learns that underdogs come in all shapes and sizes.
Sept. 13, 1999, midnight
S2E16 - Reef Grief
Eliza gets in over her head when she assumes responsibilities she can't handle. She is soon forced to don scuba gear and rescue a fumbling Nigel and a tumbling commvee under the dangerous waters of Australia.
Sept. 14, 1999, midnight
S2E17 - Thornberry Island
The Thornberrys get stranded on an uncharted island, basking at first in all the beauty and the splendor, but discover soon enough that being marooned isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Sept. 15, 1999, midnight
S2E18 - Dances With Dingoes
Debbie discovers Eliza ""talking"" to dingoes and threatens to tell her parents. Eliza, concerned about the possibility of being shipped back to the United States as a science experiment, seeks help from nearby Aborigines. Together they confuse Debbie into thinking it was just a bad dream.
Sept. 16, 1999, midnight
S2E19 - Tamper-Proof Seal
When the Commvee is surrounded by angry seals, Eliza tries her own methods to get them to move. But she learns from her Inuit friend Jim that traditional ways have their value.
Oct. 19, 1999, midnight
S2E20 - You Otter Know
When Kip and Biederman cause an oil spill, Eliza must save her sea otter friends.
Oct. 20, 1999, midnight
S2E21 - Have Yourself A Thornberry Little Christmas
Eliza goes to desperate measures to help animals survive during tough times along the Skeleton Coast. Her good-will intentions, however, will soon cost her family their entire supply of holiday cheer--and their Christmas dinner!
Nov. 29, 1999, midnight
S2E22 - Luck Be an Aye-Aye
When Donnie kidnaps an aye-aye for a pet, Eliza must return the ""bad luck"" omen to his home before the villagers hunt him down.
Feb. 15, 2000, midnight
S2E23 - The Kung and I
When the Thornberrys visit the !Kung people, everyone is shocked to discover that Debbie can click-talk. No one is more surprised than Eliza, however, who is only ""cured"" of her jealousy by a !Kung healing ceremony.
Feb. 16, 2000, midnight
S2E24 - Dear Diary
When Eliza ""accidentally"" reads Debbie's diary she learns that Debbie thinks she's an embarrassment of a sister. Debbie and Eliza have it out and learn the real truth about their relationship.
Feb. 17, 2000, midnight
S2E25 - Black and White and Mom All Over
When a seemingly abandoned panda bear imprints on Debbie, Eliza doubts Debbie's ""parenting"" ability--until a monsoon convinces Eliza that Debbie can handle more than she lets on.
Feb. 21, 2000, midnight
S2E26 - Tiger by the Tail
Eliza reunites with a Siberian Tiger, and is stunned when the tiger turns on her. Eliza's visiting Grandma Sophie helps her overcome her fears just as she is overcoming her own.
Feb. 22, 2000, midnight
S2E27 - Forget Me Not
When the Thornberrys visit Nigel's friend Jomo, they search for an elephant named Rebecca that Nigel saved 20 years earlier. As the family attends to an elephant stuck in a mudhole, Eliza bonds with Rebecca, only to learn that she is old and ready to die.
Feb. 24, 2000, midnight
S2E28 - Song for Eliza
When Eliza tries to swim with the humpback whales, Darwin accidentally knocks Debbie's boombox into the ocean, which creates a distrubing noise and causes the whales to stop their ritual singing. Eliza attempts to set things right, but ends up getting arrested for violating the Marine Mammel Protection Act.
Feb. 25, 2000, midnight
S2E29 - Gift of Gab
Eliza tells Darwin the tale of how she became able to speak to animals, and how she retained her ability to speak to humans as well.
Feb. 26, 2000, midnight
S2E30 - Bogged Down
Challenging an ancient Maasai legend, Eliza marches into a ""haunted"" forest to prove her bravery. Now, with night falling, Eliza must place her trust in the mysterious legends of the Maasai in order to find her way safely through the dark forest.
March 6, 2000, midnight
S2E31 - Monkey See, Monkey Don't
When Eliza meets a group of temple monkeys, they con her into bringing all of her family's food. While Darwin tries to convince her otherwise, Eliza realizes that she's been duped and learns the value of Darwin's friendship.
March 6, 2000, midnight
S2E32 - Where the Gauchos Roam
The Thornberrys are invited on a cattle drive by Marianne's old high school friend whose son, Miguel, is not as adept at riding and roping as he claimed. In the end, Eliza helps him build confidence.
March 13, 2000, midnight
S2E33 - A Shaky Foundation
The Thornberrys are visited by the Foundation's head son, Tom, who splits up the Nigel and Marianne team. An over-zealous Tom treats Eliza like a child until he lands the Commvee in a raging river. Eliza's quick thinking prevails and she saves her family and wins Tom's respect.
March 13, 2000, midnight
S2E34 - Cheetahs Never Prosper
During a drought, Eliza is forbidden to assist the thirsty animals, but she breaks her promise when she sees a cheetah cub alone on the Savannah. Eliza and Darwin are saved by a timely thunderstorm when the cheetah mother tries to eat them.
March 20, 2000, midnight
S2E35 - Gobi Yourself
Eliza and a Chinese girl, Arioka, secretly switch places so Eliza can ride across the desert on camels and Arioka can ride in the Commvee. But Arioka's parents change their plans and Eliza must figure out a way to get them back to the Thornberrys.
March 20, 2000, midnight
S2E36 - Every Little Bit Alps
Eliza is afraid to admit to her friend Ben that she doesn't know how to snowboard, just as a rutting ibex is afraid to stand up to another ibex.
March 27, 2000, midnight
S2E37 - Pack of Thornberrys
Eliza and Debbie are fighting so much, Debbie decides to apply to boarding school and Eliza encourages her. But meeting up with a lone wolf teaches Eliza that families, like packs, belong together.
March 27, 2000, midnight
Network: Nickelodeon
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 2184 min.
Released: Sept. 1, 1998
Last Air Date: June 11, 2004, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-Y7
Common sense age: 7+
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