Dora the Explorer is an American media Franchise centered on an eponymous animated interactive Fourth wall children’s television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner, produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and originally ran on Nickelodeon from August 14, 2000 to June 5, 2014, with the final six unaired episodes later airing from July 7 to August 9, 2019. It has since spawned a spin-off television series, a sequel television series ,a live action feature film and a reboot. As of 2014, retail sales for the franchise exceeded $13 billion, making it one of the highest-grossing media Franchises of all time.