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Recap / Dora the Explorer S1 E20 "Dora Saves the Prince"

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Original air date: 10/29/2001

Once upon a time, a mean witch banished Prince Ramon to the High Tower. When Dora and Boots read about it in their storybook, they immediately leap into the pages to save the prince! But they'll need your help to find the High Tower, watch out for Swiper, AND get past the witch together! Are you ready?


Tropes:

  • Distressed Dude: Prince Ramon is locked in the High Tower and Dora and Boots have to rescue him.
  • Heel–Face Turn: The witch ends up undergoing this when Dora gives this as a condition should she wish to be let out of the ball.
  • Ironic Echo: While the witch is locking Ramon in the High Tower, she whispers "abre" to open the door so he doesn't hear. Later when Ramon is freed, Ramon whispers "abre" to his magic ball to trap the witch in it.
  • Non-Standard Character Design: While Prince Ramon is drawn in the same style as the rest of the human characters in the series, the witch is drawn in a more cartoony fashion and even has the spherical small-pupiled eyes usually restricted to non-human characters to illustrate her ugliness.
  • Portal Book: Dora and Boots jump into the book to Ramon's kingdom.
  • Sealed Evil in a Can: The witch getting trapped in Ramon's magic ball, until Dora and Boots urged him to let her out if she promises to be good.
  • Stock Footage: The animations of Dora and Boots in the travel song during the "Come on, vamonos..." part were recycled from "Backpack". Said animations will be reused for the rest of the season production-wise.
  • Wicked Witch: The main villain of the story, who locks Prince Ramon in the High Tower.

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