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The Wild Thornberrys : Season 3
Dragon Me Along : (Ep. 1)
Episode 1 - aired : Sep 2000

A trip to the Great Wall of China finds Eliza in hot pursuit of a panda and his mother.

Writer: Gail Barrick
Writer: Peter Egan
Director: Sylvia Keulen
Time Flies : (Ep. 2)
Episode 2 - aired : Sep 2000

Location: The Florida Everglades, United StatesDebbie and Eliza explore the Everglades but drop Nigel's birthday present, a new watch, into the swamp. As an old woman chases them away, they return at night, only to have the watch eaten by an alligator.

Writer: Barbara Herndon
Writer: Jill Gorey
Director: Carol Millican
Horse Sense : (Ep. 3)
Episode 3 - aired : Sep 2000

In the hope of winning the annual horse race, Eliza trades in her bungling trotter for a swift Thoroughbred.

Director: Cathy Malkasian
Writer: Sheila M. Anthony
Writer: Joan Considine Johnson
Tyler Tucker, I Presume : (Ep. 4)
Episode 4 - aired : Oct 2000

Eliza's cousin Tyler Tucker joins the Thornberrys for a four-week tour from Africa to the Amazon in search of exotic, endangered and mysterious animals.

Writer: Kate Boutilier
Director: Mark Risley
Critical Masai : (Ep. 5)
Episode 5 - aired : Oct 2000

Location: Masai Steppe, TanzaniaEliza and Tyler work together to help an aspiring Masai warrior earn the respect of his elders.

Director: Ron Noble
Writer: Peter Egan
Queen of Denial : (Ep. 6)
Episode 6 - aired : Oct 2000

Location: The Siwa Oasis, EgyptEliza challenges Tyler to lead the group to safety after they land in an underground burial chamber.

Writer: Suzie Villandry
Director: Frank Marino
Writer: Sarah Jane Cunningham
Island Trade : (Ep. 7)
Episode 7 - aired : Oct 2000

Location: Zanzibar, TanzaniaDebbie and Tyler mistakenly trade the commvee for a dress at an island marketplace; Marianne and Nigel explore the Ngorongoro Crater.

Writer: Rick Gitelson
Director: Cathy Malkasian
Writer: Joan Considine Johnson
Birthday Quake : (Ep. 8)
Episode 8 - aired : Oct 2000

Location: Mt. KilimanjaroTo celebrate his 13th birthday, Tyler and Eliza visit a pair of elephants in the African savanna.

Director: Frank Marino
Writer: Kate Boutilier
Director: Becky Bristow
Writer: Eleah Horwitz
The Legend of Ha Long Bay : (Ep. 9)
Episode 9 - aired : Oct 2000

Location: Ha Long Bay, VietnamEliza encounters a mysterious creature while shooting a film with Nigel about manta rays.

Writer: Marsha Griffin
Director: Mark Risley
Spirited Away : (Ep. 10)
Episode 10 - aired : Oct 2000

Location: The border of Oaxala and Zaachula, MexicoAs the family prepares to film the ""Day of the Dead"" ceremony in a small town, Eliza meets a little girl who tells her about the spirits returning. Eliza is determined to find one, but when Donnie puts a vaulable ring in a loaf of bread, Debbie and Eliza must search for the missing ring. Eliza gets some help from a mysterious woman who, she finds out, has been gone for many years.

Writer: Suzie Villandry
Writer: Sarah Jane Cunningham
Director: Sylvia Keulen
A Family Tradition : (Ep. 11)
Episode 11 - aired : Nov 2000

Location: Ankarana, MadagascarThe Thornberrys are preparing for Thanksgiving in Madagascar when Grandma Sophie calls, inviting them home for the holiday. When Nigel and Marianne explain that they can't go home until they get footage of a fossa for The Foundation, Debbie throws a tantrum. Will the girls, Donnie, and Darwin go to the states on their own when tradition has always had the Thornberry clan together on Thanksgiving?

Writer: Kate Boutilier
Writer: Alice Miller
Director: Mark Risley
Happy Old Year : (Ep. 12)
Episode 12 - aired : Dec 2000

Location: Quito, EcuadorBefore New Year's Eve, Debbie accidentally hurts fer father's feelings, and joins a couple of eccentric, 30's-era volcano chasers, Mitzi and Merrick Dash. Eliza goes after her to reclaim her friend, Santusa the Llama, and they all encounter a mudslide when the volcano erupts.

Director: Frank Marino
Writer: Kate Boutilier
Director: Becky Bristow
Happy Campers : (Ep. 13)
Episode 13 - aired : Dec 2000

Location: BhutanA trip to Bhutan, finds Marianne and Debbie out in the cold, and Eliza and Darwin on the run from the border police.

Writer: David Rosenberg
Director: Sylvia Keulen
All Work and No Play : (Ep. 14)
Episode 14 - aired : Jan 2001

Location: Lake Baikal, SiberiaWhen Eliza and Debbie slack off on their chores, they all suffer for it when they fail to prepare of an oncoming storm. Will the Thornberrys survive a flash flood, help some beavers build their dam and keep the Comvee from sinking?

Writer: Peter Hunziker
Director: Carol Millican
New Territory : (Ep. 15)
Episode 15 - aired : Jan 2001

Location: Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, AustraliaThe Thornberrys meet an Australian family named the Gibsons when the Comvee runs out of gas. Eliza makes friends with the youngest member of the family named Bethany, who is in a wheelchair from cerebal palsy. The girls go land sailing and Bethany helps Eliza escape from a crocodile, but then get in an arguement when Bethany thinks Eliza is feeling sorry for her being disabled. Will the two new friends find a way to make up? Meanwhile, Nigel and Marianne play the Gibsons in a very competitive game of Tricky Trivia.

Director: Carol Millican
Writer: Joan Considine Johnson
Operation Valentine : (Ep. 16)
Episode 16 - aired : Feb 2001

Location: Alice Springs, AustraliaDebbie is finally going to meet her e-mail friend in person and she is determined to make a good impression. Meanwhile, Eliza is having strange pains in her stomach and ends up stranded on top of a small mountain as Donnie gets attacked by a giant eagle. Just a typical Valentine's Day for the Thornberrys in Australia.

Writer: Alice Miller
Director: Mark Risley
Hello, Dolphin! : (Ep. 17)
Episode 17 - aired : Feb 2001

Location: Shark Bay, AustraliaNigel and Marianne are on a dangerous assignment to film some tiger sharks while Eliza goes swimming with some dolphins. Meanwhile, Debbie gets dumped by her e-mail boyfriend Sven. When the kids take a boat out with the dolphins to swim in the deep sea, they may get some unexpected visitors.

Director: Frank Marino
Writer: Peter Egan
April Fool's Day : (Ep. 18)
Episode 18 - aired : Apr 2001

Location: Okavango Swamp, BotswanaIt's April Fools day, and The Thornberrys are trying to outdo each other by way of April Fool's jokes. At first it's a lot of fun, but when Tyler and Eliza encounter some quicksand and a lion, will they learn not to cry wolf? Meanwhile, Nigel coaches Debbie for her Physical Education courses.

Director: Carol Millican
Writer: Joan Considine Johnson
Gem of a Mom : (Ep. 19)
Episode 19 - aired : May 2001

Eliza and Debbie embark on a dangerous trek in search of precious gemstones.

Writer: Suzie Villandry
Writer: Sarah Jane Cunningham
Director: Ron Noble
The Anniversary : (Ep. 20)
Episode 20 - aired : May 2001

Mt. Fuji, JapanGrandpa Frank marks the occasion of his 50th wedding anniversary by throwing caution to the wind and joining Eliza on a rigorous mountain climb.

Writer: Don Sipes
Writer: Earl Hamner, Jr.
Director: Cathy Malkasian