"Dora the Explorer" special releases include DVD boxed sets (compilation of compilations) and samplers (i.e., a selection of episodes from various Nickelodeon shows). Excluded are:
- shrinkwrapped twin packs (not boxed sets)
- Nick Jr. Favorites boxed sets
- crossover episodes (i.e., Go, Diego, Go!)
| Title | Format | Description | Release Date |
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| Nick Jr.'s Imagine That | VHS | "Sticky Tape", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Little Bill, and Rugrats | 2001 |
| Nick Jr. Holiday | DVD | "A Present for Santa", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Little Bill, and Rugrats | September 24, 2002 |
| Nick Jr. Celebrates Spring | DVD | "Egg Hunt", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Little Bill, Max and Ruby, and Rugrats | March 2, 2004 |
| Dora the Explorer: Dora Ultimate Adventure Collection | DVD Boxed Set | Map Adventures, City of Lost Toys, and Rhymes and Riddles | October 26, 2004 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites (Vol. 1) | DVD | "The Lost City", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, LazyTown, Little Bill, Max and Ruby, and Oswald | May 24, 2005 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites (Vol. 2) | DVD | "Super Map", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, LazyTown, Little Bill, Max and Ruby, and The Backyardigans | October 18, 2005 |
| Dora the Explorer: Dora's Double Length Adventures | DVD Boxed Set | Fairy Tale Adventure, Dance to the Rescue, and Pirate Adventure | November 1, 2005 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites (Vol. 3) | DVD | "Meet Diego!", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, LazyTown, Little Bill, Max & Ruby, and The Backyardigans | February 7, 2006 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites (Vol. 4) | DVD | "Rapido Tico", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, LazyTown, Little Bill, Max and Ruby, and The Backyardigans | June 6, 2006 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday | DVD | "To the South Pole", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Little Bill, Max and Ruby, The Backyardigans, and Oswald | September 26, 2006 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites (Vol. 5) | DVD | "Boots' Special Day", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Little Bill, Max and Ruby, The Backyardigans, and Wonder Pets | March 13, 2007 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites (Vol. 6) | DVD | "Backpack", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Jack's Big Music Show, Little Bill, The Backyardigans, and Wonder Pets | August 7, 2007 |
| Nickelodeon Favorites Sleepytime Stories | DVD | "Little Star", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Blue's Room, Jack's Big Music Show, Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | April 15, 2008 |
| Nickelodeon All About Fall | DVD | "School Pet", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Blue's Room, Jack's Big Music Show, Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | July 29, 2008 |
| Nickelodeon Favorites All Stars Sports Day | DVD | "Baseball Boots", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | March 10, 2009 |
| Nickelodeon Favorites Celebrate Family! | DVD | "Grandma's House", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | June 9, 2009 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites Animal Friends! | DVD | "ABC Animals", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | September 15, 2009 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites We Love Our Friends | DVD | "Best Friends", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan , Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | January 5, 2010 |
| Nickelodeon Go Green | DVD | "Bugga Bugga", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | March 30, 2010 |
| Nickelodeon The First Day Of School | DVD | "First Day Of School", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, and Wonder Pets | July 13, 2010 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites Happy Halloween | DVD | "Boo", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | August 24, 2010 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites Sisters and Brothers | DVD | "Big Sister Dora", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, and Wonder Pets | February 8, 2011 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites Food With Friends | DVD | "El Die de las Madres", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | May 17, 2011 |
| Nickelodeon Favorites Summer Vacation | DVD | "Baby Crab", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, Wonder Pets, and Yo Gabba Gabba | June 21, 2011 |
| Nick Jr. Favorites Merry Christmas! | DVD | "A Present for Santa", plus episodes from Blue's Clues, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, Team Umizoomi, and Wonder Pets | October 4, 2011 |
| Nickelodeon Favorites Dance to the Music | DVD | "La Maestra de Musica", plus episodes from Bubble Guppies, Go, Diego, Go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, Team Umizoomi, and Wonder Pets | February 28, 2012 |
VHS Compilations
| Picture | Title | Episodes Featured | Release Date |
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Dora the Explorer: Swing Into Action | Sticky Tape & Berry Hunt | June 5, 2001 |
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Dora the Explorer: Wish on a Star | Little Star & Wizzle Wishes | June 26, 2001 |
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Dora the Explorer: To the Rescue | Three Little Piggies & Lost and Found | August 21, 2001 |
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Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Prince | Dora Saves the Prince & El Coqui | February 5, 2002 |
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Dora the Explorer: Dora's Backpack Adventure | Backpack & Big River | May 28, 2002 |
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Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas | A Present for Santa & Rapido, Tico! | September 24, 2002 |
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Dora the Explorer: Move to the Music | Dora, La Musico & Pablo's Flute | November 5, 2002 |
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Dora the Explorer: Map Adventures | Lost Map & Super Map | February 4, 2003 |
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Dora the Explorer: City of Lost Toys | The Lost City & Lost Squeaky | June 3, 2003 |
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Dora the Explorer: Rhymes and Riddles | Dora Had a Little Lamb & Call Me Mr. Riddles | August 26, 2003 |
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Dora the Explorer: Meet Diego! | Meet Diego & To the South Pole | October 7, 2003 |
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Dora the Explorer: Cowgirl Dora | Pinto, The Pony Express & A Letter for Swiper | November 25, 2003 |
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Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure | Dora's Pirate Treasure | January 27, 2004 |
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Dora the Explorer: Egg Hunt | Egg Hunt & El Dia De La Madres | March 2, 2004 |
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Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta! | Super Silly Fiesta & Boots' Special Day | June 1, 2004 |
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Dora the Explorer: Dora's Halloween | Boo! & The Missing Piece | August 31, 2004 |
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Dora the Explorer: Fairytale Adventure | Dora's Fairytale Adventure | October 5, 2004 |
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Dora the Explorer: Catch the Stars | Star Catcher & Star Mountain | January 11, 2005 |
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Dora the Explorer: Big Sister Dora | Big Sister Dora & Dora Saves the Game | March 22, 2005 |
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Dora the Explorer: It's A Party! | Daisy, La Quinceañera & The Big Piñata | May 3, 2005 |
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Dora the Explorer: Super Babies | Super Babies & Catch the Babies | July 19, 2005 |
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Dora the Explorer: Dance to the Rescue | Dora's Dance to the Rescue | October 11, 2005 |
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Dora the Explorer: Save the Day! | Dora and Diego to the Rescue! & Swiper the Explorer | January 10, 2006 |
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Dora the Explorer: Dora's First Trip | Dora's First Trip & Best Friends | April 11, 2006 |
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Dora the Explorer: Animal Adventures | Save Diego & Baby Jaguar's Roar | June 13, 2006 |
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Dora the Explorer: We're a Team! | We're a Team & Baseball Boots | August 15, 2006 |
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Dora the Explorer: World Adventure! | Dora's World Adventure | October 10, 2006 |
DVD Compilations
| Title | Episodes Featured | Release Date | Notes |
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| Map Adventures | Lost Map, Super Map, Three Little Piggies & Lost and Found | February 4, 2003 | The last 2 episodes were taken from the VHS title "To the Rescue". |
| City of Lost Toys | The Lost City, Lost Squeaky, Berry Hunt & Sticky Tape | June 3, 2003 | The last 2 episodes were taken from the VHS title "Swing into Action". |
| Rhymes and Riddles | Dora Had a Little Lamb, Call Me Mr. Riddles, Backpack & Big River | August 26, 2003 | The last 2 episodes were taken from the VHS title "Dora's Backpack Adventure" |
| Meet Diego! | Meet Diego, To the South Pole, Little Star & Wizzle Wishes | October 7, 2003 | The last 2 episodes were taken from the VHS title "Wish on a Star". |
| Cowgirl Dora | Pinto, The Pony Express, A Letter for Swiper, Choo Choo & Hic-Boom-Ohh | November 25, 2003 | N/A |
| Pirate Adventure | Dora's Pirate Adventure, Dora Saves the Prince & El Coqui | January 27, 2004 | The title in bold is a double length episode. The last 2 episodes were taken from the VHS title "Dora saves the Prince". |
| Egg Hunt | Egg Hunt, El Dia De La Madres, Dora, La Musico & Pablo's Flute | March 2, 2004 | The last 2 episodes were taken from the VHS title "Move to the Music". |
| Super Silly Fiesta! | Super Silly Fiesta, Boots' Special Day, Stuck Truck & The Big Potato | June 1, 2004 | N/A |
| Dora's Halloween | Boo!, The Missing Piece, To the Monkey Bars & The Big Storm | August 31, 2004 | N/A |
| Dora's Fairytale Adventure | Dora's Fairytale Adventure, What Happens Next & The Magic Stick | October 5, 2004 | The title in bold is a double length episode. |
| Dora's Christmas | A Present for Santa, Rapido, Tico!, School Pet & Quack! Quack! | October 26, 2004 | The VHS release premiered on September 24, 2002. |
| Catch the Stars | Star Catcher, Star Mountain, Louder! & Hide and Go Seek | January 11, 2005 | N/A |
| Big Sister Dora | Big Sister Dora, Dora Saves the Game, Job Day & A Letter for Swiper | March 22, 2005 | The last episode appears for the 2nd time on DVD. |
| It's A Party | Daisy, La Quinceañera, The Big Piñata, Surprise & The Fix-It Machine | May 3, 2005 | N/A |
| Super Babies | Super Babies, Catch the Babies, Baby Dino & Por Favor | July 19, 2005 | N/A |
| Dance to the Rescue | Dora's Dance to the Rescue, Rescue, Rescue, Rescue! & León, The Circus Lion | October 11, 2005 | The title in bold is a double length episode. |
| Save the Day! | Dora and Diego to the Rescue!, Swiper the Explorer, Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur & Roberto the Robot | January 10, 2006 | N/A |
| Dora's First Trip | Dora's First Trip, Best Friends, To the Treehouse & The Chocolate Tree | April 11, 2006 | N/A |
| Animal Adventures | Save Diego, Baby Jaguar's Roar, Click!, Hic-Boom-Ohh | June 13, 2006 | The last episode appears a 2nd time on DVD. |
| We're A Team! | We're a Team, Baseball Boots, Bouncing Ball & Choo Choo | August 15, 2006 | The last episode appears a 2nd time on DVD. |
| World Adventure! | Dora's World Adventure, Journey To The Purple Planet & The Golden Explorers | October 10, 2006 | The title in bold is a double length episode. |
| Musical School Days | La Maestra De Música, Boots To The Rescue, The Happy Old Troll & Doctor Dora | February 13, 2007 | N/A |
| Shy Rainbow | The Shy Rainbow, A Crown for King Juan el Bobo, Bugga Bugga, Te Amo | April 3, 2007 | N/A |
| Summer Explorer | Baby Crab, Mixed-Up Seasons, We All Scream For Ice Cream & Beaches | July 3, 2007 | N/A |
| Dora Saves the Mermaids | Dora Saves The Mermaids, Fish Out of Water & Treasure Island | September 25, 2007 | The title in bold is a double length episode. |
| Puppy Power! | Dora's Got A Puppy, Save The Puppies, ABC Animals & Grandma's House | November 6, 2007 | N/A |
| Undercover Dora | Super Spies, Super Spies 2: The Swiping Machine, Rojo, The Fire truck & Pinto, The Pony Express | January 15, 2008 | This DVD release has the last episode appear a 2nd time. |
| Dora Saves the Snow Princess | Dora Saves the Snow Princess, Dora's Jack-in-the-Box, Bark, Bark to Play Park! | September 30, 2008 | The title in bold is a double length episode. |
| Dora Celebrates Three Kings Day | Dora Saves Three Kings Day, Isa's Unicorn Flowers, Benny's Big Race & The Backpack Parade | October 7, 2008 | N/A |
| Dora and the 3 Little Pigs | Dora Saves The Three Little Pigs, Bouncy Boots, Mayan Adventure & The Big Red Chicken's Magic Show | January 13, 2009 | N/A |
| Super Babies' Dream Adventure | Super Babies' Dream Adventure, Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle, Pirate Treasure Hunt & Benny's Treasure | May 26, 2009 | N/A |
| Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom | Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom, First Day of School & Boots' Banana Wish | September 22, 2009 | The title in bold is a double length episode. |
| Dora's Greatest Adventures | Lost Map, Hide and Go Seek, Journey to the Purple Planet, Rescue, Rescue, Rescue!, Star Catcher, Star Mountain, Boots to the Rescue & Swiper the Explorer | February 2, 2010 | This DVD release has 8 episodes. |
| Explore the Earth | Mixed-Up Seasons, To the South Pole, Save Diego & Beaches | April 13, 2010 | This DVD release has the 2nd episode appear a 2nd time. |
| Dora's Big Birthday Adventure | Dora's Big Birthday Adventure, Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle & Wizzle Wishes | August 3, 2010 | The title in bold is a double length episode. |
| Dora's Slumber Party | Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur, Louder!, The Lost City & Little Star, Super Babies' Dream Adventure, Dora Had a Little Lamb | September 14, 2010 | N/A |
| It's Haircut Day | Dora's Hair-Raising Adventure, Happy Birthday, Super Babies!, Baby Winky Goes Home! & Dora's Pegaso Adventure | May 3, 2011 | N/A |
| Dora's Big Party Pack | Disc 1: Daisy, La Quinceañera, The Big Piñata, Surprise & The Fix-It Machine Disc 2: Super Silly Fiesta, Boots' Special Day, Stuck Truck & The Big Potato |
July 12, 2011 | This is a 3 DVD gift set. Disc 1 is from "It's a Party"; Disc 2 is from "Super Silly Fiesta!" & Disc 3 is from "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure". |
| Dora's Ballet Adventures | Dora's Ballet Adventure, Dora, La Musico, The Super Silly Fiesta & Surprise! | August 30, 2011 | N/A |
| Dora's Halloween Parade | Halloween Parade, Boo!, The Backpack Parade & Dora, La Musico | August 30, 2011 | N/A |
| Dora's Storybook Adventures | Dora's Fairytale Adventure, Dora Saves the Snow Princess & Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom | September 13, 2011 | All 3 of these episodes are over 30 minutes. |
| Dora's Enchanted Forest Adventures | Tale of the Unicorn King, The Secret of Atlantis & Dora Saves the King Unicornio | September 13, 2011 | The last episode lasted over 30 minutes. |
| Celebrate with Dora | Disc 1: Boo!, The Missing Piece, To the Monkey Bars & The Big Storm Disc 2: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure, Dora Helps the Birthday Wizzle & Wizzle Wishes |
November 15, 2011 | This is a 3 DVD Gift Set. Disc 1 is from "Dora's Halloween"; Disc 2 is from "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure" & Disc 3 is from "Dora's Christmas". |
| Dora Loves Boots | Boots' First Bike, Bouncy Boots, Vacaciones! & The Big Red Chicken's Magic Wand | December 27, 2011 | N/A |
| Dora's Easter Adventure | Dora's Easter Adventure, The Grumpy Old Troll Gets Married & Dora in Troll Land | February 14, 2012 | N/A |
| Dora's Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom | Dora's Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom, Dora's Moonlight Adventure & Castaway Benny | June 26, 2012 | N/A |
| Dora's Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure | Dora's Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure, A Ribbon for Pinto & Swiper's Favorite Things | July 31, 2012 | N/A |
| Dora's Royal Rescue | Dora's Royal Rescue & Dora's Knighthood Adventure | October 2, 2012 | The 1st episode lasted over 30 minutes. |
| Dora Rocks! | Dora Rocks!, Baby Bongo's Big Music Show & Little Map | December 30, 2012 | N/A |
| Dora's Easter Collection | Disc 1: Dora's Easter Adventure, The Grumpy Old Troll Gets Married, Dora in Troll Land Disc 2: Egg Hunt |
February 19, 2013 | This is a 2 DVD gift set. The 1st from Dora's Easter Adventure and the 2nd is from Egg Hunt. |
| Dora's Butterfly Ball | The Butterfly Ball, Vamos a Pintar! & Feliz Dia de Los Padres! | February 26, 2013 | N/A |
| Dora's Great Roller Skate Adventure | Dora's Great Roller Skate Adventure, Check Up Day & School Science Fair | September 10, 2013 | N/A |
| Dora's Ice Skating Spectacular | Dora's Ice Skating Spectacular, Catch That Shape Train & Dora and Perrito to the Rescue | November 5, 2013 | N/A |
| Dora in Wonderland | Dora in Wonderland | March 4, 2014 | N/A |
All Dora the Explorer DVD's for the Philippine market, distributed by Viva Video, the home video subsidiary of Viva Entertainment, Inc.