The BEST episodes of The Wild Thornberrys season 2

Every episode of The Wild Thornberrys season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Wild Thornberrys season 2!

Eliza Thornberry is not your ordinary kid. It's not just because she travels the world in an RV with her parents, Nigel and Marrianne: famous nature show hosts. Eliza also happened to be granted the magical ability to talk with and understand animals. She's now able to talk with animals and help save them from various threats along with her friend Darwin, a chimpanzee who travels with Eliza and her family.

Last Updated: 11/5/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended
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9.71
34 votes

#1 - Thornberry Island

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/15/1999

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.

Directors: Becky Bristow
Writer: David Regal
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9.71
34 votes

#2 - Show Me the Bunny

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/13/1999

After Eliza saves an arctic hare from a determined stoat, she learns that underdogs come in all shapes and sizes.

Directors: Becky Bristow
Writer: Adam Beechen
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9.70
33 votes

#3 - Darwin Plays the Palace

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/19/1999

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.

Directors: Sylvia Keulen
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#4 - Stick Your Neck Out

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/23/1999

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.

Directors: Cathy Malkasian
Writer: Adam Beechen
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9.70
33 votes

#5 - Koality and Kuantity

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/1999

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!

Writer: David Regal
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#6 - Chew If by Sea

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/30/1999

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.

Directors: Steve Russel
Writer: Monica Piper
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#7 - You Ain't Seen Nothin', Yeti

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/1/1999

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.

Directors: Carol Millican
Writer: Adam Beechen
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9.70
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#8 - On the Right Track

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/2/1999

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.

Directors: Cathy Malkasian
Writer: David Regal
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9.70
33 votes

#9 - Two's Company

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/7/1999

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.

Directors: Steve Russel
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9.70
33 votes

#10 - Reef Grief

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/14/1999

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.

Directors: Sylvia Keulen
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9.68
34 votes

#11 - Pal Joey

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/17/1999

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.

Directors: Carol Millicam
Writer: Gene Grillo
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9.66
35 votes

#12 - Rain Dance

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/1999

With the commvee broken down in the desert and no water left to survive, the Thornberrys go through desperate measures to maintain their sanity.

Directors: Sylvia Keulen
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9.65
34 votes

#13 - Clash of the Teutons

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/31/1999

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.

Directors: Cathy Malkasian
Writer: Adam Beechen
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9.61
36 votes

#14 - Polar Opposites

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/6/1999

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.

Directors: Steve Russel
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9.50
36 votes

#15 - Rebel Without a Trunk

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/16/1999

Eliza succumbs to peer pressure from a ""teenage"" elephant, which gets in the way of her closeness with Marianne on an overnight trip.

Directors: Sylvia Keulen
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9.50
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#16 - No Laughing Matter

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/24/1999

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.

Writer: David Regal
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9.40
35 votes

#17 - Chimp Off the Old Block

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/25/1999

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.

Directors: Steve Russel
Writer: Monica Piper
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6.67
3 votes

#18 - Pack of Thornberrys

Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 3/27/2000

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.

Directors: Mark Risley
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#19 - You Otter Know

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/20/1999

When Kip and Biederman cause an oil spill, Eliza must save her sea otter friends.

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3 votes

#20 - Every Little Bit Alps

Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 3/27/2000

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.

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3 votes

#21 - Gobi Yourself

Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 3/20/2000

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.

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3 votes

#22 - Cheetahs Never Prosper

Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 3/20/2000

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.

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#23 - A Shaky Foundation

Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/13/2000

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.

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#24 - Where the Gauchos Roam

Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 3/13/2000

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.

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#25 - Monkey See, Monkey Don't

Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 3/6/2000

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.

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