The BEST episodes of The Wild Thornberrys season 3

Every episode of The Wild Thornberrys season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Wild Thornberrys season 3!

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
star
7.60
5 votes

#1 - Island Trade

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2000

Debbie and Tyler mistakenly trade the commvee for a dress at an island marketplace; Marianne and Nigel explore the Ngorongoro Crater.

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star
7.50
6 votes

#2 - Dragon Me Along

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2000

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

Writer: Peter Egan
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star
7.17
6 votes

#3 - Tyler Tucker, I Presume

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2000

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.

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7.17
6 votes

#4 - The Legend of Ha Long Bay

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/10/2000

Eliza encounters a mysterious creature while shooting a film with Nigel about manta rays.

Directors: Mark Risley
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star
7.00
4 votes

#5 - Horse Sense

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2000

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

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star
7.00
5 votes

#6 - Birthday Quake

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2000

To celebrate his 13th birthday, Tyler and Eliza visit a pair of elephants in the African savanna.

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6.83
6 votes

#7 - Queen of Denial

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/4/2000

Eliza challenges Tyler to lead the group to safety after they land in an underground burial chamber.

Directors: Framk Marino
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star
6.75
4 votes

#8 - Gem of a Mom

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/10/2001

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

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6.75
4 votes

#9 - Happy Old Year

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/2000

Before 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.

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6.75
4 votes

#10 - Family Tradition

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/2000

The 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?

Directors: Mark Risley
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6.75
4 votes

#11 - Spirited Away

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/28/2000

As 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 valuable 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.

Directors: Sylvia Keulen
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star
6.67
3 votes

#12 - Time Flies

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2000

Debbie 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.

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6.67
3 votes

#13 - Critical Masai

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2000

Eliza and Tyler work together to help an aspiring Masai warrior earn the respect of his elders.

Writer: Peter Egan
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6.67
3 votes

#14 - Happy Campers

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/2000

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

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6.67
3 votes

#15 - All Work and No Play

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/2001

When 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?

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6.67
3 votes

#16 - New Territory

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/2001

The 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 cerebral palsy. The girls go land sailing and Bethany helps Eliza escape from a crocodile, but then get in an argument 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.

Directors: Carol Millican
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star
6.67
3 votes

#17 - Operation Valentine

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/14/2001

Debbie 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.

Directors: Mark Risley
Writer: Alice Miller
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star
6.67
3 votes

#18 - Hello, Dolphin!

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/2001

Nigel 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.

Writer: Peter Egan
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star
6.67
3 votes

#19 - The Anniversary

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/14/2001

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

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star
6.50
4 votes

#20 - April Fool's Day

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/1/2001

It'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.

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