The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys (1998-2004) is a Nicktoon involving the wildlife and young girl adventurer Eliza Thornberry, who has the magic power to communicate with animals more than humans thanks to a shaman.

Season 1 (1998-99)

Flood Warning [1.1]

Nigel Thornberry: (to a warthog) Hello, hoggy.

Dinner with Darwin [1.2]

Marriane Thornberry: "You online?"

Tribal Chief: "Sure, who isn't?"

Debbie Thornberry: "Loneliness, emptiness, futility."

Bad Company [1.3]

Debbie Thornberry: "Somebody used the last of my two-in-one organic shampoo and conditioner."

Eliza Thornberry: (sotto) C'mon, Darwin, pull me up.

[Darwin gives the rope a tug, like a bell ringer. The chair immediately bounces into the air. Eliza GIGGLES with delight. When the chair bounces back down, an uneasy Darwin is pulled up along with the rope.]

[Nigel takes the empty bottle of shampoo and scans the back. Behind him, unnoticed by him or Marianne, Eliza and Darwin are dropping IN and OUT OF FRAME, on the chair and rope, respectively. Darwin looks unhappy, but Eliza is having a great time.]

Nigel Thornberry: May I? Thank you, Debbie. (reading) Passion flower, Brazil nut, chamomile. Why Debbie! You're not out of shampoo! All these ingredients come from the rainforest. They're all right here. Why an intrepid teen with a thirst for adventure, and guide to local plants...

[In the background, Donnie notices what Darwin is doing and instinctively mimics Darwin’s actions, tugging on Darwin's end of the rope as Darwin comes down. Darwin goes up, Donnie leaps onto Darwin, HOOTING.]

Marianne Thornberry: (to Debbie) We'll pick you up another bottle when we get to Manaus (pronounced Mah-NOW) .

Matadi or Bust [1.5]

Debbie: "(scoffs) She's talking to the monkey again."

Hippo: "Wait! You're the girl I met this morning."

The Temple of Eliza [1.6]

Darwin: "I'm always the royal pet chimpanzee." (sighs)

Vacant Lot [1.7]

(Debbie is listening to the radio when a possum-like animal breaks the antenna when he's sleeping on it)

Debbie Thornberry: "Argh! (to the animal) What did I ever do to you? I don't even know what you are! (The animal is backing away from Debbie) Okay . . . if I was an antenna, and I wasn't destroyed by a . . . thing, I'd be . . . in the closet!" (The animal looks towards the camera)

Darwin: "Oh, me? I'm fine. Why do you ask?"

The Dragon and the Professor [1.19]

Darwin: "You and me, other girls, other chimps, sounds like fun!"

Season 2 (1999-00)

Rebel Without a Trunk [2.1]

Rosie: "Atta-girl, Eliza!"

Koality & Kuantity [2.8]

Lyrebird: "Lyrebird."

Dear Diary [2.23]

Rat: (about Debbie) "What's her problem?"

Eliza Thornberry: "She doesn't get out much, can you tell me where the water's coming from?"

Rat: "Through that hole."

Eliza Thornberry: "Thanks. (to Debbie) Debbie, come on, there's water up here."

Debbie Thornberry: (Scoffs) "Like I'm thirsty."

 

Season 3 (2000-01)

New Territory [3.13]

Debbie Thornberry: (to Eliza) "You spend all your time talking to a monkey, and you're telling me how to talk to people?"

Hello, Dolphin! [3.18]

Collin: (about Debbie) "Does everyone in your family yell?"

Eliza Thornberry: "Sorry, they're catching us on a bad day."