Go Diego Go Television Program

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Go Diego Go is a thirty minut, animated television show created by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walshe. It first aired in 2005 on the television network Nickelodeon and was moved to Nick jr. in 2009 where it is still being aired as of present. This Dora the Explorer spinoff is geared toward children ages three through seven and has an environmental conservation theme.

The main cast of characters include Dora's cousin, a ten year old boy named Diego Marquez, his pet Baby Jaguar and his older sister Alicia. The show takes place in the rain forrest where Diego and his sister Alecia work at an animal rescue center based out of a treehouse.

Each episode chronicles an animal rescue which begins with Click the camera taking a picture of an animal in need of rescue from dangers such as being separated from their mother, being trapped by some obstacle or being lost. Once identified, Diego sets out to rescue the animal with help from the viewer, his pet Baby Jaguar and his trusty, red rescue pack which can transform into any number of useful adventuring tools such as a zipline, a hanglider or a raft depending on where he's going or how he needs to get there.

The show has a very strong environmental and educational theme. It focuses heavily on teaching children, at an age-appropriate level, about animals that live in the tropical rainforests of South America. It let's children learn things like the names of different animals, the sounds they make, what they look like and what kinds of habitats they live in. The show includes real photographs of animals and uses audience participation to keep small children interested and actively engaged in Diego's problem-solving throughout his rescue adventures.

Go Diego, Go is certainly a worthy counterpart to compliment the Dora the Explorer saga. Slightly more active and marginally more advanced but with a familiar style of animation and plot progression, this show gives maturing fans of Dora a place to go once they outgrow her show. Fun, sweet, and intellectually engaging, it is definitely better than average in the world of children's television programming.