"Go, Diego! Go!" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Writers:

Jorge Aguirre (writer)
Rosemary Contreras (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18	9:30 AM	Univision
Mon. July 20	8:30 AM	NIK

Cast

Jake T. Austin	...	Diego (41 episodes, 2005-2008)
Gabriela Aisenberg	...	Alicia / ... (24 episodes, 2005-2007)

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Series Directed by
Katie McWane		(42 episodes, 2005-2008)
Allan Jacobsen		(11 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Writing credits
Ligiah Villalobos		(12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jorge Aguirre		(unknown episodes)
Rosemary Contreras		(unknown episodes)
Luisa Dantas		(unknown episodes)
Nancy De Los Santos		(unknown episodes)
Leyani Diaz		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Katie McWane	....	coordinating producer (44 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jeff DeGrandis	....	supervising producer (24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Chris Gifford	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Valerie Walsh	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jed Becker		(unknown episodes)
Steve Sandberg		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Gayle McIntyre		(25 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Casting by
Melissa Chusid		(24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michelle Levitt		(unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Aaron Diecker	....	sound designer / sound effects editor / ... (24 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Visual Effects by
David Wigforss	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Jennifer Muro	....	animatic editor (31 episodes, 2005-2008)
Frank Guthrie	....	background artist (21 episodes, 2005-2007)
Romeo Alaeff	....	animation editor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Farnaz Esnaashari	....	post-production coordinator (24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jason Stiff	....	director of post-production (21 episodes, 2005-2008)
J.F. Kinyon	....	additional post-production services (8 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Other crew
Jason Capone	....	key production accountant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Nickelodeon Studios

Distributors

• Nick Jr. (2008) (Germany) (TV)
• Nickelodeon Network (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Nickelodeon (2006-20??) (Netherlands) (TV)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Australia:G | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Nickelodeon Studios

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Dora the Explorer" (2000)

More enriching and entertaining than Dora

"Go, Diego, Go!" was obviously intended to be a show that was better-suited for boys than "Dora the Explorer." My 2-year old son tolerated Dora for about a three-week stint, then abandoned her. (Thank God. That show is insufferable.) But he is a devoted Diego fan, despite the fact that they've only had about eight different episodes to spread out over their first four weeks. He doesn't care.

Unlike Dora, who just stares into space for five minutes while you look for Strawberry Mountain like she's brain-damaged, Diego does smart, intricate things like identify animals by their individual cries and their paw prints. The other good thing is that, by focusing on South American animals, it teaches kids that there's more to nature than just cows, pigs, and chickens. It's a wonderful start to getting kids to realize that there's a bigger world out there.

My final thought? It's one of the few shows on Nick that I can actually sit through, so that's pretty good.