The Wild Thornberrys (1998)

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian burial chambers, a runaway hot air balloon, a rock slide on the Karakoram Highway and more!

IMDb rating: 6.6 (17,657 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.60 avg 21 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Pilot	7.5	40
1	Flood Warning	8.0	102
2	Dinner with Darwin	7.6	65
3	Bad Company	7.6	64
4	Gold Fever	7.8	65
5	Matadi or Bust	7.5	68
6	Temple of Eliza	7.5	60
7	Vacant Lot	7.7	60
8	Only Child	8.0	70
9	Iron Curtain	7.3	132
10	Valley Girls	7.4	60
11	Naimina Enkiyio	7.8	53
12	Blood Sisters	7.6	74
13	Eliza-cology	7.7	56
14	Flight of the Donnie	7.6	47
15	Lost and Foundation	7.5	58
16	Nigel Knows Best	7.6	56
17	The Great Bangaboo	7.5	47
18	Rumble in the Jungle	7.4	48
19	The Dragon and the Professor	7.6	48
20	Born to Be Wild	7.5	59

Season 2 (1999)

7.39 avg 37 episodes 7.6 → 7.4 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rebel Without a Trunk	7.6	45
2	Pal Joey	7.6	47
3	Rain Dance	7.8	51
4	Darwin Plays the Palace	7.4	50
5	Stick Your Neck Out	7.1	45
6	No Laughing Matter	7.6	44
7	Chimp Off the Old Block	7.5	46
8	Koality and Kuantity	7.6	44
9	Chew If by Sea	7.6	45
10	Clash of the Teutons	7.5	43
11	You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti	7.7	47
12	On the Right Track	7.5	55
13	Polar Opposites	7.6	47
14	Two's Company	6.9	50
15	Show Me the Bunny	7.4	44
16	Thornberry Island	7.7	55
17	Dances with Dingoes	7.8	46
18	Reef Grief	7.8	46
19	Tamper Proof Seal	7.4	49
20	You Otter Know	7.5	52
21	Have Yourself a Thornberry Little Christmas	7.1	55
22	Luck Be an Aye-Aye	7.1	55
23	The Kung and I	7.0	44
24	Dear Diary	7.1	51
25	Black and White and Mom All Over	7.6	50
26	A Tiger by the Tail	7.3	50
27	Forget Me Not	8.3	65
28	Song for Eliza	7.2	49
29	Gift of Gab	7.9	56
30	Bogged Down	7.6	51
31	Monkey See, Monkey Don't	6.0	52
32	Where the Gauchos Roam	7.5	49
33	A Shaky Foundation	7.2	46
34	Cheetahs Never Prosper	6.6	55
35	Gobi Yourself	7.5	47
36	Every Little Bit Alps	6.5	54
37	Pack of Thornberrys	7.4	52

Season 3 (2000)

7.41 avg 20 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 24 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dragon Me Along	7.5	41
2	Time Flies	8.0	47
3	Horse Sense	6.9	44
4	Tyler Tucker, I Presume	7.4	44
5	Critical Masai	6.9	43
6	Queen of Denial	7.5	47
7	Island Trade	7.0	42
8	Birthday Quake	7.6	40
9	The Legend of Ha Long Bay	7.7	39
10	Spirited Away	7.7	56
11	Family Tradition	7.5	36
12	Happy Old Year	6.4	46
13	Happy Campers	7.5	39
14	All Work and No Play	7.8	44
15	New Territory	7.2	40
16	Operation Valentine	7.9	42
17	Hello, Dolphin!	7.9	38
18	April Fool's Day	7.1	36
19	Gem of a Mom	7.1	37
20	The Anniversary	7.5	50

Season 4 (2001)

8.00 avg 6 episodes 8.3 → 8.0 33 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	The Origin of Donnie	8.3	51
1	The Trouble with Darwin	7.6	48
2	The Origin of Donnie: Part 2	8.0	26
3	The Origin of Donnie: Part 3	8.0	26
4	The Origin of Donnie: Part 4	8.1	27
6	Hot Air	8.0	41

Season 5 (2003)

7.49 avg 8 episodes 6.9 → 8.1 26 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Wild Snob-berry	6.9	40
2	Ice Follies	7.4	36
3	Fool's Gold	7.4	36
4	Clash and Learn	7.5	35
5	Sir Nigel: Part 1	7.4	38
6	Sir Nigel: Part 2	7.5	38
7	Look Who's Squawking	7.7	38
8	Eliza Unplugged	8.1	36

The Wild Thornberrys (1998)

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