Here at Punnybop's Investigative Division we've been busily working to obtain top-secret images of the new
tween Dora the Explorer, due to be unveiled this fall. We haven't had success yet, but we have uncovered pictures of her a bit later in life.
Unfortunately, Dora's fate appears to be similar to that of most child stars.
Photo by revjim5000, shared via Flickr.
On a more serious note, news of Dora's aging is already drawing
cries of alarm from concerned parents, who don't trust Mattel and Nickelodeon to make her a smart, problem-solving kid, but a shopaholic boy-chaser. There certainly is precedence for concern, but I'm still curious. Maybe they
won't screw this up.
- Jeremiah