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