Season 3
Episode Guide
Black and White and Mom All Over
S3
E1
Feb 21, 2000
When a seemingly abandoned panda bear imprints on Debbie, Eliza doubts DebbieÆs "parenting" ability until a monsoon convinces Eliza that Debbie can handle more than she lets on.
Tiger By The Tail
S3
E2
Feb 22, 2000
When Eliza reunites with a Siberian Tiger, she is stunned when the tiger turns on her. Eliza's visiting Grandma Sophie helps her overcome her fears just as she is overcoming her own.
Luck Be An Aye-Aye
S3
E3
Sep 26, 2000
When Donnie kidnaps an aye-aye for a pet, Eliza must return the "bad luck" omen to his home before the villagers hunt it down.
Tamper Proof Seal
S3
E4
Oct 19, 1999
When the Commvee is surrounded by angry seals, Eliza tries to use her own methods to get them to move, but she learns from her Inuit friend, Jim that traditional ways have their value.
You Otter Know
S3
E5
Oct 20, 1999
When Kip and Biederman cause an oil spill, Eliza must save her sea otter friends.
Forget Me Not
S3
E6
Feb 24, 2000
When the Thornberrys visit Nigel's friend Jomo, they search for an elephant, Rebecca, that Nigel saved twenty years ago. As the family attends to an elephant stuck in a mudhole, Eliza bonds with Rebecca.
Dear Diary
S3
E7
Feb 17, 2000
When Eliza "accidentally" reads Debbie's diary she learns that Debbie thinks she's an embarrassment of a sister. Debbie and Eliza have it out and learn the real truth about their sistership.
Song For Eliza
S3
E8
Feb 25, 2000
When Eliza tries to swim with the humpback whales, Darwin's clumsiness leads to an accident that causes the whales to stop their ritual singing. When Eliza tries to set things right, she is arrested for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Bogged Down
S3
E9
Mar 6, 2000
Eliza and her father travel to a cove to film a rare fish, but Eliza is frightened by strange voices coming from a bog and convinces her father to take a different route. But when Nigel is stung by a deadly fish, Eliza must go back through the bog.
Monkey See, Monkey Don't
S3
E10
Mar 6, 2000
When Eliza meets a group of temple monkeys, they con her into bringing all of her family's food. While Darwin tries to convince her otherwise, Eliza realizes that she's been duped and learns the value of Darwin's friendship.
Where The Gauchos Roam
S3
E11
Mar 13, 2000
The Thornberrys are invited on a cattle drive by Marianne's old high school friend. Though he talks a big talk, their son, Miguel, is not as adept at riding and roping as he claims.
A Shaky Foundation
S3
E12
Mar 13, 2000
The Thornberrys are visited by the Foundation head's son, Tom, who splits the Nigel and Marianne team up. An overzealous Tom treats Eliza like a child until he lands the Commvee in a raging river.
Cheetahs Never Prosper
S3
E13
Mar 20, 2000
During a drought, Eliza is forbidden to assist the thirsty animals, but she breaks her promise when she sees a cheetah cub alone on the savanna.
Gobi Yourself
S3
E14
Mar 20, 2000
Eliza and a Chinese girl, Arioka, secretly switch places so Eliza can ride across the desert on camels and Arioka can ride in the Commvee, but Arioka's parents change their plans and Eliza must figure a way ro get them back to the Thornberrys.
Every Little Bit Alps
S3
E15
Mar 27, 2000
Eliza is afraid to admit to her friend Ben that she doesn't know how to snowboard, just as a rutting ibex is afraid to stand up to another ibex.
Pack Of Thornberrys
S3
E16
Mar 27, 2000
Eliza and Debbie are fighting so much that Debbie decides to apply to boarding school, but meeting up with a lone wolf teaches Eliza that families, like packs, belong together.
Time Flies
S3
E17
Sep 19, 2000
Debbie and Eliza are exploring the Everglades when they accidentally drop Nigel's birthday present into a swamp. As an old woman chases them away but they return at night, only to see the watch eaten by an alligator.
Happy Old Years
S3
E18
Dec 27, 2000
Debbie accidentally hurts fer father's feelings on New Year's Eve by ditching the family for a couple of eccentric, 30's-era volcano chasers, Mitzi and Merrick Dash. Eliza goes after her to reclaim her friend, Santusa the Llama.
Spirited Away
S3
E19
Oct 28, 2000
As the family prepares to film the "Day of the Dead" ceremony in a small town, Eliza meets a little girl who tells her about the spirits returning. Eliza is determined to find one.