The Wild Thornberrys (Season 2)

The Wild ThornberrysSeason 2
Originally aired:	August 19, 1999 – February 26, 2000
No. of episodes:	20
DVD release:	December 1, 2010 (CreateSpace) November 8, 2011 (Shout! Factory, Part 1) April 24, 2012 (Shout! Factory, Part 2) January 15, 2013 (Shout! Factory, Part 3)
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The following is a list of episodes in the second season of The Wild Thornberrys, listed in production order.

Episode list

Image	#	Title	Airdate	Prod. #
	21	"Darwin Plays the Palace"	August 19, 1999	021
	The Thornberrys are in India when Eliza and Darwin are seen playing together by Kip and Biederman. They capture Darwin and sell him to a rajah who is looking for a new chimp act to entertain his court. Eliza frantically searches for the missing Darwin and follows a trail of kumquats Darwin left to the rajah's palace. Entry to the palace is forbidden and she will have to rely on her wits to sneak inside and rescue Darwin.
	22	"Stick Your Neck Out"	August 23, 1999	022
	Eliza finds a hero in a giraffe who can see distances with his height and warn others of approaching danger. However, to Eliza's dismay, the giraffe leaves the animals for his own needs. Only when Eliza herself is in danger does the giraffe return.
	23	"No Laughing Matter"	August 24, 1999	023
	Eliza frees a spotted hyena from captivity, but having never lived in the wild, it doesn't know how to survive. Eliza attempts to teach it, but it seems hopeless—until a warthog threatens them and the hyena's natural instincts take over.
	24	"Reef Grief"	September 14, 1999	024
	Eliza gets in over her head when she assumes responsibilities she can't handle. She is soon forced to don scuba gear and rescue a fumbling Nigel and a tumbling commvee under the dangerous waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
	25	"Dances With Dingoes"	September 16, 1999	025
	Debbie discovers Eliza talking to dingoes and threatens to tell her parents. Eliza, concerned about the possibility of being shipped back to the United States as a science experiment and losing her powers, seeks help from nearby Aboriginal Australians. Together they confuse Debbie into thinking it was all a dream.
	26	"Chew if by Sea"	August 30, 1999	026
	When the Thornberrys leave Australia for India, Eliza can't bear to leave her wombat friend, Emily. Even though Emily was told not to, she comes along with her. Now Eliza is constantly forced to re-create Emily's habitat in order to ensure her survival.
	27	"Chimp Off the Old Block"	August 25, 1999	027
	Darwin brings Eliza to his chimpanzee compound, and Eliza, who isn't used to the structure of the chimpanzee way of life, puts Darwin in an uncomfortable situation. After a fire starts, Eliza realizes the hierarchy is necessary for jungle survival.
	28	"Koality and Kuantity"	August 26, 1999	028
	The Thornberrys discover that koalas are missing from their native groves. Eliza decides to unravel the mystery only to discover Kip and Biederman masterminding the evil plot. It is now up to her to stop the culprits from wiping out an entire species.
	29	"Rain Dance"	August 18, 1999	029
	With the commvee broken down in the desert and no water left to survive, the Thornberrys go through desperate measures to maintain their sanity. However, on the verge of dehydration, Marianne convinces her family to perform the rain ritual pictured in a nearby monolith. Everyone cheers as the rains pour down among them.
	30	"Clash of the Teutons"	August 31, 1999	030
	The Thornberrys meet the Fensterkopfs who make false documentaries. The Fensterkopfs' kid lies to Eliza and gets them all stuck on a cliff. After the families barely escape an avalanche, the value of truth is learned by all.
	31	"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yeti"	September 1, 1999	031
	To study and protect the snow leopards from extinction and a construction site that is threatening their survival, Nigel's mentor (thought to be lost for many years) has left civilization to be a yeti. Eliza, having discovered his identity, helps him fend off the pending construction (with the unexpected assistance of an actual yeti).
	32	"On the Right Track"	September 2, 1999	032
	When the Thornberrys are in Finland for the annual reindeer races, Eliza feels left out. She single-handedly uncovers a plot to sabotage the races, and along with an equally excluded reindeer who didn't make the final cut, helps save the day.
	33	"Show Me the Bunny"	September 13, 1999	033
	After Eliza saves an Arctic hare from a determined stoat, she learns that underdogs come in all shapes and sizes.
	34	"Polar Opposites"	September 6, 1999	034
	When a friendly polar bear is wrongly accused of vicious behavior, Eliza goes to great lengths to keep him from being harmed and learns the value of sticking by a friend in times of trouble. Meanwhile, Debbie gets a job at a local diner.
	35	"Rebel Without a Trunk"	August 16, 1999	035
	Marianne attempts to spend time with Eliza while riding elephants to a festival, but Eliza and her mischievous elephant friend get into trouble and end up burning down their campsite as well as a run in with a local Bengal tiger. Meanwhile, the rest of the family throws a party.
	36	"Pal Joey"	August 17, 1999	036
	Eliza convinces a mother kangaroo that she can handle the responsibilities of baby-sitting. She quickly learns that this mischievous joey is more than meets the eye. After a close encounter with Tasmanian devils, Eliza is all too happy to be relieved of her duty. Meanwhile, Marianne organizes a prom for Debbie at the commvee.
	37	"Thornberry Island"	September 15, 1999	037
	The Thornberrys get stranded on an uncharted island, basking at first in all the beauty and the splendor, but discover soon enough that being marooned isn't all it's cracked up to be.
	38	"Two's Company"	September 7, 1999	038
	When Eliza is told that "Lonesome Jake" the Galapagos tortoise (based on the real-life Lonesome George) is the last one of his kind, she can't just let his species become another name on the extinction list. Enlisting help from other animals, she soon discovers "Samantha" and brings the two tortoises together—blind date style. But she soon realizes that playing the role of Cupid is not as easy as it seems.
	39	"Have Yourself a Thornberry Little Christmas"	November 29, 1999	039
	Eliza goes to desperate measures to help animals survive during tough times along the Skeleton Coast. Her good-will intentions, however, will soon cost her family their entire supply of holiday cheer--and their Christmas dinner!
	40	"Gift of Gab"	February 26, 2000	040
	Eliza and Darwin reminisce about the day they met, and how Eliza gained her ability to talk to animals.

Notes

• For some reason, "The Kung and I" is not available on Paramount+. This is despite the fact that it was released on the Season 2, Part 3 DVD set.