Benny

**Benny** (originally known as Benito in the 1998 pilot) (theoretical full name: **Benjamin Caddle**) is a main character on *Dora the Explorer*. He’s a big, strong cow with a huge appetite and an even bigger heart. He often tries to help Dora on her adventures, but Benny is so accident-prone that it is usually him that is in need of Dora’s help. Benny lives in a large red barn with his grandmother. Dora often goes there to visit him. Benny is a skilled dancer and loves fiesta food, especially cake and ice cream. He’s also Tico's best friend.

## Description

Benny Designed by Helena Giersz, is a six-year-old cow with a big heart. Benny speaks English and lives with his grandma in Benny's Barn. Benny is also a bit accident-prone. He once got stuck in a wall and his loud hiccups are famous. But Benny can always count on the viewer to get him out of a scrape. Benny isn't always a friend in need; he has also helped Dora in many ways. He played on Dora's Golden Explorers soccer team and helped them beat the dinosaur team; he took Dora and Boots in his go-kart on their way to meet Dora's new twin siblings; and his strength helped Dora win the Super Adventure Race.

Benny loves to crack jokes, especially knock-knock jokes. Despite his clumsy nature, he is very self-confident and is never afraid to speak his mind. In the episode "Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur," Benny reveals that he can not sleep without nine dolls, which he calls his "guys."

Benny owns his own hot air balloon with a distinctive rainbow pattern on it. He loves to fly high in the sky with his friends in the balloon, as long as it doesn't have a leak that Dora needs to fix with sticky tape.

## Looks

Benny is mostly dark blue, with a sky blue torso and black hooves. He almost always wears a blue bandana with white polka dots around his neck. He has small yellow horns, thick yellow eyebrows, and a yellow tuft of hair on his tail. His nose and the insides of his ears are bright pink.

Prior to the show's debut, Benny had a tomato red-colored body. His torso and eyebrows were a pale goldenrod color. He didn’t wear his bandana and was instead planned to wear a blue baseball cap backwards.

## Trivia

* Benny has his own leitmotif that plays whenever he appears or is mentioned (E-C-D-F-E-C-D).
* Benny only had 1 Character Find in Season 4 (That episode was Big Sister Dora)

## Appearances

Benny has appeared in most episodes of Dora the Explorer. Except for Wizzle Wishes and Super Spies. He never appeared in Diego’s show. But he made a cameo appearance in Diego’s photo album in the picture of Dora and her friends sailing on a pirate ship with him from the Pirate Adventure in the episode Journey to Jaguar Mountain.

### Season 1

* The Legend of the Big Red Chicken (character find only)
* Lost and Found (character find only)
* Hic-Boom-Ohhh! (official first appearance)
* Beaches
* We All Scream for Ice Cream
* Choo-Choo! (character find only)
* Three Little Piggies (character find only)
* Big River (character find only)
* Berry Hunt (character find only)
* Wizzle Wishes (character find only)
* Surprise
* Sticky Tape
* Little Star
* Dora Saves the Prince (character find only)
* El Coquí (character find only)
* To The Treehouse
* Call Me Mr. Riddles

### Season 2

* "The Big Storm
* "The Missing Piece
* "Rojo the Fire Truck"
* "Lost Squeaky
* "Doctor Dora"
* "The Golden Explorers
* "El Dia De Las Madres
* "Pinto, the Pony Express"
* "The Big Piñata"
* "The Happy Old Troll"
* "A Present For Santa"
* "A Letter for Swiper"
* "Dora, La Músico
* "Egg Hunt"
* "To the Monkey Bars"
* "Hide and Go Seek"
* "School Pet"
* "Whose Birthday is It?"
* "The Lost City"

### Season 3

* "Stuck Truck"
* "Roberto the Robot"
* "The Big Potato"
* "Rescue, Rescue, Rescue"
* "The Fix-it Machine"
* "Baseball Boots"
* "Boots' Special Day"
* "BOO!"
* "Dora's Pirate Adventure"
* "The Super Silly Fiesta"
* "Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur"
* "Job Day"
* "Louder!"

### Season 4

* "Dora's Fairytale Adventure"
* "La Maestra de Musica
* "The Shy Rainbow"
* "Swiper the Explorer"
* "Big Sister Dora"
* "Super Babies"
* "We're a Team!"
* "Super Spies 2: The Swiping Machine"
* "The Mixed-Up Seasons"
* "Best Friends"
* "Dora's Dance to the Rescue
* "Dora's First Trip"
* "Dora's World Adventure"
* "Boots to the Rescue"
* "Baby Crab"
* "Dora Saves the Mermaids"

### Season 5

* "The Backpack Parade"
* "Benny's Big Race"
* "Dora Saves the Snow Princess"
* "Bouncy Boots"
* "Dora Saves Three Kings Day"
* "Benny's Treasure"
* "Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure"
* "Boots' Banana Wish"
* "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure"

### Season 6

* "Happy Birthday, Super Babies!"
* "The Grumpy Old Troll Gets Married"
* "Dora's Dance Show"
* "Boots' First Bike"
* "¡Vacaciones!"
* "Dora in Troll Land"
* "Pepe's School Day Adventure"
* "Halloween Parade"
* "Swiper's Favorite Things"
* "A Ribbon For Pinto"
* "Dora's Knighthood Adventure"

### Season 7

* "Dora's Easter Adventure"
* "Dora's Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom
* "Feliz Dia De Los Padres"
* "Dora's Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure"
* "School Science Fair"
* "Dora's Moonlight Adventure"
* "Perrito's Big Surprise"
* "Dora & Diego's Amazing Animal Circus Adventure"
* "Benny the Castaway"
* "Dora's Royal Rescue"
* "¡Vamos a Pintar!" (in mural)
* "Dora's Thanksgiving Day Parade"
* "Dora Rocks!"

### Season 8

* "Puppies Galore"
* "Dora's Great Roller Skate Adventure"
* "Verde's Birthday Party"
* "Dora's Rainforest Talent Show"
* "Dora & Diego in the Time of Dinosaurs"
* "Dora in Wonderland" (as Tweedledum)
* "Dora's Super Soccer Showdown"
* "Dora and the Very Sleepy Bear"
* "Let's Go to Music School"
* "Dora's Animalito Adventure"
* "Dora's Night Light Adventure"

### Go, Diego, Go!

Journey to Jaguar Mountain (picture only)

### Dora and Friends: Into the City

* "Return to the Rainforest"
* "Dora's Rainforest Reunion"

### The VeggieTales Show

* "God Wants Us to Make Peace"
* "The Power of Love"
* "When Being Good Means Giving Up"
* "Forgiveness Brings the Fixing"
* "Samson's Bad Hair Day"
* "LarryBoy and the Emperor of Envy"
* "Naaman Takes a Bath"
* "The Grumble Cure"