Dora the Explorer: Best Friends Credits (2002)

CREATED BY

Chris Gifford

Valerie Walsh

Eric Weiner

"Best Friends"

WRITTEN BY

Eric Weiner

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Chris Gifford

PRODUCER

Valerie Walsh

EXECUTIVE STORY EDITOR/PRODUCER

Eric Weiner

SUPERVISING PRODUCER

Jeff DeGrandis

STORYBOARD SUPERVISOR

Kuni Tomita

STORYBOARD ARTISTS

Carol Datuin

Ysty Veluz

ANIMATION DIRECTOR

George Chialtas

CAST

Dora

Kathleen Herles

Boots

Harrison Chad

Map/Swiper/Fiesta Trio

Marc Weiner

Backpack/Rocket Star

Sasha Toro

Benny

Jake Burbage

Tico

Jose Zelaya

Chocolate Tree

Oscar Colon

Big Red Chicken

Chris Gifford

Lock

Thomas Sharkey

Baby Blue Bird

Aisha Shickler

Explorer Stars

Christiana Ambri

Henry Gifford

Katie Gifford

Jake Weinreb

CASTING BY

Melissa Chusid

Kia Riddick

VOICE DIRECTION

Chris Gifford

COORDINATOR PRODUCER

Cathy Galeota

LINE PRODUCER

Miken Young

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS

Stephanie Camangian

Ashley Mendoza

MUSICAL DIRECTION

Steve Sandberg

MUSICAL COMPOSERS

Jed Becker

Steve Sandberg

Josh Sitron

Billy Straus

THEME COMPOSED BY

Josh Sitron

Billy Straus

Sarah Durkee

THEME SONG ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY

Steve Sandberg

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

Christine Ricci, Ph.D.

FORMATIVE RESEARCHER

Niasha Crawley-Cross, Ph.D.

CULTURAL CONTENT SUPERVISOR

Dolly Josette Espinal

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Sharo Jimenez

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Marc Amiel

PRODUCTION COORDINATORS

Angela Bellany

Nikki Gayle

Alix Landry-Iverson

Dawn Merkel

PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE

Rosslyn Byrd

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

Josh Hamilton

Julie Masucci

Matthew Sharack

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Funline Animation, Inc.

CHARACTER DESIGN

Helena Gierza

Krazystaf Giersz

STORYBOOK ARTISTS

Syr-Ivan Bennett

Al Mayo

PROP DESIGNER

Tom Foxmarnick

CHARACTER DESIGN AND CLEANUP

Shoshana Stolove

BACKGROUND LAYOUT DESIGNERS

Olga Guerdjikova

John Magness

Jay Shultz

EFFECTS DESIGNER

Jeff Howard

BACKGROUND PAINTERS

Frank Guthrie

Hector Martinez

COLOR STYLISTS

Deborah Bennett

Cynthia Surage

SHEETS TIMERS

Nancy Avery

Jeff Howard

Elizabeth Kwon

Enrico Santana

Arthur Valencia

LIP ASSIGNMENT

Erik Jan Peterson

FINAL CHECKERS

Tanya Gilmore

ANIMATIC EDITORS

Romeo Alaeff

Julian Lauzzana

Ted Machold

Kevin Zelch

STORYBOARD REVISIONISTS

Miyuki Hoshikawa

Hye-Jung Kim

Pete Mekis

Jose Silverio

Janice Tolentino

Arthur Valencia

Elyse Whittaker-Patek

PICTURE EDITOR

Gayle McIntyre

RETAKE DIRECTOR

Henry Madden

AUDIO SUPERVISOR

Denise Dorn

POST PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Andrew Huebner

ADDITIONAL POST PRODUCTION SERVICES

Andre Boutilier

Justin Smith

ONLINE EDITOR

Gayle McIntyre

PROTOOLS EDITOR

James Lucero

AFTER EFFECTS ANIMATORS

Daniel Kanemoto

Jennifer Oxley

AFTER EFFECTS EDITOR

Dave Wigforss

RECORDING AND AUDIO POST PRODUCTION

Light at the End of the Tunnel

SOUND DESIGNER/MIXER/SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR

Juan Aceves

SOUND RECORDING/EDITING

Juan Aceves

Jed Becker

Janice M. Cruz

SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR

Aaron Diecker

MUSIC EDITOR

Jed Becker

PRODUCTION COORDINATORS

Keven Ackerman

Angela Bennett

ANIMATION SERVICES

Saerom Animation, Inc.

RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM CONSULTANT

Valeria O. Lovelace, Ph.D.

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS

Daniel R. Anderson, Ph.D.

Beth Bogush

Patricia Katie

Tom Naiman

Matthew Symore

Marigrace Walker

CULTURAL AND SPANISH LANGUAGE CONSULTANTS

Jorge Alfano

Diana Aifaro

Carlos Cortes, Ph.D.

Yuliana Gomez

Mari Haas, Ed.D.

Carol D. Morrison

Amado M. Padilla, Ph.D.

Mabel L. Rice, Ph.D.

Clara E. Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Alfredo Schifini, Ph.D.

Jacqueline Torino, Ph.D.

Marta Moreno Vega, Ph.D.

Argentia Palacios Ziegler

THANKS TO

Rita Weisskoff, Ph.D.

Peter Schreck

Rick Velleu

EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION

Lolee Aries

PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE

Teri Weiss

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