Dora The Explorer Sues Nickelodeon

The now 14- year old Caitlin Sanchez has filed a lawsuit against Nickelodeon, alleging they have failed to pay her for profits from DVD sales, repeat fees and other spin-offs as well as hundreds of hours of promotional work. Sanchez lost her gig as the voice for Dora once she reached puberty. She claims that executives promised she would share in these revenues but says that the “convoluted payment deduction clauses” and “free services provisions” ended up in her losing “many million dollars” she expected, the lawsuit alleges. She further alleges that her “inexperienced agent” was given 22 minutes to sign the deal or potentially lose the opportunity, the legal action claims. A Nickelodeon spokesman called the lawsuit “baseless,” saying, “She was well compensated for her work and for personal appearances.”

Dora’s Explorer Girls: Tween Dora The Explorer Revealed

In a joint press release, Mattel and Nickelodeon insists preschooler Dora isn’t going anywhere, rather they are introducing a new line called Dora’s Explorer Girls, aimed at girls 5-8. Dora’s Explorer Girls scheduled to to be released in stores this Fall.

“I think there was just a misconception in terms of where we were going with this,” Gina Sirard, vice president of marketing at Mattel, says. “Pretty much the moms who are petitioning aging Dora up certainly don’t understand. … I think they’re going to be pleasantly happy once this is available in October, and once they understand this certainly isn’t what they are conjuring up.”

“The reason for creating this new Dora line is to offer an alternative to moms who want their daughters to stay little girls, a little longer,” the statement concludes. The Tween Dora doll comes with a USB port and is compatible with online story lines