Go, Diego, Go! is an American animated educational interactive children's television program that originally aired on Nickelodeon and produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Created and executive produced by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh, the series is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer and follows Dora's cousin Diego, an 8-year-old Latino boy from Mexico, whose adventures frequently involve rescuing animals and protecting their environment.

The series, which aired for five seasons, consisting of 75 episodes, premiered at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 and concluded on Friday, September 16, 2011. During the series' lifespan, the program also aired on the CBS broadcast network as part of its Saturday morning Nick Jr. children's programming block in 2006. Reruns have been airing on AFN Family since it premiered in 2006.

The series received favorable reviews from critics and garnered particular acclaim for its portrayal of a bilingual Latino lead character, earning a total of four NAACP Image Award nominations for "Outstanding Children's Program" from 2008–2012, as well as earning Imagen Award and Young Artist Award nominations for Jake T. Austin for his role as the voice of Diego.

Setting

The show features Diego Márquez (voiced by Jake T. Austin, seasons 1–3; Matt Hunter, season 4; Brandon Zambrano, season 5), Dora's cousin who was originally introduced in the Dora the Explorer episode titled "Meet Diego!" (originally voiced by brothers Andres and Felipe Dieppa). Diego has a jaguar companion named Baby Jaguar (voiced by Thomas Sharkey; Dylan Clark Marshall) who assists him in rescuing the animals. Baby Jaguar also appears in Dora the Explorer but inconsistently; on Go, Diego, Go! he takes a more active role, which includes being able to speak.

Diego is Dora's older cousin; Dora appears sporadically in the series, usually without Boots. Diego's older sister, Alicia (voiced by Constanza Sperakis; Serena Kerrigan; Gabrielle Aisenberg), is a computer whiz and also bilingual; she directs the animal rescue calls that come into the center. She also assists Diego in helping the animals they love. Alicia is responsible and kind-hearted and always kind to her little brother.

Diego's parents are described as animal scientists; they appear in several episodes, but their names are never given. There is also one other older sister, Daisy (which makes Alicia a middle child), who only appears in "The Bobo's Mother's Day!" with Diego stating that she is home from college. Daisy celebrated her 15th birthday in Dora the Explorer Season 4, Episode 6 "Daisy, La Quinceañera," which aired on Oct. 1, 2004. Diego states that Daisy is home from college in "Go, Diego, Go!" Season 3, Episode 4 "The Bobo's Mother's Day," which aired on May 9, 2008. That would make Daisy 18. Daisy appears in four Dora the Explorer episodes: "Daisy, La Quinceanera," "Dora Saves the Game," "Check Up Day," and as a cameo in "Dora's Pirate Adventure." This makes Diego the youngest child and the only son to his parents.

In most episodes, Diego hears an animal's moan for help at his rainforest Animal Rescue Center. With help from his friends, gadgets, and viewers at home, he sets out to rescue the animal (To save and help the animal).

Other characters include Click (voiced by Rosie Perez), a camera that locates the animal calling for help; Rescue Pack (voiced by Keeler Sandhaus; Kyle Brenn), a messenger bag Diego wears that can transform into any object; and two troublesome spider monkeys named the Bobo Brothers (voiced by Jose Zelaya; Andres Felipe Aristizabal), who can be stopped by shouting "Freeze, Bobos!" and Diego often encourages viewers to help him stop them by shouting it. While they might be compared to Swiper from Dora, they don't cause trouble for Diego on purpose and apologize after doing so.

There are a few recurring animal friends that are normally rescued by Diego in their first appearance but appear later to return the favor and help Diego out. The most common of these is Linda the Llama (voiced by Laura Abreu), who has appeared prominently in four episodes and made a cameo appearance in "Three Little Condors." Just like Dora the Explorer, the show teaches preschool-age children the Spanish language. However, the show takes a lesser approach to this and focuses more on the teaching of various animals.

Diego is featured in a one-hour episode titled "The Great Dinosaur Rescue" where he, Alicia, Dora, and Baby Jaguar go back in time to save a dinosaur; Nick Jr. has yet to show this episode. However, it was featured on Nick Jr. Australia in August 2007 and has had several re-runs as half-hour segments.

Diego also will be starring in a live show called "The Great Jaguar Rescue" where he must save Baby Jaguar. This is also the premise of an episode of the show that aired on January 15, 2007, and was released on DVD on January 16, 2007.

Episodes

Main article: Go, Diego, Go! episode list

Characters

Main article: List of Go, Diego, Go! characters

• Diego Márquez: The host of the series. An 8-year-old Mexican-Latino boy who speaks English and Spanish as well as the language of animals and rescues those that are in trouble. Along with his older sister, Alicia, he discovers the wildlife.
• Alicia Márquez: The 11-year-old sister of Diego who helps him in any campaign. She frequently uses her laptop to discover interesting things about these animals.
• Baby Jaguar: A Jaguar and a friend of Diego. Baby Jaguar met Diego when he came to his aid. He is bold, daring and always ready to help.
• Click: A camera that is mischievous and cheeky. She is able to identify animals and their location by hearing their voices. She is always happy to help Diego find animals that are in trouble.
• Rescue Pack: An orange Backpack that can provide any object that Diego needs. Diego uses his Backpack to overcome obstacles while rescuing animals.
• Bobo Brothers: Two mischievous spider monkeys that always cause trouble. In each episode, Diego tries to stop them misbehaving. In turn, they always ask for forgiveness for their actions.
• Tree Frogs: A pair of red-eyed tree frogs who debuted in the series' first episode. They play many minor roles in episodes throughout the series' run.
• Linda: Linda the llama is fluent in Spanish, noble, hardworking and is always helpful when Diego needs help. She, like the jaguar cubs, met Diego when he came to her aid.
• Dora Márquez: Diego's cousin who sometimes helps with rescue operations. Dora loves to solve mysteries and to investigate.
• Boots: A monkey who's Dora's best friend. Boots is always enthusiastic and usually does not wear clothes, with the exception of a pair of red boots.

Broadcast history

Country	Channel
United States	Nickelodeon (September 6, 2005-2018) Noggin (2006-September 27, 2009) Nick Jr. Channel (September 28, 2009-August 31, 2018) CBS All Access/Paramount+ (December 8, 2020-present)

Trivia

• Dora made a few guest appearances on the show, usually without Boots by her side. However, Boots did appear in "Journey to Jaguar Mountain" (as a cameo in a photo) and in "Linda the Llama Saves Carnaval" (physically alongside Dora).
  • In addition, Isa, Benny, Tico, and Swiper did not appear at all in the series.

External links

• Nickstory Archives: Go, Diego, Go!
• Nickstory Jr. Archives: Go, Diego, Go!
• Go, Diego, Go! at TV Tropes
• Go, Diego, Go! at Behind the Voice Actors
• Go, Diego, Go at Wikipedia