Fisher-Price Dora the Explorer My Talking Backpack

by Fisher-Price

Product Features

• Kids love to role play and now they can be just like Dora with My Talking Backpack
• Now with these exciting new accessories for exploring: compass, video camera, "magic-eye" telescope, and map
• Dora sings her signature song from the show
• Accessories include: compass, video camera, "magic-eye" telescope, and map
• Everything fits inside Backpack for easy storage

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 11.1 x 16 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00006SHRQ
• Item model number: 95949
• Our recommended age: 24 months - 7 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,085 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Editorial Review

Dora the Explorer would never think of setting out on an expedition without her trusty backpack, and chances are that any kid who gets hold of this hard-plastic backpack will feel the same. It features the same cheerful expression and, at the press of a button, it says one of four different upbeat lines or sings the "Backpack Song," which chances are your child already knows by heart. The sound is awfully loud, so parents may wish to have an artfully arranged piece of tape ready for muting purposes. Rounding out the ensemble are a camera, magnifying glass, and binoculars. While none of these accessories actually work, like the backpack in which they all fit, they're quite charming. --Charlie Williams

Product Description

Equip your young explorer for her next imaginative adventure. This Talking Backpack accompanies little Dora fans on all their fun-filled journeys. Just press the Backpack's mouth to hear it sing and talk. Plus, it's loaded with tons of great supplies. Includes a play camera, compass, map and magnifying glass. Measures approximately 6.5" x 3.5" x 8". Requires 3 "button-cell" batteries (included).

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

94 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Five Minutes of Fun, June 24, 2003

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Calvn Hobbes "calvnhobbes" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fisher-Price Dora the Explorer My Talking Backpack (Toy)

I bought this toy for my 3 year-old niece who can't seem to get enough of Dora. She was extremely excited for the first five minutes in the store, then pretty much forgot about it once we got home.

The items that come with the backpack are second rate. The binoculars were what she played with the most, but the eye pieces are only plastic windows (no magnifying), and a little hard to see out of. The magnifying glass is also only plastic with no magnifying, and didn't hold her interest at all. The camera has no visual window, and she couldn't look through it like a regular camera. There were also no buttons for her to push to pretend taking a picture (the red button on the top does not depress.) The little bracelet stayed on her wrist for about a second, for it has no closure; it is supposed to just slip on, but apparently her wrist is too small for the large opening. In fact, it fit my wrist better than hers.

The backpack itself is hard plastic, so fitting everything inside takes a little puzzle work, but the pack stays closed, even when dropped. The pack talks when you push the mouth, and my 10 month old had a great time playing with this. My niece, however, lost interest.

The only real plus I saw was that these pieces were dropped quite often, and no breakage or dents occurred. However, it quickly became forgotten on the floor in the back of the car. I wish we had left it in the store and bought something else.

42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars COMPLETE waste of Money, July 19, 2006

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T. Macy (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fisher-Price Dora the Explorer My Talking Backpack (Toy)

Let me preface this with - My 2 1/2 year old daughter is a HUGE Dora fan. She loves anything Dora. We opened the "Backpack" less than 15 minutes ago, she is no longer playing with it, and she has been completely frustrated and disappointed and I wish I had never let her see this useless toy. May I also say that I have NEVER written an online review before but I just can't help but want to vent over this and warn other people not to buy this toy.

1. This is not a backpack. That's weird, there is no way to attach the "backpack" to my daughter's back.
2. Even with the tiny hands of a two year old, it is nearly impossible for her to retrieve items out of her "backpack", the opening is way too small.
3. She can't even carry the "backpack" by the top handle because the latch doesn't support the weight of "backpack" How is it that they didn't catch that glitch before they went to production??????

As I write this, here are the comments I have heard from my daughter "Mommy, we can give this to some other children", "Mommy, this is broken". "Mommy, can we get me a new backpack?" Ouch, I just asked her if she likes her new backpack and she said "I don't want it, when I walk with it, it gets broken, I want to give it to someone else, because it doesn't fit me, it keeps opening" She is actually packing it back up in the box, she wants to "send it back." Only nice thing about it is that she has enjoyed singing the backpack song.....

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terribly designed product!, July 21, 2006

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J. Ogren "jtocbs" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fisher-Price Dora the Explorer My Talking Backpack (Toy)

I bought this for my 2-1/2 year old son who loves Dora. As with the other reviews, he became completely frustrated after 15 minutes with it. The backpack is not a backpack that fits over the shoulders and if you carry it by the handle, the latch opens. The toys are extremely difficult for a child (or an adult) to fit into the backpack. And all of the toys are cheap and uninteresting. Frankly, I expected something better from Fischer-Price.