Cathy Malkasian

Mt. Fuji, JapanGrandpa Frank marks the occasion of his 50th wedding anniversary by throwing caution to the wind and joining Eliza on a rigorous mountain climb.

When Ginger and her friends go to the senior’s home to do community service, Carl tags along and meets Maude, a granny who loves playing pranks and is every bit…

Location: Zanzibar, TanzaniaDebbie and Tyler mistakenly trade the commvee for a dress at an island marketplace; Marianne and Nigel explore the Ngorongoro Crater.

In the hope of winning the annual horse race, Eliza trades in her bungling trotter for a swift Thoroughbred.

Eliza is afraid to admit to her friend Ben that she doesn’t know how to snowboard, just as a rutting ibex is afraid to stand up to another ibex.

When Eliza meets a group of temple monkeys, they con her into bringing all of her family’s food. While Darwin tries to convince her otherwise, Eliza realizes that she’s been…

Eliza tells Darwin the tale of how she became able to speak to animals, and how she retained her ability to speak to humans as well.

When a seemingly abandoned panda bear imprints on Debbie, Eliza doubts Debbie’s ””parenting”” ability–until a monsoon convinces Eliza that Debbie can handle more than she lets on.

When the Thornberrys visit the !Kung people, everyone is shocked to discover that Debbie can click-talk. No one is more surprised than Eliza, however, who is only ””cured”” of her…

The Thornberrys meet the Fensterkopfs who make false documentaries. The Fensterkopfs’ kid lies to Eliza and gets them all stuck on a cliff. After the families barely escape an avalanche,…

When the Thornberrys are in Finland for the annual reindeer races, Eliza feels left out. She single-handedly uncovers a plot to sabotage the races, and along with an equally excluded…

Eliza finds a hero in a giraffe who can see distances with his height and warn others of approaching danger. However, to Eliza’s dismay, the giraffe leaves the animals for…

Eliza convinces a group of baboon-like apes to stand up to their legendary adversaries–””The Others.”” Darwin, meanwhile, has met an almost identical group of apes with an identical problem. As…

Eliza and Debbie must take over Marianne’s duties when she is sick. Debbie goes with Nigel to shoot footage of a condor and Eliza must care for Donnie. Covered with…

Eliza and Debbie’s combined bungling sends the commvee careening down a mountain, where it lies mired in the mud. They come face to face with a menacing-looking, but quirky tribe…

Eliza’s imagination gets the best of her when she thinks a local teenage girl is actually a dolphin who’s trying to abduct her sister, Debbie, into a watery world.