Well, hi, hello, and good morning you two. You do realize
you're making television history by doing what you're doing right on Paramount Plus, Oh
my god, we're all so excited. We're excited too. Thank you for
having us. I mean, Diana, I mean, I mean so many
young and old fans are just can't wait until they get to hear you as
Dora, because I mean, all of us grew up watching Dora, and
it's just amazing that you get to be a part of this journey. Yeah,
it feels amazing too. I'm so excited. What about you, Kathleen,
in the way that you were once Dora, Now you get to be
Dora's mother. This has to be special. It is actually really special.
And if I think about it too much, I start to cry. So
it's like it's just such a full circle moment and something that I never imagined,
like for my life. So to be a part of it again,
to be mom, you know, Dora's mom, and to just be a
part of the show and see, you know, everyone take on these iconic
roles and do an amazing job. And I just love being a part of
it and supporting everybody. And I can't wait for everyone to see it,
and they're gonna fall in love with the show all over again. They're gonna
fall in love with Diana, They're gonna fall in love with Dora like all
over and you know, Paramount Plus makes that so easy to get your hands
on. I mean, and that's what I love about it is that this
is it's like, right there, I'm in the mood for some Dora today.
Boom, I'm on Paramount Plus. That's it. Yeah. Easy.
What's it like for you to go into a toy store and all of a
sudden you'll see a toy, a Dora toy, and does it It's like,
oh my god, I'm Dora. Well, I mean, that hasn't
happened yet, but hopefully will. I mean, I'm still kind of in
shocked that I'm the boys of Dora, like because Dora is such a great
character, and you know, it feels it's like sometimes I do get those
little shock moments, like whenever I'm hearing my back in the in the recording
studio, or you know, when I'm talking about it with friends, Like
sometimes I do get that shock moment again, and it's it's really amazing to
be able to be a part of this show, Kathleen, do you think
that part of the reason why Dora is so popular with everybody on the planet.
Do you think the vibrant colors play a big role in this Oh?
Yeah, for sure. It just looks so lively and exciting, and it
just makes you want to keep watching. And I think even you know,
when you talk about animation and like the evolvement of it, you can see
it. You can see all of the you know, the differences between the
old show and the new show, but you know, the essence of Dora
in her world is still there. It looks different, but like you said,
it's more vibrant. It's more it's a little elevated, you know.
And I think people are going to love it. They're going to see a
lot of similarities to the old show, but they're also going to love all
of the new things too. Yeah. What I love about Dora Diana is
the fact that it takes place in a rainforest. If you could see outside
my studio today, my studio sits in a forest. I'm overlooking the forest
here. So when I watch Dora, it's like, yes, there are
other tree lovers out there. Did do you get that experience? When you
watch them. Yeah, actually I love the rainforest like and you know,
seeing a Dora like like have adventures in it and explore it with their friends
and share it with the viewers. I think that's really fun because I feel
like a lot of shows, you know, they're setting is just like,
you know, a regular setting like oh at home, And I feel like
Dora is you want to like the most like outdoorszas explore like setting that really
fits the theme, you know, because she's an explorer and what better place
to explore than the rainforest. I'll tell you, Kathleen, You're gonna think
I'm crazy, but I would love to see a Dora sometime where we can
just put on our VR goggles and step into those scenes and be jumping around
like Dora does. Wow. I mean you're already living the explore life,
so I think you can give some tips on how to do that in real
life. But virtually that'd be really cool too. I don't even I know
that's already possible, but yeah, that'd be amazing. Now, now,
Diana, does this mean that you're going to be traveling the country with different
tours, like different comic cons and things like that, Because I mean,
I mean, people are gonna want to get to talk to you, to
get to know you because you're a part of our lives. Yeah, I
guess so. I mean, I'm not too sure yet on any traveling that
I will do. I haven't been told about any of it, but I
would love to do it. I would love to, you know, meet
fans and you know, have them, actually know a little bit more about
myself behind the scenes of Dora. Yeah, now Kathleen as as Dora's mother,
and you know that little that little monkey frand oh, Boots, Boots
can get you know, people in how did you react in a moment like
that when you've got Boots around. I mean, I love Dora and Boots.
I mean, you know, I grew up with Dora. Dora has
been such a huge part of my life. So I feel like I have
a love for Dora that's probably a little different than most. I mean,
Diana obviously, you know, she is going to have that same connection to
her. But I feel like I know them and I trust them, I
love them and I laugh. I think Boots is so funny, yes,
and just you know, reading his lines in the script, I just I'm
always giggling because he's just so funny and so cute. Oh. Absolutely,
absolutely. So what's it like being going to school then, Diana and knowing
that, I mean, does everybody know that your Dora or is that a
big secret? Well? At first, when I was first recording, it
was a big secret because you know, the news wasn't out yet reading those
of the new seasons. But now that finally the news is out, we
know Door's going to be out this Friday twelve, I hear notut. Plus,
my friends know, and you know, they they are really happy for
me all the time. They're like, I can't believe you're Door. It's
so cool. So yeah, yeah, Now, now, Kathleen, are
we going to get it one episode at a time on Paramount Plus or are
they going to give us the whole performance? No, the first the first
season will be released on param Month Plus this Friday. That's amazing. Yeah.
Oh, you do realize that you're going to change people's lives, right
you know that? Right? Yeah, we both do. Yes, It's
it's gonna be It's gonna be awesome. I can't wait. I just can't
wait. Thank you so much for for just sharing a conversation with me today.
Yeah, of course fun. Thank you for having us, will you'd
be brilliant today? Okay you two, thank you, thank you.