Maybe you could start singing the theme tune thereby distracting Monkey and encouraging her to join in all whilst heading to the car?

I've tried that. She gets angry with me. How DARE I sing Dora! On the plus side, it provides sufficient distraction to style her hair.

sounds like you need a portable movie watching device to take in the car

We HAVE one.. but Dora is on netflix on demand. I refuse to buy any of the dvds. That's her Geegee's problem.

*coughcoughtorrentscough*

maybe I should have been more specific. I refuse to have a copy of that obnoxious child and her monkey slave of any kind in my home.

One of my nieces is obsessed with her, too.