Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)

"Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"
"Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"
Song by Rockapella
Released	1992
Genre	A Cappella
Length	2:48 ( Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? ) ; 2:59 ( Primer ) ; 4:13 ( In Concert ) ; 5:44 ( Live in Japan )
Label	Shakariki Records; Amerigo Records; J-Bird Records
Composer(s)	Sean Altman ; David Yazbek

*Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?*
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Based on	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? published by Broderbund
Developed by	Howard Blumenthal ; Dana Calderwood; Dorothy Curley
Directed by	Dana Calderwood (1991–1993); Hugh Martin (1994–1995)
Presented by	Greg Lee
Starring	Lynne Thigpen ; Rockapella
Voices of	Barry Carl ; Chris Phillips ; Doug Preis ; Christine Sokol
Theme music composer	Sean Altman ; David Yazbek
Opening theme	"Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" by Rockapella
Composers	Scott Leonard ; Elliott Kerman ; Barry Carl ; Sean Altman ; Jeff Thacher
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	295
Production
Executive producers	Jay Rayvid; Kate Taylor
Producers	Howard Blumenthal ; Jonathan Meath ; Ariel Schwartz
Production locations	Chelsea Studios ; Manhattan, New York (1991–1992); Kaufman Astoria Studios ; Queens, New York (1992–1995)
Running time	26–28 minutes
Production companies	WQED ; WGBH-TV
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	September 30, 1991 –; December 22, 1995
Related
	Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? ; Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? ; Carmen Sandiego (Netflix series)

Last updated February 05, 2024

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? is an American half-hour children's television game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Broderbund. The show was hosted by Greg Lee, who was joined by Lynne Thigpen, and the a cappella vocal group Rockapella, who served as the show's house band and comedy troupe. The series was videotaped in New York City at Chelsea Studios and Kaufman Astoria Studios (the latter of which also housed the set of Sesame Street ) and co-produced by WQED and WGBH-TV, and aired on PBS stations from September 30, 1991, to December 22, 1995, with reruns continuing to air until May 31, 1996. A total of 295 episodes over five seasons were recorded.

The show was created partially in response to the results of a National Geographic survey indicating little knowledge of geography among some of the American populace, with one in four being unable to locate the Soviet Union or the Pacific Ocean.^[2] The show's questions were verified by National Geographic World ,^[3] who also provided prizes to the contestants in the form of subscriptions to their magazine.

Gameplay

Each episode consisted of three middle-school-aged contestants (10–14 years of age) competing against one another answering geography-related trivia questions to determine the location of one of Carmen Sandiego's cronies and eventually Carmen herself. Throughout the program the contestants are referred to as "gumshoes", in reference to fledgling detectives just starting out in the profession.

Round One

After Lee meets the day's gumshoes at the beginning of the show, the Chief briefs them on the crime and the crook who committed it, often adding the crook's reason for committing the crime. The gumshoes began with 50 ACME Crime Bucks each. Assorted live action, celebrity, musical, animated, and costumed comedy sketches were performed, each providing clues to a geographical location of the day's crook. A map with three possible locations was shown on-screen to the gumshoes, Lee reminded them of the clues, and each gumshoe chose an answer. Ten Crime Bucks were added to each gumshoe's score for a correct answer, and there was no penalty for a wrong guess.

Various elements of the first round included:

The Lightning Round: Partway through round one, a thunderclap/lightning effect played in the office signaling the start of the Lightning Round. Three toss-up questions, all multiple-choice related to the area in the previous question, were asked to the gumshoes, and each right answer earned five more Crime Bucks. This section, along with The Chase, required the gumshoes to use their buzzers to answer questions.
Chief's Office: After the Lightning Round, the Chief called Lee into her office for a brief conference. This was used as a comedy break, during which the Chief and Lee engaged in a brief skit, usually brought to a close by either announcing the show's grand prize: a trip to anywhere in the Continental United States (beginning in season 2, the prize was expanded to include anywhere in North America) to the gumshoe who captured Carmen Sandiego by the end of the episode (seasons 1 and 2), or they described a home viewer contest in which viewers could win a Carmen Sandiego T-shirt, and some winners of the home viewer contest (season 3 onward).
Training Exercise (Season 5 only): In this game (which began in between the Chief's Office and the Phone Tap), the gumshoes were each given a trash can to rummage through to find a card; each card providing a different clue for another location. After all of the clues were read, the first gumshoe to find their card and re-close their trash can got the first chance to answer, the right answer earning ten Crime Bucks.
Phone Tap: After visiting the Chief's office (or after the Training Exercise in season 5) and returning to the game set, Lee played a "Phone tap" recording for the gumshoes on the game monitor: in it, Carmen conversed with the crook of the day, providing more clues for another location to which the crook has gone.
The Chase (beginning in season 2): Similar to the "Lightning Round", and also requiring contestants to answer with their buzzers, Lee asked a series of five toss-up questions which provided clues about locations that followed a path, indicating that the gumshoes were hot on the trail of the crook; each correct answer earned five Crime Bucks. This segment was introduced with a brief chase skit performed by Rockapella comically running across the stage, sometimes accompanied by others, including Lee, the Chief, some stagehands, and even members of the studio audience.
The Final Clue: To end the first round, Lee showed the gumshoes a map of three locations to where the crook may have traveled. Before the clues were given, Lee gave them a few seconds (during which Rockapella sang special "think music") to wager up to 50 of their Crime Bucks, in increments of 10 (or they could risk nothing), on their answer. The final clue was then given, and the gumshoes were allowed to pick and set aside their answer. Starting with the lowest scoring gumshoe up to that point, each gumshoe then first revealed their wager and then their answer. Their wager was added to their score if they answered correctly, but deducted from their score if incorrect. At round's end, the lowest scoring gumshoe received consolation prizes from the Chief and was eliminated from the game.

If the first round ended in a tie for second place, Lee read clues related to a famous person or place (typically a U.S. state). Gumshoes could buzz in as often as they wanted; the first gumshoe to buzz in with the correct answer received an additional five Crime Bucks and moved on to Round 2. Generally speaking, the last clue contained the answer. If the round ended in a three-way tie, then Lee read two tiebreaker questions and only two gumshoes were tied and moved on to the next round.

Round Two: Jail Time Challenge

The two higher scoring gumshoes continued on to Round Two, following the crook to their next destination (the same destination described in the Final Clue from Round One). The Chief briefed the two on their destination, using a "Photo Recon" to describe different landmarks and venues in the location from the final question of the first round. Fifteen trilons were then displayed on a large game board, each one labeled with the name of a different landmark, including those shown during the Chief's briefing. Hidden behind three of the trilons were the day's stolen loot, an arrest warrant, and the crook him/herself, and behind the other twelve were shoe prints, which indicated nothing was there.

The higher of the two scoring gumshoes from round one chose first. If the two gumshoes were tied for first place, a coin toss determined who started. The gumshoes then alternated taking turns until one of them found all three of the key items in the required order:

First, the loot, the evidence required for the warrant.
Second, the warrant to arrest the crook.
Third, only after finding the loot and then the warrant, the crook him/herself.

Finding either the loot, warrant, or crook at any time allowed the gumshoe to take another turn, but if one of these was found in the incorrect order (such as if the crook was uncovered before either the loot or warrant were), Lee would remind the gumshoe that the items needed to be found in the correct order and the gumshoe therefore would have to choose a space that was blank and pass control.

At round's end, the winning gumshoe pulled a ring on a chain rope, activating a foghorn and incarcerating the crook. A consolation prize was announced by the Chief to the losing and departing gumshoe, after which Lee reminded the winning gumshoe of the grand prize.

Bonus Round: Carmen's World Map

At the end of the second round, Lee then handed a portfolio to the winning gumshoe for them to secretly write down their chosen destination if they were to win the grand prize in the Bonus Round, after which the gumshoe received a phone call from the apprehended crook, who instructed them to look for Carmen on a certain continent: Asia, Africa, Europe, South America or the United States (the latter of which expanded to include the rest of North America beginning in season 3), and the Chief then gave a list of thirteen locations on the chosen continent.

Lee and the gumshoe then moved to a giant map that covered the entire floor in front of the studio audience. The map showed small red circles denoting cities of countries or states, and later added red arrows marking bodies of water and red squares for national parks and monuments.

To capture Carmen, the gumshoe had to identify seven different locations on the map (eight beginning in season 2) in 45 seconds or less, each time grabbing one of a set of large markers with police beacons mounted on top, and quickly placing the marker on one of the red spots on the map.

If they correctly identified a location, the beacon on the marker flashed and a police siren sounded briefly, while incorrect guesses were marked by a two-note "uh-oh" buzzer; one incorrect guess per location was allowed, but a second incorrect guess forced the gumshoe to leave the marker behind and go on to the next location.

What made the round especially challenging was that the map was upside down from the gumshoe's perspective.

If the gumshoe succeeded, they won the grand prize of the trip; Lee then revealed the location the gumshoe wrote down in the portfolio.
If the gumshoe failed to capture Carmen, she will get away and the gumshoe received a consolation prize but the trip destination was not revealed.

Regardless of the result, the Chief promoted the gumshoe to "sleuth" with her congratulations.

Characters

Season 5 cast (L-R): Greg Lee, Elliott Kerman, Lynne Thigpen, Barry Carl, Jeff Thacher, Scott Leonard, and (at bottom, seated) Sean Altman Worldcast.jpg — **Season 5 cast** (L-R): Greg Lee, Elliott Kerman, Lynne Thigpen, Barry Carl, Jeff Thacher, Scott Leonard, and (at bottom, seated) Sean Altman

The Chief

The Chief (Lynne Thigpen) is head of the fictional "ACME Crimenet". As the de facto announcer for the show, the Chief eloquently uses dialogue rife with puns, alliteration and all forms of word play. The Chief became so popular that Thigpen reprised the role in later editions of the PC games, and also in the subsequent TV series Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?

Rockapella

New York City a cappella group Rockapella was the house band for the show and also contributed to the comic relief. During the series run, their lineup included:

Scott Leonard (high tenor)
Sean Altman (tenor)
Elliott Kerman (baritone)
Barry Carl (bass)
Jeff Thacher (vocal percussion; season 5 only)

The group performed the theme music and also brief musical interludes and introductions. They also performed the "think music" during the wager period of the first round and the section where the winner writes where they want to go if they capture Carmen. They also provided brief humorous musical sound effects during the Jail Time Challenge round of the game, as well as background music during the 45-second bonus round.

V.I.L.E.

V.I.L.E. is Carmen's gang of crooks and the rogues' gallery of ne'er-do-wells comprises the following:

Carmen Sandiego: Master thief, criminal mastermind and the leader of V.I.L.E. During the show's "Phone Tap" segments, she was heard talking to the episode's crook, giving them advice to evade detection.^[3] The ultimate goal of the game is to capture Carmen after the crook was caught.
Vic the Slick: A tactless salesman who wears a loud polyester suit. He also has a seedy moustache, shifty eyes and slicked black hair.^[4]
The Contessa (Appearing in seasons 1, 4 & 5): A so-called criminal of style who fancies herself to be near-royalty.^[5]
Top Grunge: A burly and unkempt biker who was always riding his chopper motorcycle.^[6] Dirty and surrounded by flies, he continually sneezed, snorted, and coughed during conversations.^[7]
Eartha Brute: A muscular, dimwitted woman.^[8]
RoboCrook (Unit-059): A cyborg spoof of RoboCop.^[3]
Patty Larceny: A flighty, blonde schoolgirl with a sweet and giggly personality. Her name is a pun on the phrase "petty larceny".^[9]
Double Trouble: A pair of Yin and Yang party-boy twins with quarter moon-shaped heads. They speak in a voice similar to Jack Nicholson.^[10]
Kneemoi: A shape-shifting alien from the planet Roddenberry who is introduced in season 2. Her name is a reference to Leonard Nimoy best known for playing Spock of Star Trek and her home planet to the franchise's creator Gene Roddenberry.^[11]
Wonder Rat: A superhero parody in a makeshift rat costume who is introduced in season 2. He also possesses his own helicopter.^[12]
Sarah Nade: A loud, obnoxious teenage punk rocker with rainbow-colored hair who is introduced in season 3. Her name is a pun on the word "serenade".^[13]

Production

A staff of 150 worked to produce the show.^[14] Each season was produced in six weeks.^[15] Typically three to four episodes were taped each shooting day in a New York studio.^[15] Producers contacted local New York schools and considered children aged 8–13; entrants were required to take a geography test.^[15] Prospective contestants who passed the test were then interviewed by producers.^[15]

Original music and theme song

All of the music on the series (including assorted short stings and stagers) was arranged and performed by Rockapella. The theme song played in full over the animated end credits as the studio audience danced to the music on the map, and in later episodes the audience joined in singing along. The main theme song was written by Rockapella co-founder Sean Altman and David Yazbek, and appears on the 1992 soundtrack album Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and also in the compilation Television's Greatest Hits Volume 7: Cable Ready (TVT 1996).

Animation

Graphic designer Gene Mackles recalled: "I took on the assignment to produce about 2 hours of animation for the [show]. With a ridiculously tight deadline and budget, the only possibility for this to work at the time involved purchasing half a dozen Macintosh computers and assembling a team of animators using Macromind Director to get it to happen. Amazingly enough it worked, and Chris Pullman and I won a daytime Emmy for our effort".^[16] All the animated characters were created on the Mac.^[17]

Geopolitical changes

Following the completion of taping for the first season, massive geopolitical changes in the world—including the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the breakup of Yugoslavia—rendered the entire season geographically inaccurate. Starting in the second season, a disclaimer aired in the closing stating "All geographic information was accurate as of the date this program was recorded."

Critical reception

NerdHQ deemed the series the "crown jewel" of the Carmen Sandiego franchise.^[18]

Awards and nominations

Aside from the aforementioned Emmy and Peabody wins, the show was nominated for several other awards.

Year	Award	Title	Recipient	Result
1992	Young Artist Award	Outstanding New Animation Series	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?	Nominated
1992	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design	Jim Fenhagen	Won
1992	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Series	Jay Rayvid (executive producer) et al.	Nominated
1992	Peabody Award	Recipient, 53rd Annual Peabody Awards	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?	Won
1993	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design	Jim Fenhagen (set designer) & Laura Brock (art director)	Won
1993	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series	Dana Calderwood	Nominated
1993	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Achievement in Graphics and Title Design	Gene Mackles & Chris Pullman	Nominated
1993	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Series	Jay Rayvid (executive producer) et al.	Nominated
1994	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series	Lynne Thigpen for playing "The Chief"	Nominated
1994	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design	Jim Fenhagen (scenic designer) & Laura Brock (art director)	Nominated
1994	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Series	Jay Rayvid (executive producer) et al.	Nominated
1994	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series	Dana Calderwood	Nominated
1994	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design	Danajean Cicerchi	Nominated
1994	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control	Richard Wirth (technical director) et al.	Nominated
1994	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Achievement in Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects	Todd Miller (production mixer) et al.	Nominated
1995	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design	Laura Brock & Jim Fenhagen	Won
1995	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series	Lynne Thigpen for playing "The Chief"	Nominated
1995	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series	Hugh Martin	Nominated
1995	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Series	Kate Taylor (executive producer) & Jay Rayvid (executive producer) et al.	Nominated
1995	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Costume Design	Danajean Cicerchi	Nominated
1995	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Achievement in Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects	Fritz Lang (production mixer) et al.	Nominated
1996	Image Award	Outstanding Performance in an Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special	Lynne Thigpen	Nominated
1996	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design	Jim Fenhagen, Laura Brock, Eric Cheripka, Hank Liebeskind	Won
1996	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing	Tim Lester, Robert Agnello, John Converting, Ronnie Lantz, Billy Straus	Won
1996	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Children's Series	Jay Rayvid (executive producer) & Kate Taylor (executive producer) et al.	Nominated
1996	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series	Lynne Thigpen for playing "The Chief"	Nominated
1996	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series	Hugh Martin	Nominated
1996	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Costume Design or Costuming	Maria E. Kenny	Nominated
1997	Image Award	Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?	Nominated
1997	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design	Jim Fenhagen, Erik Ulfers, Laura Brock	Won

International versions

Disney's Buena Vista Productions International (BVPI) co-produced the series in Germany with MDR in Chemnitz (formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt) where it aired on national broadcaster ARD and was entitled Jagd um die Welt – Schnappt Carmen Sandiego (Chase Around the World: Catch Carmen Sandiego) in 1994. In the same year, BVPI also co-produced the Italian series in Naples with national broadcaster RAI (entitled Che fine ha fatto Carmen Sandiego?, "What has come of Carmen Sandiego?"), and also co-produced the Spanish version, ¿Dónde se esconde Carmen Sandiego?, ("Where is Carmen Sandiego hiding?") which was co-produced in Valencia with national broadcaster TVE in 1995.

Canada's Télé-Québec produced a French-language version called Mais, où se cache Carmen Sandiego? (But, Where is Carmen Sandiego Hiding?), which aired between 1995 and 1998 and stars Pauline Martin as "The Chief" and Martin Drainville as the ACME Agent in Charge of Training New Recruits.

A French version produced by Marina Productions, also entitled Mais où se cache Carmen Sandiego?, was launched in April 1995 and aired Sundays on France 3.^[19]

There was also a New Zealand version of Carmen Sandiego that lasted from 1996 to 1999. Radio Television of Malaysia produced their own iteration of the show in 1998 titled Di Mana Joe Jambul (Where Is Pompadour Joe). In this version, contestants composed of two teams of three kids try to find clues and stop Pompadour Joe and his gang's criminal activities around the world. The show was rebooted in 2012 with a new set, animation and rules.

Country	Name	Host	Network	Date premiered
Canada	Mais où se cache Carmen Sandiego? À la poursuite de Carmen Sandiego	Pauline Martin and Martin Drainville	Télé-Quebec	1995–1998 1998–1999
France	Mais où se cache Carmen Sandiego?	Stéphane Roux and Roddy Julienne	France 3	1995–1996
Germany	Jagd um die Welt – Schnappt Carmen Sandiego!	Stefan Pinnow	ARD	1994
Italy	Che fine ha fatto Carmen Sandiego?	Mauro Serio and Giorgia Trasselli	Rai 2	1993–1995
Malaysia	Di Mana Joe Jambul	?	Radio Television of Malaysia	1998 2012
New Zealand	Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?	Phil Vaughan and Nina Nawalowalo	TVNZ	1996–1999
Spain	¿Dónde se esconde Carmen Sandiego?	Luis Montalvo and Lola Muñoz	La 2	1995

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Where in Europe Is Carmen Sandiego? is a 1988 European geography-based educational computer game in the Carmen Sandiego detective mystery franchise. It was originally published by Broderbund in 1988 for Apple II, Commodore 64, and DOS, and ported to the Amiga and Macintosh in 1989. It is the third Carmen Sandiego title, after Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985) and Where in the USA Is Carmen Sandiego? (1986). Under the guidance of The Acme Agency's chief, the player completes cases to catch Carmen's henchmen; they accomplish this by traveling to European cities to find clues relating to the crook's last known whereabouts, and by gaining enough character data to issue a warrant of arrest. Once the player has captured all 15 thieves, they can pursue Carmen herself.

Carmen Sandiego Returns is a 2015 social studies puzzle adventure video game, part of the Carmen Sandiego franchise. It is developed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and uses Intel RealSense Technology in order to enhance the immersive nature of player interaction. The educational game aims to teach players about world geography and culture to its 10–14 year old target market.

Carmen Sandiego is an animated action-adventure television series with educational elements, based on the media franchise of the same name created by Broderbund. The series is produced by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt with WildBrain serving as the production company, and contains a "serialized look at Carmen's backstory that is told from her perspective". Serving as an origin story for the fictional thieving villain of the same name, it is the fourth Carmen Sandiego television show after the PBS game shows Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?, and the Fox animated series Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?; it is also the first Carmen Sandiego related show since the end of Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego in 1999.

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? is a game within the Carmen Sandiego franchise made for the Prodigy Interactive online service, a "special edition" and Prodigy service adaptation of the 1985 Broderbund educational game of the same name.

References

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↑ Rabinovitz, Jonathan (October 6, 1991). "The Case of the Game-Show Ploy". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
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↑ Anton Spivack, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?—The Case of the Cribbed Crater, archived from the original on December 22, 2021, retrieved January 13, 2019
↑ TVLubber, WitWi Carmen Sandiego? (1994) | Who Heisted the Humps? | Colleen vs. Zachary vs. Ashwini , retrieved January 13, 2019
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↑ The ACME Crime Net, WiTWi Carmen Sandiego (1992) | School's Out (What Happened A U) , retrieved January 13, 2019
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[1] Bernstein, Sharon (September 30, 1991). "PBS Game Show Charts New Territory". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2010.

[2] Rabinovitz, Jonathan (October 6, 1991). "The Case of the Game-Show Ploy". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

[:1-3] 1 2 3 Jon Jenkins, WITWICS? – Big Bank Bingo (1992), archived from the original on December 22, 2021, retrieved January 13, 2019

[4] The ACME Crime Net, WiTWICS (1992) | Cur Cribs Curves , retrieved January 13, 2019

[5] Anton Spivack, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?—The Case of the Cribbed Crater, archived from the original on December 22, 2021, retrieved January 13, 2019

[6] TVLubber, WitWi Carmen Sandiego? (1994) | Who Heisted the Humps? | Colleen vs. Zachary vs. Ashwini , retrieved January 13, 2019

[7] Anton Spivack, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?—Frix the Grand Prix, archived from the original on December 22, 2021, retrieved January 12, 2019

[8] The ACME Crime Net, WiTWI Carmen Sandiego (1992) | Trouble on Tanganyika , retrieved January 13, 2019

[9] The ACME Crime Net, WiTWi Carmen Sandiego (1992) | School's Out (What Happened A U) , retrieved January 13, 2019

[10] Jon Jenkins, WITWICS? – Bad Day On Broadway (1992), archived from the original on December 22, 2021, retrieved January 13, 2019

[11] The ACME Crime Net, WiTWi Carmen Sandiego? (1992) | What's What With Watts? , retrieved January 13, 2019

[12] TVLubber, WitWi Carmen Sandiego? (1992) | Twinkle Twinkle Little Rat | Akunna vs. David vs. Tabitha , retrieved January 13, 2019

[13] Sara M, WitWiCS – 269 – Held for B Ransom (Part 1), archived from the original on December 22, 2021, retrieved January 13, 2019

[14] Kristin E. Holmes. "Point, click, sit back". inquirer.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[:0-15] 1 2 3 4 Inc, Boy Scouts of America (July 1993). Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America, Inc.{{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[16] Mackles, Gene (2011). "iota - the great game in the teeny-weeny box" (PDF). iotathegame.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[17] "QuestBusters: The Adventurer's Journal Volume 8 Number 09" – via Internet Archive.

[18] "Nostalgia Time: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?". Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.

[19] "Animation World" (PDF). awn.com. September 1996. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

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Scott Leonard Jeff Thacher Manny Houston Calvin Jones George Baldi III Sean Altman Elliott Kerman Steve Keyes David Stix Charlie Evett Barry Carl Kevin Wright John K. Brown Steven Dorian Jose Rosario Bryant Vance
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Live albums	In Concert (2001) Live in Japan (2004) Live at Duo Music Exchange (2005, video album)
Holiday albums	Bash! (1992) Out Cold (1994) Christmas (2000) Comfort & Joy (2002) A Rockapella Holiday (2011)
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