Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?: Season 5
  • Network: PBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 30, 1991
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
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  • Starring: Lynne Thigpen, Greg Lee, Scott Leonard
  • Summary: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, based on the popular computer game, was first seen in September of 1991 and became one of the most popular kids' game shows of all time. The series aired on PBS, probably the best place to reach it's target audience.

    Like the computer game, the gam    e show's basic purpose was to ultimatly capture the head of an international crime syndicate. In this case, the head was Carmen Sandiego and in each episode she would send one of her henchmen out to steal a national landmark. The contestants job was to use their knowlegde of geography to track each criminal from country to country and city to city with the goal of capturing the henchman, restoring the landmark to it's home, and whom ever got enough points would have the chance to capture Carmen.

    The game show was hosted by Greg Lee and the contestants were given orders from The Chief, played by Lynne Thigpen, who ran the ACME Detective Agency. Rockapella was the singing group that sang the popular theme song and helped give the contestants clues.

    The V.I.L.E. Henchmen



    Carmen's henchman consisted of Vic the Slick, The Contessa, Robocrook, Top Grunge, Eartha Brute, Patty Larceny and Double Trouble. The Contessa left at the end of the 1st season and returned in the 4th season with a new look. At the beginning of the second season, Kneemoi and Wonder Rat joined the ranks of the other henchman, followed by Sarah Nade in the 3rd Season.

    In 1996, the original format of the series came to an end. That fall, the series was redesigned and renamed Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?


    Theme Song: "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"

    Written by: Sean Altman & David Yazbek
    Sung by: Rockapella

    Spinoffs: Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

    First Telecast: September 1991
    Last Telecast: September 1996

    Episodes: 295 Color Episodes


    PBS Broadcast History

    September 1991-September 1996----Weekdays    … Expand
  • Genre(s): Kids, Game Show

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