The programs were produced by Howard Blumenthal, Jonathan Meath, and Ariel Schwartz. The executive producers were Jay Rayvid and Kate Taylor and the directors were Dana Calderwood and Hugh Martin. Contestants were required to reside in the New York City area. The first season's programs were recorded at Chelsea Studios in Manhattan, but subsequent seasons were recorded at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, home to another PBS hit show, " Sesame Street". If the player was successful in this round, Carmen Sandiego was "captured" and the contestant won a trip to anywhere in the continental United States in season 1, expanded to anywhere in North America in season 2 and beyond. The winning contestant then moved onto the final round, where siren lights had to be correctly placed on a giant map as locations were named. Eventually, the contestant with the lowest score was eliminated, and the remaining two contestants played a Concentration-esque game to capture the day's crook. The bulk of each "World" episode consisted of three child contestants (typically 10-14 years of age) answering questions to determine the location of one of Carmen Sandiego's wacky crooks with zany sketches being performed to provide clues. The game franchise also inspired the unrelated " Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?", which ran on Fox Kids from 1994 to 1999. The show premiered in prime time on September 30, 1991. ] The series, started by Brøderbund in 1985, was developed for television by Howard Blumenthal, Dorothy Curley and Dana Calderwood and it was produced by WGBH, Boston and WQED, Pittsburgh. "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" was created partially as a response to a National Geographic survey that found Americans had an alarmingly low knowledge of geography with one in four being unable to locate the Soviet Union or the Pacific Ocean. "See complete list of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? episodes".
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Fact|date=May 2007 In 2001, " TV Guide" ranked the show at #47 on its list of 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time. The show's theme song, penned by Altman and David Yazbek, is one of the most well-known themes in television history according to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
The show received the George Foster Peabody Award for excellence in 1993. television history behind " Double Dare" (for which Greg was a contestant coordinator). "World" holds the record for being the longest-running game show on PBS and as the second longest running children's game show in U.S. Rockapella featured Sean Altman (tenor), Elliot Kerman (baritone), Barry Carl (bass) and Scott Leonard (high tenor), with Jeff Thacher (vocal percussion) joining in the final season of the show. "World" aired on PBS from Septemto Octoand starred Lynne Thigpen as "The Chief", Greg Lee as "The ACME Special Agent (renamed Senior Agent for Seasons 3-5) in charge of training new recruits" and Rockapella as the house vocal band and comedy troupe. "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" is a popular children's television game show loosely based on the computer games of the same name created by now defunct Brøderbund Software. Related = " Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?" List_episodes = List of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? episodesĪudio_format = Mono (some station prints)įollowed_by = " Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?" Rockapella as House Vocal Band and Comedy Troupe Greg Lee as Agent in Charge of Training New Recruits Kaufman Astoria Studios, Queens (seasons 2-5) Location = Chelsea Studios, Manhattan (season 1) Producers = Howard Blumenthal (seasons 1-4) Opentheme = " Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" by Rockapella Show_name = Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)
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