Tobias Christopher Exactly she is the "honorable villain". Like given a choice between saving Zack and Ivy or escaping, she'd save them. I can just see that scene. Ivy:"The chief is probably going to kill us. Go, now, before I come to my senses."
It literally changed my life. I doubt I would have been as passionate about Geography and History if I didn't watch this show. I use it everyday of my life for crying out loud.
While the Where In The World game show (which was still airing when this show premiered) I preferred more because of the humor and Rockapella, this show gets my respect. It has a good mix of action and adventure, comedy, and education.
I find it funny that this was one of my favorite shows as a kid and my best friend at the time was named Carmen. I tried finding her a couple years later with an old phone # and eventually realized I’d probably never find her lmao so Ig the question still stands, where on earth is Carmen?
Carmen strikes me as the "charismatic villain". You almost DON'T want to catch her. You'll do it certainly, but you still feel a BIT sorry if you catch her rather than just her cronies. She is what thieves would call the "artist". The artist is always on the lookout for the "ultimate score". And really, isn't that what Carmen does...constantly. Rob a bank? Carmen:Nah too easy. Break into the White House? Carmen:Please! Challenge me! Break into Acme HQ? Carmen:Did it already.
dutchguy977 ROFL, yeah, yeah she probably would. Can you just imagine working in a bank, coming there the next morning and everything is gone...including the foundation? All that's left is a note. "Was getting bored for I borrowed your bank. Carmen Sandiego"
and isnt it weird how were told we never had any cool and interesting female characters? weird b/c we all grew up with a bunch of them. the 90s/y2k era of cartoons and tv shows had so many awesome female characters unlike today's who are all terribly written and lack any feminine charm
I always thought he introduction sums up Carmen's persona in the best possible way: she purposefully gives the kids hints about her next robbery, waits for them to appear, and then steals the goods at the last minute only to play a practical joke on them. Mozart's music, even in the opening credits, is educational!
The thing I love most is that they never displayed Carmen as being malicious. There’s even times in the series where she’s scared that one of the detective kids are about to get hurt. She might be a bored super-genius, playing these theft games on a world-wide (and later, time-wise) scale, but she still has a heart and doesn’t want to see anyone physically get hurt by it all.
This show was cheesy as hell, but I grew to greatly respect Carmen Sandiego. She had so much style and panache. She enjoyed the cat and mouse game and the opportunity it gave her to continually prove her genius to the detectives who always THOUGHT they had her figured out. A 10/10 role model for future white collar criminals.
While at the same time having very strict standards that she always stuck to. It was really all about the game to her, she never wanted anyone to get hurt or made things personal. Plus, most of the time she wanted to be foiled, she wanted the detectives to prove themselves, and if there was a true threat, she would waste no time in joining with them and reminding them why she was ACME's number one detective ever.
WINGSPAN TT Also she had a thief code. Most thief’s has a code to not kill people. Something the new writers have forgot about because they have made black cat and Catwoman a killer.
Definitely and the best thief in existence. She is what is known as the artist. She doesn't steal things simply for cash. She steals things to prove they CAN be stolen. Hell you can have the world's greatest security system and she'd probably steal it rather than what's being guarded.
- That awkward moment you pretend some random woman with brunette hair in a hat wearing a trench coat is Carmen Sandiego. - You jokingly yell out YO CARMEN! She doesn't respond, you turn your head away for a second and suddenly she's gone. - You then realize that life is worth living as you get to live in a world that has Carmen motherfucking Sandiego.....or you're just high. Either way it was a good day. /truestory
the way that ived read your comment i had the voice of vegeta in my head is stead of my own voice in my head like i normally would do but your profile picture and the way you type had made me use vegta voice in wich that i didn't mind
I wish there was a streaming service that focused on 90s tv and movies, I would gladly pay a 1yr membership. Sadly with studio companies being stingy with the rights, that will never happen.
This opening perfectly exemplifies Carmen as a character, she deliberately leaves them clues to her next heist, waits for them to show up, and then gets away with the loot at the last second anyways just to screw with them.
wasn't the name Carmen Sandiego only her moniker? Like that wasn't a birth name, but rather the name she took on when she became a agent of Acme Crimenet?
Carmen Sandiego made learning geography fun. I wish they would bring it back. I don't care if it's reruns, just bring it back. Kids these days seriously need this stuff.
@@Dachimotsu Defunctland actually did a video on the show and it's unlikely that they'll bring it back. A lot of the geography contained in the live show is no longer relevant. And while these episodes contain the note at the end warning that facts were accurate at the time of recording, it doesn't mean kids will pay attention and will still list the now incorrect answers as correct. Even this animated series will have its inaccuracies. The only spin off that's likely to still be accurate to this day is the sequel to the game show, Where In Time, as that show deals with history more than geography. The only spin off that's 100% accurate is the most recent one on Netflix as that was only released a few years ago. I think that follows along more like a Choose Your Own adventure
Every episode Carmen would lead them to some crook ten times worse than her and get away, leaving her 'loot' behind. That moment when you realize she was deep cover for ACME all along.
+Dan Troll I doubt it as Captain America is a super soldier which she has never faced. If its a fight Captain would wipe the floor with her and she wont outrun a topnotch shield. The red skull is vastly above carmen san diego yet he still loses so I highly doubt the super soldier doesn't stand a chance. He's defeated a historical full strength army the Nazis. She gets past humans with no gadgets or special abilties, And mixed feelings towards arresting her. All those are thrown out the window when Captain America is pursuing her.
+Dan Troll Well keep in mind that Carmen - Tech was always years ahead and better than those of whom was after her. So one would assume it would be no different with Shield. Also on more than one occasion she had saved someone or has done something heroics to make you not want to take her in.
Because Ms. Sandiego is stoically silent, I will be providing dialogue for her in the following scenes: 1. When she's throwing that eye clue, "Suck on it, losers." 2. When she's riding a hoverbike through the desert, "I hope you like the taste of sand in your mouth." 3. When she rocket hang-glides off the Statue of Liberty, "Whatev's. I didn't want it anyway."
+930bestvideos On the Statue of Liberty part I actually said, "Nowhere to run now." Then she pulls off that move and I heard her voice in my head, "Who needs to run when you can fly?" I then said, "Well played Carmen, well played."
Will N Like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands. Always slips away. Granted Carmen is the charismatic villain. She wouldn't kill or allow lasting harm come to her opponents.
Now I loved this show and watched it all the time in my youth, but even as a child I found it pretty unbelievable that a group of kids could hold their own against world class thieves & criminals. I really want them to revive Carmen Sandiego with a live action movie. Just don't screw it up Hollywood.
I found the same as a child. But I don't think they could. If they could, they would have catched her. What they managed was barelly because she allowed them.
MsKekeChannel I wish I could thumb up your comment ten times over. I found that pretty neat when I discovered there was a cartoon to this show. ACME must train these kids very well to go up against Carmen and her henchmen. I don't agree with the movie thing however. There is a movie in the works but I don't believe it is going to happen. JLo wants to play Carmen and to do that she has to get the rights to Carmen Sandiego and I don't think the company's going to do that. Carmen Sandiego name is still their "cash cow" so to speak and they're not going to give it up easily.
Valerie Sanders Well if they keep true to Carmen's character they may make her into a character like Kaito Kid from Detective Conan. Helps you catch the bad guy just to steal the loot. Or gives up the loot so they can get away. Like Carmen saves a kidnapping victim, she'd do it because, deep down, she'll do the right thing.
Nah, Carmen Sandiego was on a whole other level of awesome. Imagine being the world's greatest thief, and having fun with that fact cause you know your ass can't be caught. She treats heists like they're birthday parties for her, not only that, but she got two kids always running after her, only for her to meet them at the end and go "Congrats, see y'all." and then just vanish with grace and style. At the same time it's also really wholesome to understand that she's an antagonist.. sure, but she isn't necessarily evil. At the end of the day, yes. She's a criminal, but she hasn't killed someone, or laid her hands and injured someone. She just steals, and gets to have fun with it.
I remember at the end of the series, Ivy & Zack (the two teenagers) actually caught Carmen...but they let her go. They learned that she wasn't a villain at all, and was simply teaching them to be master sleuths in their own right. The real villains were what no one expected, watch the series to learn more.
This show and Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century pretty much defined my summer 7AM life on FOX when I was a kid. One of them got replaced with Ace Lightning, then I pretty much forgot from there.
I loved this song as a kid. As an adult, I fell in love with opera, and was ecstatic when I discovered this theme came from Mozart's "Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail" :)
I know what you mean. Today, I was listening to Die Entführung aus dem Serail for the first time, and I thought "Hey! Isn't that the Carmen Sandiego theme?"
Carmen Sandiego. The type of women who, when you put the most sophisticated alarm in the world to watch something, will steal the alarm system just to say, "Come on, this is ME your dealing with, not some amateur."
Carmen Sandiego is one of the most interesting women in a cartoon, any cartoon. She has had videogames, board games, multiple cartoons, computer games, a game show, and then... poof. Nothing. She just dropped off the map completely. I ask you, WHERE ON EARTH is CARMEN SANDIEGO, and why isn't she on my tv anymore?
Which would explain why we have idiots taking selfies in places they shouldn't, doing the cinnamon challenge and recording dead bodies for the giggles.
SaphireKancer90 Are you an idiot? 1. Taking selfies where they shouldn’t has nothing to do with academic education 2. How the hell does doing a challenge have anything to do with academic education? And why the cinnamon challenge of all things? 3. Logan Paul is a millennial, and definitely did not grow up “Nowadays”
Of all of the thief movies Ive seen, the Italian Job, both versions, gone in sixty seconds, Oceans Eleven etc. nobody can stand up to Carmen Sandiego. True master thief.
Oh please, saying Carmen Sandiego is a master thief is like saying the Pacific Ocean is kind of damp. Carmen Sandiego is what a mast thief WISHES they could be!
I am a hardcore, born again Carmen Sandiego fan at 28 years of age. Forgive me but I quite enjoyed her during this time because she was mischievous. Her henchmen had gag names that made you laugh, and they stole things that in real life could never be stolen. I think that is what made the games and the cartoon so enjoyable! I really resent The Learning Company for turning the games back into what they used to be. I feel like when Broderbund did it, she had strict standards, was mischievous, cared about what happened to National Landmarks and she has a conscience. It gave her more character. I honestly do NOT like how she was portrayed in "Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego" because I don't see her as THAT evil. She's supposed to just be "Anti-hero" I.e. she just steals things because she can and she's bored.
Exactly, she's what is termed in the thief as "the artist". She doesn't steal things for money. No, she steal things to prove they CAN be stolen. You could put the most sophisticated security system to guard something and she'd steal the security system with a note that says, "Please, this is ME we're talking about."
“… stole things that in real life could never be stolen.” Yo, don’t go challenging Carmen, next thing you know she’ll steal Buckingham Palace just to prove you wrong lol
They had no reason to go as hard as they did on the animation and cinematography for this opening, but I love that they did. Also, Carmen is such an amazing thief that she managed to steal an immaterial thing like a song, and do so on a meta-level on a higher plane of existence. She, a character in a show, stole a piece of classical music to be used in the real world as the theme song for said show. Amazing.
Get John Armstrong who does Han Solo and Indiana Jones in numerous video games and partner him with Dana Delany and make an animated film where Indy and Carmen go on a great adventure. Learn from Crystal Skull and make a simple, but well-done adventure! Now I would definitely go pay to see that!
aniyah asya that's because she's the world's greatest thief and Carmen used work for them and used to be a acme detective she knows their methods and their tactics. actually Zack and Ivy did catch her twice on two episode's but she got away. in one of the episodes Zack's lucky rabbit foot got caught in Carmen's zip line as she was zip lining away. they had got lucky that time and the capture was literally luck that's all.
isnt it weird how were told we never had any cool and interesting female characters? weird b/c we all grew up with a bunch of them. the 90s/y2k era of cartoons and tv shows had so many awesome female characters unlike today's who are all terribly written and lack any feminine charm
Best, thief, best intro, best Carmen EVER!!! This show was better than any educational kid's show had a right to be. And this is coming from someone who grew up with Sesame Street, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and Schoolhouse Rock.
Chief: Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? Where is Carmen Sandiego? Carmen Sandiego, Where on Earth can she be? Tell me, Where is Carmen Sandiego? Carmen Sandiego, Where on Earth can she be? Where on Earth can she be? Sphinx, Mona Lisa, Leaning Tower of Pisa, London Zoo, Timbuktu, can you help us find a clue? Oh, Where is Carmen Sandiego? Carmen Sandiego? Where on Earth can she be? Where on Earth can she be?
Funny huh? Today we are told there are no examples of awesome girls in stories, that all girls are portrayed as weak damsels in need of saving. As someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s , that always makes me laugh. Right here is a prime example of great hero and an iconic villain despite both being girls.
My name is Carmen. For years I have been plagued by this song. People saying things like, "Hey, you know what your name reminds me of?" I give them a deadpan stare and reply with, "Please n..." Before I can even finish my statement they shout ecstatically, "Carmen Sandiego!" I then proceed to leave them in there new elation. >.> The name Carmen has always plagued me, but it's a good name ;).
The irony that is the thief being a Spaniard stealing world heritage while the two anglo-saxons are the heroes preventing the crime. You know… all the historic artifacts anglo-saxons stole from world historic sites - from Rome to Greece, East to West- and are now in the anglophone countries museums… lol
Is the Zack from this show the same Zack as in TMNT? Did he get bored of being the 5th Turtle and start running around the world chasing Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen was probably the greatest female villain ever, and the most courteous. What villain leave cryptic clues, telling you where she is, and not holding a grudge at you for finding her?
I was drinking and this randomly came into my head. My memory of this was being a kid and finding myself fascinated with all the information provided in these episodes. I got to learn about capital cities, landmarks, ancient history, Antarctica, the pyramids etc. From there I went on to the X-files, which really expanded my mind (even if a lot of it was entertainment over fact) and went on to research so many topics for thousands of hours over the years. You'll never see much of the truth on a TV screen, so get researching! Anyway, that's my nostalgic trip.
I love that little smirk she gives them before falling off Lady Liberty. She just drops down like a bad ass and flies off like "Fuck you, I'm Carmen Sandiego!"
If she and Waldo ever had a child, that kid would be virtually impossible to find
what if they did and we dont know about it BECAUSE the kid is impossible to find?
mind blown
LOL so true! 😂
Dang
They did his name is Kellam everyone just passes him even when he's in plain sight.
That moment when you realized Commander Shepard, Robin from the Teen Titans, and Squidward all teamed up to catch Carmen Sandiego
This revelation blew my god-damn mind.
Wow
@@Xenolord Mine too
Wait all their VA?
What are you talking abot?
I loved how she was a villain, but still sympathetic. She just wanted to steal, but she didn't want to hurt Zack & Ivy, she just wanted to best them.
Tobias Christopher Exactly she is the "honorable villain". Like given a choice between saving Zack and Ivy or escaping, she'd save them. I can just see that scene. Ivy:"The chief is probably going to kill us. Go, now, before I come to my senses."
Tobias Christopher It's like Resident Evil
hey what do u mean i mean how in the world that resident evil fit in
Isn’t that like the textbook example of an anti-villain?
I still dont get the idea on how would resident evil fit in
I absolutely LOVE that hat tip she does just before she jumps off the Statue of Liberty. She is all class!
*tips fedora*
i absolutely LOVE your profile picture, it's genius!
*hat* "you look like a cartoon!!" "this is classic Rat Pack"
We need a Vs. video: Arsene Lupin vs. Lupin The Third vs. Carmen Sandiego.
She was a polite villain. Very rare.
This show was WAY cooler than any educational show should have been.
it was ahead of its time
Like Cells At Work and some of the best Animaniacs episodes, this was how you did Edutainment properly.
This show made learning history fun and also made me like the mystery genre also
It literally changed my life. I doubt I would have been as passionate about Geography and History if I didn't watch this show. I use it everyday of my life for crying out loud.
While the Where In The World game show (which was still airing when this show premiered) I preferred more because of the humor and Rockapella, this show gets my respect. It has a good mix of action and adventure, comedy, and education.
I find it funny that this was one of my favorite shows as a kid and my best friend at the time was named Carmen. I tried finding her a couple years later with an old phone # and eventually realized I’d probably never find her lmao so Ig the question still stands, where on earth is Carmen?
That’s crazy! What are the odds?
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new mission.
You tried San Diego?
She drop any clues? 😂
Lol clever. You'll never find her 🕵️
Carmen strikes me as the "charismatic villain". You almost DON'T want to catch her. You'll do it certainly, but you still feel a BIT sorry if you catch her rather than just her cronies. She is what thieves would call the "artist". The artist is always on the lookout for the "ultimate score". And really, isn't that what Carmen does...constantly. Rob a bank? Carmen:Nah too easy. Break into the White House? Carmen:Please! Challenge me! Break into Acme HQ? Carmen:Did it already.
+Inus Berard She probably would steal the entire bank, just to see if she wasn't rusty.
dutchguy977
ROFL, yeah, yeah she probably would. Can you just imagine working in a bank, coming there the next morning and everything is gone...including the foundation? All that's left is a note. "Was getting bored for I borrowed your bank. Carmen Sandiego"
Carmen commits those crimes for the challenge, so yeah I think that's her real name she wants to be known as a master thief after all.
dutchguy977
Couldn't have put it better myself.
Carnivac
Hey, it's totally fine to feel like that. Cartoon characters were some of our best friends on a Saturday morning right?
This + The Magic School Bus = perfect examples of how educational shows should be made AND SUCH SHOWS SHOULD STILL EXIST TODAY!
Amen! Like jeez it's not hard I would think.
Qubo was the shit during youth, especially the cartoons aimed at older kids 💪🔥😎
The small hats don't want that.
and isnt it weird how were told we never had any cool and interesting female characters? weird b/c we all grew up with a bunch of them. the 90s/y2k era of cartoons and tv shows had so many awesome female characters unlike today's who are all terribly written and lack any feminine charm
Sorry bro DIC Entertainment fell off after the 2000's you ain't getting anything now
I always thought he introduction sums up Carmen's persona in the best possible way: she purposefully gives the kids hints about her next robbery, waits for them to appear, and then steals the goods at the last minute only to play a practical joke on them. Mozart's music, even in the opening credits, is educational!
She is a criminal who wants to play this game because everything seems to easy to her.
@@Raximus3000She steals things because she can. The idea of air-tight security is just a challenge to her.
The thing I love most is that they never displayed Carmen as being malicious. There’s even times in the series where she’s scared that one of the detective kids are about to get hurt.
She might be a bored super-genius, playing these theft games on a world-wide (and later, time-wise) scale, but she still has a heart and doesn’t want to see anyone physically get hurt by it all.
she's in it for the thrill, not the money.
Pizza Hut must have one hell of time trying to deliver pizza to her...
She'd steal the pizza, the delivery car AND the delivery man
thats funny
thats funny
@@inusberard5848 then she'd steal the restaurant
@@thegatekeeper1374 and then I’d cry
Who else thinks its kinda hot how she gives a smirk and a tip of the hat at the end?
Me too and a freaking girl.😍😜
Yes. 👍
Damn straight. Rita also had a sexy voice.
Everything that woman does is kinda hot.
she is incredibly hot! XD if i was on the hunt for her i honestly would let her get away every time so this game keeps going just a little longer. XD
This show was cheesy as hell, but I grew to greatly respect Carmen Sandiego. She had so much style and panache. She enjoyed the cat and mouse game and the opportunity it gave her to continually prove her genius to the detectives who always THOUGHT they had her figured out. A 10/10 role model for future white collar criminals.
While at the same time having very strict standards that she always stuck to. It was really all about the game to her, she never wanted anyone to get hurt or made things personal. Plus, most of the time she wanted to be foiled, she wanted the detectives to prove themselves, and if there was a true threat, she would waste no time in joining with them and reminding them why she was ACME's number one detective ever.
Ya wanna know sum my name is carmen and last name santiago ppl always call me Carmen sandiego
WINGSPAN TT Also she had a thief code. Most thief’s has a code to not kill people. Something the new writers have forgot about because they have made black cat and Catwoman a killer.
7Seraphem7 She also saved them on a number of occasions while her thief friends turned on her ivy and zac helped her as well one episode.
in the finalle she ended up working with CHief and the player which was kinda cool
I always wished for a Carmen Sandiego and Lupin the 3rd crossover. Hell I wished I knew what was under Carmens trench coat XD
that'd be FIRE
Carmen and Fujiko would just get into a huge thieving cat fight
Nudity XD jk Sorry I had to
Well maybe she's more "gadget" than Inspector Gadget?
Obviously beneath her trench coat is.....another trench coat!
That awkward moment when you see the twin towers.
CS did WTC?
+billydeeuk I think she did😭😭😭😭😭😭
Yep 😭😭😭
i guess they called or jinxed it
Ll
Why isn't this show on Netflix?
Because no one would watch anything else, natch!
Probably because they toys they were meant to advertise weren't put on sale again.
Funny that you said that and now they're going to do a Netflix remake.
Michael Mangi don't you dare be joking
Canyon F I'm not www.theverge.com/2017/4/18/15343018/carmen-sandiego-animated-series-netflix
The music is composed by Mozart, the original song is called Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder.
Yesss! I came here to see if anybody else knew. Awesome!
Well, that explains why it's so good...
Just like the soundtrack of Catherine.
So Carmen Sandiego stole music from Mozart? Makes sense to me
mind freaking blown...
dutchguy977 haha 😂😂🤣🤣
I came for nostalgia but was more taken back by how modern the animation looks.
Jackthestripper facebook.com/pages/ACME-Detective-Fans/1473835172907416?fref=ts
Jackthestripper OMG SAME
Most badass female video game villain ever.
Yep
Definitely and the best thief in existence. She is what is known as the artist. She doesn't steal things simply for cash. She steals things to prove they CAN be stolen. Hell you can have the world's greatest security system and she'd probably steal it rather than what's being guarded.
Inus Berard so true
Yeah fuck you Lara Croft
@@jamese.4188 Lara Croft isn't a villain.
Obviously she's in San Diego. Fucking amateur hour here guys!
yep and the one place nobody would check
TheRealTaco87 LOL! XD
TheRealTaco87 That is really funny. Hilarious.
She is with waldo
***** Beats me?
- That awkward moment you pretend some random woman with brunette hair in a hat wearing a trench coat is Carmen Sandiego.
- You jokingly yell out YO CARMEN! She doesn't respond, you turn your head away for a second and suddenly she's gone.
- You then realize that life is worth living as you get to live in a world that has Carmen motherfucking Sandiego.....or you're just high.
Either way it was a good day. /truestory
+The Dynast Queen hi
+The Dynast Queen I did that once. People thought I was crazy.
+Jenny Angel LMAO
the way that ived read your comment i had the voice of vegeta in my head is stead of my own voice in my head like i normally would do but your profile picture and the way you type had made me use vegta voice in wich that i didn't mind
Just like how Alan Moore claimed he met John Constantine twice in real-life.
Add this show to the millions of reasons why the 90's where so awesome.
I wish there was a streaming service that focused on 90s tv and movies, I would gladly pay a 1yr membership. Sadly with studio companies being stingy with the rights, that will never happen.
Facts dude. The 90s was just the jam. I miss those times terribly.
Well... that time... It's a beginning of Cartoon Network.
Amen
Yeah, just subtract a few years then it was amazing
everyone always asks "where is carmen sandiego", but nobody asks "how is carmen sandiego"😔
And then, the Netflix reboot did 😂
nobody asks “what is Carmen Sandiego?”
@@helenaperez4343 it's fire tbh
@@helenaperez4343 and they had this theme in the credits of To Steal or not to steal
Or "Why is Carmen Sandiego?"
This opening perfectly exemplifies Carmen as a character, she deliberately leaves them clues to her next heist, waits for them to show up, and then gets away with the loot at the last second anyways just to screw with them.
I don't get why shes running. Clearly those kids are chasing her to give her a medal for being the most awesome person in the world.
motts2roc Mind you she’s wearing heels while on the run
They want an autograph from her.
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? Did Zack and Ivy ever think of checking San Diego?
yep the last place anybody would look for her at
wasn't the name Carmen Sandiego only her moniker? Like that wasn't a birth name, but rather the name she took on when she became a agent of Acme Crimenet?
LoneSoul06 , in the video game ; she was obsessed with Egypt.
Carmen Sandiego made learning geography fun. I wish they would bring it back. I don't care if it's reruns, just bring it back. Kids these days seriously need this stuff.
12 years later I still think they do lmao
Well, I have some good news and bad news.
Both news are that they did.
@@Dachimotsu Defunctland actually did a video on the show and it's unlikely that they'll bring it back. A lot of the geography contained in the live show is no longer relevant. And while these episodes contain the note at the end warning that facts were accurate at the time of recording, it doesn't mean kids will pay attention and will still list the now incorrect answers as correct. Even this animated series will have its inaccuracies. The only spin off that's likely to still be accurate to this day is the sequel to the game show, Where In Time, as that show deals with history more than geography. The only spin off that's 100% accurate is the most recent one on Netflix as that was only released a few years ago. I think that follows along more like a Choose Your Own adventure
@@bjsdemon The Netflix show was what I was talking about.
Netflix version sucks.
Every episode Carmen would lead them to some crook ten times worse than her and get away, leaving her 'loot' behind.
That moment when you realize she was deep cover for ACME all along.
So deep even the chief didn't know. Or if he did it was purged from his memory banks so her cover wouldn't be blown.
It makes me soooooo happy to learn that Mozart made his way into a kids' show! :)
Ferrariman601 que?
This song is "Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder" by Mozart with different lyrics. Here- check it out: th-cam.com/video/xsNkli1DCJI/w-d-xo.html
Wow! I didn't know it was based on a composition by Mozart!
chaingin91 Yep :) Cool huh
chaingin91 well, Carmen usually steals the best stuff, so.....
80 people can't find Carmen Sandiego.
+Juri Tanaka hi
She never encountered captain america and shiekd both of which would smash her like a jabroni.
+Jason Case From what I remember from the show, Cap and shield would not stand a chance
+Dan Troll I doubt it as Captain America is a super soldier which she has never faced.
If its a fight Captain would wipe the floor with her and she wont outrun a topnotch shield.
The red skull is vastly above carmen san diego yet he still loses so I highly doubt the super soldier doesn't stand a chance. He's defeated a historical full strength army the Nazis.
She gets past humans with no gadgets or special abilties, And mixed feelings towards arresting her.
All those are thrown out the window when Captain America is pursuing her.
+Dan Troll Well keep in mind that Carmen - Tech was always years ahead and better than those of whom was after her. So one would assume it would be no different with Shield. Also on more than one occasion she had saved someone or has done something heroics to make you not want to take her in.
Because Ms. Sandiego is stoically silent, I will be providing dialogue for her in the following scenes:
1. When she's throwing that eye clue, "Suck on it, losers."
2. When she's riding a hoverbike through the desert, "I hope you like the taste of sand in your mouth."
3. When she rocket hang-glides off the Statue of Liberty, "Whatev's. I didn't want it anyway."
I think you're right.
+930bestvideos On the Statue of Liberty part I actually said, "Nowhere to run now." Then she pulls off that move and I heard her voice in my head, "Who needs to run when you can fly?" I then said, "Well played Carmen, well played."
Will N Like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands. Always slips away. Granted Carmen is the charismatic villain. She wouldn't kill or allow lasting harm come to her opponents.
I imagined her saying “later tit lips” or something randomly offensive like that when flying behind the Sphinx
Who else is watching this after seeing the theme for the new Carmen Sandiego show from Netflix.
I only came here to tell everyone about where she was.
I am yay 😀
Now I loved this show and watched it all the time in my youth, but even as a child I found it pretty unbelievable that a group of kids could hold their own against world class thieves & criminals.
I really want them to revive Carmen Sandiego with a live action movie. Just don't screw it up Hollywood.
I found the same as a child. But I don't think they could. If they could, they would have catched her. What they managed was barelly because she allowed them.
MsKekeChannel I wish I could thumb up your comment ten times over. I found that pretty neat when I discovered there was a cartoon to this show. ACME must train these kids very well to go up against Carmen and her henchmen. I don't agree with the movie thing however. There is a movie in the works but I don't believe it is going to happen. JLo wants to play Carmen and to do that she has to get the rights to Carmen Sandiego and I don't think the company's going to do that. Carmen Sandiego name is still their "cash cow" so to speak and they're not going to give it up easily.
MsKekeChannel i used to watch the series and play the game. i found it one day and watched on the Hub and i couldnt get enough of it
they would totally screw it up. They would make Carmen the bad guy and it would be like the witics game show where she's cackling and evil.
Valerie Sanders Well if they keep true to Carmen's character they may make her into a character like Kaito Kid from Detective Conan. Helps you catch the bad guy just to steal the loot. Or gives up the loot so they can get away. Like Carmen saves a kidnapping victim, she'd do it because, deep down, she'll do the right thing.
Nah, Carmen Sandiego was on a whole other level of awesome. Imagine being the world's greatest thief, and having fun with that fact cause you know your ass can't be caught. She treats heists like they're birthday parties for her, not only that, but she got two kids always running after her, only for her to meet them at the end and go "Congrats, see y'all." and then just vanish with grace and style. At the same time it's also really wholesome to understand that she's an antagonist.. sure, but she isn't necessarily evil. At the end of the day, yes. She's a criminal, but she hasn't killed someone, or laid her hands and injured someone. She just steals, and gets to have fun with it.
I remember at the end of the series, Ivy & Zack (the two teenagers) actually caught Carmen...but they let her go. They learned that she wasn't a villain at all, and was simply teaching them to be master sleuths in their own right. The real villains were what no one expected, watch the series to learn more.
This show and Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century pretty much defined my summer 7AM life on FOX when I was a kid. One of them got replaced with Ace Lightning, then I pretty much forgot from there.
After Silver Surfer couldnt get a 2nd season due to marvel being bankrupt at the time I think is when fox kids found the pit of stinking.
+Jason Case yep
blackyoshi1230 and the Littles
I loved this song as a kid. As an adult, I fell in love with opera, and was ecstatic when I discovered this theme came from Mozart's "Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail" :)
I know what you mean. Today, I was listening to Die Entführung aus dem Serail for the first time, and I thought "Hey! Isn't that the Carmen Sandiego theme?"
No it's not. It's "Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder".
@@SergeantExtreme "Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder" is a piece from "Die Entführung aus dem Serail", though.
Carmen Sandiego. The type of women who, when you put the most sophisticated alarm in the world to watch something, will steal the alarm system just to say, "Come on, this is ME your dealing with, not some amateur."
She steals what you were keeping and the sophisticated alarm system, so you would lose in double. XD
Carmen Sandiego is one of the most interesting women in a cartoon, any cartoon. She has had videogames, board games, multiple cartoons, computer games, a game show, and then... poof. Nothing. She just dropped off the map completely. I ask you, WHERE ON EARTH is CARMEN SANDIEGO, and why isn't she on my tv anymore?
was Carmen ever ever actually in San Diego?
I think her backstory in this show was that she was from San Fransisco
+Nicholas Svitak Which is weird, because in the games, she was from Moscow.
+Sephiroth7734 There's some irony for you.
@@Dachimotsu And in Argentina in the roboot series on Netflix.
Carmen Sandiego just casually changing her nationality
Shit! I realized there is no education on tv. Nowadays.
Woah!
Which would explain why we have idiots taking selfies in places they shouldn't, doing the cinnamon challenge and recording dead bodies for the giggles.
Well, outside of stuff like Little Einsteins, but good luck getting anyone over the age of 9 to watch it.
PBS is still a thing dipshit. As are Discovery channel, Natgeo, Science, etc.
SaphireKancer90
Are you an idiot?
1. Taking selfies where they shouldn’t has nothing to do with academic education
2. How the hell does doing a challenge have anything to do with academic education? And why the cinnamon challenge of all things?
3. Logan Paul is a millennial, and definitely did not grow up “Nowadays”
yeah yeah
I'M READY TO LEARN BITCH
-ProJared
2016
LOL
+El Reino de Andor Let me guess, Pro Jared? XD
jajajaja true words have been spoken
Is it all right for me to say that Rita Moreno is the definitive voice for Miss Sandiego?
Jake Rutigliano Agreed! Her Carmen was WONDERFUL!
Add "The Electric Company" to that PBS game show and then to this, and you get some weird "full circle" thing.
And Rita came back for a cameo on the Netflix series
It will ALWAYS be all right!
As expected of an EGOT winner.
Of all of the thief movies Ive seen, the Italian Job, both versions, gone in sixty seconds, Oceans Eleven etc. nobody can stand up to Carmen Sandiego. True master thief.
you gotten that one right
Oh please, saying Carmen Sandiego is a master thief is like saying the Pacific Ocean is kind of damp. Carmen Sandiego is what a mast thief WISHES they could be!
As far as I know, Danny Ocean was her protege
I am a hardcore, born again Carmen Sandiego fan at 28 years of age. Forgive me but I quite enjoyed her during this time because she was mischievous. Her henchmen had gag names that made you laugh, and they stole things that in real life could never be stolen. I think that is what made the games and the cartoon so enjoyable! I really resent The Learning Company for turning the games back into what they used to be. I feel like when Broderbund did it, she had strict standards, was mischievous, cared about what happened to National Landmarks and she has a conscience. It gave her more character. I honestly do NOT like how she was portrayed in "Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego" because I don't see her as THAT evil. She's supposed to just be "Anti-hero" I.e. she just steals things because she can and she's bored.
Exactly, she's what is termed in the thief as "the artist". She doesn't steal things for money. No, she steal things to prove they CAN be stolen. You could put the most sophisticated security system to guard something and she'd steal the security system with a note that says, "Please, this is ME we're talking about."
“… stole things that in real life could never be stolen.” Yo, don’t go challenging Carmen, next thing you know she’ll steal Buckingham Palace just to prove you wrong lol
There was more than 2 series?
@@SanguineDarkfireI'm pretty sure she already has on an episode of "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego."
This theme song has stuck with me all these years I don’t know why
Catchy as hell. Stealing her theme song from Mozart (Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder) was a pro-gamer move.
@@LeBingeDoctorthis theme song has no right being THIS good
Bros trying to find her in his mind
They had no reason to go as hard as they did on the animation and cinematography for this opening, but I love that they did.
Also, Carmen is such an amazing thief that she managed to steal an immaterial thing like a song, and do so on a meta-level on a higher plane of existence. She, a character in a show, stole a piece of classical music to be used in the real world as the theme song for said show. Amazing.
Many times, old animators have provided more than what was asked.
Carmen Sandiego x Waldo? Eeeeh a bit overdone.
Now INDIANA JONES X CARMEN SANDIEGO, now there's something!
A ship I never knew I shipped until just now.
Too bad I also think Marian Ravenhurst is awesome.
Get John Armstrong who does Han Solo and Indiana Jones in numerous video games and partner him with Dana Delany and make an animated film where Indy and Carmen go on a great adventure. Learn from Crystal Skull and make a simple, but well-done adventure! Now I would definitely go pay to see that!
Pac-Mania
You just made my dream cartoon.
i would think that they would make lora croft in a way or someone similar
The only way it can be better is to have Sean Connery reprise his role as Indy's father.
Imagine if Carmen and Waldo had kids, they're kid would be Canada from Hetalia.
+Nyla Cooper I see what you did there XD
+Nyla Cooper hi
+Nyla Cooper hahahaha why? because he is invisible or why? xD
+Nyla Cooper
better yet, combine Waldo's dna with her own
Jody Pope = the final boss
0:54 i don't like where carmen is landing considering on that direction
Goodness gracious
🤣🤣🤣
Imagine if there was an actual thief who could pull off thefts like Carmen Sandiego.
yeah the government
I’d respect them if there was one.
There not that smart and would be caught
Throw a bunch of autistic geniuses together with the right resources and you'll have V.I.L.E. incarnate
I miss this show. The new one doesn’t hit it like this one
right?
the old one is SO DAMN GOOD I LITERALLY GO NUTS OVER IT
Netflix sucks
@Shin Shaman I can still dislike the new one 🧍🏻♀️ lol
I just want to watch a traditional hand drawn series without any changes being part of cable
i kinda developed a theory that carmen sandiego was the mother of the two protagonists. granted i was 6 when i came up with the idea
I kid you not, I swear that that was plot in one of the episodes that she might be or something
Can we just stop for a moment and think what if Carmen Sandiego decided to team up with Waldo?
She did team up with Waldo and they had a baby lmao!!!!!
Carmen Sandiego already had team up with Osama Bin Laden, But it didn't go so well.
Rini Sheilds
I remember the end of that joke, problem was, they could NEVER find the baby.
They need to update this series for the 21st century
Will N Noooooo I truly like this show and the original as well if you update things it changes entirely. Sorry, but nope from me
She has an SJW Feminist side buzz cut and only steals from white men.
Coming to Netflix in 2019.
HELL NO
What if it’s already been made but we cant find it
I like how she always gave them clues. Yet they still never caught her 😂
She was always steps ahead of them
aniyah asya that's because she's the world's greatest thief and Carmen used work for them and used to be a acme detective she knows their methods and their tactics. actually Zack and Ivy did catch her twice on two episode's but she got away. in one of the episodes Zack's lucky rabbit foot got caught in Carmen's zip line as she was zip lining away. they had got lucky that time and the capture was literally luck that's all.
isnt it weird how were told we never had any cool and interesting female characters? weird b/c we all grew up with a bunch of them. the 90s/y2k era of cartoons and tv shows had so many awesome female characters unlike today's who are all terribly written and lack any feminine charm
Carmen is such a amazing thief she even stole her theme song from Mozart. Great theme song choice and really well animated
its 2015 and still no Carmen Sandiego movie... what the hell.
Best, thief, best intro, best Carmen EVER!!!
This show was better than any educational kid's show had a right to be. And this is coming from someone who grew up with Sesame Street, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and Schoolhouse Rock.
The singers didn’t have to go so hard!!
It really hits different when you see the twin towers in the New York part and realize how old the show is
Ngl I always felt like that there was a YTP, editing Carmen to go towards the tower 💀
Chief: Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Where is Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen Sandiego,
Where on Earth can she be?
Tell me, Where is Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen Sandiego,
Where on Earth can she be?
Where on Earth can she be?
Sphinx, Mona Lisa, Leaning Tower of Pisa, London Zoo, Timbuktu, can you help us find a clue?
Oh, Where is Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen Sandiego?
Where on Earth can she be?
Where on Earth can she be?
Because nothing more badass than a hot criminal in a red flasher coat and fedora
Kira Lawlet Man, have I got an anime for you....
Hellsing Ultimate
Shes was in San Diego the WHOLE FUCKING TIME
I will always love Qubo cartoons they are magical ❤
I guess Carmen flying into the Twin Towers didnt age so well 💀
The opposite in fact.
Wait she flew into it?
Funny huh? Today we are told there are no examples of awesome girls in stories, that all girls are portrayed as weak damsels in need of saving. As someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s , that always makes me laugh. Right here is a prime example of great hero and an iconic villain despite both being girls.
I remember when I watch this as a kid my mom always asked how Zack and Ivy weren't fired because Carmen always got away constantly
Amazing that Mozart completely composed this theme 200 years before this show aired.
Carmen Sandiego: the worlds greatest thief or the worlds greatest geography teacher?
Both!
torquemonster290 I always got the feeling she was always trying to teach them something. That it wasn’t about the thefts.
I just found out that the music part is Mozarts Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail Finale
***** Holy crap. thanks for that comment. never knew this. haha made my day.
Carmen’s hat physics
My name is Carmen. For years I have been plagued by this song. People saying things like, "Hey, you know what your name reminds me of?" I give them a deadpan stare and reply with, "Please n..." Before I can even finish my statement they shout ecstatically, "Carmen Sandiego!" I then proceed to leave them in there new elation. >.> The name Carmen has always plagued me, but it's a good name ;).
I have an uncommon name, so I know how it is to be plagued.
I must say, I'd love to be plagued by Carmen Sandiego =3
Oh, it seems like fun and games, but after 25 years of it, well, let's just say I'm a little more than over it.
I have actually wanted to change my name to Carmen for that reason LMAO!
Where on earth are you?
Terry I *Sobs uncontrollably*
There is no woman that can play Carmen right
straight out it would be Kate Beckinsale
Half the women who played Bond girls!
Catherine Zeta Jones
Jackthestripper Winning pick right here, folks!
wait until Chloe Grace Moretz gets older
That is a kick ass theme song.
It's actually a Mozart song, Singt dem Grossen Bassa Lieder, with modified lyrics. Can't go wrong with Mozart.
I'm 17 today when I was a kid I love this show and the song just love it
The irony that is the thief being a Spaniard stealing world heritage while the two anglo-saxons are the heroes preventing the crime. You know… all the historic artifacts anglo-saxons stole from world historic sites - from Rome to Greece, East to West- and are now in the anglophone countries museums… lol
europeans vs europeans, so a snowball fight…🌝
This is some nostalgic shit
Seeing the Twin towers 😔
Where On Earth is the Carmen Sandiego movie?????????????
YES! With Scarlett Johansson as Carmen Sandiego!
Jennifer Lopez was said to have brought the rights but bitch has done nothing.
there isn't 1 yet that i known of
Back when cartoons and music was good back in the 1990’s
Is the Zack from this show the same Zack as in TMNT? Did he get bored of being the 5th Turtle and start running around the world chasing Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen was probably the greatest female villain ever, and the most courteous.
What villain leave cryptic clues, telling you where she is, and not holding a grudge at you for finding her?
I was drinking and this randomly came into my head. My memory of this was being a kid and finding myself fascinated with all the information provided in these episodes. I got to learn about capital cities, landmarks, ancient history, Antarctica, the pyramids etc. From there I went on to the X-files, which really expanded my mind (even if a lot of it was entertainment over fact) and went on to research so many topics for thousands of hours over the years. You'll never see much of the truth on a TV screen, so get researching! Anyway, that's my nostalgic trip.
Drinking Kool aid i suppose🤨😂
Bro learned from an educational animated show.
Red haired girl? Whelp we all know who she’d be replaced with in a remake
That women is so boss and just does not give two sh!ts about jumping off buildings and the like; and that hair! i would kill for that hair
well be more like carmen and steel the hair style from carmen
still love this opening! did they hire a church choir to sing this? it sounds fantastic!
I was thinking the same thing. It sounds like the composer went to a soul choir and got it for free because there is no royalty records anywhere.
its a Mozart composition actually, they just re-arranged it
I will not try to stop her. She's fucking awesome!!!
YO WHO STAYED UP LATE TO WATCH THIS ON QUBO
every saturday and friday bro
Me
why is nobody talking about the theme song?? It's awesome! 😀
THEY ARE SINGING THEIR ASSES OFF!!!
I learned more watching this show than in school.
So did I. This is a perfect example of an educational show done right. Done right I said? No, done excellent.
The Super Villain of Educational institutions
Oh Carmen, the first thing you stole was our hearts.
That random guy: where on earth is Carmen San Diego
Alright guys, debate time. Whos Smarter? Carmen Sandiego or Batman?
+Inus Berard You know words greatest thief versus world's greatest detective. Sans gadgets Carman would have the edge.
So... Do they ever find her?
They find her at times but they've never actually CAUGHT her.
They did actually catch her, but she still got away
I remember thinking Carmen was hot
I still do
Same I had a crush on her 😭
Aint no shame in that 😔✋
I love that little smirk she gives them before falling off Lady Liberty. She just drops down like a bad ass and flies off like "Fuck you, I'm Carmen Sandiego!"
Ah yes, my og Carmen Sandiego, Ivy, Zack and everyone else, this to me will always be my favorite Carmen Sandiego
Someone: How many times did you listen to this?
Me: Yes.