''Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'' is an American animated television series based on the
series of computer games. The show was produced by
DIC Productions L.P.
DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production com ...
and originally aired from 1994 to 1999, on
Saturday mornings during FOX's
Fox Kids Network block. Reruns aired on the
Qubo
Qubo ( ; stylized as qubo) was an American television network for children between the ages of 5 and 14. Owned by Ion Media, it consisted of a 24-hour free-to-air television network often mentioned as the "Qubo channel" (available as a digital ...
television network from June 9, 2012 (alongside ''
Animal Atlas
''Animal Atlas'' is a half-hour educational wildlife television series that "takes children on a tour of discovery, uncovering the secrets of how animals live and thrive. Young viewers meet animals from the familiar to the astounding, and the dome ...
'') to May 26, 2018.
The series won a
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program had been awarded annually between 1985 and 2021. Until 1993, the award was just known as the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. ''Arthur'' held the record for most ...
in 1995, and in the same year was spun-off into a ''Where in the World''-styled video game entitled ''
Carmen Sandiego Junior Detective
''Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective'' (sometimes referred to as ''Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition'', ''Junior Detective Edition'', or ''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition'') is a 1995 education game in the '' ...
''. Its theme song uses the melody from the chorus "Singt dem großen Bassa Lieder" ("Sing Songs of the Great Pasha") from
Mozart's opera ''
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
' () ( K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's ''Belmont und Constanze, oder Di ...
'' (''The Abduction from the Seraglio'').
History
Production and broadcast (1994–1999)
The script for every ''Earth'' episode had to meet the approval of
Broderbund
Broderbund Software, Inc. (stylized as Brøderbund) was an American maker of video games, educational software, and productivity tools. Broderbund is best known for the 8-bit video game hits ''Choplifter'', ''Lode Runner'', ''Karateka'', and '' ...
, which created and, at the time, owned the ''Carmen'' franchise. Their cause for concern was the level of the violence on other FOX children's shows such as ''
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to lo ...
'' and ''
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...
''. Broderbund did not require this of the creators of the ''World'' and
''Time'' game shows that aired on PBS, presumably since PBS, as the distributor of such shows as ''
Sesame Street
''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ...
'', had a long-standing reputation for non-violent educational children's programming. The lead characters of ''Earth'' were featured in ''
Carmen Sandiego Junior Detective
''Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective'' (sometimes referred to as ''Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition'', ''Junior Detective Edition'', or ''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition'') is a 1995 education game in the '' ...
'', released in 1995. The opening theme song for the show is "Singt dem großen Bassa Lieder" from ''
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...
's
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
' () ( K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's ''Belmont und Constanze, oder Di ...
'', with new lyrics, pop instrumentation, and a backbeat. The Rainbow Animation Group (later renamed Galaxy World, Inc., not to be confused with the Italian studio
Rainbow S.p.A.), and Han Yang Productions contributed some animation for this series.
Home media releases
Fox Video originally released the series on VHS through their Fox Kids Video label, which contained two episodes each.
In November 2001,
Lions Gate Home Entertainment and
Trimark Home Video released two VHS tapes, ''Carmen's Revenge'' and ''Time Traveler'', consisting of the show's three-part episodes ("Retribution" and "Labyrinth") in a feature-length format. ''Time Traveller'' was also released on DVD, and alongside the "Labyrinth" episode, also came with a demo of ''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Treasures of Knowledge''. A video of the episode "Timing is Everything" was included with some versions of the mentioned game.
In September 2003,
Sterling Entertainment
United American Video (or in short: UAV) Corporation, and more commonly known as UAV Home Video or UAV Entertainment was an American entertainment company founded in 1984 as a small local company originally located in Charlotte, North Carolina. ...
released ''Into the Maelstrom'' and ''No Place like Home'' on VHS and DVD. ''Into the Maelstrom'' contained the three part "Retribution" episode, while ''No Place like Home'' contained the episode "The Remnants" and the two-part episode "Can You Ever Go Home Again?" The DVD versions contained "When it Rains..." and "Follow My Footprints" as bonus episodes, respectively. NCircle Entertainment reissued both DVDs in 2007.
In June 2006,
Shout! Factory and
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout ...
released the first season on DVD. Due to poor sales, no further seasons were released.
Mill Creek Entertainment released ''Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? – The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 on February 21, 2012. This four-disc set contains all forty episodes of the series. They also released a ten-episode best-of collection the same day. These releases have been discontinued and are now out of print. Mill Creek re-released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 in June 2017.
PIDAX, a German company, released the complete series on DVD for Region 2 in 3 Volumes in 2019 in English and German.
The whole series is available to stream on
Paramount+
Paramount+ is an American subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures (including CBS Studios), Paramount Media Networks (formerly Viacom Media ...
.
Plot
Following the plot of the ''
Carmen Sandiego
''Carmen Sandiego'' (sometimes referred to as ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'') is a media franchise based on a series of computer games created by the American software company Broderbund. While the original 1985 '' Where in the World ...
'' franchise, ''Earth'' sees international thief
Carmen Sandiego
''Carmen Sandiego'' (sometimes referred to as ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'') is a media franchise based on a series of computer games created by the American software company Broderbund. While the original 1985 '' Where in the World ...
(voiced by
Rita Moreno) lead the organization V.I.L.E. in stealing treasures from around the world and leaving clues behind for ACME agents Zack (voiced by
Scott Menville
Scott David Menville (born February 12, 1971) is an American actor who is known for his voice work in animated films, television series and video games.
Life and career
Menville was born on February 12, 1971, to television animator and writer ...
) and Ivy (voiced by
Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale is a Canadian-American voice actress. She is best known for her work in video game franchises such as ''Baldur's Gate'', '' Mass Effect'', '' Metal Gear Solid'', '' BioShock Infinite'', '' Metroid Prime'', ''Overwatch'', and '' Sta ...
), under the guidance of the Chief (voiced by
Rodger Bumpass
Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He voices several other characters on the show as ...
), to find, in order to capture her. In this version, Carmen Sandiego is a former agent of ACME who left to seek a greater challenge, and has a strong code of ethics when stealing items. The Player is an unseen live-action character who bookends acts by communicating with Carmen; it is implied that to them the television series is a video game that they are playing from a computer.
While Carmen is originally presented as the show's antagonist, she becomes more like an anti-hero as the series progresses; she even helps Zack and Ivy against mutual enemies.
Characters
Main characters
*
Carmen Sandiego
''Carmen Sandiego'' (sometimes referred to as ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'') is a media franchise based on a series of computer games created by the American software company Broderbund. While the original 1985 '' Where in the World ...
(voiced by
Rita Moreno) – An international thief and the head of V.I.L.E. Despite the name of her organization, she has a strong code of morals and only steals for the challenge of it. She was a former agent of the ACME Detective Agency.
* Chief (voiced by
Rodger Bumpass
Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He voices several other characters on the show as ...
) – The head of ACME. Short for Computerized Holographic Imaging Educational Facilitator, his role consisted of providing
exposition
Exposition (also the French for exhibition) may refer to:
*Universal exposition or World's Fair
* Expository writing
** Exposition (narrative)
* Exposition (music)
*Trade fair
A trade fair, also known as trade show, trade exhibition, or trade e ...
, information, alerts of Carmen's recent crime, and
comic relief
Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
Definition
Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic epis ...
. He had a very intimate professional and personal relationship with Carmen. He once also had a robotic body while working with Carmen back when she was still part of the ACME Detective Agency.
* Ivy (voiced by
Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale is a Canadian-American voice actress. She is best known for her work in video game franchises such as ''Baldur's Gate'', '' Mass Effect'', '' Metal Gear Solid'', '' BioShock Infinite'', '' Metroid Prime'', ''Overwatch'', and '' Sta ...
) – A young woman who has short red hair and green eyes. She and Carmen seem to have a past history, although it is only hinted at in the series. Her skills include having multiple black belts in
martial arts and being an expert
pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...
. She can get frustrated easily, such as hating it when Zack calls her "sis" or when Carmen is getting away.
* Zack (voiced by
Scott Menville
Scott David Menville (born February 12, 1971) is an American actor who is known for his voice work in animated films, television series and video games.
Life and career
Menville was born on February 12, 1971, to television animator and writer ...
) – Ivy's younger brother, who has blond hair and blue eyes. He takes cases less seriously than his sister Ivy. Zack's jacket has his name misspelled as Zak.
* Player (portrayed by
Jeffrey Tucker
Jeffrey Albert Tucker (; born December 19, 1963) is an American libertarian writer, publisher, entrepreneur and advocate of anarcho-capitalism and Bitcoin.
For many years he worked for Ron Paul, the Mises Institute, and Lew Rockwell. Wit ...
in Season 1,
Justin Shenkarow
Justin Shenkarow is an American actor, producer, director and writer, best known for his roles of Matthew Brock in ''Picket Fences'', Simon Holmes in ''Eerie, Indiana'', and the voice of Harold Berman from the ''Nickelodeon'' animated series, ' ...
in Season 2, Asi Lang and Joanie Pleasant in Seasons 3–4) – The only live-action character on the program, always seen from behind as a computer user at the beginning and ending of the show. They are the ones who transport Zack and Ivy to their locations and summon ACME detectives to their aid.
ACME detectives
The following are ACME detectives who help out Zack and Ivy:
* Aileen (voiced by
Janice Kawaye
Janice Hiromi Kawaye (born April 4, 1970) is an American voice actress known for her roles as Jenny Wakeman in '' My Life as a Teenage Robot'', and Lysithea in the ''Fire Emblem'' series.
Early life
Kawaye was born in Los Angeles, California, U ...
) – A Hawaiian ACME detective.
* Amati – A brilliant archaeologist and African-American ACME detective.
* Armando – an Argentinian gaucho ACME detective.
* Barrow – A British ACME detective.
* Billy "Running Bird" – A Native American ACME detective.
* Chester – An ornithologist American ACME detective.
* Chotu – An Indian ACME detective.
* Crow (voiced by Chadwick Pelletier) – A Norwegian ACME detective and a friend of Zack.
* Jasmine – A Jamaican ACME detective.
* Josha – A brilliant inventor and ACME agent. He has a crush on Ivy. Zack is the one who helps get them together.
* Ketut – An Indonesian ACME detective who loves hang gliding and is very wise.
* Lee – A Chinese ACME detective.
* Lloyd – An Australian ACME detective.
* Maria (voiced by
Kath Soucie Kath or KATH may refer to:
* Kath (city), the historical capital of Khwarezm
* Kath (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
* KATH-TV, the NBC TV station in Juneau, Alaska
* KATH (AM), a radio station in ...
) – A Brazilian ACME detective from ACME's
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
bough. At the end, she might be interested in Zack as she takes him to the opera.
* Marco – An Italian ACME detective who's good friends with Ivy.
* Max - A Hawaiian ACME detective and the older brother of Aileen.
* Michelle – A Space Camp ACME detective.
* Reggis – A British ACME detective.
* Tatiana (voiced by
Candi Milo
Candyce Anne Rose "Candi" Milo (born January 9, 1961) Timestamps: (00:27:12-00:27:45) Milo states that she is "firmly 51". (00:06:40-00:06:47) Milo states that she was born in Palm Springs. (00:16:23-00:16:25) She says her birthday is in Januar ...
) – A Russian ACME detective who Zack has a crush on.
* Wahidullah – An Afghan ACME detective.
V.I.L.E. agents
The following are agents who work for Carmen Sandiego's organization V.I.L.E.:
* Abe L. Body – A V.I.L.E. agent and an athlete who's a team player to V.I.L.E. who likes to steal items from the Olympics and any other sports. His name is a play on "able body".
* Al Loy – A hotheaded V.I.L.E. agent. He wanted to be a loner when it comes to crime, but he couldn't get along with Dara Riska. Al Loy is a play on "
Alloy
An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which at least one is a metal. Unlike chemical compounds with metallic bases, an alloy will retain all the properties of a metal in the resulting material, such as electrical conductivity, ductilit ...
". He appears in "A Date with Carmen" Pt. 2 and "All for One".
* Auntie Bellum – A V.I.L.E. agent from the South who likes to steal items from the South in the
Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
. She appeared in "Timing is Everything" where she assisted Mason Dixon in one of his heists. Her name is a play on "
Antebellum
Antebellum, Latin for "before war", may refer to:
United States history
* Antebellum South, the pre-American Civil War period in the Southern United States
** Antebellum Georgia
** Antebellum South Carolina
** Antebellum Virginia
* Antebellum ...
".
* Archie Ology – A V.I.L.E. agent and a good
archaeologist. He likes to steal artifacts and other classics as seen in "Follow My Footprints" and "The Trial of Carmen Sandiego". Archie Ology is a play on "
Archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...
".
* Buck N. Bronco – A V.I.L.E. agent whose name is a play on "
bucking bronco
A bucking horse is any breed or either gender of horse with a propensity to buck. They have been, and still are, referred to by various names, including bronco, broncho, and roughstock.
The harder they buck, the more desirable they are for r ...
".
* Clair E. Net and Cora Net (both voiced by
Kath Soucie Kath or KATH may refer to:
* Kath (city), the historical capital of Khwarezm
* Kath (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
* KATH-TV, the NBC TV station in Juneau, Alaska
* KATH (AM), a radio station in ...
) – Twin sisters of evil for stealing talent and music. Cora Net plays the
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
while Clair E. Net sings
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
. Chief mentioned that ACME once busted Clair E. Net and Cora Net in a lip-synching scandal a few years back. Clair E. Net and Cora Net are plays on "
clarinet" and "
cornet". They appear in "Music to My Ears".
* Clay Tandoori – An Indian-American V.I.L.E. agent who steals anything that's in India like Taj Mahal and other things. Clay Tandoori is a play on "
Tandoori Clay". He appears in "Labyrinth" Pt. 1.
* Dara Riska – A V.I.L.E. agent who always takes any risks and sometimes get hot-headed when she gets to a fight with the equally-hotheaded Al Loy. She appears in "All for One".
* Dee Tritus – A female V.I.L.E. agent whose name is a play on "
detritus". She appears in "Hot Ice".
* Four Chin Hunter – A big-time evil
treasure hunter
Treasure hunter is the physical search for treasure. For example, treasure hunters try to find sunken shipwrecks and retrieve artifacts with market value. This industry is generally fueled by the market for antiquities. The practice of treasure ...
of V.I.L.E. who's an expert of stealing gold when it comes to treasure hunting and is a play on "
Fortune Hunter
Fortune may refer to:
General
* Fortuna or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck
* Luck
* Wealth
* Fortune, a prediction made in fortune-telling
* Fortune, in a fortune cookie
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''The Fortune'' (1931 film) ...
". He appears in "A Higher Calling" and "A Date with Carmen" Pt. 1.
* Frank M. Poster – A big-time master of disguise and Carmen's V.I.L.E. henchman who can disguise himself as any person he wants to impersonate and is a play on "
The Great Impostor". He appears in "Birds of a Feather".
* Hannah Lulu – A V.I.L.E. agent and an expert when it comes to
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...
a treasures and locations who is very superstitious and is afraid of almost everything including Hawaii's
Nightmarchers
In Hawaiian mythology, Nightmarchers (''huaka'i pō'' or "Spirit Ranks,",'' 'oi'o'') are the deadly ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors. The nightmarchers are the vanguard for a sacred king, chief or chiefess.
On the nights honoring the Hawaiia ...
. In "Curses, Foiled Again", Carmen Sandiego tried to make Hannah Lulu face her fears by stealing an object from the place where a Hawaiian queen died. Hannah Lulu is a play on "
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
".
* Iggy Nition - A V.I.L.E. agent. His name is a play on "ignition" and appears in "The Remnants".
* Ira Gation (voiced by
Michael Earl) - A V.I.L.E. agent whose crimes revolve around water. His name is a play on "irrigation" and appears in "When It Rains".
* Judge R.B. Traitor – A court
judge-turned-criminal who hunts crooks down and sentences them to a secret jail while stealing their loot. He appeared in "The Trail of Carmen Sandiego" where he had Carmen Sandiego abducted from her caper in the Mayan Ruins and subpoenaed Zack and Ivy to his hidden courtroom in Italy using Lee Galese as bait. Once Zack and Ivy arrived, Judge R.B. Traitor dismissed Galese and had them represent Sandiego when she was accused of stealing a copy of ''
Magna Carta''. When it came to where the copy of ''Magna Carta'' is, it turned out that Traitor was actually in cahoots with Sandiego and Ology. R.B. Traitor is a play on "
arbitrator".
* Lars Vegas – A big shot and V.I.L.E.'s greediest member who always complains when he is trapped in a net because it messes up his hair and whose greediness can always foil his plans. Lars Vegas is a play on "
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
". He appears in "Follow My Footprints" where he assisted Moe Skeeter in robbing an Italian museum, accompanied Carmen in hacking Chief in "Just Like Old Times", and stole from ACME agent Josha in "Cupid Sandiego".
* Lee Galese – A V.I.L.E. agent who is Carmen Sandiego's
lawyer whose name is a play on "legalese" and his firm has a catchphrase "If you're not happy, consider suing". He read Carmen Sandiego's will in "Follow My Footprints" and briefly served as Carmen's defense attorney in "The Trial of Carmen Sandiego" before being dismissed by Judge R.B. Traitor.
* Moe Skeeter – A V.I.L.E. agent with a long nose who is kinda like a bungling buffoon. His name is a play on "
mosquito
Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning " gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by ''mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish for "li ...
". He appeared in "Follow My Footprints" where he assisted Lars Vegas in robbing an Italian museum, accompanied Carmen in hacking Chief in "Just Like Old Times", and stole from ACME agent Josha in "Cupid Sandiego".
* Paige Turner – Paige Turner is a V.I.L.E. agent who is a world-renowned expert on literature and loves playing out crimes from famous novels. Her name is a play on "page-turner".
* Pearl Diver - Pearl Diver is a V.I.L.E. agent who specializes in diving. She appears in "A Date with Carmen" Pt. 1.
* Pop A. Wheely - A V.I.L.E. agent. His name is a play on "pop a wheelie" and appears in "The Remnants".
* Rip Shipoff – An aquatic pirate agent with his pet
parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoide ...
.
* Stu L. Pijin - A V.I.L.E. agent. His name is a play on "stool pigeon".
* Touriest Classe – A V.I.L.E. agent and also an international
con man
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have def ...
and a master
art thief who always wanted to scam people with other art. Touriest Classe is a play on "
Tourist Class". He appears in "The Stolen Smile" and "Labyrinth" Pt. 1.
* Yin and Yang – Yin and Yang are a pair of Chinese V.I.L.E. agents, both wearing a tattoo that is a piece of the Yin Yang symbol. They both like to steal antique Chinese artifacts.
* V.I.L.E. Henchmen - A substantial number of unnamed henchmen of V.I.L.E. that work for Carmen Sandiego and her V.I.L.E. agents.
Other villains
As Carmen Sandiego became less villainous and evolved into more of an antihero, other characters began to fill her original role as the show's antagonist. The following villains are:
* Dr. Sara Bellum – Carmen Sandiego's former
mad scientist
The mad scientist (also mad doctor or mad professor) is a stock character of a scientist who is perceived as " mad, bad and dangerous to know" or " insane" owing to a combination of unusual or unsettling personality traits and the unabashedly a ...
who makes all sorts of gadgets for Carmen Sandiego and her V.I.L.E. agents to use. In one episode, she tried to flood the
Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert ( es, Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1,600 km (990 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in th ...
in Chile to retrieve the Giant of the Atacama, all while dressed as Carmen Sandiego in an effort to take over V.I.L.E. Eventually, Carmen, Zack, and Ivy stopped Sara Bellum's mad plan in time, but in the episode "Follow My Footsteps", she returned to V.I.L.E. It is possible she might be pretending to help Carmen or she no longer conspires against Carmen. Her name is a pun on "
cerebellum", a part of the brain.
* Dr. Gunnar Maelstrom (voiced by
Tim Curry
Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London ...
) – A Swedish hostile and extremely violent criminal whose archenemy is Carmen Sandiego. Maelstrom considers her a threat because she and Chief captured him back in her detective days at ACME in 1985 and got him sent to Folsom State Prison in northern California. In "Maelstrom's Revenge", he escapes from prison by using a bomb attached to his watch as a diversion so he could escape through the back door. Carmen Sandiego was forced to team up with Zack and Ivy to help capture him and send him back to prison.
** Bilge - Dr. Gunnar Maelstrom's henchman.
* Mason Dixon – The henchman who betrayed V.I.L.E. in numerous ways in the episode "Timing is Everything". It began in 1989 when Carmen and Mason were in Amsterdam to steal a Rembrandt painting. Mason was captured and sentenced to 7 years in prison, while Carmen escaped from the police. When Mason was released, Carmen began searching for a Civil War-era sofa in the Appomattox Courthouse. The caper failed, resulting in Carmen being furious with Mason. As retaliation, he stole Carmen's time machine and went back to 1989 to change the outcome of the Rembrandt theft so Carmen would go to jail and he would go on to run V.I.L.E. as the world's greatest thief. In this alternate reality, Carmen becomes Mason's henchman and has low self-esteem because she "almost always
ets
ETS or ets may refer to:
Climate change, environment and economy
* Emissions trading scheme
** European Union Emission Trading Scheme
Organisations
* European Thermoelectric Society
* Evangelical Theological Society
Education
* École de techno ...
caught". Mason, with Carmen's unwilling aid, began stealing a series of items that would change the outcome of the Civil War. Carmen helped Zack and Ivy recapture him and take back control over V.I.L.E., making her the world's greatest thief once more. His name is a play on the surveyors
Mason and Dixon who drew the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania in the 1760s known as the
Mason–Dixon line
The Mason–Dixon line, also called the Mason and Dixon line or Mason's and Dixon's line, is a demarcation line separating four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (part of Virginia ...
.
* Lee Jordan (voiced by
David Coburn) – The only ACME agent to have "officially" captured Carmen Sandiego. He was perhaps the most accomplished of all of ACME's employees and as such, had quite a conceited attitude about himself. He was often flirtatious with Ivy (much to her disgust), who hated his arrogance. He went on hiatus from ACME for an indeterminate amount of time, during which his outlook on his career took a drastic turn. Embittered by his fame and the lack of challenge the concept of fighting crime, he quit working for ACME and helped Carmen Sandiego escape in order to train to be a V.I.L.E. agent. However, his impulsive and unscrupulous nature clashed greatly with Carmen Sandiego's more refined, pacifistic approach. Because of that, he was fired. Infuriated by this, he joined the ranks of former V.I.L.E. agents who sought to usurp Carmen Sandiego from her title as "the world's greatest thief". He was foiled twice in this endeavor, both by the combined efforts of ACME and Carmen Sandiego in both parts of "Boyhood's End" and "Can You Ever Go Home Again?", but still remains hostile, violent and dangerous. Unlike Carmen Sandiego, he sees nothing against putting another person's life in danger to further his own personal gain and has even abducted and used a hostage as blackmail to force Carmen Sandiego into working for him.
** Cruiser - Lee Jordan's henchman who appears in the two-part episode "Can You Ever Go Home Again?"
Episodes
Cast
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Rita Moreno as Carmen Sandiego
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Rodger Bumpass
Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He voices several other characters on the show as ...
as the Chief
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Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale is a Canadian-American voice actress. She is best known for her work in video game franchises such as ''Baldur's Gate'', '' Mass Effect'', '' Metal Gear Solid'', '' BioShock Infinite'', '' Metroid Prime'', ''Overwatch'', and '' Sta ...
as Ivy
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Scott Menville
Scott David Menville (born February 12, 1971) is an American actor who is known for his voice work in animated films, television series and video games.
Life and career
Menville was born on February 12, 1971, to television animator and writer ...
as Zack
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Justin Shenkarow
Justin Shenkarow is an American actor, producer, director and writer, best known for his roles of Matthew Brock in ''Picket Fences'', Simon Holmes in ''Eerie, Indiana'', and the voice of Harold Berman from the ''Nickelodeon'' animated series, ' ...
as Player #1 (Season 2)
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Jeffrey Tucker
Jeffrey Albert Tucker (; born December 19, 1963) is an American libertarian writer, publisher, entrepreneur and advocate of anarcho-capitalism and Bitcoin.
For many years he worked for Ron Paul, the Mises Institute, and Lew Rockwell. Wit ...
as Player #2 (Season 2)
* Ashi Lang as Player #1 (Seasons 3-4)
* Joanne Pleasant as Player #2 (Seasons 3-4)
Additional voices
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James Avery
James La Rue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Philip Banks in ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', Shredder in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Judge Michael Conover on '' L ...
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Jim Belushi
James Adam Belushi (; born June 15, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Jim on the sitcom ''According to Jim'' (2001–2009). His other television roles include ''Saturday Night Live'' (1983–1985), '' Total Security'' ...
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Paul Revere
Paul Revere (; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.)May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, Sons of Liberty member, and Patriot and Founding Father. He is best known for his midnight ride to a ...
(in "A Date with Carmen" Pt. 2)
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Bettina Bush
Bettina Bush, also known professionally and simply as Bettina, is an American actress and pop music singer.
Early life
She was born the youngest of three children. Her father was Charles V. Bush, the first African-American graduate of the US ...
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Rocky Carroll
Roscoe "Rocky" Carroll (born July 8, 1963) is an American actor and director. He is known for his roles as Joey Emerson on the Fox comedy-drama '' Roc'' (1991–94), as Dr. Keith Wilkes on the CBS medical drama ''Chicago Hope'', and as NCIS Dir ...
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David Coburn - Lee Jordan (in "Boyhood's End" and "Can You Ever Go Home Again")
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Jesse Corti
Jesse Corti (born July 3, 1955) is an American actor and theater director best known for playing Courfeyrac in the original Broadway show ''Les Misérables'' and for voicing LeFou in ''Beauty and the Beast''.
Career
Corti also voiced the Span ...
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Tim Curry
Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London ...
- Dr. Gunnar Maelstrom (in "Retribution: The Unsinkable Carmen Sandiego", "Retribution: In Memorium", "Retribution: Maelstrom's Revenge")
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Michael Earl - Ira Gation (in "When it Rains")
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Dave Fennoy
Dave Fennoy is an American voice actor. His video game roles have included Lee Everett in '' The Walking Dead'', Bluebeard in '' The Wolf Among Us'', Finch in '' Tales from the Borderlands'', Gabriel the Warrior in '' Minecraft: Story Mode'', a ...
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Brian George
Brian George (born 1 July 1952) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt in ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), the Indian gynecologist father of Raj Koothrappali in ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019 ...
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Dan Gilvezan
Daniel John Gilvezan (born October 26, 1950) is an American actor, known for playing Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the 1981 animated series, '' Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' and Bumblebee in the original 1984-1987 '' The Transformers'' se ...
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Alaina Reed Hall
Alaina Reed Hall (November 10, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American actress and singer who portrayed Olivia Robinson, Gordon's younger sister, on the PBS children's television series ''Sesame Street'', and Rose Lee Holloway on the NBC si ...
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Dorian Harewood
Dorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950) is an American actor, best known for playing Jesse Owens in '' The Jesse Owens Story'' (1984), Paul Strobber on '' Strike Force'' (1981–1982), and Rev. Morgan Hamilton in '' 7th Heaven'' (1996–2003).
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Jess Harnell
Jess Harnell (born December 23, 1963) is an American voice actor and singer. His notable roles include Captain Hero in the animated TV series '' Drawn Together'', Wakko Warner in '' Animaniacs'', Ironhide in the first three ''Transformers'' fil ...
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Amy Hill
Amy Marie Hill (born May 9, 1953) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Hill's first major role was as Yung-Hee "Grandma" Kim on '' All-American Girl'' where her character became the breakout character of the short-lived television serie ...
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Michael Horse
Michael Horse (born Michael James Heinrich; December 21, 1949) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Native American characters in film and television.
Early life
Horse was born Michael James Heinrich near Tucson, Arizona, on Decem ...
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* Patricia Van Ingen
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Robert Ito
Robert Ito (born July 2, 1931) is a Canadian actor of Japanese ancestry. He is known for his television and film work, including the roles of Sam Fujiyama on the 1976–83 NBC series '' Quincy, M.E.'' and Larry Mishima on the 1980s CBS primetime ...
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* Marabina Jaimes
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Nick Jameson
Nicholas Jameson (born December 5, 1950) is an American actor, musician and producer, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Russian president Yuri Suvarov over three seasons on the show '' 24''. He currently resides in Reykjavík doing live c ...
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Jamie Kaplan -
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Janice Kawaye
Janice Hiromi Kawaye (born April 4, 1970) is an American voice actress known for her roles as Jenny Wakeman in '' My Life as a Teenage Robot'', and Lysithea in the ''Fire Emblem'' series.
Early life
Kawaye was born in Los Angeles, California, U ...
- Aileen (in "Curses, Foiled Again")
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Clyde Kusatsu
Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is an American actor and trade union leader of Japanese descent. Since 2013, he has served as the National Vice President of SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local.
Life and career
Clyde Kusatsu was born in Hawaii a ...
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* Alexander Kusnetzsrv
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Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has voiced the Brain in '' Animaniacs'' as well as its spin-off '' Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob in ''Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), and a variety of ...
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Joe Lala
Joseph Anthony Lala (November 3, 1947 – March 18, 2014) was an American musician and actor. In 1966, he co-founded the rock band Blues Image.
Life and career
Lala was born in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida, to parents from Contessa Entellina (an ...
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Candi Milo
Candyce Anne Rose "Candi" Milo (born January 9, 1961) Timestamps: (00:27:12-00:27:45) Milo states that she is "firmly 51". (00:06:40-00:06:47) Milo states that she was born in Palm Springs. (00:16:23-00:16:25) She says her birthday is in Januar ...
- Titania (in "Rules of the Game")
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Pat Musick
Patricia Anne Musick is an American voice actress, who has provided numerous voices in many television shows, films and video games. She and her husband, Jeff Whitman, a personal manager and set construction coordinator, are the parents of actre ...
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* Chadwick Pelletier - Crow (in "In Memorium")
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Phil Proctor
Philip Proctor (born 1940) is an American actor, comedian and a member of the Firesign Theatre. He has performed voice-over work for video games, films and television series.
Career
Of the four members of Firesign Theatre, Proctor has had t ...
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Don Reed -
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Frank Renzulli
Frank Renzulli (born February 21, 1958) is an American film actor, writer, and producer.
As an Emmy nominated writer and Golden Globe winner, Renzulli has written teleplays for ''The Sopranos'', mainly in the first two seasons, and another Emmy ...
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Kevin Michael Richardson
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Robbie Rist
Robbie Rist (born April 4, 1964) is an
American actor. He is known for playing Cousin Oliver in ''The Brady Bunch'', Martin in '' Grady'' and "Little John" in '' Big John, Little John''. Rist is also known for voicing assorted characters in ...
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* Brogan Roche -
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Eugene Roche
Eugene Harrison Roche (September 22, 1928 – July 28, 2004) was an American actor and the original " Ajax Man" in 1970s television commercials.
Personal life
Roche was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Mary M. (née Finnegan ...
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* Sean Roche -
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Roger Rose
Roger Rose (born August 15, 1958) is an American actor and former VH1 VJ, known for such films as ''Ski Patrol'' and for voice work in animated films and television series such as ''Happy Feet'', ''Rugrats'', ''Scooby-Doo'', '' The Grim Adventure ...
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Marco Sanchez -
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Brandon Scott
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Kath Soucie Kath or KATH may refer to:
* Kath (city), the historical capital of Khwarezm
* Kath (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
* KATH-TV, the NBC TV station in Juneau, Alaska
* KATH (AM), a radio station in ...
- Maria (in "Music To My Ears"), Claire E. Net (in "Music To My Ears"), Cora Net (in "Music To My Ears")
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* Michael Su -
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Russi Taylor -
* Dierk Torsek -
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Frank Welker -
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Ian Whitcomb
Ian Timothy Whitcomb (10 July 1941 – 19 April 2020) was an English entertainer, singer-songwriter, record producer, writer, broadcaster and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song " You Turn Me On" reached number 8 on the ''B ...
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Critical reception
The show was given a rating of 4 stars out of 5 by ''
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. '', noting that the format of the show – which includes trivia sessions between acts, vocabulary definitions, and the use of foreign languages – is "designed to pique kids' interest in these subjects". ''
DVD Talk
DVD Talk is a home video news and review website launched in 1999 by Geoffrey Kleinman.
History
Kleinman founded the site in January 1999 in Beaverton, Oregon. Besides news and reviews, it features information on hidden DVD features known as ...
'' noted that the show exceeded the obligatory action of comedy of a cartoon, by respecting its audience with an intelligent sensibility rarely seen in children's television.
References
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