Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego (game show)
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| Created by | Broderbund |
| Presented by |
Kevin Shinick Lynne Thigpen |
| Starring | The Engine Crew Alaine Kashian John Lathan Owen Taylor (season 1) Jamie Gustis (season 2) |
| Theme music composer |
Sean Altman David Yazbek Randy Vancourt (French Version) |
| Opening theme | "Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?" by The Engine Crew |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 115 |
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| Location(s) |
Kaufman Astoria Studios Queens, New York |
| Running time | approx. 28 minutes |
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| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | October 7, 1996 – December 12, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? |
| Related shows | Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? |
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Is an American half-hour children's television game show loosely based on the created by Brøderbund Software. Just like its predecessor, the show was produced by WGBH and WQED. The program lasted two seasons on PBS, consisting of 115 episodes, which ran from October 7, 1996 to December 12, 1997, with reruns airing until October 2, 1998. The show starred Lynne Thigpen as "The Chief", Kevin Shinick as "ACME Time Pilot Squadron Leader" and "The Engine Crew" as various informants. The show replaced Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, and was recorded entirely at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York City.
Before the show begins, the viewing audience sees Carmen Sandiego in her V.I.L.E. headquarters (In Season 1, Carmen appears in a Fourth wall type of narration; whereas in Season 2, a surveillance nano-probe films Carmen's lair unnoticed) complaining to herself and plotting to steal the historical "seed" of her complaint. Carmen then tells one of her V.I.L.E. henchmen and henchwomen what to steal and where to go. (In Season One, she shines an 'Info-Beam' to give the details of the object in question; whereas in Season Two, she gives the thief a 'Loot Orb' or 'Cybersphere' to contain it). The Chief then tells the audience that Carmen's chosen henchman has stolen something, which must be recovered to prevent Temporal paradox. The show then begins with the Engine Crew preparing the ACME Chronoskimmer (a flying saucer capable of time travel) for launch, and introduces host 'Kevin Shinick'.
Three players (ages 10–14) known as "Time Pilots" compete, each given 100 'Power Points' to begin. The Chief identifies the stolen object and its source, and various skits give clues to the location. After the skit, three possible answers or locations are shown to the pilots. The viewer can see the individual choices represented by an individual color (pink, green, or blue). Any pilot with the correct answer scores 10 Power Points; any incorrect answer leaves the score unchanged.
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