Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego: A Masterclass in Crime

Like many kids at that time, I didn’t need much of an introduction to Carmen Sandiego as a character. I had grown up playing the computer games at school and absolutely loving her game show, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego (1991). The idea of an animated series of adventures, focusing more on the action and characters, was a huge draw, and Fox Kids made that a reality in 1994 as a part of the network wanting to meet the Children’s Television Act, which required all major stations to broadcast educational programming for at least three hours, and the original parent company that owned the IP, Broderbund Software, had to approve each script ahead of time to make sure it was suitable and living up to the franchise standards. With these restrictions and the required focus on education, it would have been easy for kids to lose interest in this show quickly, but this is a cartoon that stuck with me and many others throughout the years.

“The world’s greatest thief is on the loose, and it’s up to you to find her!”