Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
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American television series
children's television series
educational television series
television game show
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational game show and media franchise entry that teaches history through time-traveling adventures to track the elusive thief Carmen Sandiego.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2576496 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Context triple: [Lynne Thigpen, notableWork, Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?]
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A.
Time Vaults
Time Vaults are heavily secured chambers on Gallifrey used by the Time Lords to imprison or safeguard dangerous temporal artifacts, entities, and secrets.
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B.
In Time
In Time is a 2011 science-fiction thriller film set in a future where time is used as currency, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.
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C.
Press for Time
Press for Time is a 1966 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a bumbling newspaper reporter whose chaotic antics cause widespread mayhem in a small seaside town.
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D.
T.I.M.E.
T.I.M.E. is an international association of leading engineering and technology universities that collaborates on joint programs, double degrees, and academic exchanges.
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E.
Voyage in Time
Voyage in Time is a 1983 documentary film that follows director Andrei Tarkovsky and screenwriter Tonino Guerra as they travel through Italy discussing cinema, art, and Tarkovsky’s creative philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Target entity description: Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational game show and media franchise entry that teaches history through time-traveling adventures to track the elusive thief Carmen Sandiego.
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A.
Time Vaults
Time Vaults are heavily secured chambers on Gallifrey used by the Time Lords to imprison or safeguard dangerous temporal artifacts, entities, and secrets.
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B.
In Time
In Time is a 2011 science-fiction thriller film set in a future where time is used as currency, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.
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C.
Press for Time
Press for Time is a 1966 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a bumbling newspaper reporter whose chaotic antics cause widespread mayhem in a small seaside town.
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D.
T.I.M.E.
T.I.M.E. is an international association of leading engineering and technology universities that collaborates on joint programs, double degrees, and academic exchanges.
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E.
Voyage in Time
Voyage in Time is a 1983 documentary film that follows director Andrei Tarkovsky and screenwriter Tonino Guerra as they travel through Italy discussing cinema, art, and Tarkovsky’s creative philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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children's television series ⓘ educational television series ⓘ television game show ⓘ |
| audioFormat | Stereo ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
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surface form:
Carmen Sandiego franchise
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| characterRole | The Chief ⓘ |
| composer |
David Yazbek
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Sean Altman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | PBS ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
history
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time travel ⓘ |
| educationalMethod |
quiz questions about historical events
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time-travel themed missions ⓘ |
| endTime | 1997 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Ellis Haizlip
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Howard Blumenthal ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | ACME Time Net ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
children's television
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educational television ⓘ game show ⓘ |
| hasFormat | television series ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist |
Carmen Sandiego (TV series)
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surface form:
Carmen Sandiego
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| notableElement | integration of history curriculum into game show format ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 40 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS ⓘ |
| partOf |
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
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surface form:
Carmen Sandiego media franchise
|
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
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surface form:
NTSC
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| plotSummary | Contestants pursue Carmen Sandiego and her henchmen through different historical periods to recover stolen artifacts. ⓘ |
| presenter |
Kevin Shinick
ⓘ
Lynne Thigpen ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
WGBH Boston
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WQED (TV) Pittsburgh ⓘ
surface form:
WQED Pittsburgh
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| relatedWork |
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
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surface form:
Carmen Sandiego (video game series)
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? ⓘ
surface form:
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)
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| runningTimePerEpisode | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | various historical periods ⓘ |
| startTime | 1996 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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families ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Description of subject: Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational game show and media franchise entry that teaches history through time-traveling adventures to track the elusive thief Carmen Sandiego.
Referenced by (3)
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