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"To the creators, they were trying to address the issue of americans not knowing where the country was on a map." This is a very glib take. The origin of the

"To the creators, they were trying to address the issue of americans not knowing where the country was on a map." This is a very glib take. The origin of the series was a 1985 educational computer game from Broderbund. The target age group wasn't expected to know all this information, which is why the game shipped with an almanac.

infecto 1y ago
Not sure if it was on purpose but your take is the glib one. “The show was created partially in response to the results of a National Geographic survey indicating little knowledge of geography among some of the American populace, with one in four being unable to locate the Soviet Union or the Pacific Ocean.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen... Now of course the tv show is an offspring from the video game but it’s well documented that the specific format was to combat geography. So it’s a fine statement to state that is the purpose of the show creators as that was the mission from PBS at the time.