bkev said:
I object to this obvious break of the rules! There is not one instance of spy here! The contestants were gumshoe detectives, ot spies. And as for Carmen? She was a crook! Unless you count the animated canon in which she was a former ACME spy herself.
I used her various shows to study my geography, as the Lab only had a poor Mercator projection. It has been quite useful in learning of places where it would be easiest to start my conquest.
In my defense....
In the show, the "gumshoe detectives" worked for ACME.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Carmen_Sandiego_characters
The ACME Detective Agency or ACME Crimenet (changed to ACME Timenet in Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?) is the organization that the user or protagonists always work for. The exact nature of the organization is never explained, but it appears to be concerned mainly with tracking down and capturing international criminals. Principally, ACME trains and employs agents who act as detectives, spies, and double agents against V.I.L.E.
Although the structure of ACME Headquarters varies, it is always located in San Francisco, often being depicted as well within view of San Franciscan landmarks such as the Transamerica Pyramid and the Golden Gate Bridge. Additionally, ACME usually has numerous field offices around the globe. An ACME training academy of some kind is often stated or alluded to exist, presumably located at its San Francisco headquarters.