DISCLAIMER: If you read that title and the first thing you thought of was computer games, leave this post and carry your ass to Hi-Tech. No offense, the game was great and all. But this is not for you.

However!

If you read that title and the first thing you thought of was Chief Lynn Thigpen (RIP), Lightning Rounds, and ROCKAPELLA, then congratulations, gumshoe. Your youth was well spent.

What a great show.

Parents...teachers... young at heart- is there anything like this in today's children's programming? It was fun, it was competitive, and it somehow managed to make geography seem cool... I so desperately wanted to be on that show even though my Geography skills were incredibly weak. I knew I'd sure as shit never stand a chance during that last round, where you had to place red markers over the countries that corresponded with the given clues... And if the marker didn't light up, you were totally screwed! At times this show was almost too much to watch (In fact, IMDB claims that one episode went unaired because during said round, a kid fell and broke his arm. Or maybe it said he died. I forgot. Either way--- Intense!!)

So there you have it. One of the greatest kids' TV shows of all time. One of the greatest game shows of all time. Two great tastes that tasted great together.

APPRECIATE!!!
APPRECIATE!!!
ROCKAPELLA!!!

i still sing that damnit

Rockapella was and still is the shit. I have some Rockapella MP3s. Maybe I'll post em here if I have the time.

what kind of acapella stuff do you guys do? id love to hear it. ive got some great college acapella stuff ive dl'd over the years. i have one of this whole frat thing doing taking back sunday's "cute without the 'e'" and i still listen to that track like 3 years later.

I'll put some MP3s up once I get the time.

(no homo)

http://www.rockapella.com/Jeff%20Thacher.htm

When used properly, the old 'no homo' trapdoor is priceless.

Whenever I explain it, I say I beatbox.

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no offense or anything.

does your acapella group want to record some tags for my radio show?

the prestige is immeasurable.

So even if you don't get a nerdy send-in from my group, you'll get a few more listeners.

http://www.splangy.com/radio/sound/theme.mp3

That's our theme song. Short versions, like 3-10 second little tags.

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sup gumshoes

As a geography buff this show was meant for me. I even met the host (damn, whats his name) at some autograph signing in the mall.

...and for that, sir, I give you much respect.

In 7th grade I had her in China...I fuckin had her...and she eluded me! Never to be caught.


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Grandma asked me what I'm running for
I guess I'm out for the same thing the sun is sunning for
What mothers birth their youngens for
And some say Jesus coming for - Saul Williams

You're good people, Heino.

I swear PBS afterschool used to be the shit.

Him and the Mexican guy, actually.

The second Gabby (bonus points to those that know what I am talking about) went to my high school.

His name was Sheldon Turnipseed.



http://imdb.com/name/nm0877979/



Sheldon. Fucking. Turnipseed.

willie

http://www.blackgayblogger.com/archives/2004/09/08/the_real_real_world/

There was David Lopez who was an original cast member and was on the show throughout its duration. He's Colombian and I believe that's who the poster is referring to.

Then there was Willie who was on the show the last few seasons and was also the gay cast member on the Real World. He's Puerto Rican.

were different Alexes....

Damn, two Gabbys, two Alexes, that family had issues.

David Lopez was the only actor to play Alex.

bored the hell out of me. Don't think I ever sat through an entire episode, I was probably watching star trek repeats instead.

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Michael: George Michael, I’m sure that Egg is a very nice person. I just don’t want you spending all your money...

George Michael: Ann.

Michael: ... getting her all glittered up for Easter, you know?

Spew your venoms elsewhere, heathen.

pansy

whatchu know bout mathnet

This is bringing me back.

duh duh tha Rock

http://rockapella.com/

http://www.rockapella.com/Kevin%20Wright.htm

Kevin destroys moments of group tension with a great Billy Barty imitation!

Super-bass George Baldi hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia. We found him while he was playing a handsome singing Frankenstein at Universal Studios, Osaka, Japan!

n/h

Although at this point in time, that might not have been such a bad career move.

oh foshotho

funny shit.

Where in the world is San Diego, California?

After the first question, Rockapella sang the answer before the contestants had a chance to answer, and the host got all pissed

After the second question, the dude buzzed in, and was like "uh, i don't know that, but San Diego is on the Claifornia Coast, about 90 miles south of Los Angeles."

They were all like "shit!" changed the game to "Where in the World is Baltimore, Maryland" and everybody sat around dumbfounded. I remember sitting in my house (I'm from Baltimore), and feeling pround for some strange reason.

that shit was too funny.

I was thinking about that a couple of weeks ago. It practically writes itself....

http://imdb.com/title/tt0165663/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9Y2FybWVuIHNhbmRpZWdvfGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1

i wanted to be the one to do it.... i just came up with a really good story outline too.... this shouldnt be done unless i'm involved somehow.

I'm currently screaming the same thing about the Ant-Man movie also in production.

Life is so unfair.

FIND THAT PAINTING...AND FIND CARMEN SANDIEGO
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Michael: George Michael, I’m sure that Egg is a very nice person. I just don’t want you spending all your money...

George Michael: Ann.

Michael: ... getting her all glittered up for Easter, you know?

the warrant

AND the crook!

only to find out it was that damned "p-p-penny (penny) lar-ceny...."\

actually that show taught me all about arrest warrants, evidence, geography, and how to catch carmen sandiego in 30 mins or less.

she was awesome as the chief.

i loved, loved, LOVED that show.

and the freaking theme song? BEST GEOGRAPHY PUNS EVER!


(i loved the videogames too...i had "where in the u.s...", "where in the world..." AND "where in time...")

but the cartoon was better.

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Great great show.....used to watch it as much as possible along with playing the computer game which was great as well. The cartoon was watchable but not to the level of its counterparts. Carmen was a tricky girl....gotdamn.

or at least some of them are. They played a concert for parents and students at senior week, I showed up just in time for the encore, where they made the audience yell "Do it Rockapella!", and we were all too happy to oblige.

It was a pretty good show. I liked the way they'd sing "The Warrant". That last round was hellish, I was pretty decent at geography but I would've been crushed having to run around an upside-down floor map.

I know I coulda crushed that last round.

I was always confused as to why they never checked in San Diego

I was like ITS SO OBVIOUS!!

and run a scam in Scandinavia!

I LOVED that damn show. Mannnn, you takin' me back!

>and run a scam in Scandinavia!
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>I LOVED that damn show. Mannnn, you takin' me back!

oh man I haven't heard those lines in years

they should release some dvds.
i wouldn't mind watching it with my children some day.

My friend moved on and got south America for the last round... I still got that jacket though.

Details, girlfriend.

I was just pissed cause I had just left guyana 3 years earlier so i knew i would've killed that south america map....oh well...no pics but I have that jacket in the closet.

<----------------- feels largely gipped!

they had like 16 out of the 24 of us appear on it.

My school's "gifted" program just meant you got to skip Spanish class and go play Oregon Trail in a T-Building for 2 hours a week. It didn't get you on TV.

with a decent education, though I would've been much better off attitude wise if i went to more challenging schools.

"I rap, break, and sing incredibly." -OKP Flavariety




http://www.myspace.com/bski

i wanna see a picture.

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4349

I'm gonna DL this and relive my childhood.

Here's where in Time for the time being....I'm sure there's more on this site though.

and then they asked for the boldface word at the top of pg 32 of the desk encyclopedia.... so i can't go on

it was like liquid crack back in the day, RIP to ole girl.

Awesome. Y'all are takin me back.

...THAT YOU WERE ON THAT PITIFUL KNOCK-OFF OF A GAME SHOW!!!

I'm just kidding. But seriously though...

Acme Crimenet >>>> Acme Timenet

Gumshoe >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Time Pilot

Rockapella >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Engine Crew

Conteeessssaaaaaa!

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APPRECIATE!!!
APPRECIATE!!!
ROCKAPELLA!!!

She didn't win tho? I remember when we first started dating she broke out the tape on some "You wanna see something really silly I did?" I'm thinking yessss homemade porno time! BUT NAW!!!, I get to watch her as a pre-teen on Carmen San Diego (no Chris Hansen) totally threw me off.