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Title: The "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego" theme..
Post by: weaklink75 on March 23, 2010, 06:49:12 PM

As done by Jimmy Fallon... (http://\"http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/03/23/jimmy-fallon-carmen-sandiego-rockapella-video/\")...they even got the suits right.

Title: The "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego" theme..
Post by: golden-road on March 23, 2010, 07:08:50 PM

Complete with mock-up of the endgame map (Africa, no less).

Title: The "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego" theme..
Post by: MikeK on March 23, 2010, 07:33:20 PM

[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'238117\' date=\'Mar 23 2010, 07:08 PM\']Complete with mock-up of the endgame map (Africa, no less).[/quote]
Geography fail.  That's South America.  It's even mentioned on that web page.

Title: The "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego" theme..
Post by: opimus on March 23, 2010, 08:32:53 PM

That Jimmy fellow is one zany guy.

Title: The "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego" theme..
Post by: Speedy G on March 24, 2010, 12:17:34 AM

"What?  You mean we CAN'T get the license to sing the Carmen Sandiego theme song on air?  Well **** it, go out there and do the opening measure for 2 and a half minutes!"

Title: The "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego" theme..
Post by: pianogeek on March 24, 2010, 09:39:06 AM

Jimmy Fallon.  A comedian you just love to hate.

/Though I love his musical number with his house band, The Roots, at last year's NBC Macy*s Thanksgiving Day parade.  :-)

Title: The "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego" theme..
Post by: BrandonFG on March 24, 2010, 03:02:34 PM

[quote name=\'pianogeek\' post=\'238150\' date=\'Mar 24 2010, 09:39 AM\']Jimmy Fallon.  A comedian you just love to hate.

/Though I love his musical number with his house band, The Roots, at last year's NBC Macy*s Thanksgiving Day parade.  :-)[/quote]
His tribute to Conan (http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udcB1e9Ka70\") was pretty good stuff too...

ObGameShow: did any game shows ever tape in that particular studio?

Title: The "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego" theme..
Post by: DoorNumberFour on March 24, 2010, 03:27:56 PM

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'238162\' date=\'Mar 24 2010, 03:02 PM\']ObGameShow: did any game shows ever tape in that particular studio?[/quote]
For the longest time, I thought the original Concentration taped in that studio...

Title: The "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego" theme..
Post by: Adam Nedeff on March 24, 2010, 03:57:29 PM

[quote name=\'Speedy G\' post=\'238135\' date=\'Mar 23 2010, 11:17 PM\']"What?  You mean we CAN'T get the license to sing the Carmen Sandiego theme song on air?  Well **** it, go out there and do the opening measure for 2 and a half minutes!"[/quote]
Yep. (http://\"http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/ga/ul/543009352041/inlineimg/Y/thats_the_joke-1.jpg\")