History VideoGame / TheClueFinders

* Leslie Clark: [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] given to SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. .

** ''Great Toy Store Adventure'' also features a much different voice cast.

* ''The [=ClueFinders=]: The Incredible Toy Store Adventure!'' (2001) - While visiting an amazing new toy store in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Joni and Owen are hit by a ShrinkRay. This is the last entry in the series proper, and the only one not to feature the original voice actors.

* ''The [=ClueFinders=] Reading Adventures: Mystery of the Missing Amulet'' (1999) - It's another normal day for the [=ClueFinders=] when they're zapped to an alien planet. There, a young princess enlists their help to find the Amulet of Life and save her planet from an evil sorceress. (Later removed from the series proper, and released as a bonus disc under the title ''The [=ClueFinders=]: Mystery Of The Missing Amulet''.)

* ''The [=ClueFinders=] 3rd Grade Adventures: The Mystery of Mathra'' - Deep in a South American rainforest, animals have been disappearing, allegedly due to the return of a mythical flying beast called Mathra. When Joni's uncle, the famous naturalist Dr. Horace Pythagoras, disappears as well, the [=ClueFinders=] are on the case.
* ''The [=ClueFinders=] 4th Grade Adventures: Puzzle of the Pyramid'' - The [=ClueFinders=] are on a dig in Egypt with [[AbsentMindedProfessor Professor Botch]]. After he's [[KidnappedScientist kidnapped]] by [[ObviouslyEvil Sir Alistair Loveless]], it's up to the [=ClueFinders=] to rescue their professor and thwart Loveless's evil plan to unleash [[SealedEvilInACan the power of Set]].
* ''The [=ClueFinders=] 5th Grade Adventures: The Secret of the Living Volcano'' - Investigating a BrandX version of TheBermudaTriangle in the South Pacific, the [=ClueFinders=] find themselves shipwrecked on a tiny volcanic island. This mysterious isle is inhabited by centuries of trapped castaways, who claim that they have been unable to escape because the island itself is alive.
* ''The [=ClueFinders=] 6th Grade Adventures: The Empire of the Plant People'' - While playing around in their hometown, Joni and Santiago are suddenly swallowed up by the earth. Leslie and Owen journey underground to find a whole civilization of sentient plants... and they're preparing to go to war with the surface!
* ''The [=ClueFinders=] Math Adventures Ages 9–12: Mystery in the Himalayas'' - When priceless treasures are stolen from [[TheShangriLa a small Himalayan village]], the [=ClueFinders=] come to investigate. Could the mysterious yeti be behind the thefts?
* ''The [=ClueFinders=] Reading Adventures: Mystery of the Missing Amulet'' - It's another normal day for the [=ClueFinders=] when they're zapped to an alien planet. There, a young princess enlists their help to find the Amulet of Life and save her planet from an evil sorceress. (Later removed from the series proper, and released as a bonus disc under the title ''The [=ClueFinders=]: Mystery Of The Missing Amulet''.)
* ''The [=ClueFinders=] Search and Solve Adventures: The Phantom Amusement Park'' - The [=ClueFinders=] have spotted an S.O.S. signal coming from the local AmusementParkOfDoom. It turns out that Jacques Ramone, the curator of the art museum, is trapped on a ride, and that's not the only weird thing going on inside this supposedly abandoned park.
* ''The [=ClueFinders=] Real World Adventure Kit'' - A bonus disc, replacing ''Mystery of the Missing Amulet'', that features various applications and printouts for your own adventures in RealLife. If you ever wanted a diary or money tracker with a ''[=ClueFinders=]'' theme, this is the title for you.
* ''The [=ClueFinders=]: The Incredible Toy Store Adventure!'' - While visiting an amazing new toy store in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Joni and Owen are hit by a ShrinkRay. This is the last entry in the series proper, and the only one not to feature the original voice actors.
* ''The [=ClueFinders=]: Mystery Mansion Arcade'' - A non-educational bonus disc, replacing ''Real World Adventure Kit'', in which the [=ClueFinders=] must deal with a VillainTeamUp. This game uses the same voice actors as ''Incredible Toy Store Adventure''.

* ''The [=ClueFinders=] 4th Grade Adventures: Puzzle of the Pyramid'' - The [=ClueFinders=] are on a dig in Egypt with [[AbsentMindedProfessor Professor Botch]]. After he's [[KidnappedScientist kidnapped]] by [[ObviouslyEvil Sir Alistair Loveless]], it's up to the [=ClueFinders=] to rescue their Professor and thwart Loveless's evil plan to unleash [[SealedEvilInACan the power of Set]].

* ''The [=ClueFinders=] Real World Adventure Kit'' - A bonus disc, replacing ''Mystery of the Missing Amulet'', that features various applications for RealLife. If you ever wanted a diary or money tracker with a ''[=ClueFinders=]'' theme, this is the title for you.

* ''The [=ClueFinders=] Search and Solve Adventures: The Phantom Amusement Park'' - The [=ClueFinders=] have spotted an S.O.S. signal coming from the local AmusementParkOfDoom. It turns out that Jacques Ramone, the curator of the art museum, has been trapped on a ride, and that's not the only weird thing going on inside this supposedly abandoned park.

* ''The [=ClueFinders=] Search and Solve Adventures: The Phantom Amusement Park'' - The [=ClueFinders=] have spotted an S.O.S. signal coming from the local AmusementParkOfDoom. It turns out that Jacques Ramone, the curator of the art museum, has been trapped on a ride, and that's not the only weird thing going on inside the supposedly abandoned park.

* ''The [=ClueFinders=] Search and Solve Adventures: The Phantom Amusement Park'' - The [=ClueFinders=] have spotted an S.O.S. signal coming from the local AmusementParkOfDoom. It turns out that Jacques Ramone, the curator of the art museum, has been trapped on a ride, and that's not the only weird thing going on inside this supposedly abandoned park.

The games are aimed at kids aged 8 to 12, with specific games for third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders (having been a follow-up to ''VideoGame/ReaderRabbit'', another Learning Company series, which is aimed at kids aged up to 7). In addition, there are four other games devoted to mathematics, language arts, logic and miscellaneous subjects.

* FearlessFool: Joni in the earlier games, played as a RunningGag.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Around 5th grade, the games got darker. While there is always a happy ending (with the exception of 5th grade's [[KarmaHoudini aliens getting away]]), 5th, 6th, and Reading are ''easily'' the darkest Edutainment games ever this side of [[VideoGame/JumpStartAdventures4thGradeHauntedIsland Jump Start 4th grade]].

** 6th grade features a lot of ConsicuousCG, only two "worlds", you control Leslie and Owen the entire game (instead of just at the end), the second world has only Santiago giving hints, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the backpack makes a completely different noise]].

* Leslie Clark: [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] given to SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. Owen's {{foil}}. They seem to be in the early stages of UnresolvedSexualTension, but, of course, we'll [[NotAllowedToGrowUp never find out if it goes anywhere]].

* LateInstallmentWeirdness:

* LateInstallmentWeirdness: 6th grade features a lot of ConsicuousCG, only two "worlds", you control Leslie and Owen the entire game (instead of just at the end), the second world has only Santiago giving hints, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the backpack makes a completely different noise]].

* LighterAndSofter: Interestingly, ''4th Grade Adventures'' is this even compared to ''3rd Grade Adventures'', and has much more of a sense of humor.

** The whole franchise seems to be inspired by [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo a certain Hanna-Barbera Cartoon]].

** In ''Search & Solve Adventures'', a villain forces RidiculouslyHumanRobots to work as her slaves, keeping them in line by [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment denying them new batteries]].
*** Give Up? It's Oliver Twist.

** The whole franchise seems to be inspired by [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo A certain Hanna-Barbra Cartoon]].

* FiveTokenBand: Joni is white, Santiago is Hispanic, Leslie is black and Owen is... [[AmbiguouslyBrown some variety of Asian]]. Possibly of Chinese extraction, judging by his last name, but this was never really confirmed in-game.
** On the plus side, this game series assisted the contibutor who wrote this with ethnic tolerance when he was a kid.

* SeriesContinuityError: In ''Mystery Mansion Arcade'', when [[spoiler: Miss Rose]] is revealed to be one of the villains that have captured the team, Joni makes a comment about how "the pollution must have made you evil again". All well and good and a perfectly reasonable explanation. Problem? Joni is the only [=ClueFinder=] who doesn't remember the events of ''6th Grade Adventures'' where the character was introduced along with the pollution issues. Though this could be justified by [[SecretKeeper Joni being the only person the other three told]].

-->'''Fletcher Limburger''': Well... peanuts, anyone?... that's what folks are saying, and there's an old superstition about a monster and a lost city.
-->'''Santiago''': Superstition?!
-->'''Leslie''': Lost city?
-->'''Joni''': Monster?!
-->'''Owen''': ...peanuts?
-->'''All''': '''''OWEN!'''''

* FateWorseThanDeath: Near the end of ''4th Grade Adventures'', [[spoiler:Loveless is turned into a mummy by Set. ''And he's still alive afterward.'']].

* [[NiceGuy Nice Kids]]: The [=ClueFinders=] are this trope. In ''The Mystery of the Backlot Banshee'', Owen performs a diving save to catch a stuntman thrown off by the appearance of the titular banshee and his three friends all rush to help put out the fires caused by the fallout, saving innumerable papers and pieces of equipment.

* OddballInTheSeries: ''4th Grade''. It's the only game in the main series where the Cluefinders never split up resulting in their TeamPet Socrates taking the place of Santiago's videophone whenever the player needs a hint during one of the puzzles.