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** Older viewers usually only watched the show either for Rockapella's antics, or to see what logic-defying heist Carmen's goons have pulled off (and keep in mind, they're always able to make off with things they realistically shouldn't, such as buildings, monuments, an entire railroad, and one time, ''the Earth's core was somehow stolen without any consequences to the planet's physical integrity'').
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** Older viewers usually only watched the show either for Rockapella's antics, or to see what logic-defying heist Carmen's goons have pulled off (and keep in mind, they're always able to make off with things they realistically shouldn't, such as buildings, monuments, an entire railroad, even abstract concepts on occasion - and one time, ''the Earth's core was somehow stolen without any consequences to the planet's physical integrity'').
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!!The computer game
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Of course, the 1985 version was made before the UsefulNotes/HoleInFlag revolutions, so it features the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]] still being a country, etc. The 1992 deluxe edition has a reunited Germany alongside an existent Soviet Union, the game having fallen victim to the same period of short map shelf life as the game show's first season. The 1994 revamped version of the '92 game was the first to feature Russia instead of the Soviet Union.
** While the 1996 version came out late enough to have cleared the end of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar, it was nonetheless caught off guard by [[UsefulNotes/TheCongoWars the fall of Zaire]]. In the 1998 revamped version of that game, the UsefulNotes/DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo is still called "Zaire" for the most part, but its entry in the in-game database has been rewritten so that it awkwardly explains that "Zaire" is now technically the country's ''former'' name.
** All three versions give population statistics that are, of course, outdated now.
** All three versions predate the introduction of the euro, so they're all dated when they give as a clue the name of a European currency that has since been replaced by the euro.
** In the 1996 version, your location for {{UsefulNotes/Afghanistan}} is one of the Bamiyan Buddha statues, both of which were dynamited by the Taliban in 2001.[[note]]Incidentally, Afghanistan's flag in the in-game database is that of the pre-Taliban government, which was undoubtedly still in power when the game was in development. Around the time of the game's release in 1996, the Taliban took over, and the previous regime became the Northern Alliance resistance. However, the Northern Alliance continued to be internationally recognized as Afghanistan's ''de jure'' government, so it is technically correct that the Northern Alliance flag was the official flag of Afghanistan in the late '90s. A new Afghan flag was adopted following the defeat of the Taliban in 2002, so the flag does date the game to before that.[[/note]]
!!The game show
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Of course, the 1985 version was made before the UsefulNotes/HoleInFlag revolutions, so it features the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]] still being a country, etc. The 1992 deluxe edition has a reunited Germany alongside an existent Soviet Union, the game having fallen victim to the same period of short map shelf life as the game show's first season. The 1994 revamped version of the '92 game was the first to feature Russia instead of the Soviet Union.
** While the 1996 version came out late enough to have cleared the end of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar, it was nonetheless caught off guard by [[UsefulNotes/TheCongoWars the fall of Zaire]]. In the 1998 revamped version of that game, the UsefulNotes/DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo is still called "Zaire" for the most part, but its entry in the in-game database has been rewritten so that it awkwardly explains that "Zaire" is now technically the country's ''former'' name.
** All three versions give population statistics that are, of course, outdated now.
** All three versions predate the introduction of the euro, so they're all dated when they give as a clue the name of a European currency that has since been replaced by the euro.
** In the 1996 version, your location for {{UsefulNotes/Afghanistan}} is one of the Bamiyan Buddha statues, both of which were dynamited by the Taliban in 2001.[[note]]Incidentally, Afghanistan's flag in the in-game database is that of the pre-Taliban government, which was undoubtedly still in power when the game was in development. Around the time of the game's release in 1996, the Taliban took over, and the previous regime became the Northern Alliance resistance. However, the Northern Alliance continued to be internationally recognized as Afghanistan's ''de jure'' government, so it is technically correct that the Northern Alliance flag was the official flag of Afghanistan in the late '90s. A new Afghan flag was adopted following the defeat of the Taliban in 2002, so the flag does date the game to before that.[[/note]]
!!The game show
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* TearJerker: During The Chief's Office sketch in ''The Nefarious Nobel Napper'', which are typically comedic, there's one where Greg is in the office while DaChief is late and discovers a DearJohnLetter from a guy named Horus, who is implied to be The Chief's boyfriend. As the Chief comes in and tries to play it off, after Greg leaves The Chief retrieves a hidden portrait from her desk and begins sobbing while saying Horus' name.
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* TearJerker: During The Chief's Office sketch in ''The "The Nefarious Nobel Napper'', Napper", which are typically comedic, there's one where Greg is in the office while DaChief is late and discovers a DearJohnLetter from a guy named Horus, who is implied to be The Chief's boyfriend. As the Chief comes in and tries to play it off, after Greg leaves The Chief retrieves a hidden portrait from her desk and begins sobbing while saying Horus' name.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: During Season 1, much of the geographical information was rendered outdated due to the rapid collapse of the communist bloc in Eastern Europe that signalled the end of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar. Starting in Season 2, a disclaimer was added at the end that all information presented was accurate at the time the episode was recorded, and the date said episode was recorded was even included. This is one of the reasons the series has never received a home video release, as well as basically disappearing from television after the '90s.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: During Season 1, much of the geographical information was rendered outdated due to the rapid collapse of the communist bloc in Eastern Europe that signalled the end of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar. Starting in Season 2, a disclaimer was added at the end that all information presented was accurate at the time the episode was recorded, and the date said episode was recorded was even included. This is one of the reasons the series has never received a home video release, as well as basically disappearing from television after the '90s.'90s.
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** And also when they changed it from seven to eight markers necessary to win. One of the reasons was apparently that PBS, being PBS, really couldn't afford to keep paying for many grand prize wins.
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** And also when [[MovingTheGoalposts they changed it from seven to eight markers necessary to win.win]]. One of the reasons was apparently that PBS, being PBS, really couldn't afford to keep paying for many grand prize wins.
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** The Africa map in particular is generally believed to be the hardest of the maps, due both to its high country tally and the fact that many kids are simply not that familiar with its geography compared to the other continents. Victories on the Africa map ''did'' happen, but they were rare.
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** The Africa map in particular is generally believed to be the hardest of the maps, due both to its high country tally and the fact that many kids are simply not ''not'' that familiar with its geography compared to the other continents. Victories on the Africa map ''did'' happen, but they were rare.
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* NintendoHard: The SurpriseDifficulty was in the bonus game, where the contestant carried around posts and marked off countries on a giant floor map — starting from the north side, which made the map appear upside-down to the contestant. Even if you knew all the answers, the fact that they needed exact placement (seriously, the posts didn't work if they weren't perfectly on top of the target), the actual shuttle running and keeping the things from falling over, coupled with a brutal time limit, made it extremely hard to win. Usually, one double-miss meant Carmen could safely escape.
** And also when they changed it from seven to eight markers necessary to win. One of the reasons was apparently that PBS, being PBS, really couldn't afford to keep paying for many grand prize wins.
*** Ironically, every season after they changed to 8 markers had more grand prizes awarded than Season 1 (even when they added bodies of water as potential locations in Season 4).
** The Africa map in particular is generally believed to be the hardest of the maps, due both to its high country tally and the fact that many kids are simply not that familiar with its geography compared to the other continents. Victories on the Africa map ''did'' happen, but they were rare.
** And also when they changed it from seven to eight markers necessary to win. One of the reasons was apparently that PBS, being PBS, really couldn't afford to keep paying for many grand prize wins.
*** Ironically, every season after they changed to 8 markers had more grand prizes awarded than Season 1 (even when they added bodies of water as potential locations in Season 4).
** The Africa map in particular is generally believed to be the hardest of the maps, due both to its high country tally and the fact that many kids are simply not that familiar with its geography compared to the other continents. Victories on the Africa map ''did'' happen, but they were rare.
