Abigail Adams
Brianne Lee and Jose
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00:00Today's mission is fueled by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and viewers like you.
00:28I looked up evil in the dictionary, and the definition never mentioned me.
00:34I'd better do something awful to keep my reputation.
00:40I have just the thing.
00:42This calls for my continually conflicted con artist.
00:49Jekyll and Hyde, get both yourselves over here.
00:55Hello, Carmen. I was just smelling some nice flowers.
01:00Then stomping them to bits!
01:03How nice. I'm sending you through the time port to the United States in the late 1700s.
01:09There's something special I want you to steal. Bring it back to me in this loot orb when you have it. Go.
01:18Time silence. Jekyll and Hyde just stole something from the past.
01:22You've got 28 minutes to get it back, or history will change forever.
01:27Put up the chronicle, Jekyll!
01:33Launch the time probes!
01:41Power up the engines!
01:45Now get going!
01:47We're on the case and we're chasing her through history.
01:52Chrono skimmer.
01:54Engines hot.
01:56Bio villains.
01:57Evil plot.
01:58Our brave squadron leader will help us defeat her and bring back the loot to its rightful place in time.
02:06Tell me where in time is Carmen Sandiego?
02:10Stop her crime and solve this mystery.
02:13Tell me where in time is Carmen Sandiego?
02:18We're on the case and we're chasing her through history.
02:22And here's your time pilot squadron leader, Kevin Shinnick!
02:28Kevin?
02:30Kevin!
02:34Hey, welcome aboard, everybody.
02:36I want you to hang on tight because we've got a very big mission, but very little time.
02:41So let's begin our journey by meeting our time pilots, starting with Brianne O'Donnell.
02:46Come on, Brianne.
02:47Nice to see you.
02:48And Lee Cantrell.
02:50Come on out here, Lee.
02:51Give me five.
02:52All right.
02:53And Jose Soga.
02:55Come on, Jose.
02:56Nice to see you, buddy.
02:58All right.
02:58Well, welcome aboard, time pilots.
03:01You heard the mission from the chief.
03:02We're going to start by equipping each of you with 100 power points.
03:07Great.
03:07Now, pilots, our nanoprobes have revealed the time and place where Carmen has sent Jacqueline Hyde.
03:13So let's get things started.
03:15Bridge to engine crew, let's warp to the time of the crime.
03:30Chief, we've arrived upside down.
03:34Safely.
03:35What's our mission profile?
03:37Squadron, you've time traveled to the late 1700s.
03:42Location, the northeastern U.S.
03:45At that time, our nation's second first lady was bringing a new outspokenness to her role.
03:51She advised the president on issues and helped him with his speeches.
03:55In public and in many letters she wrote to him while he traveled, this first lady spoke passionately for her beliefs,
04:01like equal financial and educational opportunities for women.
04:05She became a powerful role model for future first ladies who advanced their own political ideas.
04:13Or so history told us till now, when Jacqueline Hyde went back in time and lifted her landmark letters.
04:21Thanks for the facts, chief.
04:23All right, pilots, for 10 power points, name the first lady whose letters Jacqueline Hyde stole.
04:30Is it Mary Todd Lincoln, Dolly Madison, or Abigail Adams?
04:37Remembering the clues we just heard.
04:39Wife of second president, outspoken and politically active, and powerful role model for future first ladies.
04:48All right, you guys are buzzed in, way to go.
04:50Brianne, what did you say?
04:51I said Abigail Adams.
04:52All right, Lee?
04:53Abigail Adams.
04:54And Jose?
04:54I said Abigail Adams.
04:55You guys are a great troop.
04:56Answer is Abigail Adams.
04:5810 points for everybody.
05:00You know what time, pilots?
05:01If one of you can save the history of first ladies and capture Carmen, you'll win a complete multimedia computer system.
05:08But the big question is, where in time has Jacqueline Hyde taken Abigail Adams' letters?
05:13Now, I...
05:14Oh no, we're getting pulled into a parallel universe!
05:19And to the republic for which it falls,
05:22One Acme, underhanded, with misery and injustice for all.
05:28Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
05:31Enough inspiration.
05:32Now, have you captured that queen of kindness, Carmen Sandiego?
05:38Not yet, Commissar, but we've tracked her to the year after World War I has ended.
05:45U.S. President Woodrow Wilson has just suffered a stroke.
05:50Perfect!
05:52Soon the government will collapse and there will be chaos in the streets.
05:56Oh, yeah.
05:57A comforting thought, your loneliness.
06:00Unfortunately, First Lady Edith Galt Wilson is helping the president continue his duties from his sickbed.
06:09What?!
06:10That's terrible!
06:11Yes, yes, yes.
06:13In fact, many critics of the president claim she is running the government.
06:18And some even call her assistant president.
06:22Imagine a woman wielding such power!
06:27And what exactly is wrong with that?
06:30Oh, no, well, what I meant to say...
06:32Do you find strong, powerful women intimidating?
06:36Uh, no, no.
06:38You don't?
06:39I mean, yes, yes, yes, I do. Oh, yes, please, please.
06:43Enough grumbling.
06:44Oh, yes, yes.
06:45Just remember who's in charge here.
06:48It's you, it's you!
06:49I am woman, hear me roar!
06:58Wow, that was a little weird, wasn't it, guys?
07:00I guess the evil chief and the good chief have more in common than I thought.
07:03Okay, pilots, where in time is Jacqueline Hyde?
07:07Is it 1909, 1919, or 1929?
07:15Remembering the clues we just heard.
07:17The year after World War I ended,
07:20President Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke,
07:23and First Lady Edith Galt Wilson helps him run the nation.
07:28All right, guys, everybody in?
07:29Brianne, tell me what you said.
07:301919.
07:31All right, Lee?
07:321929.
07:33And Jose?
07:34I said 1919.
07:35All right, correct answer is 1919.
07:37Ten points for Brianne and Jose.
07:39Lee, don't worry about it, it's early on in the mission.
07:41And you know, pilots,
07:42Edith Galt Wilson went beyond private letters written by Abigail Adams
07:46and became a much more public advisor to her husband.
07:49In doing so, she sparked a debate about the role of the First Lady
07:53that still continues today.
07:55Right now, let's resume our mission.
07:57So, bridge to engine crew, let's warp to 1919.
08:06Great, pilots.
08:07We followed Jacqueline to the year 1919,
08:10but she's about to do some globe hopping in the 1910s.
08:14So it's time for Global Pursuit.
08:16Now, listen closely.
08:17Watch the globe on your screen and buzz in after I finish the question.
08:21If you're right, you're going to get five PowerPoints.
08:23And if you're wrong, you're going to lose five PowerPoints.
08:25All right?
08:26Remember, we're in the 1910s.
08:28And here we go.
08:30Jacqueline's experimenting in the city where two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie
08:36establishes her radium institute.
08:38What do you guys say?
08:39Going to Brianne.
08:40Paris.
08:41Correct, it is Paris.
08:43Then she slipped to the state where voters elect Jeanette Rankin,
08:47the first U.S. Congresswoman.
08:50Going this time to Jose.
08:51Montana.
08:52Correct, Montana.
08:54Now Hyde's splitting to the city where the Women's International Bowling Congress is founded.
08:59Going this time to Brianne.
09:01Bowling Green.
09:02No, I'm sorry, it's St. Louis.
09:04It's all right, though.
09:06She fired off to the country where World War I spy Mata Hari is executed.
09:11Going to Jose.
09:12France.
09:13Correct.
09:15Jacqueline's hiding in the nation where women get the vote on April 30, 1911.
09:20Going to Jose.
09:21Portugal.
09:22Yes, Portugal it is.
09:24Very nice, guys.
09:25Let's see how well we did.
09:27Brianne has 120 PowerPoints.
09:30He has 110.
09:31And Jose, leading the way with 135.
09:35Great pursuit, pilots.
09:36Unfortunately, Jacqueline escaped and is still on the loose with the letters.
09:40So, let's check in with time...
09:42Hey, it's a clue finder.
09:43It's locked onto someone in the future.
09:44Let's bring him on board and see if he can help us.
09:49Hello, I'm Eleanor Roosevelt.
09:52Wow, the First Lady.
09:54Pardon me, but what's with the headlight?
09:58Oh, I was inspecting workers' conditions down in the mines.
10:01You see, my husband is about to begin his fourth term as president,
10:05and he is confined to a wheelchair from his polio.
10:08So he relies on me to tour the nation and report back on what's going on.
10:12Sounds like you do important work.
10:14Yes, I work for child welfare, slum clearance, minority rights.
10:19I believe in trying to make things better for the people.
10:22Good, good.
10:23Now then, what exactly is this place?
10:25This is a chronoskimmer.
10:27I travel through time chasing crooks.
10:29Oh, I see.
10:30Everything functions properly?
10:32Heck no.
10:33Kidding me?
10:34Stuff breaks down all the time.
10:35I mean, I call fumbles our ship's engineer, but never fixes it.
10:38Never.
10:39Premises in poor condition?
10:41Repair efforts ineffectual?
10:44And how old are these employees?
10:46Well, they're not actually employees.
10:48They're time pilots, and they're, well, they're old enough.
10:52I'm 12.
10:53I'm 13.
10:54I'm 12.
10:56Brazen use of underage workers.
10:58I assume you provide them with wholesome nourishment.
11:01Well, yeah, there is a chrono-cafeteria, but it's not really for the time pilots.
11:06It's more for the engine crew and some people I really have no idea who they are.
11:10But the food! The food is really odd and weird.
11:13Cafeteria restricted.
11:15Food is inedible.
11:17Manager is nervous, yet oddly cheerful.
11:21Well, Mr...
11:23Smith.
11:24I beg your pardon.
11:25It's not Smith. It's Shinnick.
11:28Yes, Mr. Shinnick.
11:29I must tell you that I shall report you to my husband and recommend slum clearance.
11:34Although I must say, your uniform is a big improvement this year.
11:38Well, thanks.
11:40There's our compliment.
11:41Thanks for the clue.
11:43Oh, boy.
11:45She thinks things are rough here.
11:46She ought to check out Jeopardy.
11:47You know?
11:48Really rough over there.
11:49All right, guys, where in time has Jacqueline Hyde taken Abigail Adams' letters?
11:54Is it 1933, 1944, or 1955?
12:01Remembering the clues we just heard.
12:03FDR about to begin fourth term as president.
12:07First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
12:09And she works for social change.
12:12All right, guys, those are the clues.
12:13Everybody locked on? Great.
12:15Brianne, what did you say?
12:16I said 1944.
12:17Okay. Lee?
12:181933.
12:19And Jose?
12:20I said 1944.
12:21All right, correct answer is 1944.
12:23Ten points for Brianne and Jose.
12:25You know, pilots, Eleanor Roosevelt's commitment to helping her fellow Americans was appreciated by many.
12:31Though some disapproved of her activism.
12:33But her work inspired many women to actively support causes they believed in.
12:37Right now, let's keep things moving.
12:39So, bridge to engine crew, let's warp to 1944.
12:53Hey, pilots!
12:55Want directions to the junkyard?
12:59Now you're gonna need them!
13:03Kevin, we got a meltdown in the temporal thrusters!
13:05The thermal relays are blowing out!
13:07Better do a data boost!
13:13All right, pilots, we got big problems with Jacqueline Hyde.
13:16We made it to 1944, but it's time for a data boost.
13:19Now, I'll read a quote.
13:22Your job, buzz in and tell me if it's a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt or from the Beatles' song, Eleanor Rigby.
13:29Eleanor Roosevelt quotes come from press conferences she gave.
13:32Remember, your choices are Eleanor Roosevelt or Eleanor Rigby.
13:36And here we go.
13:38All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
13:42Going to Jose.
13:43Eleanor Rigby.
13:44Yes, very nice.
13:45The song was a hit for the Beatles in 1966.
13:49There is no way of knowing how many people are unemployed.
13:53Going to Brianne.
13:54Eleanor Roosevelt.
13:55Correct.
13:57I go to beauty parlors.
13:59Going again to Brianne.
14:00Eleanor Rigby.
14:01No, I'm sorry, it's Eleanor Roosevelt.
14:04Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door.
14:07Going to Jose.
14:08Eleanor Rigby.
14:09Correct.
14:10I like that song, do you?
14:12Your life is more or less subject to change.
14:15Going to Brianne.
14:16Eleanor Roosevelt.
14:18Eleanor Roosevelt.
14:19Very nice.
14:20Let's see how well we did.
14:21Right now, Brianne has 135 PowerPoints, Lee has 110, and Jose has 155.
14:29Great data boost, pilots.
14:30And just a reminder that all our data is verified by Encyclopedia Britannica.
14:36Question is, where has Jacqueline taken the letters of Abigail Adams?
14:39Now, I know when I was in time...
14:40Wait a second, what's happening, guys?
14:42We've lost all communications!
14:44Looking for me, pilots?
14:47I'm in 1996, and Hillary Clinton, America's outspoken first lady, has a new book that's making news!
14:55Yeah, she's outspoken, alright!
14:57Some people think Hillary acts more like the president than the president, and nobody voted for her!
15:04But, like her role model, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mrs. Clinton fights for causes she believes in,
15:11like better national health care and children's rights.
15:15Yeah, fight is the right word!
15:17Like that big battle when she led a committee to change the health care system.
15:21Congress killed her whole plan.
15:23I love it when no one agrees.
15:26Actually, Mrs. Clinton believes in cooperation.
15:29Her new book talks about how important it is for society to cooperate in raising and caring for children.
15:36Yeah, because if kids aren't raised right, they could all turn out like me!
15:40Ha ha ha ha!
15:43Alright, pilots, you heard the clues from Jacqueline Hyde.
15:46For ten PowerPoints, tell me the title of this first lady's book.
15:51Is it...
15:59Remembering the clues we just heard.
16:01First published in 1996.
16:04Written by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
16:08And stresses society's role in raising children.
16:11Alright, guys, what a troop you're already in.
16:13Brianne, what did you say?
16:14It Takes a Village.
16:15Alright, Lee?
16:16It Takes a Village.
16:17And Jose?
16:18It Takes a Village.
16:19Well, it takes a great squadron to get the right answer, and you did!
16:21It Takes a Village! Very nice, guys. Ten points for everybody.
16:25You know, pilots, the complete title of the book is
16:27It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us.
16:31Mrs. Clinton's writings, speeches, and work for the causes she believes in
16:35continue the tradition of outspoken activist first ladies.
16:38Right now, that history is in our hands.
16:40So, squadron, we've got to make one final leap forward in time,
16:43and that means an ultimate data boost.
16:48Guys, in an ultimate data boost, each correct answer gets you ten PowerPoints.
16:52But if you're wrong, you're going to lose ten.
16:54Now, this next round will determine who goes on to complete this mission.
16:58Guys, I'll give you a fact about an American first lady.
17:02Buzz in and tell me if that fact is true or false.
17:05All right, here goes. Remember, true or false.
17:14Going to Brianne.
17:15False.
17:16Yes, I think that is false. Very good.
17:24Going again to Brianne.
17:25True.
17:26Yeah, that is true.
17:27The astrologer advised Mrs. Reagan on when to schedule the president's meetings and trips.
17:31That always comes in handy, I guess.
17:39Going to Lee.
17:40False.
17:41Say again.
17:42False.
17:43Okay, it is false. Yes, very nice.
17:50Going to Brianne.
17:51True.
17:52Yes.
17:57True.
18:08True.
18:09Yes, it is true.
18:16Good family there.
18:21Going to Brianne.
18:22False.
18:23No, I'm not sorry it's true, but the fact is it is true.
18:27That was Teddy Roosevelt's wife, Edith.
18:29As far as we know, no first lady has ever been named Miss Pink.
18:32It's still time, we don't know.
18:40Going to Brianne.
18:41False.
18:42You know, I would have said the same thing, but the answer is true.
18:45Woodrow Wilson's second wife was the great, great, great, great granddaughter of Pocahontas and John Rolfe.
18:52That's that, guys, and let's see how well we did.
18:55Brianne has 165 PowerPoints.
18:57Lee has 130, and Jose has 165 also, which means that Brianne and Jose are moving on to the next phase of this mission.
19:05But Lee, let me see a smile, everybody, because you did really well.
19:08We're proud of you, and the chiefs here will express our appreciation.
19:12Okay, so Jacqueline Hyde has split, but you kept yourself together, pilot, so there's a time-net mission pack headed your way.
19:21Filled with great games and gear like Carmen CD-Roms, board games, and the cool Chronoskimmer cap.
19:27Great work, pilot. I salute you.
19:30Pilots, let's wave goodbye to Lee as he heads back to time-net command.
19:37Are you guys ready for your next order from the chief?
19:39Yes.
19:40All right, chief, we're ready.
19:41Time pilots, the history of American first ladies is at stake.
19:45Get to the USA in 1996 and envelop those letters.
19:49Kevin, you're in command.
19:51Aye, aye, chief.
19:52Time pilots, full speed ahead to 1996.
20:00Look, Jacqueline Hyde's got Adam's letters in a cybersphere. Activate the loot tractor beam.
20:05See? Good always wins over evil.
20:09Oh, yeah? Well, who asked you?
20:14Way to go, guys. You've gotten back Abigail Adams' letters and have them safely on board. Congratulations.
20:21Plus, you're now one step closer to winning that awesome multimedia computer system we talked about.
20:26But before we continue chasing Jacqueline, we've got to return the loot to the late 1700s.
20:31So let's check in with the chief to get our flight plan.
20:33Chief?
20:34Time pilots, you must navigate the Chronoskimmer through eight events from the history of U.S. first ladies,
20:39starting at the most recent event and finishing at the least recent event.
20:42Here are the events on your flight plan.
20:44Betty Ford uses nickname First Mama on CB radio.
20:4821-year-old Frances Folsom marries 49-year-old President Grover Cleveland.
20:53Former first lady Pat Nixon dies.
20:56Jacqueline Bouvier marries Massachusetts Congressman John F. Kennedy.
21:01Abigail Adams becomes the first politically outspoken first lady.
21:06Nancy Reagan introduces anti-drug phrase, Just Say No.
21:11Dolly Madison escapes from British invading Washington.
21:15Eleanor Roosevelt begins her My Day newspaper column.
21:19That's your beeping time pilot. Good luck on your journey.
21:22Thanks, chief.
21:23All right, guys. Since you had a tie, we're going to flip a coin to see who gets the choice of going first or second.
21:28So, Jose, you call it.
21:29Heads.
21:30Brianne, you tell me what it is.
21:32It's tails.
21:33All right. In that case, Brianne, you have a choice of going first or second.
21:36Second.
21:37Okay. You know what that means, Jose.
21:39I want you to navigate this Chronoskimmer back through time from the most recent event to the least recent event,
21:45starting by picking the most recent event on the board.
21:48You may begin.
21:49Nancy Reagan introduces Just Say No.
21:52All right. Going to go back to Brianne.
21:54Former first lady Pat Nixon dies.
21:56Yes. You've plotted a course to 1993. Keep going.
21:59Nancy Reagan introduces Just Say No.
22:02Yes. You've steered this Chronoskimmer to 1983.
22:06Betty Ford goes by First Mama on CB.
22:09Yes. You've gotten us to 1976.
22:12Jacqueline Bouvier marries JFK.
22:14Correct. You've plotted a course for 1953.
22:18Roosevelt first writes My Day.
22:20Correct. You've gotten us to 1935.
22:23Wilson 21 weds President Grover Cleveland.
22:25Yes. 1886. She was the youngest first lady ever. Keep going.
22:29Dolly Madison escapes from British.
22:31Correct. 1814.
22:33And Abigail Adams becomes first lady.
22:35Yes. Late 1700s. Brianne, you save history.
22:38You give me five. Way to go.
22:40Now, I want you to activate the transporter
22:42and restore the Lutos proper place in history.
22:51That was great, Brianne.
22:53You did really... Everybody did really well today.
22:55That's the great thing about this squadron.
22:56You and I are going to move on in just a moment,
22:58but, Jose, we couldn't have gotten this far without your buddy.
23:00And right now, you did so well, the Chief's got another mission for you,
23:02and she's here to tell you all about it.
23:05You've earned an equipment upgrade,
23:07like an Acme TimeNet mission pack,
23:09and this portable CD player.
23:11Great digital sound, plus super headphones
23:14to give you stereo on the go.
23:19Head not included.
23:20Good work, Time Pilot.
23:22Right now, Jose is piloting the Chronoskimmer back to the present.
23:25But, Brianne, it's time for us to chase Jacqueline Hyde and Carmen
23:28through the trail of time. You with me?
23:30Yes. Let's go.
23:32Look out, Carmen. We're on our way.
24:02Her crime can solve this mystery.
24:05Tell me where in time is Carmen Santiago?
24:09We're on the case, and we're chasing her through history.
24:13Hey, Brianne, we've made it to the trail of time.
24:17You've got to track Carmen through six time portals
24:19by answering her questions. You think you're up for it?
24:21Yeah.
24:22Well, then, all right, let's go.
24:24Ready, set, go, Brianne, go.
24:27Follow the engine crew to the first portal.
24:30It's the year 1876.
24:32What movement does Lucy Hayes publicly support,
24:35temperance or woman's suffrage?
24:38Temperance.
24:39Yes, way to go. On to the second time portal, Brianne.
24:44It's 1914.
24:46Which First Lady supports the Slum Clearance Act,
24:49Ellen Wilson or Florence Harding?
24:52Ellen Wilson.
24:53All right, you've got 59 seconds left with four more to go.
24:58Keep going.
24:59It's 1948.
25:00Who advocates the UN's Declaration of Human Rights,
25:03Bess Truman or Eleanor Roosevelt?
25:06Bess Truman.
25:07All right, pull the rope to lift the pyramid.
25:09That's it, keep going. That gate's going to open any moment.
25:12Go, Brianne, all right.
25:13Hey, congratulations, you've captured Jacqueline Hyde.
25:19It's 1971.
25:20Who's the first First Lady to speak out for a woman
25:23on the Supreme Court, Pat Nixon or Betty Ford?
25:26Pat Nixon.
25:27Way to go, keep going.
25:31It's 1978.
25:32Which former First Lady becomes a book editor,
25:35Jacqueline Kennedy or Mamie Eisenhower?
25:38Jacqueline Kennedy.
25:39One more to go, Brianne.
25:41It's 1993.
25:43What national task force does Hillary Clinton lead,
25:46literacy or health care?
25:49Health care.
25:50All right, Brianne, you did it.
25:53You've energized the capture pistol.
25:55Now take it and place it in the quarter lock chamber
25:58to capture Carmen Sandiego.
26:06You did a great job.
26:08You captured Jacqueline Hyde, you captured Carmen,
26:10and now the Chief is here to show you what you've won.
26:13Congratulations, you've navigated your way
26:16to this awesome multimedia computer system.
26:19And that's not all.
26:20You get a year of Britannica Online
26:23and the CD-ROM Encyclopedia.
26:26Time pilot, I salute you.
26:29Brianne, you won the computer system.
26:31How do you feel?
26:32Great.
26:33You should feel great.
26:34We're proud of you, you know that?
26:35But right now we've got to head back to the present.
26:37And remember, at Acme Time Net, history is our job,
26:40the future is yours.
26:43Let's go!
26:48We're on the case and we're chasing her through history.
26:53Throttle open, thrusters on.
26:57Chrono skimmer, gets us gone.
27:00Pack extra socks and we'll all beat the clock
27:03from the Stone Age to Middle Age to Space Age.
27:06And tell me where in time is Carmen Sandiego?
27:11Stop her crime and solve this mystery.
27:14Tell me where in time is Carmen Sandiego?
27:18We're on the case and we're chasing her through history.
27:23Nero's fiddle, Lincoln's beard,
27:27Newton's apple, disappear.
27:30All historical information has been verified
27:32by Encyclopedia Britannica.
27:35This program was produced by WGBH Boston
27:39and WQED Pittsburgh.
27:41Stop her crime and solve this mystery.
27:44Carmen's journey through time is propelled
27:46by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
27:49and viewers like you.
27:51Mission accomplished, pilots.
27:53This is Lynn Thickman signing off.
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