Just Like Old Times
Episode Synopsis:
The Chief catches a virus during the holidays, and when Carmen kidnaps him to spend Christmas with him, the Chief no longer remembers Carmen is a thief, so it really becomes just like old times.
Ivy: Zack, you get better at skating by skating.
Zack: But Ivy, this is inner skating. It's subliminal coaching. Some people think your mind can learn even while you sleep. So, I listened all night and woke up--a skater!
Ivy: Okay, Wayne Gretzky, let's see you do this!
Tape: You are an ice champion. All blades and brawn. You have inner skating abilities others only dream of.
Zack: Whoa! Ivy! Whoa! Ack!
Tape: When you wake up, you will show the world your triple lutz.
Ivy: Ha ha ha ha! Or that you're a triple klutz!
Chief: On Dasher, on Dancer, on Ivy and Zack, on through the C-5 and bring Carmen back! Hey that rhymes!
Zack: There's nothing green about this place!
Ivy: But there's something red--and it's not Santa!
Ivy: You're going down, Carmen!
Carmen: How right you are, Ivy.
Zack: The name's Bond--James Bond--and I have a license to throw snowballs!
Ivy: Huh? Where'd she go?
Zack: Ivy! Water!
Ivy: So what, you think she melted?
Carmen: The judges give you a 5.0 for style. But a ten for persistence.
Ivy: Let's get her!
Zack: Thanks, Ivy. You saved my life!
Ivy: Let's get out of here before hypothermia turns us into human popsicles, little bro!
Player: You got away, but you didn't get the tower, Carmen.
Carmen: You can't always get what you want, Player. And then again...maybe you can.
Ivy: I wonder what Carmen wanted with that transmission tower, anyway. Player, do a general search infoscan.
Chief: *groans* Oh, I think I'm coming down with something. *coughs*
*thermometer breaks*
Zack: Hm, must be a virus, Chief. You don't look so good.
Chief: *sneezes* Whoa, pass the caution, this nose makes wide turns!
Ivy: So, if Carmen stole the tower, she could access all that information?
Zack: But I still wonder what she was up to. I mean, she never left us a clue or anything.
Ivy: Maybe she's shutting down for the holidays, just like Acme. After all, it is Christmas Eve.
Zack: Chief, run an anti-virus program, you'll feel better in no time.
Ivy: Oh, I haven't finished my last-minute Christmas shopping. Merry Christmas, Chief!
*Zack goes up to Ivy with a long list*
Zack: Well, here's a list of what you can get me, sis.
Ivy: Yeah. Christmas is supposed to be a time of giving, Zack, so give it up, huh?
Zack: Hey!
Ivy: I sure hope the Chief's alright.
Zack: Yeah, there's nothing worse than being sick on Christmas. Ow! A paper cut! I hate paper cuts!
Chief: Deck the halls with Zack and Ivy, fa la la la la la la la LA! Whoa! Hey! Someone's got their mitts on my microchips! Hey! Oh, that tickles! What's going on here?
Manny: With that linkup you created at the radio tower, I was able to piggyback on another signal and bypass Acme security systems!
Carmen: And they thought I was after the tower when I was really after...you, Chief.
Chief: Help! Where am I? What's going on?
Moe Skeeter: So what are you gonna do with him, Carmen?
Lars Vegas: Steal all of Acme's files? Close down the Agency?
Carmen: It's Christmas, boys. I just want to spend it with an old friend playing a world-class game of chess like we did every Christmas Eve before I became a thief.
Chief: Whoa, Carmen Sandiego! Haven't seen you in ages! Good to see you, how ya doin', kissy kissy, love your outfit, you do have an eye for color, red, isn't it?
Manny: Some of his memory files seem to have been corrupted in the transload, Carmen.
Carmen: He doesn't remember I'm no longer an Acme agent! This is going to be a more pleasant Christmas than I ever imagined.
Chief: Whoa, incoming clue, incoming clue, duck!
*a duck quacks*
Carmen: A clue? For me?
Chief: Who in the world are Zack and Ivy?
Manny: Seems like he's lost more files than we first thought.
Carmen: Do whatever it takes, Manny. But don't lose him before Christmas is over. Uh, Chief, word on the street is Zack and Ivy are two of the smartest new thieves around. And it looks like we have a new Christmas case on our hands!
Chief: Right! Fröhliche Weihnachten, Carmen! A doorknob, plus a metal place setting, plus an eyeball, and whoa!
Moe Skeeter: Looks more like an April Fools' joke than than a Christmas clue.
Lars Vegas: "Doorknob Messiah?" Am I missing something here?
Moe Skeeter: Humbled. We have been humbled.
Lars Vegas: Eating humble pie. Munch, munch, munch.
Carmen: I do love a good museum.
Regis/Barrow: Hold it right there, Carmen!
Carmen: Well, if it isn't London's first Acme team, Regis and Barrow. Tell Ivy and Zack I like their Christmas gift.
Regis/Barrow: There's no exit that way!
Carmen: Ah! Anyone know which detective is which? Would help out greatly.
Carmen: Eat your heart out, Mary Poppins! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Chief: Carmen, I just ran a self-diagnostic, and I really feel like...a game of Pong!
*a computer-vs-computer match of Pong begins*
Moe Skeeter: Ooh, Pong! I remember this game!
Carmen: Manny! Do something! The Chief's losing it completely!
Manny: I'm trying, Carmen, I'm trying!
Carmen: If you lose him, he'll be gone forever and that's not what I had in mind for a Christmas surprise, Manny! Fix it, please?
Chief: Whoa, I think I need glasses, I'm seeing quadruple. Oh, a gift for me!
*explosion*
Chief: Incoming clue from Zack and Ivy.
Chief: And just London, Rome is built on two sides of a river--the Tiber! Ah! That's what they call a Roman nose, because it's roamin' all over the screen, get the joke!
Carmen: Manny!
Chief: Hey, hey, hey!
Carmen: You're just missing some program files, Chief. We're...working...on it.
Chief: Well, they always said I was a few files short of a full download.
Armando: She won't get away this time!
Moe Skeeter: It was a trap!
Carmen: Ah! Pull me up! Pull me up!
Carmen: I'd say you're at the end of your rope, detectives.
Moe Skeeter: I thought your Christmas goose was cooked for sure, Carmen!
Carmen: Game's not over till the lady in red sings, boys. And I'm having too much fun to head home...yet.
Chief: Clue alert! Clue alert! This just in from Zack and Ivy!
Zack: You're skating on thin ice with this case, Carmen. Here's your next clue.
Moe Skeeter: Zero...ten...plus cannon...White House?
Lars Vegas: They want us to go to Germany to steal a Christmas tree?
Carmen: Nope. They want me to have the national Christmas tree in Washington DC. What a thoughtful gift. I would like a Christmas tree.
Lars Vegas: They've got a lot of security in that place, Carmen. Zack and Ivy are leading you there to capture you for sure.
Carmen: That's why we're not going there, gentlemen. This "skating on thin ice" business gave me a great idea. I'm going to steal a tree, alright. But not the one they expect.
Carmen: All set, boys.
Ivy: Not so fast, Carmen!
Carmen: What? How did you know I'd come here?
Ivy: We knew after two of your misses you wouldn't risk capture in DC.
Zack: Power of suggestion, Carmen. Just like my how-to tapes. We mentioned thin ice, made you think of ice skating, made you think of this tree at Rockefeller Center. Whoa!
Ivy: Zack! I'll get you! Look out! Get her! Your home for the holidays is going to be the city jail, Carmen!
Carmen: This Christmas game's not over yet!
Zack and Ivy: Whoa!
Carmen: Bringing the tree home is always my favorite part of Christmas! Time to go home and wait for Santa.
New York Cop: That Carmen Sandiego always have one last move, doesn't she?
Zack: Well, we have the last move in this game, officer. The Chief wasn't feeling well this morning, and when we went back to Acme to check on him, we found Carmen had stolen him.
Ivy: She probably figured we wouldn't notice for days on account of Acme shutting down for the Christmas holidays.
Zack: And I put a secret tracking bug on the gifts so we could follow her to her hideout and retrieve the Chief out of her system.
Ivy: Only she never went home.
Zack: Until now! Player, C-5 us to these coordinates!
Chief: I don't feel so good. This is it! The big sleep! Goodbye Mr. Microchips, sayonara city!
Ivy: Gotcha, Carmen!
Moe Skeeter and Lars Vegas: *both gasp*
Regis/Barrow: Hold it, Carmen!
Barrow/Regis: Stop them!
Regis/Barrow: Don't let them get away!
*Moe Skeeter and Lars Vegas begin to panic, argue, and climb the Rockefeller tree*
Zack: Hang on, Chief! I'll save ya!
Armando: Ha ha! This is how Santa comes down the chimney!
*Armando yanks the Christmas lights; Moe and Lars scream as they fall*
Zack: There, that should do the trick.
Chief: Zack! Man, I had the weirdest dream! I dreamt Carmen was back with Acme, and you were crooks, and there was a witch, and--say, where are we? It...It wasn't a dream, was it, Auntie Em?
Ivy: Game, set, and match to us, Carmen! All the exits are blocked.
Carmen: Not so fast, Ivy! I haven't given you my present.
Ivy: Huh?
Zack: Hey, hey, look, Ivy! This one's for me. And here's one for you. There's one for every Acme detective!
Ivy: Carmen was expecting us?
Zack: Huh? Look! It's a Carmen doll.
Carmen Doll: The only Carmen you'll catch is this one! Merry Christmas!
*various Carmen dolls begin saying the same phrase*
Ivy: Merry Christmas, Carmen.
Carmen: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
Player: Bah humbug, Carmen!
Carmen: Nobody likes a sore loser, Player. Especially on Christmas.
Player: Maybe next Christmas I'll have a surprise for you under the tree--if your tree's still there. Better watch out!
Just Like Old Times ending
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