I acknowledge your points, @Jacqueline Hyde, and you're right on your own ideas. But you haven't shown me something where the intelligence is more prominent than potential sex appeal.
how about every single cold open to the where in time show where she sees a problem - in her admittedly selfish worldview - and immediately comes up with a way to solve it by stealing something, the details of which she knows immediately and in depth, and is able to match the perfect henchperson to the crime, in a matter of 90 seconds.
Hey hey! Carmen Sandiego got a mention on Jeopardy last night!! Also I didn't know Carmen and Barbie used to be friends. LOL. Post by @fycarmensandiego · 1 video
However, I've found it something with a software company called SoftKey International in which they did trade name the Learning Company after taking it over in 1995 and made a worst deal with Mattel in 1999.
I just realized that I could buy some different kinds of MRE's from Amazon and it reminded me how my father use to talk about them. My curiosity is getting the better of me because now I want to try them.....