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** The closest Waldo comes to seeing Odlaw is at the end of ''Around the World in a Daze'', where they're on-screen at the same time, though Waldo is part of a LivingPhoto with Wenda and Woof and isn't looking directly at Odlaw, who is outside of the photo.
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* DissonantSerenity: "Oh boy Woof! Isn't this exciting?" Wally says while falling without a parachute, about to be squashed by a bolder, in the middle of a cave-in, being charged by a singing swordfish and while a village is being pillaged by Vikings (to name a few).
* GreenAesop: The episode "Forest Women", in which Wally saves a forest from evil tree-cutting knights.
* HumanPincushion: One episode opens with Wally and Woof returning from the Land of the Porcupine People. Cue Odlaw following them through the portal, and he's evidently taken after the natives.
* GreenAesop: The episode "Forest Women", in which Wally saves a forest from evil tree-cutting knights.
* HumanPincushion: One episode opens with Wally and Woof returning from the Land of the Porcupine People. Cue Odlaw following them through the portal, and he's evidently taken after the natives.
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* DissonantSerenity: "Oh boy Woof! Isn't this exciting?" Wally Waldo says while falling without a parachute, about to be squashed by a bolder, in the middle of a cave-in, being charged by a singing swordfish and while a village is being pillaged by Vikings (to name a few).
* GreenAesop: The episode "Forest Women", in whichWally Waldo saves a forest from evil tree-cutting knights.
* HumanPincushion: One episode opens withWally Waldo and Woof returning from the Land of the Porcupine People. Cue Odlaw following them through the portal, and he's evidently taken after the natives.
* GreenAesop: The episode "Forest Women", in which
* HumanPincushion: One episode opens with
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* IdenticalGrandson: Wally meets his "Great, Great, Great, Great, you get the idea" grandfather when he travels back to the stone-age. Looks exactly like him but wears a stripy loincloth and his hat has horns. Woof also has a prehistoric shaggy dog counterpart.
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* IdenticalGrandson: Wally Waldo meets his "Great, Great, Great, Great, you get the idea" grandfather when he travels back to the stone-age. Looks exactly like him but wears a stripy loincloth and his hat has horns. Woof also has a prehistoric shaggy dog counterpart.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In one episode Wally makes friends with a robot but he gets disassembled leaving our hapless hero to rebuild him. Once finished the robot doesn't remember anything but is promptly hit on the head, which apparently jogged the old memory circuits.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In one episode Wally Waldo makes friends with a robot but he gets disassembled leaving our hapless hero to rebuild him. Once finished the robot doesn't remember anything but is promptly hit on the head, which apparently jogged the old memory circuits.
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** Wally himself gets in on this sometimes; in one episode, the narrator was saying a lot of gibberish, and Wally tells him he may be holding the script upside down.
* NightmareFetishist: Wally smiles constantly while watching others get pummeled or is in danger of a pummeling himself (said eagerly: "Who's the menacing fellow who looks as if he'd like to twist me into a knot and throw me off a cliff?"), is excited to be standing in front of an angry stampede, be attacked by monsters, be tied up in chains, be taken prisoner ("Wow, Woof, didjya hear that? We're official prisoners!"), hop into a dangerous pit of doom (shaking bag and smiling: "Well, Woof, apparently I didn't bring my parachute."), and is nothing short of thrilled to be in a cave-in. ("Wow, Woof! It's a real cave-in! And we've only been here just a few minutes! (elated sigh) How lucky can you get?") Seriously, how did Woof survive being around this guy?
* NightmareFetishist: Wally smiles constantly while watching others get pummeled or is in danger of a pummeling himself (said eagerly: "Who's the menacing fellow who looks as if he'd like to twist me into a knot and throw me off a cliff?"), is excited to be standing in front of an angry stampede, be attacked by monsters, be tied up in chains, be taken prisoner ("Wow, Woof, didjya hear that? We're official prisoners!"), hop into a dangerous pit of doom (shaking bag and smiling: "Well, Woof, apparently I didn't bring my parachute."), and is nothing short of thrilled to be in a cave-in. ("Wow, Woof! It's a real cave-in! And we've only been here just a few minutes! (elated sigh) How lucky can you get?") Seriously, how did Woof survive being around this guy?
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** Wally Waldo himself gets in on this sometimes; in one episode, the narrator was saying a lot of gibberish, and Wally Waldo tells him he may be holding the script upside down.
* NightmareFetishist:Wally Waldo smiles constantly while watching others get pummeled or is in danger of a pummeling himself (said eagerly: "Who's the menacing fellow who looks as if he'd like to twist me into a knot and throw me off a cliff?"), is excited to be standing in front of an angry stampede, be attacked by monsters, be tied up in chains, be taken prisoner ("Wow, Woof, didjya hear that? We're official prisoners!"), hop into a dangerous pit of doom (shaking bag and smiling: "Well, Woof, apparently I didn't bring my parachute."), and is nothing short of thrilled to be in a cave-in. ("Wow, Woof! It's a real cave-in! And we've only been here just a few minutes! (elated sigh) How lucky can you get?") Seriously, how did Woof survive being around this guy?
* NightmareFetishist:
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** At some point Wally will disappear, leading everybody to ask [[TitleDrop "Where's Wally?"]]. The audience will then get a still shot and about a minute to find him, before the narrator will tell you where he is.
%% * PerpetualSmiler: Wally; can stray into [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smiler]] territory at times...
%% * SecretHandshake: Wally's family greeting he does with his cave ancestor. Also counts as [[MirrorMatch Mirror Matching]].
* SidekickCreatureNuisance: Woof; he's pretty useless. He's just there for Wally to talk to so he doesn't look crazy, although he does chase off Odlaw from time to time.
%% * PerpetualSmiler: Wally; can stray into [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smiler]] territory at times...
%% * SecretHandshake: Wally's family greeting he does with his cave ancestor. Also counts as [[MirrorMatch Mirror Matching]].
* SidekickCreatureNuisance: Woof; he's pretty useless. He's just there for Wally to talk to so he doesn't look crazy, although he does chase off Odlaw from time to time.
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** At some point Wally Waldo will disappear, leading everybody to ask [[TitleDrop "Where's Wally?"]].Waldo?"]]. The audience will then get a still shot and about a minute to find him, before the narrator will tell you where he is.
%% * PerpetualSmiler:Wally; Waldo; can stray into [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smiler]] territory at times...
%% * SecretHandshake:Wally's Waldo’s family greeting he does with his cave ancestor. Also counts as [[MirrorMatch Mirror Matching]].
* SidekickCreatureNuisance: Woof; he's pretty useless. He's just there forWally Waldo to talk to so he doesn't look crazy, although he does chase off Odlaw from time to time.
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* SidekickCreatureNuisance: Woof; he's pretty useless. He's just there for
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* UnknownRival: Odlaw is never even noticed by Wally or Wizard Whitebeard. Lampshaded once: "Hey aren't you the guy Wally never sees?"
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: In "The Unfriendly Giants", Wally shuts the Narrator (and the audience) out of a meeting where plans to deal with the titular Giants are being discussed. The Narrator asks Wally if he thinks he'd tell the Giants what they're up to. Only for Wally to [[MediumAwareness tell him they might be watching the show.]]
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: In "The Unfriendly Giants", Wally shuts the Narrator (and the audience) out of a meeting where plans to deal with the titular Giants are being discussed. The Narrator asks Wally if he thinks he'd tell the Giants what they're up to. Only for Wally to [[MediumAwareness tell him they might be watching the show.]]
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* UnknownRival: Odlaw is never even noticed by Wally Waldo or Wizard Whitebeard. Lampshaded once: "Hey aren't you the guy Wally never sees?"
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: In "The Unfriendly Giants",Wally Waldo shuts the Narrator (and the audience) out of a meeting where plans to deal with the titular Giants are being discussed. The Narrator asks Wally Waldo if he thinks he'd tell the Giants what they're up to. Only for Wally Waldo to [[MediumAwareness tell him they might be watching the show.]]
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: In "The Unfriendly Giants",
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Much like the books, this series follows the jovial Wally/Waldo (Creator/TownsendColeman) and his fantastical adventures to unique lands. However, the series expands on this concept by adding a narrative to each adventure. Usually tasked by Wizard Whitebeard (Creator/BradGarrett impersonating Creator/RodneyDangerfield), he'd be aided by his friend Wenda, his trusty dog Woof and his magic cane to help the locals with their problems any way he can, or solve a mystery. Unbeknownst to the wanderer, his nemesis Oldaw (Creator/JulianHolloway) would use this opportunity to try and steal his magic cane for his own misdeeds. Throughout the episode, the witty narrator (Creator/JimCummings) would commentate on the events.
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Much like the books, this series follows the jovial Wally/Waldo (Creator/TownsendColeman) and his fantastical adventures to unique lands. However, the series expands on this concept by adding a narrative to each adventure. Usually tasked by Wizard Whitebeard (Creator/BradGarrett impersonating Creator/RodneyDangerfield), he'd be aided by his friend Wenda, his trusty dog Woof and his magic cane to help the locals with their problems any way he can, or solve a mystery. Unbeknownst to the wanderer, his nemesis Oldaw (Creator/JulianHolloway) would use this opportunity to try and steal his magic cane for his own misdeeds. Throughout the episode, the witty narrator (Creator/JimCummings) (Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}) would commentate on the events.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: Waldo greets most everything with the enthusiasm of a tourist, even if -- perhaps especially if -- it's a mortal danger to him.
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Much like the books, this series follows the jovial Wally/Waldo (Creator/TownsendColeman) and his fantastical adventures to unique lands. However, the series expands on this concept by adding a narrative to each adventure. Usually tasked by Wizard Whitebeard (Creator/BradGarrett impersonating Creator/RodneyDangerfield), he'd be aided by his friend Wenda, his trusty dog Woof and his magic cane to help the locals with their problems any way he can, or solve a mystery. Unbeknownst to the wanderer, his nemesis Oldaw (Julian Holloway) (Creator/JulianHolloway) would use this opportunity to try and steal his magic cane for his own misdeeds. Throughout the episode, the witty narrator (Creator/JimCummings) would commentate on the events.
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Much like the books, this series follows the jovial Wally/Waldo (Creator/TownsendColeman) and his fantastical adventures to unique lands. However, the series expands on this concept by adding a narrative to each adventure. Usually tasked by Wizard Whitebeard (Creator/BradGarrett), he'd be aided by his trusty dog Woof and his magic cane to help the locals with their problems any way he can, or solve a mystery. Unbeknownst to the wanderer, his nemesis Oldaw would use this opportunity to try and steal his magic cane for his own misdeeds. Throughout the episode, the witty narrator (Creator/JimCummings) would commentate on the events.
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Much like the books, this series follows the jovial Wally/Waldo (Creator/TownsendColeman) and his fantastical adventures to unique lands. However, the series expands on this concept by adding a narrative to each adventure. Usually tasked by Wizard Whitebeard (Creator/BradGarrett), (Creator/BradGarrett impersonating Creator/RodneyDangerfield), he'd be aided by his friend Wenda, his trusty dog Woof and his magic cane to help the locals with their problems any way he can, or solve a mystery. Unbeknownst to the wanderer, his nemesis Oldaw (Julian Holloway) would use this opportunity to try and steal his magic cane for his own misdeeds. Throughout the episode, the witty narrator (Creator/JimCummings) would commentate on the events.
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The series originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the United States. With a total of 13 episodes, the series lasted from September 14 to December 14, 1991, for one season. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} eventually aired reruns. The United Kingdom also aired the series through Creator/{{ITV}}.
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The series originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the United States. With a total of 13 episodes, the series lasted from September 14 to December 14, 1991, for one season. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} eventually aired reruns. The United Kingdom also aired the series through Creator/{{ITV}}.
Creator/{{ITV}}. After being cancelled, four new episodes were released straight-to-video in 1992, albeit with all voice actors except Holloway recast. While formatted similarly, the puzzles and games made use of the pause & rewind functionalities of VHS tapes to give viewers more time or look for extra hidden items.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: A RunningGag in "Forest Women", with Queen Emeralda calling Waldo such names as Walnut, Walrus, Wallpaper, Wallbang and Pizza Dough. That last one is left unchanged in the British English dub, resulting in a rather hilarious NonSequitur:
-->'''Wally''': You fellas wouldn't mind if I take the queen home, would you?\\
-->'''Wally''': You fellas wouldn't mind if I take the queen home, would you?\\
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* AccidentalMisnaming: AccidentalMisnaming:
** A RunningGag in "Forest Women", with Queen Emeralda calling Waldo such names as Walnut, Walrus, Wallpaper, Wallbang and Pizza Dough. That last one is left unchanged in the British English dub, resulting in a rather hilarious NonSequitur:
-->'''Wally''': --->'''Wally''': You fellas wouldn't mind if I take the queen home, would you?\\
** A RunningGag in "Forest Women", with Queen Emeralda calling Waldo such names as Walnut, Walrus, Wallpaper, Wallbang and Pizza Dough. That last one is left unchanged in the British English dub, resulting in a rather hilarious NonSequitur:
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* BigBallOfViolence: In "A Stone Age Story", others.
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* CosmicPlaything: Odlaw.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Odlaw, Waldo's evil counterpart.
* DeadpanSnarker: Odlaw, usually.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Odlaw, Waldo's evil counterpart.
* DeadpanSnarker: Odlaw, usually.
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%% * CosmicPlaything: Odlaw.
%% * DastardlyWhiplash: Odlaw, Waldo's evil counterpart.
%% * DeadpanSnarker: Odlaw, usually.
%% * DastardlyWhiplash: Odlaw, Waldo's evil counterpart.
%% * DeadpanSnarker: Odlaw, usually.
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* HurricaneOfPuns: Constantly by The Narrator, and occasionally by Wally or Wizard Whitebeard.
--> '''Odlaw ''(after a narrator pun)'':''' ''(groan)'' I thought you already said your three bad puns for this episode.
--> '''Odlaw ''(after a narrator pun)'':''' ''(groan)'' I thought you already said your three bad puns for this episode.
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%% * HurricaneOfPuns: Constantly by The Narrator, and occasionally by Wally or Wizard Whitebeard.
%% --> '''Odlaw ''(after a narrator pun)'':''' ''(groan)'' I thought you already said your three bad puns for this episode.
%% --> '''Odlaw ''(after a narrator pun)'':''' ''(groan)'' I thought you already said your three bad puns for this episode.
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* MediumAwareness: Odlaw - he directly interacts with the narrator (once poking him with a sharp object), and he even tries to learn from what happens to him on the show. His only problem is that he doesn't seem to learn that he's the CosmicPlaything.
--> '''Odlaw''': That walking stick will soon be mine.
--> '''Narrator''': Yes, because little does Wally know that's he's being watched. By the mean, nasty, loathsome-
--> '''Odlaw''': Errr... I believe he left out disgusting.
--> '''Narrator''': Oh yeah, sorry. AND DISGUSTING... ODLAW!"
--> '''Odlaw''': (beaming) Thanks much.
--> '''Odlaw''': That walking stick will soon be mine.
--> '''Narrator''': Yes, because little does Wally know that's he's being watched. By the mean, nasty, loathsome-
--> '''Odlaw''': Errr... I believe he left out disgusting.
--> '''Narrator''': Oh yeah, sorry. AND DISGUSTING... ODLAW!"
--> '''Odlaw''': (beaming) Thanks much.
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* MediumAwareness: MediumAwareness:
** Odlaw - he directly interacts with the narrator (once poking him with a sharp object), and he even tries to learn from what happens to him on the show. His only problem is that he doesn't seem to learn that he's the CosmicPlaything.
--> ---> '''Odlaw''': That walking stick will soon be mine.
--> ---> '''Narrator''': Yes, because little does Wally know that's he's being watched. By the mean, nasty, loathsome-
--> ---> '''Odlaw''': Errr... I believe he left out disgusting.
--> ---> '''Narrator''': Oh yeah, sorry. AND DISGUSTING... ODLAW!"
--> ---> '''Odlaw''': (beaming) Thanks much.
** Odlaw - he directly interacts with the narrator (once poking him with a sharp object), and he even tries to learn from what happens to him on the show. His only problem is that he doesn't seem to learn that he's the CosmicPlaything.
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* PerpetualSmiler: Wally; can stray into [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smiler]] territory at times...
* SecretHandshake: Wally's family greeting he does with his cave ancestor. Also counts as [[MirrorMatch Mirror Matching]].
* SecretHandshake: Wally's family greeting he does with his cave ancestor. Also counts as [[MirrorMatch Mirror Matching]].
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* SelfDisposingVillain: Odlaw's pretty self-defeating...as stated above Wally doesn't even know he exists.
** In one episode, Odlaw briefly entertained the idea of not following Waldo since he'd bring back the magical cane anyway but had a change of mind when he heard about a magical fruit.
* TeamPet: Woof again.
* TheVoice: The narrator.
** In one episode, Odlaw briefly entertained the idea of not following Waldo since he'd bring back the magical cane anyway but had a change of mind when he heard about a magical fruit.
* TeamPet: Woof again.
* TheVoice: The narrator.
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* SelfDisposingVillain: Odlaw's pretty self-defeating...as stated above Wally doesn't even know he exists.
**exists. In one episode, Odlaw he briefly entertained the idea of not following Waldo since he'd bring back the magical cane anyway anyway, but had a change of mind when he heard about a magical fruit.
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%% * TheVoice: The narrator.
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** Wenda sees him and identifies him by name in "The Living Exhibits."
** Wenda sees him and identifies him by name in "The Living Exhibits."
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''Where's Wally'' (alternatively ''Where's Waldo?'' in North America) is an AnimatedAdaptation of Martin Handford's long-running picture book series [[Literature/WheresWally of the same name]]. With Handford serving as series creator and an executive producer, the show was developed by Rowby Goren and produced by Creator/{{DIC}} Enterprises and The Waldo Film Company. Animation services were done by Creator/SeiYoung.
Much like the books, this series follows the jovial Wally/Waldo (Creator/TownsendColeman) and his fantastical adventures to unique lands. However, the series expands on this concept by adding a narrative to each adventure. Usually tasked by Wizard Whitebeard (Creator/BradGarrett), he'd be aided by his trusty dog Woof and his magic cane to help the locals with their problems any way he can, or solve a mystery. Unbeknownst to the wanderer, his nemesis Oldaw would use this opportunity to try and steal his magic cane for his own misdeeds. Throughout the episode, the witty narrator (Creator/JimCummings) would commentate on the events.
Twice per episode, the show stops a scene to give viewers a minute to locate Wally/Waldo - a manner similar to widespread pages of the books.
The series originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the United States. With a total of 13 episodes, the series lasted from September 14 to December 14, 1991, for one season. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} eventually aired reruns. The United Kingdom also aired the series through Creator/{{ITV}}.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* AccidentalMisnaming: A RunningGag in "Forest Women", with Queen Emeralda calling Waldo such names as Walnut, Walrus, Wallpaper, Wallbang and Pizza Dough. That last one is left unchanged in the British English dub, resulting in a rather hilarious NonSequitur:
-->'''Wally''': You fellas wouldn't mind if I take the queen home, would you?\\
'''Emeralda''': Pizza Dough!\\
'''Wally''': That's ''Wal''ly!
** The Narrator [[GotMeDoingIt gets in on it]] by the end, calling out "Where ''is'' Wallab- er, Wally this time?"
* AdaptationDistillation: Wenda is pointedly missing from the show, except for one episode, while even the scrolls and cane made it in.
* BigBallOfViolence: In "A Stone Age Story", others.
* BrickJoke: The things the narrator challenges the viewer to find don't normally count as these, of course... except for the time he snuck in a mention of his stolen car. It shows up anyway.
* {{Calvinball}}: The eponymous "Great Ball Game" which sees four teams playing two matches on the same pitch, doesn't appear to have any rules other than you get points to getting it across (or over) the goal-line and you lose points by having your ball thrown into a pit. Throughout the episode, we get glimpses of the other games in the kingdom that make just about as much sense (throwing darts blindfolded in an attempt to hit bowling balls while another player uses a baseball bat to knock them away springs to mind).
* CaptainColorbeard: Pegbeard the pirate. Son of Pegface, and grandson of Pegspleen.
* CaptainOblivious: Waldo is always blissfully unaware of Odlaw's attempts to destroy him, and in fact, seems to have no idea that Odlaw even ''exists''. He always beats Odlaw through sheer dumb luck, all while never actually seeing him.
* ChekhovsGun: The corn Wizard Whitebeard gives Wally in "A Stone Age Story". Turns out it was needed to complete the first movie theater... by being used for popcorn!
* CloudCuckoolander: Waldo.
-->'''Witch''': All I want is someone to turn into a frog (proffers open palm)... and a tip.\\
'''Waldo''': Okay, here's a great tip: never hold your nose and sneeze with your mouth closed.\\
'''Witch''': (looks at the camera surprised) Gee, never heard THAT one before.
* CosmicPlaything: Odlaw.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Odlaw, Waldo's evil counterpart.
* DeadpanSnarker: Odlaw, usually.
* DissonantSerenity: "Oh boy Woof! Isn't this exciting?" Wally says while falling without a parachute, about to be squashed by a bolder, in the middle of a cave-in, being charged by a singing swordfish and while a village is being pillaged by Vikings (to name a few).
* GreenAesop: The episode "Forest Women", in which Wally saves a forest from evil tree-cutting knights.
* HumanPincushion: One episode opens with Wally and Woof returning from the Land of the Porcupine People. Cue Odlaw following them through the portal, and he's evidently taken after the natives.
--> '''Odlaw''': I ''hate'' the Land of the Porcupine People.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Constantly by The Narrator, and occasionally by Wally or Wizard Whitebeard.
--> '''Odlaw ''(after a narrator pun)'':''' ''(groan)'' I thought you already said your three bad puns for this episode.
* IdenticalGrandson: Wally meets his "Great, Great, Great, Great, you get the idea" grandfather when he travels back to the stone-age. Looks exactly like him but wears a stripy loincloth and his hat has horns. Woof also has a prehistoric shaggy dog counterpart.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Odlaw. The poor guy gets beat up almost constantly, and Wally doesn't even know he exists.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In one episode Wally makes friends with a robot but he gets disassembled leaving our hapless hero to rebuild him. Once finished the robot doesn't remember anything but is promptly hit on the head, which apparently jogged the old memory circuits.
* LemonyNarrator: The narrator (courtesy of Creator/JimCummings) makes a lot of snarky remarks throughout the series as well as the occasional fourth-wall break.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Odlaw, while you will often hear him screaming, nine times out of ten you'll see him stoically swaddle off after being flattened or twisted into knots with only a deadpan castrating word to the gleeful narrator.
* MediumAwareness: Odlaw - he directly interacts with the narrator (once poking him with a sharp object), and he even tries to learn from what happens to him on the show. His only problem is that he doesn't seem to learn that he's the CosmicPlaything.
--> '''Odlaw''': That walking stick will soon be mine.
--> '''Narrator''': Yes, because little does Wally know that's he's being watched. By the mean, nasty, loathsome-
--> '''Odlaw''': Errr... I believe he left out disgusting.
--> '''Narrator''': Oh yeah, sorry. AND DISGUSTING... ODLAW!"
--> '''Odlaw''': (beaming) Thanks much.
** Wally himself gets in on this sometimes; in one episode, the narrator was saying a lot of gibberish, and Wally tells him he may be holding the script upside down.
* NightmareFetishist: Wally smiles constantly while watching others get pummeled or is in danger of a pummeling himself (said eagerly: "Who's the menacing fellow who looks as if he'd like to twist me into a knot and throw me off a cliff?"), is excited to be standing in front of an angry stampede, be attacked by monsters, be tied up in chains, be taken prisoner ("Wow, Woof, didjya hear that? We're official prisoners!"), hop into a dangerous pit of doom (shaking bag and smiling: "Well, Woof, apparently I didn't bring my parachute."), and is nothing short of thrilled to be in a cave-in. ("Wow, Woof! It's a real cave-in! And we've only been here just a few minutes! (elated sigh) How lucky can you get?") Seriously, how did Woof survive being around this guy?
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Creator/BradGarrett puts on his best Creator/RodneyDangerfield impression for Wizard Whitebeard.
* OnceAnEpisode:
** Shortly after the scene is set, the narrator will tell the audience to look for three unusual objects during the show.
** At some point Wally will disappear, leading everybody to ask [[TitleDrop "Where's Wally?"]]. The audience will then get a still shot and about a minute to find him, before the narrator will tell you where he is.
* PerpetualSmiler: Wally; can stray into [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smiler]] territory at times...
* SecretHandshake: Wally's family greeting he does with his cave ancestor. Also counts as [[MirrorMatch Mirror Matching]].
* SidekickCreatureNuisance: Woof; he's pretty useless. He's just there for Wally to talk to so he doesn't look crazy, although he does chase off Odlaw from time to time.
* SelfDisposingVillain: Odlaw's pretty self-defeating...as stated above Wally doesn't even know he exists.
** In one episode, Odlaw briefly entertained the idea of not following Waldo since he'd bring back the magical cane anyway but had a change of mind when he heard about a magical fruit.
* TeamPet: Woof again.
* TheVoice: The narrator.
* UnknownRival: Odlaw is never even noticed by Wally or Wizard Whitebeard. Lampshaded once: "Hey aren't you the guy Wally never sees?"
** Wizard Whitebeard did see Odlaw once, but he mistook him for Wally.
** Wenda sees him and identifies him by name in "The Living Exhibits."
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: In "The Unfriendly Giants", Wally shuts the Narrator (and the audience) out of a meeting where plans to deal with the titular Giants are being discussed. The Narrator asks Wally if he thinks he'd tell the Giants what they're up to. Only for Wally to [[MediumAwareness tell him they might be watching the show.]]
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Odlaw; could possibly be [[EvilBrit British?]]
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Much like the books, this series follows the jovial Wally/Waldo (Creator/TownsendColeman) and his fantastical adventures to unique lands. However, the series expands on this concept by adding a narrative to each adventure. Usually tasked by Wizard Whitebeard (Creator/BradGarrett), he'd be aided by his trusty dog Woof and his magic cane to help the locals with their problems any way he can, or solve a mystery. Unbeknownst to the wanderer, his nemesis Oldaw would use this opportunity to try and steal his magic cane for his own misdeeds. Throughout the episode, the witty narrator (Creator/JimCummings) would commentate on the events.
Twice per episode, the show stops a scene to give viewers a minute to locate Wally/Waldo - a manner similar to widespread pages of the books.
The series originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} in the United States. With a total of 13 episodes, the series lasted from September 14 to December 14, 1991, for one season. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} eventually aired reruns. The United Kingdom also aired the series through Creator/{{ITV}}.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* AccidentalMisnaming: A RunningGag in "Forest Women", with Queen Emeralda calling Waldo such names as Walnut, Walrus, Wallpaper, Wallbang and Pizza Dough. That last one is left unchanged in the British English dub, resulting in a rather hilarious NonSequitur:
-->'''Wally''': You fellas wouldn't mind if I take the queen home, would you?\\
'''Emeralda''': Pizza Dough!\\
'''Wally''': That's ''Wal''ly!
** The Narrator [[GotMeDoingIt gets in on it]] by the end, calling out "Where ''is'' Wallab- er, Wally this time?"
* AdaptationDistillation: Wenda is pointedly missing from the show, except for one episode, while even the scrolls and cane made it in.
* BigBallOfViolence: In "A Stone Age Story", others.
* BrickJoke: The things the narrator challenges the viewer to find don't normally count as these, of course... except for the time he snuck in a mention of his stolen car. It shows up anyway.
* {{Calvinball}}: The eponymous "Great Ball Game" which sees four teams playing two matches on the same pitch, doesn't appear to have any rules other than you get points to getting it across (or over) the goal-line and you lose points by having your ball thrown into a pit. Throughout the episode, we get glimpses of the other games in the kingdom that make just about as much sense (throwing darts blindfolded in an attempt to hit bowling balls while another player uses a baseball bat to knock them away springs to mind).
* CaptainColorbeard: Pegbeard the pirate. Son of Pegface, and grandson of Pegspleen.
* CaptainOblivious: Waldo is always blissfully unaware of Odlaw's attempts to destroy him, and in fact, seems to have no idea that Odlaw even ''exists''. He always beats Odlaw through sheer dumb luck, all while never actually seeing him.
* ChekhovsGun: The corn Wizard Whitebeard gives Wally in "A Stone Age Story". Turns out it was needed to complete the first movie theater... by being used for popcorn!
* CloudCuckoolander: Waldo.
-->'''Witch''': All I want is someone to turn into a frog (proffers open palm)... and a tip.\\
'''Waldo''': Okay, here's a great tip: never hold your nose and sneeze with your mouth closed.\\
'''Witch''': (looks at the camera surprised) Gee, never heard THAT one before.
* CosmicPlaything: Odlaw.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Odlaw, Waldo's evil counterpart.
* DeadpanSnarker: Odlaw, usually.
* DissonantSerenity: "Oh boy Woof! Isn't this exciting?" Wally says while falling without a parachute, about to be squashed by a bolder, in the middle of a cave-in, being charged by a singing swordfish and while a village is being pillaged by Vikings (to name a few).
* GreenAesop: The episode "Forest Women", in which Wally saves a forest from evil tree-cutting knights.
* HumanPincushion: One episode opens with Wally and Woof returning from the Land of the Porcupine People. Cue Odlaw following them through the portal, and he's evidently taken after the natives.
--> '''Odlaw''': I ''hate'' the Land of the Porcupine People.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Constantly by The Narrator, and occasionally by Wally or Wizard Whitebeard.
--> '''Odlaw ''(after a narrator pun)'':''' ''(groan)'' I thought you already said your three bad puns for this episode.
* IdenticalGrandson: Wally meets his "Great, Great, Great, Great, you get the idea" grandfather when he travels back to the stone-age. Looks exactly like him but wears a stripy loincloth and his hat has horns. Woof also has a prehistoric shaggy dog counterpart.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Odlaw. The poor guy gets beat up almost constantly, and Wally doesn't even know he exists.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In one episode Wally makes friends with a robot but he gets disassembled leaving our hapless hero to rebuild him. Once finished the robot doesn't remember anything but is promptly hit on the head, which apparently jogged the old memory circuits.
* LemonyNarrator: The narrator (courtesy of Creator/JimCummings) makes a lot of snarky remarks throughout the series as well as the occasional fourth-wall break.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Odlaw, while you will often hear him screaming, nine times out of ten you'll see him stoically swaddle off after being flattened or twisted into knots with only a deadpan castrating word to the gleeful narrator.
* MediumAwareness: Odlaw - he directly interacts with the narrator (once poking him with a sharp object), and he even tries to learn from what happens to him on the show. His only problem is that he doesn't seem to learn that he's the CosmicPlaything.
--> '''Odlaw''': That walking stick will soon be mine.
--> '''Narrator''': Yes, because little does Wally know that's he's being watched. By the mean, nasty, loathsome-
--> '''Odlaw''': Errr... I believe he left out disgusting.
--> '''Narrator''': Oh yeah, sorry. AND DISGUSTING... ODLAW!"
--> '''Odlaw''': (beaming) Thanks much.
** Wally himself gets in on this sometimes; in one episode, the narrator was saying a lot of gibberish, and Wally tells him he may be holding the script upside down.
* NightmareFetishist: Wally smiles constantly while watching others get pummeled or is in danger of a pummeling himself (said eagerly: "Who's the menacing fellow who looks as if he'd like to twist me into a knot and throw me off a cliff?"), is excited to be standing in front of an angry stampede, be attacked by monsters, be tied up in chains, be taken prisoner ("Wow, Woof, didjya hear that? We're official prisoners!"), hop into a dangerous pit of doom (shaking bag and smiling: "Well, Woof, apparently I didn't bring my parachute."), and is nothing short of thrilled to be in a cave-in. ("Wow, Woof! It's a real cave-in! And we've only been here just a few minutes! (elated sigh) How lucky can you get?") Seriously, how did Woof survive being around this guy?
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Creator/BradGarrett puts on his best Creator/RodneyDangerfield impression for Wizard Whitebeard.
* OnceAnEpisode:
** Shortly after the scene is set, the narrator will tell the audience to look for three unusual objects during the show.
** At some point Wally will disappear, leading everybody to ask [[TitleDrop "Where's Wally?"]]. The audience will then get a still shot and about a minute to find him, before the narrator will tell you where he is.
* PerpetualSmiler: Wally; can stray into [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smiler]] territory at times...
* SecretHandshake: Wally's family greeting he does with his cave ancestor. Also counts as [[MirrorMatch Mirror Matching]].
* SidekickCreatureNuisance: Woof; he's pretty useless. He's just there for Wally to talk to so he doesn't look crazy, although he does chase off Odlaw from time to time.
* SelfDisposingVillain: Odlaw's pretty self-defeating...as stated above Wally doesn't even know he exists.
** In one episode, Odlaw briefly entertained the idea of not following Waldo since he'd bring back the magical cane anyway but had a change of mind when he heard about a magical fruit.
* TeamPet: Woof again.
* TheVoice: The narrator.
* UnknownRival: Odlaw is never even noticed by Wally or Wizard Whitebeard. Lampshaded once: "Hey aren't you the guy Wally never sees?"
** Wizard Whitebeard did see Odlaw once, but he mistook him for Wally.
** Wenda sees him and identifies him by name in "The Living Exhibits."
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: In "The Unfriendly Giants", Wally shuts the Narrator (and the audience) out of a meeting where plans to deal with the titular Giants are being discussed. The Narrator asks Wally if he thinks he'd tell the Giants what they're up to. Only for Wally to [[MediumAwareness tell him they might be watching the show.]]
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Odlaw; could possibly be [[EvilBrit British?]]
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