History YMMV / WheresWally

* CrossoverShip: Wally[=]/[=]Franchise/CarmenSandiego. There's a certain appeal [[OppositesAttract when they're so different]] but so good at getting lost. She's a [[GentlemanThief dashing, sophisticated thief with a ruthless streak]] and he's the [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan sweet-hearted, amiable guy who can keep up with her.]] It's fun.

* CrossoverShip: LOTS of people ship Wally with Franchise/CarmenSandiego. There's a certain appeal [[OppositesAttract when they're so different]] but so good at getting lost... She's a [[GentlemanThief dashing, sophisticated thief with a ruthless streak]] and he's the [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan sweet-hearted, amiable guy who can keep up with her.]] It's fun.

* MemeticMutation: Waldo soon invaded the pop culture in a big way, with spoofs of his character turning up (among other places) in ''Film/TheNakedGun'' film series and on the ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' spinoff ''America's Funniest People''.

** The dreadful NES game, often cited among the worst video games ever made. Not only are the graphics very tiny and simplistic, but on higher difficulties Waldo takes on bizarre color schemes. For example, it's not uncommon to see a Waldo with dark green skin and a dark brown/dark green striped shirt. And you thought he was hard enough to find in his normal outfit... And then, there's the subway level, where the player has to navigate a subway maze using rotating portions of the tracks, while simultaneously dodging Whitebeard as he randomly teleports around the place; making contact with him is an instant game over, to the point where WebVideo/Vinesauce fans labeled him the "CBT Wizard" in reference to the level's difficulty.

** The dreadful NES game, often cited among the worst video games ever made. Not only are the graphics very tiny and simplistic, but on higher difficulties Waldo takes on bizarre color schemes. For example, it's not uncommon to see a Waldo with dark green skin and a dark brown/dark green striped shirt. And you thought he was hard enough to find in his normal outfit... And then, there's [[{{WebVideo/Vinesauce}} that dreaded CBT Wizard]]...

** The [=SNES=] and Sega Genesis game, ''The Great Waldo Search'' is better, but still not that great, being one of the shortest games on either system. Every time you make a menu selection, you get to hear the same low pitched "Where's Waldo" voice sample. [[DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound Every. Damn. Time.]] And that's before you get to the [[PortingDisaster butchered NES port]], which has ugly graphics, wonky controls, and one of the absolute worst soundtracks on any officially-licensed NES game.
** Averted with the mobile game, which uses modified versions of original artwork to allow both variety and quality, good music, and a tip system if you get in too much trouble.

** The [=SNES=] and Sega Genesis game, ''The Great Waldo Search'' is better, but still not that great, being one of the shortest games on either system. Every time you make a menu selection, you get to hear the same low pitched "Where's Waldo" voice sample. [[MostAnnoyingSound Every. Damn. Time.]] And that's before you get to the [[PortingDisaster butchered NES port]], which has ugly graphics, wonky controls, and one of the absolute worst soundtracks on any officially-licensed NES game.

* ThatOneLevel: "The Fantastic Journey" has a rare non-video game example (though the book ''does'' have its own game adaptation) with [[spoiler:the Land of Wallies. You have to find Wally in a world that's filled with them and the only clue you've got is that he's missing a shoe]].

* EarWorm: The theme song.
--> ''Where? Where? Where? Where's Wally?'' ''[[BassoProfondo Wh-wh-wh-where's Wally? There he is!]]''

** The dreadful NES game, often cited among the worst video games ever made. Not only are the graphics very tiny and simplistic, but on higher difficulties Waldo takes on bizarre color schemes. For example, it's not uncommon to see a Waldo with dark green skin and a dark brown/dark green striped shirt. And you thought he was hard enough to find in his normal outfit...

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The dreadful NES game, often cited among the worst video games ever made. Not only are the graphics very tiny and simplistic, but on higher difficulties Waldo takes on bizarre color schemes. For example, it's not uncommon to see a Waldo with dark green skin and a dark brown/dark green striped shirt. And you thought he was hard enough to find in his normal outfit...
** The [=SNES=] game isn't great, being one of the shortest games on the system. Every time you make a menu selection, you get to hear the same low pitched "Where's Waldo" voice sample. [[MostAnnoyingSound Every. Damn. Time.]]

** ''Where? Where? Where? Where's Wally?'' ''[[BassoProfondo Wh-wh-wh-where's Wally? There he is!]]''

* StealthPun: The allusion "Odlaw"/"Outlaw"...possibly.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The magazine. It only lasted two issues.

* MemeticMutation: Waldo soon invaded the pop culture in a big way, with spoofs of his character turning up (among other places) in ''Film/TheNakedGun'' film series and on the ''AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' spinoff ''America's Funniest People''.

%% * TheyJustDidntCare: "Find Waldo Now".
%% ** Parodied in ''TheSimpsons'' where the action is so zoomed in that the "crowd" consists of about three people, one of them Waldo.

* FoeYay[=/=]StalkerWithACrush: Odlaw apparently spends 24/7 stalking Wally by peering through his windows and following him everywhere he goes, having no life outside this. He seems to do this off camera as well, as in one episode, the camera comes up behind him spying on Wally and the narrator asks him to get out of the way, to which Odlaw replies, "Oh. I didn't know you were filming today."

* TheyJustDidntCare: "Find Waldo Now".
** Parodied in ''TheSimpsons'' where the action is so zoomed in that the "crowd" consists of about three people, one of them Waldo.

* CrossoverShip: LOTS of people ship Wally with Franchise/CarmenSandiego.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The dreadful NES game, often cited among the worst video games ever made.

* FoeYay[=/=]StalkerWithACrush: Odlaw apparently spends 24/7 stalking Wally by peering through his windows and following him everywhere he goes, having no life outside this. He seems to do this off camera as well, as in one episode, the camera comes up behind him spying on Wally and the narrator asks him to get out of the way, to which Odlaw replies, "Oh. I didn't know you were filming today." Say whaaaa?

** The [=SNES=] game isn't great, being pretty much one of the shortest games on the system. Every time you make a menu selection, you get to hear the same low pitched "Where's Waldo" voice sample. [[MostAnnoyingSound Every. Damn. Time.]]

* ScrewedOverByTheNetwork: The magazine. It only lasted two issues.

* CrackPairing: LOTS of people ship Wally with CarmenSandiego.

* FoeYay / StalkerWithACrush: Odlaw apparently spends 24/7 stalking Wally by peering through his windows and following him everywhere he goes, having no life outside this. He seems to do this off camera as well, as in one episode, the camera comes up behind him spying on Wally and the narrator asks him to get out of the way, to which Odlaw replies, "Oh. I didn't know you were filming today." Say whaaaa?

* NightmareRetardant: [[spoiler:Look up Where's Waldo? on the internet and prepare to find "frightening" prank games.]]
* ThatOneLevel: "The Fantastic Journey" has a rare non-video game example (though the book ''does'' have its own game adaptation) with [[spoiler:the Land of Wallies. You have to find Wally in a world that's filled with them and the only clue you've got is that he's missing a shoe.]]

* TheyJustDidntCare (Find Waldo Now)
* TooGoodToLast: The magazine. It only lasted two issues.

* EarWorm: The theme song.