Where's Wally?

Where's Wally? is a children's book series of the British Martin Handford. The books contain a series of large, highly detailed Hidden object, on which the figure of the globetrotter Walter can be found. In the pictures are each hundreds of people to see, for example, city scenes, fairs or crowded beaches. Walter is always wearing a pair of glasses, a red and white striped sweater and a bobble hat.

In the British original, in Italy and in Spain is called Walter Wally, Waldo in North America, in France Charlie, Willy in Norway and Denmark Holger.

The Where's Waldo? - Books have been sold 43 million copies in over 33 countries in 22 languages.

In the publishing Sauerland following books have been published:

  • Where's Wally? (Original Title: Where 's Wally? )
  • Where's Wally Now? (Original Title: Where 's Wally Now? )
  • Walters wild adventures (Original Title: Where 's Wally 3: The Fantastic Journey )
  • Where's Wally? Here's the crazy - great - great poster book ( Original Title: Where's Wally The Magnificent Poster Book)
  • Walter in Hollywood (Original Title: Where 's Wally in Hollywood? )
  • Where's Wally? The small objects in multiple images game book
  • Where's Wally? The large images search (Original Title: Where 's Wally The Great Picture Hunt? )
  • Where's Wally? This simply great Mach- by- book
  • Where's Wally? The really crazy Mach- by- book
  • Where's Wally? The completely crazy Mach- by- book
  • Where's Wally? The wonderfully wild Mach- by- book
  • The Walter miracle book

TV series

DiC Entertainment produced the books to an animated series under the original title Where's Waldo? ( in Germany Where's Wally? ). It was produced in a season, which was first / broadcast 1992, 1991. The contents of the 30 - minute programs turned it to Walter, who traveled with his dog through time and space, it experienced many adventures and also had to be found by the viewers in search images again and again.

Video Games

The books also have some video game reactions appeared. The gameplay was similar to the original book, and usually consists of making Walter locate within a certain period in an image. The following video games have appeared:

  • Where's Waldo? ( NES, 1991 Manufacturer THQ )
  • The Great Waldo Search ( NES, SNES, Sega Mega Drive, 1992, THQ )
  • Wally where Sagase! ( Arcade game, 1992, Sega )
  • Wally where Sagase! ( SNES, 1993, Tomy)
  • Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey ( iPhone / iPod touch, 2009, Ludia )

Appearances in feature films

  • In The Naked Gun 33 ⅓ (1994 ) in the audience applauding the Academy Awards.
  • In Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002 ) under the Egyptian workers.
  • In 2013, a live-action adaptation of the substance is planned, in which Jim Carrey will play the title character. The working title is Where's Waldo? . The rights of the children's book are at Universal Studios and Illumination Entertainment.

Appearances in TV series

  • Friends: The Doctor lives ( Season 9, Episode 197)
  • The Simpsons: Bart's Comet ( Season 6 ) The short-term fame ( Season 11 )
  • Married with Children: The Ultimate mile ( Season 8, Episode 18 )
  • South Park: Imaginationland III (season 7, episode 165)
  • Drawn Together: Spelling Applebee's ( Season 3, Episode 3; Clara dresses up as Waldo )
  • How I Met Your Mother: Arrivederci Fiero ( Season 2, Episode 17 )
  • Frasier: Halloween, Part 1 ( Season 5, Episode 3, Bob " Bulldog" Briscoe dresses up as Waldo )
  • The Big Bang Theory: The Re Entry Minimization ( Season 6, Episode 4 )
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