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He's right over there.

Clockwise from bottom: Woof, Whitebeard, Odlaw, Wenda, Wally.

Seated: Martin Handford. Clockwise from bottom: Woof, Whitebeard, Odlaw, Wenda, Wally.Seated: Martin Handford.

— Last line from the cartoon show's Theme Song "There he is."

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Where's Wally? (titled Where's Waldo? when exported to North America) is a series of picture books by Martin Handford where each page is a complex scene filled with hundreds of tiny people. The goal is to find Wally/Waldo, a man in glasses, a bobble hat and a red-and-white striped shirt, carrying a cane. Each page has a short flavor text where Wally/Waldo describes his adventures, pointing the reader to other, usually humorous, things to look for.

The Where's Wally/Waldo? books include:

Where's Wally/Waldo?

Where's Wally/Waldo Now? (retitled Find Waldo Now in North America) (featuring various historical scenes)

Where's Wally?: The Fantastic Journey (retitled The Great Waldo Search in North America, though an updated re-release went back to the former subtitle) (featuring fantasy scenes)

Where's Wally/Waldo? The Ultimate Fun Book

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Where's Wally/Waldo? The Wonder Book (more fantasy scenes)

Where's Wally/Waldo? The Great Picture Hunt (A balance between the normal books, and The Ultimate Fun Book)

Aside from Wally/Waldo, recurring characters include his friend Wenda, his nemesis Odlaw, his dog Woof (who is usually hidden except for his tail) and the Wizard Whitebeard.

Spawned a short-lived Saturday Morning cartoon show that aired on CBS which justified its connection to the books by having a "find Waldo" puzzle before each act break. These were often much harder than the ones in the books, not because they were particularly complex, but because the low resolution on televisions at the time made finding small details (like Waldo) a trying tasknote if only they had waited until the HD era of TV.... Also had an NES game which had an even worse resolution (everything was 8-bit).

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A Google Maps interactive mini-game version of Where's Wally/Waldo? appeared in the app on April 1, 2018. A few days later it was announced Dreamworks Animation Television would be producing a new animated series, due to air on Universal Kids in Fall 2019.

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