What Is “Where Is Waldo”?

"Where is Waldo" is a North American media and book franchise. It was inspired by a book by Martin Handford called "Where is Wally?"

The Franchise was created by Handford himself as a young adult. It was created primarily to appeal to the American masses. This book was released in UK in 1987. However, the main character in this book was adopted with different names in different countries across 28 countries. Wally became Charlie in France, Holger in Denmark, Waldo is USA, Willy in Norway and Walter in Germany and so on. The North American adaptation of the character was "Where is Waldo?" With time the character of Waldo and production went though some changes and expansion. Although the characters everywhere are similar in appearance, their personalities and traits are different in different countries.

Add Comment

Report