06/23/2009 23:45:51
Stuff you probably didn’t know about Waldo
- His real name is Wally, but once he crossed the pond to the North American colonies, he was renamed Waldo, ostensibly to keep us from confusing him with the lovable cartoon robot that was to appear over twenty years later.
- Logically, this means that creator Martin Handford is clairvoyant, but has humbly decided (in the British fashion) to use it sparingly and for good purpose. Asshole.
- Waldo’s archnemesis is named Odlaw, which is obviously Waldo backwards. Fans of the original British series are confused and annoyed.
- The man who voiced Waldo in the short-lived animated series is Townsend Coleman, also known for being the voice of Wayne Gretzky for the fucking kick-ass animated series ProStars Rape Your Mother With Awesomeness.
- That was the extended title or at least the one I wrote on all of our videocassettes.
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