''Where's Waldo?'' (known outside North America as ''Where's Wally?'') is an American

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with educational elements based on The Waldo Film Company's 1991 original

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of the same name (produced by DIC Enterprises and HIT Communications) and the characters from the ''

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. The series is produced by

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and debuted on

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on July 20, 2019. It moved to the streaming service

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for its second season on July 10, 2020. Additional episodes of the series aired on December 11 the same year. Other media featuring the titular character include the 1991 original animated television series and the series of books.

Premise

The series follows young members of the WorldWide Wanderer Society, Waldo and Wenda, who are sent on travel missions by their wizard friend, Wizard Whitebeard. Their rival, Odlulu, causes them trouble in their attempts to earn stripes and become wizard-level wanderers.

Cast

Main

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(US dub) and James Cartmell (UK dub) as Waldo/Wally, a 12-year-old Wanderer and the titular main

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in-training. *

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(US dub) and Erin Austen (UK dub) as Wenda, a junior-level Wanderer and Waldo's best friend. Unlike her previous incarnations, she is dark-skinned and does not wear glasses; she also has a different outfit design. * Eva Carlton (US dub) and Hannah Hutch (UK dub) as Odlulu, an Anti-Wanderer and the main antagonist who used to be in the WorldWide Wanderer Society. She is a genderbend version of Odlaw, Waldo's original arch-nemesis. *

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(US dub) and Adam Diggle (UK dub) as Wizard Whitebeard, a wizard-level Wanderer and a mentor to Waldo and Wenda. * Piotr Michael (US dub) and Owen Crouch (UK dub) as Fritz, Odlulu's

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sidekick. ** Michael also voices Arfolomew and Additional Voices

Recurring and guest

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as Wizard Wavybeard *

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as Wizard Nightingale *

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as Wizard Featherbeard *

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as Wizard Blizzardbeard And Various * Al Yankovich as Wizard Artbeard *

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as Wizard Lariat * Danielle Pinnock as Wizard Doubloon *

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as Wizard Fix-it * Chris Sullivan as

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as Wizard Vinebeard *

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as Wizard Odissi *

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as Wizard Dustybeard *

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as Wizard Flambé *

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as Wizard Shadowbeard *

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as Wizard Amber *

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as Wizard Rockybeard *

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as Wizard Melodia *

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as Wizard Corriedale *

Jerry O'Connell Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series '' Sliders'', Andrew Clements in '' My Secret Identity'', Vern Tessio in the film '' Stand by ...

as Jason *

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as Wizard Longbeard

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020-21)

Broadcast

''Where's Waldo?'' aired on

in the United States, but the series moved to

in 2020. The series also premiered in British in 2020: on

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in United Kingdom on March 3 and

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on April 4. The same year, the first 12 episodes of ''Where's Waldo?'' premiered first on the

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in Southeast Asia (specifically for Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, the Philippines, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan). In 2021, the series premiered in Italian on

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in Italy, in Spanish on Clan in Spain, in German on

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in Germany and in English on

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in South Africa.

Production

''Where's Waldo?'' was in the production of

in 2018. The series debuted on

along with 8 other DreamWorks Animation series, premiering on July 20, 2019. A UK version of the show with the name ''Where's Wally?'' was produced in which James Cartmell voiced Wally/Waldo.

References

External links

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