Draining The Deep
- Studio
- The Waldo Film Company
- Animation studio
- Sei Young Animation Co.
- Distributor
- DiC Entertainment, Hit Entertainment PLC
Synopsis
There is trouble in the Land of the Deep Sea Divers ? the sea is draining. Wally is sent by the Wizard Whitebeard to help solve the problem. Wally meets Lucinda, the mermaid who was in charge of guarding the great sea plug. Unfortunately for Lucinda, a ship full of plug-snatching pirates came and took the plug when she wasn?t looking. Now Wally, Woof and Lucinda have to try to get the plug back and the sea level restored. Meanwhile, Odlaw teams up with Pegbeard (the pirate captain who stole the plug), and the evil pirate octopus Sidney. The pirates are draining the sea to uncover the treasures that have sunken to the bottom, while Odlaw is after (as always) Wally?s magic stick. Wally (and Woof) travel to the bottom of the sea, nearly avoid being eating by a shark, fight off pirates, meet mermaids (and mermen), and take a wild boat ride. Will Wally be able to plug the sea and restore water to the land before it?s too late? Yes. This episode was based on the illustration ?The Deep-Sea Divers? from The Great Waldo Search and the illustrations ?Being a Pirate? from Find Waldo Now, as well as "Pirate Panorama" from The Great Picture Hunt.
Characters
Waldo, Wilma, Woof, Wizard Whitebeard, Odlaw
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mike Gornall
Producing
- Producer
- Christopher J. Brough
- Executive Producers
- Martin Handford, Andy Heyward, Peter Orton
Writing
- Writer
- Bill Matheny, David Schwartz
Voices
- Voice
- Townsend Coleman (Waldo), Brad Garrett (Wizard Whitebeard), Joe Alaskey, Jack Angel, Jeff Bennett, Gregg Berger, Susan Blu, Carol Channing, Cam Clarke, Brian Cummings, Jim Cummings, Jennifer Darling, Jeanne Elias, Pat Fraley, Julian Holloway, Maurice LaMarche, Mary McDonald Lewis, Michele Mariana, John Mariano, Chuck McCann, Pat Musick, Alan Oppenheimer, Rob Paulsen, Jan Rabson, Roger Rose, Susan Silo, Frank Welker, Dave Workman
Music
- Music
- Michael Tavera
Editing
- Editor
- Richard S. Gannon Trudy Alexander
- Assistant Film Editor
- Kris Gilpin
Crew
- Created By
- Martin Handford
- Developed By
- Rowby Goren
- Character Design
- Amado B. Sangalang
Companies and other credits
- Post-Production: Vitello Productions
Production notes
Based on the best-selling picture puzzle book created by artist Martin Handford.
The short-run series- only 13 episodes- followed the adventures of the spectacled, gangly, turtlenecked youth. Waldo is an unremarkable, ordinary fellow who just happens to lead a remarkable, extraordinary life. He loves to travel, and with the aid of his magic walking stick, his dog Woof, and the Wizard Whitebeard, Waldo takes us through time and space in his fantastic adventures. He uses his powers of observation and charm as he attempts to fulfill the bizarre tasks set by the Wizard.
A unique part of the show is the "Where's Waldo Minute" when the frame freezes on an intensely detailed, action-packed drawing, and the audience is given one minute to find him.
This series was titled "Where's Wally?" in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
To meet the needs of international viewers in the USA and Canada, a second audio track was recorded using the same vocal actors ? the name "Wally" was replaced entirely with "Waldo", the name of the books' character in the USA and Canada.
The short-run series- only 13 episodes- followed the adventures of the spectacled, gangly, turtlenecked youth. Waldo is an unremarkable, ordinary fellow who just happens to lead a remarkable, extraordinary life. He loves to travel, and with the aid of his magic walking stick, his dog Woof, and the Wizard Whitebeard, Waldo takes us through time and space in his fantastic adventures. He uses his powers of observation and charm as he attempts to fulfill the bizarre tasks set by the Wizard.
A unique part of the show is the "Where's Waldo Minute" when the frame freezes on an intensely detailed, action-packed drawing, and the audience is given one minute to find him.
This series was titled "Where's Wally?" in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
To meet the needs of international viewers in the USA and Canada, a second audio track was recorded using the same vocal actors ? the name "Wally" was replaced entirely with "Waldo", the name of the books' character in the USA and Canada.