Waldo C. Graphic (The Muppets)

"What makes a Muppet a Muppet, a hand-crafted design, a well thought out comedic character, does a super obnoxious animal clown computer graphic count?"

- Walter Banasiak

Waldo C. Graphic is a 3-D Muppet character from The Jim Henson Hour where he was the demographics expert for MuppeTelevision, he is a computer graphic, as his name suggests, rather than a standard fleece-and-foam Muppet. As such, he's able to morph into any shape imaginable. He has the playful nature of a clown, yet with the intelligence of a computer. He was also the star of the Disney attraction Muppet Vision 3-D at Disney's Hollywood Studios and formerly Disney's California Adventure.

He is voiced by Steve Whitmire.

Why He's Not the Spirit of 3-D

 * 1) His voice is extremely annoying and grating to listen to.
 * 2) His 3-D design is downright ugly and creepy, as he looks more balloon-animal/clown hybrid rather than a computer graphic.
 * 3) His transformations are even more ugly and uncanny such as when he transforms into a clown on The Jim Henson Hour.
 * 4) Most of his jokes are unfunny and corny.
 * 5) His antics usually get in the way of the other Muppets performances on Muppet Vision 3-D that it drives the other muppets crazy.
 * 6) He is also very destructive as well during the fireworks finale on Muppet Vision 3-D where he causes the penguin orchestra to fire a cannon at the projector which ruins the movie.
 * 7) He even transforms into Mickey Mouse near the end of Muppet Vision 3-D and even does his signature voice.
 * 8) He is so disliked by most audiences, that even the Tough Pigs fansite argues that part of the reason why Waldo never caught on with audiences was that he was less of a character and more of a cheap gimmick, having next to nothing to him that makes endearing to the audience and largely only existing as a way to showcase Jim Henson's then-new digital puppetry technology and to provide cheap visual gags.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Without him, we wouldn’t have the iconic Muppet Vision 3-D attraction.
 * 2) He stopped making appearances in later Muppet media after Muppet Vision 3-D, aside from a cameo on Muppet Babies (2018) where he appeared as a keychain.
 * 3) He does get comeuppance at the end of Muppet Vision 3-D where the Swedish Chef tries to shoot him with a gun and cannon and gets sucked back into a vacuum after transforming into Mickey Mouse.
 * 4) The technology that Jim Henson used to create Waldo was very impressive.