"the most" is a common saying from the 60s/70s that basically means "isn't it great!" in grease, the person running for class president says that she was nominated, saying "isn't that the most!" afterwards, in place of "isn't that great?!"
For "Just So" the audio is different from the transcript, when Wally says he doesn't mind Frank reorders his crayons, but in the transcript, he says steals instead.
@@leifhim Since Clown considers the website something experiment with and not truly official, they might be just actual mistakes made in post. Something lost in translation. Could still be something.
Maybe this mistake is pertaining to how sneaky the other neighbors are or can take advantage of Wally, doing whatever to the guy just because he doesn't seem to mind or show any concern. For all we know, Wally might get pissed off when the other neighbors take or "borrow" his stuff, but because he just wants to be friends with everyone, he thinks he'll lose friends by expressing how he truly feels when uncomfortable things like this happen. Instead of confronting these neighbors, he just orders more paint. Wally is definitely a character that gets taken advantage of.
I wanted to make a comment about Wally's voice since Baz brought it up so much during this video, and as someone on the autism spectrum and having family and friends who are on the spectrum too, I wanted to point out, and inform people, that Wally (as well as Julie and Frank) is canonically on the spectrum. Autism is an spectrum because of how wildly different it can manifest from person to person, hence the three different characters and their own portrayals of autism. Clown said that while he was starting the project and couldn't afford voice actors, he voiced the character themself. "Beautiful Dreamer" was performed by them for example, and he mentioned on a recent post on his Tumblr (June 17th this year) that Wally's monotone is similar to Clown's own way of speaking, as well as their laugh. This is what he said regarding a comment asking for the characters' voices: "So this is Very Funny but I will tell you! Prior to the attention, I provided the Voices for the Characters! (I could not Afford Voice Actors, but I also was still Exploring it's potential mode of Storytelling!) I am very Monotone, I give a lot of myself to Wally in this way! His laugh, Too, a very silly laugh!" I'm not saying that Wally can't be possessed or anything, but considering this, I think the way he speaks and how it might relate to anything seems kind of a strech.
This kept running through my mind while this was going on. Wally may be part of the spooky neighborhood, but he not a villain because he's monotone or a little different. He just seems like someone on the spectrum, and kinda warm and sweet.
@@DAVEARCSPRITE Yah, I had the same feeling. I definitely know that sometimes when I'm in social environments I tend to sound very monotone or uninterested, specially if I'm uncomfortable, so that part of his character hits close to home (pun not intended). So hearing people say he either sounds lobotomized or possessed or like a pervert just really hurts personally in my own insecurities of what other people may think of me because of the way I am. That's why I wanted to comment about that. Sometimes people that are on the spectrum can immediately recognize these kinds of traits but it might be difficult for people who aren't neurodivergent. And Wally (and Clown's work in general) has been a great source of representation. I can relate to taking things a bit too literally, speaking in weird ways or seeming to be low energy all the time, or expressing myself through other arts better rather than speaking (for Wally it's painting and for me it's writing), as well as disassociating for long stretches of time (although this might not be related to his autism and more towards other aspects of his character but still). And then you've got Frank and Julie who are also good representations. Frank with their love of gardening and of bugs (also a special interest/hyper-fixation of mine, I love little critters 🐞) and keeping things a certain way, and getting annoyed whenever his things are out of place. And then you've got Julie who is very energetic and lively, with her main interests being playing games like playing pretend or even physical games (things like hopscotch, jump rope, roller skates, pogo sticks, etc). She also struggles with social interactions when they aren't going a certain way, like when she was trying to make a joke but Barnaby didn't find it funny or when she and Sally were discussing Julie's performance and improv. Overall, they are great characters that portray a group of people that often get misrepresented, sometimes just ambiguously alluded to rather than being explicitly told about their position on the spectrum, or, in the worst of cases, straight up horribly depicted in the most annoying ways possible (sometimes even in the most ableist ways as well). Sorry for the long rant. I felt very passionate about this topic, and I don't have anyone else to vent this on, so thank you for providing that space :)
@@NeoNovastar He always seemed charismatic to me. You don't always see a character who is canonically on the spectrum be the main lead. And all his bits with the rest of his neighbors seemed charming rather than creepy. The only creepy ones are the secret audios (and that's understandable considering he seems to be growing desperate and losing his grip on his sanity). And considering how many people find him either adorable, charming or even attractive, I'd say that he definitely got that 'tism rizz lol. Maybe it's because people know there are horror elements to this project that they start to think everything different than what they are used to instantly equals creepy, but I guess it's also kind of what happens when you try to look deep into things that might not be clues exactly, just simple character traits.
I think Nightmind said it best. If that was just the way he talked the reception to it would probably be different. But given the LARGE amount of clues we have had that something is wrong with Wally, of course people are gonna find it weird and think something is wrong with him. Even the other characters have moments of awkwardsness and weird reactions to stuff Wally says and does, and most close friends of someone with autism wouldn't still have that reaction over their speech patterns that far into the friendship, ya know? I'm not saying that him being monotone isn't normal, but there is definately something going on in the way he is speaking and acting to even worry the other neighbors. The "robotic monotone" type voice is also trope for possessed characters in media, so I don't think it says anything bad about the people who find it creepy, its just another unfortunate stereotype that is extremely common. (Not saying anyone in this thread is acting like Baz is a bad person, but I've seen some pretty rude comments about it in the rest of the comment sections). tldr: It's cool that it is bringing awareness to this sometimes being a trait of autism, but I don't think people are bad for finding it creepy when paired with everything that has been hinted at with Wally so far. Especially since there is no mention of Autism on the site itself, which most people (and CCs) choose to only follow to avoid spoilers, and this speech pattern being common for possessed characters in modern media.
The thing with the phone, Wally said something about the strange call his neighbors got. So I'm sure the whole thing is the phone is connected to the world of Welcome Home. Basically, we called the neighborhood through this ‘toy’ phone and I don't understand the don't answer thing yet. However, since Wally has this strange fourth-wall-breaking powers it leads to him actually knowing we're there and had called the others.
I definitely think the answer to Wally's voice is both "possessed" and "on the spectrum" I have encountered a lot of neurodivergent people who talk similarly to him, who take long pauses between words and sentences, are very monotone and/or repeat a sentence they think sounds catchy (the line "it's the most", still have no clue what it could mean). On the other hand, it is very noticeable how everyone else doesn't talk like that, which could tie back to the character profiles, all of them being in past tense as opposed to Wally, who is always written in present tense. This implying all of them are either dead or are in a similar situation with The Collector's reign of terror in Owl House, where they all have conscious thought, just trapped in the neighborhood. One clip that I think needs to be analyzed is when Wally shows up during Frank and Julie are talking about his bowties. He shows up just to ask them if Home can play with them. That's it. Nothing else. After they answer his question, he just kinda lingers there and does nothing until Julie talks to him again. That could lead to both sides. Wally not realizing the conversation ended, which, from what I heard, does happen to neurodivergent people, or to the possessed side where either 1. Wally is desperately contemplating about what's going on, since this is concrete proof Wally speaks for Home most of the time, since remember, it only speaks in random inaudible noises, or 2. having a moment of peace away from Home at Frank's house. That's how I look at it tbh.
The answer is much more simple & boring. He's just trying to sound like the host from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. The man had a show for very young children who could barely speak, so he used a very slow & condecending speach pattern with them.
@@LikaLaruku Yeah. I think this is most likely. Here's my reasoning. I am a female with a high pitched voice and no matter what I do in terms of voice acting, without some kind of software, I am never going to be able to voice a character that sounds more suave or cool it's always gonna sound stupid and cutesy because of my vocal pitch. Whats my point? I think that's whats happening with Clown and Wally. I think while Wally is meant to be similar to the comforting tone of Mr. Roger's (with a tinge of creepy because, obviously, Wally is being hinted at to be creepy in some way), Clown themselves has a more monotonous voice and them trying to mimic Mr. Rogers is overdoing it on the creepy. Ergo I don't think Clown's voice is creepy but them trying to do a Mr. Rogers impression is. Their own response to the comments about Wally's voice makes me lean more towards this too
This reminds me of that twighlight zone episode when this group of people were all stuck in this village where this boy can read their minds and they all have to constantly think happy thoughts and make the boy feel special or he'll turn them into weird toys or kill them
So the weird sounding audio actually does occur when a tape/reel was played too many times. The area on the ribbon was played so much that it’s weaker/worn out that it comes out sounding weirder when it’s played. And yes, the audio will come out sounding “demonic” (It was often the “evidence” used to say that certain musicians and music was the Devil’s music. Little bit of trivia for you) However, that doesn’t account for how slow Wally is speaking and I think you’re right. That’s because someone or something is speaking through him. Note: I saw someone mention that it’s been confirmed that Wally has autism. That doesn’t necessarily correlate with his slow and careful speech. However, possession could be the reason. Although, there are movies and television shows that show there isn’t much difference at times between the host and the being when they speak. I believe that’s a more recent example as some years ago, it was more common for the host to speak slowly as the being cannot control a person’s mouth, vocal cords, tonal shift the same as the host. Something else that occurred to me is that slow and deliberate speech can be… because that person is being watched by someone they fear. It’s a reaction when their words are used against them or when someone makes them feel that what the words they use aren’t the ones they are actually saying. (Careful, slow, and deliberate speech is so that their words aren’t misconstrued) Not always but sometimes. Edit: 25:23 - AHA! Wally’s speech is more normal here. It’s not as slow as in the other audio clips and sounds much more the same as in the previous ones released in the beginning of Welcome Home. That is more evidence as to what Baz was pointing out that there was something wrong with Wally in the other audio clips.
At 20:28 "I wanted to learn the colors" "Wally, I think you already know the colors" "I could hear them again". This could also support the theory that Wally is not Wally but maybe Home that couldn't speak nor learn before invading the host. It could be a "funny way" to teach kids, but the audio at 21:58 sounds too much like something learning how to talk AND is clearly talking about Wally! Wally is the most. And if Wally is talking about "the most" like as somebody outside of himself there is clearly something wrong about it. Could he really be dead by now?
What about that red block Frank holding? Are we not gonna talk about that or what? Is it a way to talk to the outside world? A red herring? Absolutely nothing? Also since when did Frank has fingernails?.. *CUZ HE SLAYED IT THAT'S WHY*
I mean, it's not like Wally couldn't be possessed or anything, but I'd like to point out that Clown, on his Tumblr on 17th June this year posted about when he was voicing Wally, and that his monotone is because Clown themself speaks this way, as well as laughs like that (it's probably more exaggerated because it's a character but still). This is Clown's direct quote: "So this is Very Funny but I will tell you! Prior to the attention, I provided the Voices for the Characters! (I could not Afford Voice Actors, but I also was still Exploring it's potential mode of Storytelling!) I am very Monotone, I give a lot of myself to Wally in this way! His laugh, Too, a very silly laugh!"
@@JkUnderConstructionthe drawing is necessarily canon, as it first appeared on Clowns portfolio site and he’s stated that all the art there is old and doesnt actually reflect the current story being told. It appeared briefly in the museum’s secret images but nothing else. I dont think we should immediately declare it as canon until it has actual relevancy.
8:43 I kinda disagree about Wally in the interview. I think he sound well, darling. His is very monotone but, he plays along with the host and gives a few witty remarks. The gaps in his performance feel kinda like Wally's autistic. He just doesn't get some things, but and sometimes gives flat answers cause he doesn't get it. I have had similar conversations when I was younger, where I would try to move along and not show my confusion. Alternatively, even without being Autistic the gaps in his knowledge make sense for the host of kids show. He doesn't pick up innuendo but does flirt back. He doesn't get the concept of romance. Plus, as a children show host he may be calm and not very expressive on purpose. It plays well of the other more expressive characters and their personalities. We see in the new audio that (unsurprisingly) the characters don't always get along perfectly. Frank seems to be annoyed but toleratant of Barnabies jokes, and Sally Starlet is confused when Julie Joyful goes completely off script(of Sally's play). They all get along in the end though. Wally ironically is the perfect character to focus on because he gets along with the entire neighborhood pretty well. In many of the audios it looks like he plays tiebreaker between his neighbors, or just is along for the ride until someone says his name or asks for his opinion. I enjoy being in the company of friends even when they aren't speaking to me directly. Their presence is enough, or the knowledge that they cared to invite me, even if I don't contribute to the conversation. Personal preference maybe, but if welcome home was an actual show fom the 60-70s I would probably be the person who watches reruns on tv with my dad or (dad's side) grandmother since they enjoy reruns of old shows.
I agree with you 100% tbh, it makes sense. Plus, I don't feel like Blue or Steve from Blue's Clues were bursting with complex personality, it was a kids show.
Did no one notice when Wally told the joke that there was knocking after everyone laughed. Like Home was reponding as well. This so cool and creepy. I think we are looking through Wally's eyes when the videos are playing and Wally's name is cut off at the end.
OMG......maybe home can make its rounds to communicate in the other buildings......Kind of like in the movie "Insidious", where its not the home thats haunted, its the person....Because Wally is in Howdy's place, "Home" could be communicating through Wally by knocking with Howdy's doors! And I do personally believe its "Home" talking to us on Wally's phone extension, not Wally, because "Wally" made the sounds by words to communicate "RING RING CLICK" almost like he's mimicking when "Home" speaks in onimotepias.
The way Wally sounds like the energy has been sucks from him is very reminiscent of how folks on tv when hypnotized sounds when they are just repeating with no infliction. Wally is literally a puppet to everyone. But Julie sounds like the person who played Kate from the original cast of Avenue Q to me.
It seems like frank and Julie know that there’s something up with Wally, they sounded a little nervous when Wally kept talking to them. “Uh,… is that it? Wally” - Frank Definitely one of my favorite details.
i guess the disconnect between how others perceive him (charismatic) and we perceive him (creepy), could be a way to add that creepy ominous feeling of uncanniness. Like something isn't right here but we can't put our finger on it
Also that Barnaby is his "caretaker or main person" that is always with them to either control the situation or keep things calm. I have a few persons helps as a social cushion and go outside. Normally a homebody.
I admire the amount of work and effort you can obviously see put into this. The audio and voice acting is phenomenal. Can’t say I wasn’t excited when I heard Nightmind as the TV show host interviewing Wally. Out of all the ARG’s I’ve watched and loved, I have a feeling this is going to be on top of the list of favorites 👏💙.
I didn’t realize that was nightmind. Listening to it again, yeah it really does sound like him, I’m glad he didn’t just do his normal voice, that would’ve thrown me off for a moment.
Hey Baz. Just wanted to say I appreciate you. As a 29 year old as well, it's nice to know I'm not alone in the struggles I'm facing as well. It's easy to get overwhelmed and lost in our own thoughts, so it's nice to have a distraction. I appreciate you and your videos. Regardless of when you post. Great video, and remember we got this. 🧡
THEORY: Baz joked about Wally sounding like a lobotomized pervert, which actually kinda makes sense (minus the pervert part.) (Watch the video first if you haven't!) He mentioned something being "fuzzy, like me" maybe meaning he has fuzzy memories? Also his speech pattern being very simple, pointing out obvious things, repeating questions, and his overarticulated laugh. In the letter playset, where apparently, he had asked Howdy to remind him of a restock for something, despite the fact he buys whatever it is so often. Aswell as Frank's letter asking if he remembers what an insect is. I wonder if Home is affecting his memory or he's been posessed by someone or something else entirely.
And the lobotomzed part makes sense. Welcome Home has queer themes. Wally was a slange used for gay men. And how doas lobotomy plays into this. Well lomotomy was promory performed on women (60% of people who it happand to were women), children, mentally ill, and gay men (it's not as mach as women, nut still a large number enought for it to be called homophobic).
I might be thinking too much into it, but upon listening to the dialogues in this video again, I'm starting to think Wally sounds like a victim of some.....scandalous things let's just say. When the host is talking to him in the beginning, he immediately starts prying into what his possible love life is, specifically if he's in any romantic relationship. Wally's response? He doesnt say yes or no, he says "Oh...I don't know...I love....everyone", some people might think that means Wally's sexuality is open or he doesn't want a serious relationship, but it could mean he's an easy victim of other people that take advantage of him in a sexual manner......further clues are he doesn't seem to consent to anything, demonstrated in the part where Eddie and Sally lift him without even asking. Wally has no control and can easily be taken advantage of. I think this whole "lifting" segment was to specifically prove how vulnerable Wally is as a character. So the whole "demonic presense" thing that people keep saying has control of Wally, there may be a dark truth behind it
i think Wally might be possessed or controlled, by what i have no idea, but on the bottom of the website Wally and the house are together when everyone else is completely separate so SOMETHING is up w that damn house
I definitely believe that Wally’s memories are being tampered with or lost within his mind. Baz didn’t get to this, but in the guestbook if you look at the title of the images, Wally actively responds to the guests messages. One of them was asking “what is your favorite memory of your neighbors” to which Wally responds with the png file “I don’t remember”. I think the images really tell about the psyche and knowledge that Wally has and it may accidentally be overlooked.
Wally is also canonically on the spectrum (As well as Frank and Julie, confirmed by Clown themselves) so his voice could be due to that, but i don't think that would affect his memories. For him saying "fuzzy like me" however, that could be that there is something causing that, that we don't know for sure quite yet.
I swear Baz deserves soo many more subscribers!! He puts put Triple A content an throws his spin and humor on it which for me at least makes the video that more funny! Or scary... he should be at 500k at the least!! We need to blow his channel up guys!
Wally doesn't really sound that demonic to me, he just sounds like someone is through him, as if *there's something wrong with him, and it isn't demons, it's actually self awareness*
Before it was revealed that Wally is canonical autistic, I kind of thought he sounded like someone who's learning to do things again after experiencing some kind of brain damage. I worked with two people who were involved in car crashes who attended a disabled facility, and both kind of have the same speech patterns as Wally, where it sounds like they're kind of there, but sometimes they're not. Maybe the ableist factor in this ARG could hint at Wally being a victim of something to cover up something he knows???....
@@torytellstalessame I thought he just was getting used to talking normally after a brain injury and sense my dad had a bad car accident and got a brain injury not to long ago Wally’s voice sounded somewhat familiar and reminded me when my dad was in the hospital still which gave me this traumatic kinda nostalgia.
I think the point of Wally being so monotone is so that he can stand out from the other more animated and eccentric characters. I do think it’s a good way to make him more different than the others.
This project has influence from Sesame Street & Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. The kids who watched Mr. Rogers could barely speak themselves, so Mr. Rogers used a really slow & condecending manner of speaking so the kids could understand him better.
I think it's because he sounds similar to a base of autism or a spectrum character with the nonchalant voice. I have autism so I get the gist. I was like that for a while, using mimic to learn humor.
I'm not Autistic, but I do have ADHD and this feels very much like conversations I had, whenever I didn't get what was going on and didn't understand social cues. I was told I sounded bored and uninterested. Now, as a teenager, I talk a lot more enthusiastically, but I still don't get all social cues, so I talk over people and get called condescending when I blurt out my opinion unfiltered.
Also it’s kinda odd how at times Wally speaks normally as you would think and the others he speaks like he’s tired or not there mentally. Is the house draining him?
I have to say and be on the same page as you are Bazz Wally's voice sounds so monotone and dead, like he's not in the mood for ANYTHING that's happening around him or even cares that much, but I guess that's pretty much the tone that they want to go for: after all, Wally is the main "charm" near everyone else being more happy and alive with HIM in every place the audios play at
I missed the Wally autism thing, will add my personal perspective of 'why does Wally sound funky when he is meant to be the star?' as an autistic person that didn't clock that: there was a horror art piece on the site (tw assault I guess?) where he had bloodshot eyes and a hand emerging from his mouth that, to me, brought to mind impalement. My catastrophizing taking-shit-literally ass figured "oh yeah wally is probably traumatized as shit and just stumbling through the interview with some weird dude asking relationship questions the best he can" 5:12 that hand thing is likely a metaphor or just general horror concept art as opposed to 'this straight-up happened', I just took it at face value. Beagle guy shows up which I read as an attempt by the producers to salvage the interview. There's another clip where a door is heard opening and Wally is like "uh oh, time to go :)". I don't know if Wally or any of the characters *want* to be on the show necessarily. He could well be forced into a main character role he didn't want any part of, who knows what behind-the-scenes looked like when he 'failed'?
I always thought it was strange that the host would ask Wally if he's in any romances, not because he's a puppet, but because its kind of an intrusive question to ask someone who's perceived as pure. I mean sure, this is something you could ask someone who's a celebrity, but the way the host reiterates to Wally if he has a "love life" is a bit off putting. Notice how the host asks if he's in "any sort of romances lately" instead of phrasing it more appropriately and respectful like "Are you with someone special at the moment"? I personally think this isn't as innocent as a question as we're led to believe. The host isn't asking Wally if he's in a relationship. The host is asking if Wally has sex. And oddly enough, if he had sex with different partners. And that's very uncomfortable. Since this is SUPPOSED to be a kids show. Just my observation.
Does anyone think that the videos we see are actually just us looking through Wally's eyes cause I remember one where Barnaby was talking to home then ask about Wally and why he stopped painting all of a sudden and as we listen we see paint on canvas not being touched btw I have another small theory that when Wally's name is called and the video glitches it's could be him gaining a little consciousness of himself again or whatever is possessing him gains back control (Wally confirmed Aromantic/Ace?!)
If that's the case and we're the viewers through the eyes of Wally, that would explain how he knows we're here and watching, and he even broke the fourth wall in doing so. When the neighbours spoke out his name and lags out, it would mean that Wally is back to where he was cause, we're him and his mind just seems to zone out. Also, Idk if it's confirmed but it's really up to people that can decide what sexuality Wally is.
@@average-art3222 I was thinking that too! It kinda reminds me of how I feel when I snap out of a zoned out moment or daydreaming. It makes me wonder if there is any possibility that we (watchers) may have some control over wally as well. He says he can see what we see, and see us, so idk, it makes me wonder if we are just as "guilty" as home and/or Wally (not sure if this is a theory that ppl talk about, I need to get more deep into the fandom now that is so popular lmao)
59:08 okay so the password is based on a specific paper! It has questions like “who talks to flowers” or “who makes the funniest jokes” (these are hints for that password). Password is all caps, those are the only hints. Hope this helps both Baz and anyone else who would like to try!
@@average-art3222Yes, he does. He doesn't remember where he came from before moving into the neighborhood and that's one of his most notable memory lapses.
After seeing the art for the Julie-rella episode, I kind of want a Welcome Home cartoon series now on TH-cam. If we can have indie cartoons like Helluva Boss and Lackadaisy, Welcome Home can fit right in
Sorry to be that guy, but she's actually saying "How could you?" in reference to all her "employees" eating all her office supplies. God imagine if she actually said f*ck you and they left that in tho
@@ASimpleGodzillaFan No, the guy who wants to answer the phone but keeps hesitating would hear that because Eddie said, "Oh, it's for you, Wally," meaning the phone's gonna be given and they're gonna hear whatever's going on in the background.
Great to listen to while working also can't wait for ruin. I also think they hinted at arg episodes when they got the audio and believes It came from an episode. Since wally was talking about the whole eyes thing I wonder if the correlated with us finding that one secret page with the characters eyes flashing
The other neighbours don't sound like they trust Wally. They can't leave. And they have to play nice because he is almost always there. And were he isnt. Hes watching. Whenever hes adressed it turns scary on the recording. Hes a Puppet to House. But hes also very dangerous.
Nice for the update to here. I feel bad for the creator who made “Welcome home.” after this stuff blowed up on the Internet. The creator had to take a step back because of alll a bunch of drama.
Look, say what you want, but I honestly liked when Wally said “I don’t MIND if you reorder my crayons…” to his friend Frank. That’s cute. And Wally delivered that line well.
Wally sounds like someone who is being forced to do something by someone that intimidates him, even though it may hurt a friend. They've been forced to do things (see things) so often that they are just feeling dead inside; unable to show any joy or emotion in their voice because what they are going through is draining them. It would also explain the wallys crazy eyes from that one secret, he simply can't take it any more at that moment; and became broken past repair. First the show recordings then the eyes, could be that we now have a small piece of an in progress timeline.
the interviewer in the first 10 minutes sounds like Night Mind with a transatlantic accent, maybe a guest role was given to NM after his video blew it up?
I saw a lot of fan art depicting Wally as LGBTQ and I guess this is where it came from. Makes since because LGBTQ was just starting to get national recognition at this time
I think Wally made a deal with the devil for his show to boom up. Maybe he was just a normal struggling guy whose show was gonna go bankrupt so to save it maybe he did something without telling the other neighbours. But now the neighbours too know that something is going up. I think this is the reason why all of them just keep talking about "being a neighbour of celebrity", just to show that something is not what it used to be.
I have two theories. 1: We're seeing the world through Wally's eyes AND perspective as in we're not just seeing what he sees but how he interprets the situation as it's happening. Wally is queer and, like Julie and Frank, autistic. In a neighborhood of "alien" creatures, he feels the most alien. The discomfort people seem to feel around him might just be how Wally thinks they feel about/around them. I think the reason why Frank and Julie seemed nervous is because Wally is higher on the spectrum and/or misses social cues quite often so they've learned to ask him questions to clarify his thoughts/intentions like Frank asking "Is that it, Wally?" 2: Wally is the only one who knows they're all puppets and doesn't have the heart to truly care anymore nor to tell the others the truth so he just keeps going through the motions.
I didn't know Nightmind was helping out with this series! But he did great as the TV. Show host, though his dialogue was a little weird for interviewing a children's show character. I don't know who voiced Barnaby, and everybody else, but they did wonderful!!
Yay, Clown is back, Welcome Home is continuing, I love Welcome Home, It's soooooo cool, I kinda relate to Wally, I believe Home is "Pulling the Strings" and that Home is Manipulating and Controlling Wally, and I kinda relate to that, as I feel trapped... Sooooo yeah... I love Wally, and he's soooooooo Relatable~ 4:05 Wally: There you are, Welcome Home, hahaha! Me: Wally! Hiiiiiiiii~^^ 6:07 Wally: They call me Wally Darling, because, that's my name~ :) 21:06 Barnaby: Hey... Don't take this the wrong way, from a Dog that doesn't wear pants, buuuut... What's missing? Frank: My Bow-tie... Barnaby: *BIG GASP* Wally don't look, *HE'S INDECENT!* Me: Oh noooo, Frank is still looking for his Bow-tie... He's Indecent!
Idk why but to me it sometimes sounds like Wally is the only one either not knowing the script, or the only one HAVING the script, as if the other characters are not sentient/not aware that they're characters from a show
In a some of those. Wally is visiting. But some he's lurking. They don't know he's there. He's creepy. They also sound nervous when they see him. And he isn't remotely charismatic. He's a blank slate who really doesn't know stuff. Not just a Audience Surrogate like Dora The Explorer. Wally and Home are out of place in the show. Everyone else is as advertised. Charismatic. Full personalities. Wally is this creepy emotionless lurker. I think he's the avatar of the eldritch being that is House. They were brought in to promote the show. Control people. They made the character of Wally. And he is likable and charismatic. And House maybe. But the being known as Wally is a eldritch being from afar who knows nothing of the world. He's completely alien. As is House.
I can’t believe Baz “only” has this many followers! I though he had like at least a couple million followers until he mentioned it!!!what the flip?! He deserves so many more!! Like the constant uploads with great content and even greater commentary! 👍 I really enjoy his videos! Keep doing what u are doing or what ever it’s great!!:))
Wally doesnt sound nesicarily "evil" to me persay, just... off. He sounds disacociated, like hes not really there. The way he talks it seems he has no clue about things perhaps he should know... it sounds like hes learning theese things for the first time (ex: going to get food with barnaby, being refered to as a regular, yet being confused as to what they usualy get) like hes gained sentience and somehow doesnt know these things or something, if that makes sense? Ive also noticed Wally doesnt speak alot unless asking quesions, which is a little odd considering isnt he the "main charachter?" (Still trying to refresh my memory, its bee a while since i interacted with Welcome Home lol)
I got something very insignificant to say: doggone ain't a 1950s saying, it's southern saying. Source: I am a southerner who still hears this term being used.
Theres two types of people
People who think Wally's possesed/evil
People who are autistic and relate to Wally
I'm not autistic but I can be Mr. Darling's lawyer even if it means bombing the court room.
I sorta relate to Wally as someone who's autistic but I also can't deny something is wrong with him kinda
I'm autistic and I think both are true.
me three
People thinking he’s insane or evil just because of slow talking voice is so funny
"the most" is a common saying from the 60s/70s that basically means "isn't it great!"
in grease, the person running for class president says that she was nominated, saying "isn't that the most!" afterwards, in place of "isn't that great?!"
Explains alot why that sounded so catchy, like Obama saying "Yes we can" but words like this does seem alot to come by, if that make sense really.
@@average-art3222 i vote we bring it back just so that we can confuse everyone who isn't in the know. it would be the most! lmao
@@michabrookshire1324We're all the most!
For "Just So" the audio is different from the transcript, when Wally says he doesn't mind Frank reorders his crayons, but in the transcript, he says steals instead.
I wonder if he "borrowed" that red block from Wally.
He's chill if he doesn't mind stealing
there’s quite a few instances of the transcript not quite lining up with the words being said, for some odd reason! if not a true typo…
@@leifhim Since Clown considers the website something experiment with and not truly official, they might be just actual mistakes made in post. Something lost in translation. Could still be something.
Maybe this mistake is pertaining to how sneaky the other neighbors are or can take advantage of Wally, doing whatever to the guy just because he doesn't seem to mind or show any concern.
For all we know, Wally might get pissed off when the other neighbors take or "borrow" his stuff, but because he just wants to be friends with everyone, he thinks he'll lose friends by expressing how he truly feels when uncomfortable things like this happen. Instead of confronting these neighbors, he just orders more paint.
Wally is definitely a character that gets taken advantage of.
Wally just kinda sounds like how someone would speak to a child to get them to listen to them.
As an autistic person, that's pretty much how we get along with kids ngl.
The Wally audios is literally me trying to communicate to my friends 😭
He doesn’t know that we is also autism….we are autism
@@infinityzer054WE ARE AUTISM
@@average-art3222 You mean they cry as soon as I try talking to them?
Because that is my experience with kids xD
I wanted to make a comment about Wally's voice since Baz brought it up so much during this video, and as someone on the autism spectrum and having family and friends who are on the spectrum too, I wanted to point out, and inform people, that Wally (as well as Julie and Frank) is canonically on the spectrum. Autism is an spectrum because of how wildly different it can manifest from person to person, hence the three different characters and their own portrayals of autism.
Clown said that while he was starting the project and couldn't afford voice actors, he voiced the character themself. "Beautiful Dreamer" was performed by them for example, and he mentioned on a recent post on his Tumblr (June 17th this year) that Wally's monotone is similar to Clown's own way of speaking, as well as their laugh.
This is what he said regarding a comment asking for the characters' voices:
"So this is Very Funny but I will tell you! Prior to the attention, I provided the Voices for the Characters! (I could not Afford Voice Actors, but I also was still Exploring it's potential mode of Storytelling!) I am very Monotone, I give a lot of myself to Wally in this way! His laugh, Too, a very silly laugh!"
I'm not saying that Wally can't be possessed or anything, but considering this, I think the way he speaks and how it might relate to anything seems kind of a strech.
its upsetting to see people dismiss his voice as "creepy" or "off-putting" because of this :(
This kept running through my mind while this was going on. Wally may be part of the spooky neighborhood, but he not a villain because he's monotone or a little different. He just seems like someone on the spectrum, and kinda warm and sweet.
@@DAVEARCSPRITE Yah, I had the same feeling.
I definitely know that sometimes when I'm in social environments I tend to sound very monotone or uninterested, specially if I'm uncomfortable, so that part of his character hits close to home (pun not intended).
So hearing people say he either sounds lobotomized or possessed or like a pervert just really hurts personally in my own insecurities of what other people may think of me because of the way I am.
That's why I wanted to comment about that. Sometimes people that are on the spectrum can immediately recognize these kinds of traits but it might be difficult for people who aren't neurodivergent.
And Wally (and Clown's work in general) has been a great source of representation. I can relate to taking things a bit too literally, speaking in weird ways or seeming to be low energy all the time, or expressing myself through other arts better rather than speaking (for Wally it's painting and for me it's writing), as well as disassociating for long stretches of time (although this might not be related to his autism and more towards other aspects of his character but still).
And then you've got Frank and Julie who are also good representations.
Frank with their love of gardening and of bugs (also a special interest/hyper-fixation of mine, I love little critters 🐞) and keeping things a certain way, and getting annoyed whenever his things are out of place.
And then you've got Julie who is very energetic and lively, with her main interests being playing games like playing pretend or even physical games (things like hopscotch, jump rope, roller skates, pogo sticks, etc). She also struggles with social interactions when they aren't going a certain way, like when she was trying to make a joke but Barnaby didn't find it funny or when she and Sally were discussing Julie's performance and improv.
Overall, they are great characters that portray a group of people that often get misrepresented, sometimes just ambiguously alluded to rather than being explicitly told about their position on the spectrum, or, in the worst of cases, straight up horribly depicted in the most annoying ways possible (sometimes even in the most ableist ways as well).
Sorry for the long rant. I felt very passionate about this topic, and I don't have anyone else to vent this on, so thank you for providing that space :)
@@NeoNovastar He always seemed charismatic to me.
You don't always see a character who is canonically on the spectrum be the main lead.
And all his bits with the rest of his neighbors seemed charming rather than creepy. The only creepy ones are the secret audios (and that's understandable considering he seems to be growing desperate and losing his grip on his sanity).
And considering how many people find him either adorable, charming or even attractive, I'd say that he definitely got that 'tism rizz lol.
Maybe it's because people know there are horror elements to this project that they start to think everything different than what they are used to instantly equals creepy, but I guess it's also kind of what happens when you try to look deep into things that might not be clues exactly, just simple character traits.
I think Nightmind said it best. If that was just the way he talked the reception to it would probably be different. But given the LARGE amount of clues we have had that something is wrong with Wally, of course people are gonna find it weird and think something is wrong with him. Even the other characters have moments of awkwardsness and weird reactions to stuff Wally says and does, and most close friends of someone with autism wouldn't still have that reaction over their speech patterns that far into the friendship, ya know? I'm not saying that him being monotone isn't normal, but there is definately something going on in the way he is speaking and acting to even worry the other neighbors.
The "robotic monotone" type voice is also trope for possessed characters in media, so I don't think it says anything bad about the people who find it creepy, its just another unfortunate stereotype that is extremely common. (Not saying anyone in this thread is acting like Baz is a bad person, but I've seen some pretty rude comments about it in the rest of the comment sections).
tldr: It's cool that it is bringing awareness to this sometimes being a trait of autism, but I don't think people are bad for finding it creepy when paired with everything that has been hinted at with Wally so far. Especially since there is no mention of Autism on the site itself, which most people (and CCs) choose to only follow to avoid spoilers, and this speech pattern being common for possessed characters in modern media.
The thing with the phone, Wally said something about the strange call his neighbors got. So I'm sure the whole thing is the phone is connected to the world of Welcome Home. Basically, we called the neighborhood through this ‘toy’ phone and I don't understand the don't answer thing yet. However, since Wally has this strange fourth-wall-breaking powers it leads to him actually knowing we're there and had called the others.
Explains alot, and the fact he knows we like to draw, kinda shocking
so basically, this like roger rabbit but with muppets and its a horror
@@sirdipdontknow I don’t know yet as we haven’t gotten the whole story yet. But maybe?
@@Derpyderp34567 Yeah, maybe like the neigh hood is like toon town but it's a whole other world
He said he couldn’t hear the caller think. So can he read thoughts
I definitely think the answer to Wally's voice is both "possessed" and "on the spectrum" I have encountered a lot of neurodivergent people who talk similarly to him, who take long pauses between words and sentences, are very monotone and/or repeat a sentence they think sounds catchy (the line "it's the most", still have no clue what it could mean). On the other hand, it is very noticeable how everyone else doesn't talk like that, which could tie back to the character profiles, all of them being in past tense as opposed to Wally, who is always written in present tense. This implying all of them are either dead or are in a similar situation with The Collector's reign of terror in Owl House, where they all have conscious thought, just trapped in the neighborhood.
One clip that I think needs to be analyzed is when Wally shows up during Frank and Julie are talking about his bowties. He shows up just to ask them if Home can play with them. That's it. Nothing else. After they answer his question, he just kinda lingers there and does nothing until Julie talks to him again. That could lead to both sides. Wally not realizing the conversation ended, which, from what I heard, does happen to neurodivergent people, or to the possessed side where either 1. Wally is desperately contemplating about what's going on, since this is concrete proof Wally speaks for Home most of the time, since remember, it only speaks in random inaudible noises, or 2. having a moment of peace away from Home at Frank's house. That's how I look at it tbh.
The answer is much more simple & boring. He's just trying to sound like the host from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
The man had a show for very young children who could barely speak, so he used a very slow & condecending speach pattern with them.
@@LikaLaruku Yeah. I think this is most likely. Here's my reasoning. I am a female with a high pitched voice and no matter what I do in terms of voice acting, without some kind of software, I am never going to be able to voice a character that sounds more suave or cool it's always gonna sound stupid and cutesy because of my vocal pitch.
Whats my point? I think that's whats happening with Clown and Wally. I think while Wally is meant to be similar to the comforting tone of Mr. Roger's (with a tinge of creepy because, obviously, Wally is being hinted at to be creepy in some way), Clown themselves has a more monotonous voice and them trying to mimic Mr. Rogers is overdoing it on the creepy.
Ergo I don't think Clown's voice is creepy but them trying to do a Mr. Rogers impression is. Their own response to the comments about Wally's voice makes me lean more towards this too
This reminds me of that twighlight zone episode when this group of people were all stuck in this village where this boy can read their minds and they all have to constantly think happy thoughts and make the boy feel special or he'll turn them into weird toys or kill them
AAAAAAH YEAHHHHH I REMEMBER THAT-
Oooooh what is it called?
@@georgiedenburrito87 it's called "its a good life" and it's the OG black and white twighlight zone !
So the weird sounding audio actually does occur when a tape/reel was played too many times. The area on the ribbon was played so much that it’s weaker/worn out that it comes out sounding weirder when it’s played. And yes, the audio will come out sounding “demonic” (It was often the “evidence” used to say that certain musicians and music was the Devil’s music. Little bit of trivia for you)
However, that doesn’t account for how slow Wally is speaking and I think you’re right. That’s because someone or something is speaking through him.
Note: I saw someone mention that it’s been confirmed that Wally has autism. That doesn’t necessarily correlate with his slow and careful speech. However, possession could be the reason. Although, there are movies and television shows that show there isn’t much difference at times between the host and the being when they speak. I believe that’s a more recent example as some years ago, it was more common for the host to speak slowly as the being cannot control a person’s mouth, vocal cords, tonal shift the same as the host.
Something else that occurred to me is that slow and deliberate speech can be… because that person is being watched by someone they fear. It’s a reaction when their words are used against them or when someone makes them feel that what the words they use aren’t the ones they are actually saying. (Careful, slow, and deliberate speech is so that their words aren’t misconstrued) Not always but sometimes.
Edit: 25:23 - AHA! Wally’s speech is more normal here. It’s not as slow as in the other audio clips and sounds much more the same as in the previous ones released in the beginning of Welcome Home.
That is more evidence as to what Baz was pointing out that there was something wrong with Wally in the other audio clips.
At 20:28 "I wanted to learn the colors" "Wally, I think you already know the colors" "I could hear them again".
This could also support the theory that Wally is not Wally but maybe Home that couldn't speak nor learn before invading the host. It could be a "funny way" to teach kids, but the audio at 21:58 sounds too much like something learning how to talk AND is clearly talking about Wally! Wally is the most. And if Wally is talking about "the most" like as somebody outside of himself there is clearly something wrong about it. Could he really be dead by now?
What about that red block Frank holding? Are we not gonna talk about that or what? Is it a way to talk to the outside world? A red herring? Absolutely nothing? Also since when did Frank has fingernails?..
*CUZ HE SLAYED IT THAT'S WHY*
I mean, it's not like Wally couldn't be possessed or anything, but I'd like to point out that Clown, on his Tumblr on 17th June this year posted about when he was voicing Wally, and that his monotone is because Clown themself speaks this way, as well as laughs like that (it's probably more exaggerated because it's a character but still).
This is Clown's direct quote:
"So this is Very Funny but I will tell you! Prior to the attention, I provided the Voices for the Characters! (I could not Afford Voice Actors, but I also was still Exploring it's potential mode of Storytelling!) I am very Monotone, I give a lot of myself to Wally in this way! His laugh, Too, a very silly laugh!"
@@JkUnderConstructionthe drawing is necessarily canon, as it first appeared on Clowns portfolio site and he’s stated that all the art there is old and doesnt actually reflect the current story being told. It appeared briefly in the museum’s secret images but nothing else. I dont think we should immediately declare it as canon until it has actual relevancy.
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I kinda disagree about Wally in the interview. I think he sound well, darling. His is very monotone but, he plays along with the host and gives a few witty remarks. The gaps in his performance feel kinda like Wally's autistic. He just doesn't get some things, but and sometimes gives flat answers cause he doesn't get it. I have had similar conversations when I was younger, where I would try to move along and not show my confusion.
Alternatively, even without being Autistic the gaps in his knowledge make sense for the host of kids show. He doesn't pick up innuendo but does flirt back. He doesn't get the concept of romance. Plus, as a children show host he may be calm and not very expressive on purpose. It plays well of the other more expressive characters and their personalities. We see in the new audio that (unsurprisingly) the characters don't always get along perfectly. Frank seems to be annoyed but toleratant of Barnabies jokes, and Sally Starlet is confused when Julie Joyful goes completely off script(of Sally's play). They all get along in the end though.
Wally ironically is the perfect character to focus on because he gets along with the entire neighborhood pretty well. In many of the audios it looks like he plays tiebreaker between his neighbors, or just is along for the ride until someone says his name or asks for his opinion. I enjoy being in the company of friends even when they aren't speaking to me directly. Their presence is enough, or the knowledge that they cared to invite me, even if I don't contribute to the conversation.
Personal preference maybe, but if welcome home was an actual show fom the 60-70s I would probably be the person who watches reruns on tv with my dad or (dad's side) grandmother since they enjoy reruns of old shows.
I agree with you 100% tbh, it makes sense. Plus, I don't feel like Blue or Steve from Blue's Clues were bursting with complex personality, it was a kids show.
Did no one notice when Wally told the joke that there was knocking after everyone laughed. Like Home was reponding as well. This so cool and creepy. I think we are looking through Wally's eyes when the videos are playing and Wally's name is cut off at the end.
maybe home also laughed with them :D
OMG......maybe home can make its rounds to communicate in the other buildings......Kind of like in the movie "Insidious", where its not the home thats haunted, its the person....Because Wally is in Howdy's place, "Home" could be communicating through Wally by knocking with Howdy's doors!
And I do personally believe its "Home" talking to us on Wally's phone extension, not Wally, because "Wally" made the sounds by words to communicate "RING RING CLICK" almost like he's mimicking when "Home" speaks in onimotepias.
The best thing about Julie is that's the same VA for banny from the walten files
NO WAY NO WAY NO WAY NO WAAAAAY THATS SO FUCKING COOL
so THATS why she sounds so familiar.
YOOOOO WHAT!? WHAT WHAT WHATTT? (Sha the sheep is my favorite character Ovo) I love the walten files!
Wait really?
If so then thats honestly cool-
now julie vs banny when /j
The way Wally sounds like the energy has been sucks from him is very reminiscent of how folks on tv when hypnotized sounds when they are just repeating with no infliction. Wally is literally a puppet to everyone.
But Julie sounds like the person who played Kate from the original cast of Avenue Q to me.
YES and frank reminds of rod
It seems like frank and Julie know that there’s something up with Wally, they sounded a little nervous when Wally kept talking to them.
“Uh,… is that it? Wally” - Frank
Definitely one of my favorite details.
When i was on the website i sounded just like wally hes taking me over im scared😰😨
@@Fnafbonnie1153 I can feel the wally comming inside of me.
@@yeslifeisalie9769 same ahhhh😫😰😨😱
@@Fnafbonnie1153 LMAO
@@yeslifeisalie9769AYO HUH 🤨
god i just love the part where barnaby is like “GASP, WALLY DON’T LOOK, HE’S _INDECENT_ “
And this is coming from the dog who don't wear pants
i guess the disconnect between how others perceive him (charismatic) and we perceive him (creepy), could be a way to add that creepy ominous feeling of uncanniness. Like something isn't right here but we can't put our finger on it
Also that Barnaby is his "caretaker or main person" that is always with them to either control the situation or keep things calm. I have a few persons helps as a social cushion and go outside. Normally a homebody.
I admire the amount of work and effort you can obviously see put into this. The audio and voice acting is phenomenal. Can’t say I wasn’t excited when I heard Nightmind as the TV show host interviewing Wally. Out of all the ARG’s I’ve watched and loved, I have a feeling this is going to be on top of the list of favorites 👏💙.
I was surprised when I heard nightmind
I didn’t realize that was nightmind. Listening to it again, yeah it really does sound like him, I’m glad he didn’t just do his normal voice, that would’ve thrown me off for a moment.
Nick, Rick, it’s incredibly obvious haha.
Hey Baz. Just wanted to say I appreciate you. As a 29 year old as well, it's nice to know I'm not alone in the struggles I'm facing as well. It's easy to get overwhelmed and lost in our own thoughts, so it's nice to have a distraction. I appreciate you and your videos. Regardless of when you post. Great video, and remember we got this. 🧡
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I love Wally’s voice it’s so unique and having a character so interesting like him makes whole welcome home an experience!
I like Wally’s voice. To me his voice sound calming, but also creepy. It’s perfect for this.
Edit: HOW DID THIS GET SO MANY LIKES WHAT????? THANK YOU!
Sameee~ I also love Wallys voice, it's calming, but also creepy, it's perfect for him, and Welcome Home in general, it's sooooooooo Good~
@@MollyDollyy774you alright there buddy?
@@average-art3222reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee3eeeeeeee
@@average-art3222they’re too far gone now, you can’t reach them anymore…
youre not famous bro relax
Im happy there’s more. Glad the creator is taking his time as well. Welcome Home deserves a chance, and it deserves all the love.
"if I don't split my lickity" - this is my new favorite phrase and I WILL find a way to use it (hopefully repeatedly 😆)
Same😂
THEORY: Baz joked about Wally sounding like a lobotomized pervert, which actually kinda makes sense (minus the pervert part.)
(Watch the video first if you haven't!)
He mentioned something being "fuzzy, like me" maybe meaning he has fuzzy memories? Also his speech pattern being very simple, pointing out obvious things, repeating questions, and his overarticulated laugh.
In the letter playset, where apparently, he had asked Howdy to remind him of a restock for something, despite the fact he buys whatever it is so often. Aswell as Frank's letter asking if he remembers what an insect is. I wonder if Home is affecting his memory or he's been posessed by someone or something else entirely.
And the lobotomzed part makes sense. Welcome Home has queer themes. Wally was a slange used for gay men. And how doas lobotomy plays into this. Well lomotomy was promory performed on women (60% of people who it happand to were women), children, mentally ill, and gay men (it's not as mach as women, nut still a large number enought for it to be called homophobic).
I might be thinking too much into it, but upon listening to the dialogues in this video again, I'm starting to think Wally sounds like a victim of some.....scandalous things let's just say.
When the host is talking to him in the beginning, he immediately starts prying into what his possible love life is, specifically if he's in any romantic relationship. Wally's response? He doesnt say yes or no, he says "Oh...I don't know...I love....everyone", some people might think that means Wally's sexuality is open or he doesn't want a serious relationship, but it could mean he's an easy victim of other people that take advantage of him in a sexual manner......further clues are he doesn't seem to consent to anything, demonstrated in the part where Eddie and Sally lift him without even asking. Wally has no control and can easily be taken advantage of. I think this whole "lifting" segment was to specifically prove how vulnerable Wally is as a character.
So the whole "demonic presense" thing that people keep saying has control of Wally, there may be a dark truth behind it
i think Wally might be possessed or controlled, by what i have no idea, but on the bottom of the website Wally and the house are together when everyone else is completely separate so SOMETHING is up w that damn house
I definitely believe that Wally’s memories are being tampered with or lost within his mind. Baz didn’t get to this, but in the guestbook if you look at the title of the images, Wally actively responds to the guests messages. One of them was asking “what is your favorite memory of your neighbors” to which Wally responds with the png file “I don’t remember”. I think the images really tell about the psyche and knowledge that Wally has and it may accidentally be overlooked.
Wally is also canonically on the spectrum (As well as Frank and Julie, confirmed by Clown themselves) so his voice could be due to that, but i don't think that would affect his memories. For him saying "fuzzy like me" however, that could be that there is something causing that, that we don't know for sure quite yet.
I swear Baz deserves soo many more subscribers!! He puts put Triple A content an throws his spin and humor on it which for me at least makes the video that more funny! Or scary... he should be at 500k at the least!! We need to blow his channel up guys!
yes he deserves much more for this top tier content. ❤
W pfp and I 100% agree baz is amazing he needs a lot more recognition
wow, your right dude
Dude! fucking- YES!!
Wally doesn't really sound that demonic to me, he just sounds like someone is through him, as if *there's something wrong with him, and it isn't demons, it's actually self awareness*
He's jsut imitating the slow condecening way Mr. Rogers spoke to the toddlers who watched Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.
I think he’s suppressing something i do it all the time at work
Before it was revealed that Wally is canonical autistic, I kind of thought he sounded like someone who's learning to do things again after experiencing some kind of brain damage.
I worked with two people who were involved in car crashes who attended a disabled facility, and both kind of have the same speech patterns as Wally, where it sounds like they're kind of there, but sometimes they're not.
Maybe the ableist factor in this ARG could hint at Wally being a victim of something to cover up something he knows???....
@@torytellstalessame I thought he just was getting used to talking normally after a brain injury and sense my dad had a bad car accident and got a brain injury not to long ago Wally’s voice sounded somewhat familiar and reminded me when my dad was in the hospital still which gave me this traumatic kinda nostalgia.
@@Xx-uziplush-xX Bless your dad! I hope he's doing a lot better.
I think the point of Wally being so monotone is so that he can stand out from the other more animated and eccentric characters. I do think it’s a good way to make him more different than the others.
This project has influence from Sesame Street & Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. The kids who watched Mr. Rogers could barely speak themselves, so Mr. Rogers used a really slow & condecending manner of speaking so the kids could understand him better.
Him saying that the interviewer sound deranged when that’s really just Nick Nocturne’s voice is really funny.
oh ew...i just lost like 80% of my interest in the series knowing that.
@@sugarskulls2817 why…?
"Is the most" is a way to say it's the best thing ever in 70s talk. Kind of like Groovy and Tubular and stuff.
Thanks for explaining that, I thought the audience just cut him off.
@@BB-oo5ws Happy to help!
I think it's because he sounds similar to a base of autism or a spectrum character with the nonchalant voice. I have autism so I get the gist. I was like that for a while, using mimic to learn humor.
Same. I'm autistic and don't really get along with kids.
I'm not Autistic, but I do have ADHD and this feels very much like conversations I had, whenever I didn't get what was going on and didn't understand social cues. I was told I sounded bored and uninterested. Now, as a teenager, I talk a lot more enthusiastically, but I still don't get all social cues, so I talk over people and get called condescending when I blurt out my opinion unfiltered.
Also it’s kinda odd how at times Wally speaks normally as you would think and the others he speaks like he’s tired or not there mentally. Is the house draining him?
I love how Gizmo interrupts him whenever he tries to shit talk Wally 😂😂
FYI, Clown (Welcome Homes Creator) has stated that Welcome Home is NOT an ARG
If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, then it’s probably a duck 🤷🏻♂️
What is it?
It’s just a horror project
@@claytongriffith8323 Unfiction
@@JB6GD684will they make a game or small show about welcome home in the future?
Besides the children under the house, I love this series. Thanks Baz for introducing it to me. ❤
"Your marigolds, well they are very, very rude!"
That's something I never thought I'd hear!🤣
I have to say and be on the same page as you are Bazz
Wally's voice sounds so monotone and dead, like he's not in the mood for ANYTHING that's happening around him or even cares that much, but I guess that's pretty much the tone that they want to go for: after all, Wally is the main "charm" near everyone else being more happy and alive with HIM in every place the audios play at
Wally: Am I getting paid for this? No. All well. I'm the main character, that's what matters.
I missed the Wally autism thing, will add my personal perspective of 'why does Wally sound funky when he is meant to be the star?' as an autistic person that didn't clock that: there was a horror art piece on the site (tw assault I guess?) where he had bloodshot eyes and a hand emerging from his mouth that, to me, brought to mind impalement. My catastrophizing taking-shit-literally ass figured "oh yeah wally is probably traumatized as shit and just stumbling through the interview with some weird dude asking relationship questions the best he can" 5:12 that hand thing is likely a metaphor or just general horror concept art as opposed to 'this straight-up happened', I just took it at face value.
Beagle guy shows up which I read as an attempt by the producers to salvage the interview.
There's another clip where a door is heard opening and Wally is like "uh oh, time to go :)". I don't know if Wally or any of the characters *want* to be on the show necessarily. He could well be forced into a main character role he didn't want any part of, who knows what behind-the-scenes looked like when he 'failed'?
I always thought it was strange that the host would ask Wally if he's in any romances, not because he's a puppet, but because its kind of an intrusive question to ask someone who's perceived as pure. I mean sure, this is something you could ask someone who's a celebrity, but the way the host reiterates to Wally if he has a "love life" is a bit off putting.
Notice how the host asks if he's in "any sort of romances lately" instead of phrasing it more appropriately and respectful like "Are you with someone special at the moment"?
I personally think this isn't as innocent as a question as we're led to believe.
The host isn't asking Wally if he's in a relationship.
The host is asking if Wally has sex.
And oddly enough, if he had sex with different partners.
And that's very uncomfortable. Since this is SUPPOSED to be a kids show.
Just my observation.
It's interesting that in the little icons for the neighbors, Wolly and the house are together...
Does anyone think that the videos we see are actually just us looking through Wally's eyes cause I remember one where Barnaby was talking to home then ask about Wally and why he stopped painting all of a sudden and as we listen we see paint on canvas not being touched btw I have another small theory that when Wally's name is called and the video glitches it's could be him gaining a little consciousness of himself again or whatever is possessing him gains back control
(Wally confirmed Aromantic/Ace?!)
If that's the case and we're the viewers through the eyes of Wally, that would explain how he knows we're here and watching, and he even broke the fourth wall in doing so. When the neighbours spoke out his name and lags out, it would mean that Wally is back to where he was cause, we're him and his mind just seems to zone out. Also, Idk if it's confirmed but it's really up to people that can decide what sexuality Wally is.
@@average-art3222 I was thinking that too! It kinda reminds me of how I feel when I snap out of a zoned out moment or daydreaming. It makes me wonder if there is any possibility that we (watchers) may have some control over wally as well. He says he can see what we see, and see us, so idk, it makes me wonder if we are just as "guilty" as home and/or Wally
(not sure if this is a theory that ppl talk about, I need to get more deep into the fandom now that is so popular lmao)
I'd be cool with it if somehow it was confirmed he was aroace
59:08 okay so the password is based on a specific paper!
It has questions like “who talks to flowers” or “who makes the funniest jokes” (these are hints for that password). Password is all caps, those are the only hints. Hope this helps both Baz and anyone else who would like to try!
I want to try the password but i can’t even do it because of the moblie….
@@nhile8088you can still do it
@@srnityluna4658 No i can’t even press it, is won’t open for me WAAAAAAAh
are the first letters of the names the digits?
@@nhile8088 did you press under the word *answer*
42:04 did he say he can't remember if the phone is real? That really makes things interesting!
I though he said ringing, he doesn’t remember it ringing. Though once I read your comment I can see how it sounds like he said real.
@@isabeln1850doesn't he have an issue with remembering
@@average-art3222Yes, he does. He doesn't remember where he came from before moving into the neighborhood and that's one of his most notable memory lapses.
After seeing the art for the Julie-rella episode, I kind of want a Welcome Home cartoon series now on TH-cam. If we can have indie cartoons like Helluva Boss and Lackadaisy, Welcome Home can fit right in
Always a joy seeing you upload Baz been here since you and other Ryan were theorizing on FNAF 2
1:07:41 Dude, guys, haven't you been paying attention. While she's throwing a fit in the background, Julie says, "F*ck you". They let that slide?
THAT MAKES IT EVEN FUNNIER
THATS EVEN BETTER-
Sorry to be that guy, but she's actually saying "How could you?" in reference to all her "employees" eating all her office supplies.
God imagine if she actually said f*ck you and they left that in tho
@@ASimpleGodzillaFan No, the guy who wants to answer the phone but keeps hesitating would hear that because Eddie said, "Oh, it's for you, Wally," meaning the phone's gonna be given and they're gonna hear whatever's going on in the background.
Great to listen to while working also can't wait for ruin. I also think they hinted at arg episodes when they got the audio and believes It came from an episode. Since wally was talking about the whole eyes thing I wonder if the correlated with us finding that one secret page with the characters eyes flashing
“They call me Wally Darling because that’s my name” it’s hard to argue with his assessment
The other neighbours don't sound like they trust Wally.
They can't leave. And they have to play nice because he is almost always there. And were he isnt. Hes watching.
Whenever hes adressed it turns scary on the recording.
Hes a Puppet to House.
But hes also very dangerous.
Nice for the update to here. I feel bad for the creator who made “Welcome home.” after this stuff blowed up on the Internet. The creator had to take a step back because of alll a bunch of drama.
What Drama did the creatoy say something controversial
Look, say what you want, but I honestly liked when Wally said “I don’t MIND if you reorder my crayons…” to his friend Frank. That’s cute. And Wally delivered that line well.
Yeah i agree tbh, it seemed like a sweet moment
Is that Nightmind flirting with Wally????!!!
Just two gents on the internet hoisting each other up 😊
Wally sounds like someone who is being forced to do something by someone that intimidates him, even though it may hurt a friend. They've been forced to do things (see things) so often that they are just feeling dead inside; unable to show any joy or emotion in their voice because what they are going through is draining them.
It would also explain the wallys crazy eyes from that one secret, he simply can't take it any more at that moment; and became broken past repair. First the show recordings then the eyes, could be that we now have a small piece of an in progress timeline.
the interviewer in the first 10 minutes sounds like Night Mind with a transatlantic accent, maybe a guest role was given to NM after his video blew it up?
It does sound like him!
I saw a lot of fan art depicting Wally as LGBTQ and I guess this is where it came from. Makes since because LGBTQ was just starting to get national recognition at this time
Pretty sure it's hinted that Wally is actually married to Eddie.
@@SSD_Penumbra but they don’t live together in Home. Perhaps Home doesn’t like the other neighbors
@@SSD_Penumbra*eddie
@@aquariussolaris2492 My bad, Eddie.
@@BarbecueandCollectibles I think the opposite. I think Home is trying to get MORE neighbors, and is using Wally's influence as a vessel to do it.
I think Wally made a deal with the devil for his show to boom up. Maybe he was just a normal struggling guy whose show was gonna go bankrupt so to save it maybe he did something without telling the other neighbours. But now the neighbours too know that something is going up. I think this is the reason why all of them just keep talking about "being a neighbour of celebrity", just to show that something is not what it used to be.
Really throw me of after the "Kill her, Kill her Frank." lol, love your work baz, your amazing!
Barnaby sounds like John Maulaney mixed with Eric Andre. I am beyond happy
I have two theories. 1: We're seeing the world through Wally's eyes AND perspective as in we're not just seeing what he sees but how he interprets the situation as it's happening. Wally is queer and, like Julie and Frank, autistic. In a neighborhood of "alien" creatures, he feels the most alien. The discomfort people seem to feel around him might just be how Wally thinks they feel about/around them. I think the reason why Frank and Julie seemed nervous is because Wally is higher on the spectrum and/or misses social cues quite often so they've learned to ask him questions to clarify his thoughts/intentions like Frank asking "Is that it, Wally?" 2: Wally is the only one who knows they're all puppets and doesn't have the heart to truly care anymore nor to tell the others the truth so he just keeps going through the motions.
I was hoping you'd come back to this soon. I'm so excited that there's finally more. ^_^❤
you guys notice at 14:18 his voice gets deep for a little bit after saying "you cant just keep putting other games in bowling"
Yes
@@Canev821 finally someone else replied i thought i was the only one im surprised nobody else has noticed that
I didn't know Nightmind was helping out with this series! But he did great as the TV. Show host, though his dialogue was a little weird for interviewing a children's show character.
I don't know who voiced Barnaby, and everybody else, but they did wonderful!!
Gizmo wreaking havoc in the background of this video really makes this video 🙌
Yay, Clown is back, Welcome Home is continuing, I love Welcome Home, It's soooooo cool, I kinda relate to Wally, I believe Home is "Pulling the Strings" and that Home is Manipulating and Controlling Wally, and I kinda relate to that, as I feel trapped... Sooooo yeah... I love Wally, and he's soooooooo Relatable~
4:05
Wally: There you are, Welcome Home, hahaha!
Me: Wally! Hiiiiiiiii~^^
6:07
Wally: They call me Wally Darling, because, that's my name~ :)
21:06
Barnaby: Hey... Don't take this the wrong way, from a Dog that doesn't wear pants, buuuut...
What's missing?
Frank: My Bow-tie...
Barnaby: *BIG GASP* Wally don't look, *HE'S INDECENT!*
Me: Oh noooo, Frank is still looking for his Bow-tie... He's Indecent!
The voice acting is so amazing 🌟
honestly? i love wally’s voice 🫶🏾 it’s so cute
Wally got that crocodile laugh
Hi Baz! Thank for the updates on the site.
They got Nick Nocturne to voice the interviewer? That definitely sounds like him.
sounds like alejandro saab to me
Wally sounds like he’s stoned
Idk why but to me it sometimes sounds like Wally is the only one either not knowing the script, or the only one HAVING the script, as if the other characters are not sentient/not aware that they're characters from a show
Barnaby sounds like a weird amalgamation of Fred Flinstone, Barny Rubble, Ed Norton, Yogi Bear, & Plankton.
My first cat's name was Gizmo too.
5:36
I knew it! That website reads like a Nightmind video, and there he is!!!
In a some of those. Wally is visiting. But some he's lurking. They don't know he's there.
He's creepy.
They also sound nervous when they see him.
And he isn't remotely charismatic. He's a blank slate who really doesn't know stuff. Not just a Audience Surrogate like Dora The Explorer.
Wally and Home are out of place in the show.
Everyone else is as advertised. Charismatic. Full personalities.
Wally is this creepy emotionless lurker.
I think he's the avatar of the eldritch being that is House.
They were brought in to promote the show. Control people.
They made the character of Wally. And he is likable and charismatic. And House maybe.
But the being known as Wally is a eldritch being from afar who knows nothing of the world. He's completely alien. As is House.
Oooo I really like a concept of a Eldritch horror just starting to learn about our world!
Wally audio clips sounds like he pulled a 5 nighter and living on a thread.
not me literally going from twt to youtube to look for welcome home content and seeing you as my #1 recommendation with a “posted 15 min ago”
Wally’s givin’ off those Herbert vibes.
yeah Wally totally sounds different - like he's lobotomized 😳
Does his colon got ripped out from his ass or what?
wally has a new VA. clown was the original VA
Wally: Actually, I am not lobotomized. I just don't give a shit anymore.
The interviewer guy was Night Mind I picked up on it instantly lmao
I can’t believe Baz “only” has this many followers! I though he had like at least a couple million followers until he mentioned it!!!what the flip?! He deserves so many more!! Like the constant uploads with great content and even greater commentary! 👍 I really enjoy his videos! Keep doing what u are doing or what ever it’s great!!:))
oooooo a longer video man gonna get some snacks and watch this
Again, recommend Valle Verde. This project seems to be overlooked significantly.
It is Night Mind you guys
*GOING FERAL OVER THE VOICES*
Is the host of that interview Nick Nocturne from NightMind? It sounds an awful lot like him if it's not.
It totally is! I knew it from the jump.
@@Taybrian1 I was hoping it wasn't just wishful thinking. It's so great to see him included in more content.
Wally doesnt sound nesicarily "evil" to me persay, just... off. He sounds disacociated, like hes not really there. The way he talks it seems he has no clue about things perhaps he should know... it sounds like hes learning theese things for the first time (ex: going to get food with barnaby, being refered to as a regular, yet being confused as to what they usualy get) like hes gained sentience and somehow doesnt know these things or something, if that makes sense? Ive also noticed Wally doesnt speak alot unless asking quesions, which is a little odd considering isnt he the "main charachter?" (Still trying to refresh my memory, its bee a while since i interacted with Welcome Home lol)
It would be crazy if there was *actual* merch you can buy as part of the ARG
Why does the voice talking to Wally in the first clip sound like Night Mind??
Because it is. They hinted to it by the name Rick
The Producer Backstage of This Interview:
Sir, you were just supposed to ask him questions, not seduce him!
22:15 HAHAHAHA favourite moment ❤
I got something very insignificant to say: doggone ain't a 1950s saying, it's southern saying. Source: I am a southerner who still hears this term being used.
Maybe the order of colors of pencils in the answers video is the password for that safe with the colored buttons.
Red, light blue, blue, pink.
Havent had something this good since Marble Hornets. Im so stoked.
Wally sounds like how I sound after ripping 4 fat dabs
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Wally sounds like an offender of certain laws regarding what people do in certain rooms of their houses.
The interviewer sounds like might mind and now I can’t unhear it 😂😂😂
23:55 one of baz's cats wanted to say hi XD
Wally sounds like big birds friend snuffy coming off ketamine and barnaby sounds like rodney dangerfield.
is that Night Mind doing the interview? I swear it sounds similar
OMG I THINK IT IS HIM!
37:32 during this whole audio clip i couldn’t help but imagine someone doing a tiktok dance on beat
Like every word wally says is a different move
Oooooo! Hopefully more people will start covering it fully with the update
Agree!!! And we get more TH-camrs to react and see this website themselves!!!
@@average-art3222 crossfingers
I LOVE WELCOME HOME
51:14 Julie did the meme I just realized that lol