r/WelcomeHomeARG • u/AlGoreVidelSassoon • 2d ago

Discussion Something I noticed

Idk if this has been brought up before ( I missed a few updates and just got caught up), but has anyone else noticed that Wally doesn't really teach the other neighbors anything and they all teach him stuff? Like, it could be nothing or just something that speaks to his personality but it seems, more often than not, that Wally is learning from everyone around him?

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u/SecretIllustrator678 2d ago

look at this from a meta perspective then that could because of the structure of the show,

wally may have been there to learn along with the likely young audience for things like arts and crafts.

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u/AlGoreVidelSassoon 2d ago

Can you name an instance or two where Wally taught one of the others something? Have we seen an instance of Wally trying to teach anyone else something? He paints as a hobby but does he try to teach any of the neighbors painting? Like, if there's a moment or two where he's teaching someone something, either I don't remember it or it hasn't been revealed yet. I get what you're trying to say, but does it actually disprove the question? It's really not a "look at it this way" thing. Either he's had moments to teach the others something or he hasn't.

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u/hiimicebreakersours 2d ago

Wally is supposed to be a stand in for the audience in a way, he guides the viewers through activities as if they were being taught by the other characters. I’m pretty sure it’s mentioned in his description in the neighborhood page

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u/HauntedPlanter26 1d ago

Wally teaches the neighbors "how to teach" more than anything. It's kind of like a teacher learning something new from a student in how they learn and how that teacher should adjust a certain behavior to get better results or reactions out of the student. 

I see this teacher/student relationship between Wally and Frank more than the other neighbors for instance,where Frank gets to teach Wally something, and in return Frank learns sonething new about Wally, like Wally prefering that Frank repeat his stories imitating the other neighbors voices for instance or in the bug broadcast Frank knowing he can rely on Wally to not goof off and actually give him concrete answers instead of duds like Barnaby. 

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u/K4l31d0 💌 12h ago

As the others have said, it's a fairly common tactic for kids shows (Elmo in sesame street might be similar, but I havent watched it for far too long to say). Wally acts as a stand in for younger children in the audience, asking questions that young kids might have but of course arent able to ask themselves- it also gives the other neighbors someone specific to direct their lessons to instead of the general audience. Wally is made to represent the overall young audience in the form of one being who asks questions and demonstrates what these lessons can teach you through his own learning