Buzz and Waldo

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Buzz and Waldo
The Hobo brothers in Saturday Supercade
Buzz (left) with Waldo (right)
First appearance Saturday Supercade ("A Christmas Story") (1983)
Species Humans

Buzz and Waldo are a group of characters appearing in the Saturday Supercade episode "A Christmas Story."

They are first seen at the beginning of the episode, when Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones Bailey carry their bike to Mr. Anderson's Toy Shop. As a little girl mentions that he has a "magic machine that makes toys," this catches the attention of Buzz and Waldo, and they peek through his window to confirm it. When Bones falls into the pocket of a stuffed kangaroo when swarmed by the model planes he printed from the machine, Buzz and Waldo take the opportunity to steal the machine, prompting him and Jr. to give chase.

During the chase, Donkey Kong Jr. cuts down a tree to block Buzz and Waldo's path, prompting them to lift the log. However, as they attempt to lift it, he and Bones, disguised as snowmen, knock them into the hollowed ends of the tree. However, Bones accidentally slips and falls in Jr.'s direction, causing him to snap the tree in two and allowing Buzz and Waldo to escape.

They are later seen at a department store, where they attempt to sell the toy-making machine to a vendor, but it malfunctions during their demonstration, resulting in an unimpressed vendor to dismiss them. As they leave, Bones drags Buzz to his lap and presents Donkey Kong Jr. as his own toy, allowing the latter to encircle him and place a drum case over his head. Bones then pulls his Santa hat over the head of Waldo, and he and Jr. attempt to place them inside boxes. While Jr. successfully lures Buzz inside a box, Bones fails to lure Waldo and falls inside the box instead, causing Donkey Kong Jr. to inadvertently wrap him instead. As he realizes his mistake, Waldo uses a cart to escape with the machine and the crate containing his brother. After they hide in trash cans to throw their pursuers off their trail, they decide to open up their own store to tap into the machine's potential.

After taking over a curbside toy vendor's stall, Buzz and Waldo produce a teddy bear for a young boy, who suggests using the toy-making machine for his apartment building. After being kicked out of the building, they climb some stairs and knock on a nearby window, to which a young girl answers. Waldo attempts to use the machine to produce another teddy bear, but it malfunctions again, prompting them to run up to the complex roof. Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones demand them to return the machine, but they refuse, only to fall off the roof with the machine in tow. After thanking the former after he saves them, they agree to return to Mr. Anderson's Toy Shop to wrap presents.

After the group piles their wrapped presents for Santa Claus to collect, Buzz is excited to see Santa, while Waldo remains skeptical, having been denied a certain fire truck when he was younger. Buzz returns with the gifts Santa gave to the group, and much to Waldo's surprise, he is gifted the same fire truck. Buzz and Waldo are last seen at the end of the episode, as the group waves to Santa as he wishes them a merry Christmas.