A thought for bridging the gaps (especially the oceans) ....
Pick a figurine or stuffed thingie that is cheap and universally accessible (like a stuffed rabbit for Thumper) and each group shows pics of Thumper moving through their area.
Might not be the same Thumper, but the idea is the same.
Thumper at Fontana Dam, Thumper at the Dragon, Thumper at Mt. Mitchell, Thumper at the Tunnel to Nowhere, Thumper at Dollywood, Thumper at the place where the Hurley fell down the embankment, Thumper on the scraped up Kawachunkie, Thumper sitting on Sluggo's tire at burnout time, Thumper sitting on the lava flow (burning slowly) Thumper with a firecracker stuffed up his butt getting ready to poot his stuffing out. A fuel soaked Thumper lighting the big last night campfire.
(you get the general idea, run Thumper through your area then retire him in a creative fashion).
Thumper could go a lot of interesting places and do a lot of interesting one-off tricks if you wanted him to.
I guess the point is you got gaps you ain't gonna bridge, both here and in the coastal areas of the world between continents.
Plus, if you do pick a figurine expect some practical jokers to be posting some silly stuff.
(we are well supplied with them PJs here on the list).
Thumper in the dumper ....
(eeeeeewww)