ALL JAMES THE RED ENGINE VOICES RANKED

[@brianbommarito3376]

I will always have a special place in my heart for George Carlin’s James, although Alec Baldwin’s James made me laugh a couple times. You can really tell Carlin’s James is a real smart-aleck. My favorite lines are (in no particular order): “Hello, Gordon, is it tomorrow?” “Did you lose your way, Gordon?” “Perhaps it was Instinct?” And my all-time favorite, from another episode: “Dirty cars from dirty sidings! YEEECH!” (The sound of disgust sounds like a violent sneeze.) Carlin was channeling his inner comedian in this character, although never crossing the line like he usually did in his adult-skit shows. He made James the funniest character in the show, to my mind.

[@jimmyhook4852]

Same =3

[@parker-boy98]

Alec Baldwin made him sound gay.

[@TheLMSJestr3_2]

Baldwin's James sounds so gay

[@PeachLover94]

Carlin's James during Seasons 3 and 4, to me, kinda took on a nasally direction which reminded me of Don Adams - best known for being Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 of CONTROL on the show _Get Smart_ as well as the title characters of both _Inspector Gadget_ and _Tennessee Tuxedo and his Tales._ Adams often did a takeoff on William Powell in _The Thin Man_ movies starting with his _Bill Dana Show_ character Byron Glick. If I can't have Susan Roman back as James, I could settle for someone like Maurice LaMarche who can do a good Don Adams impression for James.

[@DukLoverEKT]

I think George Carlin and Alec Baldwin are my favorites. I can’t choose though😂

[@dabluepittoo-aqua4213]

Whenever I think of James, Michael Angelis instantly comes to mind. He just gives so much personality into James' voice. It's amazing.

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

I loved how Angelis gave James a very nasally tone to the way he speaks. It fits his character perfectly.

[@skarloeythomas5172]

Yeah he's the uber scouse. I love it.

[@realchristian77010]

Rest in Peace, Michael Angelis and Robin Smith.

[@CobaltBlue07]

@Splendid Red Studios jams

[@realchristian77010]

Yep, and George Carlin too.

[@jimmyhook4852]

Wait...... did Robin Smith passed away recently?

[@realchristian77010]

@@jimmyhook4852 unfortunatly, yes..

[@jimmyhook4852]

@@realchristian77010 And I did find out about it...

[@alroyfreeman3927]

James sounding like a younger engine actually seems kind of fitting, he has attitude, loves going fast, and out of the main steam team, he feels like the one to get into trouble the most, kind of like younger people.

[@BriceInkling138]

I get the nostalgia of Kerry Shale voicing James during the early years of the CGI era and the Brenner era, and I just like that we get the most arrogant sounding James that James has ever sounded.

[@Thomasandfriendsfan2012]

I would like to see Gordon's voice actors ranked!

[@IAmInfinitus208]

George Carlin's the voice I think of Gordon!

[@theark-la-missrailfan]

Agreed and Possibly Toby too!

[@ShiningTimeStudios475]

@@IAmInfinitus208 He and Kerry Shale.

[@Tugsboi47]

I think Neil crones Gordon voice is the best

[@BriceInkling138]

Kerry Shale clearly nailed with Gordon's performance for the US dub. If anything, just like his James voice, Shale's is the most arrogant we'd hear from Gordon.

[@Gondarth]

I wouldn't have had the top spot be anyone else. He's been my favourite for the past 15+ years... Also, I love how you almost used that "Nigel" bit from The Bill 🤣

[@TVManiac_01]

Fun fact: we almost got that in the actual show. In the Jack and the Pack spinoff, there was going to be a charecter called Nigel but he was dropped. It's unlikely he would've been introduced as a new charecter but it would've been cool at least hearing Angelis saying 'it's Nigel' or something.

[@joshuaW5621]

His name is Nigel.

[@Matthew-oi6kz]

Maybe not a whole video for each character, but I would love to see a part 4 where you say your favorite voices for Edward, Hnery, Gordon, engines 7 - 11, and Emily

[@thecartoonmanist956]

Here's *my* ranking of the James voices: 1st - Rob Rackstraw 2nd - Michael Angelis 3rd - Keith Wickham 4th - Robin Smith 5th - Kerry Shale 6th - Katsuji Moji (Japan voice) 7th - Steven Donald 8th - Susan Roman Great video btw.

[@j88productions]

Honestly I would put all engines go James around 4th

[@yuhaszvideotime763]

My ranking 5: Keith Wickham (WAAAAYYYY to high) 4: Susan Roman (James is male not female) 3: Michael Angelis 2: Rob Rackstraw 1: Kerry Shale (fits his boastful personality PERFECTLY)

[@ryanfuller912]

Here is how I rank his voices: 6: Keith Wickham 5: Rob Rackstaw 4: Kerry Shale 3: Michael Angelis 2: Susan Roman (At least she made him sound like a male) 1: Alec Baldwin! He made him sound like, you know one of those cool guys at school.

[@hibbiea8841]

My Rob voices are 1 - Scoop 2 - Uk Roc and Raoul 3 - Buster 4 - Uk Brick 5 - Tom The Alligator (Spot's Pc Games) 6 - Ernie The Harbourmaster 7 - Mr Crabtree 8 - Philbert The Frog 9 - The Narrator (Billy) 10 - Mr Noisy

[@TrainsoftheRailway]

I've waited for this video for such a long time :). If you do any more, I would love to see Edward's voice actor's ranked.

[@ShiningTimeStudios475]

I will always have a special place in my heart for Alec and George's voices for James, even Brandon. They all had so much fun. But I will always still love George's voice for James. It might not be better than Alec's, Ringo's, or Angelis', but he still was the best narrator.

[@matthwe3468]

Michael Angelis will always be James for me. His voice can be hilarious at times.

[@Trickshotter]

Angelis’ James voice is so stupid that I just absolutely adore it

[@thesovereign5mt]

I really liked this video a lot, i think you gave a lot of good insight to the strengths and weaknesses of each voice actor! Personally, I don't mind TATMR James' voice actress, but then again, I see how it makes James seem younger when put next to Thomas and Percy! Keep up the great work!!!

[@sarahreaume6659]

My personal favorite voice of James is Rob Rackstraw he absolutely does well in both dubs I really like how he gives a nasisally voice really fits the splendid engine well

[@thesudriana016]

Pretty splendid voice rank for our shiny red engine! While I understand where you're coming from to end this voice rank trilogy, I still would've love to see more of what you could do for the other voices like Edward, Henry, Gordon, Cranky, STH, Toby, Bertie, Harold, Diesel, Stanley and Diesel 10. But again, it's your choice and I respect that. Anyhow, here's my voice rank for James: 1. Michael Angelis (No need to describe in words, but just Splendid, Scouse and Stellar! They should've let him voice him only in MRR and CGI). 2. Rob Rackstraw (Better than Keith and Kerry, but they should've have him voice the character in the UK dub in TAB as well). 3. Stephen Donald (Yeah, I know you don't like that voice but I think it works a little). 4. Keith Wickham (Good from the start until TAB where his scream makes me want to rage and tell him to quit shouting and I agree that it's too high for James) 5. Kerry Shale (Like Keith, used to be good from start until TOTB where his scream became too boring and uninteresting. Also too deep). 6. Robin Smith (While not the best, but I can tolerate him in some areas). 7. Susan Roman (The only recasted member of MRR which I find awful. Fantastic line deliveries, but too young for him. And James IS supposed to sound old!)

[@themodifiedtankengine631]

I would absolutely agree with the ranking here, and George’s narration is prettiness allergic to me I just think it’s really good as well.

[@tre-engines]

This video was fun! If you decide to do another one, can you do Henry?

[@alfiebassett5658]

Angelis' james voice has always been one of my favs of the show the scouts accent is absolutely hilarious

[@MrTrackmaster]

I think Robin Smith’s James voice can be summed up in one phrase: best in small doses. He was good for his role as James in the DVD menu, but if he wanted to voice James for a full length episode or something, it would be too much.

[@therenamonstan]

This might be too much too ask, but I want you to rank Gordon's voice actors next. And possibly Henry's and Toby's in the future.

[@makewayforanimportancesple4005]

Hey Sean for the next voice rank video do Gordon the big blue engine

[@makewayforanimportancesple4005]

And also for Stevens voice as James even though I didn't even know that that was a visual voice actor in the railway Adventures game when I was wanting one of the UK versions on the let's play KZbin videos and shit and for my own opinion about him his voice is totally completely trash I agree on your opinion Sean he not the best my bro lol 😂

[@letmethinkaboutit2460]

I thought he would be “Gordon the express engine”

[@justinennin8596]

James is just such a fun character and james is one of those characters where he can have different styles of voices

[@engineboy53productions15]

Brilliant ranking. My favourite voices are both Michael Angelis and Rob Rackstraw in the UK.

[@hibbiea8841]

I Hate James! I Love Scoop and Uk Roc and Raoul!

[@xaviermcneal656]

That was an amazing video bro. Can't wait to see you do more.

[@Driftking0311]

For me personally, I would go with Michael and Geroge Carlin. They did great with him in the model series. CGI I would go with the US dub. You should do a rank of Donald and Douglas. Let's see who did the best throughout the series.

[@everythingproductions2004]

I would love it if you did more of these!

[@Christopherbellfan203]

I personally would like to see more of these voices rankings

[@peachblossom09]

Rob Rackstraw's portrayal of James is my favorite out of all of them. Both US and UK versions

[@hibbiea8841]

He played as Uk Roc and Raoul, Scoop/Muck and Buster/George/Sammy

[@starcodieannaz]

Honestly I was not expecting Keith Wickham to be placed lower on the list, I think his James voice is just okay.

[@inactive893]

Same

[@nintendoguy0342]

Same, I thought Wickham voice for James is pretty good.

[@BrendamProductions]

I also knew James was voiced by a girl in TATMR and was very confused by it so as much as it's nostalgic to me it def should be lower down, also woo Angelis is #1! I feel like you need to do a Gordon one before retiring the series haha

[@JonathanAsiamah]

Michael Angelis would've definitely been a better casting choice as James for Magic Railroad as opposed to Susan Roman. Susan does a decent job (especially at the Smelter's Yard scene) but I think Angelis being kicked off the film is a tad unfair. I mean, imagine being a long-serving narrator of a TV show and being the childhood voice to generations of people only to not make it to the final cut of the movie.

[@thesudriana016]

I agree. Plus, not only would it had been cool to link an interaction between him voicing James with his next American counterpart being Alec Baldwin, but given his age James is meant to sound old (hence his built date and one Annual story). The CGI Series failed to forget that and given Keith Wickham's high voice for him just doesn't fit despite the energy he had until hearing his scream in TAB, I just cringed to an extent. Kerry Shale may've tried to give him a bit of that age to him, but his shouting doesn't have that kind of energy compared to Keith. Either way, it left a lot to be desired. With Susan Roman, while too kid-ish, she does put great effort in the Smelter's scene and I do enjoy her talking about her fond memories of the film in both the YOUCH Films Podcast interview and from Thomas Blue's interview in 2017 (even surprising how she also knows the controversy and the original cut as well although I couldn't hear a little bit of it in the latter). It just goes to show that even voice actors when working on a show/movie can have their own opinions, even on MRR.

[@fanofeverything30465]

​@@thesudriana016Plus Angelis's James voice is simply iconic

[@drevianedwardsproductions9244]

My favorite voices of James as follows. 1: Rob rackstraw 2: Kerry Shale 3: Keith Wickham 4: Michael angelis 5: George Carlin 6: Michael Brandon

[@hibbiea8841]

My Rob voices are 1 - Scoop 2 - Uk Roc and Raoul 3 - Dave Dog 4 - Buster 5 - Ernie The Harbourmaster 6 - Kwazii Cat 7 - Mr Crabtree 8 - Mr Bentley 9 - George The Postman 10 - Muck 11 - Mr Noisy 12 - Sammy 13 - Reg The Hedge 14 - Travis 15 - Philbert The Frog 16 - The Narrator (Billy) 17 - Tubby Snowman 18 - Mr Beasley 19 - Spud 20 - Toto

[@donaldthescotishtwin]

Alec Baldwin’s gay stereotype voice is top tier

[@mrhappytommy5865]

Edit: i just realised there is a cameo for angelis talking as James in TATMR so mb, didnt know since unfortunately when i watched the film, i had susans james voice. I still get mad realising michael angelis was originally gonna be James in TATMR, But got replaced by susan. Like, when did the directors think James having a female voice was a good idea? Honestly missed alot, michael angelis couldv'e had such potential voicing james for the movie. Imo, James is the best voice angelis has done.

[@Callantale]

Great video! Also omg my video made a cameo that’s awesome!

[@henryandoliverfan3115]

Can u rank Gordon's voices next please?

[@BrandonPaez-o5t]

James: I'm too splendid for cars! Troublesome Truck #1: Too splendid? Troublesome Truck #2: That's what you think. Troublesome Truck #3. You can't pull coaches all the time.

[@ShiningTimeStudios475]

Rob Rackstraw is the voice of James, in my opinion. Mostly US but UK as well. He is just the man who comes up when I talk about James. He might have some competition with Angelis.

[@hibbiea8841]

Buster: I Am Here To Help! Scoop: Can We Fix It?/No Prob, Bob! The Narrator: Then, Billy had an idea...... As Soon As Merlin Says The Magic Wish Word...... Muck: Muck's On A Mission! Uk Roc and Raoul: Choose The Tune You Want To Sing Spud: Spud's On The Job!

[@LukimusPrime]

I cannot imagine anyone doing James’ voice and nailing his funny side better than Angelis (RIP).

[@callum110597]

I like all the UK voices. Well, I mean Michael Angelis, Keith Wickham and Rob Rackstraw. I don't remember Stephen Donald too much, since I don't have the Railway Adventures game. (I'll admit, Stephen is not too good.) I get you don't like Keith, but I personally enjoyed him. Besides, I'd rather prefer the UK dubs. 👌 I guess Kerry Shale is good, but I'm not much into the US dubs. I certainly enjoy Rob Rackstraw; he is the best in the CGI series. 👍 And I grew up with Michael Angelis, so of course he was awesome. Shame he was rejected from Thomas and the Magic Railroad, because I don't think he sounded too old, as test audiences thought. Speaking of which, I thought Susan Roman was fine, but I can understand why everyone hates.

[@abbeyroadfan94-J.P]

awesome work i wouldn't mind seeing a ranking of Gordon, henry or edward's voices maybe toby or duck

[@ShiningTimeStudios475]

Here's my ranking of James' voices: 1. Rob Rackstraw Mostly US but also UK 2. Michael Angelis 3. Alec Baldwin 4. George Carlin 5. Michael Brandon

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

We were robbed of Angelis as James in Magic Railroad.

[@khorcalson6656]

2:52 James was built in 1912 while Thomas was built in 1915, so James is technically older than Thomas.

[@Nate_the_Great-4472]

I’d love to see this for Henry!

[@james5productions198]

Do more please! I enjoy these!

[@supergenesisstation1991]

Hearing james being voiced by sailor jupiter in magic railroad is very strange, but a tad nostalgic in my book. Also the reason james got casted with one of the English VAs of sailor moon (same with percy) was because the test audience thought Michael angelis' takes made him sound too old so they cheaped out on Canadian actresses who (again) were known for providing English voice work for sailor moon.

[@brightredmogul1912]

My rankings: 7. Stephen Donald (legit I have nothing else to say) 6. Susan Roman (jarring at first, but honestly I get used to it the more I listen) 5. Robin Smith (mainly talking about the PC games here, in those he’s the closest we’ll get to Alec Baldwin’s James voice on his list. I like that particular James voice, so even though Robin’s voice is in 5th place, I do still really like it!) 4. Kerry Shale (WAY too over-hated) 3. Keith Wickham (most of the time he’s great) 2. Rob Rackstraw (he got hella annoying in the BWBA era, but that was mainly just a symptom of the character’s ultra-ULTRA flanderization there) 1. Michael Angelis (who else were you expecting?)

[@helloneighborfan5139]

I'd definitely like to see more of these, but you know it's your choice if you want to make more or not.

[@FunAngelo2005]

James in tatmr was probably a Jimmy neutron kinda thing

[@trainboy1346]

I would love to see Edward voices next!

[@allys744]

I’ve grown used to George Carlin’s natural voice for James. I can’t explain it, but I love it: it’s smarmy and raspy. If they were doing voice castings for the engines, I’d cast Steve Buscemi as James.

[@SodorCentral_]

I really didn’t expect Keith Wickham being lower. I actually liked his James impression, it fits his vain personality imo. But of course, I respect your takes. Also, Rest In Peace, Robin Smith and Michael Angelis… ❤️

[@dgrfhd-hk9hc]

I don't know why Kurry Shales no longer voices James in the CGI series in the US version

[@TheCheerfulTram]

Very good video. I would like to see Toby next if you do another!

[@sjharris9583]

You know what, I think it would be interesting to rank every voice for Toby!

[@mikeavila1054]

like I said, i really want to see a ranking of Sonic and Scooby Doo's voice actors

[@MSCPictures64]

I really love Kerry Shale’s voice of James, it reminds me of Michael angelis’s voice of him

[@Boxman4532]

Can you rank Diesel’s voices?

[@BNSFTrains10]

You should do more of these like Gordon, Henry, Toby, Edward & many others.

[@TheLMSJestr3_2]

You should really do one of Henry

[@mrgeebers]

Fun Fact: Kerry Shale is in Skywalker Saga game giving the voice for Yarrell Poof

[@hibbiea8841]

James sounds like Radio Okto saying "Steady On Okto!" Okto The Octopus sounds like Scoop and Uk Roc and Raoul

[@CTTE06]

His names *CLEVELAND-* Jokes aside, this is awesome man!!

[@LorenzoNetworkLLC]

For You’re Next Voices Ranked, Do Emily, I Would Love To See That One:)

[@OTHEINDIGNITY-r9o]

Well, I do agree with you, man I do I kerry shale's voice talent with James and a fun fact: Kerry Shale voiced Larry, in Cartoon Network's the amazing world of gumball

[@T-n-Pproductions]

All Devious Diesel Voices Ranked, please!

[@BattlePark92]

Susan Roman James has ALWAYS been one of the biggest crutches of this movie even as a kid when the movie came out. She is great as Sailor Jupiter. She is great as Champ Bear. She just doesn't do James justice for me even if the voice acting quality is good. While Alec Baldwin's take on James is funny as all heck, Michael Angelis was and always James. Yeah, Angelis best James I say.

[@TrainfanProduction]

You should do a ranking on all the English speaking Sir Topham Hat, Gordon, & Henry

[@ShiningTimeStudios475]

Rest in Peace Robin and Michael.

[@zacharyjagoditz1046]

I hope you do more of these and to everyone who reads this God loves you

[@PepsiTrain26]

Michael angelis did Bad as James for the hit era. I rewatched the Uk dub of Thomas and the new engine and it shows. Also, if we are doing narrators, where’s Alec Baldwin, Michael Brandon, and Pierce Brosnan?

[@brightredmogul1912]

oh yeah forgot to mention that Luke Marty, James' AEG voice, manages to be peak James

[@Mizzinno]

I will never get the love for Angelis. His voice and delivery is so jarring and grating.

[@Marchers46]

YESSSSSSS, please do more.

[@sailorearth2007]

I actually prefer the US CGI voice (Kerry) and think if the writing had been better it could have worked…you can really see it in Duck in the Water/Duck’s Rocky Rescue…he might sound stuck up but he also has a softer side

[@julianjujubradley2606]

You Should try Gordan, Edward, Henry, or Emily voices ranked.

[@pbmsvideoentertainment834]

you should do Gordon next 🙂

[@blue_steel_4265]

Hey Thomasfan261, I just want to say I’ve enjoyed the video and I was wondering, could you make more videos much like this one?

[@austboi57]

PLEASE MAKE MORE I BEG

[@alfiebassett5658]

Here's my new ranking 13.susan roman 12.mark moraghan 11.stephen donald 10.robin smith 9.ringo starr 8.keith wickam 7.alec baldwin 6.pierce brosnan 5.rob rackstraw 4.micheal brandon 3.kerry shale 2.goerge carlin 1.micheal angelis

[@TheFakeController64]

Please do Gordon next, I've heard some fun things about his voices

[@DatCartoonistGuy]

I'll admit it: the voice Alex Baldwin did for James is just my favorite for the red boi!

[@WitchWerewolfEdd]

grrrrrrr how dare you put susan roman in the bad section how dare you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 Jokes aside, this is really good, hope we get more voice ranking videos soon!

[@LegoMiester14]

You should do one of these for Oliver.

[@uncleherb5322]

I had a feeling James voices were coming

[@gamecubeboy9708]

I just played Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga and I unlocked Yarrel Poof who is in fact voiced by Kerry Shale and it sounds exactly like his voice for James honest to god.

[@BrentSudric]

Will you compare All Engines Go Voice Actors of the characters in their UK and US dubs too, and what do you think of Luke Marty's performance as James (US/Canadian dub)? (My second favourite VA for the character, beaten by Michael Angelis) (BTW I love your voice ranking videos, introducing users to other Voice Actors of Thomas, and I would like to see more!)

[@saltutter3160]

James the Red Engine (Voiced by George Carlin (S1-4), Alec Baldwin (S5-6), Susan Roman (2000) and Michael Brandon (S7))

[@hibbiea8841]

James sounds like Uk Swiper from Doras Show and Muck from Bob The Builder: The Show

[@TankTheMouse]

James is my favorite thomas character ever! :D

[@guillermofiliano1424]

My James the Red Engine voice list 1. Rob Rackstraw 2. Michael Angelis 3. George Carlin 4. Kerry Shake 5. Michael Brandon 6. Robin Smith 7. Keith Wickham 8. Steven Donald 9. Alec Baldwin 10. Susan Roman

[@therealyoshi375]

My favorite voice actor is Rob rickshaw ( the UK version) as for narrator I usually switch between Alec Baldwin or Michael angelis

[@hibbiea8841]

Rackstraw**** sossy bout that

[@d.r.dproductions6519]

Do all the steam team I really like your vids

[@nintendoguy0342]

I was surprised that you put Shale higher than Wickham. I thought Wickham was good. In my opinion I like Michael Brandon as a narrator in Thomas.

[@vanessacelebry2183]

I think The First Time James Voice Actor More Sound Like a Teenager In the School Just Little Bit

[@purpleish.v]

Personally my favorite is George carlin. Just love the thought of a foul-mouthed comedian voicing someone so uptight and snooty.

[@sayakamaizono5012]

I hope we can get a Edward, Gordon or Henry voices video next