The History Of Edward The Blue Engine & His Models: The History Of TTTE

A brief history of not only Edward The Blue Engine; but the models of him and what became of them!
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[@Duskypines6]

The way the Rev. randomly made Edward in my opinion is extremely wholesome.

[@test-zl3fz]

Facts

[@ink_blot25]

He also made up his name on the spot. Which I also find hilarious

[@VoxNerdula]

He smiles too hard.

[@TotoDG]

Edward wearing James's face always bugged me, even as a child. I know some of the goofs weren't so obvious while filming, but how did they miss _that?_ But aside from that, great video as always!

[@tictac254]

It’s because they have drawers for each face and sometimes faces were left on the sets and cleaners threw them in the nearest drawer

[@skylarthompson299]

@@tictac254 That’s just lazy.

[@tictac254]

@@skylarthompson299 time travel to 1983 to tell the cleaning cast that

[@skylarthompson299]

@@tictac254 Yep!, LET’SA GO! But, I wish.

[@GetComfyTV]

Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Henry, and Toby all looked at Edward. Edward looked sad and looked at all of them. "I will sure miss you guys." He said sadly. "We will miss you too," Gordon said, "I'm sorry for treating you like a museum piece." "Us too." James and Henry added. Thomas looked around and saw everyone was down. He then took a breath and said, "Edward. No matter where you are or what you're doing, you'll always be welcomed here at Tidmouth Sheds." They all looked at Thomas. "Whether snow, rain, or shine, you can be sure we're ready to see you." Edward smiled. "When you light the fire," he began. Soon everyone joined in. "And stoke the boiler, and we'll be there for you!" They tooted their whistles and laughed. Though Edward would leave, no one would forget what he's done for them in their early years on Sodor.

[@ink_blot25]

Sir I want to cry 😭

[@Joey15811]

Emily* not Toby. Toby got removed before Edward All Henry “actually I’ll join you out of here, screw Mattel, I don’t want to be in series 25 either”

[@LittleRedIrishRover]

Noooo Edward! My feels!😭

[@NiceWindowow]

Ok this is really sweet, I'm going tear up.

[@Outslaught]

Your comment made me sad

[@ink_blot25]

When most people hear the name Edward: that twinkly vampire When I hear the name Edward: that beautiful old blue engine who taught me to never give up

[@Sammie_Sorrelly]

Did I just come out of a time warp in 2008?

[@douglasthe103]

@@Sammie_Sorrelly what

[@mustard_poppa1742]

I think abt Edward from Thomas and Edward Furlong😂

[@HugeGarnetFan]

Edward never gave up he kept on going

[@alexis_ian]

For me its either a King or the Captain of the Titanic. However there is also an engine named King Edward that was preserved I belived its a GWR Tender Engine though I don't know the class name?

[@dr0xicon]

It's sad to see the one who started this whole thing gets treated horribly by Mattel.

[@bobross4449]

Yeah that is just a fact

[@ironcityrailfan8467]

However, they at least gave Edward and Henry minor speaking roles in Royal Engine and I think A New Arrival

[@supermariomya6775]

Ok that but I still hate mattel at the end of the day

[@ironcityrailfan8467]

@@supermariomya6775 you make a fair point

[@evanclarke5561]

I wonder whether a ghost imitating the Reverend Awdry will come back to haunt Mattel?

[@Sam-gm1ro]

Interestingly, in Britain at least, all locomotives are referred to with male pronouns, while DMUs and carriages are referred to with female pronouns. That’s why one of the first female ‘engines’ was Daisy, as Awdry wanted to follow the rules.

[@jaanshersaeed4541]

Then why would Awdry make Mavis female if she’s just a regular type of diesel rather than a rail car and the same going for Christopher making Pip and Emma female as well?

[@Sam-gm1ro]

Pip and Emma, being and HST, fit into the “carriages and DMU” category. Mavis is one of few exceptions to the rule, however some have argued that Awdry minded less as Mavis was a diesel, not one of his beloved steam engines, and was also privately owned by the Farquhar Quarry Conpany. He was also at this time under increasing pressure from his publishers to include more female characters.

[@altermike3197]

Edward is cool, I'm sure you've seen it already, but Tuggster explained why Edward is his favorite character and I have new respect for that engine aside from being the first one created Also, hey, Mattel, Thomas is not the most important character

[@Kiwisill]

Real edward: *can barely move without his rods* His toys: pathetic

[@Kuriboh1008]

Lol

[@jerseyrailbuff4147]

Mattel getting rid of Edward = Family Guy killing Brian... smh

[@metalgear6531]

Does that mean they'll bring him back like seven episodes from now?

[@KnapfordHarbour2]

You spelled Mattel wrong

[@jerseyrailbuff4147]

@@KnapfordHarbour2 oh woops lmao

[@Dillon69]

@@metalgear6531 lol

[@ThomasAndRandomRobloxGames]

@@KnapfordHarbour2 fine that he spelt mattel wrong originally bc mattel deserves all the disrespect lol

[@TheDemocrab]

Mattel: Why the hell do so many older people like our kids show? We should actively try to make them stop following the product. Also Mattel: Why the hell is Thomas' viewership continually on a downward spiral?!?!?!? It's like parents aren't putting the show on for their kids anymore or something

[@VestedUTuber]

I don't think Mattel even thinks on that level. They see the show as nothing but a marketing tool for the merchandise. Remember, Mattel is a toy company, not a media company.

[@TheDemocrab]

@@VestedUTuber Okay so replace "viewership" in the last bit with toy sales, same difference in the end.

[@VestedUTuber]

@@TheDemocrab Except they're not. Mattel's sales figures for vehicle-based toys saw a 22% increase in the third quarter of 2022. They don't break it down by property so it could just be Hot Wheels carrying the category, but Mattel's not going to keep a product line if it doesn't make money. There's also licensing to consider, and it turns out that Bachmann's N-scale Percy is the best platform for HOn30 kitbashing on the market by far. Bachmann's making a lot of money on that, and Mattel's making a lot of royalties on Bachmann's TTTE license. So, yeah. Mattel's putting out a minimum viable (business-wise) TV show to market toys. That's all there is to it. They don't care if the show is low-quality garbage as long as the toy money keeps coming in as a result of it.

[@Sodor156]

I'm pretty sure everyone will be asking for Henry next.

[@edwardo6834]

Indeed

[@jonathancruz562]

I am

[@Just_S.A.M.]

Bruh, mind reader.

[@Ace_Tactician]

Me too

[@trackmasteracloseshaveduck]

Well I asked for james

[@klipsfilmsmelbourne]

Fans: we want Edward and Henry not Rebecca and nia

[@supergiganprime54]

Mattel:Too bad take it or leave it

[@klipsfilmsmelbourne]

@@supergiganprime54 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKrYc41uZsh7Y68 play the scene at 12:44

[@evanclarke5561]

Why couldn't Mattel make Nia and Rebecca into villains?

[@natashacarrizosa3791]

… WHO WOULD EVEN WANT THEM TO TURN ON LIKE Ah WeRe eViL HSHEHAMDJOQQLWK NO WHO WOULD WANT THAT

[@Koko_Chan]

*Supposes to be paying attention in class* Instead decides to watch trainboy’s recent upload. Plus it’s Edward so that just makes it better.

[@EyelashBug800]

I'm literally doing that right now. Lol

[@CovBert]

We are supposes to pay attention in class? I thought class was watching trainboy time

[@mr.pringles166]

I am staying at home for my school and right now I have study hall. I get off of zoom after attendance. Now it’s time to study about Edward

[@ZstackZip]

Omg same

[@KnapfordHarbour2]

You’ve might of heard the KZbinr “Unlucky Tug” say this, but, I’m surprised the never made a episode about all the engines asking Edward for help and later that night Gordon and James make fun of Edward and then Edward gets all mad and leaves tidmouth sheds and the other engines get mad Gordon and James so the other engines tell Gordon and James too say sorry but (being their character they are) they are to stubborn and that is how Edward gets moved out of tidmouth sheds.

[@ink_blot25]

That would've been a more depressing sendoff. I thought the whole point of the original Steam Team was that they were a big family and no matter what disagreements they had they always made amends and got back together

[@malayanovoa8804]

Send me link to video

[@thatboiluigi4465]

I hate that photo which has Edward with James smiling face

[@harryfoley2294]

@The Gislimarino Show why?

[@ejisbored7438]

@@harryfoley2294 because it's just a face

[@harryfoley2294]

@@ejisbored7438 looks a bit cursed tho

[@HugeGarnetFan]

Why it just looks like the fat controller was as good as his word

[@Kuriboh1008]

@@HugeGarnetFan WE'LL PAINT YOU BLUE, TOO!

[@averyrizzolo9082]

2:36 - top to bottom, left to right: Happy shocked unamused tired sad sleeping cross neutral wincing/clenched exhausted/anxious grinning

[@SamaritanPrime]

Calamity: strikes Edward, the OG Awdry engine: I can do this all day.

[@thomasandthedoctor]

I think the problem is not all about Edward being removed from the steam team. People can counter by saying that he still has minor roles. All that aside the real problem is the fact Mattel chose to remove Edward. It shows that they didn't see Edward as a historically significant character but just a character in general.

[@Je4nO_T]

Edward: *exists* Mattel: let's change Edward with a unique designed loco Also Mattel: creates an engine that looks like a loaf of bread and an engine that looks like an orange toilet paper.

[@sirrliv]

If you're doing rundowns of the models' histories, I'd put in a vote for the narrow gauge engines, especially Rusty. They seem to have undergone the most radical changes over the course of the series, with the original models only seeming to see use in Season 4 and part of Season 5 before new models took their place. Granted, the original models were by far the most kitbashed together, with wheels and running gear often coming from old Triang OO-gauge stock, but the difference in appearance between, say Ssn4 and Ssn7 is striking. And honestly, I found the later models a lot less realistic and more toy-like.

[@baxter22071990]

agreed, you'd have thought they could have rescaled the og faces for the bigger models but nope they all look like they have mumps

[@fishpop]

TheUnluckyTug mentioned in his Edward video that he didn't get many episodes about himself cos he's not very flawed, so is hard to write for. All 4 stories of Edward's self-named book (Cows, Bertie's Chase, Saved From Scrap & Old Iron) featured him prominently but the main character was someone else. (Gordon/Henry, Bertie, Trevor & James respectively) The dum-dum writers of the HIT/CGI Eras got around this "bland" personality by retrofitting Edward into an old and fretful (i think there was a better word for that...) character.

[@steakandcake]

The past month has been nothing but Edward appreciation and I am LOVING it

[@Samueldonovan2007]

Edward pulling the train after breaking his crank pins will always be one of my favorite moments in the show. For me, Thomas was really seasons 1-3, and kind of 4. I really don’t think they ever really reproduced the magic of seasons 1-2 ever again. Season 3 had some good moments, including Henry’s forest, I just think the first 2 seasons had the most incredible stories, music, and character development. Edward being removed is moot to me because he’ll always exist in the Thomas we all know and love :)

[@matthewdixon8897]

I always have felt people see Edward as the "Black Sheep" of the Sodor. It is the same way the other engines saw him just too old and too weak. Though my favorite is Percy I have always liked Edward he was always very soft spoken and polite.

[@lordbrickmasterproductions3531]

Man I really wanted him to be in the magic railroad but since the model wasn’t ready at that time I understand but he’s the most famous character in the show you can never forget him

[@sobblefan8220]

Honestly, even though Edward came first, I’d say Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, and maybe even Henry are more famous than him

[@literallygrass1328]

@@sobblefan8220 Definitely thomas considering he's the protagonist

[@damianhendriks6162]

Edward is more famous than henry because henry is a failure

[@lordbrickmasterproductions3531]

@@sobblefan8220 but without Edward there would be no books and no show

[@lordbrickmasterproductions3531]

@@damianhendriks6162 I wouldn’t say that he’s my number one favorite character and he gets great episodes

[@PlowBenderStudios]

I think what Mattel did to Edward is what set fans off the most. It's certainly pissed me off and is why I stopped watching. You can't take a character that has been there since the beginning of time and just replace them to abide by gender neutrality of all things. Now I'm in no way saying that the change still should have occurred, but many people would have rather seen characters like Ashima or Rosie take Edwards place at Tidmouth. Some have even said bringing back Molly would have been a welcome change, yet Mattel had to bring in a completely new character with no appeal. The worst part with Nia is Mattel has literally shoved her character down our throats even through its obvious fans hate her. Like you said, they simply just don't care anymore...

[@SteamTeamRedubUK]

I always found the Edward model to be an absolute wonder. It was the perfect size locomotive and honestly made me think, “That’s what the real star of the franchise should look like.”

[@yeoldeseawitch]

if you really think about it, i think edward is quite possibly the best looking engine out there, in that theres no time where he looks off putting or creepy which is unfortunatly the case for some other engines

[@LeaderOfTheTracks]

Edwards literally my favourite character out of the show. Edward should’ve been the main character not Thomas.

[@coenfitzpatrick1091]

Mine too

[@hunnitdolladash]

This is very true! him and Gordon

[@thesteelworksdog8833]

Dude, you can make a model of Edward from Edward's Exploit after the crash!

[@peytonsherman3282]

You might as well keep going in numerical order and do Henry next.

[@cadenthecadburyengine8198]

I really like Edward.

[@cadenthecadburyengine8198]

@Alan Vazquez mattel

[@Jacob_Josh]

The only one that actually matters. Number two is really Number one.

[@aubyn3290]

Do rusty or henry next. They've probably had the most significant changes.

[@steamerfan2212]

Well If this is about edward id like to see the real life basis on the story of Edward's exploit

[@chad-wainwilliams9978]

First off that was not Edward's whistle and second of all do Henry next

[@bladeobrian2144]

You know, if they wanted to have more female characters, that’s fine, but why create new ones? Why not give Molly another chance? Why not bring in Pip and Emma?

[@ItsTrainBoy]

Or even better, why not build new sheds at Tidmouth instead of replacing already established characters?

[@bladeobrian2144]

@@ItsTrainBoy sure why not? One of the selling points of Calling All Engines was that Tidmouth sheds was rebuilt and expanded to 7 slots instead of 6 so Emily could rest there as well! Why not expand it more! They could tell a good story and sell toys!

[@Outslaught]

Thank you, edward Rest in Peace

[@chocococolatte3303]

What song did you use? It sounds incredible and it really fits with the beginning scenes!!!!!

[@albratgaming2348]

Edward was the basis for Thomas the tank engine... You remove edward and its no longer Thomas and friends... Like the it was supposed to be. Edward is the most important character in the series. Also my favorite. Toby is close second, Then Percy and finally Gordon. Thomas is just after Henry in 6th place. :P

[@Nic_2751]

Well Unlucky Tug says Gordon is the most important but I say Edward is the best

[@TARDIS9]

I’m not saying I like Mattel’s decision to take Edward and Henry out, and replace them with Nia and Rebecca, but I will admit one thing - given how long the franchise has been running for, I’m frankly surprised none of the major characters had been officially written out of the series until S21!

[@AidenTheAviator]

Also in the episode saved from scrap, Edward is also seen wearing one of Donald and Douglas' faces in one scene.

[@mariocar0727]

Ah Edward the determined blue engine,

[@TonyCacc]

History of Henry next! Is there a real reason his shape changed?

[@wilsonmichael655]

I’m kinda glad Edward left the show bc He doesn’t have to deal with the crap Mattel is doing,he hopefully will stay away from the chaos and terrible ideas Mattel have

[@Coolman_14_Sid]

I want to hear the history of Percy

[@TheTTTEFan]

Mattel: *REMOVES EDWARD* Me: SO YOU HAVE CHOSEN...... DEATH

[@thiruraj3866]

The legendary awdry character

[@thetransportationguy7930]

If The Reverend met the head manager Mattel, he’d punch the manager for what he did.

[@lukechristmas3951]

Even back when I was a kid, I only had one toy of Edward and most other characters had duplicates and that felt wrong to me then and it still does. My favorite episode with Edward from my childhood was Old Iron.

[@TylertheEevee]

You probably already were told this but just in case ThomasTankMerch on twitter has one of the Edward props

[@TheAutisticCapricorn811]

I knew my most favorite character in the show had a vital essential role from the start back in the days of old. Edward has a certain characteristic the likes of which any train engine character has ever possessed.

[@panda1833]

You should do henry next, its only fair to keep going down the line

[@StedEd202]

Edward is god you can’t denial that

[@evanclarke5561]

You mean he's an angel, right? According to the Bible Jesus is God [and according to the Quran it's Allah]

[@DonaldoftheNWR]

Can you make a video about The History Of Henry the Green Engine & His Models?

[@techengine8667]

Besides Boco Edward is my favourite engine and that’s the reason why...

[@jacobtatana3826]

If your going in order then Henry is next..right?

[@Directgeekfilms]

could the next engine maybe be James?

[@iceeblueburst03]

Edward will always be my favorite character growing up ever since I watched this show when I was a kid! What a chad Edward is with his exploit of getting his passengers to the station with only 1 driving wheel in wet rain.

[@jonathancruz562]

Do Henry and his old shape next

[@trackmasteracloseshaveduck]

you should do james next

[@mr.pringles166]

I am glad that The producers of TTTE chose Ringo Starr and George Carlin for the Narrator. Ringo Starr had a good low voice story telling and George Carlin had an Enthusiastic voice for story telling.

[@MtrayPlays]

I love Edward! He’s the best

[@archiesears776]

Edwards my favorite one

[@Badumpop]

I Think we should Just go In Order Like Next should Be Henry...

[@CrystalLakeRailway]

Edward is the BEST!!!!!!!

[@kennethjoseph9309]

Shouldn't Edward be K2 Larger Seagull? If he has different parts than what class is he suppose to be?

[@drattinson]

Really nice video. I only just got back into the TTTE fandom after hearing about the reboot and wanting to revisit the classic era. The history of the models always fascinated me. Out of curiosity, what is the name of the song that you played starting when Edward pulled the carriages? It sounds really familiar but I can't think the name for the life of me.

[@thomasmaster2789]

Can you do a video explaining why the adventures of thomas movie was canceled?

[@timostudios]

Could you do henry next

[@justthereed5593]

Me, someone who watched the originals as a kid and never liked the cgi and hasn’t been in touch with recent seasons: what the fuck they removed Edward? He was my favourite character.

[@thunderbrix37]

Because of Edward I come to admire the real life engine he is close to that being the Furness K2. Gotta be one of my mixed traffic engines,

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Happy weekend! 😃

[@newobanproductions999]

Henry should be next. He's my favourite character overall and his rebuilt form's basis is literally the most famous mixed traffic locomotive in the world, that being the 842-strong LMS Stanier "Black Five". It was his basis that saw the retirement of my channel's namesake.

[@graphtonix6607]

I want to see James and Thomas next.

[@dshaynietheawesome]

Was this video made before the perspex model was acquired by thomastankmerch?

[@georgebendall7401]

I used to have a Tomy Motorized Edward he came with two troublesome trucks

[@CocoCoast]

I swear if anyone says Thomas was the one that started it all I will prepare to send them to brazil

[@TimelessEngines]

Yeah it wasn't Thomas *it was Bash, Dash and Ferdinand*

[@CocoCoast]

@@TimelessEngines THERE THE LONGING LOCOS

[@TheBritishBozo]

I'd like to see the narrow gauge engines next!

[@shaungregory102]

Here is a suggestion. Make a one of the Thomas series like story's of sodor and use it to fix Thomas and friends big world big adventure

[@TOY_CHRIS]

to be honest with you Mattel sucks they change every little bit that we love and when we want it back they just give us a middle finger and say too bad so sad deal with it

[@abbeyroadfan94-J.P]

i love to see a history of either henry, toby or even spin offs of thomas

[@safraj51]

Can you do a video of the lost Thomas movie called “adventures of Thomas”????

[@Tyler-zi6tz]

id like to see toby. the man doesnt get much love anyone. feels like they killed his character.

[@mericano-x491]

Can u do sth like this for the other main engines too like thomas James percy and u know those guys

[@mrsteamtrains2193]

The true story of thomas and the break down train

[@JackIGuessIDK]

If you think about it, it’s all James’s fault that Edward left the steam team

[@urtooslow4415]

Idk why Edward is being disrespected

[@Ace_Tactician]

Do Henry and the history of his models next please.

[@elizabethtrudgill3567]

I love Edward. It's sad that he is being pushed aside for a character that isn't going to be loved as much.

[@davidjones341]

Edward's siderod fly and tears his whole side. Edward tis but a scratch

[@Animemen1234]

Percy next plz then James

[@engineboy53productions15]

Wonderful History Episode! Henry is coming up next!

[@edwardo6834]

That’s my name since childhood

[@miloseal25]

Train boy will u do James and the trouble with trees as a story please

[@SONICX1027]

Can you do Gordon Next? Or Henry?

[@Drockthe3rd]

We should make a museum for all of the models used in TTTE before the switch to CGI.

[@commiebloc5961]

Someone must make a new Thomas show so we can beat down Mattel

[@damianhendriks6162]

Fun fact: i stole edward from drayton manor