Eddsworld
Eddsworld is a British animated comedy web series of flash animations, comics, and Newgrounds browser games, created by Edd Gould. It originated in the United Kingdom.[3][4] They are distributed on the official Eddsworld website, Newgrounds, DeviantArt, YouTube, Albino Blacksheep, Tumblr, and the BBC.[5] They were previously distributed on SheezyArt until it shut down.
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| Genre | Animated/comedy |
| Created by | Edd Gould |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Original release | 20 December 2004[2] |
Following Edd Gould's death on 25 March 2012,[4] Thomas Ridgewell became the series' new showrunner, launching a crowdfunding campaign to continue the show titled Eddsworld: Legacy.[6][7][8] Preceding the release of Eddsworld: Legacy's final episode, Ridgewell announced he was leaving the show and handing control of the series to Matt Hargreaves and Gould's family.[8][9]
On 1 January 2017, the show's website went back online with new Eddsworld comics written and illustrated by Matt Hargreaves. On 1 August 2020, a new short was released to kick off a new era of the show called Eddsworld Beyond, with Hargreaves as showrunner.[10] As of August 2021, the Eddsworld YouTube channel has more than 3 million subscribers.[11]
At the time of Gould's death, his YouTube channel had the most subscribers in the comedian category for the United Kingdom and was the 4th most viewed comedian in the United Kingdom. Eddsworld was noticed by the organisers of the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference who commissioned an episode about climate change, used in the opening ceremony of the conference.[12][13]
Synopsis
Eddsworld follows the misadventures of a group of young adults living together in a house somewhere in the United Kingdom: Edd, an artist obsessed with Coca Cola; Tom, a jaded nihilist who lacks eyeballs; Matt, a dim-witted narcissist; and (prior to his departure) Tord, a trigger-happy Norwegian with an addiction to Hentai. The series is generally episodic, and has little continuity between episodes (save for a few "soft" story archs persisting throughout the series).
Cast and characters
The main characters prior to 25ft Under the Seat. Clockwise from bottom: Matt, Tom, Edd, Tord.
Overview
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| Edd | Edd Gould | Tim Hautekiet[lower-alpha 1] | George Gould | |||
| Tom | Thomas Ridgewell | Ed Templer | ||||
| Matt | Matt Hargreaves | |||||
| Tord | Tord Larsson[lower-alpha 2] | Jamie Spicer-Lewis | ||||
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| Eduardo | Chris O'Neill | Brock Baker | ||||
| Jon | Eddie Bowley | |||||
| Mark | Ben Rudman | |||||
| The Evil Director | Christopher Bingham | None | ||||
| Paul | Paul ter Voorde | |||||
| Zanta Claws | Josh Tomar | |||||
| Santa Claus | ||||||
| Ell | Vicky Gould | |||||
| Tamara | Chloe Dungate | Rachel Kiki | ||||
| Matilda | Alice Ann Stacey | Jennifer Bingham | ||||
Main characters
- Edd (voiced by Edd Gould from 2004 to 2012, then, following Gould's death, Tim Hautekiet from 2012 to 2016, and George Gould from 2020 to the present) – An adventurous artist who loves to tell puns, and adores Coca Cola and bacon.
- Tom (voiced by Thomas Ridgewell from 2005 to 2016, Ed Templer from 2021 to the present) – A cynical alcoholic who plays the bass guitar. He is frequently dragged along on Edd's adventures, despite frequently protesting this.
- Matt (voiced by Matt Hargreaves) – A self-obsessed, dim-witted narcissist.
- Tord (voiced by Tord Larsson from 2005 to 2008 and Jamie Spicer-Lewis in 2016) – A trigger-happy, hentai-addicted inventor who is often seen smoking. Tord moves away in "25ft Under the Seat", but returns with malicious intent in "The End (Part 1 and 2)". He is the only one of the four protagonists who is not English, as Tord is said to be Norwegian throughout the series.
Supporting characters
- Eduardo (voiced by Chris O'Neill from 2010 to 2011 and Brock Baker from 2014 to the present) – Edd's next-door neighbour and bitter rival.
- Jon (voiced by Eddie Bowley from 2010 to 2016) – Eduardo's housemate and counterpart of Tom. He is generally portrayed as extremely unintelligent, and is killed in the series finale.
- Mark (voiced by Ben Rudman) – Eduardo's housemate and counterpart of Matt.
- The Evil Director (voiced by Christopher Bingham) – A villainous film director who attempts to clone Edd and his friends in attempts to bolster sales of his film.
- Paul (voiced by Paul ter Voorde from 2008 to 2013) – A military guard who takes on multiple roles throughout the series.
- Zanta Claws (voiced by Josh Tomar) – A zombified version of Santa Claus hell-bent on destroying Christmas.
- Ell (voiced by Vicky Gould) – The gender-swapped version of Edd.
- Tamara (voiced by Chloe Dungate in 2015 and Rachel Kiki from 2020 to the present) – The gender-swapped version of Tom.
- Matilda (voiced by Alice Ann Stacey in 2015 and Jennifer Bingham from 2020 to the present) – The gender-swapped version of Matt.
Series overview
| Name | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| Eddsworld | 76 | 18 March 2006 | 23 July 2011 | ||
| Eddsworld: Legacy | 13 | 2 June 2012 | 16 March 2016 | ||
| Eddsworld Beyond | TBA | 1 April 2021 | TBA | ||
Episodes
Eddsworld (2006–11)
All episodes from this era are animated by Edd Gould.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | YouTube air date | Newgrounds air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Tord's Adventure" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 18 March 2006 | 17 March 2006 | |
| After Edd sends an embarrassing picture of Tord, Tord flies all the way to London to kill Edd. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Zombeh Nation" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 12 November 2006 | 11 November 2006 | |
| After Matt is surrounded by Zombehs, the gang go to save him. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Breakfast" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 6 December 2006 | 16 August 2006 | |
| After Edd almost eats the last piece of bacon, Tord and Edd fight over the bacon and end up getting injured in the end. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Christmas Visitor" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 15 December 2006 | 10 December 2006 | |
| Edd gets an unexpected "visitor" on Christmas Eve... | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Hello Hellhole" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 25 January 2007 | 17 January 2007 | |
| The gang go to hell, after attempting to watch Insane Zombies Pirates from Hell 3. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "This World of Edd" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 2 March 2007 | 1 March 2007 | |
| After Edd realises he’s the only person on Earth, he decides to do whatever he wants... but shortly after kills himself. | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Zombeh Attack" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 28 June 2007 | 4 October 2005 | |
| The gang get stuck in a zombie infested city. | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Zombeh Attack 2" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 3 May 2007 | 6 May 2006 | |
| Tord rises from the grave and needs Edd's help for the Necronomicon, but someone has the exact same plan... | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Zombeh Attack 3" | Edd Gould |
| 29 April 2007 | 28 April 2007 | |
| Matt's back for the final showdown. Can Edd and Tom save the world? | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Dudette Next Door" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould and Tord Larsson | 21 June 2007 | 18 September 2005 | |
| Edd and Tord meet their new neighbour... and each other's fists. | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Ruined" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 2 September 2007 | 2 September 2007 | |
| When Edd attempts to hide Tom's bass (Susan), he discovers ancient ruins in the dirt. | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Halloween Special 2007" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | October 2007 | 21 October 2007 | |
| After an axe-wielding maniac hears Edd's comment about him, he tries to kill Edd and friends. | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Zanta Claws" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould and Thomas Ridgewell | 21 December 2007 | 21 December 2007 | |
| The gang meet Santa Claus... a weirder version. | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Spares" | Edd Gould and Thomas Ridgewell | Edd Gould and Thomas Ridgewell | 16 May 2008 | 16 May 2008 | |
| After only getting 4 viewers, an Evil Director decides to clone the gang 4 million times so he can be successful. | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Moving Targets" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 2 July 2008 | 2 July 2008 | |
| Having nowhere to go for holiday and no money, the gang decide to join the army. | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | "25ft Under the Seat" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 28 September 2008 | 27 September 2008 | |
| Tord leaves, and Matt flushes Edd's fridge keys down the toilet, so the gang go to down the toilet Atlantis. | |||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Matt Sucks" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 29 October 2008 | 27 October 2008 | |
| After Matt gets bitten by a vampire on Halloween, he decides to bite the others. | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Zanta Claws II" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 18 December 2008 | 17 December 2008 | |
| After Zanta kidnaps Santa, it's up to the gang to save him. | |||||||
| 19 | 19 | "MovieMakers" | Thomas Ridgewell | Edd Gould and Thomas Ridgewell | 19 April 2009 | 19 April 2009 | |
| The gang tries to make a movie. | |||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Climate Change" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 12 October 2009 | TBA | |
| The gang use too much electricity, causing a giant wave to come to them. | |||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Xmas Day" | Edd Gould |
| 20 December 2009 | 20 December 2009 | |
| The gang celebrate Christmas... but it’s not as they expected. | |||||||
| 22 | 22 | "WTFuture" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould | 13 February 2010 | 13 February 2010 | |
| Edd's future self attempts to kill him due to Cola being outlawed as a drug. | |||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Hammer and Fail: Rival Builders (Part 1)" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould and Tom Bown | 10 September 2010 | 10 September 2010 | |
| Due to Matt having way too much stuff in his room, the gang decide to add an extension to their house... but their next-door neighbours bother. | |||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Zanta Claws III" | Thomas Ridgewell | Thomas Ridgewell, Edd Gould, and Tom Bown | 22 December 2010 | 22 December 2010 | |
| The gang have to save Christmas when Tom tries to destroy it. | |||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Hammer and Fail: Rooftop Rumble (Part 2)" | Edd Gould | Edd Gould and Tom Bown | 23 July 2011 | 23 July 2011 | |
| A demon possesses Matt but leaves due to his vainness and stupidity. | |||||||
Eddsworld: Legacy (2012–16)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Animated by | YouTube air date | Newgrounds air date | |
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| 26 | 1 | "Space Face (Part 1)" | Thomas Ridgewell and Edd Gould | Thomas Ridgewell and Edd Gould | Edd Gould and Paul ter Voorde | 2 June 2012 | 7 June 2012 | |
| The gang is kidnapped by aliens on a tour around their ship. | ||||||||
| 27 | 2 | "Date Night" | Thomas Ridgewell | Thomas Ridgewell | Paul ter Voorde | 12 September 2012 | 13 September 2012 | |
| Matt gets a date, but she soon leaves him after he gets flashbacks of his room. | ||||||||
| 28 | 3 | "Space Face (Part 2)" | Thomas Ridgewell | Thomas Ridgewell | Paul ter Voorde | 26 November 2012 | TBA | |
| The gang get trapped in the garbage disposal bay, so they have fun. | ||||||||
| 29 | 4 | "The Snogre" | Thomas Ridgewell | Thomas Ridgewell | Paul ter Voorde | 7 February 2013 | 7 February 2013 | |
| After a chemical spills on Tom's snowman, it spreads to other snow things. | ||||||||
| 30 | 5 | "Hide and Seek" | Thomas Ridgewell | Eddie Bowley and Thomas Ridgewell | Kati Knitt | 24 December 2013 | 24 December 2013 | |
| The gang decide to play Hide and Seek, but when Matt finds a place to hide, he hallucinates. | ||||||||
| 31 | 6 | "Fun Dead" | Thomas Ridgewell | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Paul ter Voorde | 28 February 2014 | TBA | |
| The gang go to ASDFLand, but there's something they don't realise. | ||||||||
| 32 | 7 | "PowerEdd" | Thomas Ridgewell | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Anthony 'Kreid' Price | 31 December 2014 | TBA | |
| After Edd and Eduardo get zapped by a satellite, they get superpowers. | ||||||||
| 33 | 8 | "Mirror Mirror" | Thomas Ridgewell | Eddie Bowley, Thomas Ridgewell, and Matt Hargreaves | Sandra Rivas | 28 August 2015 | TBA | |
| After going to the magic store, the gang find out there's a female version of themselves... | ||||||||
| 34 | 9 | "Trick or Threat" | Thomas Ridgewell | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Brandon Turner | 23 October 2015 | TBA | |
| A little girl possesses Matt and Edd. | ||||||||
| 35 | 10 | "Christmas Eddventure" | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Brandon Turner | 18 December 2015 | TBA | |
| The North Pole gets invaded by penguins, but Tom won't let them go on any Christmas adventures. | ||||||||
| 36 | 11 | "Saloonatics" | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley |
| 12 February 2016 | TBA | |
| Edd reads a diary about the gang's ancestors. | ||||||||
| 37 | 12 | "The End (Part 1)" | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Paul ter Voorde | 9 March 2016 | 16 March 2016 | |
| Tord returns and redoes adventures with the gang. | ||||||||
| 38 | 13 | "The End (Part 2)" | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Thomas Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley | Brandon Turner, Greg McMahon, Matt Ley, Jamie Spicer-Lewis, Kati Knitt, Joshua Palmer, Anthony Price, Ben Smallman, Marc Lovallo, and Billy Crinion | 16 March 2016 | 16 March 2016 | |
| The gang realise Tord may not be what he seems, meanwhile Tom buys a new home. | ||||||||
Eddsworld Beyond (2021–)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Lead Animator | YouTube air date | Newgrounds air date | |
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| 39 | 1 | "The Beaster Bunny[lower-alpha 3]" | Matt Hargreaves | Matt Hargreaves and Jamie Spicer-Lewis | Jon Lopez | 1 April 2021 | 1 April 2021 | |
| Edd and the gang go to an Easter festival but not everything is as it seems... | ||||||||
| 40 | 2 | "RANDUMB" | Matt Hargreaves | Matt Hargreaves | Jon Lopez | 30 September 2021 | 30 September 2021 | |
| Too stupid for TV... | ||||||||
| 41 | 3 | "Slippery Slope[lower-alpha 4]" | Matt Hargreaves | Matt Hargreaves and Andy Clift | Jon Lopez | 24 December 2021 | 24 December 2021 | |
| It's all downhill from here... | ||||||||
Notes
- Archival recordings of Edd Gould are used in "Space Face (Part 1)" and "The End (Part 1)."
- Voice acted until "25ft Under the Seat," with a guest appearance in "WTFuture."
- On Newgrounds and the title card, this episode is simply titled "Beaster Bunny"
- Included in the sub-series Ellsworld
References
- "About". Eddsworld. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Eddsworld Christmas '04".
- Marcy Gardner (16 March 2016). "Eddsworld: Long May It Spin". TenEighty Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- Lea, Martin (6 March 2022). "Eddsworld donation to Young Lives vs Cancer". Bridport News. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- "BBC Comedy Clips: Almeratron". BBC. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Strohman, Donald (10 March 2016). "Eddsworld: The End of a Legacy". The Young Folks. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- Teed, Paul (14 April 2012). "Tributes flood in for Eddsworld creator, who died aged 23". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- Gutelle, Sam (23 March 2016). "TomSka's New Documentary Explains How Eddsworld Survived Its Creator's Death". Tubefilter. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- thetomska (16 March 2016). "Goodbye, old friend". Tumblr. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- Eddsworld (1 August 2020). "Eddsworld - Fan Service 2". YouTube. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Eddsworld". YouTube. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- Vaughan, Adam (5 November 2009). "Guardian: One Minute To Save The World". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "TV/E and WWF hook up with young filmmakers to highlight climate change one million times". WWF. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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