''Eddsworld'' (capitalized as ''EDDSWORLD'' in the official title design) is a British flash animation, Flash-animated web series created by Edd Gould. Since premiering on 20 December 2004, the series has been published through Newgrounds, DeviantArt, YouTube, Albino Blacksheep, Tumblr, BBC, The BBC, and their website. Following Gould's death on 25 March 2012, TomSka, Thomas Ridgewell (the former voice actor of Tom) became the series' new showrunner, launching a crowdfunding campaign to continue the show titled ''Eddsworld: Legacy''. 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 (voice actor of Matt) and Gould's family. 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. , the ''Eddsworld'' YouTube channel has more than 3 million subscribers. 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 Global warming, climate change, used in the opening ceremony of the conference.

Synopsis

''Eddsworld'' follows the misadventures of a group of young adult "morons" living together in a house somewhere in the United Kingdom: Edd, an artist obsessed with Coca-Cola; Tom, a jaded nihilist who lacks Eye, eyeballs; Matt, a dim-witted Narcissism, narcissist; and (prior to his departure) Tord, a trigger-happy Norwegians, Norwegian addicted to hentai. The series is generally episodic, and typically has little continuity between episodes.

Cast and characters

Overview

Main characters

The protagonists of Eddsworld are exaggerated parodies of series creator Edd Gould and his friends. * Edd (voiced by Edd Gould [2004–2012], Tim Hautekiet [2012–2016], George Gould [2020–present]) – An adventurous artist who tells puns and likes Coca-Cola and bacon. * Tom (voiced by Thomas Ridgewell [2005–2016], Ed Templer [2021–present]) – A cynical alcoholic bass guitarist, frequently dragged along on Edd's adventures despite his protests. * Matt (voiced by Matt Hargreaves) – A self-obsessed, dim-witted narcissist. * Tord (voiced by Tord Larsson [2005–2008], Jamie Spicer-Lewis [2016]) – A trigger-happy, hentai-addicted Norwegians, Norwegian inventor often seen smoking. Tord moves away in "25ft Under the Seat", and returns with malicious intent in "The End (Part 1 and 2)".

Supporting characters

* Eduardo (voiced by Chris O'Neill (YouTuber), Chris O'Neill [2010–2011], Brock Baker [2014–present]) – Edd's next-door neighbour and rival. * Jon (voiced by Eddie Bowley [2010–2016]) – Eduardo's housemate and counterpart to Tom. He is extremely unintelligent, and is killed in The End (Part 2). * Mark (voiced by Ben Rudman) – Eduardo's housemate and counterpart to Matt. * The Evil Director (voiced by Christopher Bingham) – A villainous film director who attempted to clone Edd and his friends to bolster the sales of his film in the eddisode ''Spares''. * Paul (voiced by Paul ter Voorde [2008–2013]) – A Dutch people, Dutch military guard who takes on multiple roles throughout the series. * Zanta Claws (voiced by Josh Tomar) – A zombie Santa Claus intent on destroying Christmas. * Ell (voiced by Vicky Gould) – The gender-swapped version of Edd. * Tamara (voiced by Chloe Dungate [2015], Rachel Kiki [2020–present]) – The gender-swapped version of Tom. * Matilda (voiced by Alice Ann Stacey [2015], Jennifer Bingham [2020–present]) – The gender-swapped version of Matt.

Series overview

Episodes

''Eddsworld'' Season 1-4 (2006–11)

All episodes from the original ''Eddsworld'' series were animated by Edd Gould.

''Eddsworld: Legacy'' (season 5) (2012–16)

''Eddsworld Beyond'' (season 6) (2020–present)

Notes

References

External links

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