I think Martin’s Voice perfectly matches CGI Thomas’s face. It’s bubbly, lighthearted, Round, but clearly not a kid, more a teenager. Now, the acting on the other hand is not so swell
John Hasler and Edward Glen are definitely the best voices for Thomas. They both suit Thomas splendidly as they both good energy, positivty and delivery into the voices for Thomas and they really suit Thomas and his personality.
My rankings go like this: 1. Eddie Glen 2. Joseph May/John Hasler 3. Martin Sherman 4. Ben Small 5. John Bellis I just feel like Eddie had the perfect voice of what Thomas should’ve sounded like. Great job on this BTW Pls do a mashup with John and Joseph! That was lit!
I agree with you Taylor, to me Eddie Glen is the best Thomas in my opinion. When I watched Thomas and the Magic Railroad I thought that was excatly how Thomas should sound, it was perfect, Eddie Glen will always be Thomas to me.
John Hasler and Eddie Glen are my favorite Thomas voices too! What a coincidence! Also, I wish Eddie Glen was given a proper interview about the role of Thomas in TATMRR. I mean, we got previous interviews with Neil Crone, Susan Roman and Linda Ballantyne regarding their fond memories working on the movie, but never Eddie Glen (no the bonus archival interview does not count). There was one interview with Eddie Glen at one point, but I was very disappointed that they didn't think about talking to Eddie about the film. The live-action actors get all the credit, but the voice artists had few interviews somewhere in between, and seriously, everyone SHOULD know who the voice of Thomas in the film really is and deserves more recognition! And given how Eddie tours theater productions in Canada and the UK, who'd have thought his English accent is SOOOO good!
This maybe cause I'm American and I grew up in the Miller Era, I kinda enjoy Martin Sherman. I always thought Thomas would be a teenager voice, if engines voices goes though puberty.
@@Wildcatt1999Edward was supposed to be in the film so I have this theory that he was supposed to voice Edward but was recast when that was no longer possible
i like martin's thomas voice. not only is he the voice of thomas in the show but he also does the voice of thomas for the day out with thomas events and his voice is still on the Strasburg railroad thomas steam powered engine but the other ones have the trashy AEG voice
The fact that Joseph May gave up during the BWBA era is something I just ignore. Most of the older fans like us don't watch or even talk about BWBA and is considered a bad season overall, because of all this I honestly think that Joseph May actually liked voicing for the Seasons and Specials that came before BWBA since the production team was actually trying to make Thomas good again.
Not really that much of a Thomas fan but seeing this upload was very much enjoyable. I grew up listening to John Hasler's voice, a voice that will still be loved by many and myself. It's also my personal favourite. Keep up the great work!
Gotta say, it's true that I'm nostalgic for Martin since I grew up with the US dub of HOTR, but yeah, Eddie Glen is the definitive Thomas voice for me, though there's no doubt John Hasler slays his VA work, especially musically. I thought Joesph May was good up until JBS as well. And being extremely partial to Carlin, my ideal Classic Series cast would have only Angelis voicing James because it's absolutely iconic.
Thomas and the Magic railroad actually took place in the same year it was released, the second voice on this list would be suitable because Thomas would be built around 1915 which would have made him 84 to 85 years old during production of the film. Thomas would have been 96 when The Railway Series books came to a close in 2011
i think Martin Sherman's teenage-like voice suits thomas quite well actually. but in the early seasons of CGI his tone sounded too sarcastic, which actually improved a lot overtime
I have to agree on John Hasler, he absolutely nailed the voice of Thomas even when a movie was mediocre (cough BWBA film) as for his singing voice it’s way better than Joseph may’s singing voice (obviously bias as I’m from the UK) and the examples you gave were pretty on point especially sometimes you make a friend song as it’s truly emotional and John Hasler gives it his all, in fact i listen to Sometimes you make a friend song over and over because of how emotional it is. The other ones I don’t really have much to add so yeah good rank, keep up the good work
I really don’t think any of them are “bad” I mean I grew up with Martin Sherman but I’m not gonna say he’s horrible. He always delivered on something like blue mountain mystery. But my fav is definitely Eddie Glen.
Eddie Glen just makes me happy. He sounds perfectly English and young, has great delivery and energy, and really embodies the magic behind the blue guy's voice. You can't fault his work for the single piece he was featured in. Wishing he had stayed with the franchise longer. My ranking 1. Eddie Glen 2. John Hasler 3. John Bellis 4. Joseph May 5. Ben Small 6. Martin Sherman
@@thecaledoniansleeper2648 The fact is, he nailed his imitation of a British accent pretty darn well and the voice for Thomas stands out so well to me. Just try to listen to the US-exclusive actors for the CGI series never tried to do accents and tell me that THEY couldn't be bothered if they wanted to sound British.
@@inkywright If Britt hired an American voice actor for Thomas like Billy West or Carlos Alazraqui after the test audience screening, it would sound worse. Even if the British accent is good at best. Plus, they might be too expensive, nor did they even care. And that’s basically because America is shit at everything else besides power and glamour, and they fought off the British in the Revolutionary War. While Canada is part of the British Commonwealth. Hence, why Canadian actors play the Thomas characters in Magic Railroad.
I have mixed thoughts on Eddie Glen's voice for Thomas; yes, the youthful character is there, but his natural Canadian accent trying to seep into the voice can get quite grating after a while. However, I'm 100% with you on John Hasler; his performance is just phenomenal and no one can top him.
The British accents are so fake in the final cut, provided by Canadian voice actors like him and Neil Crone. John Bellis’ voice sounded more natural for him despite how some people think he’s too old. For me, I think either he or Ewan McGregor were fine. I much prefer Thomas characters being voiced by real British actors (Sometimes Australian) than American or Canadian ones.
My favourite voice for Thomas is by far John Hasler. While his voice for Thomas was oddly reused for Arnold McKinley and Toot the Tiny Tugboat, it still fits our blue number one tank engine without a doubt. And it's miles better than what Joseph May did for him. And here's how I would rank all of Thomas' voices 1) John Hasler 2) Ben Small 3) Eddie Glenn 4) Martin Sherman 5) Joseph May 6) Ringo Starr 7) John Bellis 8) Kumugo Heiga (Japanese actor) 9) Keko Toda (Japanese actor)
I’m in the minority that thinks Joseph May is undoubtedly the best Thomas. I dunno, just think he captures Thomas’ energy the best, at least as far as the US voices go.
I honestly fully agree with you when you said the UK counterparts are better. Martin Sherman and Joseph May just aren't as good as Ben Small and John Hasler.
Honestly, i like Martin and Joseph May's voices because I grew up with them, so that makes me gravitate more to them. (Note: I grew up with the US voices, so I see them as better than the UK ones just simply because of the nostalgia and the fact of I grew up hearing them)
When it comes to Thomas, my personal favorite is definitely John Bellis. I know he sounds old, but Thomas is old. He just has the heart of a young engine. But I also love Eddie Glenn
Martin Sherman sounds like Sonic a little to me and they're both blue lol but I feel like the mature sounding Thomas sounds weird but not really that bad but he probably is lowest to me too. John Hasler and Joseph May are my all time favorites but I do agree that John and Edward Glen are the best.
3:42: Well, I hate to disagree with you, but, if Thomas has been on the railway for years (who knows what the time span is from this movie), then I feel like he HAS to have sounded like he’s aged for quite some time. I swear, those test audiences had NO idea what they were talking about. They don’t know what they’ve missed.
16:11-16:33 THAT is the perfect example of how to do singing! I mean. If you thought Meggy's singing was beautiful, then you haven't heard nothing yet. Man. If only if he was in the WOTFI 2021 Rap Battle. I bet you he would nail the singing and rapping like a sauce boss.
How is that justified for goodness sake, I hate how all of you just to ignore John Bellis with High Pitch Voice from TATMR Original Trailer that literally sounded very young and not old, also this youtuber never addressed that AT ALL. Come on, I can do far better researched than this and I'm want to be the Thomas Fan Version of Elvis The Alien.
Hey that comment was from me, I posted it on your narrators ranked video asking you to rank the Thomas voices, great video I should mention! Also, YAS! Finally someone who loves Eddie Glenn as much as I do, I kinda wish he was the voice for Thomas in the CGI series instead of Martin Sherman and Ben Small. But even without that he and John Hasler kill their performances!
I can’t get over the duet between John and Jospeh, it sounds so good. But moving on to my thoughts, as someone who has listened to US Dub Thomas a lot hearing UK Thomas was very jarring to me especially Thomas’s Voice in Hero of the Rails compared to the US. But I can still appreciate the effort the voice actor put in for really giving Thomas emotion and making sound worried or scared to intensify a scene.
Being someone who actually really still loves Thomas and magic railroad despite its flaws I love Eddie Glenn's performance as Thomas. Anytime I've read the stories or just imagine what they'd be saying on my layout I imagine Eddie Glenn. Same thing with when I get Gordon and Neil Crone's voice.
While I do agree that John Bellis' Thomas is a bit deep. But, I will offer an alternate opinion on it. Thomas has matured since season one and is 84 years old in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He is not a young, energetic, annoying tank engine anymore. He grew out of that. Now he is older. Yes, he can still be cheeky and does have bit of an ego. But, he is the one who took Lily back to America through the magic railroad. And to anyone who says "BuT TatMRR iSN't CaN0N" or "TatMRR TAkeS PlAce DurIng SeAsON 2". Both of those are incorrect TatMRR is in it's own timeline that is separate from the UK timeline. I see it as taking place as a finale to the shining time station series (although unintentionally) Plus, TatMRR canonically takes place in 1999. You can tell by the vehicles and buildings.
I’m quite surprised that you didn’t put that ‘middle aged man off the street’ in 6th place. 😃 The 6th place guy sounds much more fitting on Thomas, even if the accent is American (although I agree with your point that Thomas is a very British character - I can’t stand George Carlin for this reason). From a professional standpoint, the 5th voice would most certainly be last (although it isn’t bad) Hm.. most of the ‘emotional’ clips shown are all shouting sequences, didn’t see much sadness, anger, fear in there. Not just Thomas but you’ll find that American VOs in general are less intense than British ones. The British voices seem to be more theatrical most of the time. Surprising ranking though, I never did realise that there were so many Thomas voices.
I agree with the list, man. I love the duet with Joseph May and John Hasler. Also I can see where you’re coming from with John Bellis. I’ll say if Edward was in the movie, Bellis would fit in Edward’s character, I’m not sure if you would agree with me but that’s just how I see it. I’ll just say as I wasn’t a huge Martin Sherman fan, I’ll say at least Martin Sherman had a little bit more energy than Michael Brandon’s bland and dull narration.
Thomas the Tank Engine (Voiced by George Carlin in the US) - He speaks American with an American accent in the American English version. Used in Season 1 (1984) Season 2 (1986) Season 3 (1991) Season 4 (1994) Thomas the Tank Engine (Voiced by Alec Baldwin in the US) - He speaks American with an American accent in the American English version. Used in Season 5 (1998) Season 6 (2002) Thomas the Tank Engine (Voiced by Michael Brandon in the US) - He speaks American with an American accent in the American English version. Used in Season 7 (2003)
If I had to choose a favorite Thomas va, I'm going with Martin Sherman since I had the most experience hearing the voice as a child up until his departure following season 17 and Tale of the Brave in 2014 before Joseph May took over.
first of all: martin sherman is my favorite voice for thomas second of all: in your last ranking video, you said joseph may was abysmal in sometimes you make a friend third of all: eddie glen was 33 years old during the production of magic railroad
for me its: 1) Eddie Glen because he was the voice of Thomas I wanted as a kid 2) Ben Small for nostalgia 3) John Hasler because he suits and understands Thomas, plus his singing voice slaps
Eddie Glen is without a doubt my favorite take on Thomas (2nd being Ringo Starr if you're counting narrators). Not only because I grew up with TATMR, but generally I just think it has the best mixture of young and maturity in a Thomas voice. John Bellis is pretty good too, but not exactly the best fit for Thomas. Thoughts on the other Thomas voices: Martin Sherman: Bland and generic. Nuff said. Joseph May: Not a bad take, has some of the youthful-ness from Eddie, but maybe a lil too raspy-sounding at times. Ben Small and John Hasler: Grouping these 2 together cause I haven't watched the UK dub as much, but going off just this vid and some episodes I saw... they ain't too bad. I like em.
I respect every opinion you do. And some of them I agree. In my opinion, Martin was the voice I grew up with, I love Ben Small too. I DO Agree that Joseph Did a AMAZING Thomas voice! (Before BWBA) and I loved John Hastler! I didn't have that many experiences for Eddie, but they sound Great!
Possibly a silly suggestion but since you’ve already ranked all the TV series narrators, how about do the railway series narrators? Wilbert Awdry, Sir John Gielgud, Johnny Morris, Willie Rushton, Ted Robbins, (& if you want to count these two) Michael Angelis & Ben Forster
I knew John Hasler would be number one on the list but seeing Eddie Glenn in a tie actually surprised me. Eddie was a much better fit for Thomas in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, more so than John Bellis. John Hasler is just fantastic from start to finish. From speaking to singing, Hasler nailed his performance as Thomas. His voice for Thomas is just unbeatable.
I'd like to think John suited Thomas' season 5 maturity, all though I do like Eddie's younger voice, I like the mature, more serious personality, he's not my personal favourite.
I may have to go with John Hasler as the best. The last time I watched the show was 8 months ago, and I was too busy watching every episode ever to take note of voice actors. The only thing I remember is that I didn't really care for John Bellis, the original Magic Railroad voice. He's probably a nice guy, but voice-wise, he didn't do anything for me...
I only prefer Martin's impression for HOTR because I honestly prefer it. His impression following was bad, but only in HOTR do I prefer him. I much prefer though his voice by Baldwin, Glenn or Carlin, those are gems
In my opinion Martin Sherman was better than Ben Small, because Ben has a really high pitch voice, which absolutely does not fit Thomas. Martin on the other hand, is more mature. Just like Joseph May. Really Useful voice actors.
If Mark Morhan is Thomas, Michael Angelis is James and George Carlin is Percy, then I believe the TATMR voices for Henry, Gordon, Toby and Bertie are there best voices
8:15 You should make a video on sometimes you make a friend but both Jhon Halser & Joseph May are singing cause once it got to the voice comparison the duet sounded amazing
I agree with your list, I'm not going to lie, I slammed my fists on your placement for Joseph May, but now I understand and agree with your placing because your reasoning makes a lot of sense. I get where you are coming from when you say "Thomas is a British train, he should sound British" but honestly, I don't mind? I'm speaking from a biased perspective considering I grew up with the US dubs haha. Also, I have to admit, I have ALWAYS imagined Thomas with a Liverpudlian accent, I just think it really fists him.
The only problem I have with your channel is the fact that you deserve more subscribers yet you're not getting any cause people haven't discovered it yet and you deserve more
here is my own voice cast 🙂. 1. Joseph May as Thomas 2. Keith Wickham as Edward & Henry 3. Kerry Shale as Gordon 4. Rob Rackstraw as James 5. Nigel Pilkington as Percy 6. Ben Small as Toby 7. Teresa Gallagher as Emily
Hands down my favourite Thomas voice is John Hasler. He portrayed the character really well starting in The Adventure Begins and he sounds even more amazing when singing, especially songs like Streamlining and I Want To Go Home
Is possible to get that I’m sorry duet as a separate video, because that was a damn good edit and mashup. Also I honestly forgot how many voices Thomas had over the years.
i personally believe john bellis to be a good voice for thomas, and if we're going with the critique that he sounded too old for him, i refer to the director's cut of the chase scene in the magic railroad. within the video, you hear bellis attempt a higher pitch. this was also present in an old promo trailer for the movie. though i do agree with mark being the perfect voice.
Honestly I liked Martin Sherman voice for Thomas out of all of them. I never liked the new voice actor that voiced him in the recent seasons after tale of the brave
Ben sounds like an elf. Martin sounds like an adult with a teenage ring. It really depends on whether are from the UK or US. If you want Thomas to sound like a kid then go with ben. If you want a more natural sound then do Martin. Ben sounds like a man trying to sound like a kid whereas, Martin's real voice actually sounds pretty close to his Thomas voice, an example would be Adventures on Orsum Island he played the young man character.
My list goes like this 6) Ben Small 1/10 ( just terrible) 5) Martin Sherman 3/10 ( a little better) 4) John Bellis 5/10 ( sounds too old ) 3) Eddie Glenn 8/10 ( sounds too young) 2) Joseph May 9/10 ( he was great only in the Brenner era) 1) John Hasler 10/10 ( he's perfect!!)
When looking at just the voice actors, heres how I'd go(from an American perspective, by the way): 1. John Hasler 2. Joseph May 3. John Bellis 4. Eddie Glen 5. Martin Sherman 6. Ben Small
I swear ‘Sometimes You Make A Friend’ is the perfect song for Thomas & Friends. Really deals with real world issues and situations (as dose Six Small Wheels and I Want to go Home)
I think Martin’s Voice perfectly matches CGI Thomas’s face. It’s bubbly, lighthearted, Round, but clearly not a kid, more a teenager. Now, the acting on the other hand is not so swell
I agree bro
but not on The Brenner Era
I agree
John Hasler and Edward Glen are definitely the best voices for Thomas. They both suit Thomas splendidly as they both good energy, positivty and delivery into the voices for Thomas and they really suit Thomas and his personality.
I like both too, but Joseph May was also my favorite voice for Thomas (and still is) to this day.
John Hasler’s Thomas voice kinda reminds me of Dug from Early Man
I honestly liked Martin's voice, it made Thomas seem more adult, Thomas may not look it, but he's a mature engine too!
@Railfans of Northern Illinois He was really good as Pac-Man too. Maybe off-topic but still
I think his voice suits very well
the best in the fuckin' series
@@DramaticNeo yep he definitely is even better than John Hassler he's in my opinion the worst voice for the entire show
@@therealyoshi375 he isn't
Him call martin bad: me: so you've chosen death
I think we can all universally agree that Michael angelis was the best james, and that’s coming from someone who is biased to the us dub.
I think Alec Baldwin had the best James voice! He made James vain!
@@ShiningTimeStudios475 and gay 😏
@@calebc.2290" That's your interpretation", Alec Baldwin
Well you see james is gay for himself
@@kylethedestroyer1117 yes precisely so!
My rankings go like this:
1. Eddie Glen
2. Joseph May/John Hasler
3. Martin Sherman
4. Ben Small
5. John Bellis
I just feel like Eddie had the perfect voice of what Thomas should’ve sounded like. Great job on this
BTW
Pls do a mashup with John and Joseph! That was lit!
I agree with you Taylor, to me Eddie Glen is the best Thomas in my opinion. When I watched Thomas and the Magic Railroad I thought that was excatly how Thomas should sound, it was perfect, Eddie Glen will always be Thomas to me.
John Hasler and Eddie Glen are my favorite Thomas voices too! What a coincidence!
Also, I wish Eddie Glen was given a proper interview about the role of Thomas in TATMRR. I mean, we got previous interviews with Neil Crone, Susan Roman and Linda Ballantyne regarding their fond memories working on the movie, but never Eddie Glen (no the bonus archival interview does not count). There was one interview with Eddie Glen at one point, but I was very disappointed that they didn't think about talking to Eddie about the film. The live-action actors get all the credit, but the voice artists had few interviews somewhere in between, and seriously, everyone SHOULD know who the voice of Thomas in the film really is and deserves more recognition!
And given how Eddie tours theater productions in Canada and the UK, who'd have thought his English accent is SOOOO good!
Lmao their British accents for the Thomas characters are fake, they’re Canadian actors! 😂
@@thecaledoniansleeper2648 just shut up
This maybe cause I'm American and I grew up in the Miller Era, I kinda enjoy Martin Sherman. I always thought Thomas would be a teenager voice, if engines voices goes though puberty.
John Belis may not be the perfect Thomas voice but my god would he make a good James. Great video as always can’t wait for the next one
I think he would've made a great Edward, had he been in the movie.
I think Bellis could've been a good Edward, but James could work as well.
Never thought of that. Though I wish Angelis stayed to do James and Percy.
@@Wildcatt1999Edward was supposed to be in the film so I have this theory that he was supposed to voice Edward but was recast when that was no longer possible
@@Wildcatt1999He would have made a good Toby as well
I like how you used The Unlucky Tug’s joke when talking about your two favourite voices, and it worked well.
Eddie Glenn IS Thomas.
That worried scene with Mr. conductor was so much better than with Bellis.
i like martin's thomas voice. not only is he the voice of thomas in the show but he also does the voice of thomas for the day out with thomas events and his voice is still on the Strasburg railroad thomas steam powered engine but the other ones have the trashy AEG voice
I’m probably the only one hear who likes Martin Sherman as Thomas, rip.
you're not alone man
The fact that Joseph May gave up during the BWBA era is something I just ignore. Most of the older fans like us don't watch or even talk about BWBA and is considered a bad season overall, because of all this I honestly think that Joseph May actually liked voicing for the Seasons and Specials that came before BWBA since the production team was actually trying to make Thomas good again.
the worst voice for thomas: all engines go thomas voicer
Not really that much of a Thomas fan but seeing this upload was very much enjoyable. I grew up listening to John Hasler's voice, a voice that will still be loved by many and myself. It's also my personal favourite. Keep up the great work!
Likewise man! I love watching the vids on your channel every now and again, love myself a bit of Fireman Sam S5 in the morning!
@@Thomasfan261 Ha-ha! Thank you! I don't mind a bit of some Thomas myself!
Gotta say, it's true that I'm nostalgic for Martin since I grew up with the US dub of HOTR, but yeah, Eddie Glen is the definitive Thomas voice for me, though there's no doubt John Hasler slays his VA work, especially musically. I thought Joesph May was good up until JBS as well. And being extremely partial to Carlin, my ideal Classic Series cast would have only Angelis voicing James because it's absolutely iconic.
Me too
Thomas and the Magic railroad actually took place in the same year it was released, the second voice on this list would be suitable because Thomas would be built around 1915 which would have made him 84 to 85 years old during production of the film. Thomas would have been 96 when The Railway Series books came to a close in 2011
i think Martin Sherman's teenage-like voice suits thomas quite well actually. but in the early seasons of CGI his tone sounded too sarcastic, which actually improved a lot overtime
You should rank the actors for other characters, like Gordon, James, or Percy. Also personally, Martin Sherman is one of my favorite Thomas actors.
He’s done Percy
@@Progobro25 I know
I have to agree on John Hasler, he absolutely nailed the voice of Thomas even when a movie was mediocre (cough BWBA film) as for his singing voice it’s way better than Joseph may’s singing voice (obviously bias as I’m from the UK) and the examples you gave were pretty on point especially sometimes you make a friend song as it’s truly emotional and John Hasler gives it his all, in fact i listen to Sometimes you make a friend song over and over because of how emotional it is.
The other ones I don’t really have much to add so yeah good rank, keep up the good work
Believe me I lack emotions....but the song gave me tears continuously 🥲🥲🥲
I disagree I think Joseph May did a better job John Hassler voice for the song just sounds annoying
In “Sometimes You Make A Friend” Joseph and John sound the same in a good way
Hey, I actually really liked Martin Sherman’s Thomas voice!
Yeah to be honest it the voice I got very used to and when I realized the voice change I wonder what happened
I like Martin Sherman's voice too I personally think John Hassler has the worst sounding voice in the show like he's even worse than Ben small
@@therealyoshi375your wrong John hasler is the best voice
I really don’t think any of them are “bad” I mean I grew up with Martin Sherman but I’m not gonna say he’s horrible. He always delivered on something like blue mountain mystery. But my fav is definitely Eddie Glen.
Martin Sherman's sounds like Sonic the hedgehog
Eddie Glen just makes me happy. He sounds perfectly English and young, has great delivery and energy, and really embodies the magic behind the blue guy's voice. You can't fault his work for the single piece he was featured in. Wishing he had stayed with the franchise longer.
My ranking
1. Eddie Glen
2. John Hasler
3. John Bellis
4. Joseph May
5. Ben Small
6. Martin Sherman
But his British accent is fake, he’s Canadian. Would even like to hear a American do that too? It’ll sound worse.
@@thecaledoniansleeper2648 The fact is, he nailed his imitation of a British accent pretty darn well and the voice for Thomas stands out so well to me. Just try to listen to the US-exclusive actors for the CGI series never tried to do accents and tell me that THEY couldn't be bothered if they wanted to sound British.
@@inkywright If Britt hired an American voice actor for Thomas like Billy West or Carlos Alazraqui after the test audience screening, it would sound worse. Even if the British accent is good at best. Plus, they might be too expensive, nor did they even care.
And that’s basically because America is shit at everything else besides power and glamour, and they fought off the British in the Revolutionary War. While Canada is part of the British Commonwealth. Hence, why Canadian actors play the Thomas characters in Magic Railroad.
@@thecaledoniansleeper2648 Fair, fair.
I have mixed thoughts on Eddie Glen's voice for Thomas; yes, the youthful character is there, but his natural Canadian accent trying to seep into the voice can get quite grating after a while. However, I'm 100% with you on John Hasler; his performance is just phenomenal and no one can top him.
The British accents are so fake in the final cut, provided by Canadian voice actors like him and Neil Crone. John Bellis’ voice sounded more natural for him despite how some people think he’s too old. For me, I think either he or Ewan McGregor were fine. I much prefer Thomas characters being voiced by real British actors (Sometimes Australian) than American or Canadian ones.
Honestly? I totally agree with this list, especially the #1 pick. John and Eddie just embody Thomas in a way that's just perfect to me
How about this
Normal voice; eddie glen
Singing voicr: john hasler
@@fabionoronhazampieri7639That would be perfect 🥰
Martin Sherman sounds like caddicarus putting on a stereotypical American accent
My favourite voice for Thomas is by far John Hasler. While his voice for Thomas was oddly reused for Arnold McKinley and Toot the Tiny Tugboat, it still fits our blue number one tank engine without a doubt. And it's miles better than what Joseph May did for him.
And here's how I would rank all of Thomas' voices
1) John Hasler
2) Ben Small
3) Eddie Glenn
4) Martin Sherman
5) Joseph May
6) Ringo Starr
7) John Bellis
8) Kumugo Heiga (Japanese actor)
9) Keko Toda (Japanese actor)
Eddie Glenn is easily my favorite but i respect your opinion :3
Maybe I would rank all of Thomas' voices
1. Eddie Glenn
2. Martin T. Sherman
3. Joseph May
4. Kumugo Heiga (JP actor)
5. Keiko Toda (JP actor)
I’m friends with John Haslers son
Eddie Glenn is my favorite and John Hassler is my least favorite but I respect your opinion:)
14:21 John Hasler is just simply phenomenal! Literally.
Martian Sherman’s Voice I grew up with his voice on the show and plus he really shows Thomas as an older version of Thomas
Same!
Great job on this video! I really enjoyed your views on this. Great editing! Keep it up!
I’m in the minority that thinks Joseph May is undoubtedly the best Thomas. I dunno, just think he captures Thomas’ energy the best, at least as far as the US voices go.
You’re not alone, cuz he’s my favorite Thomas voice of all time along with Eddie Glen and (please don’t anyone judge me) Martin Sherman!
Not without bwbba
Agree
Mine too
Can we get a complete John Hasler and Joseph May duet of “sometimes you make a friend” cos that would be awesome!
I honestly fully agree with you when you said the UK counterparts are better. Martin Sherman and Joseph May just aren't as good as Ben Small and John Hasler.
Honestly, i like Martin and Joseph May's voices because I grew up with them, so that makes me gravitate more to them. (Note: I grew up with the US voices, so I see them as better than the UK ones just simply because of the nostalgia and the fact of I grew up hearing them)
When it comes to Thomas, my personal favorite is definitely John Bellis. I know he sounds old, but Thomas is old. He just has the heart of a young engine. But I also love Eddie Glenn
Martin Sherman sounds like Sonic a little to me and they're both blue lol but I feel like the mature sounding Thomas sounds weird but not really that bad but he probably is lowest to me too.
John Hasler and Joseph May are my all time favorites but I do agree that John and Edward Glen are the best.
In The CGI Series Thomas' Voice Sounds Like A Mix Of Teenager And Sonic The Hedgehog
Wow, the "sorry" song with them harmonising literally gave me chills. I didn't expect a Thomas song to hit this hard 😅
3:42: Well, I hate to disagree with you, but, if Thomas has been on the railway for years (who knows what the time span is from this movie), then I feel like he HAS to have sounded like he’s aged for quite some time. I swear, those test audiences had NO idea what they were talking about. They don’t know what they’ve missed.
I honestly like Martin's voice more than Ben's because I grew up with Martin's voice
I love Martin Shermans voice
16:11-16:33 THAT is the perfect example of how to do singing! I mean. If you thought Meggy's singing was beautiful, then you haven't heard nothing yet. Man. If only if he was in the WOTFI 2021 Rap Battle. I bet you he would nail the singing and rapping like a sauce boss.
I would say Eddie is my favorite because of child nostalgia despite TATMR being an awful movie.
John Bellies’ ranking is PERFECTLY justified. He just wasn’t the right voice for Thomas
How is that justified for goodness sake, I hate how all of you just to ignore John Bellis with High Pitch Voice from TATMR Original Trailer that literally sounded very young and not old, also this youtuber never addressed that AT ALL. Come on, I can do far better researched than this and I'm want to be the Thomas Fan Version of Elvis The Alien.
Hey that comment was from me, I posted it on your narrators ranked video asking you to rank the Thomas voices, great video I should mention!
Also, YAS! Finally someone who loves Eddie Glenn as much as I do, I kinda wish he was the voice for Thomas in the CGI series instead of Martin Sherman and Ben Small. But even without that he and John Hasler kill their performances!
I do too :)
I fully agree
Can we get a full video with that type of Sometimes you make a friend as a song mashup with only thomas as the uk and us voices. It was so good 😊
I can’t get over the duet between John and Jospeh, it sounds so good. But moving on to my thoughts, as someone who has listened to US Dub Thomas a lot hearing UK Thomas was very jarring to me especially Thomas’s Voice in Hero of the Rails compared to the US. But I can still appreciate the effort the voice actor put in for really giving Thomas emotion and making sound worried or scared to intensify a scene.
Martins Percy voice fits Percy best in the old clips bc Percy is just adorable
7:52😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I liked how Thomas turned sad after you said Joseph May was really bad in the big world big adventures era
Being someone who actually really still loves Thomas and magic railroad despite its flaws I love Eddie Glenn's performance as Thomas. Anytime I've read the stories or just imagine what they'd be saying on my layout I imagine Eddie Glenn. Same thing with when I get Gordon and Neil Crone's voice.
While I do agree that John Bellis' Thomas is a bit deep. But, I will offer an alternate opinion on it. Thomas has matured since season one and is 84 years old in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He is not a young, energetic, annoying tank engine anymore. He grew out of that. Now he is older. Yes, he can still be cheeky and does have bit of an ego. But, he is the one who took Lily back to America through the magic railroad.
And to anyone who says "BuT TatMRR iSN't CaN0N" or "TatMRR TAkeS PlAce DurIng SeAsON 2". Both of those are incorrect
TatMRR is in it's own timeline that is separate from the UK timeline. I see it as taking place as a finale to the shining time station series (although unintentionally)
Plus, TatMRR canonically takes place in 1999. You can tell by the vehicles and buildings.
That duet had no reason to go so hard
Absolutely amazing
Fun fact, Joseph May starred in the first and last Resident Evil movies
I’m quite surprised that you didn’t put that ‘middle aged man off the street’ in 6th place. 😃 The 6th place guy sounds much more fitting on Thomas, even if the accent is American (although I agree with your point that Thomas is a very British character - I can’t stand George Carlin for this reason). From a professional standpoint, the 5th voice would most certainly be last (although it isn’t bad)
Hm.. most of the ‘emotional’ clips shown are all shouting sequences, didn’t see much sadness, anger, fear in there. Not just Thomas but you’ll find that American VOs in general are less intense than British ones. The British voices seem to be more theatrical most of the time.
Surprising ranking though, I never did realise that there were so many Thomas voices.
I agree with the list, man. I love the duet with Joseph May and John Hasler. Also I can see where you’re coming from with John Bellis. I’ll say if Edward was in the movie, Bellis would fit in Edward’s character, I’m not sure if you would agree with me but that’s just how I see it. I’ll just say as I wasn’t a huge Martin Sherman fan, I’ll say at least Martin Sherman had a little bit more energy than Michael Brandon’s bland and dull narration.
Thomas the Tank Engine (Voiced by George Carlin in the US) - He speaks American with an American accent in the American English version.
Used in
Season 1 (1984)
Season 2 (1986)
Season 3 (1991)
Season 4 (1994)
Thomas the Tank Engine (Voiced by Alec Baldwin in the US) - He speaks American with an American accent in the American English version.
Used in
Season 5 (1998)
Season 6 (2002)
Thomas the Tank Engine (Voiced by Michael Brandon in the US) - He speaks American with an American accent in the American English version.
Used in
Season 7 (2003)
Used in the Classic Series in the Full and the Wide Screens.
If I had to choose a favorite Thomas va, I'm going with Martin Sherman since I had the most experience hearing the voice as a child up until his departure following season 17 and Tale of the Brave in 2014 before Joseph May took over.
first of all: martin sherman is my favorite voice for thomas
second of all: in your last ranking video, you said joseph may was abysmal in sometimes you make a friend
third of all: eddie glen was 33 years old during the production of magic railroad
for me its:
1) Eddie Glen because he was the voice of Thomas I wanted as a kid
2) Ben Small for nostalgia
3) John Hasler because he suits and understands Thomas, plus his singing voice slaps
Eddie Glen is without a doubt my favorite take on Thomas (2nd being Ringo Starr if you're counting narrators). Not only because I grew up with TATMR, but generally I just think it has the best mixture of young and maturity in a Thomas voice. John Bellis is pretty good too, but not exactly the best fit for Thomas.
Thoughts on the other Thomas voices:
Martin Sherman: Bland and generic. Nuff said.
Joseph May: Not a bad take, has some of the youthful-ness from Eddie, but maybe a lil too raspy-sounding at times.
Ben Small and John Hasler: Grouping these 2 together cause I haven't watched the UK dub as much, but going off just this vid and some episodes I saw... they ain't too bad. I like em.
I love the duet of Joseph May and John Hasler
It was beautiful 💙💙💙
I respect every opinion you do. And some of them I agree. In my opinion, Martin was the voice I grew up with, I love Ben Small too. I DO Agree that Joseph Did a AMAZING Thomas voice! (Before BWBA) and I loved John Hastler! I didn't have that many experiences for Eddie, but they sound Great!
Possibly a silly suggestion but since you’ve already ranked all the TV series narrators, how about do the railway series narrators? Wilbert Awdry, Sir John Gielgud, Johnny Morris, Willie Rushton, Ted Robbins, (& if you want to count these two) Michael Angelis & Ben Forster
I knew John Hasler would be number one on the list but seeing Eddie Glenn in a tie actually surprised me. Eddie was a much better fit for Thomas in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, more so than John Bellis.
John Hasler is just fantastic from start to finish. From speaking to singing, Hasler nailed his performance as Thomas. His voice for Thomas is just unbeatable.
I'd like to think John suited Thomas' season 5 maturity, all though I do like Eddie's younger voice, I like the mature, more serious personality, he's not my personal favourite.
I may have to go with John Hasler as the best. The last time I watched the show was 8 months ago, and I was too busy watching every episode ever to take note of voice actors. The only thing I remember is that I didn't really care for John Bellis, the original Magic Railroad voice. He's probably a nice guy, but voice-wise, he didn't do anything for me...
I only prefer Martin's impression for HOTR because I honestly prefer it. His impression following was bad, but only in HOTR do I prefer him. I much prefer though his voice by Baldwin, Glenn or Carlin, those are gems
Can you please do a full version of your "sometimes you make a friend" duet
In my opinion Martin Sherman was better than Ben Small, because Ben has a really high pitch voice, which absolutely does not fit Thomas. Martin on the other hand, is more mature. Just like Joseph May. Really Useful voice actors.
If Mark Morhan is Thomas, Michael Angelis is James and George Carlin is Percy, then I believe the TATMR voices for Henry, Gordon, Toby and Bertie are there best voices
I agree! I think Edward Glenn was great as Thomas!
8:15 You should make a video on sometimes you make a friend but both Jhon Halser & Joseph May are singing cause once it got to the voice comparison the duet sounded amazing
I agree with your list, I'm not going to lie, I slammed my fists on your placement for Joseph May, but now I understand and agree with your placing because your reasoning makes a lot of sense. I get where you are coming from when you say "Thomas is a British train, he should sound British" but honestly, I don't mind? I'm speaking from a biased perspective considering I grew up with the US dubs haha. Also, I have to admit, I have ALWAYS imagined Thomas with a Liverpudlian accent, I just think it really fists him.
Nice video dude. Thomas is my favorite childhood show since I was a kid they are my favorite show on sprout.
I think Eddie is perfect for Model Thomas and John is perfect for CGI Thomas
The only problem I have with your channel is the fact that you deserve more subscribers yet you're not getting any cause people haven't discovered it yet and you deserve more
here is my own voice cast 🙂.
1. Joseph May as Thomas
2. Keith Wickham as Edward & Henry
3. Kerry Shale as Gordon
4. Rob Rackstraw as James
5. Nigel Pilkington as Percy
6. Ben Small as Toby
7. Teresa Gallagher as Emily
1:08 I couldn't agree more. Not to mention that Martin Sherman just makes Thomas sound a Whole lot older 😅
Hands down my favourite Thomas voice is John Hasler. He portrayed the character really well starting in The Adventure Begins and he sounds even more amazing when singing, especially songs like Streamlining and I Want To Go Home
Martin sounds more like a Sonic voice than a Thomas voice.
Is possible to get that I’m sorry duet as a separate video, because that was a damn good edit and mashup. Also I honestly forgot how many voices Thomas had over the years.
Thomas the Tank Engine (Voiced by George Carlin (S1-4), Alec Baldwin (S5-6), John Bellis and Eddie Glenn (2000) and Michael Brandon (S7))
John Hasler is perfect, He's cheeky kind and useful all at once
i personally believe john bellis to be a good voice for thomas, and if we're going with the critique that he sounded too old for him, i refer to the director's cut of the chase scene in the magic railroad. within the video, you hear bellis attempt a higher pitch. this was also present in an old promo trailer for the movie. though i do agree with mark being the perfect voice.
I kinda agree @thomasfan261
John belias is too old for him
Kinda sounds like the voice for the older Thomas who becomes wise and confident
@@diamondgold-92productions73Well that Thomas is present in TATMR
Can't wait to see it in November 26
I love that at the end of JBS. The engines are just casually vibing to the music.
Okay so when I heard “Sometimes you make a friend” and I hear no difference except for accent. They both sound a like
Honestly I liked Martin Sherman voice for Thomas out of all of them. I never liked the new voice actor that voiced him in the recent seasons after tale of the brave
Ben sounds like an elf. Martin sounds like an adult with a teenage ring. It really depends on whether are from the UK or US. If you want Thomas to sound like a kid then go with ben. If you want a more natural sound then do Martin. Ben sounds like a man trying to sound like a kid whereas, Martin's real voice actually sounds pretty close to his Thomas voice, an example would be Adventures on Orsum Island he played the young man character.
Here's are some good suggestions for ranking videos:
1) Bob the Builder voices
2) Pixar films
3) Fireman Sam films
I’ll do a voice ranking on Bob the Builder, besides that’s one of the ideas for my channel so subscribe!
My favorite voice for Thomas is Martin Sherman, Joseph May, Edward Glen, and George Carlin.
Thomas seems to evolve in maturity from here....the Sorry song is so cool and chilled out !! It's just matureee!!
Tbh there are some good cgi voice actors but my heart will always be eddie glen from TATMR and the narrators of the classic series 👍
My list goes like this
6) Ben Small 1/10 ( just terrible)
5) Martin Sherman 3/10 ( a little better)
4) John Bellis 5/10 ( sounds too old )
3) Eddie Glenn 8/10 ( sounds too young)
2) Joseph May 9/10 ( he was great only in the Brenner era)
1) John Hasler 10/10 ( he's perfect!!)
I can’t wait!
When looking at just the voice actors, heres how I'd go(from an American perspective, by the way):
1. John Hasler
2. Joseph May
3. John Bellis
4. Eddie Glen
5. Martin Sherman
6. Ben Small
12:50 gonna thank you for giving me this idea for a video. It really is perfect. Shame I struggled to find a lot of the Mark Moraghan narration
I swear ‘Sometimes You Make A Friend’ is the perfect song for Thomas & Friends. Really deals with real world issues and situations (as dose Six Small Wheels and I Want to go Home)
Can we please have a full duet of Sometimes you make a Friend with Joesph May and John Hastler Please?