Thomas And Edward - Actual Best Friends?

Thomas and Edward are definite best friends. While other engines look down on Thomas, Edward treats the little tank engine as an equal and Thomas looks up to the old engine like a mentor. Old Reliable Edward is the prime showcase of the two putting Gordon in his place as the big engine himself treated them like dirt constantly. I'd say that Thomas and Edward are real friendship goals.

I view Thomas and Percy’s relationship as a brotherly relationship but Edward being Thomas’s true friend does kinda feel right. And The Adventure Begins and CGI as a whole (from season 17-21) did their relationship justice

Edward is a wise mentor

Edward being Thomas' actual best friend feels pretty right tbh, they helped built the NWR afterall, they've been together for a long time. I see Thomas and Percy having a brotherly bond, they may get hostile to eachother but they get along in the end, but Edward and Thomas feels like they have a more important relationship, he's the engine Thomas looks up to, his mentor. Also I like how it seems Percy and Thomas have they're own mentors, Toby is Percy's and Thomas is Edwards, pretty cool.

I always loved the father son dynamic of Thomas and Edward, Edward respects Thomas and in turn Thomas respects Edward which is a huge 180° because Thomas doesn't respect anyone, Toby only got on Thomas's good side because he scared the grouchy policeman Thomas would have still despised Toby if he hadn't done that, Gordon (in the RWS atleast) got on Thomas's good side because of their alliance, Edward is one of the few characters Thomas actually respects without gaining anything from it and for all we know they could have been best friends since day one of working for the NWR . Thomas and Edward are the Bob cratchet and Tiny Tim of the thomas franchise and are truly like father and son

I like to think that Edward was eager for Thomas and Stepney to meet because they're both tank engines built by the LBSC and therefore, Edward wanted Thomas to meet one of his cousins.

I’d say Percy is Thomases best friend in the way that he’s someone Thomas spends a lot of time with and (even if they were initially hostile to one another) has formed a close friendship with. But Edward on the other hand, even if he doesn’t have the same title as best friend, I think Edward and Thomas more important relationship. Thomas clearly sees Edward as someone respectable and a real mentor figure. And on the flipside, Edward (unlike the other Tender Engines at the time) is very much aware of how important Thomas’s job is. Edward doesn’t see Thomas as beneath him, but instead his equal in terms of importance. So I guess what I’m saying is the difference between Thomas’s friendships between Percy and Edward is this: Percy is the best friend, someone you have a deep emotional bond with and enjoy spending time with. But Edward is the mentor. The engine Thomas aspires to be like and looked up to.

A lot of people see Edward as Thomas' teacher/mentor. Let's just agree if this is the case, Thomas is his favorite student

Edward is the mentor Thomas looks to for advice and someone he can learn from. Anyone who tries to put him down or ignore him he won’t be afraid to lash out and explain his importance.

In my opinion, the CGI era did the best job with the two. In "The Adventure Begins" Edward was a real stepfather to Thomas. He gave him advice and was always on his side. In the episode "Old Reliable Edward", Gordon was mean to Edward and Thomas thought "You know what? You helped me back then, now I’ll help you!”. And that's what makes the episode so great. We see how much Thomas cares for Edward. I believe the episode takes place before the Miller era which would explain why Gordon is nice to Edward in the Miller era but not in this episode. In "Hero of the rails", Edward (with Gordon and James) defends Thomas from Spencer. When Phillip went to Sodor, Edward remembered that Thomas was just like Phillip was now. And in season 21, Thomas says goodbye to the person who was once a stepfather to him.

Edward is like a older brother to Thomas Since they both helped to build the NWR I like to think they bounded and forever kept it But even though Edward is an old wise sage Thomas does struggle to be like him but his check gets the better of him Then over the next few years Thomas grows and as matured as a character

Saving Edward 100% deserves a video! I personally think it's one of the best S9 episodes. S1: Edward lets Thomas take his train so he can 'see the world'. S9: Thomas takes Edward's train to prevent him from being scrapped.

I'd like to see a type of story where someone is jealous of their close relationship and tries to break them up, only for the two cause the plan to backfire.

The way I see it, Edward never teased or looked down on Thomas during his early years while the other big engines did and Edward would come forward to comfort and help him. Because of this, Thomas looks up to Edward and respects him.

I like how the Hit era also kept up James and Edward's friendship. I'd argue they were more successful reconstructing that one, since while we still had cases of James being haughty around Edward, they also shown moments of him being insecure, knowing that Edward ultimately has a better reputation than him. It's a nice call back to James' book where Edward was teaching him the ropes. Even in spite of cases like Old Iron and Edward's Exploit, James sort of sees Edward as the older brother he can't quite match up to. I like how it even perks up a bit in the CGI era, unlike Gordon, James never really went back to being snooty around Edward and their friendship was even shown odd times like in All In Vain.

I have a very good point. As you know Thomas and Edward where always best friends and always stayed as best friends. Just like Thomas was with Percy and still is. I loved seeing Thomas and Edward working together and talking at the same time throughout the classic seasons aswell as CGI. Both are amazing friends that always cared for each other no matter what. And that's what I really enjoy seeing. Their friendship together was unstoppable, Especially in ''The Adventure Begins ''.

I like to think that Thomas and Percy have their own mentors. Thomas has Edward and Percy has Toby

You have Skarloey and Rheneas, two engines that are friends, but also brothers. Rusty and Duncan, the pair that had not always got along, but are still an amazing dynamic whenever they're onscreen. Thomas and Percy, two best friends that grew to respect each other more after the second season. And speaking of Thomas, I like how consistent the dynamic between Thomas and Edward is and was. From the Railway Series to the twenty four season long running 1984-2020 TV series adaptation of the books, it's shown that Thomas and Edward's relationship has been the strongest of the entire franchise. I like how Thomas went from the opposite of Edward to becoming almost like him as the series went on. The later fully CGI seasons past Seasons 13-16, while sometimes showing Thomas whenever he's being cheeky, cocky, or high and mighty in some cases (SLOTLT especially), has shown Thomas' good natured side and I can tell that Thomas has been the most kindest and most sympathetic out of every other season of the show. If we're going to look at Thomas' dynamic with both Percy and Edward, I feel that all three engines are best friends respectively. Thomas is like an older brother while Percy is the youngest brother (which has shown a lot more when the show went on until Season 24), whilst I agree with people saying that Thomas and Edward are like father and son figures with each other and it's very evident since Thomas' introduction in 1946 on the second book of the Railway Series, "Thomas the Tank Engine". "Old Reliable Edward", while an episode that has a done before concept, is the best episode utilizing both Thomas, Edward and Gordon in the same episode and it is wonderful. It's Thomas and Edward's friendship at it's best here and it felt absolutely true to all three characters. Thomas is the man with the plan to teach Gordon a lesson, Gordon is a total jerk who puts Edward down with vocal insults, and Edward is the one, whom at this point, has started having enough of Gordon's ways of talking down to him, and even mocks his insulting comments to him after having found out he is stuck on his hill the second time this week. It's peak Edward right there.

Honestly I see Thomas and Percy as best friends i see Thomas and Edward's friendship as one with mutual respect.

I would consider Thomas and Edward as a father/son or brother relationship as Edward is the wise and kind sage like with Toby and Thomas is the one who can be cheeky but does mature over the course of the first seasons of the show. I would have loved to see Thomas and Edward paired more in the books and TV series because as you said “These two do bring the best in each other.” I really enjoyed this video and I wonder what you think of how I consider Thomas and Edward’s relationship/friendship.