Why were Edward, Henry and Toby dropped from the steam team?
In the later series of Thomas and Friends why were Edward, Henry and Toby dropped from the steam team and what happened to them?
Best Answer
To make space for diversity, from wikipedia:
Among many other changes, Edward, Henry and Toby have been removed from the Steam Team to make room for Nia and Rebecca
From The Sun
Henry and Edward will get the boot from Tidmouth Sheds to make room for Nia and Rebecca – who will come from the Mainland near Thomas' fictional island of Sodor.
Producers want the two new female characters to have starring roles when they join Emily, who has been the only girl engine among the main characters for around 13 years.
Ian McCue, one of the producers, said: "We have added new female characters before, but I think, with a show like Thomas, they tend to fall into the background after initial introduction.
"What we wanted to do here was really bring these two female characters to the forefront."
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Why was Toby dropped from the steam team?
Toby was dropped from the main cast in the 22nd season as part of the attempt to bring the Steam Team's gender balance to a near 50/50 split. However, he was not dropped entirely, being the focus of subsequent episodes in following series and appearing in the updated roll call.Why did Henry and Edward leave Tidmouth sheds?
Henry's reason for his departure from Tidmouth Sheds isn't explained, but I guess it's because he has a new job which involves delivering goods to the Mainland (evidence: JBS opening scene), and STH likely wanted him to live closer to the Mainland.What happened to Henry in Thomas the Tank Engine?
Henry is doomed to sit in the tunnel, watching the other engines rushing by. Pompous blue engine Gordon even tells him it serves him right, because Gordon is the worst. Eventually, Henry's paint is ruined by dirt from the tunnel, and the narrator tells us that Henry deserved his punishment.What happened to Edward in Thomas and Friends?
By 1923, Edward was confined to Vicarstown Sheds, to the delight of the other engines, who claimed that he was too old and weak to work. Edward was eventually let out again and proved that what he lacked in strength, he made up for in work by pushing a stubborn Gordon and his heavy goods train up Gordon's Hill.My thoughts on Edward, Henry and Toby being removed from the steam team
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