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{{disambig2|the movie star from Generation 1|the movie star from Transformers Animated|Harold Edsel (Animated)}}
:''Harold Edsel is a [[human]] movie star from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:HoistHollywood Edsel Fishook.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Who's 'scruffy-looking'?"]]
[[File:HoistHollywood Edsel Fishook.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Who's 'scruffy-looking'?"]]
'''Harold Edsel''' had the bad luck of "starring" in a [[Attack of the Alien Robots|science fiction film]] along with [[Karen Fishook (G1)|Karen Fishook]] whose [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] became obsessed with using [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and several of the [[Autobot]]s as his main characters (likely saving loads on his FX budget).  
'''Harold Edsel''' had the bad luck of "starring" in a [[Attack of the Alien Robots|science fiction film]] along with [[Karen Fishook]] whose [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] became obsessed with using [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and several of the [[Autobot]]s as his main characters (likely saving loads on his FX budget).  


For reasons that are unclear, he bears some resemblance to the [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Warrior]] [[Han Solo]].
For reasons that are unclear, he bears some resemblance to the [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Warrior]] [[Han Solo]].
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{{voiceactor|[[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)}}
{{voiceactor|[[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)}}
Harold's (unnamed) film was off to a rough start, with an almost-botched stunt resulting in a group of Autobots being added to the cast. He soldiered on, lending his acting talents to the task of repeatedly crawling away from crashed vehicles and then kissing Karen Fishook as she ran up to him in alarm. The discovery of a crashed [[Dirge (G1)|Decepticon jet]] in a swamp set, and the subsequent filming of the Decepticon recovery operation, saw the film retitled ''[[Attack of the Alien Robots]]'' and transformed into a science fiction epic, much to Harold's misery. Still, he persevered with the film. Here's hoping his contract wasn't based on a percentage of gross profits. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}
Harold's (unnamed) film was off to a rough start, with an almost-botched stunt resulting in a group of Autobots being added to the cast. He soldiered on, lending his acting talents to the task of repeatedly crawling away from crashed vehicles and then kissing Karen Fishook as she ran up to him in alarm. The discovery of a crashed [[Dirge (G1)|Decepticon jet]] in a swamp set, and the subsequent filming of the Decepticon recovery operation, saw the film retitled ''[[Attack of the Alien Robots]]'' and transformed into a science fiction epic, much to Harold's misery. Still, he persevered with the film. Here's hoping his contract wasn't based on a percentage of gross profits. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Harold Edsel was a famous actor. His nephew, [[Augustus Edsel|Augustus]], grew up to become mayor of [[Detroit]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Harold Edsel is a parody of [[Harrison Ford]]. The {{w|Ford Motor Company|Ford}} {{w|Edsel}} pun was later reused for the [[Augustus Edsel|mayor]] of [[Detroit]] in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.
*Harold Edsel is a parody of [[Harrison Ford]]. The {{w|Ford Motor Company|Ford}} {{w|Edsel}} pun was later reused for the [[Augustus Edsel|mayor]] of [[Detroit]] in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.
*Interestingly, his first character seems to be based (in appearance) upon [[Indiana Jones]], one of Harrison Ford's most famous roles.
*His first character is based (in appearance) upon [[Indiana Jones]], one of Harrison Ford's most famous roles.


===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
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Revision as of 04:26, 29 December 2016

"Who's 'scruffy-looking'?"

Harold Edsel had the bad luck of "starring" in a science fiction film along with Karen Fishook whose director became obsessed with using Hoist and several of the Autobots as his main characters (likely saving loads on his FX budget).

For reasons that are unclear, he bears some resemblance to the Star Warrior Han Solo.

Fiction

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Ed Gilbert (English), Keiichi Nanba (Japanese)

Harold's (unnamed) film was off to a rough start, with an almost-botched stunt resulting in a group of Autobots being added to the cast. He soldiered on, lending his acting talents to the task of repeatedly crawling away from crashed vehicles and then kissing Karen Fishook as she ran up to him in alarm. The discovery of a crashed Decepticon jet in a swamp set, and the subsequent filming of the Decepticon recovery operation, saw the film retitled Attack of the Alien Robots and transformed into a science fiction epic, much to Harold's misery. Still, he persevered with the film. Here's hoping his contract wasn't based on a percentage of gross profits. Hoist Goes Hollywood

Animated cartoon

Harold Edsel was a famous actor. His nephew, Augustus, grew up to become mayor of Detroit. The AllSpark Almanac

Notes

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Harold Harrison (ハロルド・ハリソン Harorudo Harison)