Harold Edsel
| This article is about the movie star from Generation 1. For the movie star from Transformers Animated, see Harold Edsel (Animated). |
- Harold Edsel is a human movie star from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
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
Notes
- Harold Edsel is a parody of Harrison Ford. The Ford Edsel pun was later reused for the mayor of Detroit in Animated.
- Interestingly, his first character seems to be based (in appearance) upon Indiana Jones, one of Harrison Ford's most famous roles.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Harold Harrison (ハロルド・ハリソン Harorudo Harison)
