I will always have a special place in my heart for George Carlin’s James, although Alec Baldwin’s James made me laugh a couple times. You can really tell Carlin’s James is a real smart-aleck. My favorite lines are (in no particular order): “Hello, Gordon, is it tomorrow?” “Did you lose your way, Gordon?” “Perhaps it was Instinct?” And my all-time favorite, from another episode: “Dirty cars from dirty sidings! YEEECH!” (The sound of disgust sounds like a violent sneeze.) Carlin was channeling his inner comedian in this character, although never crossing the line like he usually did in his adult-skit shows. He made James the funniest character in the show, to my mind.
Carlin's James during Seasons 3 and 4, to me, kinda took on a nasally direction which reminded me of Don Adams - best known for being Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 of CONTROL on the show _Get Smart_ as well as the title characters of both _Inspector Gadget_ and _Tennessee Tuxedo and his Tales._ Adams often did a takeoff on William Powell in _The Thin Man_ movies starting with his _Bill Dana Show_ character Byron Glick. If I can't have Susan Roman back as James, I could settle for someone like Maurice LaMarche who can do a good Don Adams impression for James.
Kerry Shale clearly nailed with Gordon's performance for the US dub. If anything, just like his James voice, Shale's is the most arrogant we'd hear from Gordon.
Here's *my* ranking of the James voices: 1st - Rob Rackstraw 2nd - Michael Angelis 3rd - Keith Wickham 4th - Robin Smith 5th - Kerry Shale 6th - Katsuji Moji (Japan voice) 7th - Steven Donald 8th - Susan Roman Great video btw.
My ranking 5: Keith Wickham (WAAAAYYYY to high) 4: Susan Roman (James is male not female) 3: Michael Angelis 2: Rob Rackstraw 1: Kerry Shale (fits his boastful personality PERFECTLY)
Here is how I rank his voices: 6: Keith Wickham 5: Rob Rackstaw 4: Kerry Shale 3: Michael Angelis 2: Susan Roman (At least she made him sound like a male) 1: Alec Baldwin! He made him sound like, you know one of those cool guys at school.
My Rob voices are 1 - Scoop 2 - Uk Roc and Raoul 3 - Buster 4 - Uk Brick 5 - Tom The Alligator (Spot's Pc Games) 6 - Ernie The Harbourmaster 7 - Mr Crabtree 8 - Philbert The Frog 9 - The Narrator (Billy) 10 - Mr Noisy
I wouldn't have had the top spot be anyone else. He's been my favourite for the past 15+ years... Also, I love how you almost used that "Nigel" bit from The Bill 🤣
Fun fact: we almost got that in the actual show. In the Jack and the Pack spinoff, there was going to be a charecter called Nigel but he was dropped. It's unlikely he would've been introduced as a new charecter but it would've been cool at least hearing Angelis saying 'it's Nigel' or something.
James sounding like a younger engine actually seems kind of fitting, he has attitude, loves going fast, and out of the main steam team, he feels like the one to get into trouble the most, kind of like younger people.
I get the nostalgia of Kerry Shale voicing James during the early years of the CGI era and the Brenner era, and I just like that we get the most arrogant sounding James that James has ever sounded.
Maybe not a whole video for each character, but I would love to see a part 4 where you say your favorite voices for Edward, Hnery, Gordon, engines 7 - 11, and Emily
I will always have a special place in my heart for Alec and George's voices for James, even Brandon. They all had so much fun. But I will always still love George's voice for James. It might not be better than Alec's, Ringo's, or Angelis', but he still was the best narrator.
I like all the UK voices. Well, I mean Michael Angelis, Keith Wickham and Rob Rackstraw. I don't remember Stephen Donald too much, since I don't have the Railway Adventures game. (I'll admit, Stephen is not too good.) I get you don't like Keith, but I personally enjoyed him. Besides, I'd rather prefer the UK dubs. 👌 I guess Kerry Shale is good, but I'm not much into the US dubs. I certainly enjoy Rob Rackstraw; he is the best in the CGI series. 👍 And I grew up with Michael Angelis, so of course he was awesome. Shame he was rejected from Thomas and the Magic Railroad, because I don't think he sounded too old, as test audiences thought. Speaking of which, I thought Susan Roman was fine, but I can understand why everyone hates.
Michael Angelis would've definitely been a better casting choice as James for Magic Railroad as opposed to Susan Roman. Susan does a decent job (especially at the Smelter's Yard scene) but I think Angelis being kicked off the film is a tad unfair. I mean, imagine being a long-serving narrator of a TV show and being the childhood voice to generations of people only to not make it to the final cut of the movie.
I agree. Plus, not only would it had been cool to link an interaction between him voicing James with his next American counterpart being Alec Baldwin, but given his age James is meant to sound old (hence his built date and one Annual story). The CGI Series failed to forget that and given Keith Wickham's high voice for him just doesn't fit despite the energy he had until hearing his scream in TAB, I just cringed to an extent. Kerry Shale may've tried to give him a bit of that age to him, but his shouting doesn't have that kind of energy compared to Keith. Either way, it left a lot to be desired. With Susan Roman, while too kid-ish, she does put great effort in the Smelter's scene and I do enjoy her talking about her fond memories of the film in both the YOUCH Films Podcast interview and from Thomas Blue's interview in 2017 (even surprising how she also knows the controversy and the original cut as well although I couldn't hear a little bit of it in the latter). It just goes to show that even voice actors when working on a show/movie can have their own opinions, even on MRR.
Pretty splendid voice rank for our shiny red engine! While I understand where you're coming from to end this voice rank trilogy, I still would've love to see more of what you could do for the other voices like Edward, Henry, Gordon, Cranky, STH, Toby, Bertie, Harold, Diesel, Stanley and Diesel 10. But again, it's your choice and I respect that. Anyhow, here's my voice rank for James: 1. Michael Angelis (No need to describe in words, but just Splendid, Scouse and Stellar! They should've let him voice him only in MRR and CGI). 2. Rob Rackstraw (Better than Keith and Kerry, but they should've have him voice the character in the UK dub in TAB as well). 3. Stephen Donald (Yeah, I know you don't like that voice but I think it works a little). 4. Keith Wickham (Good from the start until TAB where his scream makes me want to rage and tell him to quit shouting and I agree that it's too high for James) 5. Kerry Shale (Like Keith, used to be good from start until TOTB where his scream became too boring and uninteresting. Also too deep). 6. Robin Smith (While not the best, but I can tolerate him in some areas). 7. Susan Roman (The only recasted member of MRR which I find awful. Fantastic line deliveries, but too young for him. And James IS supposed to sound old!)
For me personally, I would go with Michael and Geroge Carlin. They did great with him in the model series. CGI I would go with the US dub. You should do a rank of Donald and Douglas. Let's see who did the best throughout the series.
I really liked this video a lot, i think you gave a lot of good insight to the strengths and weaknesses of each voice actor! Personally, I don't mind TATMR James' voice actress, but then again, I see how it makes James seem younger when put next to Thomas and Percy! Keep up the great work!!!
Edit: i just realised there is a cameo for angelis talking as James in TATMR so mb, didnt know since unfortunately when i watched the film, i had susans james voice. I still get mad realising michael angelis was originally gonna be James in TATMR, But got replaced by susan. Like, when did the directors think James having a female voice was a good idea? Honestly missed alot, michael angelis couldv'e had such potential voicing james for the movie. Imo, James is the best voice angelis has done.
And also for Stevens voice as James even though I didn't even know that that was a visual voice actor in the railway Adventures game when I was wanting one of the UK versions on the let's play UA-cam videos and shit and for my own opinion about him his voice is totally completely trash I agree on your opinion Sean he not the best my bro lol 😂
My personal favorite voice of James is Rob Rackstraw he absolutely does well in both dubs I really like how he gives a nasisally voice really fits the splendid engine well
I think Robin Smith’s James voice can be summed up in one phrase: best in small doses. He was good for his role as James in the DVD menu, but if he wanted to voice James for a full length episode or something, it would be too much.
Rob Rackstraw is the voice of James, in my opinion. Mostly US but UK as well. He is just the man who comes up when I talk about James. He might have some competition with Angelis.
Buster: I Am Here To Help! Scoop: Can We Fix It?/No Prob, Bob! The Narrator: Then, Billy had an idea...... As Soon As Merlin Says The Magic Wish Word...... Muck: Muck's On A Mission! Uk Roc and Raoul: Choose The Tune You Want To Sing Spud: Spud's On The Job!
Susan Roman James has ALWAYS been one of the biggest crutches of this movie even as a kid when the movie came out. She is great as Sailor Jupiter. She is great as Champ Bear. She just doesn't do James justice for me even if the voice acting quality is good. While Alec Baldwin's take on James is funny as all heck, Michael Angelis was and always James. Yeah, Angelis best James I say.
grrrrrrr how dare you put susan roman in the bad section how dare you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 Jokes aside, this is really good, hope we get more voice ranking videos soon!
Oof, I disagree with a lot of these unfortunately. Shale's performance is good, but his James voice would be more fitting for Gordon or Henry. IMO, James needs a much dorkier voice which is why I like Wickham and Rackstraw for him the best lol.
I also knew James was voiced by a girl in TATMR and was very confused by it so as much as it's nostalgic to me it def should be lower down, also woo Angelis is #1! I feel like you need to do a Gordon one before retiring the series haha
James: I'm too splendid for cars! Troublesome Truck #1: Too splendid? Troublesome Truck #2: That's what you think. Troublesome Truck #3. You can't pull coaches all the time.
My James the Red Engine voice list 1. Rob Rackstraw 2. Michael Angelis 3. George Carlin 4. Kerry Shake 5. Michael Brandon 6. Robin Smith 7. Keith Wickham 8. Steven Donald 9. Alec Baldwin 10. Susan Roman
I actually prefer the US CGI voice (Kerry) and think if the writing had been better it could have worked…you can really see it in Duck in the Water/Duck’s Rocky Rescue…he might sound stuck up but he also has a softer side
My rankings: 7. Stephen Donald (legit I have nothing else to say) 6. Susan Roman (jarring at first, but honestly I get used to it the more I listen) 5. Robin Smith (mainly talking about the PC games here, in those he’s the closest we’ll get to Alec Baldwin’s James voice on his list. I like that particular James voice, so even though Robin’s voice is in 5th place, I do still really like it!) 4. Kerry Shale (WAY too over-hated) 3. Keith Wickham (most of the time he’s great) 2. Rob Rackstraw (he got hella annoying in the BWBA era, but that was mainly just a symptom of the character’s ultra-ULTRA flanderization there) 1. Michael Angelis (who else were you expecting?)
I really didn’t expect Keith Wickham being lower. I actually liked his James impression, it fits his vain personality imo. But of course, I respect your takes. Also, Rest In Peace, Robin Smith and Michael Angelis… ❤️
Well, I do agree with you, man I do I kerry shale's voice talent with James and a fun fact: Kerry Shale voiced Larry, in Cartoon Network's the amazing world of gumball
I used to think Keith wick am was still voicing James when journey beyond sodor and season 21 and I thought his voice change but when then I look up the cast then I Realize that I wasn’t listening to kieth I was listening to rob like my opinion is kieth and rob both sound similar to one another
I’ve grown used to George Carlin’s natural voice for James. I can’t explain it, but I love it: it’s smarmy and raspy. If they were doing voice castings for the engines, I’d cast Steve Buscemi as James.
Hearing james being voiced by sailor jupiter in magic railroad is very strange, but a tad nostalgic in my book. Also the reason james got casted with one of the English VAs of sailor moon (same with percy) was because the test audience thought Michael angelis' takes made him sound too old so they cheaped out on Canadian actresses who (again) were known for providing English voice work for sailor moon.
Michael angelis did Bad as James for the hit era. I rewatched the Uk dub of Thomas and the new engine and it shows. Also, if we are doing narrators, where’s Alec Baldwin, Michael Brandon, and Pierce Brosnan?
I will always have a special place in my heart for George Carlin’s James, although Alec Baldwin’s James made me laugh a couple times. You can really tell Carlin’s James is a real smart-aleck. My favorite lines are (in no particular order): “Hello, Gordon, is it tomorrow?” “Did you lose your way, Gordon?” “Perhaps it was Instinct?” And my all-time favorite, from another episode: “Dirty cars from dirty sidings! YEEECH!” (The sound of disgust sounds like a violent sneeze.) Carlin was channeling his inner comedian in this character, although never crossing the line like he usually did in his adult-skit shows. He made James the funniest character in the show, to my mind.
Same =3
Alec Baldwin made him sound gay.
Baldwin's James sounds so gay
Carlin's James during Seasons 3 and 4, to me, kinda took on a nasally direction which reminded me of Don Adams - best known for being Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 of CONTROL on the show _Get Smart_ as well as the title characters of both _Inspector Gadget_ and _Tennessee Tuxedo and his Tales._ Adams often did a takeoff on William Powell in _The Thin Man_ movies starting with his _Bill Dana Show_ character Byron Glick. If I can't have Susan Roman back as James, I could settle for someone like Maurice LaMarche who can do a good Don Adams impression for James.
I think George Carlin and Alec Baldwin are my favorites. I can’t choose though😂
Whenever I think of James, Michael Angelis instantly comes to mind. He just gives so much personality into James' voice. It's amazing.
I would like to see Gordon's voice actors ranked!
George Carlin's the voice I think of Gordon!
Agreed and Possibly Toby too!
@@IAmInfinitus208 He and Kerry Shale.
I think Neil crones Gordon voice is the best
Kerry Shale clearly nailed with Gordon's performance for the US dub. If anything, just like his James voice, Shale's is the most arrogant we'd hear from Gordon.
Rest in Peace, Michael Angelis and Robin Smith.
@Splendid Red Studios jams
Yep, and George Carlin too.
Wait...... did Robin Smith passed away recently?
@@jimmyhook4852 unfortunatly, yes..
@@realchristian77010 And I did find out about it...
I loved how Angelis gave James a very nasally tone to the way he speaks. It fits his character perfectly.
Yeah he's the uber scouse. I love it.
Here's *my* ranking of the James voices:
1st - Rob Rackstraw
2nd - Michael Angelis
3rd - Keith Wickham
4th - Robin Smith
5th - Kerry Shale
6th - Katsuji Moji (Japan voice)
7th - Steven Donald
8th - Susan Roman
Great video btw.
Honestly I would put all engines go James around 4th
My ranking
5: Keith Wickham (WAAAAYYYY to high)
4: Susan Roman (James is male not female)
3: Michael Angelis
2: Rob Rackstraw
1: Kerry Shale (fits his boastful personality PERFECTLY)
Here is how I rank his voices:
6: Keith Wickham
5: Rob Rackstaw
4: Kerry Shale
3: Michael Angelis
2: Susan Roman (At least she made him sound like a male)
1: Alec Baldwin! He made him sound like, you know one of those cool guys at school.
My Rob voices are
1 - Scoop
2 - Uk Roc and Raoul
3 - Buster
4 - Uk Brick
5 - Tom The Alligator (Spot's Pc Games)
6 - Ernie The Harbourmaster
7 - Mr Crabtree
8 - Philbert The Frog
9 - The Narrator (Billy)
10 - Mr Noisy
I wouldn't have had the top spot be anyone else. He's been my favourite for the past 15+ years... Also, I love how you almost used that "Nigel" bit from The Bill 🤣
Fun fact: we almost got that in the actual show. In the Jack and the Pack spinoff, there was going to be a charecter called Nigel but he was dropped. It's unlikely he would've been introduced as a new charecter but it would've been cool at least hearing Angelis saying 'it's Nigel' or something.
His name is Nigel.
James sounding like a younger engine actually seems kind of fitting, he has attitude, loves going fast, and out of the main steam team, he feels like the one to get into trouble the most, kind of like younger people.
I get the nostalgia of Kerry Shale voicing James during the early years of the CGI era and the Brenner era, and I just like that we get the most arrogant sounding James that James has ever sounded.
Maybe not a whole video for each character, but I would love to see a part 4 where you say your favorite voices for Edward, Hnery, Gordon, engines 7 - 11, and Emily
Michael Angelis will always be James for me. His voice can be hilarious at times.
Angelis’ James voice is so stupid that I just absolutely adore it
I will always have a special place in my heart for Alec and George's voices for James, even Brandon. They all had so much fun. But I will always still love George's voice for James. It might not be better than Alec's, Ringo's, or Angelis', but he still was the best narrator.
This video was fun! If you decide to do another one, can you do Henry?
I would absolutely agree with the ranking here, and George’s narration is prettiness allergic to me I just think it’s really good as well.
I like all the UK voices. Well, I mean Michael Angelis, Keith Wickham and Rob Rackstraw. I don't remember Stephen Donald too much, since I don't have the Railway Adventures game. (I'll admit, Stephen is not too good.) I get you don't like Keith, but I personally enjoyed him. Besides, I'd rather prefer the UK dubs. 👌 I guess Kerry Shale is good, but I'm not much into the US dubs. I certainly enjoy Rob Rackstraw; he is the best in the CGI series. 👍 And I grew up with Michael Angelis, so of course he was awesome. Shame he was rejected from Thomas and the Magic Railroad, because I don't think he sounded too old, as test audiences thought. Speaking of which, I thought Susan Roman was fine, but I can understand why everyone hates.
I've waited for this video for such a long time :). If you do any more, I would love to see Edward's voice actor's ranked.
Michael Angelis would've definitely been a better casting choice as James for Magic Railroad as opposed to Susan Roman. Susan does a decent job (especially at the Smelter's Yard scene) but I think Angelis being kicked off the film is a tad unfair. I mean, imagine being a long-serving narrator of a TV show and being the childhood voice to generations of people only to not make it to the final cut of the movie.
I agree. Plus, not only would it had been cool to link an interaction between him voicing James with his next American counterpart being Alec Baldwin, but given his age James is meant to sound old (hence his built date and one Annual story). The CGI Series failed to forget that and given Keith Wickham's high voice for him just doesn't fit despite the energy he had until hearing his scream in TAB, I just cringed to an extent. Kerry Shale may've tried to give him a bit of that age to him, but his shouting doesn't have that kind of energy compared to Keith. Either way, it left a lot to be desired.
With Susan Roman, while too kid-ish, she does put great effort in the Smelter's scene and I do enjoy her talking about her fond memories of the film in both the YOUCH Films Podcast interview and from Thomas Blue's interview in 2017 (even surprising how she also knows the controversy and the original cut as well although I couldn't hear a little bit of it in the latter). It just goes to show that even voice actors when working on a show/movie can have their own opinions, even on MRR.
@@thesudriana016Plus Angelis's James voice is simply iconic
Pretty splendid voice rank for our shiny red engine! While I understand where you're coming from to end this voice rank trilogy, I still would've love to see more of what you could do for the other voices like Edward, Henry, Gordon, Cranky, STH, Toby, Bertie, Harold, Diesel, Stanley and Diesel 10. But again, it's your choice and I respect that.
Anyhow, here's my voice rank for James:
1. Michael Angelis (No need to describe in words, but just Splendid, Scouse and Stellar! They should've let him voice him only in MRR and CGI).
2. Rob Rackstraw (Better than Keith and Kerry, but they should've have him voice the character in the UK dub in TAB as well).
3. Stephen Donald (Yeah, I know you don't like that voice but I think it works a little).
4. Keith Wickham (Good from the start until TAB where his scream makes me want to rage and tell him to quit shouting and I agree that it's too high for James)
5. Kerry Shale (Like Keith, used to be good from start until TOTB where his scream became too boring and uninteresting. Also too deep).
6. Robin Smith (While not the best, but I can tolerate him in some areas).
7. Susan Roman (The only recasted member of MRR which I find awful. Fantastic line deliveries, but too young for him. And James IS supposed to sound old!)
My favorite voices of James as follows.
1: Rob rackstraw
2: Kerry Shale
3: Keith Wickham
4: Michael angelis
5: George Carlin
6: Michael Brandon
My Rob voices are
1 - Scoop
2 - Uk Roc and Raoul
3 - Dave Dog
4 - Buster
5 - Ernie The Harbourmaster
6 - Kwazii Cat
7 - Mr Crabtree
8 - Mr Bentley
9 - George The Postman
10 - Muck
11 - Mr Noisy
12 - Sammy
13 - Reg The Hedge
14 - Travis
15 - Philbert The Frog
16 - The Narrator (Billy)
17 - Tubby Snowman
18 - Mr Beasley
19 - Spud
20 - Toto
Here's my ranking of James' voices:
1. Rob Rackstraw Mostly US but also UK
2. Michael Angelis
3. Alec Baldwin
4. George Carlin
5. Michael Brandon
For me personally, I would go with Michael and Geroge Carlin. They did great with him in the model series. CGI I would go with the US dub. You should do a rank of Donald and Douglas. Let's see who did the best throughout the series.
Here's my new ranking
13.susan roman
12.mark moraghan
11.stephen donald
10.robin smith
9.ringo starr
8.keith wickam
7.alec baldwin
6.pierce brosnan
5.rob rackstraw
4.micheal brandon
3.kerry shale
2.goerge carlin
1.micheal angelis
I really liked this video a lot, i think you gave a lot of good insight to the strengths and weaknesses of each voice actor! Personally, I don't mind TATMR James' voice actress, but then again, I see how it makes James seem younger when put next to Thomas and Percy! Keep up the great work!!!
Edit: i just realised there is a cameo for angelis talking as James in TATMR so mb, didnt know since unfortunately when i watched the film, i had susans james voice.
I still get mad realising michael angelis was originally gonna be James in TATMR, But got replaced by susan. Like, when did the directors think James having a female voice was a good idea?
Honestly missed alot, michael angelis couldv'e had such potential voicing james for the movie.
Imo, James is the best voice angelis has done.
I Hate Susan And Linda In Thomas And The Magic Railroad Because Both James And Percy Sounds Like Women.
Hey Sean for the next voice rank video do Gordon the big blue engine
And also for Stevens voice as James even though I didn't even know that that was a visual voice actor in the railway Adventures game when I was wanting one of the UK versions on the let's play UA-cam videos and shit and for my own opinion about him his voice is totally completely trash I agree on your opinion Sean he not the best my bro lol 😂
I thought he would be “Gordon the express engine”
My personal favorite voice of James is Rob Rackstraw he absolutely does well in both dubs I really like how he gives a nasisally voice really fits the splendid engine well
This might be too much too ask, but I want you to rank Gordon's voice actors next. And possibly Henry's and Toby's in the future.
I think Robin Smith’s James voice can be summed up in one phrase: best in small doses. He was good for his role as James in the DVD menu, but if he wanted to voice James for a full length episode or something, it would be too much.
Honestly I was not expecting Keith Wickham to be placed lower on the list, I think his James voice is just okay.
Same
Same, I thought Wickham voice for James is pretty good.
Can u rank Gordon's voices next please?
I genuinely hate Kerry Shale’s James voice. It sounds waaayy too much like Gordon.
Rob Rackstraw is the voice of James, in my opinion. Mostly US but UK as well. He is just the man who comes up when I talk about James. He might have some competition with Angelis.
Buster: I Am Here To Help!
Scoop: Can We Fix It?/No Prob, Bob!
The Narrator: Then, Billy had an idea...... As Soon As Merlin Says The Magic Wish Word......
Muck: Muck's On A Mission!
Uk Roc and Raoul: Choose The Tune You Want To Sing
Spud: Spud's On The Job!
Alec Baldwin’s gay stereotype voice is top tier
Susan Roman James has ALWAYS been one of the biggest crutches of this movie even as a kid when the movie came out. She is great as Sailor Jupiter. She is great as Champ Bear. She just doesn't do James justice for me even if the voice acting quality is good. While Alec Baldwin's take on James is funny as all heck, Michael Angelis was and always James. Yeah, Angelis best James I say.
grrrrrrr how dare you put susan roman in the bad section how dare you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
Jokes aside, this is really good, hope we get more voice ranking videos soon!
Oof, I disagree with a lot of these unfortunately. Shale's performance is good, but his James voice would be more fitting for Gordon or Henry. IMO, James needs a much dorkier voice which is why I like Wickham and Rackstraw for him the best lol.
You mean The Koala Brothers....
My rankings
12.susan roman
11.micheal brandon
10.robin smith
9.stephen donald
8.ringo starr
7.keith wickam
6.pierce brosnan
5.goerge cralin
4.alec baldwin
3.kerry shale
2.rob rackstraw
1.micheal angelis
I also knew James was voiced by a girl in TATMR and was very confused by it so as much as it's nostalgic to me it def should be lower down, also woo Angelis is #1! I feel like you need to do a Gordon one before retiring the series haha
Micheal Angelis > any others
James: I'm too splendid for cars!
Troublesome Truck #1: Too splendid?
Troublesome Truck #2: That's what you think.
Troublesome Truck #3. You can't pull coaches all the time.
My James the Red Engine voice list
1. Rob Rackstraw
2. Michael Angelis
3. George Carlin
4. Kerry Shake
5. Michael Brandon
6. Robin Smith
7. Keith Wickham
8. Steven Donald
9. Alec Baldwin
10. Susan Roman
DEFINITELY Edward next. There may not be many since….Edward wasn’t really shown as much as the others ever since season 3.
2:52 James was built in 1912 while Thomas was built in 1915, so James is technically older than Thomas.
I actually prefer the US CGI voice (Kerry) and think if the writing had been better it could have worked…you can really see it in Duck in the Water/Duck’s Rocky Rescue…he might sound stuck up but he also has a softer side
Um you forgot pierce Bronson
My rankings:
7. Stephen Donald (legit I have nothing else to say)
6. Susan Roman (jarring at first, but honestly I get used to it the more I listen)
5. Robin Smith (mainly talking about the PC games here, in those he’s the closest we’ll get to Alec Baldwin’s James voice on his list. I like that particular James voice, so even though Robin’s voice is in 5th place, I do still really like it!)
4. Kerry Shale (WAY too over-hated)
3. Keith Wickham (most of the time he’s great)
2. Rob Rackstraw (he got hella annoying in the BWBA era, but that was mainly just a symptom of the character’s ultra-ULTRA flanderization there)
1. Michael Angelis (who else were you expecting?)
I think The First Time James Voice Actor More Sound Like a Teenager In the School Just Little Bit
I don't know why Kurry Shales no longer voices James in the CGI series in the US version
I'd definitely like to see more of these, but you know it's your choice if you want to make more or not.
Rob Rackstraw's portrayal of James is my favorite out of all of them. Both US and UK versions
He played as Uk Roc and Raoul, Scoop/Muck and Buster/George/Sammy
James in tatmr was probably a Jimmy neutron kinda thing
Ok but like why did you put George Carlin in the thumbnail
We were robbed of Angelis as James in Magic Railroad.
Brilliant ranking. My favourite voices are both Michael Angelis and Rob Rackstraw in the UK.
I Hate James! I Love Scoop and Uk Roc and Raoul!
Can you rank Diesel’s voices?
I personally would like to see more of these voices rankings
Angelis' james voice has always been one of my favs of the show the scouts accent is absolutely hilarious
Personally my favorite is George carlin. Just love the thought of a foul-mouthed comedian voicing someone so uptight and snooty.
Rob rackshaw is a great James . DONT EVER TELL ME OTHERWISE
I think he sounds like Muck/Tom The Alligator (Spot's Busy Day Pc Game)
Rank Gordon voice acting please
My favorite voice actor is Rob rickshaw ( the UK version) as for narrator I usually switch between Alec Baldwin or Michael angelis
Rackstraw**** sossy bout that
You should really do one of Henry
I was surprised that you put Shale higher than Wickham. I thought Wickham was good. In my opinion I like Michael Brandon as a narrator in Thomas.
I really didn’t expect Keith Wickham being lower. I actually liked his James impression, it fits his vain personality imo. But of course, I respect your takes.
Also, Rest In Peace, Robin Smith and Michael Angelis… ❤️
you should do Gordon next 🙂
Hu gives jameses german voice
oh yeah forgot to mention that Luke Marty, James' AEG voice, manages to be peak James
I would love to see Edward voices next!
I really love Kerry Shale’s voice of James, it reminds me of Michael angelis’s voice of him
James sounds like Uk Swiper from Doras Show and Muck from Bob The Builder: The Show
His names *CLEVELAND-*
Jokes aside, this is awesome man!!
James is just such a fun character and james is one of those characters where he can have different styles of voices
I cannot imagine anyone doing James’ voice and nailing his funny side better than Angelis (RIP).
James sounds like Radio Okto saying "Steady On Okto!"
Okto The Octopus sounds like Scoop and Uk Roc and Raoul
You didn't mention your opinion on George Carlin and alec baldwin's James voice.
For You’re Next Voices Ranked, Do Emily, I Would Love To See That One:)
I’d love to see this for Henry!
Well, I do agree with you, man I do I kerry shale's voice talent with James and a fun fact: Kerry Shale voiced Larry, in Cartoon Network's the amazing world of gumball
My favorite James voice is Alec Baldwin; he made him sound so flamboyant and fun. That’s James to me in a nutshell.
James the Red Engine (Voiced by George Carlin (S1-4), Alec Baldwin (S5-6), Susan Roman (2000) and Michael Brandon (S7))
Angelis wins for me too.
I used to think Keith wick am was still voicing James when journey beyond sodor and season 21 and I thought his voice change but when then I look up the cast then I Realize that I wasn’t listening to kieth I was listening to rob like my opinion is kieth and rob both sound similar to one another
James is my absolute favorite character of the whole franchise and I prefer the voice miacheal angelis. R.i.p miachel angelis
Fun Fact: Kerry Shale is in Skywalker Saga game giving the voice for Yarrell Poof
In my opinion or anyone's. Michael Angelis is the best voice for James
awesome work i wouldn't mind seeing a ranking of Gordon, henry or edward's voices maybe toby or duck
I’ve grown used to George Carlin’s natural voice for James. I can’t explain it, but I love it: it’s smarmy and raspy. If they were doing voice castings for the engines, I’d cast Steve Buscemi as James.
Ok when I heard Shells voice I just thought it was Gordon not James
Hearing james being voiced by sailor jupiter in magic railroad is very strange, but a tad nostalgic in my book. Also the reason james got casted with one of the English VAs of sailor moon (same with percy) was because the test audience thought Michael angelis' takes made him sound too old so they cheaped out on Canadian actresses who (again) were known for providing English voice work for sailor moon.
What’s next? Gordon? Henry? Maybe even Edward?
Michael angelis did Bad as James for the hit era. I rewatched the Uk dub of Thomas and the new engine and it shows. Also, if we are doing narrators, where’s Alec Baldwin, Michael Brandon, and Pierce Brosnan?
I'll admit it: the voice Alex Baldwin did for James is just my favorite for the red boi!
I would love it if you did more of these!
That was an amazing video bro. Can't wait to see you do more.
Can you do Edward voices?
All Devious Diesel Voices Ranked, please!
like I said, i really want to see a ranking of Sonic and Scooby Doo's voice actors
You Should try Gordan, Edward, Henry, or Emily voices ranked.