Merry Christmas, fellow Eddheads! I'm your host Lbat1901 coming at you with another Eddsworld episode review to celebrate that special time of year.
In case, if you've missed it, I did a Halloween special and I ended up doing a big oof moment which resulted me becoming a zombeh. Yeah.... but hey, at least I had a great time.
So, what we are reviewing today? Well, we will be taking a look at Eddsworld Christmas Special 2005. Yeah, we're going back in time two years before 2007 but let's not dwell on that. Let's get into the review.
The Plot
Eddsworld Christmas Special 2005 was released onto Newgrounds on December 2nd 2005 and later onto YouTube on March 16th 2016. The episode itself is loosely based on A Christmas Carol but it is mostly a parody of the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life which a good majority of you have never seen nor heard of because all of you are probably very young.
Well, you're not alone on this. I've never heard of it until my grandma decided to put it on every year for Christmas. I would say that the movie is worth checking out if you're curious.
Anywho, the episode starts off with Edd, Tom, and Tord in the Eddsworld Studios Building. We see Tord shaking off a blonde woman off his leg while Tom and Edd watch. Once Tge lady was off Tord's leg, the boys go into an elevator as they have a conversation. Tom asks Edd what he did during the weekend which cuts to Edd sitting silently in a blank white room.
This scene basically sums up my two brain cells whenever I have to take a final exam at school. ....You didn't have to call me out like that, Edd.
Once getting out of the elevator, the three boys walk down a hallways while Tom tells a joke. Tom and Tord continue to walk down the hallways as Edd heads to office where we get a top down view of him entering his office and walking towards his desk. Once he sits down, he begins drinking a lot of cola before passing out.
While sleeping, Edd's guardian angel appears and wakes up Edd. The guardian angel tells him that he'll show Edd a world where he never existed. Edd confused, asks the angel why which the angel replies saying that he'll get his wings.
The angel then pulls out a remote controller device and presses a button causing a portal to appear. The two get sucked into the portal and are transported to a alternate universe where Edd was never born. The angel takes Edd to Tord's house which Edd states that the house was his not Tord's. The angel says that in this universe, Tord owns the house since Edd was never born. While looking through one of the windows of the house, the angel explains that Tord was never nagged at and ended up making a famous comic strip and became a full blown communist which resulted in Tord getting arrested when he almost took over Norway.
Once Tord walks out of the house, Edd suddenly comes up to him and shakes him which Tord gives off the same exact expression that I make whenever I see a random dog come up to me out of nowhere.
The angel tells Edd that Tord doesn't recognize him because he was never born. The two watch Tord walk off before Edd asks if Tord still liked cola. The angel says that he doesn't stating that Eddd wasn't there to share it nor buy any cola products. The Angel adds on to this saying that cola sales plummeted and the company eventually had to shut down which causes Edd to scream in terror.
Uh oh, WTFuture called. They want their idea of cola not being a thing back even though WTFuture came out about four years later.
The two see Tom who in this universe has a completely different hairstyle, has glasses, and is now wearing scarf around his neck. The angel explains that since Edd never existed, he didn't fuel Tom's need to do animation. Instead of doing animation, Tom in this universe, along with Tord,mstarted a multi-million dollar company and became adult film makers. Tom and Tord also became friends in this universe.
Next, Edd and the angel see Matt who was homeless in this universe.
Every year, there's a Matt out there who's starving and don't have home. Christmas time is usually the worst time for a Matt since they don't live in a warm place and end up freezing to death.
Last year, there's been about 300 Matts that had died during the winter but this where we put our foot down. I present to you the Save-A-Matt Foundation. With just 30 cents a month, you are helping all the homeless Matts out there and are spiritually adopting one.
(Editor: Uh... Lbat? What are you doing?)
By donating to the site below, you will be getting a tote bag with a Matt design along with a Matt themed t-shirt and a Matt plush.
(Editor: Oh no, you don't. I'm shutting this whole thing down. Look away folks. There's nothing to see here)
..... Well, that was weird. Where was I? Oh yeah, homeless Matt. The angel tells Edd that Matt in this universe has became a tramp who begs on the street for money and food. Edd says that he looked weird only to realize that the angel was gone.
Hey Edd, there's no need to worry. The angel went off to get milk. He'll be back.... or maybe not.
Edd was left in a world where he doesn't exist and he then walks over to a bridge and stares off into the distance. Edd says to himself that he wants to live again shortly before taking out a can of cola that was hidden in his pocket. Before Edd could finish his sentence about cola not existing, he suddenly gets transported back to the world where he exists.
He then races off to the Eddsworld Studios Building and once entering, he is greeted by his friends who were all standing in front of a Christmas tree. Tom wishes Edd a Merry Christmas before mentioning that he doesn't celebrate Christmas due to being a Jehovah's Witness which ends the episode.
The Verdict
So, that's Eddsworld Christmas Special 2005 and man, it really does live up to being a parody of a movie that was released back in the 1940s.
Do I recommend that you watch it? Absolutely! It's worth checking out especially if it's your first time.
Sure it's a little weird now to see the characters not being separated from the people that their based off of, but you gotta remember that Eddsworld started off with just four friends hanging out and having adventures together. Also Eddsworld was created 20 years ago by a teenager who was in his room and overtime it became what it is today.
My only gripes with this episode is that when guardian angel said that he'll make Edd change his ways, there wasn't anything showing that Edd's life was miserable or that he needed to change his outlook in life. In the original 1946 film, the main character was miserable about what his life has became and wasn't happy about it due to giving up his dreams by helping others. Meanwhile Edd, just drinks cola and ends up passing out.
I'm not saying that this plot oversight makes the episode bad. It's a small issue that I'm willing to look over, but there wasn't anything suggesting that Edd's life was miserable. I could be wrong on this. That's why I'm asking you, the audience, on what you think.
Did Edd's guardian angel came due to Edd spending all of his weekends sitting in a blank white room or did the angel came because Edd drank too much cola? Feel free to share your theory as to why.
Anyway, I give Eddsworld Christmas Special 2005.... six, seven-ish, homeless Matts out of 10. In non homeless Matts, a 6 or 7/10. Basically either a B- or a C.
So, that's my review of Eddsworld Christmas Special 2005. Thanks for making it to the end. Like I always I say at the end of my reviews, please share what you think about the episode. Do you like Eddsworld Christmas Special 2005 or do you hate it? I want to hear your thoughts.
With that out of the way Merry Christmas and have a good new year. Next year, I plan on reviewing more older Eddsworld episodes along with reviewing new Beyond episodes whenever they come out. I might take requests on what episodes you want to see me review so feel free to suggest them. Just note that I won't be reviewing The End right off the bat since I plan on saving it for last.
Alright that's enough from me. This has been your host Lbat1901 and I'll be seeing you next year.
See ya!