Charlie (Thomas & Friends)

Charlie the purple tank engine is a character who appears in the Thomas and Friends franchise. He was introduced in season 13. He has received negative feedback from fans due to his unfunny jokes, annoying personality, and an overall poor attempt for humor made by HIT Entertainment.

Why He Sucks

 * 1) His jokes are corny and unfunny.
 * 2) He thinks engines should play which is not true because they work.
 * 3) His jokes and personality get annoying after awhile.
 * 4) In Ho Ho Snowman he and Thomas are seen shunting trucks at. the. bottom. of. Gordon's. hill. Which is very dangerous as Gordon's hill is on the mainline, there could have been a crash!
 * 5) Also in Ho Ho Snowman he tricks Henry into thinking he is a talking snowman, which also terrified Henry, which is also extremely irksome and rude.
 * 6) He is rude to other engines at times.
 * 7) In Play Time he told Thomas to race him which caused Annie and Clarabel to become uncoupled from Thomas and lave Alica Botti and the rest of the passengers behind, and he didn't get punished for it!
 * 8) Even when he's not telling the most corniest and stupid jokes in history, he's still being annoying and wanting others to play.
 * 9) Not only does Charlie have an annoying personality but he doesn't have very much of it.
 * 10) He is a rip-off of Billy (Who himself was a unlikable character).
 * 11) The overall only reason why charlie was created was for seasons 13-16's humor which obviously failed.
 * 12) Even after in "Not Now Charlie" after he stopped telling jokes for a while he started telling them again.
 * 13) He almost never gets punished for his actions, making him a Karma Houdini.
 * 14) His voice can be annoying.
 * 15) Makes pointless appearances in episodes, with splish splash splosh being a great example.
 * 16) He even told Edward that he's too old for fun, and doesn't even apologize after that.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Charlie has a nice design.
 * 2) He became more tolerable in seasons 17-21.
 * 3) He Thankfully never appeared again after Counting On Nia.
 * 4) He was at his best in "Not Now Charlie".
 * 5) He's much more tolerable when he's not telling jokes.
 * 6) He apologized to Henry in Ho Ho Snowman.

Reception
Charlie has received very negative reviews of fans and critics of Thomas and Friends alike for his unfunny and stupid jokes, personality, occasional rude behavior, and overall awful attempts at humor. He is considered one of the contributing factors of the series first decline in quality and is also considered one of the worst characters in the franchise.

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