Edward Zeddemore (also known as Big Ed)[3] is Winston Zeddemore's father. Initially, he was not proud of his son's career choice.
History[]
Big Ed is a construction foreman but has experience in using dynamite. He wears one half of a family heirloom while Winston owns the other half. He seems to not believe in much of anything other than what is fact and practical. He, however, cares about his son. When Winston was a child, Ed once owned an old truck with a faulty lock so he rigged himself a special door opener.[4][5] Ed didn't realize that Winston remembered this and took it to heart in his adult life. When Winston left the construction business and became a Ghostbuster, a rift seems to have formed between the two. Ed thinks the Ghostbusters are frauds because in his mind, ghosts do not exist.[6]
During a dig in Brooklyn, an extra-dimensional hole appeared. Ed dismissed it and tried to use a bulldozer then dynamite the cover it up and continue building. When that failed, Ed was about to get hit by the Collector's agents, those who expanded the hole, when the Ghostbusters intervened. Ed refused Winston's help but the two were taken and became prisoners of the Collector. It turned out that Ed and Winston's heirlooms were the two halves of what the Collector was looking for. Ed assessed his character, decided to trust him, and gave him the piece. The Collector got his freedom and teleported everyone and everything back to the physical plane.
Trivia[]
- In "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream", Winston reveals his dad always told him to "learn by doing."[7]
- In the visual commentary for "The Brooklyn Triangle", Richard Mueller guesses correctly that Ed was voiced by Roscoe Lee Browne. It was an uncredited role.
- In a draft of "Slimer Streak", the train set was scripted to have been sent to Winston by Ed. It was a set they built together when Winston was a child.[8][9]
- On page nine of Ghostbusters Issue #5, Edward makes a non-canon cameo in Manhattan.
- On page 19 of Ghostbusters Issue #12, Edward has a non-canon reference to his nickname on the shirt Winston Zeddemore is wearing.
- In Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #13, Winston's father is visually based on Edward.
- On page 21 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Issue #3, Winston drinks from a mug bearing a non-canon reference to Big Ed.
- On page 3, panel 4, of Ghostbusters Annual 2015, a logo for Big Ed appears on Winston's helmet.
- On Cover B of Ghostbusters Year One Issue #1, Winston's emergency contact is his father, Edward Lee Zeddemore.
- Edward Zeddemore was the name of Winston's father in The Real Ghostbusters.
- "Lee" was the middle name of Roscoe Lee Browne, the voice of Edward Zeddemore.
Appeareances[]
- "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream"
- Winston alludes to Ed
- "The Brooklyn Triangle"
References[]
- ↑ Richard Mueller (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Brooklyn Triangle" (1988) (DVD Visual Commentary ts. 18:00-18:08). Time Life Entertainment. Mueller says: "I think the, uh, voca--voice was Roscoe Lee Browne was perfect, just perfect for him."
- ↑ Marsha Goodman (1988). Episode Call Sheet and SAG Report - "The Brooklyn Triangle" (1988).
- ↑ Charlie (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Brooklyn Triangle" (1988) (DVD ts. 02:19-02:21). Time Life Entertainment. Charlie says: "We gotta get Big Ed."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Brooklyn Triangle" (1988) (DVD ts. 11:57-11:58). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "I learned this from you when I was a kid."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Brooklyn Triangle" (1988) (DVD ts. 11:59-12:02). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "Remember that old truck you always used to get locked out of so you rigged your door opener?"
- ↑ Edward Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Brooklyn Triangle" (1988) (DVD ts. 02:45-02:48). Time Life Entertainment. Ed says: "I don't need any mumbo jumbo Ghostbusters bailing me out."
- ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream" (1986) (DVD ts. 04:43-04:46). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "Like my dad always said, we learn by doing."
- ↑ McCoy, Dennys and Hickey, Pamela (2009). The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection Volume Four Disc Five, "Slimer Streak" Script p. 2. CPT Holdings, Inc. "Ray says "But isn't it great that your Dad sent your old train set to you!"
- ↑ McCoy, Dennys and Hickey, Pamela (2009). The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection Volume Four Disc Five, "Slimer Streak" Script p. 2. CPT Holdings, Inc. "Winston says "Me and Dad put this together when I was a kid. It was my first and best train set."
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