Cutting-Edge Appliances

The Cutting-Edge Appliances are an assortment of modern appliances from The Brave Little Toaster. They live in the apartment of the Master's mother, and served him up until his departure to college.

They are:
 * Computer
 * A Table Lamp named Plugsy
 * Entertainment Center
 * Two-Faced Sewing Machine
 * Egg Beater
 * Boombox
 * Toaster Oven
 * Telephone
 * Food Processor
 * Light Tree
 * Two-Faced Vacuum Cleaner

The Cutting-Edge Appliances are a group of 1980s-era appliances that were considered at the time highly-advanced and at the forefront of technology. They are highly egotistical as they take great pride in their latest features, which far outrank the abilities of any appliance that preceded them. As a result, they have a low opinion of any appliance that is not as advanced as they are. They served the Master, Rob, and his mother in the latter's apartment in the city.

When Rob prepares to go to college, he wants to take his old appliances from his childhood with him for use in his dorm. After leaving to his family cabin with his girlfriend Chris, the Appliances are disgusted at Rob's preferences. They would prefer to be serving him in order to impress him with their technological advantages.

Later that day, our heroes, Toaster, Lampy, Blanky, Radio, and Kirby arrive in search of the Master, and are greeted by Plugsy. Shocked at their presence, the Appliances agree to dispose of the gang in order to force the Master to take them instead. They welcome them into the apartment and are courteous at first, but quickly take advantage of their presence and prepare to make their move. When Plugsy changes T.V.--another old appliance in the house who tries to tell his friends where Rob went--by switching its channels, the gang gets angry and found out that the Appliances, who got angry with them, tricked them, which is why they have lead the gang into a trap, and, now, that they are traitors to them, they have made their move. They demonstrate their technological superiority to the gang as they sing the song "Cutting Edge", and upon finishing, throws the gang into a dumpster out the window. They then await the Master's return.

The gang is taken to Ernie's Disposal and the Master comes home disappointed, having realized that the appliances are not at the apartment. Despite their absence, Rob still doesn't want to take his mother's appliances with him, still preferring the "oldies but goodies". Plugsy overhears this and is bitterly disappointed. It can be assumed that the other Appliances were equally upset at this discovery. Rob eventually recovers his trusty appliances from Ernie's Disposal thanks to T.V.'s intervention, and the old appliances go to college with Rob as opposed to the Cutting-Edge Appliances.

Examples of Technology
The Cutting-Edge Appliances liked to brag about their technology, the following is a list of their features mostly mentioned in Cutting Edge or visibly shown. Note: After Entertainment Center turned on its display, the "Cutting-Edge" song started displaying physically impossible scenes so that's some realistic display.
 * Computer, as a fancy home office word processor computer, has a high contrast color pixel CRT screen with built in printing keyboard. He is a handy-dandy for graphing capabilities.
 * Entertainment Center is an automated home theater entertainment center system with high resolution CRT projector and stereo audio.
 * Two-Faced Sewing Machine is a user-friendly sewing machine with automatic textile feeding and built in stitch patterns.
 * Egg Beater has a powerful motor that makes mixing much easier.
 * Telephone uses fiber optics to allow instantaneous and high quality phone calls.
 * Boombox features radio, stereo speakers, and ability to play cassette tapes.
 * Food Processor Mixer can chop, mix, and puree ingredients.
 * Toaster Microwave Oven can bake or toast in a compact space.
 * Two-Faced Vacuum Cleaner is a cylinder (canister) model vacuum cleaner. His cleaning head is detached from his powerful motor head, so the user can clean harder to reach spots easier.