Writer:	Jared Hedges
Director:	Mike McFarland
Star:	Caitlin Glass (Winry Rockbell),  Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse Elric),  Vic Mignogna (Edward Elric)
Recurring Role:	Travis Willingham (Lt. Col. Roy Mustang),  Julie Erickson (Pinako Rockbell),  Lydia Mackay (Trisha Elric)
Guest Star:	Caitlin Glass (Winry Rockbell)

This is the first of seven episodes (3-9) that happen in the past, when Ed and Al are growing up. This episode starts when Ed is 4 and Al is 3 and ends when Ed is about 11 and Al is 10. The bulk of the show happens when Ed is 15, and Al is 14. (edit) Characters Introduced:
Roy Mustang, Winry Rockbell and Pinako Rockbell (edit)

Al: Please... help him! He's gonna bleed to death!
(edit) Ed: This pain's nothing... compared to what he's given up. (edit) Al: So, on the day we left, we burned down the family home, and all the familiar things inside... Because some memories aren't meant to leave traces. (edit) Al: Brother? Why are you so angry at Daddy all the time?
Ed: Come on... Why do you think? He ditched us. I can't say I hate him... I don't remember him enough. But, when mom thinks of him, she gets sad. That's reason enough not to like him.
(edit) Al: We became absorbed in the science that made you feel like you were magic.
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Look Carefully:
When Al falls into the lake's shore, it looks like he is totally immersed in the water. However, only his bottom half is in the water; in the next shot, he is shown propping himself on one elbow, thus keeping his chest out of the water. (edit) The Meaning Behind Roy Mustang's Name:
Roy's name is derived from the P-51 Mustang, an American fighter aircraft used during World War II. (edit) Anime Vs. Manga:
According to the Manga, it was suppose to take Ed three years to be able to move freely again, but, he was able to do it in a year. This seems to still hold true in the Anime because he is ten when he tries to bring his mother back, and he is eleven when he is moving again. (edit) Goof: Letters from Hohenheim Elric:
When Ed slams his hands down on a stack of envelopes after their mother falls ill, he tells Al that they were all the letters their father wrote to them. However, the envelopes are addressed to Hohenheim Elric, not from him.
(edit) Trisha Elric makes her first major speaking appearance. (edit)

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