Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy



"Eddy: People used to try to be cool, but now it's hot! We're hot!

Edd: Do you feel hot, Ed?

Ed: Nah, I'm half-baked."

- The Eds, in "Pop Goes The Ed"

Three friends, one name, and barely a clue amongst them: that's the concept behind Cartoon Network's Ed, Edd n Eddy, a show about the misadventures of some not-so-ordinary kids in an ordinary suburban cul-de-sac. The show was created by Canadian Danny Antonucci (creator of MTV's short-lived series The Brothers Grunt) during The Renaissance Age of Animation. It lasted from January, 1999 to November, 2009. A total of 65 regular episodes, 4 specials, and a television film.

Ed is a lovable lug who possesses superhuman strength, subhuman intellect, and an odd obsession with chickens; he also enjoys drinking gravy and the odd spot of buttered toast, with a strict diet of b-movies sandwiched in. Edd aka "Double D" is a nerdy Neat Freak who collects insects, labels everything in his room, and communicates with his ever-busy parents via sticky notes. The group is rounded out by Eddy, a smug con artist who manipulates his enemies (and friends, in many cases).

In most episodes, the title trio tend to twist and trounce the truth in order to scam the other kids of the cul-de-sac into giving up their hard-earned allowances in the name of purchasing comically oversized jawbreakers (the holy grail of candies, of course). Because of this, the Eds frequently run afoul of the other kids in the neighborhood.

No characters outside the core twelve appear, though they are frequently mentioned. This was especially silly once the Eds and their friends were shown going to school in the final season; even though it was supposed to be swarming with teachers and other students, we never see anyone apart from the characters (unless in exceptional conditions, where they are still Faceless Masses).

Much of the humor is character/situation-driven, based on the absurdity of the situations the Eds and the rest of the kids find themselves in. A mix of slapstick, word play, and surrealism, the series ended up becoming the channel's longest-running series in terms of years on-air.

Recap pages are now beginning construction, starting with the pilot, the second episode, and third episode.

This series provides examples of:
"The Eds hear Jimmy screaming:
 * Abuse Is Okay When Its Female On Male: The Eds are commonly beaten up by Ed's sister Sarah, in some episodes. Ed himself is constantly abused off-screen.
 * The Kanker Sisters are more or less the personifications of this trope.
 * Abusive Parents: Ed's parents are implied to treat him with emotional abuse, while Sarah is treated like a princess.

Edd: Oh dear! A shriek of terror!

Ed: Dad's home!"

"Eddy: What happened to the stairs?!
 * This could be a throwaway joke, however, as Ed smiles when he says this, and in another episode Ed says, "Oh no! Sarah will tell Mom and Mom will tell Dad and Dad will say "Not now, I just got home from work!"
 * Not to mention their levels of punishment.

Ed: My parents took them away cuz I am grounded!

Edd: That's disturbing."

"Ed: The school will tell Sarah, and Sarah will go tell Mom, and Mom will go tell Dad, and Dad will just SIT THERE AND WATCH TV!
 * The Ace: Though he is never actually seen, Eddy's brother is strongly implied to be this...
 * All Crimes Are Equal: All too often, Eddy's antics will net Ed and Edd the same punishment/retribution, no matter if they were unwitting accessories or if they tried to stop him. This is, of course, a major reason why some fans don't like the other kids.
 * Averted in "Brother, Can You Spare an Ed?", where Eddy is the only one punished while Ed and Edd were completely repentant about what happened and promised to pay Sarah back. They did suffer some abuse from Eddy, but in the end he got the brunt of it.
 * Ambiguously Brown: Johnny, though he's probably black.
 * Rolf.
 * Ambiguous Disorder: Ed and Double-D
 * Ambiguously Gay: Jimmy exhibits a lot of stereotypically gay behaviors, the most memorable being in the Christmas special, where he bakes gingerbread sailors on shore leave. Then again, he was jealous of Double D when Sarah had a crush on him.
 * Played for laughs in one episode, where Kevin blackmails Eddy into
 * In the episode "Key to My Ed", Ed is dancing around while Rolf's playing music. He grabs Eddy and slams him into Double D, the two catching each other in a dancing position. Double D's only remark is a smirk and, "What? No flowers?" (Although he could have been being sarcastic.)
 * Ambition Is Evil: The source of Eddy's bad luck. Inherited from his scheming brother.
 * Amusing Injuries: Lampshaded in the movie with Eddy commenting that he is getting tired of slapstick after getting injured yet again.
 * Notably, in the movie, the kids who fell for the Noodle Incident scam end up keeping their injuries for the first portion. It still didn't wear them down a bit, which is concerning considering Rolf was missing large chunks of flesh, and Jonny had a Bear Trap clamped onto his head.
 * Subverted later in the movie, in that Eddy being beaten up by is treated very seriously and the cul-de-sac kids witnessing this and  leads them to
 * Jimmy gets horribly injured several times each show, yet is still able to speak and think competently.
 * And Now for Something Completely Different: "The Eds Are Coming", which is considerably Darker and Edgier than is normal for the series, with some hearty doses of Nightmare Fuel thrown in for good measure.
 * And I Must Scream: Ed sufferred from this in Rock-a-Bye Ed, during his "trial" about if he was guilty of bugging Sarah..
 * Arc Number: 62
 * Arson Murder and Jaywalking:

Ed: It's Sarah! We are so doomed! Help me, guys! She'll tell Mom and Mom will tell Dad and he'll say "Not now, I just got home from work!"

"Nazz: Where do you get off?! You guys are totally acting like jerks! Why don't you leave poor Jimmy alone? He's younger than you, you know, and Blah Blah Blah..."
 * Art Evolution: Early on in the series, the characters looked somewhat less human (notably, their jaw shapes being more exaggerated) and the color scheme was duller. The lines were also somewhat less thin and wriggled a bit less, as well.
 * Audience What Audience:
 * The Bad Guy Wins: Whichever of the kids is the Jerkass of the week. Usually Kevin and Sarah. Or the Kankers.
 * Bad Mood As an Excuse: In "Little Ed Blue", Ed gains a bad mood, becoming aloof, violent and outright intimidating to everyone, even Sarah. This is stopped when Johnny pulls off his shoe, revealing a pebble inside, and Ed is blissful again.
 * Bait and Switch: In "A Town Called Ed", it clearly seems a row of lockers will fall on Eddy. They don't.
 * Bamboo Technology: Edd's scrap-made inventions. He makes whole cities and theme parks out of cardboard - and they may or may not work.
 * Ed, Edd n Eddy Can Breathe In Space: The first time was with Eddy's stilt shoes, the second time when the Eds wound up on the moon.
 * Bavarian Fire Drill: Attempted and failed in the opening of one episode, where Eddy runs up to Johnny and orders him to start doing random things seemingly as part of a game (such as catapulting marshmallows into a tuba or popping the balloons holding Ed aloft). When he gets to "Put a quarter in the jar, quick!", Johnny says "Nice try!" and walks off.
 * Used more successfully in an earlier episode where the Eds want to steal Johnny's spot at the swimming hole. While Eddy plots, Edd just pulls out a whistle and blows, causing Johnny to jump up and dive as if he were trying out for swim team.
 * Berserk Button: Everyone has one.
 * Ed will become the opposite of his Gentle Giant self if he has a pebble in his shoe, which is kind of like an animal going berserk if it has a thorn in its paw. And it would be foolish to mess with his sister or his pals.
 * Edd is a Neat Freak, so sneezing on him would be one of the worst things you could do to him.
 * Do not call Eddy short. Do not take money from him. And do not ruin his scams.
 * Do not harm Jimmy when Sarah's around.
 * Jimmy's was pressed twice: he gets jealous when Sarah falls for Edd, and when
 * Only the Eds have been known to push Kevin's buttons, whatever they are.
 * If you take Plank away from Jonny, it can get really ugly.
 * Nazz will get preachy and defensive if you've done something wrong.

"Sarah: Ed! You can't throw me out, I live here too!
 * Rolf takes pride in his customs. Do not tarnish them, or he will beat you.
 * The Kankers have 2 of them: the first one is if their "boyfriends", the Eds, are paired with someone else outside of the girls' intentions. The other? Don't take their Ship-Inna-Bottle.
 * Beware the Nice Ones:
 * Jimmy has planned up schemes so brilliant that even Eddy considered them to be too diabolical. Jimmy also beat the living mess out of Double D and left him with his finger tied to his arm and his leg tied to his...other leg. Don't forget he bit a chunk out of Double D's tongue.
 * Edd himself proved to be just as dangerous anytime he has a emotional meltdown.
 * Ed angry is so scary it frightens Sarah.

Ed: SO MOVE !!!"

"Ed: Hello light."
 * Nazz falls into this category so many times.
 * Don't piss off Plank. He has back-up.
 * Rolf is arguably the friendliest of the cul-de-sac children, and he's not someone to be trifled with either, if you don't want to have a four-foot fish smack into your face.
 * Big Ball of Violence: Most fight scenes.
 * Big Brother Instinct: Played straight for Ed and Sarah at times but
 * Big Eater:
 * Ed, period. An episode focuses on him eating the entire Cul-De-Sac's food supply.
 * While sleep walking.
 * Rolf is capable of eating half of his weight in meat. Maybe even more.
 * Bittersweet Ending: A lot.
 * "Knock Knock, Who's Ed?" - Ed finally gets to see his 8-hour movie marathon, but his friends don't really like what they see.
 * "Dear Ed" - Jonny and Plank are back together, but Eddy doesn't get his quarter, though the Eds and Jimmy ends the episodes with some dancing.
 * "Rent-A-Ed" - Even though Ed destroyed Jonny's house, the Eds actually get away with the money.
 * "X Marks the Ed" - Rolf makes Eddy's zit disappear, but it makes his head really small.
 * "Ed Overboard" - Edd and Eddy manage to save Ed from the Kankers with the Urban Rangers' help, but shortly after, the rangers take Ed away after they get covered in make-up.
 * "Stiff Upper Ed" - the Eds got to be in Sarah and Jimmy's Rich Club, but they're slaves.
 * "Run For Your Ed" - the Kankers actually leave the Eds alone, but the cul-de-sac is still in ruin, and Eddy gets his finger stuck in a faucet after the Eds hid in Edd's kitchen sink.
 * "The Good, The Bad, and the Ed" - Eddy loses the challenge to get The Hairy Chest of Resilience Badge, but he gets a badge as a consolation prize, although it's the embarrassing "Crybaby Boo-Hoo" Badge.
 * Which is really unfair given what he had to go through. It included jumping off a cliff and getting hit by a passing train as well as many other impossible or stupidly dangerous tasks.
 * "A Fistful of Ed" - Eddy loses all respect he's accumulated, but he manages to get the Kankers to go away.
 * "May I Have This Ed?" - Edd gets to dance with Nazz, but the Kankers ruined the dance.
 * "The Day the Ed Stood Still" - The Eds manage to stop Ed's rampage, but the entire Cul-De-Sac is understandably enraged.
 * "An Ed too Many"- The Eds manage to get Jimmy and Sarah back together, making Sarah forget about her crush on Double D and thus getting her to leave them alone, but Eddy, blaming the four leaf clover they found at the beginning of the episode for the events, throws it away. It is subsequently found by Johnny, who has a sudden string of good fortune, much to Eddy's chagrin. Oh, and Ed's still hungry.
 * "Virt-Ed-Go"- The Ed's treehouse for their club scam is taken over by the Kanker Sisters, but the treehouse was poorly-made and looked like it could fall at any moment.
 * Black Comedy Rape: Done frequently by the Kankers to the Eds. For instance, in the ending of The Movie, the Kankers
 * Blah Blah Blah: In The Rashomon episode, how Ed remembers Double D's dialogue.
 * BLAM Episode: "1 + 1 = Ed". A string of questions from Ed lead to reality falling apart in surreal ways, such as exploiting their drawn lines or Ed eating the sun.

"Edd: We could just go to our house, Eddy.
 * Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce: The "Honor Thy Ed" episode starts with the Eds having set up a taco stand selling "tacos" made of paper plates, grass, and shredded crayons. After Ed, Extreme Omnivore he is, eats several crayons thinking they are flavors, Edd humors him and takes a bite of one. He is disgusted and needs water, but the closest thing is Eddy's Brother's Armenian Secret Hot Sauce. He guzzles part of it and seems unfazed at first. Ed also consumes some. Eddy thinks the sauce didn't work and also eats some. It's at that moment the effect takes hold, however. We see a Discretion Shot from down the street as a tower of flame erupts from the stand and the Eds sticking their mouths on a sprinkler.
 * Blinding Camera Flash: There's an entire episode revolving around this.
 * Blonde Brunette Redhead: Sort of, being that one of them has blue hair. May, Marie, and Lee.
 * In addition, most fanarts of the Eds done in realistic or anime style tend to portray Edd as blonde, Eddy with black hair, and Ed as a redhead. Ed being redheaded is canon since in one episode, when he combed his hair, it turned out to be red. That makes sense, as his sister Sarah is a redhead.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: In a quite literal example, the trio ends up getting shot into the air, where they proceeded to crash into the sky from a viewpoint of them crashing into the television screen. The sky begins to shatter, revealing television snow behind it.
 * "Does this guy sleep through the whole show?"
 * "Oh, yeah! Didn't we win an Emmy for that episode?" "Hardly."
 * When Sarah locks them out of the house during a monster movie marathon:

Eddy: What, and ruin the plot?"

"Eddy: This is some kind of joke. This is one of those stupid done-to-death cartoon nightmares. [shouts to the sky] Okay you can wake me up now Mr. Cartoon Director... HEY ANTONUCCI, WAKE ME UP!!!"
 * "End of first sequence and fade to black!"
 * "Rolf finally feels safe enough to appear in this episode."
 * "This show needs subtitles."
 * "I'd swear but standards won't let me."
 * "Who writes this guy's stuff anyway?" (Eddy, on Edd)
 * "But Eddy, Kevin isn't even in this episode!"
 * During the deleted scene of "Take this Ed and Shove It", Eddy blatantly smashes the fourth wall.

"Edd: Hello, an original screen transition, interesting."
 * The entire plot line of the episode "One + One = Edd" basically revolves around this.

"Edd: In case of movie, break glass?!
 * "Prepare to meet your maker!" "Antonucci?"
 * "Makes you wanna throw up, don't it? Lemme take that for ya so you don't contaminate those badly drawn fingers."
 * "My feet will regain feeling after this commercial break, Double D."
 * During The Movie, this gem of a moment occurred while the Eds are reading the following instructions on an emergency kit:

Eddy: BINGO!

(Eddy breaks open the case and pulls out a peanut)

Eddy: ...a peanut?

Ed: Cheap movie."

"Edd: Have faith, Eddy. After all, you did teach Jimmy everything you know.
 * At the end of the same film after, Double D gleefully notes that "it only took 140 episodes, 4 specials, and a movie, Eddy!"
 * Break the Cutie: The Movie does this to everyone.
 * Bubble Pipe: When Nazz is babysitting at Eddy's house and he believes that it's a date. Edd notes it makes him look ridiculous.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: While Ed is typically very stupid, he is incredibly resourceful/crafty in many situations in the series.
 * Eddy's plans would work if the rest of the cast weren't so Genre Savvy and/or terrible stokes of luck happened to smack them in the rear.
 * Butt Monkey: All three Eds.
 * Jimmy is a bigger example. Jonny also qualifies if the subject is his big head - literally!
 * Camera Abuse: Just after Edd sets the camera angle straight in the opening sequence, Ed and Eddy's rough-housing cause the three to be knocked into the lens, resulting in television snow.
 * Can't Get Away With Nuthin: The Eds, who are the ONLY characters to fall to this.
 * Cartoon Juggling: Eddy juggles a variety of items that Ed throws at him, from chairs to Double D, in order to entertain Sarah while babysitting. It goes fairly well until Ed throws him a cactus.
 * Catch Phrase: For Ed: "Buttered toast!" and "Gravy!"
 * In a Brick Joke, Sarah serves Ed "buttered toast" and "gravy" for dinner when he's grounded.
 * Lampshaded in a Spin-the-Bottle/Truth or Dare episode, where they're forced to switch personalities. Edd, posing as Ed (obviously), says "gravy" and "buttered toast" all the time, causing Ed to protest that he doesn't say them that much.
 * Eddy often says "Wait until I get my hands on you!" whilst chasing someone. (Usually Ed.)
 * Cerebus Retcon: The series finale reveals that the reason Eddy is such a jerk is
 * Chain of Deals: "Who, What, Where, Ed!"
 * Chaos Architecture: The environment decides whether or not to grow steep hilltops in some episodes or if the alleys are big enough to support a cardboard city.
 * In addition, the Eds' theme park.
 * Characterization Marches On: Ed and Double D in the later seasons are almost unrecognizable in personality in the later seasons compared to how they were earlier. Ed was presented as a slightly smarter, but more absentminded teenager than outright stupid or infantile like he is later, not to mention he initially lacked the Super Strength that became a major part of his character. Double D was also much more relaxed and low-speaking, and far more willing to go along with Eddy's scams--contrast to how neurotic he is later on, as well as being the "Moral Compass", so to speak, of the trio. Eddy was also nowhere near as short tempered, greedy and bombastic in the early episodes as he is later on.
 * Sarah becomes a lot more of a Deadpan Snarker as time goes on, especially in season five.
 * Chew Toy: Jimmy, but especially the Eds.
 * Christmas Episode: "Fa La La La Ed", where Ed thinks it's Christmas in July, and the Christmas Special "Jingle Jingle Jangle".
 * Clip Show: Toyed with. While we do see some props from previous episodes, all of the flashbacks are new stories. Near the end of the episode, Eddy flat out states that he hates clip shows, and starts beating the others with his Dueling Fish.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Rolf, Ed, and Jonny on occasion.
 * Companion Cube: Plank!
 * And Ed's lucky (and really stinky!) piece of cheese, Sheldon
 * Continuity Nod: The show is positively loaded with these, the most being in The Movie. One example includes
 * Also from the movie, upon Edd figuring seemingly figuring out that Eddy's Brother has something to do with the Lemonbrook gag factory, Eddy references the mascot episode, "Tight End Ed".
 * "It Came From Outer Ed" has a cameo of the Masked Mumbler porta-potty booth from "Tag Yer Ed".
 * "The Good Ol' Ed" revolved around making a time capsule, which featured many devices from previous episodes, including the Eddo puppet from "Honor Thy Ed", the hypno-wheel from "Look Into My Eds", the Canadian Squirt Guns and hat from "Know It All Ed", the Fad Freak costume from "Its Way Ed", the ice pack from when they destroyed Jonny's house in "Rent-A-Ed", and the weapon fish from "Dueling Eds". It also references the rocket car from "Ready, Set, Ed!", the chain of deals from "Who, What, Where, Ed?", and the time they painted a spatula gold to pass it off as jewelry in "High Heeled Ed".
 * In "Out with the Old, In With The Ed", Johnny can be seen playing with the Whiz-Whaz toy from "Its Way Ed".
 * There's also Ed's sleepwalking in "A Glass Of Warm Ed", which comes back to explain how the Eds got the Kankers' ship-in-a-bottle in "Run For Your Ed" three seasons later.
 * "A Glass of Warm Ed" has a "blink and you'll miss it" nod to a previous episode, with the "Enogee drink" stand from "Over Your Ed" making a reappearance.
 * "Dueling Eds" features the giant piggy bank from "Fa-La-La-La-Ed", rotting in the junkyard.
 * "Three Squares and an Ed" features cameos of the Newspaper Machine and the Elevator Boots from "Read All About Ed" and "A Pinch to Grow An Ed".
 * The clubhouse from "Virt-Ed-Go" makes a sudden reappearance as a refuge from Monster Ed in "The Day The Ed Stood Still". It's even still painted pink and says "Club Kanker".
 * The "Hive Bee Gone" overalls from "Pop Goes The Ed" reappear in "To Sir With Ed".
 * "My Fair Ed" references Ed tearing up Double D's screendoor in "Button yer Ed".
 * Double D's steel guitar from "Avast Ye Eds" reappears in "Rambling Ed", "Brother, Can You Spare an Ed?" and "Out with the old...In with the Ed".
 * In "May I Have This Ed?" Ed produces a "lucky cheese chunk" he calls Sheldon Jr., a reference to his lucky cheese chunk Sheldon from "Thick as an Ed".
 * This exchange from "Stuck in Ed", where Eddy convinces Jimmy to help him think up a scam, and Edd brings up the events of the episode "Ed in a Half-Shell":

Eddy: Oh yeah! Didn't we win an Emmy for that episode?

Edd: Hardly..."

"Ed: Sit down and say "Hello, Johnny!"
 * Several scenes in the junkyard show inventions from previous episodes (i.e. the swinging-chair ride from "Eds-aggerate").
 * The video game, "Ed, Edd n Eddy the Mis Edventures", has the El-Mongo stinkbomb from "Fool on the Ed", return as portable weapons.
 * Rolf's TV from an early episode pops up again as a plot device in one later episode.
 * "A Fistful of Ed" has Jimmy's snake tattoo from "Urban Ed" reappear. Eddy also makes reference to the episode where Eddy turned Jimmy into a sumo wrestler.
 * Contrived Coincidence: In "Who, What, Where, Ed" (the Chain of Deals episode), the Eds need some clams but are having no luck. Just when they're about to give up, Johnny pops out of the sewer wearing SCUBA gear and holding a bucket full of clams. Edd remarks "That was convenient."
 * Cosmic Playthings: Double D's only explanation as to why the trio can't get free jawbreakers in the episode "Don't Rain on My Ed".
 * For clarification, everything from a piano falling on them to a stampede of chickens during a freak thunderstorm try to prevent them from getting some candy.
 * Actually, Kevin dropped the piano on Eddy because Eddy accidentally swallowed Kevin and his bike.
 * Covered in Kisses: Whenever the Eds are caught victim of the Kanker Sisters.
 * Crack Pairing: Edd and May, Invoked by Sarah and Jimmy (as cupids) in the Valentine's Day special. The other Eds and Kankers both found it strange. Then, through random arrow firing, we also got Eddy paired with Plank, and Ed with a sandwich.
 * Cue Card: Edd holds up cue cards for Ed to read while he talks with Johnny. Despite screwing up, he manages to find Johnny's problem.

Johnny: Uh... hello?

Ed: Ask him how he is!

(Johnny is confused, Edd holds up a sign saying "How are you?")

Ed: I'm fine. Well, okay, a little hungry."

"Ed: Am I an artist, or what?
 * Cut Lex Luthor a Check: The Eds constantly attempt (and often fail) to make money by scamming the kids - although they never think of getting a regular allowance from their parents nor doing chores to get the money.
 * Ed's dad is too busy, Edd doesn't get compensated for chores, and Eddy... uh... probably wants more money.
 * Darker and Edgier: The Movie, due to . Not to mention the reveal that.
 * A Day At the Bizarro: 1 + 1 = Ed.
 * A Day in The Limelight:
 * Kevin and the kids get an episode to themselves: "See No Ed".
 * It gets so weird for the cast that they start searching for the Eds. Some are worried, some are curious, and Kevin is just getting increasingly paranoid that the Eds are up to something. Turns out that the Eds were trying to set up a scam, but they couldn't find Ed's helmet.
 * The movie easily doubles the characterization and depth of relationships for the cast, but Kevin and Nazz' relationship especially.
 * Deconstruction: Arguably The Movie, which shows some of the characters in a more complex light. For example, Eddy . Overall the movie plays things a bit more realistically than the rest of the series, though the film also puts a lot of emphasis on comedy and the relations between the characters.
 * The Movie also deconstructs the Amusing Injuries trope, with having resulted in his inferiority complex and jerkassery. It wasn't rare for the cul-de-sac kids to pick up on the Eds, but considering they were the same age and had more-less comparable chances, but . The cruel way he beats him up just because he asked for protection from the enraged neighborhood kids revolts even Sarah and the Kankers.
 * Digging to China: "For Your Ed Only" - Johnny hits the ground so hard he pops up in China. "Just like in the cartoons!"
 * Domestic Abuse:
 * Sarah's treatment of Ed is only a cut below this, though of course that's Played for Laughs a lot more.
 * Downer Ending: "If It Smells Like An Ed".
 * The endings to most episodes, actually, in the vain of Married With Children. And they are always played for laughs.
 * In general, the only episodes that ended with the Eds not getting beaten up, getting their scam ruined, or otherwise humiliated are "A Glass of Warm Ed", "Run for your Ed", "The Day the Ed Stood Still", "A Fistful of Ed", "May I Have this Ed", the valentine's special, and.
 * Dreadful Musician: In "Pain in the Ed", Ed is forced to take violin lessons, and is so bad at it that it causes the bark to peel off trees, and Kevin's bike to crumple up. This is curious, since Ed is later shown to be superb at playing the flute.
 * Dream Within a Dream: "Rock-a-bye-Ed".
 * Drool Hello: Monster Ed pulls this on Eddy in "The Day The Ed Stood Still".
 * Early Installment Weirdness: The early shorts had much cruder animation, Double D was much more relaxed than he is later on, Eddy is more of a heckler than a flat out greedy jerk, and Ed wasn't stupid so much as he was an absentminded teenager. Also, there was the first episode, where they actually did get their jawbreakers--sort of.
 * Earn Your Happy Ending: After "130 episodes, four specials and a movie!" of physical, mental and social humiliation, the series ends with
 * Embarrassing Middle Name: Eddy's middle name is Skipper, and Edd's is Marion. Also revealed in one other episode that Ed's middle name is Horace, even though he has the least embarrassing middle name of the trio.
 * Enemy Mine/Go Karting With Bowser: Before, the Eds and the other kids do team up with each other from time to time, most notably in the Alien Invasion special.
 * Epic Fail: Several of the Eds' scams, most notably, the Ancient Egypt scam. The episode "Once Bitten, Twice Ed" cranks this trope up to 11 after Johnny keeps ruining the arcade and they insist on running the arcade even after people saw through the scam.
 * In "Pain in the Ed", Eddy's armpit hair (made of blue carpet) is so obviously fake that even Ed sees right through it.
 * Establishing Character Moment:
 * Even Evil Has Standards: Nearly all the kids of the cul-de-sac beat and/or humiliate the Eds badly. Especially towards Eddy, but in The Movie,
 * Even the Subtitler Is Stumped: The subtitler for The Movie's premiere broadcast in the United States registered everything Rolf says as (unintelligible) ...even though the things he was saying were very clear.
 * Evil vs. Evil: Although it's debatable how "Evil" he is, Eddy may be a sneaky con-artist who will stoop to any measure to get what he wants, but the kids he's scamming aren't exactly saints either. Also, Eddy whenever he encounters the Kankers, who want to love them... whether they like it or not. So technically, its the Eds' evil (scamming the kids for money) versus the other kids' evil (being unnecessarily cruel to the Eds and themselves most of the time) versus the Kankers' evil (terrifying the local populace because they think Victim Falls For Rapist).
 * And of course,
 * Evil Plan: Jimmy, of all people, in "If It Smells Like an Ed".
 * Basically, after Eddy (and ONLY Eddy) gave Jimmy a wedgie, everyone else laughs at him. To get revenge, Jimmy then targets all three Eds by framing them for stealing several neighborhood items. Unfortunately, the Eds are unable to clear their name and are forced to choose between getting beaten up by the other kids or getting attacked by the Kanker Sisters. They choose option A as the Lesser of Two Evils, end up getting both options because Jimmy DIDN'T THINK THEY SUFFERED ENOUGH.
 * Well, he did
 * Given that they also completely destroyed his Friendship Day celebration (something he was rather passionate about) and has put up with a hefty amount of abuse from the Eds (and several others) throughout the course of the series, the wedgie seemed more like merely the straw that broke the camel's back.
 * On the bright side, karma catches up with him, depending on whether you count slipping on a banana peel full punishment (Being Jimmy, that probably counts as a serious casualty).
 * You Are Grounded: "Three Squares and an Ed". Eddy and Edd attempt to bust a grounded Ed out of his house. They get caught and are all grounded in the end. Ed and Eddy are grounded for unknown periods of time, while Edd gets off easier because he gets 3 days, which is plenty of time to spend with his thousands of ants.
 * In "A Case of Ed", Kevin, for unknown reasons, has been grounded, and Eddy is not above taking advantage of this to torment him throughout the episode. However, Kevin gets off early for good behaviour, and uses this to get even with Eddy.
 * Executive Meddling: The Movie aired in Asia and parts of Europe months before it did in the US, for reasons unknown.
 * On a similar note for actual meddling, but it dodges a bullet. Danny pitched Ed, Edd n Eddy to Nick but they wouldn't give him the creative control over it. Similar to Adventure Time as well as The Mis Adventures of Flapjack. One can wonder on what would have happened if the Eds were made for Nick.
 * Extreme Omni Goat: Victor.
 * Eye Scream: A humorous, cartoon-y variation in "Your Ed Here" during the wax dummy scam when Ed puts Jonny's eyes on the wax Jonny.

The kids laugh hysterically

Jonny: Where'd everybody go?!

Edd: (deadpan) Ed, give Jonny his eyes back.

Ed: Right-o, Jim Bob!"

"Ed: (matter-of-fact) I forgot to wear underwear, guys."
 * Face Heel Turn: In The Movie, . Not that they'll get to do anything about it, since the movie was over.
 * So,
 * Fake Video Camera View: "An Ed Is Born" is almost entirely from the viewpoint of a camera. First there's a scene to set it up, then the rest of the episode is all seen through the camera.
 * Failure Is the Only Option: Pretty much all of the Eds' scams and efforts backfire in some form or another. Even if they get away with it, their rewards are usually either lost or destroyed.
 * In "Don't Rain on My Ed", their efforts to get to the candy store before Customer Appreciation Day ends are frustrated in increasingly arbitrary and silly ways, finally culminating in a fierce thunderstorm and an apparently random "chicken drive" blocking their path to the candy store.
 * One episode, during which they turn Jonny's house into a sauna, seemed to end with them escaping and keeping the money. They get away by breaking a fire hydrant and riding the geyser-like jet of water into the air, while still holding on to the money. Even Kevin comments "Hey, the Ed-weirdo brothers aren't too bad!" as the episode ends.
 * Flanderization: Pretty much everyone on the show.
 * In Ed's case, it got so extreme that the writers had to reverse the trend, and made him a little smarter again. At least, he regained the ability to speak in coherent sentences. Similarly, Eddy got meaner and meaner, then got nicer again in the movie and later on in Season five.
 * A showcase of Flanderization within the show can be found in the episode "All Eds Are Off", where the Eds, Kevin, Rolf and Jonny place a bet on who can keep off their most annoying habits. Their habits are basically what they're Flanderization culminated into, with the exception of Jonny who has to stop listening to Plank, which is his whole character.
 * Flash Forward: The second act of "Take This Ed and Shove It".
 * Foot Focus: "FOOTSIES!!! AAAAAAAHHH!!!"
 * "Clammy."
 * Foreshadowing:
 * A bit of a Fridge Brilliance version of this, but
 * Friend or Idol Decision: In "Don't Rain on My Ed" the Eds rush to get free jawbreakers from their local candy store. Just a stone's throw from reaching it, they're beset by an out of the blue storm and a chicken drive (don't ask). Double D is swept in the flood of poultry and begs Eddy, who managed to get out, for help.
 * Funny Background Event: In "Fa La La La Ed", while Jimmy is complaining to Sarah about the pain of smashing his piggy bank, we see Ed falling over as he tries to prop up some Christmas lights.
 * Genre Savvy: In "The Eds are Coming, The Eds are Coming" (The CN invaded special), the implication of an actual alien invasion leads Double D to research Ed's comic books to produce countermeasures against it.
 * Getting Crap Past the Radar: an entire page's worth of it.
 * The Ghost: All the parents, Eddy's older brother (up until the Grand Finale), and Rolf's nana.
 * Giant Foot of Stomping: In Ed's bedtime story he was telling to Johnny.
 * Girly Bruiser: Sarah is a rare villainous example.
 * Going Commando:
 * Going Commando:

": Do Mom and Dad know you're here?...
 * Gosh Hornet: The Eds start a beehive extermination business in one episode. It doesn't end well.
 * Got Volunteered
 * Grand Finale: The Movie, which even breaks the fourth wall to make it clear to the viewers that it is the end.
 * Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress: As the show is full of Toon Physics, this pops up every now and then. A notable example is in "Mirror, Mirror, on the Ed", where Ed and Eddy don't realize they stepped off a cliff before they look down.
 * Grey and Gray Morality: Depending on the episode, even the nicest characters can be morally ambiguous. Well, except for the Kankers.
 * Groin Attack: Eddy does this to Ed when he learns that the lump hid Eddy's magazines and the box that they came in in different places.
 * Gross Out Show and Gross Up Close Up: Several throughout the series. What did you expect from Danny Antonucci?
 * Edd + Fog Horn Sound = Squick
 * Hair Trigger Temper: Sarah, full stop. Eddy, too.
 * Have You Told Anyone Else:

Eddy: As if.


 * Does anyone know you're here?

Eddy: Only these losers."

"Kevin: COME OUT, EDDY, SO I CAN POUND YA!!!"
 * Here We Go Again: "The Ed-Touchables", "Ed, Ed, And Away", "Luck of the Ed", and "Thick As An Ed" all end this way.
 * He Who Fights Monsters: Subtle suggestions are made throughout the show that Kevin's Jerkass behavior is a result of constant harrassment from the Eds. In "See No Ed" he becomes increasingly suspicious after the Eds dissappear for an extensive period time, to the point of becoming a paranoid wreck convinced of the Eds preparing to scam him at every turn.

"Eddy: (holding up a turkey baster) What we have here is a squirt gun.
 * He Who Must Not Be Seen: Eddy's brother.
 * Averted when Eddy's Brother finally appears in the movie.
 * Hidden Depths: May, according to the Valentines day episode.
 * was revealed to have these in The Movie.
 * In one episode, Nazz surprises everyone by quoting the Workers Rights Act, saying "A babysitter's gotta know these things!" afterwards.
 * High Pressure Emotion: In "Oath to an Ed", Sarah drives Eddy into this when he is trying to earn a badge.
 * Hold Up Your Score
 * Humongous Mecha: Double D has successfully built at least two of them--one in "One of Those Eds", and a T-Rex mecha in one of the flashback sequences in "The Good Ol' Ed".
 * Hypno Fool: In one episode, everyone but the Kanker Sisters and Jonny. Yes, even Plank.
 * Hypocritical Humor: The first scene in "Know It All Ed", where the Eds find a box of turkey basters, er, I mean, Canadian squirt guns:

Edd: Please, a squirt gun?

Eddy: What? Yeah! A Canadian squirt gun!

Ed: Canadians are weird!

Eddy: Watch and learn, boys. Just fill...

Edd: Even if they were Canadian, Heaven forbid, I don't think they're...

Eddy: (squirts Edd) And squirt! Canadian style!"

"Jimmy: I have a confession: I've wished for this every birthday. Might it have come true?"
 * The hypocrisy comes from the fact that this show was made by Canadians.
 * Keep in mind Antonucci, the creator of the show, is an Italian immigrant to Canada.
 * One episode focuses on Eddy trying to prevent Kevin from revealing his Embarrassing Middle Name (Skipper). After it's outed, Edd tries to comfort Eddy by saying that he has an EMN too (Marian). As soon as he learns it, Eddy shouts it out for all the cul-de-sac to hear.
 * Idea Bulb: "High-Heeled Eds". While trying to think up a way to scam Sarah, Nazz and Jimmy, Eddy gets one, though it flickers out briefly until he adjusts it.
 * Also in "It Came From Outer Ed". Ed gets an idea for a scam and holds up some turf over his head while saying, "Boing! It's a light bulb!"
 * Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: Every title is a play on a popular phrase, or the title of a related work, with "Ed" replacing at least one syllable.
 * Idiot Ball: Everyone's held it at least once, but Eddy's the one who usually holds it.
 * Impossible Leavening: In "An Ed Too Many", the Eds make pizza. Eddy ignores Edd's instructions for how much yeast to use for the dough, pouring in the entire container. The thing rises so much that Eddy's fist gets caught in the thing when he tries to punch it down. They have to have Ed bellyflop on the thing to press it down enough.
 * Iron Butt Monkey: Whoever's the Butt Monkey of the week becomes this, but it's usually the Eds.
 * It Amused Me: The reason why Kevin popped the bubblegum bubble that Ed, Eddy, and Jonny were riding in at the time in "For Your Ed Only".
 * I Wished You Were Dead: G-rated variant in "See No Ed", where the Eds seem to have disappeared:

"Eddy: You're supposed to be the smart one, Double D; you're messing up our group dynamics!"
 * Jerkass Facade:
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Eddy is this at times. He's greedy and arrogant as all hell, but he does have his moments where he shows he genuinely cares about his friends.
 * Likewise, Bratty Half Pint Sarah may be a total jerk towards the Eds (And downright abusive/manipulative towards Ed), but she shows genuine kindness and concern over her friend Jimmy. She does care about Ed deep down, such as one episode where the Eds were trapped in a "haunted" house and pretending to be attacked by ghosts, she squeals, "Somebody save my idiot brother!"
 * And Kevin seems to have been somewhat of a not-so-nice nice kid either. However, towards the Ed of the movie, he finally forgives the Eds and starts acting nicer towards them. Plus, he's good friends with Rolf, and will lend him a hand when needed. And with three exceptions, he seems to be pretty generous with the mountain of jawbreakers in his garage.
 * And in a couple episodes, Kevin can be seen getting along with Double D, such as when Kevin strikes up a conversation with Double D while fixing his bike (albeit calling him "Dork" when he sees that Double D has disappeared), and Double D accidentally-on-purpose dropping the key to Eddy's house so Kevin can get revenge on Eddy for tormenting him while he was grounded (and so Double D could also get revenge on Eddy for making him think he had a fatal disease).
 * Kaiju: Ed's a small-scale one of these in "The Day The Ed Stood Still", with some Xenomorph for flavor. The Mis-Ed-Ventures game would later feature a level with Ed's monster "form" playing this straight.
 * Karma Houdini: The Kids and the Kankers can pretty much do ANYTHING they wish to do and NEVER get punished for it, especially Kevin and Sarah. The Eds, meanwhile, Can't Get Away With Nuthin.
 * Edd gets a minor one in "Smile For the Ed" when Eddy gets a week's detention for impersonating the principal, which Edd actually did (though Edd was trying to help).
 * In The Movie Kevin complains that the Eds are supposedly going to get away with their antics "again", suggesting they have managed to get off scot free in some unseen incidents.
 * Averted when Jimmy established a character developing moment the Eds would NOT forget when he planned out a grand scheme that placed the blame for numerous mishaps on them (even though they were innocent) just because Eddy gave him a wedgie at the start of the episode, though he gains a very slight punishment himself at the very end.
 * Kids Are Cruel: Everyone on the show has been known to treat each other like total crap. No one on the show is safe from teasing, bullying, getting beat up or even sexual harassment (which is always from the Kanker sisters).
 * This is taken to the nadir in "Out With the Old, In With the Ed" when Rolf chops down Edd's door with an axe, and the kids rob his school supply closet bare. What The Hell, Neighborhood?
 * Kidanova: Eddy tries, as does Kevin, who's only slightly more successful.
 * Knight Templar: The kids in The Movie,
 * Lampshade Hanging: And how!
 * In response to Edd's suggestion to go to his house to watch a movie, Eddy responds with "What? And ruin the plot?"

"Kevin: Man that's old!"
 * After slipping on a banana peel in another episode:

"Eddy: Keep your shorts on, Ed! No seriously, keep your shorts on. (pulls up Ed's trousers)"
 * Large Ham:
 * Ed has shades of this in Season 5 and the movie, though he still retains his Funny line generator.
 * How is Rolf not under here yet? Just listen to him! He's as a large a ham as a ham can get.
 * It's not just these two characters. Everybody on the show had at least one Large Ham moment each throughout the series.
 * Laser Guided Karma: The Eds get struck down by this nearly all the time.
 * Lead In: Every episode.
 * Leitmotif: Not a music example, but the makers seem to like giving Eddy the sound of someone shuffling across a basketball court when he's running.
 * Ed sounds like a horse galloping most of the time when he runs. When he's not sounding like a car with a faulty clutch. Actually, Ed makes a lot of horse sounds come to think of it...
 * Sarah tends to get wildcat noises, especially when enraged.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Kevin is perhaps the fourth physically strongest character in the series, but his prime trait is riding his bicycle at ludicrous speed.
 * Ed as well in Mis-Ed-Ventures when using Batter-Ed.
 * Literal Metaphor:

"Ed: Allow me to re-irritate."
 * Long Bus Trip: This is how the episode with Ed's imaginary friend Jib is resolved.
 * MacGuffin: Jawbreakers.
 * Made of Iron: Every single character are able to survive things from being crushed by a house to having their own face ripped off.
 * Averted with
 * Malaproper:
 * In one episode, Ed pretends to be Eddy, Edd pretends to be Ed, and Eddy pretends to be Edd, with hilarious results. Trying to use a larger vocabulary like Edd, Eddy has a few of these.
 * In another episode:

"Sarah: Double D looked so innocent, but it's like they say, give 'em an inch, and they'll take a mile."
 * Mattress Tag Gag: In one episode, Eddy torments goodie two shoes Double D by ripping a tag off his mattress (while Double D's hat was tied to the cieling light).
 * Mickey Mousing: Almost every episode does this, often uninterrupted in its entirety.
 * Played with in one scene of "Brother, Can You Spare An Ed?", where Edd provided Mickey Mousing on his pedal-steel guitar until Eddy told him to knock it off.
 * Middle of Nowhere Street: The cul-de-sac.
 * Mind Screw: "Don't look now, but there's a cow hovering just overhead..."
 * Minimalist Cast: One of the longest-running series (animated or otherwise) to have one!
 * Finally ended in The Movie/Series Finale with
 * There's also Jib, if he counts.
 * Misery Builds Character: After the Eds wrongfully accuse Jonny of being a "serial toucher" and sentence him to rolling down a hill in a giant tire, Eddy justifies it by citing the trope.
 * Misplaced Retribution: Frequently done by the cul-de-sac kids. No matter which of the Eds have wronged them, they are almost always punished as a group. Sarah excuses this at least once:

"Double D: In Case Of Movie, Break Glass?!
 * Mouth Cam: In one of the episodes, they're filming a video, Ed randomly swallows the camera (shouting "Man the helms! DIVE, DIVE!"), ending up in a shot from inside his stomach as Edd digs it back out.
 * Multi Character Title
 * Muscles Are Meaningless: Ed, Sarah, and Rolf have virtually no muscles but are incredibly strong, but Rolf does when he flexes or becomes enraged.
 * Naked People Are Funny: Happens a lot.
 * Name, Name and Name
 * Nausea Fuel: In-Universe: when Ed gobbles all the food in the Cul-De-Sac, Eddy makes a scam of selling it back to the hungry neighbors: he roots around in Ed's stomach and yanks out the requested item. Edd is noticeably sick.
 * No Export for You: The Movie, which didn't reach the United States until November 8th, 2009.
 * Inverted, then, as this is an American show. (Well, it's made in Canada, but it doesn't air over there, which is another inversion I suppose.)
 * No Fourth Wall: If the series didn't drive this home, then The Movie most certainly did, with a glaring example at the start of it: When the Eds try to escape from the kids in the beginning, they find a emergency glass in Eddy's brother's room, reading "Break Glass in Case of Movie".

Eddy: Bingo! My bro's always prepared!

(Item turns out to be a peanut. Beat)

Eddy: A peanut?

Ed: "Cheap movie.""

"Eddy: I'd swear, but Standards won't let me."
 * Done again in The Movie
 * Let's sing a song!
 * And before that, references are made to the time left in the movie and getting to the Eds/Eddy's Brother before it runs out.
 * Also, during The Stinger,
 * An example in which Edd referred to the events of "Ed in a Half-Shell", in which Eddy "took Jimmy under his wing". Eddy's response? "Oh yeah! Didn't we get an Emmy for that episode?"
 * Played insanely straight in the episode "One Plus One Equals Ed", where the trio finds multiple quirks about the animated scenery before turning into some major Nightmare Fuel.
 * Near the end of "Momma's Little Ed", Eddy blames his rudeness on Kevin, despite being told by Edd "Kevin wasn't in this episode, Eddy."
 * Oddly averted in an early episode where Eddy loudly declares "This ain't a cartoon!" after Ed drops an anvil.
 * In 'Brother, Can You Spare an Ed?' Edd asks, "O, what dastardly seed have we sown?" leading Eddy to comment, "Who writes this guy's stuff?"
 * Earlier in that same episode, Eddy offers to take some money off of Ed's "poorly-drawn fingers".
 * In "Ed Overboard", the Urban Rangers are enlisted in rescuing Ed from the Kanker Sisters, but they ask that the Eds be temporarily sworn in, leading to the line:

"Ed: PREPARE TO MEET YOUR MAKER!
 * Then there's this funny line:

Jimmy: Antonucci?"

"Old Ed: CRIBBAGE GIVES ME GAS!"
 * No Name Given: Eddy's Brother is never given a name
 * Actually in an interview, Antonucci was asked specifically what Eddy's brother was named and he gave an actual name.
 * Noodle Incident: The plot of The Movie centers around this.
 * Also, whatever Plank did in the election episode.
 * Not Allowed to Grow Up: Subverted in "Take this Ed and Shove It" which implies that the entire series is childhood memories being told by aged versions of the Eds. While playing cribbage, no less.
 * Not Allowed to Grow Up: Subverted in "Take this Ed and Shove It" which implies that the entire series is childhood memories being told by aged versions of the Eds. While playing cribbage, no less.

": Yes! It was me! And I'd do it again!"
 * Interestingly, that episode was originally meant to be the series finale, but ultimately wound up as just another episode.
 * Not So Harmless: Crybaby Jimmy turned out to be quite the Magnificent Bastard after being trained by the Eds.
 * And let's not forget how badly he pwned Edd in "A Fistful of Ed".
 * Doesn't say much, considering Edd is a weakling himself and thought it was only a stage fight.
 * But the other kids didn't know that at the time.
 * in 'If It Smells Like an Ed' constructs quite the Evil Plan seemingly on the fly.

"Eddy: What do I look like, some popcorn fairy!?"
 * Not So Imaginary Friend: There are times when it seems that Plank is more than just a piece of wood.
 * Ed's imaginary friend Jib is a straighter example. No one believed he existed until he beat up Eddy.
 * Oh Crap: Double D gets one and then everyone else gets one when
 * And before any of that, Eddy gives one when
 * In an earlier episode, where Rolf gives his cursed phone to Eddy, a runaway ice cream cart bursts into his room, bounces off a chair, bounces off the ceiling, and lands squarely on Eddy. The look on his face before contact can only be described as this.
 * Older Than They Look: Sarah and Jimmy are apparently old enough to attend middle school.
 * Once Per Episode: Jimmy has a bandage in a different spot in EVERY episode. This is to show (outside of the episodes) that he's extremely accident prone.
 * Every episode opens with one or more of the Eds doing something strange, or some sort of scam, that has almost nothing to do with the rest of the episode and only occasionally setting up a completely different plot.
 * One Steve Limit: As we can see in the episode title, this has been averted, leading to:
 * Only Known By Their Nickname: "Double D" (Edd)
 * Although in a single instance in the first episode, Eddy does say Edd's name as announced in the title, when complaining about having to wear bunny slippers into Edd's room.
 * Only One Name: Other than the Kanker Sisters and Nazz, whose surname and middle name are revealed in the movie, none of the characters seem to have surnames.
 * Oven Logic: In "Oath to an Ed", Eddy did this with a microwaveable burrito, five seconds after he'd already delegated the task to The Smart Guy. It ended up imploding on them. No burrito merit badge for them.
 * Pass the Popcorn

"Eddy: Take a seat Sockhead, to the greatest show on Earth! *whips out some popcorn*
 * In an earlier episode, where Ed sleepwalks and eats the entire Cul-De-Sac's food supply.:

Edd: ...Are you gonna share those?"

"Rolf: Behold the potato! Bow to this fruit of the earth, and then peel it as if it were the last task of your miserable life!"
 * Peeling Potatoes: "Will Work for Ed". Ed's first job on Rolf's farm.

"Kevin: That's for gobbling all over my bike, dork!"
 * Perspective Magic "One + One = ED".
 * Piano Drop: To get to the candy store, Eddy takes a shortcut through Jimmy's yard and runs under a ladder. Jimmy's "garden in the sky' then falls but misses Eddy. Eddy then starts to run, only to have a piano fall on him.

"Rolf: What no-nothing would dimple the cookie-biscuit with the doohickey of a rabbit?
 * Power Trio
 * Comic Trio: The Eds form one, with Eddy as the Schemer, Ed as the Dumb Muscle, and Edd as the No Respect Guy.
 * Prank Injuries: in The Movie when the trio were in the gag factory.
 * The Rashomon: The Ed's attempting to explain to Jonny how they wound up trapped inside his wall. Eddy's version has him rich and successful, while the other kids are crude caricatures (except for Nazz). Double D's version is in a pristine world where his crazy friends always screw things up and he has to lecture them. Ed's is just... bizarre to say the least.
 * The funniest thing about it was Ed's was the most realistic... aside from the Kankers anyway, because everyone looked closer to their personalities. There was no abnormality of anyone's personalities, most especially Jimmy. Eddy made him a diaper boy with crude utensils around his mouth, Edd imagined him without his brace, and Ed saw him as the legit limp and dramatic boy he is. "Farewell cruel world!"
 * Retraux: One part of the hide and seek episode had Ed hiding inside a tv, where he winds up in a 1920's silent cartoon-Ed himself is even drawn to look like an old cartoon character in that brief scene. This even gets a "blink and you'll miss it" shout out in the movie.
 * The Renaissance Age of Animation
 * Revival: The show was originally ended at 52 episodes, but fan backlash lead to the making of four specials, 2 more seasons, and a Made for TV Movie.
 * Rewind Replay Repeat: Played for Laughs; Ed presses down on Edd's head, causing Edd to rewind his statement about fruitcake and Christmas, especially the Christmas part.
 * Road Apples: An aversion:

(Beat)

Kevin: Those are raisins, dude.

Rolf: Same thing!"

"Ed: Dig a hole, dig a hole, dig a hole."
 * Rubber Man: The characters are able to stretch their cheeks and arms.
 * Rule of Three: Aside from the obvious Power Trio and instances of action, Ed occasionally makes comments to this effect:

"Edd: Messy, messy, messy!
 * What about Double D?

Edd: Sleepy, sleepy, sleepy...

Edd (labeling a file cabinet): Dusty, dusty, dusty."

"Eddy: Filthy, filthy, filthy..."
 * And then again when Eddy cops DD's schtick:

"Eddy: (to Ed) If you had a brain!
 * Running Gag: Ed falling off the treehouse and having to get pulled back up in "Vert-Ed-Go".
 * Sadist Show: The violence featured in the show borders on Refuge in Audacity. At one point, Sarah throws a car on Nazz.
 * Possibly even topped in the flashback episode where Ed, Edd n Eddy end up as kids. Edd refuses to participate in the scam, so Ed goes off-screen and slams a freaking house on Edd.
 * Schizo Tech: The show is set in an ambiguous timeline. Sometimes it appears to be set in the 70s, sometimes the 90s and sometimes the 21st century.
 * According to a store in the prepare for school episode, it is most likely set in the 2000s.
 * In the beginning of the movie, Double D
 * If the KND-Billy and Mandy crossovers say anything, it's set in the present.
 * The show's creator states that the show has no set date because "[Danny] wanted the show to appeal to any generation."
 * Schmuck Bait: The Movie's Noodle Incident apparently involved a red button.
 * Screwed By the Network: The Movie didn't air in the United States for months... long after Australia, Scandinavia, and parts of Asia got their hands on it.
 * Second Person Attack: Several examples.
 * At the end of "Who Let The Ed In?", Eddy hits Ed with an invisible potato in an invisible slingshot.
 * This trope also occurs in the Valentine's Day special when Kevin tosses the end of the gym rope towards Eddy, and it hits him in the face.
 * In "The Good, The Bad, and the Ed", Rolf challenges Eddy to a series of dangerous challenges. One of the challenges involved Eddy and Rolf getting giant boulders smashed against themselves in a giant Newton's Cradle. At the start of that challenge, Eddy's POV shows Ed tossing one of the boulders, smashing him hard.
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Double D and both of his friends (Mostly Eddy).
 * Shape Shifter Swan Song: Played for laughs after a prank involving joke gum. Ed gets harmlessly electrocuted in the movie, and ends up taking on nearly every notable form or persona he's ever donned.
 * Ship Tease: Kevin and Nazz,
 * Shout Out: The names of various AKA Cartoon employees are featured in the show, and at one point Edd uses the pseudonym "Walter Sobchak" to fool the Kankers.
 * The letters "AKA" are found somewhere in every episode, usually on some sign or in a Blink-And-You'll-Miss-It moment.
 * From The Movie:

Ed: Aw, come on, have a heart.

Edd/Double D: Courage... courage, Eddward!"

"Ed: The hills are alive Eddy!
 * And in the same scene:

Eddy: Yeah, with the sounds of an idiot."

"Rolf: (After learning Edd's middle name) Marion the Hungarian?
 * And in the series proper:

Kevin and Jonny: No! Marion the Librarian!"

"*while the other boys are thinking about Nazz*
 * Another one to Airplane!

Ed: Hello? Echo! My name is Ed!"

"Ed: I'm a Borg."
 * Ed pulls a reference in the episode "For Your Ed Only".

"Ed: Who stepped on a duck?"
 * In "Avast Ye Eds", when Jonny tears apart the Kankers sail, Jimmy remarks "Just like Errol Flynn!"
 * Sleepwalking: In "A Glass of Warm Ed", as well as the opening of "Run For Your Ed".
 * Smelly Skunk: In "Sorry, Wrong Ed", when Eddy calls into his supposedly cursed phone, a skunk comes out and sprays him.

"Eddy: Johnny! People really like it when you SAY WHY ALL THE TIME!!"
 * Space Elevator: In "They Call Him Mr. Ed", Ed spends most of the episode building one from random junk. It reaches the moon.
 * Spy Speak
 * Squick: An in-universe example: Rolf pulls out a keychain made from one of his Great Nano's kidney stones. Nazz, with an appropriate look on her face, asks "What did he say that thing was?!"
 * Stalker With a Crush:
 * The Kanker Sisters.
 * Also Sarah for Double D.
 * Static Electricity: Zapity Zap Zap
 * Steampunk: In The Movie, Rolf is wearing steam punk goggles at one point.
 * Step Three Profit
 * Stock Audio Clip: A few short lines are stock audio phrases reused throughout the series.
 * Stock Sound Effects: Ohhh boy, this show LOVES using these, and always at the most inappropriate times.
 * Suddenly Shouting: Eddy does this a LOT.
 * Suddenly Shouting: Eddy does this a LOT.
 * Suddenly Shouting: Eddy does this a LOT.

"Double D: Summer rains, you can never predict them. (cue flash storm every time he says that)"
 * Super Strength: Ed, Rolf, and Sarah have all been shown to be stronger than your average human. Rolf's backbreaking chores give him an excuse, at least.
 * In the first episode, "The Ed-Touchables", Eddy also shows at least a temporary bout of Super Strength by lifting, and slamming down, Edds bed in an attempt to stop him from panicking
 * Swallowed a Fly: In one episode, Eddy unintentionally swallows a fly and loses his voice because of it.
 * Take Our Word for It: It is never revealed what Edd keeps under his hat, but it is certain that he has reason to do so from the times when his hat is taken off.
 * Word of God says
 * More like Shrug of God. One Word of God says he while the majority are neutral.
 * If you played the food fight game as Double D on the official website he'd throw his hat up in victory, revealing that his hairdo has a disturbing resemblence to Ed's (In other words he's practically bald with only a bit of stubble here and there for hair)
 * Terrible Trio: If the Eds have gone too far in a scam, the kids will jump to that conclusion immediately. The Kanker Sisters are a more proper example, especially when they destroy the cul-de-sac trying to find their heirloom, the Ship-Inna-Bottle.
 * That's All Folks: In The Movie, And speaking of Looney Tunes tropes...
 * Toon Physics: Drive the entire show, especially lampshaded in "1 + 1 = Ed".
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Jawbreakers for everyone--they act as a sort of currency and/or prize. Ed, meanwhile, loves buttered toast and gravy.
 * And in the episode 'Brother, Can You Spare an Ed?', Sarah and Jimmy wanted Ed to buy them fudge instead of jawbreakers. So either that's their favorite food or the writers just gave them a craving for fudge for the sake of the episode.
 * Traumatic Haircut: . Played for laughs.
 * Triple Take: Used in The Movie, when the Eds
 * True Companions: Eddy is very much the "dad" of the group, while Edd is the "mom" and Ed is the "child."
 * The Un Reveal: Cruelly applied to the secret of what lies beneath Double D's hat, TWICE.
 * In The Movie. Just what DID the Eds do that
 * In another episode, Eddy is running for King of the Cul-de-Sac against Plank and resorts to Blackmail. We never see what the photograph is, but it horrifies everyone who sees it (except Rolf, who doesn't understand it at all).
 * Unrequited Love Switcheroo: In the Ed-Touchables, the first episode, it would appear that Double-D has the crush on Sarah and she's just not interested. Five episodes later, this is reversed and intensified, with Sarah developing an obsession with Double-D who is scared that she won't leave him alone.
 * Unstoppable Rage: "Little Blue Ed" shows us that almost nothing in the world can stop Ed when he's in a bad mood... all because he ended up with a pebble in his shoe.
 * Unusual Euphemism: "That's my udder you're touching."
 * Vague Age: Averted with the main trio (they're all 12), but played straight with all the other characters (All of them are junior high age, apparently).
 * Visual Pun: While Edd is giving a morality lecture, Eddy simply reaches down, picks a sock up, and shoves it in Edd's mouth. There are several similar gags throughout the show.
 * The Voiceless: Plank, at least to everyone who isn't Jonny. Eddy also becomes this in "Button Yer Ed", when a fly gets lodged in his throat, only allowing him to make wheezing, squeaky noises.
 * Weaksauce Weakness:
 * Jimmy's foot gets broken by a clothespin.
 * Ed is fearful of bathroom products.
 * In "Pass it on Ed", Eddy implies that is lactose intolerant.
 * What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic: In "Out With the Old, In With the Ed", when the Eds make a deal with the Kankers to get the same homeroom, Lee spins a valve on the boiler, giving the Kankers a fiery background.
 * Watch Out for That Tree: Happens to Ed twice while he's looking for Sarah in tall grass in "Keeping Up with the Eds".
 * What Happened to The Mouse?
 * Wheel O Feet: Played with in "1 + 1 = Ed" when Eddy pulls this off, and then throws Sarah into the wheel blur, causing her to speed off out of control. Played straight in The Movie. In a car.
 * When It Rains It Pours: Done in "Read All About Ed":


 * With Friends Like These: Edd with Ed and Eddy.
 * Where the Hell Is Springfield: Purposefully invoked by the creator. There is no real clues to exactly where Peach Creek is located, but in the movie alone we see that just outside the suburb confines is a large stretch of badlands, then grassland, then farmland, and then a swamp.
 * The Wiki Rule: Here you go.
 * Wrap It Up: The Movie.
 * Zany Scheme: The majority of the episodes.
 * Zany Scheme: The majority of the episodes.