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{{quote|'''[[The Napoleon|Eddy]]:''' ''People used to try to be cool, but now it's hot! We're hot!''

'''[[Beleaguered Assistant|Edd]]:''' ''Do you feel hot, 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 [[Canada, Eh?|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.

Recap pages are now beginning construction, starting with [[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy/Recap/S1/E01 The Ed Touchables|the pilot]], [[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy/Recap/S1/E02 Nagged to Ed|the second episode]], and [[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy/Recap/S1/E03 Pop Goes the Ed|third episode.]]

 

 

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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Ed's parents are implied to [[The Unfavorite|treat him with emotional abuse, while Sarah is treated like a princess]].

{{quote|The Eds hear Jimmy screaming:

** Not to mention their levels of punishment.

{{quote|'''Eddy:''' What happened to the stairs?!

'''Edd:''' That's ''disturbing''. }}

* [[The Ace]]: Though he is never actually seen, Eddy's brother is strongly implied to be this... {{spoiler|only for the movie to reveal that he's actually a sadistic bully who enjoys beating up Eddy for kicks, and that Eddy made up everything he said about him...}}

* [[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?]]: {{spoiler|Jonny at the end of the movie. Which is weird, considering his [[Companion Cube]] Plank has [[Medium Awareness]].}}

* [[Bad Mood As an Excuse]]: In "Little Ed Blue", Ed gains a bad mood, becoming aloof, violent and outright intimidating to everyone, even [[Spoiled Brat|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.

* [[Black Comedy Rape]]: Done frequently by the Kankers to the Eds. For instance, in the ending of [[The Movie]], the Kankers {{spoiler|dragged Eddy's unconscious brother into his mobile home to give him "mouth to mouth."}}

* [[Blah Blah Blah]]: In [[The Rashomon]] episode, how Ed remembers Double D's dialogue.

* [[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 ''[[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|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.

{{quote|'''Edd:''' We could just go to our house, Eddy.

'''Eddy:''' What, and ruin the plot? }}

** During the deleted scene of "Take this Ed and Shove It", Eddy blatantly smashes the fourth wall.

{{quote|'''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!!!}}

** The entire plot line of the episode "One + One = Edd" basically revolves around this.

{{quote|'''Edd:''' Hello, an original screen transition, interesting.}}

** During [[The Movie]], this ''gem'' of a moment occurred while the Eds are reading the following instructions on an emergency kit:

{{quote|'''Edd:''' In case of movie, break glass?!

* [[Domestic Abuse]]: {{spoiler|After over 100 episodes, Eddy's Brother is revealed to be a [[Jerkass]] who beats Eddy to a pulp when he asks for a little protection from the neighborhood kids. This turns nasty when you realize that Eddy is only 12, his brother has to be in his 20s, and he probably practiced the same level of abuse for the entire time he lived with his parents.}}

** Sarah's treatment of Ed is only a cut below this, [[Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male|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.

*** Given that they also completely destroyed his Friendship Day celebration (something he was rather passionate about) and has put up with [[The Chew Toy|a hefty amount of abuse from the Eds]] (and several others) throughout the course of the series, the wedgie seemed more like merely [[Break the Cutie|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).

* [[Executive Meddling]]: [[The Movie]] aired in Asia and parts of Europe months before it did in the US, for reasons unknown.

* [[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.

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

'''Ed:''' Right-o, Jim Bob! }}

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: In [[The Movie]], {{spoiler|Jonny 2x4 and Plank go from Captain Melonhead and Splinter the Wonder Wood to The Gourd and Timber the Dark Shard}}. Not that they'll get to do anything about it, since [[Medium Awareness|the movie]] [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|was over]].

** So, {{spoiler|[[Silver Age]] Batman to [[Dark Age]] Batman then?}}

* [[Foot Focus]]: "FOOTSIES!!! AAAAAAAHHH!!!"

** "Clammy."

* [["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. {{spoiler|In a rare subverted case, Eddy goes for the jawbreakers. But the store closes and he loses his "idol" anyway.}}

* [[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.

*** And Kevin seems to have been somewhat of a not-so-nice nice kid either. However, towards the [[Just for Pun|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 [[Jerkass|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 [[Aliens|Xenomorph]] for flavor. The Mis-Ed-Ventures game would later feature a level with Ed's monster "form" playing this straight.

** 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", [[Offscreen Villainy|suggesting they have managed to get off scot free in some unseen incidents]].

* [[No Name Given]]: Eddy's Brother is never given a name {{spoiler|even in the movie, where credits even state him as "Eddy's Brother".}}

** Actually in an interview, Antonucci was asked specifically what Eddy's brother was named and he gave an actual name. {{spoiler|He called him simply Mathew/Matthew}}

* [[Noodle Incident]]: The plot of [[The Movie]] centers around this.

** Also, whatever Plank did in the election episode.

* [[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.

{{quote|'''Eddy:''' ''What do I look like, some popcorn fairy!?''}}

** In an earlier episode, where Ed [[Sleepwalking|sleepwalks]] and eats the entire Cul-De-Sac's food supply.:

** 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 {{spoiler|uses a commemorative glass in Eddy's brother's room to listen through the door. The glass has "Peach Creek Diner 2000 Best Eater" on it, thus adding more confusion to the exact date of the series.}}

** 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.

* [[Triple Take]]: Used in [[The Movie]], when the Eds {{spoiler|bust out of Eddy's house in his brother's car.}}

* [[True Companions]]: Eddy is very much the "dad" of the group, while Edd is the "mom" and Ed is the "child."

** 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 [[Cloudcuckoolander|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.

* [[The Wiki Rule]]: [http://ed.wikia.com/wiki/Ed,_Edd_n_Eddy_Wiki Here you go.]

* [[Wrap It Up]]: [[The Movie]].

* [[Zany Scheme]]: The majority of the episodes.

 

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