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A series of children's books by Charles Ogden<ref>actually a pen name used by multiple authors</ref> that was adapted into an animated series. The title characters, a pair of 12-year-old twins, are notorious pranksters who cause mischief and mayhem in the town of Nod's Limbs. The two of them live in a thirteen-story house on the edge of town with their pet (named 'Pet'), a strange creature that vaguely resembles a one-eyed, hairy mop head. Their groundskeeper, Heimertz, lives in a shack near the house, never says a word, and wears a perpetual [[Slasher Smile]]. There is also a junkyard near the house where the twins get parts for the many unlikely contraptions that they build. Nod's Limbs itself is an overly cheerful town run by the inept Mayor Knightleigh. His daughter, Stephanie Knightleigh, is Edgar and Ellen's main rival in their quest for amusement.

'''''Edgar & Ellen''''' is a series of children's books by Charles Ogden<ref>actually a pen name used by multiple authors</ref> that was adapted into an animated series. The title characters, a pair of 12-year-old twins, are notorious pranksters who cause mischief and mayhem in the town of Nod's Limbs. The two of them live in a thirteen-story house on the edge of town with their pet (named 'Pet'), a strange creature that vaguely resembles a one-eyed, hairy mop head. Their groundskeeper, Heimertz, lives in a shack near the house, never says a word, and wears a perpetual [[Slasher Smile]]. There is also a junkyard near the house where the twins get parts for the many unlikely contraptions that they build. Nod's Limbs itself is an overly cheerful town run by the inept Mayor Knightleigh. His daughter, Stephanie Knightleigh, is Edgar and Ellen's main rival in their quest for amusement.

The books and the animated series start with similar setups, but soon diverge. While the book series moves into an overarching plot, the animated series focuses on day-to-day hijinks.

~~The~~ books so ~~far{{when}}~~ are:

As of 2021, the books in the series are:

# ''Rare Beasts'' (2003)

# ''Tourist Trap'' (2004)

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# ''Frost Bites'' (2008)

# ''Split Ends'' (2009)

The first six books comprise the first series, while the final three books form a sequel series.

Additional material includes: ''Mischief Manual'', ''Hair 'Em Scare 'Em'' (a ~~pop~~-up ~~book~~), and ''Graphic Novelty'' (~~a comic collection~~).

Additional material includes: ''Mischief Manual'' (2007), ''Hair 'Em Scare 'Em: A Pop-Up Misadventure'' (2007), and ''Graphic Novelty: A Comic Collection'' (2009).

The animated series has 26 episodes, 24 of which were aired in 2007 and 2008.

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== Tropes shared by ~~both~~ ==

== Tropes shared by the books and TV series ==

* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: Explained in the books. First, they're the storm drain variety of sewer, not the sewage kind. Second, they were originally built so that people could take leisurely, well-lit strolls in them, but gradually fell into disrepair and had the lighting grates paved over.

* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Stephanie Knightleigh

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