Ed, Edd n Eddy is an American-Canadian animated comedy television series created by Canadian adult cartoonist Danny Antonucci exclusively for Cartoon Network, premiering January 4th, 1999, and ultimately concluding on November 8th, 2009 with a made-for-television film titled Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show.
All six seasons were made available in January 1, 2021, with the movie and specials being excluded for unknown reasons.
Premise[]
Ed, Edd n Eddy revolves around three preteen boys named Ed, Edd (called "Double D" to avoid confusion with Ed), and Eddy—collectively known as "the Eds"—who live in a suburban cul-de-sac in the fictional town of Peach Creek. Under the unofficial leadership of Eddy, the trio frequently invent schemes to make money from their peers to purchase their favourite confection, jawbreakers. Their plans usually fail, leaving them in various, often humiliating, predicaments.
Characters[]
Main[]
- Ed
- Edd (also known as Double D)
- Eddy
- Kevin
- Rolf
- Johnny 2x4
- Plank
- Jimmy
- Sarah
- Nazz
Recurring[]
- Lee Kanker
- May Kanker
- Marie Kanker
Voice cast[]
- Matt Hill as Ed
- Samuel Vincent as Edd
- Tony Sampson- Eddy
Production[]
Conception[]
Although cartoonist Danny Antonucci began his career by working as an animator on various children's series for Hanna-Barbera, his later solo works were edgy and aimed at more adult audiences. He gained notoriety with his short film Lupo the Butcher and then, after founding his own production studio, a.k.a. Cartoon in 1994, created the series, The Brothers Grunt for the American music video-orientated televison channel MTV. It was quickly cancelled, however, upon being met with generally poor reviews.
On a dare, Antonucci then decided that he would try producing a children's animated series of his own. While designing a commercial, he ended up drawing three characters that he felt particularly pleased with. Growing excited over their potential, he named them Ed, Edd, and Eddy and spent the following months developing a show around them. He faxed a one-page concept sheet to Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon in 1996. Both studios quickly responded, Cartoon Network in only 20 minutes, and were enthusiastic and wanted to see more; they each demanded creative control, however, and Antonucci refused. After Cartoon Network agreed to let Antonucci have control of his show, conversations between Antonucci and the studio continued.
Development[]
Vice president of programming and production of Cartoon Network, Mike Lazzo, showed high interest in the series and requested a show bible, which came through by fax, a few pages at a time, over a period of the next few months.After an affirmative response from Cartoon Network president Betty Cohen, the legal paperwork and deal-making began, followed by a start-up meeting at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles. A deal was made that Antonucci's studio, a.k.a. Cartoon, would produce Ed, Edd n Eddy, the first Cartoon Network original series to be produced by an outside production company rather than Cartoon Network's Hanna-Barbera. The series also entered production and bypassed a seven-minute short; this marked the first time that one of the studio's original series had ever done this.
According to Antonucci, he based the characters on real people in his life. The personalities of Ed, Double D, and Eddy are based on his own traits as well as the activities of his two sons, while the cul-de-sac children and the Kanker sisters were all based on children he grew up with.Rolf is based on Antonucci and his cousins, since he was part of an Italian immigrant family, and grew up in a first-generation foreign household with different customs and ways of living, compared to those born in Canada.
Release[]
All five seasons of the series and its subequent made-for-television film, Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show, (except the numerous holiday specials and the sixth season episodes) are available to purchase on iTunes.
The series' first two seasons were released on DVD as complete season sets. Seasons 3-5 were never released on DVD in the United States, but were indeed released in Thailand.
The series, along with other hit Cartoon Network shows used to stream on Netflix from 2013 to 2015.
Video Games[]
The Eds were paired as one playable character in Cartoon Network Speedway for GameBoy Advance.
Eddy and Sarah were playable in Cartoon Network: Block Party for GameBoy Advance. Ed also appeared skateboarding in the game's cover art, despite not appearing as a playable character.
The Eds and The Kanker Sisters were non playable characters in the now defunct Cartoon Network MMO online game, Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall.
Ed was a non playable boardwalk customer in the mobile game, Cartoon Network: Match Land, Edd also appeared but as a non playable shop owner. Ed later became a playable character in the game's 1.2.0. update. The update itself also introduced Eddy as a non playable boardwalk customer.
Appearances in other Cartoon Network media[]
- The Eds made a cameo appearance in the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends episode, 'Eddie Monster'.
- The Eds appeared on a magazine in the My Gym Partner's a Monkey special, 'That Darn Platypus', which aired as part of the Cartoon Network Invaded special crossover event.
- A cardboard cutout of Ed appeared in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode, 'Billy and Mandy Moon the Moon'.
- The Eds made an appearance at the beginning of the Codename: Kids Next Door crossover special, 'The Grim Adventures of the KND'. Eddy later makes a brief cameo popping out of the Delightful Reaper, the crossover's main antagonist.
- Ed, Edd, and Eddy's names were written on a list in the Steven Universe and Uncle Grandpa crossover episode, 'Say Uncle'.
- Edd made a cameo appearance in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, tribute episode, 'Crossover Nexus'. Resemblances of the Eds also appeared in the crossover episode, 'Monster Party'.
Trivia[]
- The only episode of season six is labeled as the fourteenth episode of season five.
