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** Eddy may also be complimenting Ed on the latter's skills, of all things. Ed isn't good at much, but with what he is good at, he could have a future in writing or in film. Eddy's brother, on the other hand, is a carnie living in a trailer that seems to be abandoned, or at least isn't getting much business. It's not hard to guess who's more likely to turn their life around.

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** Eddy may also be complimenting Ed on the latter's skills, of all things. Ed isn't good at much, but with what he is good at, he could have a future in writing or in film. Eddy's brother, on the other hand, is a carnie living in a trailer that seems to be abandoned, or at least isn't getting much business.in a mediocre amusement park. It's not hard to guess who's more likely to turn their life around.
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** Eddy may also be complimenting Ed on the latter's skills, of all things. Ed isn't good at much, but with what he is good at, he could have a future in writing or in film. Eddy's brother, on the other hand, is a carnie living in a trailer that seems to be abandoned, or at least isn't getting much business. It's not hard to guess who's more likely to turn their life around.
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** In Ed's case, considering how [[TheDitz dumb]] he is, it is very likely that his parents don't trust him with money for this reason. It could be this [[TakeAThirdOption and]] ParentalFavoritism at the same time though.
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** This also helps explain why Jimmy later became an arguably worse person than Eddy: He went through a very similar realization, except Eddy had good-natured friends to keep him somewhat grounded, while Jimmy only had someone who believes they have every right to just take whatever they want.
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* Eddy and Kevin's JerkWithAHeartOfJerk moments such as "Your Ed Here" and "Jingle Jingle Jangle" take on a new perspective knowing they were seemingly the favourite punching bags of Eddy's Brother, who's defining characteristic is being FauxAffablyEvil. [[BaitTheDog He acts agreeable and nice at first only to pull the rug under his victims afterwards.]] In ''Big Picture Show'' he torments Eddy increasingly while constantly dangling the agreement that he ''might'' help him if he puts up with it. In "Ed...Pass It On", Eddy and Kevin's immediate reaction to seemingly being confronted by him is to grovel and bargain with him. This only plays into the idea that they are [[HeWhoFightsMonsters turning into their tormentor.]] They are relishing a taste of his own power.
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* The reason the kids are okay with beating up the Edds, but are horrified when Eddy's brother starts beating him up? The former do it when they're wronged, while the latter did it just because he could. The kids are fine with getting ''payback'', but they draw the line at outright ''sadism'', especially such a blatant show of it.

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* The reason the kids are okay with beating up the Edds, but are horrified when Eddy's brother starts beating him up? The former do it when ''when they're wronged, wronged'', while the latter did it just ''just because he could. could.'' The kids are fine with getting ''payback'', payback, but they draw the line at outright ''sadism'', sadism, especially such a blatant show of it.
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* The reason the kids are okay with beating up the Edds, but are horrified when Eddy's brother starts beating him up? The former do it when they're wronged, while the latter did it just because he could. The kids are fine with getting ''payback'', but they draw the line at outright ''sadism'', especially such a blatant show of it.
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* All throughout the series, every character goes through various amounts of pain (not slapstick-- ''actual pain'') that seems impossible to achieve anywhere outside this universe. Considering that the Cul-de-Sac doesn't have a hospital, how are these kids ''surviving'' the pain they go through without permanent scars all over their bodies, broken bones, or '''''death?!'''''
* The Eds have caused tons of property destruction over the course of the series. Just who or what is paying for all the damage?
* In "Dueling Eds", Eddy loses some of his teeth during his battle with Rolf, but has all of them when Rolf gives him and his friends the Eels of Forgiveness.
* In "A Twist of Ed", after Ed eats his mattress, in the shot where Edd shows his concern for Ed's digestive tract, you can clearly see the mattress behind him.
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* Even discounting [[KidsAreCruel the kids' cruel treatment of the Eds]], if episodes like "If It Smells Like an Ed" and "Cleanliness is Next to Edness" are to be believed, Peach Creek is essentially a G-rated version of the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]: [[CrapsackWorld full of idiots, jerks, bullies, morons]], [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]] and [[AdultsAreUseless useless and apathetic adults]]. What are the Eds' lives going to be like when there are actual stakes? How much damage could a pedophile do to young kids with how stupid and apathetic the adults are? Would Peach Creek survive events like ''[[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic COVID-19]]''?

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* Even discounting [[KidsAreCruel the kids' cruel treatment of the Eds]], if episodes like "If It Smells Like an Ed" and "Cleanliness is Next to Edness" are to be believed, Peach Creek is essentially a G-rated version of the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]: [[CrapsackWorld full of idiots, jerks, bullies, morons]], [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]] and [[AdultsAreUseless useless and apathetic adults]]. What are the Eds' lives going to be like when there are [[RealismInducedHorror actual stakes? stakes]]? How much damage could a pedophile do to young kids with how stupid and apathetic the adults are? Would Peach Creek survive events like ''[[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic COVID-19]]''?
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* The series ends with Jonny becoming the new punching bag of the Cul-de-Sac. He could end up going down a very dark path.
* Even discounting [[KidsAreCruel the kids' cruel treatment of the Eds]], if episodes like "If It Smells Like an Ed" and "Cleanliness is Next to Edness" are to be believed, Peach Creek is essentially a G-rated version of the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]: [[CrapsackWorld full of idiots, jerks, bullies, morons]], [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]] and [[AdultsAreUseless useless and apathetic adults]]. What are the Eds' lives going to be like when there are actual stakes? How much damage could a pedophile do to young kids with how stupid and apathetic the adults are? Would Peach Creek survive events like COVID-19?

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* The series ends with Jonny becoming the new punching bag of the Cul-de-Sac. [[FreudianExcuse He could end up up]] [[StartOfDarkness going down a very dark path.
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* Even discounting [[KidsAreCruel the kids' cruel treatment of the Eds]], if episodes like "If It Smells Like an Ed" and "Cleanliness is Next to Edness" are to be believed, Peach Creek is essentially a G-rated version of the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]: [[CrapsackWorld full of idiots, jerks, bullies, morons]], [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]] and [[AdultsAreUseless useless and apathetic adults]]. What are the Eds' lives going to be like when there are actual stakes? How much damage could a pedophile do to young kids with how stupid and apathetic the adults are? Would Peach Creek survive events like COVID-19?
''[[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic COVID-19]]''?
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* In "Ed...Pass It On", Eddy laments that the kids used to respect him because he was with his brother (though as Double D notes, that's less respect and more fear of his brother). It can be implied there that the other kids hate Eddy especially because they saw him as their bully's understudy who leeched off of his power over them, with Eddy's bragging doing little to debunk such. It adds extra weight to TheReveal in the TheMovie, where they discover that being related to Eddy's brother is anything ''but'' a benefit.
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* Note also that Edd's more self righteous know-it-all personality also coincides with Eddy's nastier more unscrupulous one that seldom listened to him. Much like Eddy doubled down on his abrasiveness as the show went on, Edd doubled down on his defensive streak and yelling back his points at Eddy. This comes to a head in TheMovie where their Flanderization starts to undo after they finally vent it all out at each other.
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* It seems a little odd that Ed is able to give such a detailed synopsis of "Robot Rebel Ranch" when the Ed's haven't seen the movie. Then again, he probably learned it all just from watching a trailer or reading a magazine article, since cheesy {{B Movie}}s actually do have a tendency to reveal ''way'' too much about the plot in any kind of promotional material. Fans of WebVideo/RedLetterMedia, for example, can make a game of how many times the crew on WebVideo/BestOfTheWorst has learned nearly everything that happens in a film simply by reading the back of the movie's box.

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* It seems a little odd that Ed is able to give such a detailed synopsis of "Robot Rebel Ranch" when the Ed's Eds (himself included) haven't seen the movie. Then again, he probably learned it all just from watching a trailer or reading a magazine article, since cheesy {{B Movie}}s actually do have a tendency to reveal ''way'' too much about the plot in any kind of promotional material. Fans of WebVideo/RedLetterMedia, for example, can make a game of how many times the crew on WebVideo/BestOfTheWorst has learned nearly everything that happens in a film simply by reading the back of the movie's box.



* It makes sense why Rolf, normally the toughest and calmest characters on the show, is usually the first to start panicking and shouting stuff like, "It wants Rolf!" and "The beast circles with hunger! We must appease it with a sacrifice!" whenever there appears to be a supernatural threat--he's from the ''Old Country''; he ''genuinely believes monsters are real''. The other characters don't think of stuff like ghosts, werewolves, and vampires as much more than set pieces for cheesy movies; Rolf probably spent his childhood having ''nightmares'' about such things, because he had no one to tell him they aren't real. This adds another dimension to the episode "Rambling Ed" in particular, which starts off with the Eds faking a séance, only for Sarah to ruin the show. Later in the episode, Jonny has evidently forgiven them enough to agree to take Ed's place so he wouldn't have to do Ed's chores, whereas Rolf was quick to mention the scam upon encountering them again. From Jonny's perspective, he merely saw a poorly-executed show, and so was willing to accept a refund as his only compensation. Rolf, on the other hand, was possibly forced to relive painful childhood memories, all because the Eds wanted to spend his money on candy, and so it makes sense he'd still be a little upset about it.

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* It makes sense why Rolf, normally among the toughest and calmest characters on the show, is usually the first to start panicking and shouting stuff like, "It wants Rolf!" and "The beast circles with hunger! We must appease it with a sacrifice!" whenever there appears to be a supernatural threat--he's from the ''Old Country''; he ''genuinely believes monsters are real''. The other characters don't think of stuff like ghosts, werewolves, and vampires as much more than set pieces for cheesy movies; Rolf probably spent his childhood having ''nightmares'' about such things, because he had no one to tell him they aren't real. This adds another dimension to the episode "Rambling Ed" in particular, which starts off with the Eds faking a séance, only for Sarah to ruin the show. Later in the episode, Jonny has evidently forgiven them enough to agree to take Ed's place so he wouldn't have to do Ed's chores, whereas Rolf was quick to mention the scam upon encountering them again. From Jonny's perspective, he merely saw a poorly-executed show, and so was willing to accept a refund as his only compensation. Rolf, on the other hand, was possibly forced to relive painful childhood memories, all because the Eds wanted to spend his money on candy, and so it makes sense he'd still be a little upset about it.



* The movie implies that Plank has been alive and sentient this whole time. In "Little Ed Blue", Ed tried to snap Plank in half in a fit of rage before Jonny stopped him. This means that Ed, knowingly or not, nearly ''killed a sentient being''.

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* The movie heavily implies that Plank has been alive and sentient this whole time. In "Little Ed Blue", Ed tried to snap Plank in half in a fit of rage before Jonny stopped him. This means that Ed, knowingly or not, nearly ''killed a sentient being''.



* The possible reasons for all three Eds' Flanderizations:
** Considering how often his sister beats him up, Ed's decreased intelligence over the course of the series can be seen as him suffering from ''severe head damage'' because of said beatings. Who's to say his mother isn't physically abusive as well?

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* The possible reasons for all three Eds' Flanderizations:
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** Considering how often his sister beats him up, Ed's decreased intelligence over the course of the series can be seen as him suffering from ''severe head damage'' trauma'' because of said beatings. Who's to say his mother isn't physically abusive as well?



** We already know that Eddy has a huge FreudianExcuse, but consider how laid-back, generous (at least to his friends) and jovial he was when the series started out, and how he almost immediately becomes a greedy Jerkass in the middle of the second season. Remember when Eddy revealed that [[spoiler:he thought acting like his brother would make people like him?]] That's what he sets out to do in the second season after his numerous failures in the first season; notice how he becomes [[{{NoIndoorVoice}} louder]] after the first season and less prone to being deadpan. All the failures he's experienced by that point prompted him to put on his JerkassFacade, which gets worse and worse as time goes on and directly ties into his {{Determinator}} aspect.

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** We already know that Eddy has a huge FreudianExcuse, but consider how laid-back, generous (at least to his friends) and jovial he was when the series started out, and how he almost immediately becomes a greedy Jerkass greedy, temperamental {{jerkass}} in the middle of the second season. Remember when Eddy revealed that [[spoiler:he thought acting like his brother would make people like him?]] him]]? That's what he sets out to do in the second season after his numerous failures in the first season; notice how he becomes [[{{NoIndoorVoice}} louder]] after the first season and less prone to being deadpan. All the failures he's experienced by that point prompted him to put on his JerkassFacade, which gets worse and worse as time goes on and directly ties into his {{Determinator}} aspect.
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* The Eds have caused tons of property destruction over the course of the series. Just who or what is paying for all the damage they caused?

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* The Eds have caused tons of property destruction over the course of the series. Just who or what is paying for all the damage they caused?damage?
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* Even discounting [[KidsAreCruel the kids' cruel treatment of the Eds]], if episodes like "If It Smells Like an Ed" and "Cleanliness is Next to Edness" to be believed, Peach Creek is essentially a G-rated version of the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]: [[CrapsackWorld full of idiots, jerks, bullies, morons]], [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]] and [[AdultsAreUseless useless and apathetic adults]]. What are the Eds' lives going to be like when there are actual stakes? How much damage could a pedophile do to young kids with how stupid and apathetic the adults are? Would Peach Creek survive events like COVID-19?

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* Even discounting [[KidsAreCruel the kids' cruel treatment of the Eds]], if episodes like "If It Smells Like an Ed" and "Cleanliness is Next to Edness" are to be believed, Peach Creek is essentially a G-rated version of the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]: [[CrapsackWorld full of idiots, jerks, bullies, morons]], [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]] and [[AdultsAreUseless useless and apathetic adults]]. What are the Eds' lives going to be like when there are actual stakes? How much damage could a pedophile do to young kids with how stupid and apathetic the adults are? Would Peach Creek survive events like COVID-19?
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* Even discounting [[KidsAreCruel the kids' cruel treatment of the Eds]], if episodes like "If It Smells Like an Ed" and "Cleanliness is Next to Edness" to be believed, Peach Creek is essentially a G-rated version of the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]: [[CrapsackWorld full of idiots, jerks, bullies, morons]], [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]] and [[AdultsAreUseless useless and apathetic adults]]. What are the Eds' lives going to be like when there are actual stakes? How much damage could a pedophile do to young kids with how stupid and apathetic and the adults are? Would Peach Creek survive events like COVID-19?

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* Even discounting [[KidsAreCruel the kids' cruel treatment of the Eds]], if episodes like "If It Smells Like an Ed" and "Cleanliness is Next to Edness" to be believed, Peach Creek is essentially a G-rated version of the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]: [[CrapsackWorld full of idiots, jerks, bullies, morons]], [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]] and [[AdultsAreUseless useless and apathetic adults]]. What are the Eds' lives going to be like when there are actual stakes? How much damage could a pedophile do to young kids with how stupid and apathetic and the adults are? Would Peach Creek survive events like COVID-19?
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* Even discounting [[KidsAreCruel the kids' cruel treatment of the Eds]], if episodes like "If It Smells Like an Ed" and "Cleanliness is Next to Edness" to be believed, Peach Creek is essentially a G-rated version of the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]: [[CrapsackWorld full of idiots, jerks, bullies, morons]], [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]] and [[AdultsAreUseless useless and apathetic adults]]. What are the Eds' lives going to be like when there are actual stakes? How much damage could a pedophile do to young kids with how stupid and apathetic and the adults are? Would Peach Creek survive events like COVID-19?
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* In "A Twist of Ed", after Ed eats his mattress, in the shot where Edd shows his concern for Ed's digestive tract, you can clearly see the mattress behind him.
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* All throughout the series, every main character goes through various amounts of pain (not slapstick-- ''actual pain'') that seems impossible to achieve anywhere outside this universe. Considering that the Cul-de-Sac doesn't have a hospital, how are these kids ''surviving'' the pain they go through without permanent scars all over their bodies, or more realistically, broken bones or '''''death?!'''''

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* All throughout the series, every main character goes through various amounts of pain (not slapstick-- ''actual pain'') that seems impossible to achieve anywhere outside this universe. Considering that the Cul-de-Sac doesn't have a hospital, how are these kids ''surviving'' the pain they go through without permanent scars all over their bodies, or more realistically, broken bones bones, or '''''death?!'''''
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** Double doesn't seem to have it much better. His parents communicate with him via sticky notes, and those essentially just tell him what tasks he has to do each day (to the point that an entire room can be covered in them). These chores can be anything from mowing the lawn to repairing the curtains, and according to Double D, he spends an average of two hours a day doing them. Aside from the notes, his parents seem to have no other form of contact with him and the closest thing to affection is a little heart drawing on his mom's notes. He is not even allowed in their room, with several sticky notes on the door telling him not to enter. This seems to imply that Double D is seen as little more than a source of free labor for his parents with a little emotional manipulation added in.

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