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8	* RageQuit: Rolf does this during a spelling bee when he can't spell "colonial", which gets an applause from his nana.
9	-->'''Rolf''': Curse this monkey ritual of English words! (Nana claps) Thank you, Nana!
10	* RapidFireComedy: Usually averted by the judicious use of [[{{Beat}} beats,]] letting the jokes sink in before moving on.
11	* RashomonStyle: In "Once Upon an Ed", the Eds try 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 of themselves (Kevin is a literal ButtMonkey, Rolf is a literal pinhead, Jimmy is still wearing diapers, [[WalkingSwimsuitScene Nazz is wearing a bikini]] and Sarah has a foghorn for a voice). Edd's version is in a pristine world where his crazy friends always screw things up and he has to lecture them (and most importantly, Eddy and Ed are cowed by his scoldings and listen rather than argue and dismiss his lecture). Ed's is just... bizarre to say the least. His version was a DeliberatelyMonochrome world where the Kankers become rampaging {{Kaiju}} by eating mashed potatoes and shoot lasers out of their armpits using chickens. Oh, and Ed has the ability to fly.
12	--->'''Eddy:''' [[LampshadeHanging Ed, your story's getting weird!]]
13	** The funniest thing about it was Ed's story that had to have the most realistic portrayal of the kids' personalities. Nobody's personalities were mocked or made prettier, most especially Jimmy (Eddy made him into a diaper-wearing baby with crude utensils around his mouth, Edd imagined him ''without'' his braces, and Ed saw him as the limp and overly dramatic little boy he legitimately is). The only thing notable about the other kids' personalities is that their minor quirks were slightly exaggerated: Kevin overused the word "dork" ("I'm dorkin', man!"), Double D babbled unintelligibly and all Nazz did was giggle. Then again, this was Ed's view of the world, [[KindheartedSimpleton suggesting while he has a hard time understanding people, he doesn't look down on them.]]
14	*** Also, it was the only story to actually tell Jonny how the Eds got into the wall: They were chased there by the Kankers.
15	* RationalizingTheOverkill: In at least one case Sarah unleashes hell onto all three Eds (for a prank ''Eddy'' committed), she later laments that Double D probably didn't have anything to do with it, but "give those cute ones an inch and they take a mile!"
16	* ReboundBestFriend: In one episode, Jonny gets into a fight with [[CompanionCube his seemingly inanimate best friend]], Plank. The Eds spend the episode attempting to sell him another friend - ending with a meeting party they set up, in which Jonny goes insane trying to pick one, before finding Plank at the party and the two reconciling.
17	* RestaurantOwningEpisode: At the start of certain episodes, the Eds run mock restaurants all the time selling off food or inedible junk disguised to look like food ([[PaperThinDisguise albeit poorly]]).
18	* {{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.
19	* ReversePsychology: The Eds' weapon against the Kankers in "A Twist of Ed". [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome It's epic.]]
20	* {{Revival}}: The show was originally ended at 52 episodes, but fan backlash lead to the making of four specials, 2 more seasons, and a MadeForTVMovie.
21	* RevoltingRescue: In the Valentine special, "[[Recap/EdEddNEddysHankyPankyHullabaloo Hanky Panky Hullabaloo]]", two cherubs resembling Jimmy and Sarah try to spread love and happiness by making students in the school fall in love with one another, using their arrows to bring together several couples (Edd and May, Kevin and Lee, Nazz and Johnny, Eddy and Plank, and Ed [[CompanionFood and a sandwich]]; Marie is made to be infatuated with Rolf). Rolf is the only one who manages to avoid being hit with an arrow, and after getting rid of the cherubs with a mop, proceeds to cure everyone of their love sickness by splashing them with mop water.
22	* RewindGag: In one episode, Ed puts his finger on Edd's head to make him repeat a sentence, complete with the sound of rewinding a video cassette.
23	* RewindReplayRepeat: PlayedForLaughs; Ed presses down on Edd's head, causing Edd to rewind his statement about fruitcake and Christmas, especially the Christmas part.
24	* ARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigma: In the comic book story "A Tree Grows in Ed", the Eds are wondering how a pair of shoes went up to a communication cable. Ed says "it's a riddle wrapped in an egg roll, sitting next to a fortune cookie".
25	* RingRingCRUNCH: Eddy has a pile of smashed alarm clocks in the corner of his room, which he threw one more into.
26	* RoadApples: An aversion:
27	-->'''[[FunnyForeigner Rolf]]:''' What know-nothing would dimple the cookie-biscuit with the doohickey of a rabbit?\
28	''({{beat}})''\
29	'''Kevin:''' Those are ''raisins'', dude.\
30	'''Rolf:''' Same thing!
31	* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Eddy's scams are titled in this wording.
32	* RubberMan: The characters are able to stretch their cheeks and arms.
33	* RubberOrifice: The jawbreakers that [[TrademarkFavoriteFood every kid wants]] are ball candies, twice as large as the kids' heads. When a kid eats one, their cheek expands accordingly. In "[[Recap/EdEddNEddyS5E20RunEdRun Run Ed, Run!]]" Sarah swallows dozens of jawbreakers at once and looks like a raspberry-shaped balloon in pain.
34	* RuleOfFunny: If something, anything, on this show disobeys the laws of nature or basic human behavior, it's this.
35	* RuleOfThree: Aside from the obvious PowerTrio and instances of action, Ed occasionally makes comments to this effect:
36	-->'''Ed:''' Dig a hole, dig a hole, dig a hole.\
37	'''Ed:''' Eggs, Eggs, Eggs.
38	** And Edd
39	-->'''Edd:''' Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear!\
40	'''Edd:''' Messy, messy, messy!\
41	'''Edd:''' Sleepy, sleepy, sleepy...\
42	'''Edd:''' ''(labeling a file cabinet)'' Dusty, dusty, dusty.
43	** And then again when Eddy cops Edd's schtick:
44	-->'''Eddy:''' Filthy, filthy, filthy...\
45	'''Ed:''' That's something Double D would say.\
46	'''Eddy:''' Don't remind me.
47	* RunningGag: Ed falling off the treehouse and having to get pulled back up in "Vert-Ed-Go".
48	* {{Ruritania}}: The Old Country that Rolf came from is shown in flashbacks to be this.
49	* SadistShow: The violence featured in the show borders on RefugeInAudacity. At one point, Sarah throws a ''car'' on Nazz.
50	* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: In "Once Bitten, Twice Ed", Edd says, "Guh-roan!" when he sees the walkie-talkie taped to Ed's toy.
51	* ScaryStingingSwarm: The Eds start a beehive extermination business in one episode. In the end of the episode, they get chased away by a huge swarm of very angry bees.
52	* SchizoTech:
53	** 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.
54	** According to a store in the prepare for school episode, it is most likely set in the 2000s.
55	** In the beginning of the movie, Edd [[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.]]
56	** If the [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]-[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]] crossovers say anything, it's set in the present.
57	** The show's creator states that the show has no set date because "[Danny] wanted the show to appeal to any generation."
58	* SchmuckBait: TheMovie's NoodleIncident apparently involved Eddy pressing a BigRedButton.
59	** Eddy removing the Kanker's bobby pin from the boat-like tire swing, causing it to deflate and leave him and the passengers in the water in "Avast Ye Eds".
60	* ScreenShake: PlayedForLaughs as this often occurs when a character falls down. One notable instance is when Ed and Eddy fight over a balloon while Jonny watches as he eats some peanuts in "Ed, Edd, and Away".
61	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
62	** In "Is There An Ed In The House?", Eddy, having had his entire day wasted as Ed and Edd dash back and forth between the scam and taking care of an ailing Sarah, sees his fellows being pulled into the traditional end-of-episode beating, and decides to sit the rest of this out.
63	-->'''Eddy:''' I wonder what's on TV? ''[Walks away]''
64	** Eddy does the same thing [[WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain to avoid the]] HereWeGoAgain ending to "Ed Overboard."
65	* SecondPersonAttack: Several examples.
66	** At the end of "Who Let The Ed In?", Eddy hits Ed with an invisible potato in an invisible slingshot.
67	** 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.
68	** 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.
69	* SelfDeprecation:
70	** {{Cloudcuckoolander}} Ed is the cartoonist of the group.
71	-->'''Eddy:''' How can you be so stupid?\
72	'''Ed:''' I watch cartoons Eddy!
73	** The first scene in "Know It All Ed", where the Eds find a box of turkey basters, er, Canadian squirt guns:
74	--->'''Eddy:''' ''(holding up a turkey baster)'' What we have here is a squirt gun.\
75	'''Edd:''' Please, ''a squirt gun?''\
76	'''Eddy:''' What? Yeah! A ''Canadian'' squirt gun!\
77	'''Ed:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R78l6ZOPy9o Canadians are weird!]]\
78	'''Eddy:''' Watch and learn, boys. Just fill...\
79	'''Edd:''' Even if they were Canadian, Heaven forbid, I don't think they're...\
80	'''Eddy:''' ''(squirts Edd)'' And squirt! Canadian style!
81	** [[DontExplainTheJoke For those who don't get it]], the show itself was created by Canadians.
82	** [[ContinuityNod They mention the Canadian squirt guns once again in "The Good Ol' Ed".]]
83	** In "Take This Ed and Shove It", Jimmy dresses up as a [[{{Stereotype}} Canadian lumberjack]] wearing a knit hat with the Canadian flag on it.
84	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan:
85	** Edd (sensitive) and Eddy (manly)
86	** Edd (sensitive) and Ed (manly)
87	** Ed (sensitive) and Eddy (manly)
88	** Rolf (sensitive) and Kevin (manly)
89	** Jonny (sensitive) and Rolf (manly)
90	** Jonny (sensitive) and Kevin (manly)
91	** Jimmy (sensitive) and ''everyone'' (manly)
92	** Everyone (sensitive) and [[spoiler:Eddy's brother]] (manly)
93	** Edd (sensitive) and Kevin (manly) - a popular couple in fandom.
94	* SeriesContinuityError: While this show in general was very good with continuity, the first season struggled with it (benefit of the doubt could be justified since the show as just starting); a few specific examples are as follows:
95	** Edd is actually referred to as "Edd" in the first episode by Eddy (Ed once called him "Edd-Double-D").
96	** Edd had a crush on Sarah while she shows no interest in him at all, which of course is completely reversed later that season.
97	** Although each of the Kanker Sisters already had designs on their respective Ed counterpart, in their debut episode, they don't seem to care which Ed in particular they impress, they each seem to like all three of them equally. Also, Lee and May seem to go back and forth between being the unofficial leader of the trio.
98	** All of the cul-de-sac kids, particularly in the very early episodes, seem to go back and forth between having absolutely no problem with the Eds and having contempt for them, sometimes even in the same episode.
99	** In an early episode, Ed is fascinated by a rainbow wig he has to wear, and even asks if he can keep it. Ed then develops a phobia of wigs, and even attacks one that Eddy was wearing, fearing it was attacking his head.
100	%%* SeriesFauxnale: "Take This Ed And Shove It," and later "A Fistful Of Ed."
101	* SeriousBusiness: Jawbreakers. The Eds will do ''anything'' to get the taste of one, including getting on the other kids' bad sides.
102	* SexoPhone:
103	** Not used as you'd expect. In "Quick shot Ed" Edd looks through an old magazine and upon unfolding a full page is left frozen and speechless. Then we get the saxophone music as his expression changes and he seems to like what sees. "Perfect specimen" is what he calls it. Then we are shown that it was actually a detailed picture of an insect.
104	** [[CovertPervert Edd]]'s infamous strip tease scene from "Hand me Down Ed"?
105	* ShakeSomeoneObjectsFall: Ed and Edd are hanging from a tree as pinatas. Jonny hits Edd three times; only a shoe falls. Jonny hits Ed once; a boatload of junk lands on him.
106	-->'''Jonny:''' Check it out, Plank! COCONUT EARMUFFS!!
107	* ShapeshifterSwanSong: Played for laughs after a prank involving joke gum. Ed gets harmlessly shocked in the movie, and ends up taking on nearly every notable form or persona he's ever donned.
108	* ShipTease:
109	** Kevin and Nazz, [[spoiler:especially in TheMovie!]]
110	** [[spoiler:TheMovie is full of blatant fanservice for Edd/Eddy shippers.]] Their {{Canon}} kiss from "Your Ed Here" must have induced at least half of its fanbase.
111	** "May I Have This Ed" was pretty heavy with the Edd/Nazz teasing. As well as in "The Day the Ed Stood Still", where she [[SmoochOfVictory gives Edd a peck on the cheek]] when he's ready to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice himself]] to the now [[ItMakesSenseInContext monstrous Ed.]]
112	** Eddy/Nazz was teased in a few episodes, particularly in "Don't Rain on My Ed", Eddy imagining her in her bikini in "Once Upon an Ed", the Christmas episode where she was willing to kiss him under the mistletoe (at least until he spat eggnog on her by accident), and he gets a SmoochOfVictory from her in TheMovie.
113	** A little for [[PrecociousCrush Edd/Sarah]] too exists ("An Ed Too Many", "For Your Ed Only") and even [[BelligerentSexualTension Eddy/Sarah]] ("Hand Me Down Ed")
114	** Of course, with Eds respective counterparts of the [[AbhorrentAdmirer Kanker sisters]]. This usually isn't treated with any level of seriousness (more coming off as the Eds being assaulted), however Edd/May was the focus of the Valentine's Day episode, and Double D even keeps May's valentine after the cupid spell is broken.
115	** In "May I Have This Ed?" Jonny seemed to try to ask [[TinyTyrannicalGirl Sarah]] out for the school dance, even though he canonically only has a crush on [[DudeMagnet Nazz]] (like everyone else).
116	* ShrinkingViolet: Edd, most prominently in "May I Have This Ed?" where he gets horridly nervous of having to ask a girl to dance. At the end of the intro, he faints, probably because of embarrassment.
117	* SiblingYinYang: [[GentleGiant Ed]] and [[TinyTyrannicalGirl Sarah]].
118	* SickEpisode:
119	** "Is There An Ed In The House?" has Sarah with a cold and Ed and Jimmy competing to take care of her.
120	** "Flea-Bitten Ed" has Edd and Eddy helping ED out with his rabbit allergy.
121	* SillyAnimalSound: Whenever there's some heavy slapstick going on in this series, rest assured that there will be random animal sound effects edited in: horses, elephants, pigs, chickens, you name it.
122	* {{Slapstick}}: In a similar nature to ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''. While the Eds [[TheChewToy typically bear the brunt of it]], no one in the cast is safe from physical punishment. The Kanker sisters stand out for this trope, particularly May.
123	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: It is debatable which side the show leans closer towards. While the first season leaned closer to Idealism, with the series mostly conveying [[ChildrenAreInnocent childhood innocence]] through its characters, Season 2-onwards leans almost entirely on Cynicism and KidsAreCruel, with most of the characters being absolutely horrible and even the ones who are [[NotSoAboveItAll usually sweet can turn into utter Jackasses in certain cases.]]
124	* {{Sleepwalking}}: In "A Glass of Warm Ed", as well as the opening of "Run For Your Ed".
125	* SmallTownBoredom: All of the pranks, scams and random acts of aggression are just the resident kids of a sleepy little cul-de-sac trying to keep themselves entertained.
126	* SmellySkunk:
127	** In "Sorry, Wrong Ed", when Eddy calls into his supposedly cursed phone, a skunk comes out and sprays him.
128	-->'''Ed:''' Who stepped on a duck?
129	** In "Every Which Way but Ed", Eddy shoves a skunk in Ed's mouth after he tries to eat his jawbreaker.
130	* SomethingPerson: When Ed is through being [[spoiler: a monster]], he makes use of this trope to try out other identities [[ItMakesSenseInContext under Eddy's bed]] using his SurvivalistStash.
131	-->'''Ed:''' I am Can Opener Man! No! Wait! I am Tissue-Head! I will blow your nose! No! Wait! I am Bed Buddy! Sleep on me!
132	* SpaceElevator: In "They Call Him Mr. Ed", Ed spends most of the episode building one from random junk. It reaches the moon.
133	* SpitShake: The Kankers seal a deal with Jimmy like this, much to his disgust.
134	* SpitTake:
135	** Eddy spits out a swig of coffee after tasting it in "They Call Him Mr. Ed".
136	** During "Jingle Jingle Jangle" (the Christmas special), Eddy comes over to Nazz's house in hopes of getting her gifts. It all goes seemingly well, eventually leading to him and Nazz under the mistletoe. Upon realizing this, however, he ends up drenching Nazz with a mouthful of eggnog.
137	%%* SpoiledBrat: Sarah.
138	* SpontaneousSkeetShooting: In "Stop, Look and Ed", after Eddy encourages the kids to break their parents' rules, Kevin disposes of dirty dishes by and launching them with a trash bin lid and hitting them with a slingshot.
139	* {{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?!"
140	* SquirrelsInMyPants:
141	** "Flea Bitten Ed:" Rolf's rabbits jump into Ed's jacket, causing him to squirm around.
142	-->'''Edd:''' Looks like the rabbits have been practicing their multiplication tables
143	** "Urban Ed:" Ed tells Eddy to hold a worm for him, then drops it down his shirt
144	** "Dueling Eds:" Rolf's way to patch things up after a feud involves putting eels down his pants and the pants of those he was feuding with.
145	%%* StalkerWithACrush:
146	%%** The Kanker Sisters.
147	%%** Sarah to Edd in "An Ed Too Many".
148	%%* StaticElectricity: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyrzaoxgpwc Zapity Zap Zap]].
149	* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In "Knock Knock Who's Ed?" Double-D suggests they watch the marathon at his or Eddy's house, but [[MediumAwareness Eddy points out]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall it would ruin the plot]].
150	* StockAudioClip: A few short lines are stock audio phrases reused throughout the series.
151	** Ed: Gravy! Rolf: You crazy!, laughing Nazz: This ''is'' stupid. Kevin: Dorks! Jimmy: And it was such a cute squirrel, too. Ouch! Wah-ha-ha-haaaa (that whiny crying he does from time to time, such as getting hoodwinked by Eddy with "Smileyville" or after getting maimed by his own eyelash curler).
152	** Edd has "Careful, Eddy" in [[LighterAndSofter Season 1]], which was [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness last used in "A Glass of Warm Ed"]]
153	** Eddy frequently makes a distinctive grunting sound whenever he's annoyed or surprised while Edd has distinctive gasps.
154	** Ed: "Ah, it's a rerun!", with no pause.
155	** Marie: "He's so cute!", heavy with malicious lust.
156	** Parodied in "Honor Thy Ed", with Jimmy's identical cries of terror with each kid's explanation as to the nature of the haunted house. Eddy quickly notices, gets annoyed by, and puts a stop to it.
157	** Nearly every line Rolf has that isn't directly vital to the scene tends to be foreign-sounding rambling.
158	* StockMoneyBag: Parodied in one episode. Eddy wants to impress his older brother by making a video that would show him as being very successful. One of the methods involves pretending on camera that he's a wealthy businessman with lots of money bags lying around. Then Double D, who's holding the camera, pans over to Ed, who takes garbage bags out of trash cans and slaps a dollar sign on them.
159	* StockSoundEffects: Ohhh boy, this show LOVES using these, and always at the most inappropriate times.
160	* StylisticSuck: Quite a bit, most obviously with the shifting outlines and minimalistic backgrounds. [[WordOfGod Antonucci has said]] that this was all intended to be a tribute to [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]]. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the second episode, when Edd pops open a book to reveal standard cartoon textless pages.
161	-->'''Edd:''' This book has no print... [[FelonyMisdemeanor These pages are blank!]]
162	* SuddenlyShouting: Eddy does this a [[NoIndoorVoice LOT.]]
163	-->'''Eddy:''' Jonny! People ''really'' like it when you SAY WHY ALL THE TIME!!
164	* SuperheroEpisode: "Robbin' Ed", where Captain Melonhead and Splinter the Wonderwood (Jonny and Plank) take on the notorious Professor Scam (Eddy).
165	* SuperstitionEpisode: An episode features Eddy being plagued by a cursed telephone. The worst part of it is, the bad luck afflicts him even if someone else answers it.
166	* SuperStrength:
167	** Ed, Rolf, and Sarah have all been shown to be stronger than your average human, at the least to a degree for their age and size. Usually, there appears a somewhat cartoonish, ridiculous feat, with such absurd-looking humor on the rise as the seasons go on. Rolf's backbreaking chores give him an excuse, at least.
168	** In the first episode, "The Ed-Touchables", Eddy shows at least a temporary bout of SuperStrength by lifting, and slamming down, Edd's bed in an attempt to stop him from panicking [[spoiler:(an attempt which worked incidentally, though it did leave the bed damaged beyond repair).]] Eddy actually seems to have super strength similar to the above mentioned three, since several times it seems Ed actually fears Eddy harming him, he's fought evenly and bested Sarah several times throughout it the series, and he even can take just slightly less physical punishment than Rolf. [[spoiler:It's likely that his fear of his brother causes him to immediately cave when someone tries to hurt him rather than fight back so his strength becomes less obvious.]]
169	** Actually, ''every'' character in the show except Double-D and Jimmy have what seems to be some degree of super strength. And yes, that includes even Nazz, since she's shown that she can kick or punch the Eds several feet away in the rare few times they've gotten her mad.
170	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Eddy in "Ed Overboard" when Kankers drop by to fetch Ed for May.
171	-->'''Edd''': Did you see that?!\
172	'''Eddy''': I-I didn't see anything! You see something? Cause I didn't! Kankers, huh?! What Kankers?!
173	* SwallowedAFly: In one episode, Eddy unintentionally swallows a fly and loses his voice because of it.
174	* SweetTooth: Pretty much ''all'' the characters, but the Eds especially seem to treat jawbreakers like they're the holy grail.
175	* TakeOurWordForIt: 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.
176	** ShrugOfGod says [[spoiler:he's blond.]]
177	* TakeThat: This:
178	-->'''Eddy''': Ed, how can you be so stupid?
179	-->'''Ed''': [[HypocriticalHumor I watch]] [[SelfDeprecation cartoons, Eddy!]]
180	** Also, in "Cleanliness is Next to Edness", when [[BreakTheCutie Double D has lost it]], he speaks in a slight Southern accent.
181	** In the words of Ed:
182	-->'''Ed:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R78l6ZOPy9o Canadians]] [[SelfDeprecation are weird!]]
183	* TakeThatKiss: Usually what happens to the Eds or anyone else who encounters a Kanker.
184	** Kevin is threatened with this by Lee in "Dawn of the Eds".
185	** Jonny and Rolf are [[CoveredInKisses implied to have suffered this]] by the end of "Ed Overboard".
186	** Also happens to Jimmy and [[spoiler: Eddy's brother]] in the finale.
187	* TheTalk: An entire episode dedicated to this: "I am Curious of This Ed". Sarah and Jimmy ask the other kids around the cul-de-sac where babies come from, with bland results. Nazz giggles and blushes, Kevin gets flustered, Rolf begins to tell them and then immediately states they are too young and kicks them out, Jonny explains but kind of misses the point using birds, Eddy tells a completely inaccurate story meant to scare them, Ed claims it's storks, and Double D uses bee reproduction to demonstrate childbirth from a scientific standpoint.
188	* TeamRocketWins: There is the occasional episode where the Eds (or at least Eddy) manage to successfully pull off a scam and get away (virtually) unscathed.
189	* TechnoBabble: In "Cry Ed," Eddy fakes an injury in order to get the kids' attention. [[TheDitz Ed]] describes his "injury" as such:
190	-->'''Ed:''' The patient has suffered a Penelope to his Headasaurus area, as well as a major gush from, uhh... his Goliath... upper... [[BuffySpeak tube veiny thing]].
191	%%* TeenageWasteland
192	* TerribleTrio:
193	** The Eds. In the eyes of the cul-de-sac kids, they definitely are.
194	** The Kanker Sisters, especially when they destroy the cul-de-sac trying to find their heirloom, the Ship-Inna-Bottle.
195	* ThereAreNoAdults: While the kids' parents were mentioned numerous times, no adult characters ever appeared on-screen. [[SubvertedTrope This becomes subdued]] by TheMovie, in which we are finally introduced to [[spoiler: Eddy's brother.]]
196	* ThickerThanWater: Marie is initially really mad at May for flirting with Double D in the Valentine's Day episode, but when she and Lee find Double D's sock in her locker, they decide [[BigBrotherInstinct he's gone too far]] and go looking for May.
197	* ThirdPersonPerson: Rolf and occasionally Ed.
198	* ThrowTheDogABone: "May I have This Ed" is actually this for the Eds and NOTHING BAD HAPPENED TO THEM IN THE END! Edd got to dance with Nazz, Eddy is delighted that the school got destroyed by May and Rolf and didn't even get hurt by the destruction... and Ed got Wilfred the Pig's phone number.
199	%%* TinyTyrannicalGirl: Sarah.
200	* TitleDrop: A Kevin-ified version pops up, describing the Eds as "Dork, Dork 'n Dorky".
201	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl:
202	** Sarah (Tomboy) and Nazz (Girly Girl). Sarah is one of the most powerful female characters, possessing superhuman strength like her brother, and is able to [[CurbStompBattle beat up almost every other character (usually the Eds).]] She is also reckless with a short temper. Nazz, however is gentle and caring, but is seldom seen getting in physical altercations with the other characters. Although there are moments that prove that Nazz [[GirlyBruiser can hold her own in a fight]], she is usually interested in cheerleading, cooking, cute boys, and makeup.
203	** However, in groups, it's The Kankers (Tomboys) to Sarah and Nazz (Girly Girls).
204	* TooKinkyToTorture: Ed never seems horrified of any sort of punishment; in fact, [[NightmareFetishist he seems to enjoy it.]] It could be due to being used to [[AbusiveParents parental abuse, though.]] Or that he's [[AchievementsInIgnorance too stupid to comprehend pain.]]
205	* ToonPhysics: Drive the entire show, especially lampshaded in "1 + 1 = Ed".
206	* TheToothHurts: Jimmy has to wear a retainer because [[spoiler: one of Eddy's scams caused him to bite down on a bowling pin, ruining his teeth (possibly permanently).]]
207	* TorsoWithAView:
208	-->'''Eddy:''' Ed, your stupid toy ate my breakfast!
209	** In the beginning of the movie, Rolf has a huge bite taken off the side of his torso.
210	* TotallyRadical: Eddy, Kevin, and Nazz.
211	** Eddy speaks in classic 90's jargon with an emphasize on giving nicknames, various pop-culture references, and smooth-talking "cool guy" tones. It's implied he does so to emulate his brother, as he stops doing so when coming clean about his insecurities.
212	** Kevin says "man" and "totally" often, is particularly fond of calling people he doesn't like "dorks" or some variation thereof, and insulting Edd with "Double Dweeb" [[DontExplainTheJoke (as opposed to his usual nickname "Double D")]]. He's also into stereotypically cool things like customizing his bicycles.
213	** Nazz often talks like a SurferDude ("Dude!", "Awesome!", "It's so rad!"). She still has the habit when she's an old woman in "Take This Ed and Shove It."
214	* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
215	** Jawbreakers for everyone--they act as a sort of currency and/or prize.[[note]]Danny Antonucci has said that he actually hates jawbreakers and that the only reason he chose them for the show was that they looked funny.[[/note]]
216	** Ed, meanwhile, loves buttered toast and gravy.
217	** Eddy really likes omelettes and brags about how well he can cook them, though [[LethalChef he nearly burned down Rolf's kitchen making them]].
218	** Edd prefers to have grapefruit for breakfast.
219	** Rolf loves meat in the form of chickens, beef, pork and fish.
220	** 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.
221	* TheTriple: In "Stop, Look and Ed", the Eds wave despair signs for someone to break them free from a man-sized bird cage. Eddy's is "Help!", Edd's is "Please assist" and Ed's is "Ketchup!"
222	* TheTroublemaker:
223	** Eddy is the biggest troublemaker on the cast. He drives the plot of most episodes through his attempts to scam the other kids out of their money, which usually results in pain and humiliation for him, the other Eds, or the kids. When he's not scamming, Eddy will often play pranks on others to amuse himself; his EstablishingCharacterMoment in the pilot is driving Edd crazy by playing Ding Dong Ditch.
224	** Ed is the other big troublemaker, often spoiling Eddy's schemes through his clumsiness, overeagerness, and overactive imagination. For example, in "The Day the Ed Stood Still", giving him a monster costume made Ed think he ''is'' a monster, and so he procedes to wreak havoc in the Cul de Sac and kidnap the kids as he acts out a monster movie plot.
225	** The Kanker Sisters, {{Distaff Counterpart}}s to the Eds, are often going after their "boyfriends" to give them unsolicited kisses (in one episode, they trap them in an abandoned house to make them their "husbands"), but they are not above harassing the rest of the Cul de Sac.
226	** JerkJock Kevin usually keeps to himself, but will often go after the Eds (or "dorks", as he often calls them) as payback for one of their scams. In "Ed, Ed and Away", he's the one responsible for sending the Eds on a wild goose chase after a balloon, just to watch them fall over themselves trying to catch it.
227	** CloudCuckoolander Jonny 2X4 is a troublemaker of the unwitting variety, his eccentric antics often driving the other kids crazy. One episode has Eddy encourage Jonny to annoy others so he can charge them to get rid of Jonny.
228	* TrueCompanions: Eddy is very much the "dad" of the group, while Edd is the "mom" and Ed is the "child." In TheMovie, their friendship is crucially tested for most of the movie, and after a tearjerking BreakUpMakeUpScenario, their friendship becomes stronger than ever, being the key to face the events of the climax.
229	* {{Tsundere}}: Sarah is a type A, and Nazz type B.
230	* UnabashedBMovieFan: Ed's a huge fan of cheesy monster movies.
231	* UnconventionalFoodUsage:
232	** In "Thick as an Ed", it's revealed that Ed [[CompanionCube has a green chunk of cheese named Sheldon]] that he considers lucky. Eddy throws Sheldon into the creek.
233	** In "May I Have This Ed?", it's shown that Ed has replaced Sheldon with another chunk of cheese named Sheldon Jr. Ed introduces "him" to a test dummy so he can practice asking girls out to the dance.
234	* UnderwaterFartGag: In "Hot Buttered Edd", Ed farts in the sea while Edd and Eddy glare at him.
235	* TheUnreveal: Applied to the secret of what lies beneath Edd's hat, TWICE.
236	** In TheMovie. Just what ''DID'' the Eds do that [[spoiler:A) resulted in Jonny getting a bear trap on his head, Kevin getting set on fire, Nazz wearing a box and losing most of her hair, and Rolf getting a chunk bitten out of his torso; and B) that Eddy thought going to his abusive big brother was the better option over letting the other kids get back at him?]]
237	** In one 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 [[FunnyForeigner Rolf]], who doesn't understand it at all).
238	** In TheMovie, Eddy's Brother is not given a name. He's just "Eddy's Brother". (Eddy himself calls him "Bro.")
239	* UnCancelled: The episode Take This Ed and Shove It was originally meant to be the series finale, but due to fan demand the series was brought back for a final season. Recent news from the creator of the show, Danny Antonucci, has hinted at it being uncanceled yet again.
240	* UndressingTheUnconscious: In "Nagged to Ed", The Ed's get lost into a forest and end up falling into the mud and faint in terror when the Kanker Sisters come to help them. The Eds then wake up in the sisters' trailer to find the girls undressed them and put them into bathrobes that belonged to the Kankers' fathers, and their clothes are [[HangingOurClothesToDry hanging to dry outside]].
241	* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: TheMovie of ''Ed Edd 'n Eddy'' reveals that Eddy's brother, who Eddy spoke highly of throughout the series, [[spoiler:is a bully who was and is physically abusive to Eddy. This physical abuse is treated dead seriously as opposed to the series' usual {{Slapstick}}, with the Eds, the cul-de-sac kids, and even the other antagonists [[EvenEvilHasStandards horrified]].]]
242	* TheUnfavorite: Ed is implied to be this to his parents, who treat his little sister like a princess and constantly punish him, at one point going so far as to ''remove the staircase'' from his room in the basement!
243	* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo:
244	** In the Ed-Touchables, the first episode, it would appear that Edd 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.
245	** 59 episodes later with "Tight End Ed", Edd blushes heavily when Ed puts Sarah on his back, though this may be out of awkwardness due to Sarah's crush.
246	** This seems to be the case for Kevin and Nazz. Throughout the show, Kevin is clearly enchanted by her, always nice to her and doesn't mind if she does his bike any harm. However, in the Movie, Nazz seems to want Kevin's attention [[ClingyJealousGirl a lot]], and gets really mad at him when he shows concern for his bike more than her.
247	* UnstoppableRage:
248	** "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.
249	** The Kankers rampage through the cul-de-sac throughout "Run For Your Ed!" and only stop when their Ship-Inna-Bottle is returned.
250	%%* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Eddy.
251	* UnusualEuphemism: "That's my udder you're touching."
252	* UnwantedHarem: Edd, who has managed to attract Marie, Sarah, Nazz and May in the Valentine's Day episode, seems less than thrilled of the idea, though he did seem happy he got to dance with Nazz before the school collapsed in "May I Have This Ed?"
253	* UrbanFantasy: Sort of. The lack of adults, [[NotSoImaginaryFriend Plank]], Evil Tim's possible existence. Not to mention the cursed phone and magic boomerang.
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256	[[folder:Tropes V to Z]]
257	* VagueAge: 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).
258	** Based on the episodes that the Eds are in school, Nazz and Kevin at least are the same age as them since they're in the same classes with them. The Kankers and Rolf may be the same age or they might be older and have been held back for some reason (likely bad grades or failing to have some other requirements to go to the next grade; in Rolf's case, it's not uncommon for foreigners to end up in a class with kids younger than they are in their new country).
259	* VisualPun: 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.
260	* VocalEvolution: Although almost all of the characters' voices are consistent throughout the entire series, there are some subtle examples of this trope, such as follows:
261	** Ed's voice is higher in the pilot. But his voice gets subtly higher in late season one. Additionally, his voice in earlier episodes sounded more like a frat boy while later episodes give him a ''Franchise/LooneyTunes''-esque SimpletonVoice.
262	** In a ''very'' odd example, Kevin speaks with a slurred voice and a lisp in the pilot, along with a slightly deeper voice. From the second episode-onwards, he gains his more well-known TotallyRadical SurferDude voice, which gets more and more exaggerated with each season.
263	** Edd, similarly, has a slightly deeper, more wooden and withdrawn voice (making him sound almost like a higher pitched [[WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg Og]]), and also has much less of a nervous and neurotic twang. He also speaks far more slowly. From "Tag Yer Ed" onwards he speaks in a frantic falsetto.
264	** Eddy's voice in Season One, while still a bit shrill, sounded a bit strained, often flipping back and forth between his usual "screechy" tone and a normal twelve year-old boy voice, and had moments where he spoke in completely deadpan sentences. He was also far less prone to SuddenlyShouting. In Season Two, his voice becomes shrill, higher-pitched and angrier.
265	** In the pilot, Eddy' voice was slightly higher and more teenaged and pubescent sounding, due to his voice actor's age.
266	** Jimmy. Throughout the first season, his voice is deeper, and sounds rather muffled (as if he's speaking through a cup or something) sounding quite similar to Chao voices found in the original Platform/SegaDreamcast release of ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''. Towards the end of the season, his voice becomes much higher and squeakier, and the muffled quality completely disappears by the middle of the second season. By the time "If It Smells Like an Ed" had aired, and for the rest of the series, his voice slowly, yet progressively, becomes deeper again, though not muffled and still squeaky to the point he sounds like a higher pitched version of Creator/BobBergen's portrayal of WesternAnimation/PorkyPig.
267	** Jonny has a slightly deeper and more wooden voice at first, and far, far less hammy than later on.
268	** Sarah would occasionally deepen her voice ''drastically'' when provoked in the first season, but this didn't last for too long. Later on, her voice in general becomes less screechy and more mature-sounding as the show goes on - compare her Season One voice with her Season Five one and the difference is obvious.
269	* VomitDiscretionShot:
270	** Invoked in the episode where the kids go on a field trip to the jawbreaker factory. Near the end, Sarah is literally ''bloated'' with jawbreakers. As she starts shaking and holding her stomach, Edd warns Eddy to get out of the way, to no avail. After Eddy pretty much braces for impact, a splash/belch can be heard as the screen flashes a sickly green color before fading to black.
271	** Implied in the episode where Kevin gets grounded. Eddy taunts Kevin by mooning him. The camera turns to Kevin for a few seconds, where his cheeks are bloated and green before the cutaway.
272	** Implied in the episode where the Eds read Sarah's diary when Ed holds both Edd and Eddy upside down and accidentally drops the former.
273	--> Ed: Double D just lost it all over the ground, Eddy.
274	** Ultimately averted in the episode where Ed's tooth comes loose and eventually comes out (after Eddy's). The two teeth get stuck in a gutter. Ed's solution? Sucking ''everything'' down the drainage pipe and eating it. Edd's reaction is his cheeks swollen and green in one shot. In the next shot, he switches to a classic cringe.
275	** Implied in the episode where the Eds try to satiate Plank's daredevilry by building a bunch of things and eventually a rollercoaster. They were all tricked by Plank into riding the rollercoaster which has Edd holding his mouth with green cheeks.
276	** One of the show's morning and afternoon Powerhouse bumpers for Creator/CartoonNetwork features the Eds riding another rollercoaster, which ends with Edd's cheeks swollen and green, then vomiting in a lunch bag.
277	* TheVoiceless: 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.
278	* WackySoundEffect: One of the show's trademarks was frequent use of deliberately inappropriate sound effects. One gag had Double D slowly backing away from Ed to the sound of a semi backing up. In another, Ed [[DopeSlap smacks Eddy's face around]], with the sound of a doll saying "Mama" on impact.
279	* WalkIntoCameraObstruction:
280	** "A Twist of Ed" with Marie when she is kissing Edd near the beginning of the episode.
281	* WatchOutForThatTree: Happens to Ed twice while he's looking for Sarah in tall grass in "Keeping Up with the Eds".
282	* WeaksauceWeakness:
283	** Sarah flies into a rage claiming Ed "hit" her when a rolled-up newspaper simply taps her legs. Similarly, Jimmy's foot gets broken by a ''clothespin lightly tapping it''.
284	** Ed is fearful of broccoli and bathroom products. He is also allergic to rabbits, eels, and butterscotch pudding.
285	** If you listen carefully in "It Came From Outer Ed", Nazz says that she is allergic to shellfish.
286	** In "Pass it on Ed", Eddy implies that his brother is lactose intolerant.
287	* WeWantOurIdiotBack: In "Little Ed Blue", the normally sweet and affable Ed has come down with a MAJOR case of the grumps, becoming openly hostile and angry. His friends attempt to cheer him up as hijinks ensue, with Ed even managing to cow his normally abrasive and dominant sister Sarah. In the end it's revealed that Ed's sour attitude is the result of a pebble that's managed to wedge it's way into his shoe. Once the pebble is gone, Ed returns to his normally blissful self.
288	* WeWantOurJerkBack: Edd tries to reform Ed and Eddy, and eventually realizes they were better as they were before, but it turns out they were just playing him the whole time and hadn't really changed.
289	** In the comic "Retire Ed", Eddy gets scammer's block and retires. Instead of being relieved, Edd tries to get him back into scamming.
290	* WellDoneSonGuy: Eddy in regards to his brother. It becomes a dramatic deconstruction: Eddy wanted his brother's love and respect so much that he pulled off a supreme jerkass act, being hated by his peers and nearly losing his two best friends due to his behavior. And when he realizes his brother doesn't give a damn about him, making his efforts ''pointless'', he breaks down.
291	* WetCementGag: In the episode "Stop, Look Ed", Eddy shows his contempt and disregard for rules by casually walking into wet cement despite the caution signs (and Edd) telling him not to. As he gives his sermon on "rules being meant to be broken" to the other kids, Eddy walks out of the cement, his feet encased on two rectangular cubes of solid concrete.
292	* WheelOFeet: 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 TheMovie. In a car.
293	** Done in "An Ed in the Bush" when Eddy tries to escape capture, but sees Rolf ahead of him and skids back the other way.
294	* WhenItRainsItPours: Done in "Read All About Ed":
295	-->'''Double D:''' Summer rains, you can never predict them. ''(cue flash storm every time he says that)''
296	* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The city/town that the show takes place in is called Peach Creek, and they're in the United States, but that's about as specific as it gets regarding its actual geographic location. At the very least, it appears to be somewhere in the continental United States[[note]]The geography and building style reflects typical architecture found in North America, and the Eds' comments in "Know It All Ed" imply they're not in Canada, or at the very least do not consider themselves Canadian[[/note]], in a location where moderately hot summers and snowy winters are common. The ''Big Picture Show'' sheds a little more light, but likewise refuses to confirm the location; between the series and the movie, Peach Creek is shown to be a moderately large-sized city, complete with a suburban zone (including the Cul de Sac, natch), a commercial district, and a large downtown/metro area with several interstate highways which pass through it. Long shots show a flat horizon and no mountainous areas to speak of, implying the American Midwest, but the movie gives a few details that muddy it up, such as the presence of a gator and crawdad farm, a coastal theme park, and a swamp, all three of which are not in Peach Creek but are still reachable by foot within a few days at most.
297	* WhoDares: In "Ed... Pass it On...":
298	-->'''Eddy:''' [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment You dare hit the brother of Eddy's Brother?!]]
299	* WildTake: Used by every character in at least one episode, which should be expected, given it's a slapstick cartoon.
300	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Edd with Ed and Eddy. [[spoiler:Exaggerated in the movie but subverted near the end, when Eddy is forced to face the consequences of abusing [[TheDogBitesBack Edd]].]]
301	* WhamEpisode: "Ed, Edd, n Eddy's Big Picture Show", in spades. Ed's scheme goes ''horribly''-'''''horribly''''' wrong, destroying the cul-de-sac, and ''seriously injuring all the other kids''. The Eds know they've finally crossed the line and are forced to run away for fear of the other kids' wrath. The situation IS NOT made light of with the Eds' friendship being strained and them breaking down in tears multiple times. Meanwhile the other kids are chasing them down to get revenge before they can reach Eddy's brother for protection. As if that wasn't enough, [[spoiler: it turns out Eddy's brother is an abusive jerkass, who beat him up regularly. All the cool stuff Eddy ever having said about him being a lie, including being a loving big bro.]] Eddy [[spoiler:breaks down crying and admits that everything he ever did was just to make the other kids like him.]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding It mercifully all works out in the end, but it's far from a pleasant ride]].
302	* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: 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 environment itself resembles Indiana or Iowa.
303	** Some of the later episodes indicate that Peach Creek is located somewhere in the United States--in the episode where it's revealed that Eddy's a direct descendant of the town's original founder, it's more less confirmed that Peach Creek is probably somewhere in the New England-region of the American Northeast, since the attire of Eddy's ancestors indicates that they were pilgrims or puritans.
304	** Then again, towards the end of the film Jonny and Plank are on a bus, heading into an unidentified city; the skyline, while far off in the distance, resembles that of UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}}. ([[CreatorProvincialism Vancouver was the location of a.k.a Cartoon]]; depictions of the Vancouver skyline made minor appearances in other episodes prior to the movie.)
305	* WrapItUp: TheMovie. [[spoiler: The relationship with the Eds is put to the test, and that one line from "An Ed is Born" is expanded upon]].
306	* {{Yandere}}: The Kankers, especially Marie.
307	* YankTheDogsChain: Eddy ''always'' suffers this when it comes to his scams, although [[LaserGuidedKarma he does deserve it sometimes]].
308	* YouAreGrounded: "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.
309	** For some reason, his parents decided to punish him... by removing the stairs. Edd even comments on how bizarre this is.
310	** 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 behavior, and [[LaserGuidedKarma uses this to get even with Eddy]].
311	* ZanyScheme: The majority of the episodes.
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