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* 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.]]

** Edd has "Careful, Eddy" in [[{{LighterAndSofter}} Season 1]], which was [[{{EarlyInstallmentWeirdness}} "A Glass of Warm Ed"]]

** Edd has "Careful, Eddy" in [[{{LighterAndSofter}} Season 1]], which was [[{{EarlyInstallmentWeirdness "A Glass of Warm Ed"]]

* RashomonStyle: The Eds trying 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: (Kevin is a literal ButtMonkey, "Stretch" i.e. Rolf is a super slim simpleton, Jimmy is still wearing diapers, [[MsFanservice Nazz is wearing bikini]] and Sarah looks the same but has [[AdaptationalWimp lost all her toughness]]). 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, they cower and listen rather than argue and dismiss his lecture). Ed's is just... bizarre to say the least. His version was a greyscale world where Edd is TheUnintelligible, The Kankers become rampaging {{Kaiju}} by eating mashed potatoes and Ed has the ability to fly.

* 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 {{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.]]

%%* SpoiledBrat: Sarah, and to a lesser extent, Eddy.

* YankTheDogsChain: Eddy ''always'' suffers this when it comes to his scams, although [[AssholeVictim he does deserve it sometimes]].

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: It is debatably which side this show leans more towards but this show is a little more cynical than your typical kids cartoon because apparently while the characters are not all horrible, it does show that at times KidsAreCruel.

** Eddy is the opposite, although always shrilly, Eddy's voice in general is a little higher in the earliest episodes, and even a bit nasally at times. He was also far less prone to SuddenlyShouting.

** Ed's voice is higher in the pilot. Other episodes give him a deeper, simple voice. It gets slightly higher in season 2, but around season 5, it slightly deepens again. He can also speak a lot more coherently until season 3.
** Kevin's voice gets slightly younger as the series goes on.

** Ed's voice is slightly deeper in the beginning, and he can also speak a lot more coherently, especially in the earliest episodes.

* ShoutOut

** 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.

* WithFriendsLikeThese: Edd with Ed and Eddy. [[spoiler:UpToEleven in the movie but subverted near the end.]]

* WrapItUp: TheMovie.

* 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 jerk-ass, 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.]] It mercifully all works out in the end, but its far from a pleasant ride.
* 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.

* StockMoneyBag: 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.

* 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 jerk-ass, 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.]] It mercifully all works out in the end, but its far from a pleasant ride.

* SuperstitionEpisode: An episode features Eddy being plagued by a cursed telephone. The worst part of it is, the bad luck is afflicted on him even if someone else answers it.

-->'''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!

** And in the series proper:

** This is lampshaded in ''Big Picture Show'' when Eddy mentions that his brother was a fan of the television show ''Matlock''.

** A few more Beatles references pop up in "Once Upon an Ed" when Jonny wants to hear a bedtime story with "octopuses' gardens, silver hammers, and Mr. Kite." These are all references to songs by the Beatles.

* ShapeshifterSwanSong: Played for laughs after a prank involving joke gum. Ed gets harmlessly electrocuted in the movie, and ends up taking on nearly every notable form or persona he's ever donned.

** [[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 it's fanbase.

* RashomonStyle: The Eds trying 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: (Kevin is a literal ButtMonkey, "Stretch" i.e. Rolf is a super slim simpleton, Jimmy is still wearing diapers, [[MsFanservice Nazz is wearing bikini]] and Sarah looks the same but has [[AdaptationalWimp lost all her toughness]]). 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, they cower and listen rather than argue and dismiss his lecture). Ed's is just... bizarre to say the least. His version was a greyscale world where Edd is TheUnintelligible, The Kankers become rampaging {{Kaijuu}} by eating mashed potatoes and Ed has the ability to fly.

-->'''Eddy:''' Filthy, filthy, filthy...
-->'''Ed:''' That's something Double D would say.
-->'''Eddy:''' Don't remind me.

-->'''Eddy:''' I wonder what's on TV? *Walks away*

-->'''Eddy:''' How can you be so stupid?
-->'''Ed:''' I watch cartoons Eddy!

-->'''Eddy:''' ''(holding up a turkey baster)'' What we have here is a squirt gun.
-->'''Edd:''' Please, ''a squirt gun?''
-->'''Eddy:''' What? Yeah! A ''Canadian'' squirt gun!
-->'''Ed:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R78l6ZOPy9o Canadians are weird!]]
-->'''Eddy:''' Watch and learn, boys. Just fill...
-->'''Edd:''' Even if they were Canadian, Heaven forbid, I don't think they're...
-->'''Eddy:''' ''(squirts Edd)'' And squirt! Canadian style!

* SpoiledBrat: Sarah, and to a lesser extent, Eddy.

* StalkerWithACrush:
** The Kanker Sisters.
** Sarah to Edd in "An Ed Too Many".

-->'''Edd''': Did you see that?!
-->'''Eddy''': I-I didn't see anything! You see something? Cause I didn't! Kankers, huh?! What Kankers?!

* TinyTyrannicalGirl: Sarah.

* UnstoppableRage: "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.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Eddy.

** May and Rolf both have blue hair. When Rolf was a barber in "Take This Ed and Shove It", he also gave his patrons blue hair.

* TheresNoBInMovie: Ed's a huge fan of cheesy monster movies.