History Fridge / EdEddNEddy

** 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.

** We already know that Eddy has a huge FreudianExcuse, but consider how laid-back, generous 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]] during 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.

* In "Flea-Bitten Ed" ed got purple blotches due to his rabbit allergy. I used to think it was added to instigate worry to the audience, but here's the thing: Ed has yellowish skin and purple freckles, so him getting purple blotches shouldn"t be that surprising.

** Crosses over with FridgeHorror a bit, but that same encounter with the Kankers shows the girls initially doting on the Eds, being exploited, expressing irritation at being exploited, kicking the Eds out, and then demanding support raising their "children"[[note]]dolls[[/note]]. When the Eds run away in terror, the Kankers remark that they run away "just like a real man".

** This can also be why Kevin, who possesses many of these same qualities but in a darker way, gets considerably less flack, as older people will {{NeverMyFault}} not find any fault in themselves should they do any of these things (meddling in their kids' plans, being manipulative towards children, etc), and since Kevin is one of the older kids of the cul-de-sac, his negative qualities are mostly talked about when it comes to specific episodes and not his overall personality.

* Many fans tend to complain about some traits that Sarah and Jimmy have that are considered annoying. The thing is, Sarah and Jimmy are the youngest kids in the neighborhood, and younger children usually have traits that older people consider grating (crying, tattling, being mischievous, [[BitchInSheepsClothing being manipulative towards older children and adults]], meddling, etc). So the duo coming off as annoying to the fans due to them having those traits make sense, given their ages. It also makes sense that Sarah gets away with her bratty behavior, due to parents usually allowing their younger children to get away with things (whether they are aware of their personalities or not).

* It's been stated that Edd is the only member of the main cast to have not grown up in Peach Creek, moving there at some point before the show but after Eddy's brother moved out. Now imagine that he never moved to the neighborhood and events proceeded as in canon just with him missing completely. It's entirely possible that Eddy would have driven the rest of the kids into murdering him and Ed since they didn't have a OnlySaneMan to curb their worst impulses.

** Also, Eddy isn't as emotionally attached to his quirk like the rest. Ed loves gravy, Edd likes fancy words and feels pride in his intelligence, Kevin hates the Eds deeply and Johnny loves Plank as his best friend. While shouting is a defining trait for Eddy, it doesn't give him much pleasure, if at all.

* In ''[[Recap/EdEddNEddyS5E1AllEdsAreOff All Eds are Off]]'', of all the kids, ''Eddy'' has the easiest time keeping [[NoIndoorVoice his quirk]] in check during the bet, only nearly slipping up two times and quickly catching himself before he does. He only ends up losing because he thought he had already won. It'd be easy to say it's because of RuleOfDrama, but given what we know of Eddy from the movie, [[spoiler: that he deliberately copied his brother's mannerism because he thought it would make the other kids respect him]], it actually makes ''perfect sense'' that Eddy has the easiest time shaking off his quirk, since [[spoiler: it's already just an act and likely ''isn't'' how he normally is when not around the kids.]]

* In the episode "A Twist of Ed," Ed and Edd use reverse psychology to get the Kankers to leave them alone. It worked, until Eddy's nervousness causes them to catch on to the Eds' tricks. A whole season later, in "A Fistful of Ed," Eddy finally did what he failed to do back then: fight back at the Kankers and get them to leave the Eds alone.
** Also, after "Fistful," the Kankers used new non-forceful ways to impress the Eds.

* Just a theory, but it would appear that Ed (yes, "dumb Ed") is [[SmarterThanYouLook actually a LOT smarter than he lets on]]. Think about it, he shows some of the signs; he often shows that he's capable of doing intelligent tasks such as winning a spelling bee, and he could be just [[ObfuscatingStupidity acting dumb]], just like how some intelligent kids act. Another sign of his possible intelligence is his hygiene and messy antics, which is often a sign of the eccentric genius, as they tend to prioritize other tasks besides time-consuming cleaning. And to further hammer in the nail, in "Hand Me Down Ed", the boomerang transforms kids possibly into their own subconsious images. In Ed's case? An educated kid that's working on a thesis paper, and is capable of spouting out a wide vocabulary, which impresses even Edd. It also helps that in the episode "Mission Ed-Possible,'' it was revealed that despite Ed's horrendous report card, he earned an '''[[HiddenDepths A]]''' in History.

* In High-Heeled Ed, the boys tried thinking about what girls ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Jimmy]]) would like, in order to scam them. Eddy comes up with, "Chicks dig pants!", to which Edd pokes fun at. However, by the end of the episode, what do the girls (and Jimmy) come to find awesome? Ed's golden pants!
** The golden pants destruction. It took me that long to realize why they broke so easily. They're ''golden'' pants. Gold is not known for its durability in real life - it's good for things like jewelry, but all cool weapons of it would be very unpractical. (Of course that doesn't change the fact that kids are stupid [or smart?] enough to claim indirectly that it's not.)
*** It was a coating of paint, not actual gold. Real gold is very soft but it's not brittle, and if the Eds had any of ''that'' laying around, then they wouldn't need to keep coming up with scams, now would they?

* What allowed Rolf to see the cupids in the Valentine's Day episode? [[{{Lemon}} Lemons.]]

* Early on in the series...
--> Double D: Should we be worried about [[HumiliationConga Johnny's predicament]]?
--> Eddy: Nah. A little childhood trauma builds character.
** Yeah, Eddy would believe that.

* In one episode, Edd states he hates mowing. It sounds like a throwaway line until you realize that for a NeatFreak like Edd, this was a very messy and filthy chore.

* I just realized 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.

* During ''A Fistful of Ed'' when Double D has the kids cornered after his accidental rampage, Double D tries to get Sarah of all people in the crowd to believe that he's harmless. This could be an excuse to [[BigBrotherInstinct have Ed appear and show his mistrust of Double D]], but there can be some brilliance in that he's trying to get to Sarah as she's usually one of the first kids to see right through the Eds shenanigans and the one to debunk them, most of the time. Maybe Double D knows this and thought that she could vouch for his harmlessness.

* During ''3 Squares and an Ed'', Eddy and Double-D attempt to sneak Ed out of his room, only to discover that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOG1fJ55VOc Ed's parents have removed the stairs]]. Ed's room is in the basement, which is underground. His parents have ''literally'' [[StealthPun grounded]] him.

* Why are Sarah and Jimmy better scammers than Eddy? This is because the duo's scams focus more on customer satisfication, rather than swindling the kids out of their money. Eddy's scams are less successful than the duo's because he allows his greed to get the better of him, and his scams usually come off as fraudulent. In a few episodes, such as the infamous Your Ed Here, Eddy's scams are successful due to them looking just as interesting as Sarah and Jimmy's while focusing on customer satisfication.

* In "Too Smart for his Own Ed," each participant in the spelling bee is given a word that relates to them somehow. Edd got the word "cerebral" because he's ''smart''. Plank got the word "deciduous," as in deciduous ''tree''. Rolf got the word "colonial" because he's from ''{{The Old Country}}''. Ed got the word "ectoplasm" because he loves ''monster movies''. The only exception is "gravy," which doesn't relate much to Edd, but there was no way Ed [[{{Main/Catchphrase}} was going to get it wrong]].
* It might seem unbelievable that [[TheDitz Ed]] would get an A at history, but keep in mind, Ed has a very wast knowledge on horror movies and comics. History is basically the story of humanity, so Ed is able to memorize historical facts because he is able to memories stories. It might also help that history does contain a lot of dark events that resemble horror stories.

*** It was a coating of paint, not actual gold. Real gold isn't brittle, and if the Eds had any laying around, they wouldn't need to come up with scams, now would they?

* [[http://theflyingredpig.tumblr.com/post/83053397798/chibisilverwings-ambrromance The personalites of the Eds shown through getting over a fence]].

* There were plenty of complaints that Edd's transition into a slight bit of an InsufferableGenius in the newer seasons. This makes a bit of sense when you think about it though, since the older seasons take place during the summer break with only shenanigans to occupy him and his friends. Now that they're in school in the new seasons, he's both in his prime and the perfect place to express those smarts of his.

* "Once Upon an Ed" features Ed's unusual account where the Kankers have been [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever mutated into giants]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext due to eating overradiated mashed potatoes]]. Among their newfound abilities, Marie Kanker has chickens in her armpits that shoot beams that transform whatever they hit into toiletries (which are frightening to [[HatesBaths Ed]]). On one hand, it seems like a random and disgusting power that fits with Ed's overactive imagination and the Kankers' poor hygiene. But considering Ed loves chickens, it also demonstrates just how monstrous the Kankers are from his perspective, as they weaponize and corrupt something he loves.

* Even though all three of the Eds are HeterosexualLifePartners and TrueCompanions, many times it's shown and implied that Ed and Double D are closer to each other than either of them is with Eddy. Neither of them has a brother (while Eddy does have one, he's a [[KnightOfCerebus bastard)]], so that alone make them more so gravitate towards another. Plus several episodes show how protective they are of one another: "Key to My Ed", when all three of them are trying to evade the Kankers, while Eddy squeezes underneath the fence, Ed lifts up the fence for Edd (who thanks him as he runs underneath), "To Sir, With Ed" has the two of them hanging out at Edd's house without Eddy and Ed at one point clings to his leg (to his chagrin), "Don't Rain on my Ed" when Eddy sacrifices Double D [[ItMakesSenseInContext to a chicken stampede to get the jawbreakers]], Ed later meets up with him with the latter safely tucked into his jacket and which prompts him to thank Ed for being a true friend (and call Eddy out for the opposite) and "Brother, Can You Spare an Ed?" where Edd saves Ed from one of Sarah's beatings. Other minor examples inure "Fa La La La Ed" when after Edd is exposed for helping with Eddy's scam and breaks down in humiliation, Ed consoles him and tells him "It's okay; Santa forgives" and in "O Ed Eleven", when giving a monetary bribe to the Kankers to let them escape, he only has enough to let himself and ''Ed'' escape (even as he bemoans over not having enough, Ed then tells him that he did the right thing) and in " Momma's Little Ed" after Double D is duped into doing fake chores and leaves in disgust due to not trusting either his parents or his friends, Ed actually cries over this and urges Eddy to bring him to his home in the meantime.

* In Season 3's ''Momma's Little Ed'', one of Eddy and Ed mock notes requested Edd to put lint in his belly button. That seemed like a simple gross assignment at first, one fitting for their minds. But in Season 5's "I am a Curious Ed", Eddy reveals he believes babies come from belly button lint. So what was he trying to do to Edd?

* [[spoiler:In the episode "A Twist of Ed," Ed and Edd use reverse psychology to get the Kankers to leave them alone. It worked, until Eddy's nervousness causes them to catch on to the Eds' tricks. A whole season later, in "A Fistful of Ed," Eddy finally did what he failed to do back then: fight back at the Kankers and get them to leave the Eds alone.]]
** Also, [[spoiler:after "Fistful," the Kankers used new non-forceful ways to impress the Eds.]]

* [[spoiler:Somewhere in the middle of the movie, Ed compares himself to Eddy's brother and claims the two to be "so alike," to which Eddy replies, "Yeah, right." At first, it seemed like Eddy was saying Ed just simply wasn't cool enough to be compared to his brother. But then we learn what his brother was really like, meaning Eddy was actually COMPLIMENTING Ed. Well, okay, this one's more like Fridge Heartwarming, but still.]]

* The ShoutOut section on the main page mentioned a particular ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' reference in the movie that compared Ed to the Scarecrow (looking for a brain), Edd to the Cowardly Lion (looking for courage), and Eddy to the Tin Man (looking for a heart). It seems like a one shot gag at first, but our trio ends up finding exactly what their [=WoO=] counterparts were looking for later at the climax. Check it: when he sees Eddy being beaten mercilessly, Double-D is the one brave enough to call [[spoiler: Eddy's Brother]] out on it, and his ''courage'' is what first captures the neighborhood kid's sympathy. Then Ed, of all people, uses his ''brain'' to figure out how to use momentum to end up stopping the BigBad for good. And most importantly, Eddy ends up having an emotional breakdown in front of everyone, and his ''heart'' is what finally makes the neighborhood kids [[spoiler: fully accept the Eds as friends.]] If even one of them hadn't played their part, the Eds would have never [[EarnYourHappyEnding earned their happy ending.]]
* In the entire series, there are twelve human characters who appear and have a face in the show (Ed, Edd, Eddy, Rolf, Kevin, Nazz, Johnny, Sarah, Jimmy, and the three Kanker Sisters). [[spoiler:In the movie, we are introduced to Eddy's brother. He's the ''[[ThirteenIsUnlucky thirteenth]]'' character.]]

* The HoYay page for Ed, Edd n Eddy is uncomfortably big for a show about children who are, at most, 12 years old (only the Kankers [[spoiler:and Eddy's brother]] are implied to be any older). But it's justified, seeing as how kids are more innocent than grown ups, and tend not to know better when it comes to orientation or the way they interact with others.

* Even though all three of the Eds are HeterosexualLifePartners and TrueCompanions, many times it's shown and implied that Ed and Double D are closer to each other than either of them is with Eddy. Neither of them has a brother (while Eddy does have one, he's a [[spoiler: [[KnightOfCerebus bastard)]]]], so that alone make them more so gravitate towards another. Plus several episodes show how protective they are of one another: "Key to My Ed", when all three of them are trying to evade the Kankers, while Eddy squeezes underneath the fence, Ed lifts up the fence for Edd (who thanks him as he runs underneath), "To Sir, With Ed" has the two of them hanging out at Edd's house without Eddy and Ed at one point clings to his leg (to his chagrin), "Don't Rain on my Ed" when Eddy sacrifices Double D [[ItMakesSenseInContext to a chicken stampede to get the jawbreakers]], Ed later meets up with him with the latter safely tucked into his jacket and which prompts him to thank Ed for being a true friend (and call Eddy out for the opposite) and "Brother, Can You Spare an Ed?" where Edd saves Ed from one of Sarah's beatings. Other minor examples inure "Fa La La La Ed" when after Edd is exposed for helping with Eddy's scam and breaks down in humiliation, Ed consoles him and tells him "It's okay; Santa forgives" and in "O Ed Eleven", when giving a monetary bribe to the Kankers to let them escape, he only has enough to let himself and ''Ed'' escape (even as he bemoans over not having enough, Ed then tells him that he did the right thing) and in " Momma's Little Ed" after Double D is duped into doing fake chores and leaves in disgust due to not trusting either his parents or his friends, Ed actually cries over this and urges Eddy to bring him to his home in the meantime.

* Why does Eddy hate Jimmy and constantly pick on him? It’s because Jimmy reminds Eddy of how the latter used to be like with [[spoiler:his brother]]. To Eddy, Jimmy is a constant reminder of why Eddy has low self-esteem in the first place. In Eddy’s point of view, Jimmy comes off as weak, wimpy, a sissy, a crybaby, and a doormat. In the movie, Eddy is shown to [[spoiler:possess these qualities himself when he is shown getting beaten by his brother]].

* The plan to destroy [[DreadfulMusician Ed's violin]] in "Pain in the Ed" seems like one big GambitRoulette, relying first on several physical {{Batman Gambit}}s with Rolf and Johnny both going in a certain direction, and then a RubeGoldbergMachine to finish it off. Why? [[spoiler: Since Edd constructed it with the end goal of [[ShaggyDogStory sparing the violin]], any miscalculation will instantly result in nothing happening to the violin. Note that he doesn't give Wilfred the magnet until ''after'' the bowling ball is launched, presumably as the last line of defense.]]

** Also near the end, when his brother apparently shows up [[spoiler: (really Sarah and Jimmy in disguise)]], Eddy cowers in fear and looks like he's about to wet himself. [[HarsherInHindsight Gee, I wonder why]]?

* [[spoiler:How many children were abused by Eddy's brother?]]

* In TheMovie, [[spoiler:we've seen that Eddy's selfish personality is all due to years of mistreatment by his brother, and that his scams were attempts to gain friendship and recognition. Not tragic enough?]] Imagine if they never found out the truth. What would happen to Eddy if his life of failure, neglect and disappointment just kept going...?
** One possibility is that he'd end up as bad [[spoiler:as his brother]] if not worse. Or considering his decreased self-esteem, [[DrivenToSuicide there's the worst case scenario.]]
* Does [[spoiler:Eddy's Brother]] have a FreudianExcuse for [[spoiler:his behaviour?]]
* When Eddy's Brother hears his younger sibling at the door, the first thing he asks is "[[HaveYouToldAnyoneElse Mom and Dad know you're here]]?" and "''Anyone'' know you're here?" Why did he ask if anyone knew that Eddy was in the park? Perhaps he wanted to make sure that the coast was clear so that he could [[spoiler:seize the opportunity to give his little brother a merciless beating in private]].

* Given that AdultsAreUseless in this show, is [[spoiler:Eddy's Brother's]] behavior really unique in TheMovie, or is it [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk just an example to the adults cast's true colors]] in this series?
* [[spoiler:All of Eddy's boasts about how awesome his big brother was]] becomes HarsherInHindsight when you realize he's been lying the whole time.
** [[spoiler:Going to him for help truly was Eddy's last resort since he already knew it wouldn't work. Essentially, Eddy was deliberately ''scamming himself'' into believing there was hope, or deep down truly believing his brother might help.]]
* It's been stated that Edd is the only member of the main cast to have not grown up in Peach Creek, moving there at some point before the show but after [[spoiler: Eddy's brother]] moved out. Now imagine that he never moved to the neighborhood and events proceeded as in canon just with him missing completely. It's entirely possible that Eddy would have driven the rest of the kids into murdering him and Ed since they didn't have a OnlySaneMan to curb their worst impulses.
* All these times Eddy has been in the receiving end of violence and humiliation from Lee Kanker, Kevin, and Sarah... how would he know that whenever this happens [[spoiler:it brings back "wonderful memories" of his Brother?]]

* The movie implies that Plank [[spoiler:has been alive and sentient this whole time]]. In "Little Ed Blue", Ed tried to [[spoiler:snap Plank in half]] in a fit of rage before Jonny stopped him. This means that Ed, knowingly or not, nearly [[spoiler:''killed a sentient being'']].
** Similarly, Eddy [[spoiler:accidentally decapitating Plank's parents while showing them around the Cul-De-Sac. Were ''they'' sentient too? Did Eddy really accidentally kill Plank's parents? Is ''that'' why Plank seems to be particularly vindictive against the Eds?]]

* In Season 3's ''Momma's Little Ed'', one of Eddy and Ed mock notes requested Edd to put lint in his belly button. That seemed like a simple gross assignment at first, one fitting for their minds. But in Season's 5 ''I am a Curious Ed'', Eddy reveals he believes babies come from belly button lint. So what was he trying to do to Edd?