"When nature stirs on Valentine's Day, and greets the children with her splendor." "Suddenly, their minds will stray to thoughts of love and words so tender."
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Hanky Panky Hullabaloo is the second special of Ed, Edd n Eddy, first aired in 2005. It holds the distinction as the first story to take place in the school, opposed to the cul-de-sac.
It's Valentine's day at Peach Creek, and while Eddy is up to his usual antics, May tries to give a genuine Valentine to Ed. Even though there's no malicious intent this time, Ed reacts just as well as you'd expect him to. Sad over her attempt to try and win him over for real this time failed, May sobs to herself in the closet, where Edd soon finds her.
Feeling bad for her, Edd hastily rewrites a Valentine he had intended for Nazz to give to May instead. As he runs off to class, May is both figuratively and literally hit by loves arrow, as two Cherubs (who inexplicably look like Jimmy and Sarah) descend on the school in hopes of spreading Valentine's day love.
Unfortunately for them, chaos soon ensues when they hit Edd with a love arrow so he will return May's affections. As the two grow closer and closer, tensions between the remaining Kankers and Eds begin to boil, as nether are particularly pleased that a genuine relationship has formed between one of their own. All the while, Rolf's paranoid ramblings may not be as farfetched and outlandish as they sound...
Strap in everyone, because this isn't gonna be your average Ed Edd n' Eddy episode.
Tropes
- Big Damn Heroes: Rolf saves the day by dousing everyone with a dirty mop when they were all under the spell of the cherubs.
- Birds of a Feather: May's knowledge of chemistry impresses Double D right before he gets hit with a love arrow. Generally speaking, both also tend to be the most put-upon members of their respective trios.
- Bittersweet Ending: Mostly sweet for a change. Everything is back to normal, with the worst thing to happen to the Eds being getting detention (which only Double D laments, as Ed and Eddy go through this at least twice a week). On the other hand, May looks a little sad after the spell is broken rather than embarrassed and relieved like everyone else is, while Double D secretly holds onto her card.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Rolf. He spends most of the episode overly paranoid and babbling what seems like gibberish to the other kids, but in the end, he's the one who ends up fixing everything by finally dealing with the two cherubs that ended up causing the chaos.
- Cannot Spit It Out: Kevin stumbles over his words while giving Nazz a card.
- Casanova Wannabe: Eddy with his "Kiss the Hunk" stand, complete with annoying music.
- Celibate Hero: Rolf's the only one unaffected by the Cupids' magic. In fact, it is he who fixes the other kids in the end.
- The Cloud Cuckoolander Was Right: Rolf's extreme paranoia was often met with dismissal from everyone else until Sarah and Jimmy start to make people go gaga for one another. This causes Rolf to take matters into his own hands and stop them.
- Crack Pairing: In-universe: Edd/May, Kevin/Lee, Jonny/Nazz, Eddy/Plank, and Ed/a sandwich. This is a result of the two cherubs trying to break up the fighting between the Kankers and the Eds by firing blindly at everyone in the room.
- Although not shown much, Marie would’ve been this for Rolf.
- Eye Scream: Rolf ends up doing this willingly by squeezing lemon juice into his eyes so that he can see the two cherubs that were causing the chaos at the school.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Marie, after Double D starts flirting with May.
- Girls Have Cooties: What Ed seems to think about all those "yucky, squishy, mushy girls".
- Goo Goo Getup: Being nymphs as part of their depiction as Cupid, Jimmy, and Sarah are both clad in nothing but diapers.
- Gross-Up Close-Up: Rolf's self-inflicted Eye Scream is so lovingly detailed, that it'll make your own eyes start to burn with sympathy.
- Guilt by Association Gag: Literally the reason why Kevin gave Double D detention.
- Hidden Depths: May has some degree of knowledge in chemistry, though it's unclear whether or not she knew what she was talking about in an attempt to impress Double D naturally or if it was because of the cherub's magic.
- Kick the Dog: While her past with Ed played a part in it, May wasn't looking to harass Ed this time, just trying to sincerely give him a heartfelt Valentine for the occasion, but Ed's violent and paranoid rejection of it leaves her in tears.
- Lampshade Hanging: To get around the adults never being shown in person, Kevin says he's getting extra credit for overseeing the boys' gym class. Presumably the same applies to Nazz coaching the Kankers on badminton.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Kevin is punched by Lee for punishing Edd for his sympathy.
- Man Bites Man: When the food fight in the cafeteria turns into a physical fight Eddy briefly bites Lee on the leg, and she is shown reacting in pain to it.
- My Sister Is Off-Limits: Lee and Marie to May once she and Double D start to show affection for one another; for Marie, it's fueled by pure jealousy due to her being the one that wants Double D. Why Lee also got defensive for her is a mystery.
- Oh, Crap!: Marie stares in shock after seeing Double D and May together.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
- With May and Double D paired up, the remaining Kankers become quite antagonistic towards the remaining Eds. It's understandable for Marie to be jealous, but Lee straight up strangles Eddy, the one she likes the most. In fact, despite the Valentine's Day theme of the episode, Lee never once pursues Eddy even though she's frequently in his presence.
- And vice versa for Eddy and Ed, to a lesser extent, who in turn stand up to the other two Kankers, showing none of their usual fear and even fighting back against them.
- The Eds reject the Kankers all the time, which never stops the girls from chasing after them. This time, Ed's rejection of May leaves her crying in the closet.
- Passing Notes in Class: During art class, Jonny is the squirrel for Double D and May's love notes.
- Punished for Sympathy: Kevin gives Edd detention because Edd stood up for Eddy.
- Rage Breaking Point: Seeing notes being relayed back and forth between Double D and May, Marie gets angrier and angrier before finally exploding with rage. She assaults Jonny to try to find out what's going on.
- Rhymes on a Dime: This is how the cherubs speak. As Rolf fights them, Cupid Sarah even manages to prepare a rhyme for Cupid Jimmy before the action occurs that allows him to complete the rhyme.Cupid Sarah: Quick, up here! Far from his swings!
Cupid Jimmy: Safe and sound at last! (Rolf hits him and Cupid Sarah with a mop) Ow, that stings! - Revolting Rescue: 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 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, he soaks everyone else with mop water to snap them out of it. Everyone complains about how gross that is.
- Running Gag: Ed constantly donning lunch bags with crudely drawn pictures on them to ward off girls.
- Sickeningly Sweethearts: Edd and May. Later all the "couples" mentioned in
Crack Pairing above. - Star-Crossed Lovers: Edd and May's romance is essentially a Romeo and Juliet story, with the Eds and Kankers at war with each other while their friends fall madly in love.
- Sugar Apocalypse: A mild case with Sarah and Jimmy (as cherubs) turning everyone into Sickeningly Sweethearts.
- Sympathy for the Devil: When Edd finds May weeping in the janitor's closet, he tries to comfort her and gives her a valentine to help her recover from Ed's rejection.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: This is one of the few specials where the Eds (especially Eddy) don't get too bad of an ending. Well, if you don’t count Eddy getting mouth-to-mouth by Ed at the end.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: All the cherubs wanted to do was to spread love and happiness on Valentine's Day. By making May and Double D fall in love with one another, they ended up causing anything but in regard to the rest of the students at the school.
- Villain Respect: Eddy beams Marie with a sandwich, knocking her right over. Lee concedes that was a good shot.
