50 Fun Facts About Ed, Edd N Eddy

Ed, Edd n Eddy premiered on Cartoon Network in which year?

It ran for more than ten years, ending with a television film in November 2009.

Who created Ed, Edd n Eddy?

An adult-oriented cartoonist known for the profane short Lupo the Butcher, he took on the show after being dared to make a children's cartoon.

What is the name of the fictional town where the Eds' cul-de-sac is located?

Its rival town, whose gag factory the Eds visit in Big Picture Show, is Lemon Brook.

What do the Eds want to buy with the money from their scams?

The kids' multicoloured tongues came from Antonucci noticing his son and friends with candy-stained tongues while he was storyboarding.

Which network did Antonucci pitch the show to first, walking away when it refused him creative control?

He had faxed a one-page concept sheet in 1996; Cartoon Network president Betty Cohen said yes and the deal was worked out at the Chateau Marmont hotel.

What nickname does Edd go by to avoid confusion with Ed?

Eddy also calls him Sockhead, after the black ski hat he almost never removes.

Which of these is NOT one of Ed's favourite things?

Ed is terrified of soap and enjoys the smell of stink bombs and sweaty boots, to the horror of the germ-phobic Edd.

How do Edd's parents communicate with him?

Antonucci said the habit came from his own parents, and Edd is the only one of the Eds who is an only child.

How many hairs does Eddy have on his head?

The self-appointed leader is also the shortest of the trio and hates being reminded of it, hinting at a Napoleon complex.

Which older singer is Eddy a fan of?

His prized possessions include a king-sized bed, a disco ball, his magazines and a Barry White album.

According to episodes like "My Fair Ed", what is Eddy's last name?

His middle name, Skipper, was revealed in "Your Ed Here", where it drives the whole plot.

Which cul-de-sac kid has a garage full of the Eds' favourite candy because his father works at the factory?

The jock calls the Eds 'dorks' and is Eddy's mortal enemy; Eddy calls him Shovel Chin.

Jonny 2x4's constant companion is a wooden board with a drawn-on face. What is it called?

Antonucci insisted it stay a plain piece of wood brought to life by Jonny's imagination, rejecting suggestions that it talk or blink.

What superhero identity does Jonny adopt to fight Eddy's alter ego Professor Scam?

Plank became Splinter the Wonderwood; after Big Picture Show the pair rebrand as The Gourd and Timber the Dark Shard.

Rolf leads a scouting group that includes Jimmy, Jonny and Plank. What is it called?

The son of a shepherd, Rolf works his parents' backyard farm and refers to himself in the third person.

Rolf's pig, who turns on him in Big Picture Show, is named what?

Victor is his goat, Beatrice his cow, and Bridget and Gertrude are two of his chickens.

Antonucci based Rolf on whom?

Antonucci grew up in an Italian immigrant family in Canada, and said his parents, like Rolf's, lived in the past with strong traditions and strange cooking.

Why does Jimmy wear a retainer around his face?

The accident-prone kid is often seen in bandages, casts and headgear, and is considered the weakest child on the cul-de-sac.

Sarah, Ed's spoiled younger sister, secretly has a crush on which Ed?

She still abuses him by association with the other two, and only makes peace with the Eds at the end of Big Picture Show.

What is the name of the trailer court where the Kanker Sisters live?

The three half-sisters are the only characters the whole cul-de-sac fears, and they spend the series romantically harassing the Eds.

Which Kanker sister has blue hair and wants Edd?

Lee, the curly red-haired leader, prefers Eddy, and buck-toothed blonde May prefers Ed.

Nazz's rarely used surname is what?

Almost every boy on the cul-de-sac is smitten with her; she can yodel and plays a very large tuba badly.

In which episode does Kevin remove his hat for the first time, revealing he is bald?

A flashback episode later shows that he used to have long hair.

Who voiced Ed?

Sam Vincent voiced Edd and Tony Sampson voiced Eddy, with the whole cast recorded in Vancouver.

Kevin, a boy, was voiced by which actress, who also played Marie Kanker?

Janyse Jaud doubled as Sarah and Lee Kanker, and Erin Fitzgerald voiced both Nazz and May.

Ed, Edd n Eddy was the last major animated series to use which technique before going digital in 2004?

Antonucci wanted it made like cartoons of the 1940s to 1970s; the cels were shipped to Yeson Animation Studios in South Korea.

The show's characters have constantly wobbling outlines. What is this effect called?

It is made by tracing each drawing three times through sheets of paper, an effect Antonucci likened to 1930s cartoons.

Ed, Edd n Eddy was the first Cartoon Network original not produced by which in-house studio?

Antonucci's own studio, a.k.a. Cartoon, made it, and it also skipped the usual seven-minute pilot short.

Which show overtook Ed, Edd n Eddy in 2024 as Cartoon Network's longest-running series?

Ed, Edd n Eddy remains the longest-running singular Cartoon Network original series.

Who was the first outside character to appear on Ed, Edd n Eddy, flying over town in the Christmas special?

Adults were otherwise never fully shown; season five allowed silhouettes, and "Mission Ed-Possible" showed the arms of Eddy's father and Ed's mother.

What was the title of the Valentine's Day special that aired in February 2005?

Boo Haw Haw was the Halloween special later that year and Antonucci has called it one of his favourite episodes.

From which point onward are the kids shown at junior high rather than in endless summer?

The first four seasons never leave summer vacation; from then on, autumn and winter episodes appear.

"The Eds are Coming" (2007) was part of which alien-themed crossover event?

The event tied in with Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Camp Lazlo and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.

Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show, the series finale, premiered in which year?

Antonucci cut the sixth season down to just two segments so his studio could spend two years on the 89-minute film.

In Big Picture Show, where do the Eds finally find Eddy's brother?

He lives in a whale-shaped trailer there, and Ed knocks him out by pulling a pin from the trailer door's hinge.

Who voiced Eddy's brother in Big Picture Show?

He was also the series' voice director, and the brother turns out to be a bully whose legend Eddy invented to impress the other kids.

Antonucci hinted on a DVD extra that the movie would reveal what?

It never happened, and the mystery survives; Ed and Eddy are the only ones shown seeing him hatless, twice.

Which award did the show win in May 1999 for Best Television Animation?

It also won two Leo Awards and a SOCAN Award, and Sarah was once nominated for a Kids' Choice Award but lost to Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls.

Which 2007 video game was the last of the four based on the series?

The Eds also turned up as non-playable characters in the MMO Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall.

Which NBA All-Star appeared with the Eds in a 2004 series of basketball commercials?

The Eds and Sarah were also given away as free toys in Subway kids' meals.

Before Ed, Edd n Eddy, Antonucci created which short-lived series for MTV?

It was quickly cancelled after poor reviews; his earlier notoriety came from the 1987 short Lupo the Butcher.

In January 2026, Ed became a playable character in which video game?

Double D had earlier cameoed in the sketch series Mad, and Plank got his own Robot Chicken segment, 'Plank: The College Years'.

Which 1987 short film first brought the show's creator notoriety?

He had earlier animated on the 1981 film Heavy Metal and founded his own studio, a.k.a. Cartoon, in 1994.

How did the creator deliver the show bible to Cartoon Network executive Mike Lazzo?

The pages arrived over several months before a start-up meeting at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles.

Who performed the whistling heard in the Ed, Edd n Eddy theme song?

The tune was inspired by Bob Crosby and The Bob Cats' 'Big Noise from Winnetka', which was also whistled.

Which musician composed all of the music for Ed, Edd n Eddy?

The score leans on 1930s and 40s jazz, jump blues, rockabilly and boogie woogie.

What was the title of the two-part pilot that aired on January 4, 1999?

It had been scheduled for November 1998 but slipped due to minor post-production delays.

What was the name of the 2007 marathon that aired every episode in chronological order?

It ended with the season-five finale, billed as the 'final episode ever', and gave the network its best ratings of the year.

In which Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends episode did the Eds appear, drawn in that show's style?

They also cameoed in 'The Grim Adventures of the KND' and on a credits poster titled Ed, Edd n Mandy.

Before the US premiere, Big Picture Show first aired in Australia, Southeast Asia and which region?

The film had finished production a full year before its November 2009 US debut.