40 Fun Facts About Eddsworld

In Eddsworld, which fizzy drink is the pun-loving artist Edd famously obsessed with?

Coca-Cola means so much to Edd that one episode sends his future self back in time because the drink has been outlawed as a drug.

What name does Tom give the beloved bass guitar he plays and protects in Eddsworld?

Susan first appears in 'Ruined', where Edd breaks her while killing a spider, which is why she is later drawn with bandages around her neck.

Tord, the trigger-happy inventor who leaves the Eddsworld house, comes from which Nordic country?

Norway is home for Tord, a character based on Tord Larsson, an artist from that country whom Edd Gould met online.

In one Halloween episode of Eddsworld, Matt is bitten while trick-or-treating and turns into what?

A vampire bites him as he trick-or-treats dressed as a rabbit, and the transformed Matt meets his end by strolling out into sunlight.

In Eddsworld, the blue-clad bass player Tom is drawn with what in place of visible eyeballs?

Empty black sockets took over from the single black line Tom began with, after Thomas Ridgewell suggested black circles would be easier to animate.

Which panicked cry is the trademark line of the vain Matt in Eddsworld whenever danger looms?

Matt yells "Not the face!" because he is a narcissist, and his female counterpart Matilda later screams "Not the vase!" in tribute.

The voice actor who ran Eddsworld from 2012 to 2016 is best known on YouTube under which name?

TomSka is Thomas Ridgewell, who voiced Tom from 2005 and ran the series from 2012 to 2016; DarkSquidge was his second channel and TurboPunch his company.

Which smug next-door neighbour of Edd in Eddsworld is obsessed with one-upping him at everything?

Eduardo was first voiced by the animator Chris O'Neill, with Brock Baker taking over the role of the rival next door from 2014.

Which jokey spelling of 'zombie' does Eddsworld use in the titles of its early 'Attack' trilogy?

Zombeh Attack and its two sequels were inspired by Evil Dead and Shaun of the Dead, and the spelling stuck for the undead in later episodes.

Which relative of Edd Gould became the voice of Edd when the series returned as Eddsworld Beyond?

His brother George took the role in 2020, while their sister Vicky voices Ell, the female counterpart of Edd.

The Eddsworld housemates Edd, Tom and Matt share a house somewhere in which British city?

London is where the gang live, and in the short 'Climate Change' a giant tsunami tears through the city before stopping just short of their house.

Besides his favourite fizzy drink, which food is Edd of Eddsworld shown to be obsessed with?

Bacon ranks beside his favourite drink, so in 'PowerEdd' a superpowered rival goads him by destroying a factory that makes it.

What punning name does Eddsworld give its longer stories, as opposed to its short sketches?

Eddisodes is the official word for the longer stories, which sat alongside short sketches and musical animations from the early days.

After Thomas Ridgewell left in 2016, which original Eddsworld voice actor took over as showrunner?

Matt Hargreaves, a childhood friend who met Edd Gould at a school sports day, relaunched the series in 2020 as Eddsworld Beyond.

In the Eddsworld episode 'Fun Dead', the gang visit what kind of zombie-infested place?

A theme park is where Edd queues for a roller coaster without noticing the undead around him, while Tom fights them off in the arcade.

Edd Gould spent seven months learning which animation software that he later used to draw Eddsworld?

Macromedia Flash became his tool after a stick-figure site stopped accepting the GIFs he had been making, and he learned it from online tutorials.

Edd Gould voiced the 'I Like Trains' kid in which sketch series created by Thomas Ridgewell?

Asdfmovie also had its second episode animated by the Eddsworld creator, a sign of how closely the two friends worked together.

In Eddsworld's 'The End (Part 2)', which weapon does Tom fire to bring down Tord's giant robot?

A harpoon gun, which Tom had bought by selling the sofa, hits the cockpit and makes the robot explode as it flies away.

In the Eddsworld episode 'Zanta Claws', which gift from Santa does Matt keep wearing afterwards?

A purple hoodie is the reward Santa hands him after punching the zombie villain off a passing truck, and it replaced his older black top.

In Eddsworld, which cheerful 1960s pop song does Tord hate, as his personal Hell proves?

Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows, sung by Lesley Gore, blares from a jukebox in his personal Hell and only gets louder when he smashes it.

Which Eddsworld neighbour is killed during the battle with Tord's giant robot in 'The End (Part 2)'?

Jon, the dim housemate of Edd's rival, is at first mistaken for Tom in the crater, and a post-credits scene shows him as a disappointed ghost.

Tord moves out and drives off at the start of which Eddsworld episode?

25ft Under the Seat wrote him out because Tord Larsson wished to step away, and the rest of the gang reach Atlantis by flushing themselves down the toilet.

Which vodka brand is the drink of choice for the cynical Tom throughout Eddsworld?

Smirnoff is so much his drink that Santa enrages him in one Christmas episode by handing him a bottle of the diet version.

What is the name of the pet tabby cat owned by Edd in Eddsworld, based on a real family pet?

Ringo was named for the rings around her tail rather than for the Beatles drummer, and the real cat joined the family when Edd Gould was six.

In Eddsworld's 'Fun Dead', which fruit is shown as the father of Tom, explaining his spiky hair?

A pineapple is his father and a bowling ball his mother, a running joke about why the character looks the way he does.

In Eddsworld's 'Moving Targets', what do the gang join after a TV advert, hoping for a holiday?

The British Army signs them up, and the gang grumble that their training lasted one minute and 34 seconds, the length of the montage.

In Eddsworld's 'Ruined', a stone door Edd digs up in the garden leads to which ancient ruins?

Egyptian hieroglyphics cover the door, which Edd strikes while burying the bass guitar he broke, and a mummy inside wears the key to the treasure chest.

Where does Edward Gold search for the kidnapped Prince Matthew in a late Eddsworld: Legacy episode?

The Wild West town of Spitbucket is where Gold teams up with a reluctant sheriff, in a story Edd reads from a diary found in a museum.

Edd Gould made the Eddsworld short 'Climate Change' for a 2009 UN conference held in which city?

Copenhagen hosted the summit, and the short joined a campaign to win a million YouTube views for climate films; the BBC interviewed its makers about it.

A 2003 short called 'Edd' was Eddsworld creator Edd Gould's first entry on which animation site?

Newgrounds received the short, which depicted the school he attended, a year and a half before the series itself began.

Which British sitcom does the official Eddsworld site name as a key inspiration for Edd Gould?

Red Dwarf left its mark on his early cartoons, which are full of homages and easter eggs, alongside The Simpsons and Futurama.

In Eddsworld's 'Hammer & Fail', the rival neighbours' house extension turns out to be made of what?

Cardboard is exposed when a ghost that came with the gang's new roof pushes the extension over, proving the neighbours had cheated.

In Eddsworld's 'The End (Part 2)', what does Tord claim the big red button in his bunker is for?

Dispensing his favourite hat is the excuse he gives Tom, moments before a different button drops him into the cockpit of his robot.

The 'Red Leader' behind Eddsworld's Red Army is first mentioned, in a single line, in which episode?

WTFuture has an older Tom remark that it is "a good job Red Leader had a second time travel device", the only such reference in the classic era.

In Eddsworld's 'Moving Targets', what name does Tom give his spiky hair before it is shaved off?

Steve is what Tom calls his hair, which is shaved off in a training montage set to a remix of 'Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye'.

In Eddsworld's 'The Snogre', pilots Paul and Patryck spill nuclear waste by crashing into what?

A cloudberg downs the plane, whose barrel of nuclear waste brings the snowmen to life, and the same two men later collect the injured Tord.

Which British double act voiced 'Almeratron', a BBC short animated by Eddsworld creator Edd Gould?

Mitchell and Webb voiced the BBC Comedy website short in 2010, one of many offers that came his way, though he turned down TV versions of his own series.

Who voiced Edd throughout Eddsworld: Legacy, chosen after auditions held among friends of the crew?

Tim Hautekiet won the part for what was called the unpolished charm of his performance, and gave the character a slightly higher voice.

The Red Leader of Eddsworld was planned as the main villain of which unmade animated series?

Super Average was Thomas Ridgewell's idea from 2008, meant to share a universe with Eddsworld and to have Edd Gould lead the animation.

In Eddsworld's 'The End (Part 2)', which food does Tord hold to his ear to fake a phone call?

A banana is his pretend phone at the supermarket, and when Edd voices his suspicions Matt replies that he is busy on it too.