Introduction[]Ed: At any rate, I balk at the results: photomolecular dissipation. (Cut to the Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy variant of the Cartoon Cartoons ident) This video took... far longer than it should have for reasons that I'm not particularly interested in going into right now, but it's finally done. It's finally here and we're finally going to get into this! After this, I can leave Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy behind for a while. I said some harsh things about this show in my Top Ten Worst Episodes list, or at least aspects about it like the Kankers, so let me be absolutely clear here. I love Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy. Of the Cartoon Cartoons, Courage the Cowardly Dog was my favorite, but Ed, Edd, 'n, Eddy was... definitely the runner-up, and that was some stiff competition. There were dozens of shows in that repertoire, almost all of them being classics. Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Codename: Kids Next Door, and over all of them, I would have picked Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy. Yeah, that's right, it's my most controversial opinion ever. I would have watched Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy over Mike, Lu, and Og any day of the week. I don't know if this is still true, but at one point, this show was the longest-running Cartoon Network show with technically six seasons and a movie. I could go on and on with a... lengthy interlude here to talk about the characters being memorable or how it made my childhood days look a bit brighter, but let's be honest. Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy was just a funny show and that's why we liked it. It could be creative, wild, wacky, and surreal, but more often than not, it was just out there to make you laugh and there is nothing wrong with that. And since this review has taken so long, I think it would be very wise to get into it without any more further ado and delay; I'm pretty sure you guys would appreciate that, so let's get into it. This is Top Ten Episodes of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy. Number 10[](Cue transition sequence) 10. The Day the Ed Stood Still Edd: Jonny! Let's start with something familiar: "The Day the Ed Stood Still." I talked about this one a few years back. Actually, at this point, it's getting to be, like, half a decade... (over a screenshot of "Top 25 Most Disturbing Episodes of Kids' Cartoons") (Cut to a brief clip from ????, in which ???? begins laughing) You know, if things go as planned... this time. It's really weird. When it comes to the holiday specials of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy, you're usually better off watching an episode that's... not one of their holiday specials. I compared "Fa-La-La-La-Ed" to "Jingle Jingle Jangle" a while back and despite the latter not being made to be a Christmas special and having a ton of effort to invoke the holiday feeling, "Fa-La-La-La-Ed" comes off as a much better Christmas special. And when it comes to Halloween, the effect is even greater. You don't watch "Boo Haw Haw" if you want to have a good time watching Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy, you watch "The Day the Ed Stood Still." There are a few good episodes of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy that go for more of a horror aesthetic. After all, being into monsters and science-fiction is one of Ed's main character traits, so it's going to come up once in a while and it's almost always a treat. I actually had a hard time picking which of these episodes is the best. There's the R-rated movie episode, which was one of the stand-out gems from the first season, and there was the episode with Ed's scam that ended up being some kind of a cult curse that he found in a comic book. And then there's the alien special, of course, which left the series off with one final hurrah. But with all of them, "The Day the Ed Stood Still" holds the crown, I think. This episode evokes the feeling of a classic monster movie. In it, Ed dons a monster costume and he goes completely native. This is probably gonna sound weird, but it is a joy to just see everyone freaking out throughout the entire episode. It's one of the episodes that actually has the best overall atmosphere. You really get that horror feel, although, no, I wouldn't actually call this episode scary, obviously. It just follows the form of a horror movie. So, I guess the question is why is this episode so low on this list? Beyond the ending being just a touch too gross for my tastes, it's not what I'd call the funniest episode of the series. Uh, nowhere near it, actually. And this is going to be a bit of a pattern on the lower end of my list. Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy is primarily a comedy show, but what I look for in cartoons, or any stories really, is the story--or at the very least, I like interesting concepts. Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy has quite a lot of them and you can expect many of them on this list, but unfortunately, most of them tend to be lighter on the funny. Once in a while though, the show does both and it's delightful to see as we will be getting into later on in the list. Number 9[](Cue transition sequence) 9. Laugh Ed Laugh Edd: Drop those nuts! This episode has all of the kids in the cul-de-sac under quarantine, causing Eddy to have a mental breakdown. Eddy: (as he squares Jimmy off
with a "quarantine" sign) Back, chicken boy! Back, back! Do I have to elaborate any more on why I like this episode? It's the most relatable shit I've ever seen. All right, all right, I'll give this one the full run-down. Season One of the Eds wasn't all that great. It took them till Season Two to really nail down their style of humor, and so, the first season was plagued by very awkward animation, characters that weren't very well-developed, more stilted humor, and an overreliance of using the Kankers to end the plot. However, I didn't want to leave the first season off my list entirely because there was a charm to it. There was always a charm to the awkward inexperience period of a show that eventually becomes good. And it's not like Season One was bad, just not great. But even in the awkward freshman year of the Eds, there were a couple of gems, and I do mean... a couple--like, three. I considered the hypnosis episode because I am a sucker for hypnosis plots and how they can immediately change a character dynamic. Unfortunately, the episode ends with god-mode Kankers, so I had to disqualify it from this list. And no, I'm not joking about that. It would be on the list if the Kankers didn't end that plot. So my other two choices were "Dawn of the Eds"--you know, the episode where the Eds are all trying to get into an R-rated movie and they get sidetracked in the junkyard where they have an adventure entirely in their own imagination. It was definitely a charming episode in and of itself, but the end, "Laugh Ed Laugh" was just funnier. And let me be clear in showing that this beyond all irony and I'm not just doing this to be whatever. I actually made my selections for my favorite and least favorite Eds episodes, like, last year--in 2019. That is when these episodes were originally supposed to come out before I got... sidetracked. Kind of thinking now that I'm glad that I didn't pick that episode where the Eds broke the sky because I don't want to know what world it would be if I chose that one. There isn't really that much that I can say though about this episode; Eddy's mental break is just funny. Surprising or not, it's rare when one of the Eds just goes completely off the deep end. The only other time that I can think of is "Cleanliness is Next to Ed-ness," but you all know how I feel about that episode. This one works a lot better because, well, Eddy's going crazy because there's no kids to scam and that's not exactly something that he should be doing. talking about how much I like this episode would probably devolve into me talking about jokes, which I don't want to do. It bores people who have seen it and it would probably ruin the episode for those who haven't seen it. But I can tell you what my favorite joke is and that's when Eddy is so far gone that he ends up gambling with the squirrels. I don't know why, but that one just... hits the spot, especially when Eddy shoves all of his winnings in his mouth. Despite having a tenuous relationship with reality, Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy rarely got this absurd, but I kind of wish that it did more because every single time that it went for broke, it really, really did work. And yes, if you're wondering, over the course of 2020, I felt a lot more for this episode over the course of the year. If 2020 has made you go crazy, this might be the episode to watch. (over a clip from Pixar's Wall-E) Uh, but watch Wall-E first because it's clear to me that not enough people have seen Wall-E. Number 8[](Cue transition sequence) 8. Hand-Me-Down Ed Ed: At any rate, I balk at the results: photomolecular dissipation. Oh, boy. What can I say about the boomerang episode? It's perhaps one of the most memorable episodes of the entire series--although, I feel like I'm saying that a lot in this video. This one is definitely up there in popularity and it's a type of episode that really scratches my fancy. I like episodes that change up character dynamics a lot. It's why I'm a big fan of body-swap episodes, but other types of this kind of thing work really well, too, like personality swap or even general role reversals, if you couldn't tell by the creative series that I work on. It's really hard to explain why I like them so much. Seeing characters behave so differently is... I don't want to say funny, but it is always interesting. You get to see a new light of who they are and it completely changes what the show gets to be at least for an episode. Although, in this case, it isn't really an introspective showcase; it's just funny to see Jimmy become a muscle man temporarily, and very, very satisfying to see Keven get crushed by a mailbox. When it came to personality swap episodes, I did have two choices here: it was either this one or the Truth or Dare episode, and quite honestly, it was a hard as hell choice between the two. Yeah, I know I could have put them both on my list, but I feel like I'd be making a far less interesting video if I was talking about the same kind of episode again and again. Consider them a tie if you want, with me liking this one a little bit more. I don't know why I was so harsh on the mystical elements in my "Sorry, Wrong Ed" review because in all honesty, except that one case, whenever mystical elements did sneak their way into the show, it gave things a unique flavor. I don't know why it's a boomerang of all things that changes up the personalities of everyone, I don't know of any symbolism or mythology that would make you consider that a boomerang--even a magical one--would have that power, but hey, it's all the more unique for breaking conventions. I think that one of the reasons that I like this episode more than the Truth or Dare episode is because the characters are being changed against their will, and that allows them to go a lot farther than they would have otherwise. In the Truth or Dare episode, they were at least in on it for the most part. In this one, nope! The boomerang changes you and you don't get a say. Hell, only Rolf seems to even notice the difference. It makes things a lot funnier for reasons that I can't entirely explain, although I can see a version of this episode where the kids sought out the boomerang to gain its powers, especially for someone like Jimmy. This is just a weird one to explain for me. That might be why it's so low on this list; I'm not exactly having the easiest time justifying it or explaining why I like this episode so much. All I can say is that I do because I like this kind of plot. In my own concepts and such, I usually try as hard as I can to have at least one episode like this, when all of our characters are well-established enough for it to work properly. Number 7[](Cue transition sequence) 7. Little Ed Blue Sarah: Ed! Now, you listen to me,
mister. You can't kick me out! I LIVE HERE, TOO! "Little Ed Blue?" This one is a classic. This is the one where Ed's havin' a bad day and he gets... let's say a little bit upset, and by "a little upset," I mean he goes on a fucking rampage. (Ed tears his unibrow apart) It's one of the more obvious choices on my list; it is one of the most memorable episodes of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy there is and it's easy to see why. In my Top Ten Worst Episodes list, I said that all of the characters were assholes. People used Double D and Ed to say that that wasn't true. Uh, but to that, I point you to "Sorry, Wrong Ed" and the Halloween episode, respectively. But, I will concede to that Ed is definitely usually the nicest character there is on the show, and it is definitely out of the ordinary to see him in such a state that he's in in this episode. And I mean, it's probably a good thing for everything involved that Ed is one of the nicer characters because if he wasn't, uh, everyone else in the show would be dead! U-unless they already are if you believe stupid crappypastas. (Edd attempts to hug Ed, only to be pushed away) Yeah, Ed just kind of threatened to kill Double D. Now, that's a moment. Ed's delivery throughout this episode just... really works. It makes everything that he's ever said absolutely hilarious. The tension in this episode is incredible and they do amazing things with the visuals. Speaking of which, I don't think I'm ever going to forget the joke about the magazine that Ed hides under his pillow. I don't think I can forget that joke. I-it's a top five joke on the show. (Eddy discovers a magazine hidden underneath Ed's
pillow) Seriously, considering how long I've been on the internet and what I know now, if magazines like that don't exist, uh, there's an untapped market for magazines like that. The comic book gag isn't that far behind either. This episode though, I could list them all, but this episode is just gag after gag after gag and they all really work. I-I-I could just name them all, like, uh... Ed's flamethrower toy! That's another really good one. The only reason that this one is so low on the list is because of how many times I've seen it and heard people talk about it. It's good to know that overplay has an effect, like decades in the future, but it really just can't undercut how amazing this episode is. I don't think that there's a down moment throughout the whole thing, like some of the best episodes of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy have something like too slow of a beginning or an anticlimactic ending. Like, for example, "One + One = Ed" has a pretty slow beginning and the Canadian squirt gun episode has a pretty anticlimactic end. But this one manages to avoid all of those traps. Well, it does have an anticlimax, uh, but by God, is it a beautiful anticlimax. I'd keep going on and on about this one, but you've probably heard it before and for a reason. Honestly, if you could see no other episode of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy, I'd suggest seeing this one, really. (Eddy and Ed laughing hysterically while Edd is caught in Ed's grasp; fade to black) Number 6[](Cue transition sequence) 6. Run for Your Ed Marie: I say we call the cops! Remember what I said in the worst list about the Kankers? It was something along the lines of them being some of the worst excuses for characters in any cartoon that I have ever seen, and that they were along the lines of just lazy tools for ending the episodes when the writers got stuck and didn't know how to properly end their stories. I also said that in 99.9% of the time, they didn't just make the episode worse, but they actively ruined it. Well, there's actually one exception to this rule, the 0.1% of the time where they actually enhanced the episode: "Run for Your Ed" is my favorite Kanker appearance for sure. If you don't know, it's the episode where Ed sleepwalks into the Kankers' trailer and accidentally gets their ship in a bottle stuck on his finger. And when the Kankers figure this out, they go on a literal rampage all throughout the cul-de-sac, destroying it with apocalyptic force. Quite honestly, I'm just a sucker for these end of the world-style scenarios; I love the tension and what it makes the characters go through. Honestly, it feels fitting that the Kankers are treated as some unstoppable force of nature, something that you can't fight and you know that you can't fight, so your only option is to run and hide and hope it doesn't get to you, even though you know that it will. While Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy has a hard time with things like humiliation, it is great whenever it tries tension. Tension is all in the mood, it's all emotion, and that is where the show excels. So many times in this episode do the Kankers become closer and closer to the Eds as they just manage to dodge being tackled by the Kankers, completely unknowing what waits for them. The comedy as a whole is a little bit lighter for this episode, but if it has one centerpiece joke that gets me every single time, it's when Double D answers the door to find the Kankers and then he realizes that they're after the ship in a bottle that's currently stuck to Ed's fingers. Sound design is such an important part of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy and hearing the heartbeat progressively get faster and faster as Edd just gently closes and locks the door before freaking completely out, it just works in the best of ways. It's up there with some of the show's best gags. I don't know why it's not as famous as something like "Zapity-Zap-Zap," but it should be. And it all ends up building to a beautiful anticlimax that really ends the episode well. Number 5[](Cue transition
sequence) 5. A Fistful of Ed Ed: ...slipping through the fuzz of our bellybutton existence, burrowing... The full half-hour episodes of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy tend to be more than a little bit controversial. One of the most infamous episodes of the show is "If it Smells Like an Ed" because Jimmy is an asshole and the Eds lose at the end, despite not deserving to. (sarcastically) Which has never happened in any other episode of the show. It's never happened before! (normally) Hell, I even put the Halloween episode on my worst list and the Christmas episode has a few issues in and of itself. So, when I put a 22-minute episode on this best list, I do consider it to be my most controversial pick. And that episode is... "A Fistful of Ed." "A Fistful of Ed" is an episode that a lot of people don't like. If you don't remember it, it's the episode where, due to a contrived set of circumstances, Double D accidentally becomes the school bully. Lee: Sweet talkin' won't get you everywhere. Because yeah, Double D gets a lot of shit in this episode that he doesn't deserve, so I am going to have to put up a good defense here because there are definitely things to not like. Unlike "If it Smells Like an Ed," the story here isn't especially strong. It takes a lot of cheating and shortcuts to make Double D look like the school bully. However, what we got, in the end, is a funny premise and it gets a lot of mileage out of making one of the most meek characters on the show look like the school bruiser. The slapstick is definitely on form in this episode, but when all is said and done, it isn't the funniest episode by any means. No, this episode is unique because it is uniquely endearing as opposed to any other episode on the show. Throughout this episode, you really feel for Double D more and more as his entire world crumbles around him. It really does hurt when Ed says that he can't be friends with Double D anymore; you feel it, man! And no other episode of the show makes you feel so hardly for these characters. And I gotta say, even though this isn't one of the funniest episodes of the show, the Double G bit is really funny. What you might not know is that this was the last episode of Season Five and Season Six was not certain at the time. In the end, Season Six got a single episode and the aliens special. So, in a way, this episode is a finale to cap the entire show. It even has a few callbacks, most notably, Eddy referencing the sumo episode. And yeah, Eddy's behavior here is another critique about this episode, but what puts this episode as one of my favorites is the ending. After Double D gets beaten up by Jimmy, all of the Eds are able to reunite, finally--now that he isn't seen as a bully. And Eddy does lose his jacket, so it's not like he gets no punishment at all. But beyond all of that, Eddy, of all people, manages to tell the Kankers, of all people, off. That moment--knowing what we know about Eddy--like, you can only know how significant that moment is if you've seen the entire show. Like, all of the times that Eddy has sold out his friends for his own benefit--it is a major character moment. Eddy: HE'S... HAD... ENOUGH, ALREADY! Beat it! So I'm putting this episode on the list as an ending of sorts. And yes, the movie is a very good ending as well, but shows that do have finale movies also do tend to have finale episodes as well. And Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy has had a few, but I think this is the best of them all and it's a really good entry in that category. Edd: Oh, Ed! (smiles weakly) Number 4[](Cue transition sequence) 4. Rock-A-Bye Ed Jonny: (dressed as Ed's mother, he bangs a spoon as if it were a gavel) You are accused of shirking the responsibility of an older brother! What do you have to say for yourself, young man?! Oh, God, this episode. What can be said about this episode? "Rock-A-Bye Ed" is the episode where Ed becomes afraid of Jonny and my God, this is one of the funniest cartoon episodes--not just of this show, but one of the funniest that I have ever seen. Most of this episode really pushes Ed's expressions and reactions, and he has the best of them in the entire series. What makes this episode is just seeing his reactions through the entire thing, literally tying himself in knots to get away from Jonny, with Jonny being none the wiser of what the hell is going on. I could just list everything out of Ed's mouth this entire episode as to why I like it, as jokes that are just hit after hit after hit. Just about every single second of this episode is completely on point, but Ed isn't the funniest thing about this episode. Do you know why Ed is scared of Jonny in this episode? Well, Ed has a dream; in that dream, he gets Sarah mad and Sarah goes to tell their mom. Just seeing what appears to be an adult in the world of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy, is a surreal enough feeling, like this is something that was never on the show prior. But what pushes this over the top is that Ed's mom just so happens to be... Jonny. This is one of the most batshit, bizarre, crazy ideas that I've ever seen. And to be quite honest with you, I-I just love it! It's obviously not the strangest episode in the show, but in a way, it is the strangest episode of the show. Episodes like the boomerang episode or "One + One = Ed" have multiple strange ideas, but this one just has one strange idea and it... sticks with it--it runs with it, keeping it one of the strongest episodes in the entire series. I don't know if this episode gets as much love as "Little Ed Blue" or "Dawn of the Eds," but it really, really should. It's a miniature masterpiece, here. Number 3[](Cue transition sequence) 3. They Call Him Mr. Ed Eddy: Why, we're... up! Super up! You did it, Lumpy! To be honest with you, this was the hardest choice on the list for me to justify, especially with my criticism towards other episodes like the Teen Titans GO! episode "Waffles." Most of "They Call Him Mr. Ed" is about the characters saying the same word, "up" over and over again. I mean, "up" isn't necessarily a funny word, and them saying it over and over again doesn't make it any funnier. But for me, this just so happens to be one of the most memorable episodes of the whole show. And trust me, I really wish that I could articulate why this episode is so memorable. I guess because it works exactly like a meme does. It just something that draws attention to itself so it latches onto your brain. I sound like I'm insulting this episode, so let's latch onto what I love about this episode. And I think it's one of the funniest episodes of the entire show. Not the absolute funniest--we've still got two episodes to go, but it's still really funny in its own right. There are things like Ed finding his own special way through the maze, going up the elevator and then crashing back down, and running into an invisible wall. I'm gonna be honest, it's mostly Ed here. He has so many background gags throughout the entire episode and he's really the MVP here. Beyond that, though, I love how many "up" puns they're able to cram into eleven minutes. Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy doesn't really delve into verbal humor all that often, so it definitely helps stand out a lot more. Like, I mean, this episode doesn't make much logical sense, but I think I'm okay with that. Eddy decides he wants to go up and he and the other cul-de-sac kids start playing like they're in a giant corporation with no real stakes. Honestly, I think I might like this episode because it's so charming. This episode doesn't have any scam, it's really kids being kids and playing around. If there's any episode here I'd call a guilty pleasure, this one might be it, but when it comes to Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy, this is the episode that I end up thinking about the most and I enjoy watching it every single time. Number 2[](Cue transition sequence) 2. One + One = Ed Ed: (while he saws a hole into the sky) This is fun! (laughs) All right, now it's time to talk about the most famous episode of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy. Even if you've never heard of this show, you've probably heard of "One + One = Ed" and for good reason. While Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy isn't as down to earth as some cartoons from that era, it did relatively stick to its own reality. There were constant laws of physics in a world that it'd usually adhere to, only breaking it for a joke here and there. In this episode, though, they put all of that to the side. This entire episode is just a trip, plain and simple. The episode is about the Eds trying to take things apart and learn how it works and eventually, it has them taking apart their entire reality. This episode knows that it's a cartoon and it takes advantage of everything that it can think of to take advantage of that fact. There are plenty of classic gags, like portable holes, perspective tricks, and... let's say reinterpretation of the characters. Even before reality takes itself apart completely in this episode, it starts off with a lot of memorable gags. I don't know if this is sargarolus to say, but Ed eating Eddy's lava lamp will probably always be one of my favorite gags in the episode. I don't know why, it-it's just so ridiculous, it makes me laugh. I suppose that's an interesting thing. As far as actual comedy, while there is plenty of jokes in this episode that do make me laugh and work very well, there aren't really any that stand out as all-time classics in this episode. You know, this one doesn't have a "Zapity-Zap-Zap" or a "Baron-o-Beef Dip." Fun fact: "Baron-o-Beef Dip" is my favorite gag in the entire show and I did want to give it a place on this list as is. Unfortunately, the episode that it found itself in was dull as dishwater; it would probably be taking "Tinker Ed"'s place if not for that one gem of a joke. This episode, though, instead of really relying too much on the comedy, it just goes for spectacle and surrealism. While I can't say that it's as funny as this episode, this one is continually visually visually interesting and each frame is memorable. Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy is a show that takes place in a very limited world; they only have about a dozen characters and only a few locations that they regularly visit, never really traveling outside of them. It's just so refreshing to see them tackle scenery straight out of Wonderland. And as I learn more about animation, I do admire this episode more and more, as it plays on the typical tropes on what a cartoon is. They do things like playing with the characters' outline, rev-running, and all of that kind of stuff. The only thing that ever did bug me about this episode was the ending, where just out of nowhere with no explanation are the Eds placed back in reality. It's never made exactly clear what happened. I can imagine that it only happened in the delusions of Ed as he struggled to comprehend any of what was going on around him, but the other Eds seemed to be just as in on the world around them as Ed was throughout the whole thing. Either way, it could have been made more clear. Honestly, this episode reminds me a lot of what The Amazing World of Gumball would later become. It's a cartoon that not only knew it was a cartoon, but it played around with a lot of the tropes that you'd find in your typical TV show or animation, such as reruns, retcons, an having uninteresting characters disappear into the ether. While it never went as balls-to-the-walls as this one episode, it's definitely one to watch if you want to see more of this kind of thing, especially the later seasons of Gumball. And despite this episode's well-earned reputation, I just couldn't justify putting it at number one on my own particular list. Yeah, it's really great and it's really interesting, but I think the problem is how... different it is, and that holds me back from saying that it's the best episode of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy. I mean, it feels kind of wrong saying that the best episode of a show is unlike any of the other episodes of the show. In my opinion, the best episode of the show takes what the show does best and does it better than any other episode. And in my opinion, there is only one episode that fits the bill here. Let's do this. Number 1[](Cue transition sequence) 1. Don't Rain on My Ed Lee: Hey, look! It's the has-beens! I feel a bit odd for revealing my favorite Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy episode, not because I think it's bad, obviously--I don't even think that this one is unpopular; it's not like "If it Smells Like an Ed," or anything like that--but I don't usually see people point to this as one of the show's all-time best. Like I said, most people point to "One + One = Ed" or "Once Upon and Ed" or even "Take This Ed and Shove It." My favorite episode is "Don't Rain on My Ed." If you don't remember, this is the episode where it's Customer Appreciation Day at the candy store and they're giving away free jawbreakers. Quite honestly, I do think that it's the best episode of the show and it's one that I would introduce people to the show so they can experience what it's all about. "Don't Rain on My Ed" isn't especially strange like "One + One," it's actually fairly typical for an Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy episode, following the traditional formula: the Eds doing everything they can do to get a jawbreaker. What is different, though, is how well this episode excels within the formula of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy. The episode never lets up with the pressure, it's constantly engaging. A lot of the episodes have down moments, and I will say that the beginning of this episode isn't too interesting, but as soon as the Eds learn that they're giving away free jawbreakers, but there's only ten minutes to actually get them, the race is on. I love the tension as the Eds get increasingly desperate to get to the candy store in time and fate gets increasingly desperate to keep that from happening. There are a lot of chase-style episodes of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy--"Mission Ed-possible" is another one, and while this is another unpopular opinion, I like that episode too because this formula really does speak to me. What sets this episode apart, though, is just... all of the gags through out it. And yeah, in a comedy show, my favorite episode is probably gonna come down to the gags; I could really list them all. With pacing so fast, the episode doesn't have time to linger on anything, so it goes through set piece after set piece, and each scene has something new. Even when they're tempted to arguing and complaining about what happened--which can slow an episode down, the Eds realize that time's running out and they've got to go. I love the climax here, it's probably one of my favorites in the entire series. It looks like they're gonna make it to the candy store when a huge torrential storm comes to stop them. Then, Ed gets really determined and it almost looks like they're going to make it once again, when the most random thing possible happens: a chicken drive, and that is the most perfect thing to stop Ed from getting there. It's a diabolus ex machina for sure, but I think it works because the entire episode is conspired against them. This episode ain't about the destination, it's about the journey, which was hilarious. Not to mention Eddy kind of deserves to get the door slammed in his face for abandoning his friends multiple times throughout the entire episode. (iris-in) Conclusion[]And that was my Top Ten Favorite Episodes of Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy, and I have to admit that this list was a lot harder than I thought that it would actually be. Not just because I'm trying to speak positively about the intricacies of a comedy show and I-I don't think that makes much sense to many people. Like, when I did nix Admirable Animations, people told me that I need to be positive or I'd get jaded or I wouldn't want to do YouTube anymore, and I'm going to say that that is completely and objectively wrong; making positive videos is what makes me not want to do YouTube anymore. Not only do I have a harder time articulating why I like something, but to make reviews of something I like, they end up being an uphill slog, especially when the people who want to see those tend to be... louder about it. And when enough people ask me to do something, I have this personality quirk that makes me not want to do it ever. (a brief clip from Family Guy appears) (a brief clip from "Don't Rain on My Ed" is shown) Yeah, what you have to understand is that making these videos actually costs me. It costs me editing money and it costs me time. It is a very bad move for me to spend time and money on something that isn't going to get me any views, unless, of course, I'm getting something else out of it like I did with Technocracy. I can't make a career out of doing that, and if you ask any businessperson, making Part Two of the Top Ten Advertising Campaigns would be an abysmally stupid move. This is not to harp on the people who actually wanted to see that. Like I'm not blaming anyone for wanting to see specific content. That's all fine and great, and I like the people who do want Admirable Animations and especially the ones who don't hound me about making more and more. If you do want to see more content about that, I do have a suggestion that would mutually benefit the both of us. If you want to see more videos of a specific style, like any type of content on this channel, instead of asking me, "When is the next part?" or "Am I ever going to make the next part?" or say, "It's been 'X' many days since Admirable Animations," all that's gonna do is nothing except make it unlikely that you'll ever get something like that. If you want to see more of a certain kind of content--and I don't just mean from my videos, any videos at all from any YouTuber--what you've got to do is watch those videos. But beyond that, you have to like and share them and make sure other people watch them too so that it's actually, you know, beneficial for the YouTuber to make more of those videos. Like, this goes beyond me. I've seen a lot of people that could have become very successful YouTubers give up because they didn't get enough audience encouragement. Let me promise you this: no one posts to YouTube for their own health--that would be an abysmally stupid idea! That would be one of the most stupid ideas I can imagine. And I'm sorry if this ending chat got a little bit too negative and I understand if this is not the most appropriate place for it, but it is something that I had to address because it has been getting out of hand for quite some time now. I know that this is quite unpopular to say, a real YouTuber is never, ever supposed to say this, but views really do dictate what happens on this channel. Honestly, it dictates what happens on most channels--to a certain extent, obviously. There's always going to be someone who has a passion project that they don't really care about the views, but you can't make a career off of that. It's views and engagement that pay the bills, and for many of us, this is our job. You might not like that it's our job, and you might not respect that it's our job, but it is our job and we need to treat it like it's our job if we want to continue doing this. And on that note, if I just let what people directly ask me for direct what I do, well, even in 2020, I'd still be reviewing episodes of Friendship is Magic. Editor:
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