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From Here To Edd; Pickle?
Topic Started: Dec 27 2017, 07:12 PM (50 Views)
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Alright Kirk, let's get this started.

The episode From Here To Edd is, at it's core, about the three Eds (or Eddy specifically) trying to get back at Kevin after their "Ed's Polar Sled Ride" ends disastrously indirectly because of Kevin.
Spoiler Alert: They fail.

As much as I wanted to have some deep insight after watching the episode as an adult, I'm finding that this is as straight forward as they come.

So the obvious key moment in this episode is probably the part where Ed is about to pounce on Jimmy (who's tricycle is trapped in the setup that was meant for Kevin).

:ed :"Prepare to meet your maker!"
:jimmy :"Antonucci?"
*Ed Squashes Jimmy*

As a kid I missed this. Not because it wasn't obvious, but because I always misheard what Keenan Christensen said there. I don't know, I thought he was saying "Aunt Ruffie" or something. I just can't hear the T-sound in Antonucci there.

Another moment that sticks out is the part where Edd and Eddy go back and forth exchanging "Yeah!" and "Really?" at each other. Mainly because of that one Cartoon Network commercial where they looped it before voiceover came in. You all remember that right?

I suppose that the way Eddy declared defeat (the only way Eddy could in the pre-BPS era) is probably one of the few times he's ever conceded. Usually he's doomed to keep going and going because, well, :eddy : "What, and ruin the plot?" Although whether or not that was a legitimate concession is up for debate.

It also dawned on me that this is as close we actually get to knowing what Kevin's daily routine is like. He wakes up in the morning, plays some physical activity with Rolf, does a lot of work on his bike, talks to Nazz, has to deal with Jonny's antics sometime in between all that and has to deal with the Ed boys' antics sometime in between all that too. If I had to guess he's probably watching TV near the end of the day watching something like 60 Minutes (remember that random blurb from the official CN character guide? lol). There you go. Sounds like a typical summer day for most kids out of school. The little interaction between Kevin and Sarah/Jimmy in this episode (and the series in general) suggests that they don't hang out too often unless it's a big gathering that involves all of the non-Ed boy kids in the cul-de-sac.

As much as I want to say it did, this didn't really expand much on Kevin's relationship with the other residents of Peach Creek.
:edd "Why do I get the impression that Kevin doesn't even know we exist?" and the episode itself just affirms what any other episode of EEE will tell you, Kevin barely acknowledges the Eds and thinks they're dorks. Although his interactions with Edd hint that if Edd wasn't around Eddy (or maybe even Ed) he'd probably be accepted by the rest of the kids in the cul-de-sac.

:kevin :"What a freak"
This line when referring to Jonny 2x4 is a pretty telltale sign that Kevin (and possibly a majority of the PC residents) think Jonny is an outcast. Only difference between him and the three Eds is that he isn't constantly trying to scam the other kids out of their allowances. He's the neighborhood weirdo who talks to an inanimate object like it's real. If the Ed Boys didn't exist, Jonny might've been the kid who gets ostracized. Making his "fall" in BPS a little bit more understandable. He's good natured but unhinged and liable to snap. And snap he did.

:jimmy :"My leg!"
Spongebob reference?

Alright, what do you folks have? Bring it!
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"From Here to Ed" has always been one of my favorites from Season 3. To me, it's a quintessential EEnE episode with the usual gags and slapstick, and the overall format of the Eds botching a scam and then failing throughout the rest of the episode as well. If somebody who had never seen the series asked me to pick an episode that is a good representation of the show as a whole, I might choose this one.

I really think the star of this episode is Ed, who has some of the best lines that demonstrate his randomness and how much he is operating in another world.

:ed "…Pickle?"
:ed "Napkin, please!"
:ed "Slide on the soap!" x4

Reminds me of another line from a Season 3 episode, "For Your Ed Only" in which he blurts out "Tape!" So good.

The "slide on the soap" line is looped for 10 minutes on this YouTube video with 168,000 views. An EEnE classic.

As for the "Aunt Ruthie vs. Antonucci" thing, I actually still hear the former and not the latter, no matter how much I want it to be "Antonucci". Maybe it's just a quirk of Jimmy's dialogue, but who really knows. Obviously "Antonucci" makes more sense so we can just go with that in our head-canon.

I love the scene where Kevin is fixing his bike and the Eds are going way overboard in trying to be covert and cunning, as directed by Eddy. It's a perfect illustration of their goofiness, especially since they go in a complete circle past Kevin. Double D's exasperation here is just great and so is the fact that he is apparently considered the least suspicious of the three Eds.

Jonny inside of Jonny was very meta, and I agree with your analysis of him as the outcast that was displaced by the Eds' more superior outcast-ness. He's essentially the weird kid who is still part of the group, while the Eds are outside the group entirely. I guess we can chalk that up to the fact that Jonny's eccentricity is mostly benign (though at times severely annoying [see "Shoo Ed"]), while the Eds actively attempt to con the neighborhood kids and don't seem to participate in their daily goings-on.

Overall, I think this is a fabulous episode with lots of great lines and scenes.
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The Pickle line was pretty good. I also liked the way Ed was stuck and just flailing his legs around when the Eds are evacuating the Jonny head (the panting dog-ish sound effect really helped there too). Speaking of which, the aka Crew's use of the stock sound effects is on full display in this episode, and they hit their mark every time. Something about the sounds like the car horn beep when Eddy hits Edd really adds to the overall slapstick comedy of the show that other shows that came before and after haven't been able to really match.

Because I tend to also focus on the music I figure I'd at least mention that the jazzy soundtrack works to E,EnE's advantage a lot. I'm not a jazz expert but I know some pretty smart people who love jazz and they all tell me that the key with the genre is flow. The groove. It's often improvised and freeflowing. Like of like the Eds' antics. Yes, I know that the aka team went through lots of writing sessions and countless sleepless nights to determine what goes into each episode, but for the most part it translates to a show where things flow naturally inside of it, and TBH I don't think too many other genres of music would've really helped give E,EnE the subtle boosts it would've needed to make it one of CN's best.
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The music is definitely an underrated aspect of EEnE, I would say that's a definite. Patric Caird is a phenomenal composer, and that really comes through in the EEnE episode scores. If you were to ask an EEnE fan why the show is so great, the music would likely not be among the first things they'd mention, but I would argue that in its absence the show would be significantly less engaging and entertaining. I haven't seen an episode stripped of its soundtrack (I don't even think this is possible to find), but if I had I'll bet it wouldn't flow right.
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