Admirable Animation #56: "Fa La La La Ed vs. Jingle Jingle Jangle"

[@greengaleproductions]

"Some people hate Plank because he is a sociopath" Only in this show would that line make sense.

[@ackbarfan5556]

Yeah, I thought he meant to say Johnny.

[@mrdropkicker1]

Johnny and Plank are basically a young Wesker and Scarface

[@kaziislam2785]

Like in that episode where he wanted to ride a fun ride (and pay the Eds for it) and the Eds try to make an insane death-coaster and then tricks the Eds into riding it themselves and taking back the money that they paid for the other rides they made in the episode.

[@RidleyKraid187]

Eh.... Maybe it could work in Spongebob?

[@Jonin1995]

Funniest part of the whole video lol

[@animegx45]

"There is no kissing allowed in my parents room." From both a perverted perspective and a depressing one, I find that line hilarious.

[@davidtimmer596]

Makes me wonder why they even had Double D in the first place

[@isobelmiller7464]

David Timmer Well, maybe they had him before their love and sex life died. Or maybe they had him in hopes that he would save it. Oh wait, I've got it! Ed, Edd n' Eddy takes place in the same universe as the Percy Jackson chronicles, and Double D's a demigod! (Who is his god parent? Well, considering his intelligence, and his love for science, I'd say Athena.)

[@cameoshadowness7757]

@Al X. Andra Yet they had a mistletoe in there that can be easily found and pulled out. I don't think it's dead but rather they have very specific rules about it. Some couples can't sleep on the same bed but can sure as hell do it on the same one.

[@CJCroen1393]

@@cameoshadowness7757 Maybe it's like a "Goldie Locks and the Three Bears" scenario, where Mr. and Mrs. D simply have different needs for sleeping and thus require different mattresses.

[@cameoshadowness7757]

@@CJCroen1393 yeah! That could very much be it.

[@mhggggg]

"Some people don't like Ed Edd n Eddy because Plank is a sociopath" - MrEnter 2017

[@Ijustwatchthevids]

I thought that was the reason people liked the show.

[@mhggggg]

Ijustwatchthevids maybe

[@alexvaughan1013]

He's not wrong.

[@Loku242]

It really says ALOT about Johnny

[@pichuflash2769]

The Big Picture Show was the absolute perfect way to end the series, glad you liked it too.

[@tidepodpadthai2633]

I hear it's coming back. They better not screw it up.

[@emanx222]

Pixie Dust i hope it isn’t coming back, it ended perfectly, there’s no need for a reboot

[@timsheppard6204]

@@tidepodpadthai2633 where did you hear that

[@catholiccontriversy]

Yep, Ed Edd n Eddy was banned in my house as a kid. Sure, a lot was banned, but especially Ed Edd n Eddy. Really sucks, because when I got around to watching it as a teen (by then my parents relaxed), I found out how much I related to it. I actually lived Ed Edd n Eddy. In latchkey I had 2 friends that were essentially Ed and Edd, and I was the Eddy constantly coming up with hair brained money making schemes that utterly failed, and I had my bullies that just liked taking the wind out of my sails, and everything would come crashing down when one of our parents came to pick us up.

[@PsychoIncarnate666]

Only cartoon that was banned from my house when I was a kid was The Legend of Zelda segment of the Super Mario Super Show because it had magic and evil spirits

[@IdeaBox-dk5vj]

Parenting. FAIL! In fact, if I became a parent, I would let my children watch this show. Plus, said program is the epitome of the lesson that "scamming is wrong". Heck, almost every single scam they pull ends up in various injuries.

[@alanbareiro6806]

That's such bullshit. Banning stuff due to evil spirits and whatnot?

[@jynnvynn7562]

Dude, I also lived it (sorta) I started watching this show in 2nd grade and at that same time I had two other friends with one coming up with money making schemes and the other, well, just Ed

[@spencerpetunia8268]

The only show I remember being banned my house was SpongeBob. Then by the time I was abut 12-13 or so, my mom still hated the show but didn't move to force a channel change when it was on.

[@hardrockinhere]

I'd love to see you do an Admirable Animation on Big Picture Show. That movie deserves to be talked about more!

[@smileelims8080]

hardrockinhere 100% agree. TBPS honestly was the series ending that closed Ed, Edd, n Eddy really well and didn't kill the series. It also gave that ending that gives a 'happy ending' feel.

[@DonnieDoodles]

I mean, I kinda wanna see him talk about as a "How to do a grand finale movie" right, because that's how I view it.

[@bunnyboyking5215]

hardrockinhere Well Jem Reviews did cover it a while back.

[@carlbloke8797]

Bunnyboy King yeah he also did a good job on that. I do hope Enter gets around to it?

[@Karmy.]

greatest finale to a show that I've ever seen

[@BigEWR]

When you said that Christmas feels less spiritual as you get older, I agreed with that comment 100%.

[@Gamer4672]

*More consumerism, fixed it for you fam

[@dddmemaybe]

Christmas isn't magic. Toys aren't magic. Effort is magic.

[@CrashFan03]

I'm 14, and my Christmases have already turned to shit.

[@spencerpetunia8268]

I became an atheist in high school, still am an atheist actually. I remember believing in Santa and still loving Christmas for a few years after I stopped considering the celebration of Jesus' birth to be all that important in the grand scheme of things.

[@highfivers5062]

Not for me, I'm 18 and I still love Christmas!

[@curlytop3194]

I'm glad you brought these specials up. I noticed recently that CN's schedule for Christmas was filled with nothing but TTG. It made me more upset than I expected because, though I am a grown adult that enjoys spending time with their family on the holidays, I remember being a kid. I remember looking forward to seeing these specials that CN would play every year. They would play Ed, Ed, and Eddy, Fosters, PPG, and even older specials like How the Grinch Stole Christmas. As more cartoons came along like KND, those holiday or winter themed specials would be added to the mix. I remember these so fondly because, when I was a kid, my family would spend Christmas day at my great grandma's house. It was a small house (one floor of a two story home) that would be crowded to the brim with family members I barely knew aside from my immediate family and my grandparents. Aside from two German Shepherds to play with, great grandma had no toys, games, or movies to watch. After all the food a kid would want to eat was eaten, the adults would talk for hours, most smoking in the tiny space, no windows open because it was freezing outside. The only thing us kids had to pass the time as we sat on the floor was the TV. It curbed our boredom and distracted us from the cigarette smoke that we had become so desensitized to that we didn't notice we were coughing. These cartoon specials were exactly that, special, and there was so much variety that if a special you didn't like was on all you had to do was wait thirty minutes, and at the least you had something nice to look at during that time. I'm upset by CN's scheduling choice because, even considering how things have changed today, I cannot have been the only one to experience this scenario growing up, and I grantee that there are plenty of kids this year who have to spend Christmas in a place they don't want to. I don't understand why CN chose to leave those kids in the dust this year.

[@Antasma1]

Why? They couldn't of saved it for winter break instead?

[@just_guess_]

IKR? Growing up, I used to love watching all the different holiday specials. Cartoon Network used to play Christmas specials from classic cartoons (the Flintstones, Mr. Magoo, etc.) right alongside contemporary ones. I used to love those!

[@curlytop3194]

Exactly! I get that the might not play the same specials today as they did when I was a kid, but some classics all ages could enjoy would be good choices, and more recent shows like Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Steven Universe have winter and holiday themed episodes even if they don't blatantly state the holiday in them.

[@thema1998]

CurlyTop Cartoon Network is playing Christmas specials.....on the app! What the fuck? I miss being able to watch Christmas (and Halloween) specials on Cartoon Network. I loved that as a kid and early teen. EDIT: Now as in my last year as teenager (I turn 20 on October 6, 2018), I realize that I got bored of the things I used to love when I was in my mid-teens. I started to rely on KZbin videos and reading articles on Wikipedia to bring me joy. I barely played attention to the TV anymore. Especially Cartoon Network. Now that it has pretty much become the Teen Titans Go! Network, I miss the days Cartoon Network so much. 😢

[@curlytop3194]

It's not even the idea of the old Cartoon Network that I miss. It's the concept of variety. They have no variety any more and it's so depressing considering how many shows CN has played over the years. They have such a huge library of amazing shows with something to appeal to just about anyone and yet they decided to stick to a very narrow demographic this year. It's sad.

[@ResidentTarantino]

The best weird things that ever stuck out to me in _Ed, Edd, and Eddy_ have always been the lengths the Eds/Eddy would go to earn a quarter (building a city out of cardboard boxes, roller-coasters out of scrap metal, things that take more than a quarter's worth of effort to build!), their strangely-colored tongues, and the jawbreakers that are larger than their heads

[@Karmy.]

Veteran Nintenerd ya

[@olixor]

Here's some stuff that I think that adds a lot to this show. -Tons of sound effects, they seem to try to add one at any given moment that seems justified enough to use one. Best sound effect: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqKVcmB3jtxnmKc -Background music, the instruments are almost constantly playing and also constantly set a clear mood. -Almost every episode they wreck something valuable, like literally half a house. The more sensible people in other shows would usually react to this every time while saying the thing that just happened, here they rarely give any normal reaction to it and when they do care they just straight up try to beat up the one responsible instead of going 'oh no my room/backyard/house, it's destroyed! Why I oughta!' yeah we know we just saw that. This would make it feel bland. If something bad happens to say Jimmy, Eddy would probably just laugh pretty loudly. -Body language, it's a very small thing but you can see them react to each other the whole time, for example when Ed is doing something incredibly weird/stupid/random, be it the main gag of the scene or something in the background to fill up the screen they usually look at him and not constantly with the same pose. When there is no talking their poses change constantly almost rhythmically and seems to be always in combination with instruments in the background (want to call it music but they're just a few notes most of the time), this makes the show a lot more lively because no poses are the same even though this means extra animation work. -Just stuff that keeps happening in the background, together with body language, makes it constantly look lively. Those characters don't care about what the current conversation is about if it doesn't interest them so why not make them do random stuff (usually Ed) or stuff they were already planning to, instead of making them do nothing out of the screen. Again it's extra animation work and they still do it to give a potential extra laugh. Music, animation, sounds, choice of current gag in the scene are always in harmony with each other and I think it's always pleasant to see and listen to whatever is happening. The show is always in an uplifting/comedic mood and keeps you entertained in every scene. Oh boy this is a long comment.

[@carlbloke8797]

nice comment and you did a amazing job to explain what makes the show amazing

[@AbdoMohamed-jt6ph]

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[@hiropisku1078]

Ed Edd n Eddy is like Butter toast. It looks like the elements won't mix together on paper. But when they come together, they make a nice treat to have. Is it random? Yes. Is it tasty? Yes. Yet it has a charm to it that you wouldn't expect due to it's structure.

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas is technically Christmas in July. In that episode, Phineas and Ferb make a traditional Christmas special broadcasted on TV in Danville.... in the summer. It even got Doofenshmirtz thinking Christmas started early.

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

so why did Candace fail to bust them in that episode?

[@thegoblin4948]

You know, as someone who lives in a Southern country, i've always wanted to see christmas with snow... OR SNOW IN GENERAL. I've only seen real snow *LITERALY* once, in my whole life (and that was about 11 years ago from now) and it's extra funny when i hear people like Mr. Enter complain about how much they hate snow.

[@marley7868]

i live in a snowy area as a person who likes the cold i love it but most people in my town hate or begrudgingly tolerate winter snow

[@DiegoAmateur]

Ditto

[@homuraakemi103]

Fuck snow. Some of us get tired of it after a while...

[@mariotennisman]

I never mind the cold but the snow ? .... I WANNA MELT IT !!!

[@aaronlandry3934]

The Goblin Same. I live in Louisiana and it gets cold enough for snow about once every maybe ten years if you’re lucky. It snowed just a couple of inches a couple of days ago, and my entire town essentially shut down, because nobody knew what to do when there was snow. I’ve seen snow three times in my live time, and it always bothers me when every single Christmas special ever always has snow!

[@h0td0gwater]

I hope your mood brightens and you have a great holiday after all Mr E

[@carlbloke8797]

agreed

[@Fanimati0n]

One of my favorite episodes was the one where they give the Kankers a taste of their own medicine. Ed's non-sequiturs are absolutely on point and even Double D got some great one-liners in. It was hilarious watching the Kankers get their own Kankers.

[@carlbloke8797]

i agree. I loved that episode

[@marshbowicorn]

MagnetoDorito what was the name of the episode?

[@carlbloke8797]

marshbowicorn A Twist of an Ed

[@McCraeTheMediaLover]

I also liked that episode since the Eds finally stood up to the kankers

[@Fanimati0n]

@McCrae Cook And then Eddy had to fuck it up for the rest of them.

[@TheBigL1]

I can relate to not remembering most of the episodes by their titles, but one of my favorites is One + One = Ed for the sheer extent of its absurdity.

[@StephonZeno]

Ah yes, the episode that completely annihilated the 4th wall.

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

and also Once Upon An Ed

[@carlbloke8797]

yeah it was such an outstanding wacky episode that breaks every 4th wall possible

[@ZigTheHunter]

I generally agree on the Kanker sisters, they are usually just a cheap way for the Eds to lose, or they are uncomfortable, but I do think they were occasionally used well, like the episode where they destroy almost the entire cul-de-sac but coincidentally leave the eds alone.

[@michaelgum97]

Just to find their ship in a bottle, right?

[@foxymetroid]

The Kankers work best, not when they are just "gross" and "abhorrent admirers", but when they are feared. Like the Borg, they work best when they are treated more like a seemingly inescapable force of nature, when it's less "how do we beat them?" and more "how do we survive?"

[@IronSheepEngine]

Ah yeah, that episode was one of my favorites.

[@GPischke]

Getting into the spirit of a holiday can be a little harder as you get older. Life can get so busy and change so much that you have hard time finding time or energy to get fully invested. Something that I find helps is coming up with new ways to celebrate that are not totally in line with your old traditions, but still create the same sense of nostalgia in some way. Also, you are completely right. By all accounts, Ed Edd'n Eddy should be a show that annoys me to no end, but it's one of my all time favorites and it still holds up to this day (except for the later ones when the animation got a little too spastic for my tastes. I still like them, but not as much as the older ones).

[@carlbloke8797]

Graeme Pischke yeah it could be a bit harder to get in the Christmas cheer as you get older but what always helps for me is looking back at Christmas episodes. Heck Fa la la la Ed is what helps for me to get in the mood thanks to the great Nostalgia it gives for me. And yeah it's funny how Ed Edd n Eddy could've been easily an awful show but it's one of my most favorite cartoons of all time to this very day. Honestly even while Season 5 wasn't exactly as amazing as the first 4 due to the standards the show set it still was pretty good. Also wasn't the animation always spastic?

[@GPischke]

Yeah, but not as much as it was in season 5.

[@corporatecanine6030]

My mom wouldn't approve of me watching (yet she would never stop me) Courage the Cowardly Dog. She was a huge scaredy cat herself and she didn't like how Eustace or the villains treated Courage, and while I was a very impressionable child, the only episode that ever legitimately got to my nerves was the Curse of King Ramses because of that unexpected god-awful cg. Every other episode I loved, and in fact a lot of that show influenced me to be the person I am today. God bless that no-where family; yes, including Eustace. Perfect example of what kind of person you shouldn't be, but also the perfect example of someone who could really use a good synopsis and some therapy. Because he never got any love out of his relationship with his family as a child, he sought to cherish his love with Muriel, but when she ended up showing more affection towards Courage than to Eustace, he became bitter and started treating him like garbage to make himself feel better. Eustace certainly isn't a role model, but I like that every now and then they have Courage show some sympathy for the old guy.

[@CAOcreations]

return the slab~ or suffer my curse~

[@Hyper_Drud]

CAOcreations oh come on~

[@jncubed1287]

that's the episode with the giant black and white head, right? even if it isn't, that episode gave me intense nightmares...

[@krism.6598]

CorporateCanine Reeeeetuuuurn the Slaaaaaab THE MAN IN GAUZE, THE MAN IN GAUZE!

[@mafeuk]

Say Enter, do you remember when Cartoon Network made an special centered around alien invasions where each week they aired an episode of some cartoon from that time (I think Foster´s, Eds, Camp Lazlo, Gym Partner and Billy/Mandy) and all those episodes where loosely connected between each other? I think it was called "Cartoon Network invaded". I don´t think any other channel made something like that before.

[@shadywiskerz]

Santa Claus Cartoon network invasion was awesome. I remember every Friday it was a alien centered episode. It was awesome.

[@y2commenter246]

Santa Claus I remember watching those episodes! Foster's and Eds, specifically.

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

Oh, I remember that. It was in the Spring of 2006, and they even went so far as to air it twice with an alternative ending. It was sort of a last gasp for the Cartoon Network of old, before the beginning of its decline.

[@alize0623]

Fox did something similar for Hurricane Sandy, but yes I remember that. They also had games about the aliens hunting cheese

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

I don't think it was for Hurricane Sandy, they had it planned long before then. It was a three part crossover involving Family Guy, American Dad, and I forget what else, involving a hurricane. They planned to air it in the Spring of 2011, but pulled it because of concerns about its timing in the wake of the Super Outbreak of 2011. It aired in the Fall of that year, and I believe the Family Guy part of it was the infamous "Seahorse Seashell Party".

[@animationdude9]

Can we all agree Regular Show and Powerpuff Girls nailed their Christmas specials by being action-packed instead of chock-full of Christmas "good cheer" cliches?

[@carlbloke8797]

yep

[@Chilla001]

regular show is always action-packed

[@animationdude9]

ｃｈｉｌｌ　 衛挨佳 Damn right it is

[@eatatjoes6751]

Yes, which is also why I hate the reboot, because the reboot did have "good cheer" triteness that the original and come to think of it Billy and Mandy's didn't have.

[@wumbodude1125]

You know, now that I think about it, Ed Edd N Eddy is the Invader Zim of Cartoon Network. Think about it, both shows are ones that you just can't help but question why everything that happens in them work and how they both get away with being super weird and stupid but in a good way shows. All of the characters in both shows are so likable even though you would think that there would be some that you would genuinely hate, and they always either serve their purpose in both shows, or they that they always provide you with laughs. The humor in both cartoons is always there and it doesn't matter how random they can be at times, because as long as they make you laugh, that's really all what matters. For this kind of stuff, I applaud and thank the creators of both shows for doing these things. Even if a show that is so stupid with so much going on in it, it can still end up being one of you're favorite shows of all time.

[@nyekomimi]

Dunno about that, only likeable characters were thin Ed(d?) and Rolph.

[@brodericksiz625]

You’re actually right... I have been watching Invader Zim lately, for the first time no less (I know, I’m more than a little late to the party), and it does remind me of how much I liked watching Ed, Edd n’Eddy as a child. Zim is a lot darker though, which I don’t consider either a good or a bad thing per se, but works really well for Zim. Gir is basically Ed: extremely stupid character who mostly spouts nonsense and non sequitur, but manages to be both funny and charming regardless.

[@regalteratorn7115]

Ed, Edd and Eddy, my favorite cartoon of all time, God I love that show.

[@martinkreps9946]

Me too!

[@ZanraiKid]

"Big Picture Show should have gotten the theatrical treatment over The Powerpuff Girls Movie." Don't get me wrong, I think The Powerpuff Girls Movie is great for many of the same reasons Big Picture Show is great, but this may be one of the truest statements ever uttered on this KZbin channel.

[@StephonZeno]

I think the reason The Powerpuff Girls got the theatrical treatment was because it had the mainstream appeal and was the most marketable cartoon on CN. Ed, Edd, n Eddy was an awesome show, but I don't remember it having any merchandise.

[@spencerpetunia8268]

I was in elementary school when PPG and EEAE aired on Cartoon Network and HOLY SHIT PPG was a merchandising JUGGERNAUT compared to EEAE.

[@TheVanishing87]

I honestly don't understand why a lot of people don't like the Powerpuff Girls Movie. I thought it pretty awesome and I liked all of the Planet of the Apes references it made. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'll gladly take the Powerpuff Girls Movie over its freaky reboot any day. But yeah I liked Big Picture Show too. Regular Show's movie was pretty good as well.

[@eatatjoes6751]

@@TheVanishing87 I like the Powerpuff Girls Movie a lot and am entirely O.K. with it being in theaters, especially compared to the creepy thing called the reboot--but yeah, I still like Big Picture Show too.

[@WhiteWeaseI]

Title: "Admirable Animation". Thumbnail: *IS THIS THE FACE OF MERCY* Good job MrEnter.

[@kylep007]

I would say my least favorite character was Ed’s sister Sarah. She constantly abused Ed even when he did nothing wrong. I think it was implied that Ed’s parents favor Sarah. There was even a whole episode devoted to Ed having a nightmare about his mom punishing him after Sarah tells on him. Sarah knew that their parents favored her and constantly used that throughout the show by threatening “I’m telling mom.” Sarah basically made Ed her slave by having him do all of her bidding knowing her parents would side with her. The Kankers were really abusive, but abusing your own family and using your parents favoritism to enable that abuse was worse. Ed being usually nice and happy in spite of all that is impressive.

[@isobelmiller7464]

It's a wonder Ed still loves Sarah after it all. You'd think he'd resent her. I mean, you know how when a little kid gets a new baby brother/sister, they often start feeling jealous, because their parents are giving so much attention to the baby, and they think their parents love the new baby more than them? Well, Ed's parents ACTUALLY love Sarah more than Ed, and that's really sad. Sarah's a big fat @#$%&, just like Kyle's mom, in South Park.

[@christiangonzales7429]

Sarah is definitely the worst character in the entire series. Even Lucy van Pelt is more likable than Sarah. Think about it.

[@MrDannyKicks]

Children are horrible irrational violent. But simply cuz they're kids. Morality isn't always there when parents aren't around. Going out to play with friends can be endless barking and squabbling. I think the show portrays how cruel or insensitive children can be.

[@pictureofacat9525]

I live in Argentina, here christmas is in the summer. When i was little i watched a lot of cartoons and i always wondered "When is the snow coming?" because i saw snow in every show and i actually got hyped, that let to huge disappointment to me as a child

[@mightykid9581]

Emanuel Dryndak 1 like = 1 flake of snow for this poor child

[@maximillianlylat1589]

as a south texan i feel your pain

[@steampunk-llama]

As an Australian I can relate my dude, nothing quite so disappointing than not having snow on Christmas but especially so if Christmas happens at a time snow won't ever appear

[@Sjono]

What’s really admirable about Ed, Edd N Eddy is that it’s a show that goes through multiple seasons and was the longest running Cartoon Netowrk show with basically only 12 characters

[@adampkalb]

Not really. The seasons and the airdates of the episodes in later seasons were stretched out too far. December 22, 2017, 5:58pm

[@carlbloke8797]

uh no. the show was still long running

[@CAOcreations]

to be fair. Christmas is a kid holiday. School is out, you get to have fun, eat food you didn't make, and people around you are at least half pleasant... having responsibilities and becoming jaded as an adult is a terrible stereotype but it happens to most folks. Now i spend the holidays kicking myself 'cause I never have enough funds to get gifts for mom, dad and the siblings..still family time is the best part of the holiday.

[@animationdude9]

CAOcreations I feel your pain Being an adult mostly sucks

[@stewie17]

Christmas is the celebration of Jesus's birth

[@thegamer9302]

stewie17 for me it's become about spending time with the family.

[@CAOcreations]

well familial bonds and stuff are subjective. Everybody is different. No one I know asks for anything for christmas, but when they do get something it's nice. I just really miss being able to afford getting gifts for everybody... What I need is a real job and not multiple part time jobs sucking away my time so I can just spend more time traveling to see the fam

[@carlbloke8797]

CAOcreations I get being an adult can suck but that doesn't mean kids are the only ones that can enjoy the holidays

[@edhenshuusha4666]

Living in Brazil, it always made me sad to see a christmas special with snow when every christmas is blazing hot here.

[@cha0sxiii63]

I love Plank BECAUSE he's a sociopath. :3

[@princessbinas]

CHA0SXIII 131313 I never understood the Plank jokes...

[@SpongeyTheEditor]

I haven't seen Fa La La End in awhile but i can say i still love Jingle Jingle Jangle. the ending is my only real problem but i get what they were trying to do, and the rest is so damn good, funny and heartwarming that i can look past it somewhat. But i still love Christmas a lot thanks to being around family each year but even if they wern't there as much, my Holiday would still be there thanks to having to look at specials on blog blog as such.

[@moneylover318]

I like to see in the kankers at the end and then hangining the sign saying don't open

[@amirakitty]

Man seeing this took me back to my days after middle school and high school trying to do homework and watch TV. This is the show that got me into eating jawbreakers and putting butter on my toast.

[@christopherwallace7903]

Luna Gillian Lol

[@GameAlicornLuna]

The problem with Fa La La La Ed is that there's no celebration of Yeshmiyek..

[@robbiewalker2831]

Princess Luna Then again, they haven't thought of certain ideas like that in earlier seasons.

[@GameAlicornLuna]

What? You don't celebrate the coming of Yeshmiyek?

[@HaloJaxed]

DipperNintendoFan78 Eh, the hatedom moved on to Undertale, they usually leave ponies alone now.

[@mrforgotten5598]

@@HaloJaxed yep

[@Tolgron34]

Quick pedantic note about the Christmas Carol -- Scrooge isn't seen as a Scrooge because he doesn't let Bob Cratchett have Christmas Day off. He does in fact allow it, but Cratchett actually had to ask first and Scrooge expected him back to work immediately the next day (in Victorian Britain the day after Christmas Day, Boxing Day, is also an important part of the holiday). It's actually Scrooge himself who plans to work on the holiday -- a rather scandalous act given the religious importance of Christmas as a feast day. He also doesn't participate in the general festivity of the season, such as refusing to give to Christmas charities, refusing to have Christmas dinner with his nephew, and is just generally coldhearted, miserly and miserable. In short, Scrooge's very character is devoid of all life, warmth, and common humanity. There. Pedantic objection over.

[@BoulderPunchPodcast1]

I think part of why I like Ed Edd and Eddy is that it's a show that really *shouldn't* work, and yet it just *does* and I love it. I can't tell you why, other than it just does.

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

Red Lantern Reviews Because it has the slapstick comedy that cartoons of old had.

[@BoulderPunchPodcast1]

WeegeeSlayer I don't think it's the slapstick itself, but *how* the slapstick is used. Usually the characters who deserved punishment got it, except on the rare occasion it doesn't happen, in fact those are some of the worst episodes of the show, like the picture day episode where all Eddy was trying to was get a decent school picture, and yet he was punished nonstop the who episode for no real reason. I love this show but it does have a few duds here and there.

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

Red Lantern Reviews Indeed.

[@markcobuzzi826]

I think that it works because, as Enter already said, almost all of the characters feel like kids we grew up with in school or around the neighborhood, having their own strengths/flaws/quirks. The main characters are often trying to scam the neighbors out of their money, but they still have their redeemable qualities and motivations that one can kind sympathic at times. Ed is the big dim-witted “bull in a China shop” trope that can be easily convinced to take part in the scams without thinking and also get lost in his own fantasies, but he is also very innocent-minded, loyal, and willing to make happy friendships (I am surprised Enter did not talk more about how Ed naturally took on the role of Santa Clause and even enjoyed giving away the jawbreakers to make the kids happy). Edd is still very intelligent and can provide a decent moral compass and voice of reason at times, while his main weakness would be peer pressure that makes him go along with those schemes (with is still relatable). Even Eddy does show some redeemable qualities (especially in the final movie), but when he does get too greedy/selfish without learning his lesson, the slapstick comedy is almost always appropriately there to take him down a peg. I also like how certain characters, that are often antagonists like Kevin/Sarah/Kankers have moments that either make them somewhat redeemable/multi-layered, are sometimes understandable (with the Eds pestering them for their money and all), or even make them the targets of slapstick (such as when Kevin and everyone else accidentally get themselves beat up while looking for the Eds, while the Eds are too busy looking for their monkey mask/glove/etc.).

[@lrr138]

Ed Edd n Eddy is a weird show. I love the show for its slapstick comedy, but I also hate it for how mean-spirited some episodes can be.

[@leesydreamy]

I feel exactly the same.

[@FieryRedmond]

That's exactly why I didn't like it. I'm fine with some mean-spirited humor but EEnE went a little too far (I loved the final movie, though)

[@leesydreamy]

I felt that way too. BTW, I liked the movie too.

[@itsjustvin7630]

lradford22 nah

[@ackbarfan5556]

Fucking Eddy's brother, man.

[@BollyBibby]

Something always seemed off about Jingle Jingle Jangle... well you put it into words pretty well. And yeah I never liked that cop out ending with the Kanker sisters. It just makes the episode immediately not special. There was one good thing about the episode though. “A DICKIE?! They still make these?!”

[@fyrflyr2378]

My favorite joke in the episode would have to be when Eddy a Double D are singing "jingle bells" and Ed suddenly falls off the roof,I don't know why but Ed's scream before he hits the ground is priceless,always cracking me up.

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

"In faw-lawlawlaw-ehhd…" TheMysteriousMrEnter, 2017

[@christopherwallace7903]

MeowTheRainbowX Lawl.

[@buttersddragon]

"... even though one of them is like... half-way delusional." uhh.... aren't all three of them delusional in at least one way or another?

[@dddmemaybe]

Humans beings. Implying not delusional. Sorry for spooky.

[@minimite9493]

Lol Very true dddmemaybe, were're all delusional in our own way.

[@BlackFlash09]

I disagree about one point. I always wanted see the Ed's to succeed. But that never made watching the show hard for me. But yeah, that's just me. Another example of the Kanker Sisters ruining an episode's ending was that episode where Ed becomes popular with catchphrases. Literally right the f*ck outta nowhere "Hey! We forgot our money."

[@Ryanmiller70]

Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays. As a kid, I wasn't much into Halloween since I didn't like candy that much (yeah my parents were confused as well since the only candy I ever ate were Kit-Kats, M&Ms, and Sweet Tarts) and Thanksgiving was just boring since it was just another day of my family yelling at me because I didn't like turkey. Christmas was special to me. Granted, as a kid it was 1000% because I got gifts, but as I got older and especially after I got a job, it became the one day where I would go really far out of my way to make people smile. Only thing I've ever hated about it is the music, but that's mostly because I work retail (and I still hold the opinion that the music isn't bad, but the fact that we only ever play like 3-5 songs and 200 covers of those 3-5 songs gets grating fast).

[@JackSledgeIV]

The funny thing is if the roles were reversed with the Kankers and Eds it would be front page news with how offensive the show is.

[@shadowslayer205]

The roles *were* reversed in one episode, where the Eds tried using reverse psychology on then.

[@generalzeta7000]

I live in Florida and never had a white Christmas. So the idea of one was always fantastic and fun. Snow was always something of a fantasy for me. I've heard the horrors stories and fun times others have had with it.

[@BigEWR]

If I recall correctly, a friend of mine from Florida did say it snowed there once in the 1970s.

[@jordangreen7567]

Anyone else remember when Cartoon Network use to show Christmas specials of Johnny Bravo, Power Puff Girls, and so on. I really miss that they just don't show them anymore. :-(

[@Pyroniusburn]

Have you seen their schedule from christmas day to new years? It's literally 8 straight days of Teen Titans Go with the exception of two steven universe episodes. Disgusting.

[@PaintedHoundie]

its kind of weird they dont considering during christmas all old shows and specials that are holiday themed are played in constant rotation. if they can play charlie brown christmas every year they can play all that other stuff

[@jordangreen7567]

Pyroniusburn I know I tried not to mention Titans but yes... its just... sad what has happened to the network. Hopefully someday when its under different management, the network can return to its former glory.

[@bunnyboyking5215]

Jordan Green Yeah I totally agree.

[@MrCutykitty]

Jordan Green cartoon network really never changed.... exept in america. In eu you have some teen titans go but its far from whats up in USA. Actually, there is a great variety of show in europe, and they play the old ones back too. Its a shame the schedule is so shit in USA.

[@CombatSportsNerd]

Chritmas in July and Summerween are a REAL thing?! Learn something new every year

[@alowkeeyboi]

Nice to see an admirable animation

[@shadowwriter4538]

I agree

[@SqueeaakyB00ts]

The characters are so likable because they represent real kids. Most shows depict kids as these holy virtues when really every kid has their flaws and it becomes unrealistic. So to see all of these characters in an ambiguous morality is more realistic.

[@ToonGal12]

Glad to see these two Christmas themed episodes get compared, because I too liked "Fa La La La Ed" way more than the actual, "official" Christmas episode, yet couldn't really figure out why. But you explained it perfectly.

[@TheMarc1k1]

Man I watched so much Ed Edd and Eddy back in the day, I loved this show. I'm guessing based on the much cleaner look to the animation that Jingle Jingle Jangle was made much later on to the original run.

[@timothymclean]

"And while [Ed] isn't the most irredeemable person in the history of animation..." Why do I have a sudden urge to rewatch the Chicken Little review?

[@giovanniorellana2200]

Merry Christmas John Enter, and you too Crimson!

[@SpongeyTheEditor]

A Mr Enter video during the day? What witchcraft is this?!

[@whatever2467]

Spongey444 it was midnigth for me ._.

[@TheGamingVillas]

I always derive more joy around Christmas. It was always a time of year I liked even if there was nothing in it for me. The music, the specials, and the decorations they always bring me joy. Even working in retail never made me like the holiday less.

[@garfieldalighieri6805]

I really wanna see Mr. Enter do a Long admirable animation on the Big Picture Show now

[@monsterhunter66]

Tanner Hawkins that would be awesome

[@DrShaym]

11:21, eh-pit-oh-mee.

[@The_Omega_Dragon]

Holy crap, wasn't expecting the Doctor in the house.

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

Dr Shaym huge fan can I get an autograph?

[@Snake22091]

+Madfox But there's an actual way to say it, no one has to use it, but it's a nice gesture to correct someone to save from future embarrassment from more rude people, this isn't an assault on a dude's character, it's just simple pronunciation.

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

+Dr Shaym What's your least favorite feminist site?

[@windraizou]

Dr Shaym the epitome of hyperbole

[@phlpcockrell]

To get a little more meta, "Christmas In July" was an event cartoon network would do in the '90s where they'd play christmas specials in july

[@joinmarch76]

11:16 Really? I get hating Jimmy and Sarah (the latter, I can barely stand because she seems to attack the Eds almost unprovokedly on more than one occasion, but gets a pass for being one of whom I like to call 'Karmic Boots' to the Eds' collective craniums. Other known bricks include Kevin and the Kanker Sisters.), but maybe it's just because my cultural heritage is just as all-over-the-map, but Rolf's a riot! His bizarre sentence structure, his often changing nicknames for each of his fellow kids, his unique way of living, it leaves me cackling almost every single time. As for Nazz, honestly? I think she breaks a bit of the mold. Sure, she doesn't have too many memorable lines throughout the series, but she's not your typical airhead to put it simply. As seen in episodes like Hands Across Ed and To Sir with Ed that she's got her own interests outside of being a love interest for pretty much every non-girl in the show.

[@D_YellowMadness]

+ joinmarch76 I usually like Rolf but there are some episodes where he's a colossal asshole for little to no reason or he just punishes the wrong people, seemingly on purpose. The same applies to a lot of the other characters though. + alexandra galici Agreed. I also don't like that she's so much dumber in that movie than in most of the show.

[@joinmarch76]

I respectfully disagree; given the Eds' history of scamming the kids of the cul-de-sac, I say those such as Rolf, Jonny and Kevin have every right to be skeptical/punishing towards them when they do something wrong. In short, at least karmically, Rolf's usually in the right. The only exceptions to this rule are "If It Smells like an Ed"; which, to be fair, have loads of problems already that Rolf's more a footnote. And that one episode where Double D wanted just one measly shower (I think it was a Season 5 episode, but I forget which), and to be fair, that was what could only be described as a Double D Torture Porn. +alexandra galici Really? I thought their moments were fine. I mean, okay, they weren't my highlights, but it beats Captain Melonhead's romp any day. Hell, he was barely in it, how he figured out where the Eds were goin', I'll never know (and to be honest, I doubt even the characters know how either). Also, I do hate to contradict you, but I must ask, where was Nazz a dunce at all in Big Picture Show? Sure, she understated some issues, such as calling Eddy's Brother "A real jerk" (when to be honest, sociopath sounds more appropriate, don't you?), but if anyone, KEVIN'S being the dunce for missing how Nazz keeps hitting on him! Especially since in past episodes, it's usually the reverse!

[@lordkaijux5262]

I'm certain she was near a Mary Sue level.

[@joinmarch76]

Forgive my nosiness, but who're ya talkin' to, and what in the Sam Vincent are you talking about?

[@lordkaijux5262]

I was replying to you... my bad.

[@danceswithmetroids162]

I'm really interested in what your opinions are about the Hey Arnold! christmas special where Arnold tries to find Mr. Hyun's daughter and (spoilers) Helga gives up her present to help him, but Arnold never finds out it was her. It was such a touching, emotional moment but it always kind of bugged me that Arnold never realizes it was Helga. Of course that would break the running gag of Helga bullying Arnold but being madly in love with him in secret, but sometimes I wonder if that would have been such a bad thing.

[@Artistic_Storm]

Very admirable of you for choosing Ed, Edd n Eddy. One of my all time favorite shows growing up.

[@christopherwallace7903]

Bass Cat I was hoping he would review it since he did an animated atrocity on it.

[@princessaur]

I think an episode that doesn't get nearly enough attention is "A fistfull of Edd." I think the comedy is really good with Double D hurting people in funny ways. And I think the dilemma he faces is really well done. It's the most emotional episode in the entire show and I think it's really good.

[@AndrewAmbrose]

My favorite line in the entire episode is “IT’S NOT CHRISTMAS!”

[@jazzyprince3335]

I can definetly relate to you on the whole christmas isn't all that magical anymore. When i was say, 9, christmas was without a doubt the best time of year for me, the presents, my grandma always visiting for the holiday, and just the all around feel of family, food, and fun! But now i'm 14, and even though i can still enjoy the holidays with my family its not like it once was. I guess it's just something that some people have to deal with while they're growing up until it gets to the point when christmas becomes another day of the year, when it becomes something you don't give much thought to anymore, when it just............... leaves.

[@FlyntNukaOfficial]

Mr. Enter, you sir....are one cool dude.

[@MinusWorldInterviews]

edd ed n eddy is my freaking childhood and always made me look forward to school ending even more also people hate rolf? but hes..hilarious!!

[@carlbloke8797]

cody adams so true

[@xiNerdLordix]

The episode when Ed is just in a bad mood the whole time is my favorite, especially when he yells at Sarah.

[@demon2441]

Little Ed Blue

[@BoulderPunchPodcast1]

Oh man I remember that one. I need to watch it again but I do remember when he yelled at Sarah, it was so good

[@allsmilesguy]

Just a pebble in his shoe, best joke

[@mememagician97]

Fa La La La Ed made me really confused as a kid because im from the southern hemisphere and here Christmas is on summer

[@paigehorner8932]

I can see that slipping away too I'm 14 years old and when I told my uncle that Thanksgiving was probably going to end quite soon and he said yeah it most likely will holidays are starting to become nothing more than a cheap getaway for product placement two common barge out the doors and for parents to buy stuff it's not special anymore like it once was these are coming to an end it is sad but it is true but to every joke there is always truth hidden in it no one can deny or disprove it it just exist

[@ingloriousMachina]

I actually LOATHED the Kanker sisters.

[@EstradusTheDragon]

"Give us cash or we'll stop singing" is such a fantastic line and it wanders through my head every Christmas. Thank you for reminding me.

[@acornm4121]

Phineas and Ferb is the only other show I can think of with a Christmas in July episode

[@Lauren_210]

I have actually seen the "celebrating a holiday outside of its normal time" plot in another show, iCarly. The episode "iHalfoween" revolved around the main characters deciding to celebrate Halloween during another time of the year and not in October as usually, cause they said that there is no rule where you can't celebrate a holidays more than once.

[@kommiekeegan]

An Admirable Animation!? Six days before Christmas? On my birthday?! Oh boy!

[@Artist_Unbound]

Keeleyomg, Happy Birthday 🎂.

[@kommiekeegan]

BrickStudios 105 Thanks! 😄

[@Artist_Unbound]

Keeleyomg, your welcome have a great time

[@AshXXMayftw]

Maybe it's because I have a pretty big family, but Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were always two of my favorite days of the year. During childhood, it was because of the presents, but after middle school, it became more about spending time with family members I haven't seen in over a year. The only family members that live near me is one uncle and his wife, daughter, and son, and a grandmother, the other 20+ spread out across the U.S. Unfortunately, it seems this Christmas will be a more lonely one, with most of them going off doing their own thing after my grandmother's passing earlier this year. It just feels empty without them.

[@Sonicsgirl13]

I love both "Fa la la la a Ed" and "Jingle jingle jangle". Fa la la la Ed does give off those warm fuzzies that you would usually feel around Christmas but it's more engaging because it's on a regular day; you do something good, it'll feel like Christmas all the time. Jingle jingle jangle is very charming in it's own right. I found it amusing in a sense. But that's not why I love the special. I love it because it shows a side of Eddy that wasn't shown too often up until the tv movie series finale. After being kicked out for being a total butt and trying to scam off with a present, Eddy is all by himself in the cold. He sees the tree and replaces a bulb so the whole tree lights up. Now, it doesn't seem all that big of a deal to Eddy or quite possibly the audience. It's one of the very few selfless things he has done in the series. Now Eddy ending up not learning his lesson is a relapse of his habits, which is normal... though it definitely kills the mood. There's a reason for that. 2 actually. 1. The creators can be out there and it's likely that they didn't want it to be sappy or predictable like most Christmas specials can be. 2. The series finale. Eddy didn't completely change or show his real self until the film. The creators wanted Eddy to finally learn his lesson for everything he has done in the finale, ending the series at a very sweet but not super sappy note. I think if you watch the finale and watch jingle jangle, you might understand why the special ended the way it did. I won't lie, I was rather bummed that Eddy didn't learn anything when I first saw the special. But dear God I was essatic when I saw that in the finale. I love both of these Christmas themed episodes. I love the series.

[@spikethegodposter1293]

Edd ed and eddy is basically always sunny but for kid's if you think about it

[@BugsyFoga]

I'm a simple man , I see a new Mr.enter video I click on it in a millisecond.

[@destroyerofblades8923]

Finally, he reviews one of my childhood favorites

[@andykishore]

He already did an animated atrocity review of it back in summer 2014.

[@destroyerofblades8923]

andykishore He has? I'll have to check that out.

[@JamienautMark2]

One thing about Christmas that always threw me off, where I live, is it will snow a lot leading up till Christmas week and it always melts right before. Its snowed 3 times in the past month and yet its gonna be 60° on Christmas. I can't get into the spirit without some snow. Sorry for the rant.

[@ThorfinnSonofThors892]

This was one your most well thought out, well put together videos ever. Keep it up, Mr. Enter!

[@masterknickerbocker2576]

I can somewhat relate to the holidays.Even at 14 years of age the holidays don’t feel as special which kinda makes me sad as I have been trying to make The holidays more enjoyable for my family and I and I still have not quite done that

[@Phantom-Neon]

An upload before 3 am??? Unreal 8U

[@kalebdaynes]

I know exactly what you mean. I mean, I don't hate Christmas. I actually like it. However, as time went on, it felt kind of just like a normal day and I've started to notice that the few weeks leading up to Christmas causes stress rather than happiness, largely due to people spending money they don't have to get gifts for one another (which, don't get me wrong, is generous and nice, but money doesn't exactly grow on trees).

[@Waluario]

Here's a fun fact: In Swedish Christmas is called Jul, and July is called Juli. Thus, "Christmas in July" becomes "Jul i Juli".

[@ingloriousMachina]

M I N D B L O W N -

[@henrydave6603]

Geez, just one of those shows I never thought someone would touch! It's such an odd-ball I remember saying to myself at the end of every episode "Well ... that just happened". The only one that stuck in my mind was the one when Ed got to pull his own "scheme". Yes, the air headed one. The reason it stood out was the fact it was more focused on that Ed. To me it was one of the strangest for even this show. Don't get me wrong, I did like it. Then again I really like odd-ball humor sometimes. Anyways, cool versus ^_^ Love to see you talk about "Ed, Edd and Eddy" again!

[@olixor]

The Kanker sisters have spawned many a deviant art ships. Also Kanker literally means cancer in dutch, don't know if it's anyhow related at all.

[@TheNintendochannel64]

Fun Fact: they were called "The Cruel Sisters in the spanish dub

[@olixor]

Also was your dub good enough for it to be as funny as it is? Dutch dub did a really good job, had me laughing plenty.

[@lordfawful1229]

I think the kanker/cancer thing is a coincidence. The name probably comes from "canker sore," a kind of small mouth ulcer.

[@olixor]

Yeah just read up on it to be sure.

[@olixor]

I wouldn't know but to me your language sounds like you don't care about grammar at all :p

[@DarknessIsTheTruth]

Ah, Ed, Edd n Eddy. This show was my favorite out of all the cartoon cartoons. :)

[@albertarias8233]

For you pointing out that Christmas in July is a thing, I believe you and this is the first time I've ever heard about this.

[@germimonte]

i live on the southern hemisphere,(Uruguay), and here we just celebrate holidays differently, we gather to eat the local equivalent of BBQ at night

[@MrFrigginAwsome]

I forgot how much i love chicken noises being used for slapstick all the time. Like when double D gets pulled off the hanger by the kanker sister the sound isnt a "twang" its a "bgawk". Stuff like that really gave this show its own atmosphere.

[@WilfredCthulu]

Yes you're finally talking about this show! Also Wilfred!!!!

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

Wilfred Cthulu You. Are. EVERYWHERE!

[@thelogicalthinker6145]

I've been blessed with a video from MrEnter! Love your work, mate! :)

[@billyesparza9735]

Johnny was pulling the Ice monarch before Elsa even existed

[@tobylemus5971]

Billy Esparza lol

[@crustpunkjesuschrist]

Billy Esparza even Ice King was before Elsa. WAIT, Johnny became the Ice King!

[@smashmaster521]

What a twist!

[@Mista0wl]

Yeah man I feel ya, everything seemed so magical as a kid, I feel like as an adult the holidays for most people have basically become a reason to just get wasted and party as opposed to actually celebrating the holidays, I'd still be nice to rekindle that magic again as an adult.

[@moltenmermaid1517]

I hated Ed, Edd, and Eddy when I was younger. I re-watched it some years back and it made me laugh. Funny how things you didn't like can get a laugh or hold a light just because it was part of your childhood. Or maybe my sense of humor changed? Anyway Merry Christmas Mr. Enter. Merry Christmas. =)

[@TheMilhouseExperience]

Honestly I feel like Christmas is less and less magical because everyone wants to celebrate it earlier and earlier every year. I saw a fucking Christmas commercial A WEEK BEFORE HALLOWEEN. It's no surprise people are getting burnout.

[@zeitgeistindustries1792]

Phineas and Ferb did an out of season Christmas episode, well, it came out on Christmas but in the show it was still summer.

[@christopherwallace7903]

Psychokinetic Rocky Can you name other shows like that?

[@zeitgeistindustries1792]

Depends on what you mean by “like that”

[@christopherwallace7903]

Psychokinetic Rocky Like, shows that have done Christmas when it's actually Summer.

[@Korean_Autist_AbsoluteMF]

I knew i wasn't the only one thinking the same thing.

[@zeitgeistindustries1792]

I guess not.

[@3DPlagueDR]

I think how celebrated each Holiday feels and how much spirit and participation you see all really depends on where you live and your family. My family celebrates thew holidays together and there were a ton of trick-or-treaters this year. Where I live is in a generally cold area so we do tend to get a white christmas. Not all the time (oftentimes the snow will come before or after christmas and be gone, or mostly gone by the time christmas comes).