Ed is a dumb and the "muscle" of the group. Despite his larger size, Ed is utterly at the mercy of his tyrannical younger sister Sarah, and is an easy target for her emotional blackmail techniques. Much to the dismay of germophobe Edd, he has poor personal hygiene — he's even terrified of soap. He loves buttered toast, gravy, and animals, especially chickens. Ed would seem to be mentally challenged at first glance, but his mind simply functions in an alternate reality.
Young Ed[]
Toddler Ed was first seen in "Every Which Way But Ed," wearing only his red-and-white shirt and a diaper. He had one big tooth and a long strand of hair. He proved himself to be incredibly strong at a young age, being able to lift an entire house very easily. In addition, Ed is shown to have the pica-like behavior he has in the present day as he ate an entire television set as part of Eddy's Bottomwess Ed scam. Even though Ed is supposed to be a toddler, he is noticeably tall.
Toddler Ed was also seen again in Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show when Ed got shocked by the electric gum that Eddy offered to him in the prank factory scene.
Old Ed[]
Old Ed was first seen in "Take This Ed and Shove It." He still wears the same clothes he always did but is much older. He is bald, has a white bushy eyebrow, and a long white beard with a mousetrap stuck to it. He uses a walker to help get around and apparently suffers from an uncontrollable colon. His intelligence has made no improvement at this age.
In a deleted scene, it was shown that he was married to May Kanker. Old Ed was also seen again in Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show when Ed got shocked by the electric gum that Eddy offered to him in the prank factory scene.
Ed in FusionFall[]
While Ed and Edd are absent in the future world, Eddy tells the player that "Big Ed isn't around," but doesn't mention why, or where he has gone to, implying his death.
In the past world Ed can be found at Mt. Blackhead, having wound up there after escaping pursuit from May Kanker.
Alter Egos[]
- Average Joe
- Ed the Elf
- Ed the Great
- Edzilla
- King Tuckyershirtin
- Lothar
- Nugget the Gnome
- Peach Creek Cobbler
- Snuggle-me-Ed
- The Claw
Trivia[]
- Danny Antonucci has said that Ed is based on his easily distracted, oft-daydreaming, dysfunctional side that was always focusing on something else while in the middle of an activity.
- Ed's hair color is red/ginger, as seen in "Over Your Ed."
- In "Smile for the Ed", Ed's middle name is revealed to be "Horace".
- According to himself in "Over Your Ed," Ed's height is 5'9.
- In "Take This Ed and Shove It," Ed says that he wants to be rice (Frisco style) when he grows up.
- In "Look Into My Eds," it's revealed that Ed dreams of becoming a ballet dancer.
- In "Boom Boom Out Goes the Ed," it is shown that his skull is a piece of buttered toast with two holes for eye sockets and a slice of butter for the nose. But in "Flea-Bitten Ed," when Edd x-rays him, he is shown to have a normal skull, but with a bone where his eyebrow should be. In "Cool Hand Ed," the inside of his head is shown with a small brain, a bandage, a spoon, and a crushed soda can inside his head.
- Ed is afraid of soap, as shown in "Once Upon an Ed" and "Run for your Ed," however he had no problem with soap in "Over Your Ed."
- Ed can perfectly play the comb and paper ("Boys Will Be Eds"), the flute ("Who's Minding the Ed?"), and the saxophone ("Smile for the Ed"), yet was forced to play the violin by his parents ("Pain in the Ed").
- Ed revealed in "Who, What, Where, Ed" that he used to have braces.
- In "X Marks the Ed," it was revealed that Ed is afraid of wigs, yet in "A Boy and His Ed" he was wearing a clown wig (and even asked to keep it), and in "Quick Shot Ed" he was forced to wear a wig by the Kankers and showed no ill effects. In addition, in the comic "Sugar, Spice, Ed" he wore a woman's wig (as did Edd and Eddy).
- He could mean that he's scared of wigs on someone other than himself.
- Ed sleepwalks and sleep eats, as shown in "A Glass of Warm Ed" and "Run for your Ed."
- Ed has a pet turtle, as seen in "Ready, Set... Ed!" "From Here to Ed," and "Run Ed Run."
- Ed got an A for history on his report card in "Mission Ed-Possible." However, in an earlier shot it showed that his report card said F on everything, making this an animation error.
- Ed once had at least 5 seagulls trapped under his bed in "Ready, Set... Ed!" The ones mentioned were named "Penelope," "Edmund," and "Nestor."
- In "Scrambled Ed", it was shown that Ed has a collection of sponges and hides them in his wall. They reappear in Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show where he threw them into the wind while preparing to leave the Cul-de-Sac.
- A cardboard cutout of Ed appeared in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode, Billy & Mandy Moon the Moon, which aired as the fifth and final chapter of the crossover event, Cartoon Network Invaded. In the episode, the cardboard appeared as one of the replacements of the Earth's humans.
- During the credits, he is also among the brainless characters from each show represented in the event that had their brains sucked.
- Coincidentally, in the Ed, Edd n Eddy Invaded episode "The Eds are Coming", Eddy warned Ed that this could happen when he attempted to save his sister when her attack backfired.
- During the credits, he is also among the brainless characters from each show represented in the event that had their brains sucked.
- He is known to have a number of allergies:
- Rabbits (as shown in "Flea-Bitten Ed")
- Eels (as shown in "Dueling Eds")
- Dandelions (as shown in "Honor Thy Ed")
- Cats (as hinted to in "Mission Ed-Possible")
- Butterscotch pudding (as discovered in "All Eds Are Off")
- Ed was among the candidates for Cartoon Network’s 2004 Presidential Election along with his running mate Grim from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, the other candidates and running mates were Plank and Jonny, and Numbuh 1 from Codename: Kids Next Door, and Eduardo from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
- On November 5th of that year during Cartoon Network Friday Night, Ed was declared the winner of the election and therefore the new president. Upon his victory (appearing alongside Grim, Edd, and the Mayor of Townsville), Ed tried to talk to the public about a very important issue, until he was distracted when he thought someone in the audience had jawbreakers.
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