History TearJerker / EdEddNEddy

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheWoobie Poor Double D...]]]]

* A {{meta}} example: The murder of Paul Boyd in 2007. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=207_FGF3wZk Watch the report at your own discretion. Graphic content warning.]] The final episode of the series "Look Before You Ed" was dedicated to him.

* Considering what little we know about the Eds' home lives, all three of them seem to suffer in some way. Ed probably has it the worst, since Sarah is constantly threatening to tell their mother on him (and it's implied that she often gets her way), and his dad seems apathetic to the whole thing at best ("AND DAD WILL JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH TV!"). Edd's parents communicate with their son through sticky notes, which could indicate that [[ParentalNeglect they're not at home much]]. And then there's Eddy's home situation, especially with his brother. If his parents' off-screen appearances are anything to go by, they're overly strict at best and outright abusive at worst.

** To be more precise, they have three robes with male names attached in their mother's trailer, implying there are three fathers and that they are half-sisters. Throughout the episode, the Kankers do their best to look after the Eds, only to be exploited for food and entertainment. When the Kankers get upset about this, the Eds are unsympathetic and opt to leave, only for the Kankers to demand child support for their "children"[[note]]a trio of dolls[[/note]]. The Eds run away in fear, and the Kankers swoon as they retreat, remarking that they run away "just like a real man".

* There's an episode where the Eds introduce Jimmy to a happy park called "Smileyville" (they even produce a map for him) in order to cheer him up. It apparently works, and Jimmy happily enters through the Smileyville gates, excited to take part in all the fun things the park has to offer (such as a teddy bear picnic). Upon entering, however, he discovers that Smileyville is no more than a dirty, disgusting alley. Fortunately, Rolf steps in to console the crying Jimmy and get back at Eddy for crushing his hopes.

* A {{meta}} example: The murder of Paul Boyd in 2007. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=207_FGF3wZk Watch at your own discretion. Graphic content warning.]] The final episode of the series "Look Before You Ed" was dedicated to him.

* A {{meta}} example: The murder of Paul Boyd in 2007. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=207_FGF3wZk Watch at your own discretion. Graphic content warning.]] The final episode od the series "Look Before You Ed" was dedicated to him.

* A {{meta}} example: The murder of Paul Boyd in 2007. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=207_FGF3wZk Watc at your own discretion. Graphic content warning.]] The final episode od the series "Look Before You Ed" was dedicated to him.

* A {{meta}} example: The murder of Paul Boyd in 2007. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=207_FGF3wZk Watc at your own discretion. Graphic content warning.]]

** This episode stands out for having one of the cruelest depictions of bullying in the show. If the kids surrounding Eddy and laughing at him wasn't bad enough, they come back later and chase him around with ''cameras'', snapping pictures of him while he screams in terror. Eddy may be a {{Jerkass}}, but he's still just a kid who doesn't deserve to be humiliated like this.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheWoobie Poor Double D...]]]]

** This is even sadder if you recall that Rolf is heavily based on series creator Antonucci himself, being the son of first-generation Italian immigrants, who had to learn to adapt to a whole new country and culture as a child.
* After the kids laugh at Eddy in "X Marks the Ed", poor Eddy retreats to another part of the house. Edd cries "Eddy, wait!" with a heartbreaking look on him.

** Eddy: (voice breaking) "Let me in, Kev, please? All I want is a good Christmas."

* "Take This Ed and Shove It" has a bit of a depressing one where Old Eddy starts breaking down after realizing he really is old and will never be a kid again, beating himself senseless with a cane and then seemingly waking up as a kid and learning that he only passed out when they were trying to get the jawbreakers, only to wake up again as an old man again and coming to terms that they are all old and he was only reliving his memories in his sleep. And this was going to be the original ending to the series before it came back.

** Heck the whole episode was sad, the nicest character on the show thought he was DYING. The fact that he trusted his friends only to find out they were joking is just insulting.

** There's one moment that's particularly sad. When Kevin first meets "Carl," he raises his hand up to him for a friendly fist-bump. [[HarsherInHindsight Eddy immediately flinches]].
* The other kids psychologically torturing Eddy into having a straight up '''panic attack''' in "Smile for the Ed".
* Considering what little we know about the Eds' home lives, all three of them seem to suffer in some way. Ed probably has it the worst, since Sarah is constantly threatening to tell their mother on him (and it's implied that she often gets her way), and his dad seems apathetic to the whole thing at best ("AND DAD WILL JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH TV!"). Edd's parents communicate with their son through sticky notes, which could indicate that [[ParentalNeglect they're not at home much]]. And then there's Eddy's home situation especially with his brother. If his parents' off-screen appearances are anything to go by, they're overly strict at best and outright abusive at worst.
* [[http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Sad_37c879_701580.jpg This fanmade comic]], which depicts Eddy tearfully saying goodbye to his buddies before moving out of the cul-de-sac. It's bad enough to see the lovable trio part ways like that, but it really hits hard for people who actually had to go through this with their friends.
** The [[shorturl.at/btDLV actual story]] behind it makes it worse. See, [[spoiler: Eddy isn't moving away but, after the events of the [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow movie]] and for some bad behavior, Eddy's parents decided to send him away to boarding school.]]
* "See No Ed" is ADayInTheLimelight for the other kids when the Eds are mysteriously absent. At first they are overjoyed by them being seemingly gone, but then this elevates to suspicion and later even concern. The kids actually start to feel bad for the Eds, regretting this supposed dream outcome. Some of them even acknowledge how vindictive and bitter they become around them, but they're just ''that'' infuriating an element of their life (Jimmy admits woefully that he spent every birthday wish essentially wishing in desperation that they would go away forever).

* The way Ed is treated by his family and Sarah come off as this.
* The ending of "A Twist Of Ed" is one for the Eds. Finally fed up with being harassed and assaulted by the Kankers, the Eds plot to get rid of them by using ReversePsychology, giving them [[ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine a taste of their own medicine]]. It is ''actually working'' at first, Ed and Double D are having fun getting payback on the Kankers and they are one small push away from being rid of them once and for all. But because Eddy can't hide his fear of the Kankers, they ultimately turn the tables on the Eds by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard pretending to be scared and luring them into a trap]]. Despite coming close to having [[ThrowTheDogABone the biggest bone thrown at them]] by having the Kankers leave them alone, instead they just get [[YankTheDogsChain one big yank from the chain]] and have the Kankers more attracted to them then ever, and are trapped in a room for a kissing session for as long as the Kankers want. Also that is the '''second time''' they have to endure one from the Kankers that day.
** Also, the way the Kankers trick the Eds shows something about how they view their "relationship" with the Eds. The Kankers, being [[LovingBully Loving Bullies]] are no strangers to [[ForcefulKiss forcing kisses]] on the Eds at random or even after humiliating them. But even before they could be excused as just teasing the Eds, or could have believed that kissing them was their prize for beating them at whatever "game" they thought they were playing. Even at the beginning of this episode, assaulting the Eds in their own homes could be their own twisted way of showing them they love them (flirting with them, inviting them to kiss them back, hugging them, and even Lee trying to have a ShowerOfLove with Eddy). Here though, they realize what the Eds are trying to do, realize this isn't a "game" or a "date" and choose to get {{revenge}} on the Eds. Once they realize what the Eds are doing they grin evilly and immediately lure them into their trap upstairs and mock their attempts to get rid of them by pretending to still be scared of them. Once the Eds have their guards down they pounce on them, restraining them in the most painful ways they can. This includes May pulling Ed into a closet where she can be heard doing something to him off-screen and Marie grabbing Double D by the cheeks, forcing for him to pucker up and kiss her back. This is perhaps the biggest example {{Take That Kiss}}es the Kankers have given the Eds, because it is like [[DomesticAbuse they are reaffirming their "dominance" in their "relationship" with the Eds, or simply refusing to let the Eds "breakup" with them]]. Unlike the beginning of the episode, the Kankers aren't kissing the Eds out of love, but revenge. No flirting this time, no attempt at gentleness, and no choice given to the Eds, the Kankers are going to make them kiss them back this time and love ''them'' as much as they claim to love the Eds, whether they want to or not.

* "Look Before You Ed" is dedicated to Paul Boyd, who tragically died in Vancouver, Canada on August 13, 2007 when he was shot by a police officer.
* In "If It Smells Like An Ed", Edd tries to discredit the list of possible suspects of who could've framed them, only for Eddy to point out that they're ''all'' suspects because all of them hate the Eds. When Edd gets to [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Johnny]], Eddy responds with "He ''secretly'' hates us". It's a sad reminder that Eddy's just so used to the idea that everyone hates him and his friends that even one of the kids in the cul-de-sac being [[DependingOnTheWriter somewhat consistently]] ''nice'' to them isn't enough to convince him otherwise.

* "Momma's Little Ed". Eddy throws Edd out of his room, but Ed's sadness make Eddy change his mind.

* After the kids laugh at Eddy in "X Marks the Ed", poor Eddy retreats to another part of the house. Edd cries "Eddy, wait!" the look on him is heartbreaking.

** The [[http://nazr.in/1fOT actual story]] behind it makes it worse. See, [[spoiler: Eddy isn't moving away but, after the events of the [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow movie]] and for some bad behavior, Eddy's parents decided to send him away to boarding school.]]

* In "For Your Ed Only", when Sarah tearfully says, "I want my diary!" Anybody would be upset over losing something so personal, and she sounds genuinely broken up over it, with none of her usual grating shrillness.

For a slapstick comedy, WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy does have some surprisingly sad moments scattered throughout the series.

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''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'' has enough scenes for its own page [[TearJerker/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow here]].

* In "For Your Ed Only", when Sarah tearfully says, "I want my diary!" Anybody would be upset over losing something so personal, and she sounds genuinely broken up over it, with none of her usual bratty shrillness.

-->'''Rolf:''' I grow tired of this-this cold cement, this-this twisted steel of industry, this confusing leisure delights, and your ill-at-ease customs! Rolf sweats himself to understand your "modern go-go" world, but he yearns the simple life... the life once had in the old country ''*he pulls out a locket and looks at a picture of himself in his home country*''
-->'''Edd:''' Are you all right, Rolf?
-->'''Rolf:''' My heart! My heart! It's broken... Rolf longs for the old village ''*Rolf walks away with Wilfred while covering his eyes*''
-->'''Eddy:''' Geez, talk about killin' a mood.
-->'''Edd:''' Rolf's frustrated, Eddy. How difficult it must be to adapt to a new way of life. To put aside handed down beliefs, and be pulled between two cultures.
-->'''Ed:''' [[CaptainObvious Rolf's homesick, Eddy.]]

* Eddy walking cold and alone in the ChristmasSpecial, which leads to a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} as he walks up to a Christmas tree, notices a shorted-out light and replaces it with a light he's been holding the whole episode, which causes the tree to shine like never before.

** At one point Eddy doesn't realize that Edd wasn't actually beating Ed and told him he went a little rough on him. Edd, tears streaming from his eyes, [[DeathGlare shoots him an angry look]].
* "Take This Ed and Shove It" Had a bit of a depressing one where the Old Eddy starts breaking down after realizing he really is old and will never be a kid again, beating himself senseless with a Cane and then supposedly waking up as a kid and had only passed out when they were trying to get the jawbreakers, only to wake up again as an old man again and coming to terms that they are all old and he was only reliving his memories in his sleep. And this was going to be the original ending to the series before it came back.

* In "For Your Ed Only", when Sarah tearfully said, "I want my diary!" anybody would be upset over losing something so personal, and she sounds genuinely broken up over it, with none of her usual bratty shrillness.

* "Look Before You Ed" is dedicated to Paul Boyd, who tragically died in Vancouver, Canada on August 13, 2007 when he was shot by a police officer.
* "Fa, La, La, La, Ed". Edd burts into tears after stealing Jimmy's piggy bank. IMDB has the image of him sitting in the rocket structure with tears in his eyes as the picture.
* After the kids laugh at Eddy in "X Marks the Ed", poor Eddy retreats to another part of the house. Edd cries "Eddy, wait!" the look on him is heartbreaking.
** After Edd's awesome moment, Ed leaves the house. Edd doesn't want to and beckons him back, but you can see the look of shame on Ed's face after he laughed at Eddy.

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** "All I want is a good Christmas."

* "A Fistful of Ed". [[TheWoobie Edd]] being sad because everyone believes him to be a bully. There's also the scene where Ed tells him that they can't be friends anymore and they both start crying. You even see Ed's heart literally ''break'' in that scene. The picture of Edd burying his face in his hands and crying (illustrated above) is from this episode.

* "Momma's Little Ed". Eddy throws Edd out of his room, but Ed's PuppyDogEyes make Eddy change his mind.

** Also, the way the Kankers trick the Eds shows something about how they view their "relationship" with the Eds. The Kankers, being [[LovingBully Loving Bullies]] are no strangers to [[ForcefulKiss forcing kisses]] on the Eds at random or even after humiliating them. But even before they could be excused as just teasing the Eds, or could have believed that kissing them was their prize for beating them at whatever "game" they thought they were playing. Even at the beginning of this episode, assaulting the Eds in their own homes could be their own twisted way of showing them they love them (flirting with them, inviting them to kiss them back, hugging them, and even Lee trying to have a ShowerOfLove with Eddy). Here though, they realize what the Eds are trying to do, realize this isn't a "game" or a "date" and choose to get {{revenge}} on the Eds. Once they realize what the Eds are doing they grin evilly and immediately lure them into their trap upstairs and mock their attempts to get rid of them by pretending to still be scared of them. Once the Eds have their guards down they pounce on them, restraining them in the most painful ways they can. This includes May pulling Ed into a closet where she can be heard [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar doing something to him off-screen]] and Marie grabbing Double D by the cheeks, forcing for him to pucker up and kiss her back. This is perhaps the biggest example {{Take That Kiss}}es the Kankers have given the Eds, because it is like [[DomesticAbuse they are reaffirming their "dominance" in their "relationship" with the Eds, or simply refusing to let the Eds "breakup" with them]]. Unlike the beginning of the episode, the Kankers aren't kissing the Eds out of love, but revenge. No flirting this time, no attempt at gentleness, and no choice given to the Eds, the Kankers are going to make them kiss them back this time and love ''them'' as much as they claim to love the Eds, whether they want to or not.

* Edd's dismay at Ed laughing at Eddy in "X Marks the Ed". You can hear how heartbroken he is to see one of his friends making fun of the other.
-->'''Edd''': Not you, Ed.