Danny Antonucci, the creator ofEd, Edd n Eddy, hasspoken out about his time working on the series and shut down possible ideasfor a reboot, flat-out saying that a reboot would not work. The series lasted for five seasons over eight yearsand was wrapped upin a television movie,Ed, Edd n Eddy’s Big Picture Show, in 2009. During a discussion withAnimation Magazine, Antonucci says that he felt a great sense of achievement, having done what he set out to do, and believes that a reboot concept would not work despite fans wanting another show featuring the beloved children of the Peach Creek cul-de-sac.
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Danny Antonucci does, however, say that he welcomes Cartoon Network doing something with the series if they so desire. He’s just not interested in taking part in the show. Referencing a potential Adult Swim variation of the show where the kids are now all grown up, Danny says he has no interest in retreading the idea. His full quote can be read below:
“For me, I’ve done what I was going to do. I mean, if the network wants to do it, all the best to them: It will fail miserably. They could have done a lot of things like spinoffs with some of the characters. I’ve been told you can do it for Adult Swim, and they’re all grown up, but then you are just repeating an idea. It was what it was and to go back and revisit would not be the same.”
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Ed, Edd, n Eddywas one ofthe pillar cartoons of Cartoon Networkduring the days of the Powerhouse era, with other Cartoon Cartoons such asthe Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory,andJohnny Bravo. In subsequent years, shows likeTeen Titans GoandAdventure Timewould rise and become the channel’s top cartoons. Some cartoons from the era have been revived over the years, withThe Powerpuff Girlshaving an unsuccessful reboot in 2012. However,Samurai Jackhad a strong rebooton Adult Swim, where they finally finished the series' story.
Teen Titans Gois a different take on the concept of a reboot. The series rebooted the 2000sTeen Titansseries with a much more comedic twist and did not follow the series' plot line. Most recently, it was announced thatTotally Spies!would be revivedas a live-action series. Even thoughEd, Edd, n Eddywill not be revived if it’s up to Danny Antonucci, he has great memories of the series and the work it took to bring it to air. Danny revealed that it was originally pitched as a potential show for Nickelodeon.
“I got a call from these two young bucks from Nickelodeon, and they say, “Hey, why don’t you do a kids’ show!?” and I laughed in their face. But, meanwhile, I did this design for a commercial, and as soon as I drew this I started getting these ideas about these three kids who are friends because they have the same name and puberty is unforgiving. That was it. I did a one-pager on it and sent it to Nickelodeon, and they just jumped on it, and they loved it. I then thought I should send this to Cartoon Network, because I was good friends with Linda Simensky [top development exec at the cable station at the time] and knew all the folks there. So, Linda said they wanted to see more, so I just started developing it. It came out flowing pretty well.”
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For Antonucci,Ed, Edd n Eddywas a deeply personal project and was based on his “own life experiences.”
“A lot of it has to do with my own life experiences. That’s what the whole show was about — growing up as a kid, and all the awkwardness about it. I thought that was kind of missing from television at the time. That’s how it all came about, and Cartoon Network was the one that went for it, and Linda and Khaki Jones and Jay Bastian were the greatest to work with. Of course, I never quite expected it to catch on, and the first season — well, actually the first three years — there was a lot of breaking teeth, because we didn’t do a pilot. We went straight to series. But by the end of it, I thought it turned out really nicely, and you started to get a good feeling for the characters. I just wanted to create characters you could believe in and relate to, just like the cartoons that I grew up with.”
Ed, Edd n Eddycan be found onMaxif you’re itching for more of the Eds. Many of the other Cartoon Cartoons of the era can be found on this streaming service as well.
