An Ed in the Bush

"An Ed in the Bush" is the first episode from Season 4 of Ed, Edd n Eddy, in which the Eds' attempt to scare Rolf's Urban Rangers leads to things that go bump in the night.

Plot
Eddy's trying his hand at Ed-roping but is distracted in his moment of glory by the Urban Rangers who are preparing to go on a camping spree down in the woods. First, of course, though the junior members have to face a mentally grueling uniform inspection and Eddy can't resist the chance to poke fun.

Down in the woods the Rangers have soon set up a real home-from-home camp (much of the equipment indeed from Rolf's own home) and are busy with the serious business of pedicures, marshmallow toasting, and of course ghost stories. Eddy decides to liven things up and put the frighteners on the Rangers with some spooky sounds of his own - Jonny and Jimmy are soon quivering but Rolf - aided by a quarter - quickly smells a rat and decides to exact some revenge in kind. The Eds decide to call it a night and go home - but where's Edd? His terrified shrieks suddenly echoing through the trees are more than enough to freak out the other two who run screaming through the wood only to be picked off by a tall dark figure gone feral who's lurking in the undergrowth - retribution Ed-Boys, is nigh.

Memorable Quotes
Eddy: [while riding on Ed's back] "Yee-haw! Go, baby, go! Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Whoa!" Ed: "Neigh! Neigh! I'm a bucking buckaroo!" [bucks Eddy and launches Eddy to Rolf's door] "Toot toot! I win!" [Ed's arms are caught by Eddy's hose lasso] Eddy: "Sucker, time!"
 * Rolf: [to Jonny after inspecting the grease on his head] "You have besmirched the code of the Urban Rangers, why if Rolf had a loaf of bread he'd--" [gets interrupted as Ed crashes through the garage door with Eddy riding on him]

Jonny: [to the Eds] "Loser!" Rolf: [to Jonny] "Ranger Jonny! Why have you chosen this day to rapture Rolf's pumpernickel?!" Eddy: [defense of his failure] "Like I ever wanted to join! What sheep, I hate Urban Rangers." Edd: "As I remember Eddy, you liked their uniforms and wanted to join." Eddy: "Yeah, you remember wrong." [pulls up Ed and unties him] Ed: "It's a long ball, coach." Eddy: "Go back to sleep, Ed." [grabs an over-ripen tomato from Ed's jacket and drops him]
 * Rolf: [to the Eds] "It is a shame that you fail with such disgrace at your pitiful attempt at proving your sorry and feeble effort of becoming an Urban Ranger."


 * Jimmy: "I love it when we let loose."


 * Ed: [bang on cue at end of 1st sequence] "End of first sequence and fade to black."


 * Rolf: [angry at Jimmy and Jonny complaining] "Urban Rangers! Why must you behave like hens having difficulty laying an egg? Our merrymaking is a time of celebration! You should try to be more like Ranger Plank, who puts the needs of the troop-" [Plank zooms past on a vacuum cleaner] "-above those of stuffed furniture! Could I trust my rangers to start a camp fire?" [Rolf turns his back for a few seconds; then angry] "Well?!"

Edd: [while struggling to carry the oversized bag of camp supplies] "Coming Eddy. Just a few provisions to stay with nature." [Double D drops to a thud, crushed by the weight of the oversized bag; Ed and Eddy stare at him as he is struggling to get out of the weight of the oversized, heavy bag and yells at Ed and Eddy] "A little help would really be appreciated!"
 * Eddy: [sees Ed on the ground recoiling from bumping on his head] "Quit drying your pits, Ed, move it." [to Double D] "You too, Sockhead!"


 * Ed: [unfazed by the other 2 bashing into him] "Home on the range, huh, guys?"

Rolf: [arriving at camp carrying a yoke made of a stick and 2 broth jugs] "Urban Rangers! Rolf has returned victorious! Fresh water for all! Are we having fun yet?" [he sets the jugs down] "Ranger Jonny! Award Rolf the 'Get-me-Water-I'm-Thirsty' badge." Jonny: "Here you go, Rolf." [gives the badge to Rolf] Rolf: "And here is your 'Bring-me-my-Badge' badge." [gives the badge to Jonny; Jimmy ducks his head down while seeing Jonny get the "Bring-me-my-Badge" badge]
 * Jimmy: [while clipping his toenails] "Oops, I think I let Louie out of jail." [Jimmy and Jonny laughs, then hears Rolf]

Edd: "This would be so much more bearable if I had my provisions!" [pauses while giving Eddy a dark look] Eddy: [striking a pose after Edd has complained yet again] "What's that?" [pause] "I think it's the sound of no one caring." [another pause while giving Double D a dark look] "Move it out!"
 * Ed: "I think there's a bug in my ear, Double D." [smacks his own ear and a T.V. comes out]


 * Rolf: [enjoying Jonny's belly-button eater story] "Rolf may need a diaper as his toes curl with fright! Please continue."

The Eds: [quaking in Ed's closet] "Bellybutton eater!" Sarah: "What idiots." [closes the closet door, ending the episode]
 * Sarah: "Mom says to come out of the closet, Ed; it's been three days now!"

Trivia/Goofs

 * When Double D unplugs the two wires, the "campfire" goes off a few seconds later. The power should have instantly gone out!
 * Edd says that Eddy took about six minutes to catch Ed, but from the way time was progressing in the episode, as evidenced by how fast the stopwatch was moving, it should have taken longer for Eddy to catch Ed. In addition, when Edd mentions the time it took for Eddy to capture Ed, he says "five minutes and fifty-nine seconds", but from the view of the stopwatch, it should have only been about thirty-two or so seconds along with the thirty minutes.
 * Rolf built the fireplace out of a substantial amount of bricks, yet the wagon they brought into the woods would not have been able to hold such and amount, especially if it included that couch and chair.
 * When Jonny comments on how Jimmy got caught in the tree, Jimmy seems incredibly high up, but much closer to the ground in the scene where Rolf tells Jonny to rescue Jimmy.
 * During several scenes in this episode, Plank's biggest eye changes from the left to the right.
 * Running gag: The Eds attempting to scare the Urban Rangers by sabotaging their fun time and yelling out "BELLYBUTTON EATER!".
 * The plot is similar to The Blair Witch Project. The Eds quote the three students who got lost in a forest in The Blair Witch Project, and Rolf quotes the Blair Witch as the Belly Button Eater. This is the first episode whose plot is similar to The Blair Witch Project, the second being "An Ed is Born."
 * Apparently, the Eds have been in Ed's closet for 3 days, due to the "belly-button eater" nightmare. Another "very sticky" situation at the ending of the episode, the most common running gag.
 * Jonny claims he has a natural sense of hanging out.
 * This episode marks the third appearance of the Urban Rangers; the first was in "Oath to an Ed" and the second in "To Sir with Ed".
 * Kevin, Nazz and the Kankers don't make an appearance in this episode.
 * Strangely, no scams take place in this episode.
 * Fourth Wall Break: When the first sequence ends, Ed states it, saying, "End of first sequence and fade to black", which it does.
 * The Urban Ranger salute is also the sign for "loser".
 * When night falls, you can see the factory below the moon.
 * Rolf prepares for "battle" in a similar way that Arnold Schwarzenegger did in Predator. The trap in which he slams Ed with a tree is also similar to a trap Arnold set up in the same movie.
 * It is revealed that Jimmy has a "Rec-Room Decor" badge while Jonny doesn't.
 * It is unknown how Plank's vacuum cleaner moved while Rolf yells at Jonny and Jimmy.

Video
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