A Twist of Ed

' "A Twist of Ed"' is the 12th episode of Season 4 and the 89th episode of Ed, Edd n Eddy''. In this episode, Edd's reverse psychology finds the Kanker Sisters on the business end of some tough loving.

Plot
The Eds have a bit of a problem. Edd has been attacked in his yard by Marie, Ed, caught in his kitchen by May, and Eddy, jumped in his own shower by Lee. Edd retreats to The Retro Van, only to discover that Ed and Eddy have run into the same problem, The Kankers! In a sudden quarrel of words about Eddy's stench (his shower was never finished due to him finding Lee) Eddy snaps on Edd, telling him to think of something.

After Ed and Eddy interrupt his train of thought, he leaves The Retro Van. The Eds then encounter Rolf, Who is making bigger rocks into smaller ones. Edd examines one of the small rocks, leading Eddy to think they will hit the Kankers with a rock.(remarking, "That's stupid! I could've though of that!) Edd looks on as Rolf explains to Ed that only a rock can break a rock. Edd thanks Rolf for the answer, then goes to tell Eddy the answer, Only a rock will break a rock! The answer is reverse psychology!

The Eds quickly set to trying out their answer in a simple (yet effective) experiment. Ed simply compliments May, and dances with Lee and Marie. They slowly get freaked out and flee to the "safety" of their trailer. They are greeted by Edd who also gives them freshly laundered socks, and Ed who made pancakes for them. The Kankers run to their room, which has just been labeled by Edd. Lee decides to call the cops, but she really picks up Ed who is looking to kiss them. They run to the door and are met once again by Edd, debating with a daisy, "She loves me, she loves me also." Running away they turn to face Eddy, and everybody screams in fear. They make a last resort effort and run into the wall, a wall Ed has already entered. The couch is the next spot they encounter Edd, waiting with a blanket to snuggle, and back into the corner. Edd decided that it's now Eddy's turn to scare the Kankers. With a bouquet of flowers in hand he attempts, but is given away! A small drop of sweat, noticed only by Lee falls from his head, the truth is seen! The Kankers, followed by the Eds, retreat to their room. The door locks behind them as the Kankers attract and kill their prey. The tables have turned, it's reverse-reverse psychology! Thus making things revert to normal, with the Eds being kissed (against their will) by the Kankers.

Memorable Quotes

 * Ed: [Ed sitting home alone in front of a bowl of Chunky Puffs] " Spoon, please!" [gets up to get a spoon]

Ed: "Not I, Double-D!" [pointing at Eddy] "Talk to mister stink wad!" Eddy: "Hey! I had a Kanker hairball stuck in my shower!"
 * Edd: [pinches his own nose smelling a stench] "Good golly almighty! What is that horrible odor?" [looking at Ed] "Ed?"

Eddy: "YOU THINK OF SOMETHING, SMART GUY!" [Edd shushes Eddy and heads to the waterbed in the back to think]
 * Edd: "Calm down, Eddy! I'm sure if we put our two and a half heads together we…" [get's interrupted by Eddy]

Rolf: [to Ed] "Hello, bundt-cake for brain Ed Boy. Rolf is using this small rock to crush this bigger rock." Ed: [confused] "Bundt-cake crushes rock?" Rolf: "No. Only rock will break rock." Edd: "By George, that's the answer!" Ed: [while holding a slice of pizza in his hand] "Pizza slice breaks rock?" Rolf: "Ed Boy! No pizza, ROCK!!!" [Ed pulls out a pretzel from his jacket] Rolf: [exceedingly frustrated and about to hit Ed in the head with the rock] "MUST ROLF BEAT SOME SENSE INTO THAT OVER-COOKED NOODLE THAT YOU CALL A HEAD???!!!"
 * Ed: [gets in front of Rolf about to smash the rock] "What is with the rock, Rolf?"
 * Ed: "Half-eaten pretzel bagel crushes rock?"

Eddy: "You spent all this time thinking and that's what you came up with?!" Edd: "It's just an analogy, Eddy. Rock breaks rock, fight fire with fire." [sighs and pulls out his Reverse Psychology book from the inside of his shirt] "We use reverse psychology!" Eddy: "Oh! I get ya! We hit 'em with a book!" [Eddy laughs at his own joke] "Oh, that's a good one." Edd: "Perhaps a demonstration would help clarify things." [using reverse psychology] "Ed, listen carefully now." [while pointing at the pile of dirt and using reverse psychology] "Do not eat that dirt." [he eats the dirt shortly after]
 * Edd: "Eddy! I've formulated a remedy to our Kanker dilemma! Because only a rock can break a rock!"

Eddy: "No way! I'll wait for the movie!" Edd: [using reverse psychology] "Ed, please don't get Eddy." [Ed starts moving his legs and chases Eddy around the creek while laughing at the same time] Eddy: "Leave me alone! I don't wanna! Go away!"
 * Edd: "In order to ensure ourselves a Kanker-free future the three of us must strike while the iron is hot."

Ed: [with phone receiver on head] "Dial ME for love!" [Ed puckers his lips on the freaked out Kankers; Lee puts the phone receiver with Ed on it back and all three Kankers run in a different direction]
 * Lee: "That's it, I'm calling the cops!"

Eddy: [sweating] Edd: "Go on Eddy. Show no mercy. Make them never bother us again!" Eddy: [sweating uncontrollably] "So... Yeah... Um..." [sweat drops on floor, with Lee seeing that they're using reverse psychology on them] Lee: [pushes May and Marie to pull themselves together, causing them to use reverse psychology] "Oh, you scare us." May: "You're so gross." Marie: "Eeek."
 * Edd: "I haven't had this much fun since father let me disassemble his shaver!" [gives Eddy a bouquet of flowers] "Here, Eddy, it's your turn."

Trivia/Goofs

 * When Ed shows up to aggravate Rolf, the marker Rolf uses to mark the position of the rock that he is to smash with the smaller rock disappears.
 * Edd's Reverse Psychology Manual is by Kent Webb, a storyboard artist at AKA Cartoon.
 * In the scene where Ed is surrounded by the Kankers, notice the animation mistake on Marie.
 * Running gags:
 * Ed and Edd scaring the Kankers through reverse psychology.
 * Eddy deciphering Double D's plans (figuring they should hit the Kankers with something more likely).
 * This episode contains the first time in an actual episode that Edd has given socks to show his "love." Until now, that had only been stated on the Cartoon Network Site, a quiz book (mostly made of info from the site), and one comic ("Secret Ed-mirer"). Edd gives yet another sock to show his love to May in Ed, Edd n Eddy's Hanky Panky Hullabaloo.
 * This is Ed's third attempt at standing up to the Kankers. The first time was "Dawn of the Eds" and the second time was "Momma's Little Ed". But the first two times Ed won, unfortunately this time he lost.
 * Rolf appears for a small bit of time in this episode. So every kid (except Rolf) doesn't appear in this episode.
 * When Lee jumped out of Eddy's shower drain, she was wearing the same bathing suit she wore in "Home Cooked Eds."
 * The plot of this episode is similar to the Shakespeare play "Much Ado About Nothing." In this play, two of the main characters, Benedick and Beatrice constantly argue with witty insults, but in the end fall in love with each other. The reverse ending happens here: The Eds use reverse psychology on the Kankers, saying they love them, then the plan backfires and they are slaves to whatever fate the Kankers have in store.
 * When Double D heads over to the lipstick dispenser to investigate, his goggles disappeared from the last scene.
 * When the Kankers head up into their rooms to hide, May's mouth did not move when she said "let's hide in our room".
 * When Eddy was in his shower stall with Lee, it was kind of like the horror film/novel Psycho.
 * This episode is mainly dominated by the Eds and the Kankers.
 * Edd's Reverse Psychology Manual reappears in Ed, Edd n Eddy's Hanky Panky Hullabaloo.
 * In "Dawn of the Eds," the horn plays La Cucaracha. In this episode, it is just regular honking, the same thing happens in "Dueling Eds."

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