Gimme, Gimme Never Ed

"Gimme Gimme Never Ed" is the 15th episode of Season 3 and the 67th episode of Ed, Edd n Eddy. In this episode, the Eds build crazy rides to impress Plank for money.

Plot
Surf's up! Yep, the latest thing down in Peach Creek, at least as far as those scheming Eds are concerned, is surfing which is why they're busy teaching - of all people - wimpy little Jimmy how to ride the waves in an outsize paddling pool. Obviously, like most of their other plans it's doomed to failure and before long the pool has burst and Eddy's left penniless again. It's a shame about the pool though because it seems Plank wanted to learn to surf too and was more than ready to cough up his weekly allowance for the privilege. As it turns out it would seem that Plank's been something of a fairground thrill-seeker in the past and is happily hooked on those adrenaline-fueled white knuckle experiences. The revelation that Plank gets an allowance of his own is not lost on Eddy and straightaway his greedy little mind is hard at work plotting on how best to separate Jonny's fun-fixated friend from his supply of quarters. Thrills are the name of the game and so after the embarrassing demise of Double D's carefully constructed Bumper Cars ride they move swiftly on to the Log of No Return. Poor Jonny is having some serious misgivings about his flat-faced pal's safety but in the face of all adversity - including ravening termites and being strapped inside a roller skate - Plank still wants to ride and ride he does.

Thrills are addictive though and Plank's insatiable urge coupled with the disparaging comments he shoots Eddy's way via Jonny finally see the boys making their biggest effort yet. It's rickety, it's rousing, it's pulling several G's, it's Requiem for a Whiplash and it's downhill all the way. Dangerous? You bet, but as you should know by now, there is far more to Plank than meets the eye and in the end its not the board who rides the terrifyingly unstable Requiem but the Eds themselves, enjoy the trip guys!

Memorable Quotes
Eddy: "Well, step right up to Ed's Surf--" [sees Ed upside down in the kiddie pool with the fake soda vending machine still on him] Ed: "Are we having fun yet?" [laughs] Eddy: "Oh, you'll have fun... HEALING AFTER I GET THROUGH--" [Jonny interrupts Eddy by putting Plank in front of his face] Jonny: "Too bad! Plank was just aching to try a new ride!"
 * Jonny: "You guys have more fun than a barrel of monkeys! What's that, Plank? You wanna surf too? Why, you'd swell up bigger than a breadbox!"

Eddy: "Ed..." [pushes Edd out of the way] "Who are we to deny Plank a thrill ride of a life time?" [gives Plank to Ed] "Let's get to work! Who says money can't buy happiness?" Ed: [to Plank] "Hello, my name is Ed." [cleans out his ear and puts his ear on Plank] Edd: "Save your energy, Ed. We have lumber to build." [Ed still trying to hear Plank while Double D passes by]
 * Edd: [refusing to get wet again] "I object! My skin is still pruned from that surf school fiasco!"

Eddy: [with fake fear in his voice] "Plank's gonna bump us? Oh no! He's gonna bump us!" [laughs] "What's he gonna do, 'board' us to death?" [laughs again] "Oh look, I'm scared stiff! Stiff as a board!" [turns stiff and shape as a board] Ed: "Board jokes are funny!" [laughs]
 * Jonny: "Now get in there and bump them!"

Ed: "Double D almost said a bad word, Eddy!" [follows Double D to get Plank with Jonny] Eddy: "HOLD ON A SECOND! What about the candy store?! I got 75 cents here, where ya going?!" [goes after Ed and Double D following Jonny chasing Plank] 
 * Edd: [almost losing his temper but biting his tongue instead] "Oooohhhh… DARN IT!" [follows Jonny to get Plank]

Jonny: "Plank says who needs that nag-headed, no neck, chicken-livered geek anyway." Eddy: [outraged] "That's it! I've had it with that stick's mouth!" [pushes Ed and Edd up the tree] Edd: "But Eddy, he's so high up." Eddy: [struggling to push Ed and Edd] "Shut up and climb!"
 * Ed: [grabs Eddy] "Don't go Eddy! Plank needs us."


 * Ed: "This is my lucky potato, Plank, it will serve you well! Here you go!" [gives Plank his potato and drops to the ground]


 * Ed: [careening downhill in the shopping cart and oblivious to danger] "Let's sing a song!"

Trivia/Goofs

 * When Ed shoots Plank through the Log of No Return ride, the ramp Plank rides to get through the ride alternates between blue, green, and finally brown.
 * When Ed, Edd and Eddy are up in the tree with Plank, Plank seems to be touching the tree when the termites are eating it. Considering that Plank is wood also, wouldn't he be eaten as well?
 * Edd says that it was Plank who nearly got the Eds killed, but it was actually Ed's termite jar that fell, released the termites that cut down the tree, and dropped them into the stream to fall down the waterfall. But then again, Plank did put them in that position, anyway.
 * When Eddy drops his money, six quarters fall to the ground. But Jonny only gave Eddy 75 cents, which is three quarters, unless Jonny gave him money for the roller coaster to cover for the dollar price for the whiplash ride, but missing a quarter to become a dollar when it was supposed to be 7 quarters, not 6.
 * Rolf, Kevin, the Kankers, Nazz and Sarah did not appear in this episode. Jimmy only makes a small appearance at the beginning.
 * While flying down the roller coaster, Ed can be heard saying, "Let's sing a song!" the second time, a quote he originally used in the episode "Dim Lit Ed".
 * The quote "Gimme Gimme Never Gets", which is what the title of the episode is in reference to, was used by Sarah in a previous episode, "Ed, Ed and Away".
 * Plank was able to move a little when he was near the ride but Jonny wasn't. He also fell over by himself. This could prove the theory of whether Plank is alive and moving or not.
 * The name of the roller coaster ride Plank was supposed to ride on (Requiem for a Whiplash) may be a reference to the movie Requiem for a Dream.
 * This is possibly the first time an episode had multiple scams (number of scams: 4) in the whole episode. The second time was "Once Bitten, Twice Ed".
 * In the title card of this episode, there's an orange shirt on there that looks like Double D's while riding the Requiem for a Whiplash roller coaster.
 * The Eds and Jonny mainly dominated this episode.
 * 5 bucks is the highest kind of money that someone offered the Eds, but the 5 bucks was never given to the Eds since it was a trick.
 * Notice the scams for Plank has doubled each time he wants another ride, from 25 cents to 50, then to a dollar.
 * In the title card, there is a kid with a shirt similar to Charlie Brown from Peanuts.
 * When the Eds are riding the trolley down the track, the wheels fall off which create sparks, in real life sparks can't be created on wood.

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