One Size Fits Ed

"One Size Fits Ed" is the 5th episode of Season 4 and the 82nd episode of Ed, Edd n Eddy. In this episode, Eddy convinces Jimmy that to make it big in showbiz he first has to simply make it big, literally.

Plot
Thanks to one of Edd's optical illusions, Eddy is looking like actually making some money for once as his wishing well scam entices starstruck Jimmy and sourpuss Sarah to part with their cash. Ed however has other things on his mind, far bigger things in fact as he's decided that he wants to be a sumo wrestler! Never one to pass up the chance of a quick buck, sneaky Eddy, suspecting there's cash to be made from sumo wrestling, decides that there's cash to be made from Ed. But Ed doesn't want to be groomed for stardom, so who else will do?

Enter Jimmy, who seems to have all the necessary requisites, namely he wants to be a star (since he wished to be one) and he'd look good in a diaper. The only thing he's lacking in fact is bulk but Eddy's relentless since he offers meat from Rolf's meat locker to him, but Jimmy refuses to eat any of it and then shows Eddy his secret stash of peaches and cream. Eddy decides that will work the same way as the meat option.

It's only a matter of time before the calorie-overload takes a hold and as Jimmy suddenly inflates to the size of a giant shed, after a match between Jimmy and Ed, the former and Eddy are celebrating as they're on his way to sumo stardom - fame, bodyguards and lots and lots of cash! Naturally, Edd has been trying to put a word in all along and naturally he's been roundly ignored but a reality check finally comes Eddy's way with the realization that yes, sumo wrestlers are revered, rich, and famous! But only in their native land, which is Japan! When he tries to mail Jimmy to Japan, it doesn't work as Jimmy is too big to fit in the mailbox and he breaks through it.

Eddy, angry that it's only in Japan, is ready to quit, but Jimmy cried out to him that he believes in him and wants to go to Japan. Getting to the land of the rising sun proves harder than he'd thought and when he tries to fly all the way to Japan (via an anvil tied to a streetlamp) he and Ed both end up getting crushed by Jimmy's huge body. In the end, both Ed and Eddy are confined to an intensive care unit in Edd's bedroom while Jimmy is forced to exercise on a bike, to get rid of all of the fat he gained, as per Sarah's orders. After seeing this Eddy learned something, but not what Edd thought he would learn. He suggests creating a weight loss clinic. He tries to get Jimmy's attention, but because of his body cast he falls out the window and plunges to the ground. Edd notes there has to be a moral to this story and Ed states that Eddy is the man with the plan. Eddy asks for help as the episode irises in on him.

Memorable Quotes
Jimmy: "Supermarket tabloids, here I come!" Eddy: [after the wishing well scam has worked] "They fell for it! Did ya see that?" Edd: "The magic of geometrical drafting. Note: the brain can be fooled by what the eye perceives. A simple optical illusion, Eddy. Did you write that down?" Eddy: "No. Gimme the cash!" Edd: [grabs Eddy's face] "Eddy! Taking notes is an essential part of learning." Eddy: "Are you touching my face?" Edd: [pause] "Oh, um, yes. Sorry. The way to a successful moneymaking venture requires-" Eddy: "No notes! Like I need you to tell me how to make cash! I was born to fleece, Double D! Do you know who I think I am?" Edd: "Unfortunately, yes."
 * Sarah: "Ready? GO!" [Sarah and Jimmy toss each of their quarter into the "wishing well" and listens for the splash]

Eddy: [sourly] "An idiot?" Ed: [happily] "Been there done that, Eddy!"
 * Ed: "Guess what I am guys?"

Edd: "That's 'perceives', Eddy. I told you to take notes."
 * Eddy: [to Edd] "The brain can be fooled by what the eye heaves. C'mon Ed, lend me a gut, will ya?'"


 * Eddy: [talking about Jimmy] "He'd look great in a diaper!"

Jimmy: [ignorant of just how huge he's gonna be] "I'm with you Svengali, I wanna be a VIP, ready, willing and able!" [focused look and voice] "Mold me!"
 * Eddy: [to Jimmy] "The road to stardom starts with catering kid. You're gonna be huge!"

Edd: You took Rolf's meat locker?! Eddy: "Don't wreck the mood, Geisha-boy."
 * Ed: [having taken Rolf's meat shed] "Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the toolshed!"

Jimmy: "My tushie's too big!"
 * Ed: "Look at Jimmy waddle!"


 * Jimmy [referring to Ed's arm sticking out of his belly button]: "I've got a wiggly in my belly button! Get it out! Get it out!"


 * Jimmy: "My pudgy pecs burst through the mailbox, Eddy!"

Eddy: "Ask me if I care, Ed."
 * Ed: [ready to go to Japan] "All packed, Eddy! Got my jammies, undies, sockies, slippers, a toe clipper, and a sponge."

Ed: [getting ready to launch off] "Uh, no time for lunch, Eddy! Because we are going to Japan!"
 * Eddy: "Ready for launch, Ed!"

Ed: "That Eddy is the man with the plan!" Eddy: [muffled; in the ground] "Help!"
 * Edd: "Well, I've certainly learned something today."

Trivia/Goofs

 * While Edd has the wishing well piece on his head, his hat is lighter than normal, and he has shadows around his eyes.
 * This is the second time that Sarah insults Jimmy. The first was "Wish You Were Ed."
 * Kevin, Rolf, Nazz, the Kankers and Jonny don't appear in this episode.
 * Jimmy's sumo name is "Immafatso Jimbo" in this episode.
 * If you look carefully, while Jimmy is removed from his clothes and is about to be put in a diaper, he is wearing his rainbow underwear from the episode "Ed in a Halfshell."
 * Ed's wrestling name is "Yokozuna Ed." Yokozuna is the highest rank of sumo wrestling.
 * This is the second time Eddy tutors Jimmy on cash (sort of), and the first time on being a sumo wrestler.
 * In the title card look at the top of the screen, there are three hairs exactly like Eddy's and it also appears to have his build and size.
 * Soon after failing to mail Jimmy to Japan, Eddy launches Edd into the sky with the Chinese take-out box he was wearing on his head as part of his costume. When he landed later in the scene, he was wearing his normal clothing. However, when he got up seconds later, he was wearing his costume again, though without the box.
 * Ed: "Nothin' says lovin' like something from the tool shed!" A reference to the old Pillsbury ad campaign, with "tool shed" in place of "oven."
 * Jimmy: "I'm with you, Svengali!" In the obscure novel Trilby by George du Maurier, Svengali is a manipulative hypnotist, mentor and manager to the title character Trilby O'Ferrall, an opera singer. His name has since become a slang term for a manipulative person, especially one who makes or breaks pop culture stars.
 * In this episode Rolf's shed is full of meat, but in other episodes it's seen with various other things such as:
 * 1) A lot of potatoes
 * 2) Many tools (including Victor) and a bag of seeds
 * This episode is later referenced by Eddy in the episode "A Fistful of Ed".
 * This is one of the few episodes in which Eddy manages to keep his (rather, someone else's) hard-earned money, without having to refund it. Most of the time he is forced to give it back due to the scam backfiring somehow.
 * Running gag: The Eds figuring out how to get them and Jimmy to Japan to fulfill Jimmy's career.
 * This episode was featured on Ed, Edd n Eddy Vol.2: Fools' Par-Ed-ise DVD.
 * Although it was an optical illusion, Sarah and Jimmy still hear a splashing noise, when there should be none due to the fact the well was not actually real.

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