Wish You Were Ed

"Wish You Were Ed" is the first episode of Season 3 and the 53rd episode of Ed, Edd n Eddy. In this episode, the Eds trick Rolf into thinking he is back in his old country after they see how homesick he is.

Plot
All the kids in the Cul-de-Sac are out and about on their wheels, with the notable exception of Rolf, who doesn't have wheels (he has Wilfred and a basket and a carrot on a stick to get Wilfred moving), but he wants to join their race anyway. Sadly for Rolf, he's soon left chewing dust and the pressure of trying to fit in suddenly becomes too great a burden. He wants to go home. Edd and Ed are touched, but Eddy sees a chance to cash in.

Eddy's elaborate plan to hook Rolf's cash revolves around a magical shoe, which has apparently granted the Eds their request for a giant bowl of Chunky Puffs. Rolf is desperate enough to try anything and his humble plea to the shoe- together with its knock-out aroma -results in him waking up in what is apparently his old home town. Rolf then checks by drinking the well water only to find a huge bug in it. Rolf deduces the water is fouled with infestation, so he believes that he has finally returned to his old village. It then turns out that Edd used an encyclopedia of old world culture to create the village. Of course, having started this charade, the Eds can't back out now as Rolf has a wish that shouldn't be ruined yet. They soon become embroiled in Rolf's various curious customs- bartering for fish while perched on top of a pole with Edd as a very scared eel woman and Ed soon finding his place as the chicken-toting village idiot.

Ignoring Eddy's constant scrabbling for more cash, Rolf calls for a broth-jar inspired jig and joins Ed in a lively rendition of "That's My Horse". Ed and Rolf then begin hitting each other with their hands first and later other objects as the song progresses. It's all going well until Jonny spoils the fun and collapses both the economy and the town. Rolf realizes that this is not his village at all. Rolf is so angry that he is about to beat them up, but after some reasoning from Edd, he instead starts playing "That's My Horse" again on the jug. Ed, recognizes the song, blissfully starts dancing. Unfortunately for his friends, Ed has chosen them as his partners. Rolf happily watches as he plays the song for the trio, much to the chagrin of Edd and Eddy.

Memorable Quotes
Jimmy: "If you don't like it, lump it, Miss Sarah!"
 * Sarah: "Where'd you get your license, in a Chunky Puffs box?!"

Nazz: "Look out, Jonny!" Kevin: "Whoa! Quit hogging the road, Quirky!" Nazz: [to Kevin] "Speaking of road hogs…" Rolf: [sitting on Wilfred] "Feast your eyes on Rolf's hot shot wagon! Very spicy, yes?" Kevin: "I've got heartburn." ''[laughs] ''Sarah: "How stupid can you get?" Rolf: "Easy come, easy go- as Rolf will make you eat his fried onions. A race I say!" Kevin: "A race?" [emboldened] "You're on."
 * Jonny: "Whoo-hoo! Demolition Derby!"

Kevin: "Where to, dude?" Rolf: "We race to the fermented cane outlet!" Jimmy: "What?" Kevin: "Huh?" Nazz: "Where?" Jonny: "What'd he say?" Rolf: "Curse this modern expression. How do you say… the candy store?"
 * Jimmy: [on the start line] "Victory, thy name is Jimmy."

Eddy: "Where'd you come from?" Ed: "Blame my parents, Eddy."
 * Ed: "Rolf is homesick, Eddy."

Ed: "And I'll fly the plane." Edd: "Let me salvage what's left of this plot." Eddy: "Whatever. But if it works, it was my idea."
 * Eddy: "Hmmm. A trans-atlantic flight. I've got the plan all up here."


 * Ed: "I wish, I wish I was a fish!"


 * Rolf: [kneeling before the "wishing" shoe] "Is there a manual for this?"


 * Rolf: [after drinking the water from the well and spitting out a large bug] "The water is fouled with infestation. My wish has been granted! The son of a shepherd has returned!"

Rolf: "Shhhh! Cashese-Splash-Ishotin-Horton-Schivisin-Ishelogen-Pathen-Seten-Horton." Eddy: "What?"
 * Eddy: "This village requires a hole digging permit. So unless you buy one, I'm gonna have to hit you with one of these rocks."

Rolf: "Your village idiot has fallen in Rolf's hole. A celebration, I say!"
 * Ed: "Mush. Mush. Mush. Mush. Mush. Mush." [falls into Rolf's hole] "Ouch!"

Eddy: "I like this song!" Ed: "MY HORSE! MY HORSE! [takes a wheelbarrow and hits Rolf with it] Rolf: "Uh, uh, uh!"
 * Rolf: [takes barrel and hits Ed with it] "THAT'S MY HORSE!"

Ed: "Where was I going?"
 * Edd: [quickly grabs and pulls Ed and Eddy back] "WAIT! You can't leave!"

Trivia/Goofs

 * When Rolf looks at the fence, you'll notice that the shovel and pail next to it are transparent its around 03:15.
 * When Rolf's face hits the ground, it turns red. It is still red in the long shot of Edd and Eddy trying to free Ed from the mailbox, but is back to normal in the next shot.
 * If you listen closely during Rolf spinning unconsciously, you can hear stuff that mostly are said by Rolf, such as "Son of a Shepard", "Rolf", "Ed-boy", "Jonny the Woodboy", and even "Nana".
 * When the Eds and Rolf start dancing to "That's My Horse" a second time, Ed's costume disappears. However, his fake mustache did fall off after the Eds were exposed.
 * Vehicles used by kids in the race:
 * Kevin: Bike
 * Nazz: Roller Skates
 * Sarah & Jimmy: Pedal Car
 * Jonny: Scooter (Backwards)
 * Rolf: Wilfred/"Hot Shot Wagon"
 * It's unknown how and why Ed got stuck in the mailbox, or even how he got out, having completed both off-screen.
 * Rolf's customs in the episode: Bartering by balancing on a pole using your stomach, celebrating when the village idiot falls in a hole, infested wells, performing an awkward dance, (have a "hole digging permit", made-up by Eddy, must be fake) using fruit, animals, etc. as currency instead of paper-made money.
 * When Edd was balancing on the pole, he was not using his stomach, rather his ribs. He is also shown with four toes in this scene.
 * The Eds are shown with four toes, but all the other characters have three. This is the only time in the entire series when Edd is seen with four toes, as he usually always has three while Ed and Eddy have been shown with four much more often than Edd.
 * When Rolf lists what he does not like about the Cul-de-Sac, when Ed is stuck in the mailbox, Ed's head is shown but his feet and legs are missing.
 * Fourth wall break: Edd says "Let me salvage what's left of this plot."
 * Assaulting your partner while dancing to "That's My Horse" may be a reference to schuhplatting, a Bavarian Folk Dance, where the dancers slap their knees, soles, and occasionally each other by physical contact or using objects to smack each other.
 * The facade of Scotland, with the Loch Ness Monster, the mountains of Switzerland and the tropical island facade from the episode "Ready, Set... Ed!" appear in the Old World Village scam.
 * 36th time The Kankers were absent.
 * This is the first episode to air in 2001.
 * Running Gags:
 * 1) People not understanding what Rolf is saying. One example of this is that Rolf said "Rolf's keister grows cold." and Eddy responds with "Rolf's what?".
 * 2) Ed and Rolf hitting each other and other people when "That's My Horse" is being played.
 * Ed's wish to be a fish is later granted in the episode "Dueling Eds" where, after an allergic reaction, he actually morphs into a fish.
 * This episode has been nominated for the Annie Awards back in 2001.
 * When Edd was saying that they could get Ed out with some grease, Ed's eyebrow is missing.
 * The FRUZ KLAT sign above the fishmongers stall had accent marks above the "U" and the "A" but after the scam was exposed the accent on the "U" is missing.
 * Even though it is shown that there was nothing in the back of the large Chunky Puff box, it is unknown how Edd could shovel balls out of it.
 * This is the second time someone says "Demolition Derby" (in this case Jonny), the first time was said by Eddy in "Home Cooked Eds".