User blog comment:Xydux/Status Report for 2013/@comment-1915803-20140111194826/@comment-5290974-20140112183855

A running gag is usually what the point of the episode is. Such as Rolf being a persistant red herring in "If It Smells Like an Ed." Or the Eds trying to figure out how to keep Ed safe from the rabbits in "Flea-Bitten Ed."