Little Ed Blue (Ed, Edd n Eddy)

"Little Ed Blue" is the 11th episode of Season 4 and the 88th episode of Ed, Edd n Eddy. In this episode, Ed becomes dangerously angry and violent thanks to a pebble in his shoe, so Edd and Eddy try to cheer him up, but they only end up pestering him even more.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) This episode demonstrates just how dangerous Ed can be when he's angry, and it's a truly awesome spectacle throughout, especially his tantrum towards the end where he destroys the playground.
 * 2) Characters like Sarah and Kevin receive some karma for their behavior in previous episodes no thanks to Ed; Ed actually manages to scare Sarah into backing off with his temper, telling her to move away from him and Kevin is batted away by Ed using Eddy as a baseball bat.
 * 3) The humor, as always, is still hilarious, like when Edd & Eddy search Ed's room to find something to cheer him up and Eddy stumbles upon a magazine that appears to be an adult magazine but turns out to be full of pictures of baby chicks.
 * 4) * Even Ed's anger can make for some hilarity at times, such as his rejection of Edd's hug and him making his Baron O' Beefdip toy breath fire.
 * 5) Strong and memorable dialogue such as:
 * 6) * "Away with you, unwanted pesterers!"
 * 7) * "You torment me!"
 * 8) * "Touch me again and I will squash you!"
 * 9) * "Ed's been holding out on us! Chicks Galore, huh?"
 * 10) * "BIG TROUBLE!"
 * 11) The way Ed is animated throughout the episode highlights the intensity of his situation, particularly this face he makes at Edd and this face when Eddy ignites his tantrum.
 * 12) Creatively amusing visual gags provided in Edd & Eddy's failed attempts to cheer up Ed such as Eddy's head after having it closed inside a comic book.
 * 13) The beginning already gets the episode off to a good start, with Eddy & Edd screening a caveman movie they made in Ed's garage and a food fight ensuing after Eddy accidentally spills popcorn on Jimmy.
 * 14) * No refunds were shown being given out, so this may be one of the few of the Eds' scams that worked somewhat.
 * 15) It has a great message about how trying to cheer somebody up without knowing why they're in a bad mood will only make things worse, as demonstrated by Edd & Eddy's attempts at cheering up Ed without knowing that it was a pebble in his shoe that made him upset only making him angrier.
 * 16) Good ending: Jonny, under Plank's instruction, removes Ed's shoe and the pebble lodged inside falls out, reverting Ed back to his joyful demeanor. Eddy then falls into a fit of crazed laughter over this fact, which Ed joins in on.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Even if the ending was decent, the plot twist where it turns out Ed's bad mood was caused by a pebble in his shoe is somewhat trivial to the point where even Edd questions it.

Reception
The episode is well-regarded among the Ed, Edd n Eddy fanbase. Along with its sister episode, it has a 7.5/10 on IMDb.

Trivia

 * This episode debuted on a Monday, as part of Cartoon Network's "November Premieres" block. In it, new episodes of Cartoon Network shows would premiere throughout the month (from the 3rd to the 27th). Ordinarily, most episodes premiered on Fridays.
 * "Big trouble" has become an internet meme.