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Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show
Based on	Ed, Edd n Eddy by Danny Antonucci
Written by	Jono Howard Mike Kubat Rachel Connor Stacy Warnick Danny Antonucci
Directed by	Danny Antonucci
Starring	Matt Hill Sam Vincent Tony Sampson David Paul Grove Kathleen Barr Erin Fitzgerald Peter Kelamis Janyse Jaud Keenan Christenson Terry Klassen
Music by	Patric Caird
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Danny Antonucci
Producers	Daniel Sioui Ruth Vincent
Cinematography	Tout Le Monde
Editor	Ken Cathro
Running time	89 minutes
Production company	A.k.a. Cartoon
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	November 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)

Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show is an animated adventure comedy television film based on the animated series Ed, Edd n Eddy, serving as the series finale. It was produced by a.k.a. Cartoon and premiered on Cartoon Network on November 8, 2009. Series creator Danny Antonucci directed the film and co-wrote it with Jono Howard, Mike Kubat, Rachel Connor and Stacy Warnick. Big Picture Show centers on a journey that the adolescent Eddy takes his friends Ed and Edd on to find his unnamed (and previously unseen) older brother after their most recent money-making scheme leaves their cul-de-sac in a state of devastation that harms its other participants.

Antonucci first announced a 90-minute special in 2006. Originally set to air in 2007, its premiere date was then moved to 2008, the year it was completed in, and was finally released in 2009. A sixth season for the series was shortened to two episode segments because Antonucci and the team at a.k.a. Cartoon wanted to focus more on producing the film. Its title characters are voiced by Matt Hill, Sam Vincent and Tony Sampson while David Paul Grove, Kathleen Barr, Erin Fitzgerald, Peter Kelamis, Janyse Jaud and Keenan Christenson play their neighbors. Terry Klassen, the film's voice director, was cast as Eddy's Brother and its score was composed by Patric Caird. Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show had high ratings for Cartoon Network, posting double and triple digit ratings delivery gains. It was also released on the iTunes Store, and has been praised as a strong conclusion for Ed, Edd n Eddy.

Three adolescent friends named Ed, Edd and Eddy (collectively known as "the Eds") decide to flee the Peach Creek cul-de-sac after their latest money-making scheme heavily backfires and leaves it in a state of devastation. This has severely wounded their neighbors Jonny, Kevin, Nazz and Rolf, who decide to retaliate violently. After narrowly escaping, Eddy decides they should seek protection from his unnamed older brother. Since Eddy does not actually know where he lives, Edd (called Double D) is forced to try and piece together Eddy's inconsistent facts about him to determine a location. To find the Eds, Jonny takes his wooden board Plank with him on a city bus while Rolf rides on his pig, Wilfred, and Kevin and Nazz travel via Kevin's prized bicycle. While Jimmy and Sarah were not involved or affected by the scheme, they seek to have a picnic and watch the Eds get beaten up, but run into the Kanker sisters — Lee, Marie and May. Upon learning about what the other children plan on doing to the Eds from them, the Kankers set out to save them while taking the duo hostage.

Meanwhile, the Eds are left to wander aimlessly under Eddy's direction. In a cow field, Edd profiles Eddy's brother and reasons that given his con artistry, he would likely be found at a place involving pranks. Ed uses one of his decade-old comic books to suggest visiting the Lemon Brook Gag Factory. Upon arriving, they discover the factory is already out of business, and Edd cannot find any clues in the office.

After leaving the factory, Eddy claims that his brother was once a whaler, so Edd deduces that he must live by the sea. They build a boat and then ride on it over the river to find him. The river ends in a swamp, where the boat is destroyed. Ed and Eddy then fool Edd into believing that they have sunken to their demises in quicksand. Infuriated, Edd decides to return home and face the other kids' wrath. Ed sobs over their damaged friendship while Eddy, initially enraged by this, soon breaks down crying too and offers condolences, prompting Edd to forgive him and the Eds continue their journey.

Meanwhile, Jimmy and Sarah manage to escape from the Kankers and are joined by Wilfred, who has abandoned Rolf after growing tired of his abrasive attitude. Later in the evening, the Kankers confront and abduct the other children. The next morning, the Eds come across a coastal theme park called "Mondo A-Go Go", which Edd links to a postcard Eddy has from his brother. They conclude that Eddy's brother works there and find his whale-resembling trailer. Everyone else except for Jonny and Plank arrive soon afterwards. Eddy's brother reveals himself and, although he originally seems to be everything that the children imagined, is eventually shown to be physically abusive towards Eddy without reason, leaving everyone appalled. When Edd tries to interfere, Eddy's brother uses his sibling to slam him into the ground, prompting everyone to defend Eddy. Ed soon defeats Eddy's brother by sending his trailer door flying into his face, knocking him out.

Now expressing remorse over his past actions, Eddy tearfully reveals that he lied about his brother in an unsuccessful attempt to gain admiration and social acceptance. Touched by Eddy's confession and eventual apology, the children forgive the Eds and accept them as their friends. Jonny and Plank subsequently arrive and, without giving anyone a chance to explain what happened, quickly attack the Eds. In response, the other kids attack Jonny and Plank. Kevin then invites everyone over for jawbreakers and they return home together while the Kankers drag Eddy's brother into his trailer. Edd concludes the film and the series by putting a label that says "The End" on the screen. In a post-credits scene, Jonny is enraged after everyone turned against him and vows revenge. However, Plank mentions that there is no time left in the film, with Jonny being oblivious to his presence within it.

Credits adapted from The Big Cartoon DataBase.^[1]

• Matt Hill as Ed, the strong, foolish, non sequitur-emitting member of the Eds and older brother to Sarah.
• Sam Vincent as Edd, the intelligent, hat-wearing, neat-freak, inventor of the Eds.
• Tony Sampson as Eddy, the greedy but self-conscious leader of the Eds.
• David Paul Grove as Jonny, an aloof loner who carries Plank, a wooden board drawn with a smiley face.
• Kathleen Barr as Marie Kanker, the blue-haired Kanker sister, and Kevin, the short-tempered bike-rider often at odds with the Eds.
• Erin Fitzgerald as May Kanker, the blonde, dimwitted Kanker sister, and Nazz, an easy-going blonde girl who the Eds, Jonny and Kevin are attracted to.
• Peter Kelamis as Rolf, an immigrant from "the old country" with different customs from the rest of Peach Creek.
• Janyse Jaud as Lee Kanker, the redheaded leader of the Kanker sisters, and Sarah, Ed's ill-tempered younger sister.
• Keenan Christensen as Jimmy, an insecure, accident-prone boy who is a close companion of Sarah.
• Terry Klassen as Eddy's Brother, an employee at the Mondo-A-Go Go amusement park who bullies his younger sibling.

As production for season five of Ed, Edd n Eddy was concluding in July 2006, series creator Danny Antonucci stated at that year's San Diego Comic-Con that a 90-minute special was set to air during 2007.^[2] In The Complete Second Season DVD's "Behind the Eds" interview, he hinted that the film would reveal what is under Double D's hat, though this never occurred. A few episodes, such as "Run Ed, Run", implied that he is bald.^[3]

In June 2007, a.k.a. Cartoon confirmed they were working with Antonucci on a 90-minute television film, which was planned to broadcast in 2008, along with a DVD release. As a result, plans for the previously ordered sixth season of the series were replaced by the film, not because of a lack of interest in new episodes, but rather because the entire a.k.a. staff was occupied with the making of the film. Cartoon Network agreed to Antonucci's decision to focus on a film rather than the sixth season.^[4] IGN stated that the series was on hiatus in November 2007.^[5] However, two sixth-season episode segments—"May I Have This Ed" and "Look Before You Ed"—had already been produced, and premiered on June 29, 2008.^[6][7]

At the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con, a.k.a. announced that the film, entitled Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show, would feature the search for Eddy's brother, a character who had been alluded to several times throughout the series but would be seen for the first time in the film, and that it would be the series finale.^[8] He was voiced by Terry Klassen, who also served as the voice director for Big Picture Show.^[1]

On December 1, 2008, Antonucci stated production on the movie was "wrapping up" after two years of work, and that it would air on Cartoon Network the following year. When asked for details about Big Picture Show, he mentioned it would be shown in widescreen format and the title characters would "do something really bad, and they find themselves running away from Cul-De-Sac to find a safe place".^[9] After being completed in 2008, the film premiered on November 8, 2009.^[10] Antonucci directed Big Picture Show and co-wrote the film along with Jono Howard, Mike Kubat, Rachel Connor and Stacy Warnick. Daniel Sioil as well as Ruth Vincent served as producers while Ken Cathro was its editor and Scott Underwood, Steve Garcia, Raven Molisee, Joel Dickie and "Big" Jim Miller worked on the storyboards.^[1] Patric Caird composed the score, and later released it on his website.^[11] The film can be purchased on the iTunes Store and runs for 89 minutes.^[12] Matt Kapko of Animation World Network described the premiere of Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show as a "huge ratings success for Cartoon Network", noting that the premiere "earned double and triple-digit ratings and delivery gains among all kid demo[graphics]".^[13]

Critics have praised Big Picture Show as a strong conclusion to the series. Charlie-Robinson Poortvliet of MovieAddictz.com gave the film an "8.2/10" rating, calling it a "double episode grand finale" that was superior to all previous Ed, Edd n Eddy episodes. Praising the film's plot, voice acting performances and direction, Poortvilet said that he "couldn't stop laughing" and encouraged all fans of the show to see it.^[14] Writing for Animated Times, Azhan Ali ranked it at number three on a list of "Most Emotional Endings of Cartoons", and added that the final scene was "heartwarming because the Eds are no longer social outcasts".^[15] In November 2019, Hayden Adams from UWIRE placed Big Picture Show atop a list of "best kids' TV show endings". Adams stated that it—along with the series finales for Codename: Kids Next Door as well as Phineas and Ferb—"really stuck with me, for the impact the shows had on me and the brilliant endings that were true-to-form in the culmination of each series."^[16] Writing for the same publication one year later, John Carter Jr. awarded the movie with a 10 out of 10 rating. He declared it a "perfect" end for the series because of the "finality" and the way Ed, Edd n Eddy's "longest-running gags, mysteries, and character relationships" were finished. Carter also called this "the perfect homage to a show about imperfect people" and stated it featured "deep and profound personal experiences that lead to significant growth".^[17] When noting how Big Picture Show and the series' three holiday specials were excluded from HBO Max in June 2021, Comic Book Resources contributor Noah Dominguez called the movie's absence "probably the most glaring omission" among the Ed, Edd n Eddy episodes featured for how it was the "true series finale, sending the Eds on an epic journey and completing their character arcs in order to end the show on a high note".^[18]

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