JONO & MIKE - a quick questionnaire from 1999A
nimation by MistakeJONO & MIKE - a quick questionnaire from 1999
Mr Howard & Mr Kubat. They came, they saw, they told it like it was!
(photo courtesy of Mike)
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I thought it would be fun - and illuminating - to run a bunch of Ed, Edd n Eddy related questions past show writers Jono & Mike just to compare their replies. Many thanks to both of them for taking part.
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THE QUESTIONS:
Q1:
Which of the 3 Eds is your favourite?Jono:
EdMike:
my favorite 'Ed' is EdQ2:
And so just why is he your favourite?Jono:
Ed is my favorite because he doesn't have any hang-ups. He never knows what's going on, but it doesn't matter. He's going to have fun regardless. That's what being a kid is all about.Mike:
He's not too bright and always happy. He keeps everything very simple. I wish the world was more like him, except for the smelly part.Q3:
So which of the 3 are you most like?Jono:
EddMike:
I am most like Eddy. Conceited, arrogant, egotistical, and always looking for new opportunities, but like Edd, at least I have some scruples.Q4:
Which is your numero uno episode so far?Jono:
"Dawn Of The Eds", because it's about kids' imaginations and how they can run wild. Kids'imaginations aren't wispy and wimpy like adults, they're real.Mike:
My favorite episode is 'Vert-Ed-Go'. It was the first episode that I had written before I had any idea of what I was really doing with these characters. I'll never forget the first time I saw it on TV. I laughed myself silly. Pretty sad, laughing at my own jokes...Q5:
receive emails telling me that the Eds appear to resemble famous people - d'you think they look like anyone?Jono:
I don't think the Eds look like anybody else.Mike:
I really can't say the Eds remind me of anybody famous. They are tres unique!Q6:
The Eds apart who are your favourite modern cartoon characters around right now?Jono:
I'll always have a soft spot for Homer Simpson.Mike:
Favorite modern cartoon characters? The media. So pathetic, they're funny.Q7:
And your cartoon heroes when you were a kid?Jono:
Shaggy and Scooby.Mike:
As a kid? Superfriends, Scooby-Doo, Tintin, Hong Kong Phooey, Muttley, Yosemite Sam, Pepe Le Pew, Tom & Jerry, Droopy, anything from Tex Avery, bla bla bla. Obviously, I pretty much loved them all.Q8:
Still as a kid - did you do any of the strange things the Eds have done? (If 'yes' then let's have an example!!)Jono:
Yes! My brothers and our neighborhood friends once attacked an old, rotten tree stump with hockey sticks. Big pieces fell off when we whacked it and we liked the destruction. The hockey stick tree beating built to a frenzy until, at last, the huge stump literally cracked in half and fell over lumberjack style ...Timber! We jumped out of the way just in time but a huge swarm of bees flew out of it and attacked us. There were about ten of us and we all ran SCREAMING out of the woods with a swarm of bees following us. Our parents said they thought the world had come to an end. There were bees in our clothes and in our hair. I got about 25 bee stings. Ouch!Mike:
Strange things? This is a strange story that may not be fit to print, but like Ed, I would occasionally sleepwalk as a child. One time, I woke up in the middle of the night, sleepwalked right past my mother, opened the refrigerator door, pulled out the vegetable crisper, and peed in it. I don't remember a thing. True story.Q9:
Did you have childhood friends (or indeed friends now) like Ed, Edd n Eddy or are they just stereotypes? (I'm asking 'cos it seems just about everyone who mails me knows one of these guys)Jono:
These guys are a plague. They're everywhere.Mike:
My best friend growing up in Canada was a guy by the name of Gordie who really reminds me of Ed.Q10:
Why do you think Ed, Edd n Eddy is so popular with kids AND adults?Jono:
The Eds are timeless. Kids like them because that's what they are. Adults like them because that's what they were. And they were the best years of our lives too! In fact, I think I'll go skip work and kick a can or dig in a sandbox for four hours...Mike:
Everyone, young and old alike, can associate with these characters; the geekiness of youth, trying to 'scrounge' money for candy with as little effort as possible, hanging around with your best friends, being called a 'dork'. What? Nobody ever called you a dork? Hmph, there's one in every crowd...Q11:
A lot of younger fans mom's appear to perceive Double-D as a girl - and will not be convinced otherwise! Any comments?Jono:
What's wrong with being neat and clean? Give the guy a break.Mike:
Ahhh... Double-D and his cute looks. He's going to be the next Brad Pitt, you wait and see...Q12:
Why does Eddy's tongue flap about when he runs?Jono:
It's a drool reflex. He's dreaming of Jawbreakers.Mike:
Why does Eddy's tongue flap about when he runs? To calibrate the hairs on his head.Q13:
Can you or DO you run like any of the Eds? (with or without flapping tongue)Jono:
Only on pay day!Mike:
They used to call me 'Wheels' on my old soccer team because I used to run like Edd!Q14:
Still on the subject of tongues - why do the Eds all have strangely coloured mouths & tongues? (green, purple, yellow etc)Jono:
Hmmm...you'll have to ask Danny. Perhaps they've been stained that way by Jawbreaker food colouring.Mike:
the aftermath of years of Jawbreaker addiction and abuse.Q15:
If you weren't working with a.k.a. CARTOON on Ed, Edd n Eddy now what would you do for your "ideal career"?Jono:
This is my ideal career!Mike:
Feed chickens to live alligators at the zoo and produce a television show called 'World's Funniest Train Wrecks'.Q16:
Will you be introducing any different characters in the new episodes?Jono:
Only Antonucci knows...Mike:
Talk to Danny (Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze!)Q17:
Plank. Manipulated or manipulator?Jono:
Definitely manipulator. There is much more to Plank than meets the eye. How do you know that Jonny isn't the "toy"?Mike:
One day Plank will have dominion over the planet we call Earth. An army of stiff-wooden soldiers will advance upon us unsuspecting humans and we will be forced to succumb to the tyranny of timber. Then again, maybe not.Q18:
Which is your favourite Jawbreaker flavour?Jono:
Tequila /root beerMike:
Gravy-flavoured.Q19:
What will Ed, Edd n Eddy be when they grow up?Jono:
Ed = Bus Driver / Edd = Notary Public / Eddy=-Toupee SalesmanMike:
Eddy = Agent / Edd = Plastic Surgeon in Beverly Hills / Ed = After several years of drifting from one menial service job to the next, Ed will win the lottery, learn how to butter toast by mail order correspondence courses, buy a gravy-processing plant and live happily ever after.Q20:
So what is it with Ed & gravy?Jono:
It's a refreshing summer thirst quencher. Try it.Mike:
One day his mom ran out of formula for his bottle, so she substituted the next best thing.Q21:
What would Ed, Edd, n Eddy love to find in their stockings on Christmas morning?Jono:
Ed = Slugula Comic Book / Edd = Fabric Softener / Eddy = (you guessed it) CASH$$$$$!Mike:
JAWBREAKERS! (Duh...) Oh, and an electron microscope for Edd.AND FINALLY THE ONE THAT COMES UP ALL THE TIME...
Q22:
What is under Double D's hat and why won't he ever go anywhere without it?Jono:
That information is CLASSIFIED.Mike:
Danny Antonucci's wallet. Edd can never take his hat off for fear that Jono and I might actually get paid.
Big grins, thanks & four leaf clovers to Jono & Mike for giving up their free time to answer the questions ... Kit
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