Owww, after givin up coffee for Lent, I've been having headaches all the time and it's been interfering with my work, both college work and Teen Series work! But I got "Eds n Chips" done, so here ya go!


Sarah watches the Eds load the retro van with fishing equipment, with the bug-eyed Kyle laying on the ground by her side while catatonically sucking his thumb.

"No need to fret, Kyle." Eddy assures while approaching Kyle and Sarah. "When we return, you'll have a brand new guitar with your name written all over it! Guaranteed, my boy!"

"R-R-R-Rad-d-d-d-dic-c-c-cal, b-b-b-brah!..." Kyle stutters, then continues sucking his thumb.

"WE'RE READY, EDDY!" Ed calls to Eddy, and Eddy goes to join him and Double-D inside the retro van.

"What are you waitin for, Double-D? Start the van." Eddy goads Double-D. Reluctantly, Double-D starts up the van, and they drive off while Sarah & Kyle watch.


Later on, the Eds reach Lake Tangerine, a suburban town situated on the shores of the namesake lake, which is big and swampy. The Eds drive through the streets until they reach the lake's docks on the other side of town. Cattails stand alongside the docks, and turtles are basking on a log floating nearby. Bugs, frogs and waterbirds could be heard, then we hear Ed pushing down a tree, scaring off some waterbirds in the process.

"Build a boat, build a boat, build a boat!" Ed repeats as he uses and gathers various stuff to make a boat out of the tree he knocked down, because the Eds can't afford to rent a boat from "Bernstein's Boathouse," which is nearby. While Ed makes the boat, Double-D and Eddy unload the fishing equipment from the van.

"Eddy, please just listen! I strongly suggest you reconsider about going through with this." Double-D reasons: "There have been reports of people losing their boats, limbs, and even their lives to large piscines such as giant catfish, alligator gar and sturgeons. And the latter are indigenous to this area."

"Double-D, big is beautiful. And in this case, BIG FISH equals BEAUTIFUL CASH! The prize easily outweighs the risks here!" Eddy says "Now go get the engine out for Ed. I'm gonna dig for some worms."

Eddy grabs a shovel from the front of the van to go dig for worms, while Double-D just goes "Uuuggghhh" and gets the boat engine from the back. Double-D made the boat engine out of stuff enclosed inside a cardboard box, with a fan sticking out as the motor. Double-D carries the engine to put it into the boat, the pieces of which Ed carved out of the tree and is putting together with leaves and reeds.


Once everything is ready, Eddy turns on the motor, and the Eds set out to go fishing!

"WE'RE A COMIN, OL' CHOMPS!" Eddy exclaims as their boat speeds across the lake, passing the lake's beach and several floating logs as they head towards the fishing area. Then Eddy stops the boat.

"Ok boys, let's get the worms out and get our game on!" Eddy says, taking out his fish rod and casting out his line, using a worm as bait. His fellow Eds follow suit, with Double-D sarcastically exclaiming "Of course, Eddy! It only takes the utmost patience to catch even a nibble!"

Eddy glares at Double-D. "... Are you sayin I don't got any patience?"

"Exactly." Double-D answers.

"Ah, you're just sayin that to make me give up on five thousand bucks because you're afraid of losin a finger to the big bad fishy." Eddy retaliates. "Stop bein a little pussy, cuz it's the three of us versus that one fish. We got strength in numbers, so none of us are gonna get hurt!"

"Hey guys, I think I got somethin!" Ed starts reeling in his line.

"Oh, boy! What did you catch, ya big lug?!" Eddy asks in anticipation, then Ed's catch is revealed as he reels it up: it's a tiny brown-&-white fish! As it flops on Ed's hook, Eddy asks "That's it? This little shit?"

Ed looks at his catch: "Hello, little one! I'm gonna call you Angus IV, my new more-than-lucky fishy!" Ed puts Angus IV into a bucket of water that he and his fellow Eds brought along.

"Just make sure to take care of your new Angus, Ed, lest it meet the same fate as your first three." Double-D tells Ed.

"I'm way ahead of ya, Double-D! I'll have May take care of Angus in her mom's aquarium!" Ed assures, then the boys continue fishing. An hour passes (based on the sun's position), but the Eds haven't caught anything. Ed is whiling away the time by playing with Angus IV.

"Yep, any minute now." Eddy says impatiently. Than after a few more minutes, a fish grabs his line. "Oh I got one!"

Eddy reels in the fish until it's out of the water, revealing it as a carp. Eddy looks at the carp... "You're not Ol' Chomps."

"Oh, carp is an invasive species here. I'll take care of this one." Double-D takes the carp using gloves, and does away with it off-screen. The Eds then continue fishing, but Eddy only catches average-sized fish.

"Err, come on..." Eddy impatiently waits for Ol' Chomps to bite down on one of their lines. Meanwhile, Ed catches a large loach about as big as he is. He holds it so Double-D could measure it, then he does his big goofy smile as Double-D takes a picture of him and the loach!

"Ok big fella, be free!" Ed releases the loach back into the water.

"Will you two quit foolin around? We got business here." Eddy scolds Ed and Double-D as he reels in another catch. It's just another bass, and it repeatedly slaps Eddy's face with its tail fin before it breaks free of his line and swims off. With that, Eddy loses his patience completely and turns on the engine to go into deeper water.

"Eddy, what are you doing? We won't catch any little fish in deep water like this." Double-D says.

"It ain't the little fish we're after. We're here for Ol' Chomps." Eddy reminds Double-D, and while they quarrel...

... We see a massive 25-foot shadow swim under the Eds' boat!!

"Worms won't get us anywhere out here, Eddy. " Double-D reasons: "We need to catch FISH if we're to have even a remote chance of catching Ol' Chomps."

"Oh right!!" Eddy remembers: "Cuz big fish prey upon little fish! Haha, how did I forget that? You're right, Sockhead; let's go back and get a little fish for bait!"

Eddy is about to restart the engine to go back, but then he suddenly turns back! "Wait, we already got a little fish!"

Ed realizes what Eddy means, and holds away the bucket containing Angus IV: "NO WAY! I'm not giving up Angus!"

"Come on, Ed. It's just a stupid fish." Eddy says.

"But Eddy-"

"What matters more to you, Ed? Five thousand dollars, or your precious little Angus?" Eddy asks, stressing Ed. "And choose quickly cuz we got a plot to finish."

Ed looks at Angus IV, then at Eddy, then back at Angus IV. His lips quiver, and a tear rolls down his cheek...

"Well Angus, we had a good time together..." Ed sobs, regretfully giving Angus IV to Eddy. Eddy quickly uses Angus IV as his bait, and he casts his line out into the water.

"There there, Ed." Double-D consoles the grieving Ed. "Don't worry, there's plenty more fish like Angus back in the shallows!"

Then a fish snags Eddy's line: "Hey guys, I got one! And it feels big!" Eddy starts reeling it in, but the fish pulls against him, triggering a tug-of-war. "It's a fighter, boys! It could be Ol' Chomps!"

Eddy tugs his line, but the fish continues to resist, and it makes numerous splashes. As it thrashes about in the water, Eddy catches a glimpse of the bluish-gray fish.

"Oh yeah, come to Papa!" Eddy continues reeling in the fighting fish... then SPLASH!!

"WHOA!" Eddy gets overpowered and he's nearly pulled overboard, but Ed grabs him by the waist and helps Eddy pull in the fish, which is splashing like crazy. Then the fish suddenly stops struggling, causing the still-pulling Eddy and Ed to fly backwards into the water. They quickly swim back onto the boat, and Eddy grabs his line to continue reeling. The fish doesn't fight this time.

"Ha, seems like he tired himself out!" Eddy chuckles as he reels in the fish, revealed to be a large catfish. But as Eddy lifts the catfish out of the water with his line, the reason it stopped struggling is revealed: its rear half has been chomped off, much to the Eds' surprise and horror!!

"OH MY GOD!!" Double-D screams. Ed's eyes are bugged-out, and Eddy utters "... Holy shit!"

Then a HUGE, greenish-brown blur explodes out of the water, seizes the catfish's remains, and plunges back into the water with a giant SPLASH, creating a correspondingly giant wave that rocks the Ed's boat and knocks them off their feet!!

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" Double-D asks as they get back up. Eddy sees that his fish rod was also chomped in half, so he goes bug-eyed and throws it away! Next, Ed sees a big bluish-green fin coming towards them like a shark. As the giant fish swims closer, it dramatically rises from the water, revealing its prehistoric appearance: muddy green skin with brownish armor-plating on its back (similar to a sturgeon), yellow eyes, and lighter green lips. Then it opens its mouth wide, revealing huge razor-sharp teeth as it ROARS!!!

"IT'S OL' CHOMPS IN THE FLESH!!!" Ed screams, and Double-D immediately starts the boat's engine. They speed away from Ol' Chomps, who gives chase and quickly starts catching up! Seeing this, Double-D moves to shift the engine to "TURBO," but Eddy stops him.

"EDDY, WE'RE BEING CHASED BY A FISH THAT'S WAY OUT OF OUR LEAGUE!!" Double-D yells.

"NO, THAT BEAST HAS 'FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE' WRITTEN ALL OVER HIM!!" Eddy yells back. "I'M CATCHIN HIM IF IT KILLS ME!!"

Eddy grabs a long, heavy bag that he brought along, and opens it to reveal harpoons inside!

"My brother ain't no whaler, but Grandpa was!" Eddy explains how he got the harpoons, then takes one out and aims it between Ol' Chomps's eyes. He throws the harpoon, but Ol' Chomps swims to the side to dodge and bites down onto the boat's engine, tearing it off and making Eddy jump back! Ed grabs the shovel and a hockey stick to use as oars, and he paddles at cartoon-speed as Eddy takes out another harpoon. As Ed tries outmaneuvering Ol' Chomps, Eddy attempts several times to spear the monster fish with his grandfather's harpoons. But all his shots miss until Ed paddles parallel to Ol' Chomps's side. When Ol' Chomps swims up beside the boat...

"GET BACK, DEMON OF THE DEEP!!" Ed uses the hockey stick to whack Ol' Chomps in the eye, but it only angers the fish and he bites off the stick's head, rendering it useless. However, with Ol' Chomps within point-blank range, Eddy takes another harpoon and STABS it into Ol' Chomps's side!!

"I GOT HIM!!" Eddy exclaims, but then Ol' Chomps swims super-fast, leaving Eddy floating in mid-air and he falls back onto the boat. With Ol' Chomps swimming away, the rope of the harpoon stabbed into him is pulled along, and Eddy grabs onto it so he doesn't lose his quarry. But this causes the Eds' boat to be dragged along behind Ol' Chomps at high speed!

"AAAAAAHHH!!" The Eds scream as Ol' Chomps zigzags between floating logs. The Eds' boat crashes through the logs one-after-another, then Ol' Chomps turns 180 degrees to make another bit at the Eds, who SCREAM!! Ed grabs Double-D and Eddy, and jumps off the boat right before gets ripped apart by Ol' Chomps, who continues swimming and dragging the Eds behind him like waterskiiers.

"EDDY, WE'RE COMPLETELY OUTCLASSED!!" Double-D tells Eddy. "LET HIM GO!!"

"NOT UNTIL I GET THE FUCKER ON LAND!!" Eddy replies, refusing to release the harpoon rope. Then Ol' Chomps dives under, dragging the Eds down with him. The Eds hold their breath as Ol' Chomps drags them underwater, then the fish swims up and breaks the surface to jump through the air.

"WWWHHHOOOAAA!!!" the Eds scream as Ol' Chomps plunges back down into the depths, then up through the air again, and back under. After another jump, Ol' Chomps dives towards the very bottom, finally forcing Eddy to let go of the harpoon rope. The Eds then swim back to the surface and hold onto a log, drenched and exhausted. Double-D coughs up some water, then scolds Eddy:

"YOU SEE, EDDY?! WE LOST OUR BOAT, OUR EQUIPMENT, OUR STRENGTH, AND OUR STAMINA!!" Double-D screams. "NOW WE'RE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE WITH A MAN-EATING FISH, AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!"

"EVERYTHING'S GOTTA BE MY FAULT, RIGHT?!!" Eddy asks.

"STOP FIGHTING, GUYS!! WE GOTTA GET BACK TO SHORE!!" Ed grabs Double-D and Eddy to pull them up onto the log with him. But as he does so, Ol' Chomps LEAPS out of the water again and ROARS as he drops down towards them, jaws agape!!

And the Eds SSSCCCRRRREEEAAAMMM one last time before the screen goes black, and we hear the sounds of a HUGE splash and the log being SMASHED apart!!!...


There is darkness, but we hear Sarah's voice: "What to you two so long?"

"You know Zoe; she lives for the thrill of the chase!" Jimmy's voice answers.

"Huh?... Was that Jimmy and Sarah?" Ed's voice asks, hearing Sarah and Jimmy.

"Where are we?" Double-D's voice asks, followed by Eddy's "Who turned out the lights?"

"Ok Zoe, let em out!" Jimmy's voice says...

... And the Eds are suddenly flushed out into the light, and they see Sarah and Jimmy in front of them!

"Sarah, Jimmy!" Double-D exclaims.

"BABY SISTER!!" Ed jumps up in joy, where he sees that: "Huh?... Hey, we're back at the docks!"

Double-D and Eddy get up and look around, seeing that they;re back at the lake's docks! Eddy asks "How did we get back here? We got swallowed by-"

"Look behind you!" Sarah points behind the Eds, who turn and see Ol' Chomps laying on the dock! The Eds were flushed out of his mouth!

"OL' CHOMPS!!" the Eds scream, but then we hear Zoe inside Ol' Chomps: "Ahahaha!! This ain't Ol' Chomps!"

Zoe opens a hatch on top of "Ol' Chomps's" head, and she rises up to reveal herself. She waves to the Eds, and a shocked Eddy shouts "What the hell?!"

"Hey, dudes!" Kyle comes onto the dock, smirking and holding a guitar!!

"KYLE!!" the Eds shouts, and Double-D asks "You got a new guitar?!"

"Wait, I thought you wanted US to get ya a new guitar." Eddy says.

"I lied!" Kyle reveals. "This is my guitar! It never broke!"

The Eds' jaws drop to the dock's floor, and Jimmy explains the whole thing: "Kyle keeps a bunch of spare guitars in his house just in case something happens, like yesterday with you three and Julian. The moment we heard Julian, Kyle hid his favorite guitar in safety and used one of his substitute guitars instead. And Eddy, when you and Julian came, you destroyed Kyle's substitute! And from there, we set our master payback prank in motion! Sarah used the ruse of having you guys buy Kyle a new guitar, then she and Kyle dressed up as a pirate to lure you three here to Lake Tangerine!"

The Eds remember the pirate guy that told them about Ol' Chomps, but the pirate guy was actually Sarah and Kyle! Sarah explains "I deepened my voice so you wouldn't notice!" (She used this same trick while impersonating Eddy's brother in "Ed, Pass it On.")

"But how did you guys know where Lake Tangerine was? You couldn't have followed us." Double-D says.

"I used to live here!" Zoe reveals, but Eddy says "I thought you were from Manila!"

"No silly, I was born in Manila." Zoe corrects. "Then me and my parents moved here, then again to Peach Creek! And while livin here, I learned EVERYTHING about Ol' Chomps!"

"And with Zoe's knowledge of Ol' Chomps, the four of us constructed a replica, and Zoe and I operated it to make you Eds scream!" Jimmy finishes and he, Sarah, Zoe & Kyle LAUGH!!

"Just like how you three made me scream!!" Kyle laughs.

"WHY THE FUCK WERE YOU SCREAMIN WHEN THE GUITAR I BROKE WAS A SUBSTITUTE?!" Eddy asks esplosively, approaching Kyle. "AND WITH THAT, I DON'T SEE ANY POINT IN YOUR WHOLE SO-CALLED PAYBACK PRANK!!"

"It's actually revenge for all the crap you three always cause." Sarah answers, and Kyle adds "And the whole screaming thing was for everytime you never let US sleep with your booming music everytime you threw a party, Eddy."

"THEN LEMME THROW ANOTHER PARTY!!" Eddy rips out a piece of the dock to wield as a weapon, and Kyle, Sarah and Jimmy run as Edy chases them! "COME BACK KIDS, LET'S HAVE A PARTY! A PARTY WITH YOUR SCREAMS OF PAIN AS THE MUSIC!!"

After Sarah, Kyle, Jimmy and Eddy disappear into the Lake Tangerine woods, Double-D tells Zoe "As much as I'd hate to admit it, you four pulled a very cunning and well-planned prank!"

"I know, wasn't it wicked?!" Zoe asks.

"You had us fooled!" Ed chuckles, then asks "So Zoe, what did you do with that big catfish Eddy was tryin to catch?"

"Huh, what catfish?" Zoe asks.

"Since you and Jimmy were operating the Mecha-Chomps here, we thought you ripped a catfish in two and ate it." Double-D says.

"We never got a catfish." Zoe says.

"Then... what did?" Double-D asks...

... Then the REAL Ol' Chomps explodes out of the water and onto the dock crocodile-style, sending the Mecha-Chomps flying!!! The real Ol' Chomps looks exactly the same, but with more ragged fins, and it ROARS as he uses his fins to push himself towards at Ed, Double-D and Zoe!!

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" Ed, Double-D and Zoe run screaming as Ol' Chomps snaps at them. But Ol' Chomps, being a fish and thus unable to do much on land, gives up the chase and growls as he pushes himself off the dock and back into the water to wait for more victims.

The End!!!


Trivia: Bernstein's Boathouse is named after one of the show's musicians, Elmer Bernstein. And Ed mentioning Ursula Kanker's aquarium is a throwback to my earlier Teen Series episode "Lesson Number Ed," in which Ursula's aquarium appeared. But now, I have renamed her two fish as Flotsam and Jetsam just to complete the Little Mermaid theme there.