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Hammer & Fail (Part 1, Rival Builders) is an animation created by Edd Gould. It was released on September 10th, 2010. It is the first time an Eddisode was released in parts. It was also based on a feud between the three main characters and their neighboring counterparts.

Plot[]

When Edd and Tom were eating breakfast, Matt came in with something he saw as an antique while Edd and Tom consider it junk. Matt went to his room where he keeps all of his possessions to put his new "trash", only to find his room full. Tom suggested the only way there is enough room is to have a second floor. Edd wanted to hire workers to build it but Tom and Matt already put on their builders' uniforms. While they were doing construction Matt was sent to buy nails, only to remember Edd saying to buy anything that isn't nails. Meanwhile, the new neighbors Eduardo, Jon, and Mark made fun of Edd. When Tom askes what they were doing, Edd has a flashback of when he first saw Eduardo. When Matt came back, they started building, except that Matt Forgot nails so there was not much progress. Matt's clothes were shredded, Edd kept on missing the screw on the roof so he destroyed the roof, and Tom drilled a big hole through a wall. The second floor ended up being a disaster. While Edd and Matt loved it, Tom didn't like it, and the neighbors insulted them. Next thing they did was order a roof which came in just five seconds. With a new room to store all of Matt's stuff, they are satisfied except for Tom who was annoyed by Matt's fear of an unknown Figure in his new room making Mysterious noises.

Trivia/References[]

Firsts[]

  • Hammer & Fail marks the first time in which an Eddsworld episode has been split into two parts (the others being Space Face, The End and Surf & Turf Wars). The Zombeh Attack series doesn't count since it was a series of sequels to the previous episode.
  • This is also the first episode to be co-written by someone outside the Eddsworld group: Tom Bown.
  • This is the first and only episode in which the street that Edd and the guys live on is ever mentioned. Later, the address and house number is referenced in Fun Dead.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of the Massive Tool Center, which would later reappear in The Snogre.

Other Milestones[]

  • This is Matt's grandma's second appearance (this time at a picture) since the Xmas Day short. It was most likely put there because Matt didn't want to forget his Grandma again.
  • The Eddsworld Cereal box reappears from Ruined and Spares, along with a red car from WTFuture in parking lot of the Massive Tool Center.
  • This is the third episode to feature Tom's bedroom, the other two being WTFuture and Ruined.

Visuals[]

  • During the opening titles, Edd sings (on every tone), "This-is-the-o-pe-ning-tune."
  • During the breakfast scene, the magnets on the fridge read "Buy more Cola".
  • Ammongst the junk in Matt's room is a diary, an inflatable banana, models of Big Ben, a traffic cone, some burgers, a broken vase, a giant LEGO brick, a toy elephant, a skull, a Mr. Potato Head toy, and a Tomee Bear.
  • The cassette that falls near Edd's feet says "Matt on Matt Anthems." This is possibly a reference to Matt's home video, "Matt on Matt Action", from MovieMakers.
  • Despite Tom's hair Steve being unable to be pushed down when wearing a helmet in Moving Targets, it is able to here.
  • Before and during construction, Edd runs off screen to stop his friend from using the tools improperly, followed by a crash and debris falling, before the next scene shifts.
  • On the side of the Massive Tool Center there is a WANTED poster of Future Edd.
  • Edd's to-do list consists of needing to "draw blueprints, start layering bricks, checking the level of bricks, trying to fix the bricks, crying about the bricks, reading a magazine, sneezing, writing a five-page essay, eating a biscuit, being disappointed with Matt, having an obligatory building montage, installing Windows, running Windows, letting out a long yawn, and kill N.C.".
  • Paul is seen as a picture inside the house when Tom drills a hole in the wall.
  • Matt's underwear has "I <3 m@" (which stands for "I heart Matt") written on it.
  • The Yellow Pages book Edd uses to call the Insta-Roof service is called 'Mellow Pages'.
  • Matt's bed pillow has nails in it, which implies that he did indeed buy nails at some point while shopping at the Massive Tool Center.
  • Tom has a checkerboard tie and an asdf poster in his bedroom.

References[]

  • The title is a pun on the term "Hammer and Nail".
  • When Matt is walking to his room to store his "antique", he mumbles something about being the ruler of everything, a reference to WTFuture. This confirms WTFuture's ending is canon.
  • There is a sniper rifle with two bullets out of it on the roof of the Massive Tool Center which could have been from the comic "Money" where Edd "takes out" some money.

Gallery

Click here to view the image gallery for Hammer & Fail (Part 1, Rival Builders).
Click here to view the image gallery for Hammer & Fail (Part 1, Rival Builders).

Transcript

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Click here to view the transcript for Hammer & Fail (Part 1, Rival Builders).


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