So Ed-boys, what is round and costs a nickel? Yes, of course the answer is the very same thing that's spherical, sweet and capable of costing you your tooth enamel and also - to quote Rolf - 'glistening with sugar like the sweat on Nanno's upper lip' (ack!) Yes, yes, yes it's Jawbreakers ! But just what is it about those "mouth-watering candied spheres" as Double D so aptly describes them that makes them the centre of Ed, Edd n Eddy's universe?

Well of course for one thing they're candy (hey there's a big clue there) and there aren't very many kids who don't go overboard for that, especially in Peach Creek. And of course it's the whole Peach Creek-Jawbreaker ratio that provides the driving force behind many of the show's plots - the Eds want Jawbreakers, but they don't have the cash to buy any and it only makes matters worse to see all the other kids - who normally wouldn't give the Eds the steam off their porridge let alone their precious candy - enjoying a seemingly endless supply. Of course if that wasn't enough to make Eddy foam with envy he has to live with the fact that Kevin, who lives next door, has a dad who works at the Jawbreaker factory ... sometimes life's just not fair is it!

And speaking of injustice, isn't it a shame that Cartoon Network has never licensed anyone to make Ed, Edd n Eddy Jawbreakers? C'mon guys its crying out to be done - so please?

Another appealing thing where the Eds are concerned with Jawbreakers is possibly their sheer size! They're a genuine mouthful and when you only have a very limited income the cheaper it is and the longer it lasts are the main parameters. Why blow your wad on a nickel's worth of chocolate that's gone in seconds when you could be slurping all afternoon?