Who is plank

It is unknown whether Plank really is alive or not due to hints of Plank moving, such as the scene in "Gimme Gimme Never Ed. Plank is enrolled in Peach Creek Jr. High and plays on the football team and participated in the annual school spelling bee, which he failed for not speaking. However, Jonny claims Plank did speak and spelled it right, this caused Jonny to proclaim Nazz who hosted the event a wood hater and seek revenge, but forgave her by the end.

Jonny became Captain Melonhead in the episode "Robbin' Ed". Plank became Splinter the Wonderwood, his sidekick, in the same episode. Plank seems to be the cause of most of his troublesome predicaments. Jonny even created parents and friends for Plank. So who exactly is Plank? What is Plank and perhaps most importantly of all why is Plank?

He is a peice of wood! We've all had - or have known someone who has had - that favorite toy that has been toted around everywhere we go and Plank kind of struck me as being familiar in an amusing if indeed weird kind of way. However, it soon becomes clear that there's a whole lot more to Plank than just that silently smug and undeniably outer woody exterior, beneath the surface it seems lurks something of a force to be reckoned with.

Over the show's various seasons Plank's progressed from being a simple prop to what is arguably a fully-fledged character in his own right who's something of a major player too - albeit still with that big dash of mystery about him and his bright blank gaze!

So it would appear that there is more to Plank than first meets the eye, he's not than just a piece of wood decorated with a rather blank smile. Looking at him and how he gets involved in various plot lines we can see that simply by including him in the regular cast of the creator, Danny Antonucci is making a shrewd observation about one of the many quirks of childhood and thus giving us back a touch of that magic too.

Plank is, in essence a little reminder of our own childish pasts and our own special - and often unusual - friends.

It's little touches and familiarities like this that go such a long way to proving why Ed, Edd n Eddy gathers and hangs on to so many fans - both child n adult alike. Because most of us no matter our age have been there and this feels like familiar turf. We may not all have had a buddy like Plank, an extension of ourselves that we never let go of. Even if we didn't we often knew of - or could at least can recall - someone who did have a Plank-a-like, be it a teddy, a blankie, sock with button eyes or even just a hunk of huggable wood!

Plank also participates in all the latest fads from stilt walking to whizz-wazzing, to winning an impressive array of Urban Rangers badges. As the seasons progress he also proves himself to be an all round hero; in possession of a weary sense of humor; a shameless adrenalin junkie and a slyly reliable source of usually two-edged sword style advice to boot! As Edd so correctly observed Jonny may look like a protective mother hen clucking over Plank and trying to save him from Eddy's manipulative grasp, but look closer.

Now, look again. SuneG 5 years ago. Reply Upvote. MrBaggins 7 years ago on Introduction. CKatulka 8 years ago. JamesRPatrick 8 years ago on Introduction. TehSasquatch 8 years ago. OmniWrench 8 years ago on Introduction. I loved that show as a kid! Might have to take a stab at this. StoryAddict 8 years ago on Introduction. Total nostalgia! Watched it everyday,one of my favorites! Plank is almost always seen with Jonny. They are near-inseparable and do everything together.

Plank is implied by Jonny to be a bit of a prankster and a wiseguy, and is often blamed for causing his troublesome predicaments. Jonny is so engrossed in the world of his best friend that he even created parents and friends for Plank out of other pieces of wood laying around. Plank is confirmed by Danny Antonucci to be nothing more than an inanimate block of wood in the Season 2 Compilation.

Plank has been Jonny's best friend since he was a toddler. Plank speaks and expresses himself through Jonny, with Jonny saying "Plank says Despite being an inanimate object, he seems to have a personality and mind. There are several instances where Plank shown signs of a having his own mind and personality. For example, in the episode " Gimme, Gimme Never Ed ," Jonny reveals he receives an allowance and manipulates the Eds to ride their death-defying and poorly constructed ride, Requiem for a Whiplash for five dollars, despite Jonny's warning that Plank is just looking for kicks.

Another instance of him showing signs of having a mind is in the episode " Dear Ed ," where Jonny and Plank break their friendship due to an unseen argument which happened before the episode started.

In " Tinker Ed ," he is seen reading the book, Mind Control for Pre-Pubescents in the school library as Jonny sits beside him, looking like a mindless dolt. He is generally accepted as a living being by the Kids and the Eds save for Eddy , who dismisses him as a piece of lumber. The Kankers , on the other hand, see him as a backscratcher and have used him as such on a few occasions. Plank is usually seen hanging out with the kids only if Jonny is present and is often, if not always, seen nearby or with Jonny.

Plank also seems to have some control over Jonny; in " All Eds Are Off ," Jonny had a hard time making decisions and found that he couldn't do much without him, and failed to last a day separated from him.