Edgar & Ellen
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Edgar & Ellen is a book series by Charles Ogden based on the mischief of the twins, Edgar and Ellen. It is a series of six books, but not all of them have been released yet. Rare Beasts is the first, followed by Tourist Trap, Under Town, Pet's Revenge, High Wire, and Nod's Limbs. Although they seem to go in order, the first three don't seem to have to be read in order.
- Rare Beasts 2003 ISBN 1582461104
- Tourist Trap 2004 ISBN 1582461112
- Under Town 2004 ISBN 1582461260
- Pet's Revenge (scheduled to be released in 2006) ISBN 1416914080
Edgar is an escape artist mastermind and he has a passion for playing the organ. Ellen is a genius in botany—especially the creepy, mad-scientist kind. She has two vicious pitcher plants (scientifically Nepenthes sinestra); Morella and Berenice. Both Edgar and Ellen love booby traps and pranks, and they typically burst out in song or verse.
It isn't known yet whether Pet is a girl or boy, and Charles Ogden, the author, continues to refer to Pet as an It. At first, it seems that Pet is always the victim in all of Edgar and Ellen's plans, but really it's quite the opposite. Pet loves to watch television and nap in obscure places.
Heimertz is the one thing that truly frightens Edgar & Ellen. A mammoth of a guy, he has a creepy smile and never, ever speaks. He's got this great knack of popping up when the twins least expect it, and it's unknown whether he's on their side. Heimertz loves the accordian.
Nod's Limbs is the town where Edgar and Ellen live. It's beyond the goody-two-shoes-ness of "Leave It to Beaver" and "Pleasantville"-- it's SOOO sickenly sweet that it makes your teeth hurt. There is no originality to the people that live there- which is why Edgar and Ellen are such a foil for them. The twins definitely liven up the place. It's a place so clean and shiny that you just want to throw mud at it just to mix things up a bit.
Mayor Knightleigh is the mayor of Nod's Limbs. He is pompous, nosy, and bent on tearing down Edgar & Ellen's "eye sore" of a tower. His daughter, Stephanie, is Ellen's mortal enemy. She's the popular kid that thinks she runs the world with her "sweetness" but is really a snob who looks down on Ellen and wants her to be "normal". Mayor Knightleigh has a wife, son, and an intern named Bob who does everything for him (but he's really klutzy).
The creators
Ogden, the author of the series, is an avid camper and fisherman and he collects bugs. He has travelled to the north and south poles and Poland. He lives in a cool, dry place far removed from prying eyes.Rick Carton, the illustrator, has been drawing longer than he's been walking. In his Chicago studio he has a cherished collection of every pencil ever worn down to a nub during his lengthy artistic career. He has never formally studied art; instead, the art community has diligently studied him. They are yet to release their findings. He also co-created a company called Star Farm Productions in Chicago, that helps the Edgar and Ellen series come to life.
The cartoon shorts
NickToons Network airs Edgar & Ellen two-minute shorts before and after some programs every day. There are twelve in total. There are also rumors of a cartoon series coming to either NickToons Network (2006) or Nickelodeon (2007), but time will tell. The cartoons mainly show the pranking activities of Edgar and Ellen, but they also include book characters like Mayor Knightleigh, Bob the Intern, Pet, Buffy the muffin lady, and several random Nod's Limbsians.
Edgar and Ellen also hosted the Scare-a-thon on Nicktoons during Halloween weekend of 2005.
The movie
The Koppelsons, who have produced such movies as Platoon, have signed on to producing a live-action Edgar & Ellen film. It is still in preproduction.
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