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|residence = [[Muffy's House|Crosswires' Mansion]], [[Elwood City]] | |residence = [[Muffy's House|Crosswires' Mansion]], [[Elwood City]] | ||
|family = | |family = [[Edsel E. Crosswire]] (grandfather)<br>[[Taffy Crosswire]] (grandmother)<br>[[Edward M. Crosswire]] (father)<br>[[Olga Crump]] (aunt)<br>[[Millicent Crosswire]] (wife)<br>[[Chip Crosswire]] (son)<br>[[Muffy Crosswire]] (daughter)<br>[[Ed Crosswire's niece|Unnamed niece]]<br>[[Ed Crosswire's niece's husband|Unnamed nephew]] | ||
|job = Car salesman, owner of [[Crosswire Motors]] | |job = Car salesman, owner of [[Crosswire Motors]] | ||
| | |cartoon first appeared = "[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]]" | ||
| | |book first appeared = [[Arthur Goes to Camp (book)|Arthur Goes to Camp]] | ||
|portrayer = [[A.J. Henderson]]}}'''Edward Edsel Crosswire''',<ref>"[[The Butler Did It]]"</ref><ref>{{Refquote|'This book belongs to Eddie Edsel Crosswire, fourth grade.'|[[Muffy Crosswire]] reading the inscription in a copy of [[The Sable Stallion]]|"[[Muffy's Classy Classics Club]]"}}</ref><ref>His plane ticket in "[[Muffy Misses Out]]"</ref> called '''Ed'''<ref>"[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]]"</ref>, is a businessman who sells used cars for his used-car dealership [[Crosswire Motors]] and is also the coach of the [[Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team]] since ''[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]]''. He is the father of both [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] and [[Chip Crosswire]] and the husband of [[Millicent Crosswire]]. He is also Elwood City's wealthiest business man, whose catering gigs are highly lucrative. His grandfather, Edzel E. Crosswire was the founder of the Crosswire's automotive empire, and was mentioned in ''[[Arthur and the True Francine]]''. | |portrayer = [[A.J. Henderson]]}}'''Edward Edsel Crosswire''',<ref>"[[The Butler Did It]]"</ref><ref>{{Refquote|'This book belongs to Eddie Edsel Crosswire, fourth grade.'|[[Muffy Crosswire]] reading the inscription in a copy of [[The Sable Stallion]]|"[[Muffy's Classy Classics Club]]"}}</ref><ref>His plane ticket in "[[Muffy Misses Out]]"</ref> called '''Ed'''<ref>"[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]]"</ref>, is a businessman who sells used cars for his used-car dealership [[Crosswire Motors]] and is also the coach of the [[Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team]] since ''[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]]''. He is the father of both [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] and [[Chip Crosswire]] and the husband of [[Millicent Crosswire]]. He is also Elwood City's wealthiest business man, whose catering gigs are highly lucrative. His grandfather, Edzel E. Crosswire was the founder of the Crosswire's automotive empire, and was mentioned in ''[[Arthur and the True Francine]]''. | ||
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*In the [[Arthur Adventure]] series, Ed originally works at a bank instead of a car dealership.<ref>p.7 of ''[[Arthur's Pet Business (book)|Arthur's Pet Business]]''</ref> | *In the [[Arthur Adventure]] series, Ed originally works at a bank instead of a car dealership.<ref>p.7 of ''[[Arthur's Pet Business (book)|Arthur's Pet Business]]''</ref> | ||
*Ed's middle name, Edsel, is likely a reference to the car of the same name from the Ford Motor Company. This is presumably an inside joke, as the Edsel was the late 50s and early 60s car model, the name of which remains synonymous in popular culture with commercial failure. It might also be a reference to Henry Ford's son, who was named for the car. | *Ed's middle name, Edsel, is likely a reference to the car of the same name from the Ford Motor Company. This is presumably an inside joke, as the Edsel was the late 50s and early 60s car model, the name of which remains synonymous in popular culture with commercial failure. It might also be a reference to Henry Ford's son, who was named for the car. | ||
*Ed never went to college as noted in [[Prunella Packs It In]] | *Ed never went to college as noted in [[Prunella Packs It In]]. | ||
*He sold used skates as a kid.<ref>"[[The Master Builders]]"</ref> | *He sold used skates as a kid.<ref>"[[The Master Builders]]"</ref> | ||
*Ed was involved with [[Elwood City Public Library]] more than once. He (with [[Millicent Crosswire|Millicent]]) had "weird stories" such as [[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]] books [[Parents Against Weird Stories|banned]]. However, he saved the library in [[Sue Ellen & the Last Page]]. | *Ed was involved with [[Elwood City Public Library]] more than once. He (with [[Millicent Crosswire|Millicent]]) had "weird stories" such as [[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]] books [[Parents Against Weird Stories|banned]]. However, he saved the library in [[Sue Ellen & the Last Page]]. | ||
* | *Ed’s Favorite Opera is [[Carmen]]. | ||
*He is allergic to dogs. Despite this, he would have liked to have been a dog groomer if not for working in car sales.<ref>"[[Muffy's Car Campaign]]"</ref> | *He is allergic to dogs. Despite this, he would have liked to have been a dog groomer if not for working in car sales.<ref>"[[Muffy's Car Campaign]]"</ref> | ||
*Ms. McWord noted that Ed never did read while | *Ms. McWord noted that Ed never did read while the latter was in grade school. This indicates he probably might have been like Buster for a time when he was a student | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
