Editing Ed Crosswire

{{Character infobox
|character name = Ed Crosswire
|image = MCCC98.png
|gender = Male
|animal = Monkey
|birthday = 
|hair = Orange
|complexion = Yellow
|residence = [[Muffy's House|Crosswires' Mansion]], [[Elwood City]]
|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]]
|cartoon_debut = "[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]]"
|book_debut = [[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]]''.

==Appearance==
Ed is a monkey depicted with a pale complexion, short combed orange hair; and wears a suit consisting of a light pink shirt, pink necktie, a light blue blazer, bluish-green dress pants, a belt buckle, and brown shoes.

His original design was seen in a Crosswire family portrait inside of a tent at camp on a page in ''[[Arthur Goes to Camp (book)|Arthur Goes to Camp]]'', first published in 1982. In his original design he had clumps of hair and brown monkey fur, and wore glasses and a suit and tie. He was absent from the Arthur franchise for more than ten years, then was brought back in the television series for [[Season 1]], completely redesigned and no longer wearing glasses. He is thought to be around forty to fifty years old, like most other parents in the series.

==Personality==
Ed is somewhat like his daughter, Muffy, in the way that he can be a snob at times. Ed also seems to spoil Muffy, as seen in "[[The Cherry Tree]]". He is, however, kind and a good parent as seen in "[[How the Cookie Crumbles]]". He had talked to Muffy about her situation where she wasn't giving her friends any credit and he had said: "''A lie is a lie even when you get away with it''." Muffy had then said "And being a car salesman, he won't stand for any lying!" which can be interpreted as her father being a fair man who doesn't scam people into buying his cars. He is known to sternly lecture Muffy. He purchased [[Castle Manor]] in [[The Fright Stuff]], which is haunted. Even though Muffy was right about it being haunted, many of her friends and rivals were pranking each other, of which he did not approve. He also did not approve of her interrupting [[Ms. McWord]]. 
When made head coach of the [[Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team]], he stressed the importance of honest play and practice. He did not show favoritism to his daughter but did provide positive encouragement. Despite his high-class lifestyle, Ed showed good grace when staying in a shelter in "[[Shelter from the Storm]]".

==Employees==
* [[Bailey]] - He is the family chauffeur, as well as butler, but is mostly there to watch Muffy.
* [[David Read]] - He is Ed's caterer.
* [[Jane Read]] - She is Ed's accountant.
* [[Cook]] - is mentioned in [[Muffy's New Best Friend]] and seen in [[How the Cookie Crumbles]]. He is a cook besides David.

==Appearances==
*Specials
**''[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]''
*Season 1
**[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]] 10701
**[[Arthur Bounces Back]] 10802
**[[Arthur's Lost Dog]] (Cameo) 11202
**[[Arthur and the True Francine (episode)|Arthur and the True Francine]] 11402
**[[D.W. Gets Lost]] 12402
**[[My Dad, the Garbage Man]] 12601
**[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]] 12802
*Season 2
**[[The Short, Quick Summer]] 20902
**[[Water and the Brain]] 21301 (flashback)
**[[Arthur the Unfunny]] 21302
**[[Fern's Slumber Party]] (Cameo) 21502
**[[How the Cookie Crumbles]] 22001
*Season 3
**[[Background Blues]] 30401
**[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]] 30702
*Season 4
**[[Muffy's New Best Friend]] (Mentioned) 40202
**[[The Fright Stuff]] 40302
**[[The Blizzard]] 40501
*Season 5
**[[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]] (Cameo) 50201
**[[The Election]] (Mentioned) 50601
**[[Sleep No More]] (Cameo) 50701
**[[Muffy Gets Mature]] (Mentioned) 51002
*Season 6
**[[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]] 60302
**[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]] 60401
**[[Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?]] (Mentioned) 60402
*Season 7
**[[Waiting to Go]] 70402
**[[Elwood City Turns 100!]] 70500
**[[Pick a Car, Any Car]] 70601
**[[April 9th]] (Cameo) 71000
*Season 8
**[[D.W., Dancing Queen]] (Cameo) 80402
**[[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]] (Mentioned) 80502
**[[Muffy's Art Attack]] 80801
*Season 9
**[[George Blows His Top]] 90202
**[[The Law of the Jungle Gym]] 90302
**[[Lights, Camera... Opera!]] 90501
**[[The "A" Team]] 90801
*Season 10
**[[The Curse of the Grebes]] 100601
*Season 11
**[[Prunella Packs It In]] 110302
**[[The Making of Arthur]] 110601
*Season 12
**[[Room to Ride]] 120201
**[[The Cherry Tree]] 120601
**[[Matchmaker, Match Breaker]] 120602
*Season 13
**[[The Great MacGrady]] 130100
**[[No Acting, Please]] 130501
**[[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]] 130701
*Season 14
**[[The Agent of Change]] (Cameo) 140201
**[[D.W. Unties the Knot]] (Cameo) 140202 
**[[Muffy and the Big Bad Blog]] (Cameo) 140702
*Season 15
**[[Buster's Carpool Catastrophe]] (Mentioned) 150602
**[[Muffy's Classy Classics Club]] 150801
**[[The Butler Did... What?]] 151001
*Season 16
**[[Based on a True Story]](Cameo on TV) 160100
**[[Flippity Francine]] 160201
**[[Muffy Takes the Wheel]] 160202
**[[Fern and the Case of the Stolen Story]] 160901
**[[Sue Ellen Vegges Out]] 160902
*Season 17
**[[Caught in the Crosswires]] 170901
**[[Framed!]] 170902
**[[Binky's Music Madness]] 171001
*Season 18
**[[D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose]] (Mentioned) 180102 
**[[The Friend Who Wasn't There]] 180201
**[[Francine's Cleats of Strength]] 180801
**[[Shelter from the Storm]] 1810
*Season 19
**[[Brain Sees Stars]] 190102
*Season 20
**[[The Butler Did It]] 200502
**[[Prunella's Tent of Portent]] (Cameo) 200601 
**[[Mutiny on the Pitch]] (Cameo) 200602 
*Season 21
**[[The Master Builders]] 2102
**[[Sue Ellen & the Last Page]] 210302
**[[Muffy Misses Out]] 210401
**[[Invasion of the Soccer Fans]] 210701 (cameo on TV)

==Trivia==
*Ed's credit card number is A03 7002 70123.<ref>seen in "[[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]]"</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 never went to college as noted in [[Prunella Packs It In]], but he does have an honorary degree from Ivy university
*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]].
*His 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>
*Ms. McWord noted that Ed never did read while he was in grade school. This indicates he probably might have been like Buster for a time when he was a student

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