Cycling for Morons

**Cycling for Morons**is episode 66b of Edward and Eric. It premiered on Kids' WB on September 15, 2001.

## Synopsis

Mrs. White gives the viewer instructions on how to ride a bicycle, but Eric manages to mess it all up by trying to have a fierce bike race with Joey.

## Cast

* Andrew Rannells as Edward and Driver
* Josh Peck as Eric
* Tress MacNeille as Mrs. White
* Wayne Grayson as Joey and Gilbert
* Dee Bradley Baker as Old Man Esmond
* Veronica Taylor as Carver

## Trivia

* This and Say Cheese are the only two episodes in the series to have a title card.
* Horlepiep by Jan Rap serves as the title card track for this episode.
* This episode is 4 minutes long as opposed to the usual length of 11 minutes.
* Throughout the entire episode, the bottom teeth of the characters are highly prominent.
* This episode was on the Incredibly Incredible Adventures VHS and DVD over a month before it premiered on television. It's also available to watch on the Season 4 Volume 1 box set.
* Since this episode was originally produced for Season 3, the animation is a lot better and more expressive than the rest of Season 4.
	+ It also explains why this episode has two sister episodes.
* The title is a parody of the "X for Dummies" books, which are real life guidebooks that are intended to teach the reader about a topic they're new to in a non-intimidating manner.
	+ The Season 8 episode, Movie Theater Etiquette for Morons, would end up having a similar title (and episode format).

## Transcript

(The episode opens with a title card that reads "Cycling for Morons", followed by "By Catherine White". The opening credits then list her name everywhere else, similarly to how Say Cheese does with the brothers)

(After some brief static, the camera shows Mrs. White sitting at her desk)

**Mrs. White:** Good morning, Driver's Ed students. I'm your teacher, Mrs. White, here to give our first-time students a lesson on how to ride the four-wheeled wonder otherwise known as the bicycle.

(Students are heard booing)

**Mrs. White:** I'm sure you freshmen are eager to work on cars, but with your safety being my top priority, those are for the older students. After all, you have to walk before you can run.

**Gilbert:** (stands up in front of her) And you have to crawl before you can walk, you fat-

(Ollie immediately drags him away by the collar)

(Brief cut to static. Eric is seen walking out of Avenue A Apartment, and he hops on a green bicycle)

**Eric:**Oh boy, today is the day I get to pay a visit to Carver! He's been calling me his "little friend" lately. I think he's really starting to find his kind spot!

**Mrs. White:** (narrating) Our crash test dummy- oops, I mean, my student, Eric Pearson, was more than willing to volunteer with the production of this film.

**Eric:** (gleefully) Mrs. White says I'm a liability!

**Mrs. White:** PRETEND YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT! (clears her throat) A bike can get you anywhere. It can get you to school on time, to the grocery store without the hassle of finding a good parking spot, and you can outrun the police by letting them bite your dust with it! Err... forget about that last part.

**Eric:** Huh? Who's talking from the beyond of the beyond?