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==Critical response==
John J. O'Connor, in a review distributed by the New York Times Service, commented, ". . . to know ''Big Eddie'' is to loath it."<ref name="mn">{{cite news |last1=O'Connor |first1=John J. |title='Big Eddie' is depressing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-big-eddie-tv-show/125658682/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |work=The Morning News |date=August 23, 1975 |location=Delaware, Wilmington |page=23|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The review implied that Eddie married Honey as a means of obtaining custody of his granddaughter, "who, for purposes of uncomplicated plotting, is conveniently orphaned."<ref name="mn" /> O'Connor commented that Eddie often shouted and that his speech was filled with pronunciations such as "'dat' for that, or 'foist' for first" and he added, "His black assistant (Ralph Wilcox) jive talks hysterically."<ref name="mn" />
After watching four episodes, Lee Winfrey wrote in ''[[The Baltimore Sun|The Evening Sun]]'', "The only thing large about ''Big Eddie'' is growing wonder as to why it is still on the air."<ref name="es">{{cite news |last1=Winfrey |first1=Lee |title='Eddie': Big Or Dull? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun-big-eddie-tv-show/125659615/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |work=The Evening Sun |agency=KNI |date=October 16, 1975 |location=Maryland, Baltimore |page=22|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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