The Amazing World of Gumball

The Amazing World of Gumball
The Amazing World of Gumball
Genre	Animated sitcom; Black comedy; Fantasy; Satire; Slapstick; Surreal comedy;
Created by	Ben Bocquelet
Directed by	Mic Graves; Antoine Perez (S5–6);
Voices of	Logan Grove; Jacob Hopkins; Nicolas Cantu; Duke Cutler; Kwesi Boakye; Terrell Ransom Jr.; Donielle T. Hansley Jr.; Christian J. Simon; Kyla Rae Kowalewski; Teresa Gallagher; Dan Russell;
Composer(s)	Ben Locket; Neil Myers (S6); Xav Clarke (2020–);
Country of origin	United Kingdom; United States;
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	240 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ben Bocquelet; Mic Graves (S6); Daniel Lennard (S1–3); Michael Carrington (S1–2); Sarah Fell (S4–); Patricia Hidalgo (S4–6);
Producer(s)	Joanna Beresford (S1); Ellen Collins (S4); Sarah Fell (S2–6);
Editor(s)	Richard Overall; Tony Hull (S2–); Lucy Benson (S5);
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe; Boulder Media (S1); Studio Soi (S2–);
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Original release	May 3, 2011 –; June 24, 2019
Chronology
Related shows	Elliott from Earth

The Amazing World of Gumball is an British-American animated comedy television series created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. It first aired on May 3, 2011.

The series is about the life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year-old light blue cat. Along with his adoptive goldfish brother and best friend Darwin, he almost always finds himself in trouble around Elmore. His sister Anais is a pink rabbit. His mother, Nicole, is a cat. His father is Richard, a rabbit.

The Amazing World of Gumball is the first series to be produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. It is co-produced with Studio SOI and Great Marlborough Productions.

On June 2, 2013, Cartoon Network announced a fourth and fifth season.

Main Characters[change | change source]

Gumball Watterson is the main character. He is a blue cat. His early life was revealed in the episode "The Origins".
Darwin Watterson is Gumball's best friend and adoptive brother. He is a orange goldfish. His complete name is Darwin Despigola Caspian Achab Poseidon Neptuno Watterson III.
Anais Watterson is Gumball's younger sister. She is a pink rabbit.
Nicole Watterson is Gumball's mother. She is a blue cat. In the episode "The Choices", she meets her husband Richard. Her maiden name is Senicourt.
Richard Watterson is Gumball's father. He is a pink rabbit.

Additional characters[change | change source]

Tobias: a rainbow cloud.
Anton: a piece of toast.
Penny: a peanut, later a shapeshifting fairy and Gumball's girlfriend.
Carrie: a ghost.
Alan: a balloon.
Carmen: a cactus.
Masami: a cloud.
Banana Joe: a banana.
Bobert: a robot.
Leslie: a flower.
Sarah: a ice cream cone.
Molly: a sauropod.
Teri: a paper bear.
Larry: a rock who does every job in Elmore..

Episodes[change | change source]

*The Amazing World of Gumball* series overview
Season		Episodes	Originally aired (U.S.)
Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
	Pilot		2008 (2008)
	1	36	May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)	March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)
	2	40	August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07)	December 3, 2013 (2013-12-03)
	3	40	June 5, 2014 (2014-06-05) ^[1]	August 6, 2015
	4	40	July 7, 2015	September 27, 2016
	5	40	September 30, 2016	November 10, 2017
	6	44	January 5, 2018	June 24, 2019
	Yearbook	6	December 14, 2019	December 28, 2019

Notes[change | change source]

↑ Credited as Dandelion Studios for season 1.

References[change | change source]

↑ Hopkins, Jacob (January 23, 2014), Season three premiere date confirmation, Twitter, retrieved April 9, 2020.

Other websites[change | change source]

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[Dandelion-1] Credited as Dandelion Studios for season 1.

[Hopkins_2014-01-23-2] Hopkins, Jacob (January 23, 2014), Season three premiere date confirmation, Twitter, retrieved April 9, 2020.

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