The Amazing World of Gumball

About The Amazing World of Gumball

The Amazing World of Gumball is an innovative British-American animated television series that was first released in 2011 on Cartoon Network. The series revolves around the life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year-old cat who attends middle school in the fictitious city of Elmore. Accompanied by his adoptive goldfish brother and best friend Darwin, Gumball frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city. The show is highly renowned for its surreal humor, visual style, and mixed-media elements.

Making / Production

The show was created by Ben Bocquelet and produced by Cartoon Network Studios Europe. It is notable for its combination of 2D and 3D animation, along with real-world elements, making it visually unique among animated TV series. The series concluded in June 2019 with a total of six seasons and 240 episodes.

Actors

• Logan Grove (Seasons 1-2, 3and4) and Jacob Hopkins (Seasons 3-6) as Gumball: The blue cat protagonist with a knack for getting into trouble.
• Kwesi Boakye (Seasons 1-2, 3and4) and Terrell Ransom Jr. (Seasons 3-6) as Darwin: Gumball's lovable goldfish brother and partner in misadventure.
• Teresa Gallagher as Nicole: The Watterson family matriarch, who balances work, home, and the occasional chaos caused by Gumball and Darwin.
• Dan Russell as Richard: Gumball's laid-back and kindhearted bunny father.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The show originally began as a series of characters that creator Ben Bocquelet came up with for commercials. When the commercials were not used, the characters were reworked into what became The Amazing World of Gumball.
• The character design and animation style of the show is a combination of multiple forms of visual media, including traditional animation, CGI, stop-motion, flash animation, and live-action.
• While the series is set in the USA, it is produced by British and French animators and voice actors.

Awards

The Amazing World of Gumball has won numerous awards during its run, including a BAFTA Kids' Vote - Television award in 2015, and an International Emmy Kids Award for Animation in 2016.

Quotes

• "I may not be smart, but I have a good heart. That's what matters." - Gumball Watterson
• "I'm not lazy, I'm just conserving energy." - Richard Watterson
• "That's the thing about life, it's full of surprises." - Darwin Watterson

Music/Soundtrack

• "The Amazing World of Gumball End Title Theme" by Ben Locket
• "I Wanna Sing" from the episode 'The Singing'
• "No More Gi" from the episode 'The Gi'