The Amazing World of Gumball

This article is about the TV series. For the comic book series, see The Amazing World of Gumball (Boom! Studios).

The Amazing World of Gumball
On-screen series title card.
Created by	Ben Bocquelet
Network	Cartoon Network
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
Original release	May 3, 2011
Run time	11 minutes
Starring	Logan Grove Jacob Hopkins Nicolas Cantu Duke Cutler Kwesi Boakye Terrell Ransom Jr. Donielle Hansley Jr. Christian J. Simon Kyla Rae Kowalewski Teresa Gallagher Dan Russell
Executive producer(s)	Ben Bocquelet Daniel Lennard Michael Carington Sarah Fell Patricia Hidalgo Mic Graves
Producer(s)	Joanna Beresford Ellen Collins
Music composed by	Ben Locket Neil Myers Xav Clarke
Writer(s)	Ben Bocquelet
Director(s)	Mic Graves Antoine Perez

The Amazing World of Gumball, also known as Gumball, is a British-American animated sitcom television series created by Ben Bocquelet. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios Europe for Cartoon Network. It ran from 2011 to 2019, airing 240 episodes that spanned six seasons, and is currently on hiatus while new episodes are being produced under the studio's rebranded name Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.

In the town of Elmore, anything can happen, and at the center of this is 12-year-old cat boy Gumball Watterson, and his eccentric, but loving family, as he uses his wits, cunning, and incurable optimism to get through the day's absurd and hectic challenges.

Production

Development

Ben Bocquelet was hired to help people pitch their projects at Cartoon Network Studios Europe, when it was formed in London in 2007. When the studio decided to have the staff pitch their ideas to Cartoon Network, Bocquelet had the idea of using some rejected characters he had created for commercials and put it together in a series inside of a school setting. The pilot, which centered around the premise of its varied cast, caught the attention of Daniel Lennard, then-vice president of Original Series and Development at Turner Broadcasting System Europe, who was impressed and approved production of the series in 2009.

In 2019, The Amazing World of Gumball had seemingly ended, but would continue with The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! and Gumball: The Series, which were greenlit on September 21, 2021 by HBO Max and Cartoon Network. Bocquelet described the movie as creating a "whole new universe." In August 2022, HBO Max dropped the movie, although it is still in production with hopes of being picked up elsewhere.

The Amazing World of Gumball was also officially announced to be back in production during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024, with the crew working on the seventh season opener, "The Burger" for the 2025-2026 season. A screening of the partially made episode was viewed for guests at Annecy, with a gift bag shaped like a Joyful Burger burger box.

Music

The music has been composed by Ben Locket, Neil Myers, and Xav Clarke.

Episodes

Title	Original air date
1x01 "The DVD"	May 3, 2011
102 "The Responsible"	May 9, 2011
1x03 "The Third"	May 16, 2011
104 "The Debt	May 16, 2011
1x03 "The End"	May 23, 2011
1x04 "The Dress"	May 23, 2011
1x05 "The Quest"	May 30, 2011
1x06 "The Quest"	May 30, 2011
1x07 "The Pressure"	June 6, 2011
1x08 "The Painting"	June 13, 2011
1x09 "The Laziest"	June 20, 2011
1x10 "The Ghost"	June 27, 2011
1x11 "The Mystery"	July 11, 2011
1x12 "The Prank"	July 18, 2011
1x13 "The Gi"	July 25, 2011
1x14 "The Kiss"	August 1, 2011
1x15 "The Party"	August 8, 2011
1x16 "The Refund"	August 15, 2011
1x17 "The Robot"	August 22, 2011
1x18 "The Picnic"	August 29, 2011
1x19 "The Goons"	September 5, 2011
1x20 "The Secret"	September 26, 2011
1x21 "The Sock"	October 3, 2011
1x22 "The Genius"	October 10, 2011
1x23 "The Poltergeist"	October 17, 2011
1x24 "The Mustache"	November 21, 2011
1x25 "The Date"	November 28, 2011
1x26 "The Club"	December 5, 2011
1x27 "The Wand"	January 24, 2012
1x28 "The Ape"	January 31, 2012
1x29 "The Car"	February 7, 2012
1x30 "The Curse"	February 14, 2012
1x31 "The Microwave"	February 21, 2012
1x32 "The Meddler"	February 28, 2012
1x33 "The Helmet"	March 6, 2012
1x34 "The Fight"	March 13, 2012
2x01 "The Remote"	August 7, 2012
2x02 "The Colossus"	August 14, 2012
2x03 "The Knights"	August 21, 2012
2x04 "The Fridge"	September 4, 2012
2x05 "The Flower"	September 11, 2012
2x06 "The Banana"	September 11, 2012
2x07 "The Phone"	September 18, 2012
2x08 "The Job"	September 18, 2012
2x09 "Halloween"	October 23, 2012
2x10 "The Treasure"	October 30, 2012
2x11 "The Apology"	November 6, 2012
2x12 "The Words"	November 13, 2012
2x13 "The Skull"	November 20, 2012
2x14 "The Bet"	November 27, 2012
2x15 "Christmas"	December 4, 2012
2x16 "The Watch"	January 22, 2013
2x17 "The Bumpkin"	January 29, 2013
2x18 "The Flakers"	February 5, 2013
2x19 "The Authority"	February 12, 2013
2x20 "The Virus"	June 5, 2013
2x21 "The Pony"	June 12, 2013
2x22 "The Hero"	June 19, 2013
2x23 "The Dream"	June 26, 2013
2x24 "The Sidekick"	July 3, 2013
2x25 "The Photo"	July 17, 2013
2x26 "The Tag"	July 24, 2013
2x27 "The Storm"	July 31, 2013
2x28 "The Lesson"	August 7, 2013
2x29 "The Game"	August 21, 2013
2x30 "The Limit"	August 28, 2013
2x31 "The Voice"	September 10, 2013
2x32 "The Promise"	September 17, 2013
2x33 "The Castle"	October 1, 2013
2x34 "The Boombox"	October 8, 2013
2x35 "The Tape"	October 15, 2013
2x36 "The Sweaters"	November 5, 2013
2x37 "The Internet"	November 12, 2013
2x38 "The Plan"	November 19, 2013
2x39 "The World"	November 26, 2013
2x40 "The Finale"	December 3, 2013
3x01 "The Kids"	June 5, 2014
3x02 "The Fan"	June 5, 2014
3x03 "The Coach"	June 12, 2014
3x04 "The Joy"	June 19, 2014
3x05 "The Puppy"	June 26, 2014
3x06 "The Recipe"	July 3, 2014
3x07 "The Name"	July 10, 2014
3x08 "The Extras"	July 17, 2014
3x09 "The Gripes"	July 24, 2014
3x10 "The Vacation"	July 31, 2014
3x11 "The Fraud"	August 7, 2014
3x12 "The Void"	August 14, 2014
3x13 "The Boss"	August 21, 2014
3x14 "The Move"	August 28, 2014
3x15 "The Law"	September 4, 2014
3x16 "The Allergy"	September 11, 2014
3x17 "The Mothers"	September 18, 2014
3x18 "The Password"	September 25, 2014
3x19 "The Procrastinators"	October 2, 2014
3x20 "The Shell"	October 9, 2014
3x21 "The Burden"	October 16, 2014
3x22 "The Bros"	October 23, 2014
3x23 "The Mirror"	October 30, 2014
3x24 "The Man"	October 30, 2014
3x25 "The Pizza"	November 13, 2014
3x26 "The Lie"	November 20, 2014
3x27 "The Butterfly"	January 8, 2015
3x28 "The Question"	January 8, 2015
3x29 "The Saint"	January 15, 2015
3x30 "The Friend"	January 22, 2015
3x31 "The Oracle"	January 29, 2015
3x32 "The Safety"	February 5, 2015
3x33 "The Society"	February 12, 2015
3x34 "The Spoiler"	February 19, 2015
3x35 "The Countdown"	February 26, 2015
3x36 "The Nobody"	March 5, 2015
3x37 "The Downer"	July 6, 2015
3x38 "The Egg"	August 6, 2015
3x39 "The Triangle"	July 8, 2015
3x40 "The Money"	July 9, 2015
4x01 "The Return"	July 7, 2015
4x02 "The Nemesis"	July 10, 2015
4x03 "The Crew"	August 13, 2015
4x04 "The Others"	August 20, 2015
4x05 "The Signature"	August 27, 2015
4x06 "The Check"	August 31, 2015
4x07 "The Pest"	September 1, 2015
4x08 "The Sale"	September 2, 2015
4x09 "The Gift"	September 3, 2015
4x10 "The Parking"	September 4, 2015
4x11 "The Routine"	October 5, 2015
4x12 "The Upgrade"	October 6, 2015
4x13 "The Comic"	October 7, 2015
4x14 "The Romantic"	October 8, 2015
4x15 "The Uploads"	October 9, 2015
4x16 "The Apprentice"	January 7, 2016
4x17 "The Hug"	January 14, 2016
4x18 "The Wicked"	January 21, 2016
4x19 "The Traitor"	January 28, 2016
4x20 "The Origins"	February 15, 2016
4x21 "The Origins Part Two"	February 15, 2016
4x22 "The Girlfriend"	March 31, 2016
4x23 "The Advice"	April 21, 2016
4x24 "The Signal"	April 28, 2016
4x25 "The Parasite"	May 5, 2016
4x26 "The Love"	May 12, 2016
4x27 "The Awkwardness"	May 19, 2016
4x28 "The Nest"	May 26, 2016
4x29 "The Points"	June 2, 2016
4x30 "The Bus"	June 9, 2016
4x31 "The Night"	June 16, 2016
4x32 "The Misunderstandings"	June 23, 2016
4x33 "The Roots"	August 15, 2016
4x34 "The Blame"	August 16, 2016
4x35 "The Slap"	August 17, 2016
4x36 "The Detective"	August 18, 2016
4x37 "The Fury"	August 19, 2016
4x38 "The Compilation"	August 25, 2016
4x39 "The Scam"	October 27, 2016
4x40 "The Disaster"	September 5, 2016
5x01 "The Rerun"	September 5, 2016
5x02 "The Stories"	September 1, 2016
5x03 "The Guy"	September 8, 2016
5x04 "The Boredom"	September 15, 2016
5x05 "The Vision"	October 6, 2016
5x06 "The Choices"	October 13, 2016
5x07 "The Code"	October 20, 2016
5x08 "The Test"	November 3, 2016
5x09 "The Slide"	November 10, 2016
5x10 "The Loophole"	November 17, 2016
5x11 "The Copycats"	February 6, 2017
5x12 "The Potato"	February 7, 2017
5x13 "The Fuss"	February 8, 2017
5x14 "The Outside"	February 9, 2017
5x15 "The Vase"	February 13, 2017
5x16 "The Matchmaker"	February 14, 2017
5x17 "The Box"	February 15, 2017
5x18 "The Console"	February 16, 2017
5x19 "The Ollie"	February 20, 2017
5x20 "The Catfish"	February 21, 2017
5x21 "The Cycle"	February 22, 2017
5x22 "The Stars"	February 23, 2017
5x23 "The Grade"	February 27, 2017
5x24 "The Diet"	February 28, 2017
5x25 "The Ex"	March 1, 2017
5x26 "The Sorcerer"	March 2, 2017
5x27 "The Menu"	March 6, 2017
5x28 "The Uncle"	March 7, 2017
5x29 "The Weirdo"	March 8, 2017
5x30 "The Heist"	March 9, 2017
5x31 "The Singing"	September 1, 2017
5x32 "The Best"	September 8, 2017
5x33 "The Worst"	September 15, 2017
5x34 "The Deal"	September 22, 2017
5x35 "The Petals"	September 29, 2017
5x36 "The Puppets"	October 6, 2017
5x37 "The Nuisance"	October 13, 2017
5x38 "The Line"	October 20, 2017
5x39 "The List"	November 3, 2017
5x40 "The News"	November 10, 2017
6x01 "The Rival"	January 5, 2018
6x02 "The Lady"	January 5, 2018
6x03 "The Sucker"	January 12, 2018
6x04 "The Vegging"	January 15, 2018
6x05 "The One"	January 19, 2018
6x06 "The Father"	January 26, 2018
6x07 "The Cringe"	February 2, 2018
6x08 "The Cage"	February 9, 2018
6x09 "The Faith"	February 23, 2018
6x10 "The Candidate"	March 2, 2018
6x11 "The Anybody"	March 9, 2018
6x12 "The Pact"	April 9, 2018
6x13 "The Neighbor"	April 13, 2018
6x14 "The Shippening"	April 20, 2018
6x15 "The Brain"	June 18, 2018
6x16 "The Parents"	June 18, 2018
6x17 "The Founder"	June 18, 2018
6x18 "The Schooling"	June 18, 2018
6x19 "The Intelligence"	June 18, 2018
6x20 "The Potion"	July 16, 2018
6x21 "The Spinoffs"	July 16, 2018
6x22 "The Transformation"	July 16, 2018
6x23 "The Understanding"	July 16, 2018
6x24 "The Ad"	July 16, 2018
6x25 "The Ghouls"	October 19, 2018
6x26 "The Stink"	November 5, 2018
6x27 "The Awareness"	November 6, 2018
6x28 "The Slip"	November 7, 2018
6x29 "The Drama"	November 8, 2018
6x30 "The Buddy"	November 9, 2018
6x31 "The Possession"	April 15, 2019
6x32 "The Master"	April 22, 2019
6x33 "The Silence"	April 29, 2019
6x34 "The Future"	May 6, 2019
6x35 "The Wish"	May 13, 2019
6x36 "The Factory"	May 20, 2019
6x37 "The Agent"	May 27, 2019
6x38 "The Web"	June 3, 2019
6x39 "The Mess"	June 10, 2019
6x40 "The Heart"	June 10, 2019
6x41 "The Revolt"	June 17, 2019
6x42 "The Decisions"	June 17, 2019
6x43 "The BFFs"	June 24, 2019
6x44 "The Inquisition"	June 24, 2019
7x01 "The Burger"	2025 or 2026

Shorts

Title	Original air date
1x01 Darwin's Yearbook: "Banana Joe"	December 14, 2019
1x02 Darwin's Yearbook: "Clayton"	December 14, 2019
1x03 Darwin's Yearbook: "Carrie"	December 14, 2019
1x04 Darwin's Yearbook: "Alan"	December 14, 2019
1x05 Darwin's Yearbook: "Sarah"	June 24, 2019
1x06 Darwin's Yearbook: "Teachers"	March 3, 2019
2x01 The Gumball Chronicles: "The Curse of Elmore"	October 5, 2020
2x02 The Gumball Chronicles: "Vote Gumball... and Penny?"	November 2, 2020
2x03 The Gumball Chronicles: "Vote Gumball... and Leslie?"	November 2, 2020
2x04 The Gumball Chronicles: "Vote Gumball... and Bobert?"	November 2, 2020
2x05 The Gumball Chronicles: "Vote Gumball... and Anyone?"	November 2, 2020
2x06 The Gumball Chronicles: "Ancestor Act"	November 21, 2020
2x07 The Gumball Chronicles: "Mother's Day"	May 8, 2021
2x08 The Gumball Chronicles: "Elmore's Most Wanted"	June 20, 2021

Cast

• Logan Grove (seasons 1-2), Jacob Hopkins (seasons 3-5), Nicolas Cantu (seasons 5-6), and Duke Cutler (Gumball Chronicles) as Gumball Watterson
• Kwesi Boakye (seasons 1-2), Terrell Ransom Jr. (seasons 3-5), Donielle Hansley Jr. (seasons 5-6), and Christian J. Simon (season 6 and Darwin's Yearbook) as Darwin Watterson
• Karla Rae Kowalewski as Anais Watterson
• Teresa Gallagher as Nicole Watterson
• Dan Russell as Richard Watterson

Legacy

On April 16, 2016, Gumball had a non-speaking cameo in the Uncle Grandpa episode "Pizza Eve," which also aired on Cartoon Network.

The same year on August 31, a 3D interactive shooting dark ride opened at the IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai, being called The Amazing Ride of Gumball.

Merchandise

Home media

Between 2012 to 2019, Warner Home Video released several DVD with select episodes, as well as the putting the entire first season together in the UK, Ireland, the United States, and Australia. In Australia, the DVDs were released by Madman Entertainment, and they put together the entire first season on a three-disc set called The Amazing World of Gumball: The Complete First Season.

Reading material

Kaboom, an imprint of Boom! Studios, published an ongoing comic book series from 2014 to 2015. There have also been specials and graphic novels from 2015 to 2019.

Toys

There are plush toys of Gumball, Darwin, and Anais. Comansi released plastic figures of the Watterson family in fixed posed positions (with two of Gumball). In 2018, McDonald's included the series in their Happy Meals, which included toys, keychains, a pencil, a puzzle book, and character info cards. For some reason, Gumball was dressed as a jock (even in the advert), despite not being one in the show.

Video games

Since its debut, the UK Cartoon Network.com has uploaded several online games based on the game. There are several Android app games. In 2016, Gumball and locations from the series were featured in the side-scrolling beat-up platform game Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers.