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-->'''Richard:''' "Chapter one. Gumball and Darwin ran through the living room...screaming?"
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* RealMenCanHunt: Part of the Groblefest tradition is hunting and eating a crocodile "to gain its strength". Darwin and Gumball try to substitute a squirrel for Juke to kill, but when even that prove to be too difficult, they just buy some hamburgers and Gumball points out how strong cows are.
* ShaggyDogStory: A switch on Juke's head is flipped, letting him speak normally and let everyone know that's what he was trying to talk about, but the switch is knocked back into its previous position before anyone pays enough attention to notice.

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* RealMenCanHunt: Part of the Groblefest tradition is hunting and eating a crocodile "to gain its strength". Darwin and Gumball try to substitute a squirrel for Juke to kill, but when even that prove proves to be too difficult, they just buy some hamburgers and Gumball points out how strong cows are.
* ShaggyDogStory: A switch on Juke's head is flipped, letting him speak normally and let letting everyone know that's what he was trying to talk about, but the switch is knocked back into its previous position before anyone pays enough attention to notice.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Juke.
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* BlatantLies: Mr. Small joins the children in celebrating when Gumball and Darwin erroneously announce that Miss Simian is retiring. When Miss Simian catches him with obvious party paraphernalia, he makes a halfhearted attempt to claim he was sure there'd been a fire drill.

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* BlatantLies: Mr. Small joins the children in celebrating when Gumball and Darwin erroneously announce that Miss Simian is retiring. When Miss Simian catches him with obvious party paraphernalia, items, he makes a halfhearted attempt to claim he was sure there'd been a fire drill.
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* BlatantLies: Mr. Small joins the children in celebrating when Gumball and Darwin erroneously announce that Miss Simian is retiring. When Miss Simian catches him with obvious party paraphernalia, he makes a halfhearted attempt to claim he was sure there'd been a fire drill.
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* EskimosArentReal: Gumball thinks that Mt. Everest, the Atlantic Ocean, and Thursday are just things Darwin made up.

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* EskimosArentReal: Gumball thinks that Mt. Everest, the Atlantic Ocean, and Thursday are just things Darwin made up.up by Darwin.
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* EskimosArentReal: Gumball thinks that Mt. Everest, the Atlantic Ocean, and Thursday are just things Darwin made up.
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* ParentheticalSwearing: Gumball mutters, "Ah, curse word," when Miss Simian tells the class that she's not retiring.

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* ParentheticalSwearing: NarrativeProfanityFilter: Gumball mutters, "Ah, curse word," when Miss Simian tells the class that she's not retiring.
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* TwoTeacherSchool: {{Lampshaded}}. When Gumball tells everyone Miss Simian is retiring, they all think they don't have to go to school anymore, since she seems to teach literally every class there, even though Miss Simian tells them that they would still have to go to school even if she did retire.

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* TwoTeacherSchool: {{Lampshaded}}. When Gumball tells everyone Miss Simian is retiring, they all think they don't have to go to school anymore, since she seems to teach literally every class there, even though Miss Simian tells them that they would still have to go to school even if she did retire.retire.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The Arabic Cartoon Network edited the beginning where Gumball and Darwin improvise dialogue between Principal Brown and Miss Simian to remove Miss Simian kissing Principal Brown (as displays of affection like that are considered taboo in Arabic countries).
** Curiously, in the Arabic Cartoon Network dub, Juke's line after he gets his voice back thanking Gumball and Darwin for hitting his switch and how he's been stuck like that for years was muted.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The Arabic Cartoon Network edited the beginning where Gumball and Darwin improvise dialogue between Principal Brown and Miss Simian to remove Miss Simian kissing Principal Brown (as displays of affection like that are considered taboo in Arabic countries).
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countries). Curiously, in the Arabic Cartoon Network dub, Juke's line after he gets his voice back thanking Gumball and Darwin for hitting his switch and how he's been stuck like that for years was muted.



* DistinctionWithoutADifference: Principal Brown assures Ms. Simian that she isn't bald, "it's just that gravity has turned your hair... into a beard".



* NoExceptYes: Principal Brown assures Ms. Simian that she isn't bald, "it's just that gravity has turned your hair... into a beard".
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** Curiously, Juke's line after he gets his voice back thanking Gumball and Darwin for hitting his switch and how he's been stuck like that for years was muted.

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** Curiously, in the Arabic Cartoon Network dub, Juke's line after he gets his voice back thanking Gumball and Darwin for hitting his switch and how he's been stuck like that for years was muted.

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**Curiously, Juke's line after he gets his voice back thanking Gumball and Darwin for hitting his switch and how he's been stuck like that for years was muted.



* SpecialGuest: Juke's "noise mode" is provided by Beatboxing Hobbit, credited with "Beatboxing provided by Hobbit".

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* SpecialGuest: Juke's "noise mode" is provided by Beatboxing Hobbit, credited with "Beatboxing provided by Hobbit".Hobbit" in the closing credits.
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Gumball and Darwin try to help Juke (the humanoid boy with a boombox for a head) speak properly.

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Gumball and Darwin try to help Juke (the humanoid boy with a boombox for a head) speak properly.properly, but Gumball and Darwin get too caught up in arguing over how Juke should be treated.



* CreatorCameo: One of the videos Darwin and Gumball show to each other is of the show's director, Mic Graves.

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* CreatorCameo: One of the videos Darwin and Gumball show to each other is of features the show's series director, Mic Graves.
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* {{Bowdlerization}}: The Arabic Cartoon Network edited the beginning where Gumball and Darwin improvise dialogue between Principal Brown and Miss Simian to remove Miss Simian kissing Principal Brown (as displays of affection like that are considered taboo in Arabic countries).

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* {{Bowdlerization}}: {{Bowdlerise}}: The Arabic Cartoon Network edited the beginning where Gumball and Darwin improvise dialogue between Principal Brown and Miss Simian to remove Miss Simian kissing Principal Brown (as displays of affection like that are considered taboo in Arabic countries).
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* {{Bowdlerization}}: The Arabic Cartoon Network edited the beginning where Gumball and Darwin improvise dialogue between Principal Brown and Miss Simian to remove Miss Simian kissing Principal Brown (as displays of affection like that are considered taboo in Arabic countries).
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* LanguageEqualsThought: What (seems to be) Juke's home country has over 500 different words for disco, but discovered fire in 1992.

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* LanguageEqualsThought: What (seems to be) Juke's home country has over 500 different words for disco, but [[AliensNeverInventedTheWheel discovered fire in 1992.1992]].
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* MistakenNationality: Darwin and Gumball think Juke is trying to have a "Groblefest" coming of age ritual because he's from a place called "Boomboxembourg". It turns out Boomboxembourg is a continent with several different countries, and Juke isn't form one that celebrates Groblefest--he's never even heard of it.

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* MistakenNationality: Darwin and Gumball think Juke is trying to have a "Groblefest" coming of age ritual because he's from a place called "Boomboxembourg". It turns out Boomboxembourg is a continent with several different countries, and Juke isn't form from one that celebrates Groblefest--he's never even heard of it.

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* ParentheticalSwearing: Gumball mutters, "Ah, curse word," when Miss Simian tells the class that she's not retiring.



* TwoTeacherSchool: {{Lampshaded}}. When Gumball tells everyone Miss Simian is retiring, they all think they don't have to go to school anymore, since she seems to teach literally every class there.

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* TwoTeacherSchool: {{Lampshaded}}. When Gumball tells everyone Miss Simian is retiring, they all think they don't have to go to school anymore, since she seems to teach literally every class there.there, even though Miss Simian tells them that they would still have to go to school even if she did retire.
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* TranslationByVolume: Darwin criticizes Gumball for not trying to communicate with Juke in a language he understands, [[HypocriticalHumor then immediately tries to ask him the same question more loudly.]]

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* TranslationByVolume: Darwin criticizes Gumball for not trying to communicate with Juke in a language he understands, [[HypocriticalHumor then immediately tries to ask him the same question more loudly.]]]]
* TwoTeacherSchool: {{Lampshaded}}. When Gumball tells everyone Miss Simian is retiring, they all think they don't have to go to school anymore, since she seems to teach literally every class there.
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* LanguageEqualsThought: What (seems to be) Juke's home country has over 500 different words for disco but discovered fire in 1992.
* MistakenNationality:

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* LanguageEqualsThought: What (seems to be) Juke's home country has over 500 different words for disco disco, but discovered fire in 1992.
* MistakenNationality: Darwin and Gumball think Juke is trying to have a "Groblefest" coming of age ritual because he's from a place called "Boomboxembourg". It turns out Boomboxembourg is a continent with several different countries, and Juke isn't form one that celebrates Groblefest--he's never even heard of it.



* RealMenCanHunt:

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* RealMenCanHunt: Part of the Groblefest tradition is hunting and eating a crocodile "to gain its strength". Darwin and Gumball try to substitute a squirrel for Juke to kill, but when even that prove to be too difficult, they just buy some hamburgers and Gumball points out how strong cows are.

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* MistakenNationality:



* ShaggyDogStory: A switch on Juke's head is flipped, letting him speak normally and let everyone know that's what he was trying to talk about, but the switch is knocked back into its previous position before anyone hears him.

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* RealMenCanHunt:
* ShaggyDogStory: A switch on Juke's head is flipped, letting him speak normally and let everyone know that's what he was trying to talk about, but the switch is knocked back into its previous position before anyone hears him.pays enough attention to notice.
* SpecialGuest: Juke's "noise mode" is provided by Beatboxing Hobbit, credited with "Beatboxing provided by Hobbit".
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* ShaggyDogStory: A switch on Juke's head is flipped, letting him speak normally and let everyone know that's what he was trying to talk about, but the switch is knocked back into its previous position before anyone hears him.
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Gumball and Darwin try to help Juke (the boy with a boombox for a head) speak properly.

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Gumball and Darwin try to help Juke (the humanoid boy with a boombox for a head) speak properly.



* BeyondTheImpossible: Darwin and Gumball somehow get inside the book Richard was carrying to his side.

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* BeyondTheImpossible: Darwin and Gumball somehow get inside the book Richard was carrying to his side. side when they were celebrating Ms. Simian's alleged retirement.

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*BeyondTheImpossible: Darwin and Gumball somehow get inside the book Richard was carrying to his side.



* TheCatCameBack: Darwin and Gumball are running around screaming and keep appearing in everything Richard is watching on TV. Then they appear ''[[BeyondTheImpossible in the book he had to his side]]'' before running right in front of him.

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* TheCatCameBack: Darwin and Gumball are running around screaming and keep appearing in everything Richard is watching on TV. Then they appear ''[[BeyondTheImpossible ''[[SerialEscalation in the book he had to his side]]'' before running right in front of him.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Darwin objects to calling Juke a "boom-box head" (despite him not seeming to care), and insists Gumball use the term "bi-speakered, parallelepipedic electrical leisure appliance".

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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Darwin objects to calling Juke a "boom-box head" (despite him not seeming to care), and insists Gumball use the term "bi-speakered, "[[ExpoSpeakGag bi-speakered, parallelepipedic electrical leisure appliance".appliance]]".

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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: A non-fatal variant in that everyone but Principal Brown (even Mr. Small) celebrates when told that Ms. Simian is retiring.



* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Gumball runs what Juke types through machine translation--through several languages--producing the message "the reign of the ape is no more", which they assume to mean Ms. Simian is retiring.

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* TheCatCameBack: Darwin and Gumball are running around screaming and keep appearing in everything Richard is watching on TV. Then they appear ''[[BeyondTheImpossible in the book he had to his side]]'' before running right in front of him.
* CreatorCameo: One of the videos Darwin and Gumball show to each other is of the show's director, Mic Graves.
* LanguageEqualsThought: What (seems to be) Juke's home country has over 500 different words for disco but discovered fire in 1992.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Darwin and Gumball dub over Leslie jumping rope to make it seem like a trailer for some inspirational sports movie.
* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Gumball runs what Juke types through machine translation--through several languages--producing languages because there was no direct translation--producing the message "the reign of the ape is no more", which they assume to mean Ms. Simian is retiring.retiring.
* NoExceptYes: Principal Brown assures Ms. Simian that she isn't bald, "it's just that gravity has turned your hair... into a beard".
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Darwin objects to calling Juke a "boom-box head" (despite him not seeming to care), and insists Gumball use the term "bi-speakered, parallelepipedic electrical leisure appliance".
-->'''Gumball:''' You make it sound like a disease.
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Gumball and Darwin try to figure out what Juke (the boy with a boombox for a head) is telling them.

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Gumball and Darwin try to figure out what help Juke (the boy with a boombox for a head) is telling them. speak properly.
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Gumball and Darwin try to figure out what Juke is telling them.

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Gumball and Darwin try to figure out what Juke is telling them.
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* BigNo: Alan gets stuck to Principal Brown's head without Brown noticing it. Once he notices Brown is head to the bathroom, his laughing quickly turns into a RapidFireNo then a BigNo.
* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Gumball runs what Juke types through machine translation--through several languages--producing the message "the reign of the ape is no more", which they assume to mean Ms. Simian is retiring.
* TimmyInAWell: Said by Gumball as a sarcastic guess as to what [[TheUnintelligible Juke]] was trying to say.
* TranslationByVolume: Darwin criticizes Gumball for not trying to communicate with Juke in a language he understands, [[HypocriticalHumor then immediately tries to ask him the same question more loudly.]]

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