History Recap / TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS2E40TheFinale

In this parody of ClipShow episodes of sitcoms, The Wattersons recount their family memories -- and so does everyone else when they decide to get rid of the family once and for all.

* [[SealedEvilInACan Frozen Evil In A Jar]]: Turns out Kenneth was dealt with offscreen by reduces him to his original size again, putting him in his original jar, and freezing it. He's unsealed as part of the Watterson family's LastDance.

* LastDance: As all of the Wattersons' past actions are catching up to them, they set out on a rampage to make things even worse [[ResetButton until everything fixes itself like it's always supposed to]].

* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The whole of Elmore swarms on the Wattersons to murder them for the damage they've done throughout the show, and Gumball proclaims that their last hope is a reality ResetButton just as the episode ends. [[WordOfGod The reset was the credits]] (in countries that actually saw the closing credits uninterrupted. The U.S. airing has shown the closing credits of the show squeezed in with promos, making the episode end abruptly after Gumball says that they're only hope is if a reality reset button wipes out the events of the episode).

** The mob at the end includes the pizzas from "The Job" whose "baby" Gumball dropped, the Bomb Guy from "The Lesson" that Gumball tricked into exploding, Rob, the cyclops Darwin kicked down a manhole in "The Pony"[[note]]it would later be revealed that Rob would be sent to the void of the world's mistakes and escape so he can start a new life in Elmore as Gumball and Darwin's worst enemy[[/note]], the security guard from "The Limit" that withered from Nicole's DeathGlare, and Marvin, the old man from "The Watch" they fought over a valuable watch with.

* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The whole of Elmore swarms on the Wattersons to murder them for the damage they've done throughout the show, and Gumball proclaims that their last hope is a reality ResetButton just as the episode ends. [[WordOfGod The reset was the credits]] (in countries that actually saw the closing credits uninterrupted. The U.S. airing has shown the closing credits of the show squeezed in with promos, making the episode end abruptly after Gumball says that they're only hope is if a reality reset button wipes out the events of the episode.

** The mob at the end includes the pizzas from "The Job" whose "baby" Gumball dropped, the Bomb Guy from "The Lesson" that Gumball tricked into exploding, Rob, the guy Darwin kicked down a manhole in "The Pony", the security guard from "The Limit" that withered from Nicole's DeathGlare, and Marvin, the old man from "The Watch" they fought over a valuable watch with.

* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The whole of Elmore swarms on the Wattersons to murder them for the damage they've done throughout the show, and Gumball proclaims that their last hope is a reality ResetButton just as the episode ends. [[WordOfGod The reset was the credits.]]

* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The whole of Elmore swarms on the Wattersons for the damage they've done throughout the show, and Gumball proclaims that their last hope is a reality ResetButton just as the episode ends. [[WordOfGod The reset was the credits.]]

** The mob at the end includes the pizzas from "The Job" whose "baby" Gumball dropped, the Bomb Guy from "The Lesson" that Gumball tricked into exploding, Rob, the guy Darwin kicked down a manhole in "The Pony", and Marvin, the old man from "The Watch" they fought over a valuable watch with.

* [[SealedEvilInACan Frozen Evil In A Jar]]: Kenneth, like in his debut. He's unsealed as part of the Watterson family's LastDance.

** The cops call Richard about his reckless driving, with clips from "The Bumpkin" and "The Helmet" both shown. He also mentions how he's ended at least one episode ("The Tag") in jail, without any explanation how he got out.

* ThrowingTheFight: An argument between Richard and Mr. Fitzgerald results in everyone around the neighborhood egging them on to fight neither wants, so they agree to fake it, with Mr. Fitzgerald taking a dive. Richard hits too early though, and actually knocks him out.

** Laurence Needlemeyer is suing for all the misfortune that happen whenever the Wattersons are around, in particular the times they scared off her girlfriend when he was trying to propose in "The Laziest" and "The Goons".

* BaitAndSwitchComment: While the family is in jail.
-->'''Donut Cop:''' Wattersons, you're free--\\
'''Wattersons:''' Yes!\\
'''Donut Cop:''' --to remain silent! Otherwise, no dinner tonight.

-->'''Nicole''': Oh thank you, thank you! This is for breaking us out of here (kisses inmate on the cheek)... and this is for punching my husband.\\

* [[SealedEvilInACan Frozen Evil In A Jar]]: Kenneth, like in his debut. He's unsealed as part of the Watterson family's LastDance.

** Gumball is held accountable the damage Hector did in his rampage in "The Colossus", so the Watterson have to pay for half of it.

* ContinuityCavalcade: The episode centers on a bunch of events from previous episodes coming back to bite the Wattersons.

* RealityEnsues: The Watersons are held accountable for all the damage they've done through the course of the series.

* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The whole of Elmore swarms on the Wattersons for the damage they've done throughout the show, and Gumball proclaims that their last hope is a reality ResetButton just as the episode ends. [[spoiler:[[WordOfGod The reset was the credits.]]]]

The Wattersons recount family memories and discover that the past has a way of coming back to haunt them... with a vengeance.

* ContinuityCavalcade: "The Finale" centers on a bunch of events from previous episodes coming back to bite the Wattersons. "The Name" has several flashbacks and mentions of previous episodes, then a [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind trip through Gumball's memories]], all of which are previous scenes shown to the audience.

* ThisIsReality: When presenting Richard with a bill for all the damage done to the town in "The Finale", Hector's mother tells him that this isn't a fairy tale, where things just magically turn out all right... [[HypocriticalHumor just as she gets up on her]] FlyingBroomstick.

* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: "The Finale," where the whole of Elmore swarms on the Wattersons for the damage they've done throughout the show, and Gumball proclaims that their last hope is a reality ResetButton just as the episode ends. [[spoiler:[[WordOfGod The reset was the credits.]]]]
** As the title suggests, "The Finale" was written as a GrandFinale in case the series wouldn't make it to the third season. A third season was announced several months before the airing of the episode so ends up being HilariousInHindsight given the NegativeContinuity lampshading running through that episode will itself also be undone.
* ClipShow: The start of "The Finale," in which the Wattersons, in amusingly forced nostalgia, reminisce on past episodes and {{lampshade|Hanging}} the aesthetic changes between seasons, some of their more absurd experiences, and the NegativeContinuity inherent in the show's nature. [[spoiler:The latter quickly comes back to bite them, though, when all of Elmore catches up with the damages they've done to the town and its residents and seeks justice on them for the rest of the episode]].

* LastDance: As all of the Wattersons' past actions are catching up to them in "The Finale", they set out on a rampage to make things even worse [[ResetButton until everything fixes itself like it's always supposed to]]. [[spoiler:[[DownerEnding It didn't work.]] [[WordOfGod Except it did - it's the credits.]]]]
* RealityEnsues: In "The Finale", the Watersons are held accountable for all the damage they've done through the course of the series.
* ResetButton: The Wattersons tried to invoke this in "The Finale" by [[LastDance going on a desperate rampage]] to make things so bad that they had to fix themselves like they're always supposed to. [[spoiler:[[WordOfGod Said reset was the credits.]]]]