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Billy passes out from shock while playing a video game, so his mother tries to have all video games in Elmore banned. Gumball tried to prove she shouldn't, and when that fails, the schoolkids decide to prove that books aren't any better.
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* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: When the kids are forbidden by the parents from playing video games and have no choice but to read books, they fight back using their logic by showing how books can be just as bad as video games just to prove a point.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Felicity completely missed the point kids were trying to say about not blaming books or video games and just try to prepare there children how to handle that violence and convinces everybody to just burn stuff.
* CreatorCameo: The picture Mr. Small claims is what Ocho use to look like is of Jacob Hopkins, Gumball's current voice actor.
* CriticalResearchFailure: InUniverse:
-->'''Gumball''': I read ''Literature/TheTortoiseAndTheHare'', a tale of torture and despair!\\
'''Darwin''': [[LampshadeHanging You haven't actually read that one, have you?]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough:
** Gumball and Darwin disguised themselves as Nicole and Richard to speak in support of video games at the parent assembly. Besides the disguises being poor, they hadn't considered that [[ConfrontingYourImposter their actually parents would also be there]]. When Gumball tries to cover himself [[RefugeInAudacity by pretending the real Nicole is Gumball in disguise]], he [[DelayedReaction realizes too late]] that he's grounded ''[[EpicFail himself]]''.
** The kids attempt to show their parents that books are just as bad as video games, in order to convince them that video games shouldn't be banned. Instead, they just convince everyone that both books ''and'' video games should be banned.
* EasyImpersonation: Darwin and Gumball try to impersonate Richard and Nicole, respectively. Darwin's is just terrible, as he had to paint on pink fur, pants, and a tie while sticking on a cardboard buck tooth and ears. Gumball's StrongFamilyResemblance ''would'' have made his disguise pretty good if he weren't [[PintSizedKid so much smaller than Nicole]] that [[DisguisedInDrag her skirt]] goes past his feet. It's not clear how effective they are, as Nicole immediately exposes them and Richard falls for it only because [[TheDitz he thinks he's looking at himself talking]].
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Darwin figures a way they can try and get the ban on video games repealed by pointing out how violent books can be. He whispers it to Gumball who immediately says he's going to steal the idea.
* IgnoredEpiphany: At the end, instead of doing Richard's [[DumbassHasAPoint actual smart suggestion]] that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to Felicity's suggestion which is ''burning all the books'' while the kids look on in horror.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Felicity comes with insane reasons for justifying her hatred of video games. For example, she blames Tina's fearsome appearance on game playing, and when Gumball correctly explains that she got that from her father, she asks Tina if her father sometimes plays with her; when she says yes, Felicity concludes that Tina's dad was made that way from video games.
* LampshadeHanging: After Gumball and Darwin break into Felicity's meeting and give a speech about how video games can be a positive influence, she tells them "You two have really made me think about things-mostly that I should have locked that door..."
* MoralGuardian: Felicity was this to the T. To the point that when confronted that books can be as bad as video games but shouldn't blame them but instead focus on their parenting, she eventually leads a ''book burning''!
* PraisingShowsYouDontWatch: InUniverse; Felicity encourages the kids to read "all the great classics of literature", but apparently doesn't know what actually happens in ''any'' of them.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Felicity ignores what's going on when it doesn't suit her hatred of video games like how Banana Joe can't tell from reality not due to video games but because of his father who's also as dumb and Gumball tries to show her that but to no avail.
* SenseFreak: Billy is so overwhelmed by his first video game that he goes into shock. And he only got as far as the ''loading screen''.
* SuddenVideoGameMoment: When Gumball is given three chances to convince Felicity that video games are not harmful, a LifeMeter with three hearts appears on screen. Every time he fails, he loses a heart and regenerates somewhere else.
* WasOnceAMan: Mr. Small claims that Ocho only looks like an 8-bit character because he plays a lot of video games, and he used to look like a [[MediumBlending live-action]] human. This probably isn't true.

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Billy passes out from shock while playing a video game, so his mother tries to have all video games in Elmore banned. Gumball tried to prove she shouldn't, and when that fails, the schoolkids decide to prove that books aren't any better.
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* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: When the kids are forbidden by the parents from playing video games and have no choice but to read books, they fight back using their logic by showing how books can be just as bad as video games just to prove a point.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Felicity completely missed the point kids were trying to say about not blaming books or video games and just try to prepare there children how to handle that violence and convinces everybody to just burn stuff.
* CreatorCameo: The picture Mr. Small claims is what Ocho use to look like is of Jacob Hopkins, Gumball's current voice actor.
* CriticalResearchFailure: InUniverse:
-->'''Gumball''': I read ''Literature/TheTortoiseAndTheHare'', a tale of torture and despair!\\
'''Darwin''': [[LampshadeHanging You haven't actually read that one, have you?]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough:
** Gumball and Darwin disguised themselves as Nicole and Richard to speak in support of video games at the parent assembly. Besides the disguises being poor, they hadn't considered that [[ConfrontingYourImposter their actually parents would also be there]]. When Gumball tries to cover himself [[RefugeInAudacity by pretending the real Nicole is Gumball in disguise]], he [[DelayedReaction realizes too late]] that he's grounded ''[[EpicFail himself]]''.
** The kids attempt to show their parents that books are just as bad as video games, in order to convince them that video games shouldn't be banned. Instead, they just convince everyone that both books ''and'' video games should be banned.
* EasyImpersonation: Darwin and Gumball try to impersonate Richard and Nicole, respectively. Darwin's is just terrible, as he had to paint on pink fur, pants, and a tie while sticking on a cardboard buck tooth and ears. Gumball's StrongFamilyResemblance ''would'' have made his disguise pretty good if he weren't [[PintSizedKid so much smaller than Nicole]] that [[DisguisedInDrag her skirt]] goes past his feet. It's not clear how effective they are, as Nicole immediately exposes them and Richard falls for it only because [[TheDitz he thinks he's looking at himself talking]].
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Darwin figures a way they can try and get the ban on video games repealed by pointing out how violent books can be. He whispers it to Gumball who immediately says he's going to steal the idea.
* IgnoredEpiphany: At the end, instead of doing Richard's [[DumbassHasAPoint actual smart suggestion]] that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to Felicity's suggestion which is ''burning all the books'' while the kids look on in horror.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Felicity comes with insane reasons for justifying her hatred of video games. For example, she blames Tina's fearsome appearance on game playing, and when Gumball correctly explains that she got that from her father, she asks Tina if her father sometimes plays with her; when she says yes, Felicity concludes that Tina's dad was made that way from video games.
* LampshadeHanging: After Gumball and Darwin break into Felicity's meeting and give a speech about how video games can be a positive influence, she tells them "You two have really made me think about things-mostly that I should have locked that door..."
* MoralGuardian: Felicity was this to the T. To the point that when confronted that books can be as bad as video games but shouldn't blame them but instead focus on their parenting, she eventually leads a ''book burning''!
* PraisingShowsYouDontWatch: InUniverse; Felicity encourages the kids to read "all the great classics of literature", but apparently doesn't know what actually happens in ''any'' of them.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Felicity ignores what's going on when it doesn't suit her hatred of video games like how Banana Joe can't tell from reality not due to video games but because of his father who's also as dumb and Gumball tries to show her that but to no avail.
* SenseFreak: Billy is so overwhelmed by his first video game that he goes into shock. And he only got as far as the ''loading screen''.
* SuddenVideoGameMoment: When Gumball is given three chances to convince Felicity that video games are not harmful, a LifeMeter with three hearts appears on screen. Every time he fails, he loses a heart and regenerates somewhere else.
* WasOnceAMan: Mr. Small claims that Ocho only looks like an 8-bit character because he plays a lot of video games, and he used to look like a [[MediumBlending live-action]] human. This probably isn't true.
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* EasyImpersonation: Darwin and Gumball try to impersonate Richard and Nicole, respectively. Darwin's is just terrible, as he had to paint on pink fur, pants, and a tie while sticking on a cardboard buck tooth and ears. Gumball's StrongFamilyResemblance ''would'' have made his disguise pretty good if he weren't [[PintSizedKid so much smaller than her]] that [[DisguisedInDrag her skirt]] goes past his feet. It's not clear how effective they are, as Nicole immediately exposes them and Richard falls for it only because [[TheDitz he thinks he's looking at himself talking]].

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* EasyImpersonation: Darwin and Gumball try to impersonate Richard and Nicole, respectively. Darwin's is just terrible, as he had to paint on pink fur, pants, and a tie while sticking on a cardboard buck tooth and ears. Gumball's StrongFamilyResemblance ''would'' have made his disguise pretty good if he weren't [[PintSizedKid so much smaller than her]] Nicole]] that [[DisguisedInDrag her skirt]] goes past his feet. It's not clear how effective they are, as Nicole immediately exposes them and Richard falls for it only because [[TheDitz he thinks he's looking at himself talking]].
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** Gumball and Darwin disguised themselves as Nicole and Richard to speak in support of video games at the parent assembly. Besides the disguises being poor, they hadn't considered that [[ConfrontingYourImposter their actually parents would also be there]]. When Gumball tries to cover himself [[RefugeInAudacity by pretending the real Nicole is Gumball is disguise]] he realizes too late that he's grounded ''[[EpicFail himself]]''.

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** Gumball and Darwin disguised themselves as Nicole and Richard to speak in support of video games at the parent assembly. Besides the disguises being poor, they hadn't considered that [[ConfrontingYourImposter their actually parents would also be there]]. When Gumball tries to cover himself [[RefugeInAudacity by pretending the real Nicole is Gumball is disguise]] in disguise]], he [[DelayedReaction realizes too late late]] that he's grounded ''[[EpicFail himself]]''.

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* CreatorCameo: The picture Mr. Small claims is what Ocho use to look like is of Jacob Hopkins, Gumball's current voice actor.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: The kids attempt to show their parents that books are just as bad as video games, in order to convince them that video games shouldn't be banned. Instead, they just convince everyone that both books ''and'' video games should be banned.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: DidntThinkThisThrough:
** Gumball and Darwin disguised themselves as Nicole and Richard to speak in support of video games at the parent assembly. Besides the disguises being poor, they hadn't considered that [[ConfrontingYourImposter their actually parents would also be there]]. When Gumball tries to cover himself [[RefugeInAudacity by pretending the real Nicole is Gumball is disguise]] he realizes too late that he's grounded ''[[EpicFail himself]]''.
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The kids attempt to show their parents that books are just as bad as video games, in order to convince them that video games shouldn't be banned. Instead, they just convince everyone that both books ''and'' video games should be banned.banned.
* EasyImpersonation: Darwin and Gumball try to impersonate Richard and Nicole, respectively. Darwin's is just terrible, as he had to paint on pink fur, pants, and a tie while sticking on a cardboard buck tooth and ears. Gumball's StrongFamilyResemblance ''would'' have made his disguise pretty good if he weren't [[PintSizedKid so much smaller than her]] that [[DisguisedInDrag her skirt]] goes past his feet. It's not clear how effective they are, as Nicole immediately exposes them and Richard falls for it only because [[TheDitz he thinks he's looking at himself talking]].



* SuddenVideoGameMoment: When Gumball is given three chances to convince Felicity that video games are not harmful, a LifeMeter with three hearts appears on screen. Every time he fails, he loses a heart and regenerates somewhere else.

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* SuddenVideoGameMoment: When Gumball is given three chances to convince Felicity that video games are not harmful, a LifeMeter with three hearts appears on screen. Every time he fails, he loses a heart and regenerates somewhere else.else.
* WasOnceAMan: Mr. Small claims that Ocho only looks like an 8-bit character because he plays a lot of video games, and he used to look like a [[MediumBlending live-action]] human. This probably isn't true.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough[=/=]GoneHorriblyRight: The kids attempt to show their parents that books are just as bad as video games, in order to convince them that video games shouldn't be banned. Instead, they just convince everyone that both books ''and'' video games should be banned.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough[=/=]GoneHorriblyRight: DidntThinkThisThrough: The kids attempt to show their parents that books are just as bad as video games, in order to convince them that video games shouldn't be banned. Instead, they just convince everyone that both books ''and'' video games should be banned.
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-->'''Gumball''': I read ''Literature/TheTortoiseAndTheHare'', a tale of violence and despair!\\

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-->'''Gumball''': I read ''Literature/TheTortoiseAndTheHare'', a tale of violence torture and despair!\\
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* PraisingShowsYouDontWatch: InUniverse; Felicity encourages the kids to read "all the great classics of literature", but apparently doesn't know what actually happens in ''any'' of them.
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* LampshadeHanging: After Gumball and Darwin break into Felicity's meeting and give a speech about how video games can be a positive influence, she tells them "You two have really made me think about things-mostly that I should have locked that door..."
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* CriticalResearchFailure: InUniverse:
-->'''Gumball''': I read ''Literature/TheTortoiseAndTheHare'', a tale of violence and despair!\\
'''Darwin''': [[LampshadeHanging You haven't actually read that one, have you?]]
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Added DiffLines:

* DidntThinkThisThrough[=/=]GoneHorriblyRight: The kids attempt to show their parents that books are just as bad as video games, in order to convince them that video games shouldn't be banned. Instead, they just convince everyone that both books ''and'' video games should be banned.

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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Felicity completely missed the point kids were trying to say about not blaming books or video games and just try to prepare there children how to handle that violence and convinces everybody to just burn stuff.

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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: When the kids are forbidden by the parents from playing video games and have no choice but to read books, they fight back using their logic by showing how books can be just as bad as video games just to prove a point.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
Felicity completely missed the point kids were trying to say about not blaming books or video games and just try to prepare there children how to handle that violence and convinces everybody to just burn stuff.



* IgnoredEpiphany: At the end, instead of doing Richard's [[DumbassHasAPoint actual smart suggestion]] that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to Felicity's suggestion of just burning all the books.

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* IgnoredEpiphany: At the end, instead of doing Richard's [[DumbassHasAPoint actual smart suggestion]] that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to Felicity's suggestion of just burning which is ''burning all the books.books'' while the kids look on in horror.


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* MoralGuardian: Felicity was this to the T. To the point that when confronted that books can be as bad as video games but shouldn't blame them but instead focus on their parenting, she eventually leads a ''book burning''!
* SelectiveObliviousness: Felicity ignores what's going on when it doesn't suit her hatred of video games like how Banana Joe can't tell from reality not due to video games but because of his father who's also as dumb and Gumball tries to show her that but to no avail.
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* GladIThoughtOfIt: Darwin figures a way they can try and get the ban on video games repealed by pointing out how violent books can be. He whispers it to Gumball who immediately says he's going to steal the idea.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: At the end, instead of doing Richard's [[DumbassHasAPoint actual smart suggestion]] that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to Felicity's suggestion of just burning all the books.

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* IgnoredEpiphany: At the end, instead of doing Richard's [[DumbassHasAPoint actual smart suggestion]] that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to Felicity's suggestion of just burning all the books.books.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Felicity comes with insane reasons for justifying her hatred of video games. For example, she blames Tina's fearsome appearance on game playing, and when Gumball correctly explains that she got that from her father, she asks Tina if her father sometimes plays with her; when she says yes, Felicity concludes that Tina's dad was made that way from video games.
* SenseFreak: Billy is so overwhelmed by his first video game that he goes into shock. And he only got as far as the ''loading screen''.
* SuddenVideoGameMoment: When Gumball is given three chances to convince Felicity that video games are not harmful, a LifeMeter with three hearts appears on screen. Every time he fails, he loses a heart and regenerates somewhere else.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: At the end, instead of doing Richard's [[DumbassHasAPoont actual smart suggestion]] that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to Felicity's suggestion of just burning all the books.

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* IgnoredEpiphany: At the end, instead of doing Richard's [[DumbassHasAPoont [[DumbassHasAPoint actual smart suggestion]] that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to Felicity's suggestion of just burning all the books.
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* BaitAndSwitch: At the end, instead of doing Richard actual smart suggestion that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to felicity suggestion of just burning all the books.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Felicity completely missed the point kids were trying to say about not blaming books or video games and just try to prepare there children how to handle that violence and convinces everybody to just burn stuff.

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* BaitAndSwitch: At the end, instead of doing Richard actual smart suggestion that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to felicity suggestion of just burning all the books.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Felicity completely missed the point kids were trying to say about not blaming books or video games and just try to prepare there children how to handle that violence and convinces everybody to just burn stuff.stuff.
* IgnoredEpiphany: At the end, instead of doing Richard's [[DumbassHasAPoont actual smart suggestion]] that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to Felicity's suggestion of just burning all the books.
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*BaitAndSwitch: At the end, instead of doing Richard actual smart suggestion that the parents should become more sensible and take better care of their children, they listen to felicity suggestion of just burning all the books.
*DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Felicity completely missed the point kids were trying to say about not blaming books or video games and just try to prepare there children how to handle that violence and convinces everybody to just burn stuff.
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Billy passes out from shock while playing a video game, so his mother tries to have all video games in Elmore banned. Gumball tried to prove she shouldn't, and when that fails, the schoolkids decide to prove that books aren't any better.
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