YMMV / The Amazing World of Gumball S2E22 "The Hero"

• Accidental Aesop: If you want to be respected as an adult, you have to act like one. While Gumball's attitude was uncalled for, Richard's problems are mostly his own fault: Richard continues to act like a Manchild when confronted about it, and he constantly causes danger and trouble from sheer stupidity.
• Broken Base: Easily one of the most divisive episodes in the entire series. Some fans enjoy the more moody and melancholic story that does wonders in making Richard a much more likable character beyond his usual laziness and Bumbling Dad tendencies. Others hate it for how Gumball, Anais, and Nicole all firmly grasp the Jerkass Ball, making all three of them too unsympathetic to root for, even if they have fair points in their argument.
• Harsher in Hindsight: Watching this episode during Nicole's abuse of Gumball and Darwin after "The Parents" can make you feel even more uncomfortable after learning that she was emotionally abused by her parents to be an obsessive perfectionist, and presumably learned to abuse someone who disrespects a family member from them.
• Jerkass Woobie: Gumball may act like a complete pill, but it's hard to not at least feel sorry for him for what he goes through in this episode.
• Unintentionally Sympathetic: The episode wants the viewers to feel bad for Richard, while Gumball is treated as the villain for saying Richard is not good at being a parent. However, some think that while Gumball may have been harsh, he does have a point when he criticizes his father's lack of parenting skills, since most episodes before this one have depicted Richard as a lazy and/or incompetent parent. Nicole's treatment of Gumball and Darwin in this episode is also considered over the top, bordering on abuse for some.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Certain viewers point out that Richard does actually deserve to be called out for his poor parenting skills, with several episodes (e.g. The Dress, The Prank, etc...) depicting him as a downright abusive father. The fact that Richard doesn't learn anything from this experience makes this even worse.