The Amazing World of Gumball

I've noticed violence between children is one of the few times the show will employ a Battle Discretion Shot.

But Jesus Christ, Darwin stepping away from a fight with some cub scouts while holding a dented metal bat is kind of crazy even as far as implied violence goes.

In which this show continues the "what're they gonna do, cancel us?" trend by blatantly making fun of... shall we say... very recent politics.

Gumball's a lot nastier in this episode than he has been for a long while, but the show embraced the idea that any of the Wattersons can be more or less goodhearted or competent as the episodes need them to be ages ago so it's all good.

edited 5th Mar '18 11:03:02 PM by KnownUnknown

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.

It turns out Darwin (but not Gumball) was recast for a third time for some reason—but I'm just noticing two episodes after it happened because the new one sounds so similar.

Yeah, that was pretty blatant.

I have to say, I really appreciate them not pretending like there were two bad options instead of one for...the thing they were mocking.

So they did make a joke about/explanation for Darwin's voice actor changing this time—the episode order just screwed it up.

What is the name of that one arpeggio played in Spanish in "The Stars" during the montage where Richard gives Larry the bad rating?

edited 3rd Apr '18 10:59:55 PM by azul120

Okay, "The Shippening" has got to be one of the funniest episodes of any TV show I've seen in my entire life. Dammit Gumball, stop being so clever! They are just so relentless at mocking every single trope in existence. I think every trope known to man is ridiculed in this show!

This is why this show is and forever will be the funniest kid's cartoon I've ever seen in my life. I was disappointed by "The Girlfriend" as it just seemed like a feeble attempt to make fun of shipping. This episode, on the other hand, does it absolutely perfectly.

Weird, I thought Ben said he didn't mind Carrie/Gumball. **** it. I seriously think that I would now want to request a full blown Crossover with this show and literally every other kid's cartoon I watch, because it's so brilliant it would play itself off.

Let the ideals of this Deconstructor Fleet, Rapid-Fire Comedy, Reference Overdosed ideology live on forever, babe!

Him not minding the idea and him thinking it's hilarious to screw around with it anyway are probably not mutually exclusive.

edited 22nd Apr '18 8:03:22 PM by KnownUnknown

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.

What makes you say that? It wasn't about shipping, it was about Jamie being psychotically possessive.

Every comment he's made along this episode suggests he had no problem with shipping, he just think it's fun to makes jokes about it.

Oh, I thought it was about shipping. I just thought it was a weak episode. Pity that I can find new Gumball episodes on Dailymotion but not MLP (high quality at least). I don't have cable anymore, so I have to find shows wherever I can get.

"The Shippening" is entirely too good.

I liked it better when Questionable Casting was called WTH Casting Agency

So I barely watched Gumball but did enjoy the few episodes I watched, but this one is peculiar. I was wondering in my twitter feed why there are few "OC are fine don't bully us!" posts, turns out it's because of this episode, hahaha!

Those people often forget and miss the point - OC by in its own nature are fine, it's when they shove/force their character to others, to the detriment of discussion etc. is when things get annoying, and that's what the episode is pretty much mocking.

Animator Juanpe Arroyo made a post showing what kind of frame timing the show uses for its animation.

So cartoon network's uk channel has the puppet shorts the 'Don't Hug me I'm scared' guys they did awhile back (UK only)

link

New theme music also a box

New episode air each weekday next week, but they're already available video-on-demand.

They definitely backpedaled on Nicole's parents, but I'll give them some leeway considering we only saw them from Nicole's perspective previously.

edited 15th Jun '18 8:12:49 PM by thatother1dude

Honestly I think we're already getting a Hillenburg effect. These episodes have most of the parts but something is off. Something is missing...

H.B. Ward

The Hillenburg effect (for people who haven't read obscure Reddit threads tracking Spongebob Squarepants rating) is a show losing quality/ratings when the creator leaves. Bocquelet technically left the show a few months ago, but his role as a writer (and possibly co-art director) ends way before the episodes are done. He's contributed the same to this whole season as the previous.

Could you classify any character on this show as being the Only Sane Man (or woman)? Anaias comes close, but she does have a evil side. Of course, a show doesnt need that type of character to be good , but it's always interesting to have a more rational character in a world otherwise completely insane.

I think who the Only Sane Man is depends entirely on who the episode needs to play that role.

Sometimes it's Anais to her family, sometimes it's Darwin to Gumball, sometimes it's Nicole to Richard, sometimes it's Gumball to his classmates.

🏳️‍⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse Alberia

Ever since the second or third seasons, the Watterson family has been written such that any of them could be the Sane Man in any given situation, in addition to being wacky or ridiculous. Even Richard has had the role, once or twice.

edited 19th Jun '18 3:36:48 PM by KnownUnknown

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.

Penny could fit that role too actually as she's often seen as one of the kindest people in Elmore.

There is no point at any possible time that Richard could be considered "the sane one". He has the mental capacity of a stale donut.

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.

Stupid characters can certainly be the only sane man if the episode is written such that they fill that role. The trope is about how they bounce off of the other characters in the plots they're in, not specifically their intelligence level, and as noted Gumball specifically writes everyone in the Watterson family such that they can take different roles in different set-ups.

edited 19th Jun '18 5:35:41 PM by KnownUnknown

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.

Even Richard can have his lucid moments from time to time.

Like the episode where he proves his worth as a house husband or the episode where moral guardians got video games & he gave an intelligent answer in how to resolve children watching inappropriate materials.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

What about that time when Nicole ordered Richard to climb out of a speeding car, and he couldn't believe what he was hearing? During the car chase Nicole started because Ms. Simian lied to them to get an award.