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** Similarly, Gumball, Darwin, and Bobert rise out of a tombstone like zombies on their way to the Bobert Store and scare Harry, only for Gumball and kindly ask him for directions.


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* LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: The install time for Bobert's upgrade quickly shortens to three, two minutes, four seconds... and then all the way to 17 hours. 17 hours later, Gumball and Darwin are still standing there, covered in cobwebs and still waiting for the download to finish.
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* WhiteVoidRoom: In a parody of Apple Stores' use of AsceticAesthetic, the entirety of the inside of the Bobert Store is pure, uniform white--including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]]. This makes basically everything invisible unless there's an object from outside to cast a silhouette against.

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* WhiteVoidRoom: In a parody of Apple Stores' use of AsceticAesthetic, the entirety of the inside of the Bobert Store is pure, uniform white--including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]].employees. This makes basically everything invisible unless there's an object from outside to cast a silhouette against.
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* FauxHorrific: Gumball isn't disgusted when he sticks his fingers in the employee's nose or squeezes his butt, but he's grossed out when he touches the guy's ponytail.
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* DeusExMachina: A disc with Bobert's old OS just happens to be on the plane he's being shipped on. Gumball finds it during the free fall and uses it to fix Bobert before they crash into the ground.



** Gumball and Darwin returned the new Bobert to the store because he bends when they sat on him, poking fun at iPhone 6's design flaw that was addressed in the newer version iPhone 6S.

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** Gumball and Darwin returned return the new Bobert to the store because he bends bent when they sat on him, poking fun at iPhone 6's design flaw that was addressed in the newer version iPhone 6S.
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* WhiteVoidRoom: In a parody of Apple Stores' use of AsceticAesthetic, the entirety of the inside of the Bobert Store is pure, uniform white--including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]]. This makes basically everything invisible unless there's an object from outside to cast a silhouette against.

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* WhiteVoidRoom: In a parody of Apple Stores' use of AsceticAesthetic, the entirety of the inside of the Bobert Store is pure, uniform white--including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]]. This makes basically everything invisible unless there's an object from outside to cast a silhouette against.against.
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* PolitenessJudo: Darwin knocks on a plane's back door, saying "Hello, could you please open the door?" The door abruptly hits him, Gumball and New Bobert as it swings open.
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** Almost everything that goes wrong with Bobert can be connected to an issue in Windows 10.
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** Almost everything that goes wrong with Bobert can be connected to an issue in Windows 10.
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** Bobert's OS goes from functional to terrible when he goes from version 7 to 8, which is probably a shot at Microsoft and Windows 8.
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* TheCameo: The episode opens with an ad for Bobert upgrades, featuring a live-action human man. The actor is [[http://www.studioaka.co.uk/People/philiphunt Philip Hunt]] (playing "[[ThisIsMyNameOnForeign Fillippo Bento-Hunt]]"), the creative director of Studio AKA, where several key staff members of ''Gumball'' (including the show's creator and director) previously worked.

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* TheCameo: The episode opens with an ad for Bobert upgrades, featuring a live-action human man. The actor is [[http://www.studioaka.co.uk/People/philiphunt Philip Hunt]] (playing "[[ThisIsMyNameOnForeign Fillippo Bento-Hunt]]"), Betto-Hunt]]"), the creative director of Studio AKA, where several key staff members of ''Gumball'' (including the show's creator creator, Ben Bocquelet, and director) director Mic Graves) previously worked.
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* FurryReminder: While free-falling to catch Bobert, Gumball takes a moment to sleep on the keyboard of a laptop and purr. He even takes on a slightly more realistic cat appearance.
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** Gumball and Darwin returned the new Bobert to the store because he bends when they sat on him, poking fun at iPhone 6's design flaw that was addressed in the newer version iPhone 6S.
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* MeaninglessMeaningfulWords: As a part of their parody of Apple, both the marketing for Bobert and their employees use a lot of buzzwords in canned speeches about their corporate model.

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* TakeThat: Darwin and Gumball are aghast that [[Music/{{U2}} a popular musician's]] new album [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Innocence_(U2_album)#Effectiveness_and_reaction was automatically added]] to Bobert's hard drive.

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** Overall, the episode is a slam against Apple and the iPhone iOS updates.
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Darwin and Gumball are aghast that [[Music/{{U2}} a popular musician's]] new album [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Innocence_(U2_album)#Effectiveness_and_reaction was automatically added]] to Bobert's hard drive.
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* RobotBuddy: How Boberts are advertised.
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* WhiteVoidRoom: In a parody of Apple Stores' use of AsceticAestheticThe, the entirety of the inside of the Bobert Store is pure, uniform white--including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]]. This makes basically everything invisible unless there's an object from outside to cast a silhouette against.

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* WhiteVoidRoom: In a parody of Apple Stores' use of AsceticAestheticThe, AsceticAesthetic, the entirety of the inside of the Bobert Store is pure, uniform white--including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]]. This makes basically everything invisible unless there's an object from outside to cast a silhouette against.
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* WhiteVoidRoom: The entirety of the inside of the Bobert Store. Including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]].

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* WhiteVoidRoom: The In a parody of Apple Stores' use of AsceticAestheticThe, the entirety of the inside of the Bobert Store. Including Store is pure, uniform white--including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]].employees]]. This makes basically everything invisible unless there's an object from outside to cast a silhouette against.
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* WhiteVoidRoom: The entirety of the insideo of the Sobert Store. Including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]].

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* WhiteVoidRoom: The entirety of the insideo inside of the Sobert Bobert Store. Including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]].
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* TakeThat: Darwin and Gumball are aghast that [[Music/{{U2}} a popular musician's]] new album [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Innocence_(U2_album)#Effectiveness_and_reaction was automatically added]] to Bobert's hard drive.

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* TakeThat: Darwin and Gumball are aghast that [[Music/{{U2}} a popular musician's]] new album [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Innocence_(U2_album)#Effectiveness_and_reaction was automatically added]] to Bobert's hard drive.drive.
* WhiteVoidRoom: The entirety of the insideo of the Sobert Store. Including the items, doors, [[UpToEleven and employees]].
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* TheCameo: The episode opens with an ad for Bobert upgrades, featuring a live-action human man. The actor is [[http://www.studioaka.co.uk/People/philiphunt Philip Hunt]] (playing "[[ThisIsMyNameOnForeign Fillippo Bento-Hunt]]"), the creative director of Studio AKA, where several key staff members of ''Gumball'' (including the show's creator and director) previously worked.
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Darwin and Gumball egg Bobert into upgrading his software, but the new applications are all worse than useless and he eventually starts crashing entirely.
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* TakeThat: Darwin and Gumball are aghast that [[Music/{{U2}} a popular musician's]] new album [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Innocence_(U2_album)#Effectiveness_and_reaction was automatically added]] to Bobert's hard drive.

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