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* EverythingIsRacist: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to invoke activism to win a petty argument.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to invoke activism to win a petty argument.
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** Gumball's attempt to send a video exposing Carmen's delinquent life at her old school ends up showing security footage of him getting his pants pull off. [[SubvertedTrope However, Gumball decided not to send the video]]; it only went out because Darwin hit "send" by accident.
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** Gumball's attempt to send a video exposing Carmen's delinquent life at her old school ends up showing security footage of him getting his pants pull pulled off. [[SubvertedTrope However, Gumball decided not to send the video]]; it only went out because Darwin hit "send" by accident.
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* MilhollandRelationshipMoment: Played with; Carmen seemingly finds out Gumball and Darwin uploaded the video of her being expelled from Franklin Jr. High, but isn't upset about it. However, while she really isn't trying to hide her past, it turns out they sent out an entirely different video of Gumball humiliating himself.
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* MilhollandRelationshipMoment: Played with; Carmen seemingly finds out Gumball and Darwin uploaded the video of her being expelled from Franklin Jr. Junior High, but isn't upset about it. However, while she really isn't trying to hide her past, it turns out they sent out an entirely different video of Gumball humiliating himself.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"How can we be expected to discover new elements if you're so concerned with 'playing by the rules'?"]]
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* TakeThat: ''Ramblr'' is one to Website/{{Tumblr}} and how it's devolved into a bare-knuckle fight over who's more socially tolerant.
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* TakeThat: ''Ramblr'' is one to Website/{{Tumblr}} and how it's devolved into a "a bare-knuckle fight over to see who's more socially tolerant.the most tolerant person on the Internet."
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*{{Bowdlerization}}: The Russian and Bulgarian dubs cut the chemistry lab sequence to remove the reveal that Gumball agreeing with Carmen and dancing about it is actually Gumball (high on the fumes from the chemical lab) twerking upside-down while two guys in hazmat suits try to capture him and Carmen has a handkerchief over her nose.
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* TakeThat: ''Ramblr'' is one to Website/{{Tumblr}}, in which Darwin says that people compete and enter in arguments over who is the most tolerant. Both Anais and Carmen point out that it flies right into the face of what tolerance is meant to be and that it actually hurts the cause by using them for petty means.
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* TakeThat: ''Ramblr'' is one to Website/{{Tumblr}}, in which Darwin says that people compete Website/{{Tumblr}} and enter in arguments how it's devolved into a bare-knuckle fight over who is the most tolerant. Both Anais and Carmen point out that it flies right into the face of what tolerance is meant to be and that it actually hurts the cause by using them for petty means.who's more socially tolerant.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The first episode to focus on Carmen separate from his role as Alan's girlfriend.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The first episode to focus on Carmen separate from his her role as Alan's girlfriend.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Carmen.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Carmen.The first episode to focus on Carmen separate from his role as Alan's girlfriend.
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* HarshWordImpact: Gumball's argument with Carmen creates shockwaves that knock around furniture and leave her bruised. Her counterargument summons a holy light that blasts Gumball throw several walls.
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* HarshWordImpact: Gumball's argument with Carmen creates shockwaves that knock around furniture and leave her bruised. Her counterargument summons a [[HolyHandGrenade holy light that blasts Gumball throw through several walls.walls]].
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* TakeThat: ''Ramblr'' is one to Website/{{Tumblr}}, in which Darwin says that people compete and enter in arguments over who is the most tolerant. Both Anais and Carmen point out that it flies right into the face of what tolerance is meant to be and that it actually hurts the cause by using them for petty means.
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That is a highly suspect etymology.
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* ShownTheirWork: Gumball becoming a literal social justice warrior is actually accurate to it's original definition, e.i. someone who only name-drops social issue to shame other people and boost their own ego (not, as it's come to be known, anyone who cares about social justice in any capacity). In fact, this may be the only piece of media to get this right.
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** Gumball's attempt to send a video exposing Carmen's delinquent life at her old school ends up showing security footage of him getting his his pants pull off. [[SubvertedTrope However, Gumball decided not to send the video]]; it only went out because Darwin hit "send" by accident.
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** Gumball's attempt to send a video exposing Carmen's delinquent life at her old school ends up showing security footage of him getting his his pants pull off. [[SubvertedTrope However, Gumball decided not to send the video]]; it only went out because Darwin hit "send" by accident.
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* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Played with; Gumball goes through Carmen's records and, despite Darwin's insistence that there's nothing to find, it's discovered she had a huge rap sheet at her old school. However, in the present, [[SheepInSheepsClothing Carmen is fully reformed and turns out to not even be trying to hide her past]].
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* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Played with; Gumball goes through Carmen's records and, despite Darwin's insistence that there's nothing to find, it's discovered she had a huge rap sheet at her old school. However, in the present, [[SheepInSheepsClothing Carmen is fully reformed and turns out to not even be trying to hide her past]].
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* ShownTheirWork: Gumball becoming a literal social justice warrior is actually accurate to it's original definition, e.i. someone who only name-drops social issue to shame other people and boost their own ego (not, as it's come to be known, anyone who cares about social justice in any capacity). In fact, this may be the only piece of media to get this right.
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* BrickJoke: Early in the episode Gumball tells Darwin that Anais makes a smug face that looks like a wiener dog when she corrects others. When Anais shows up later she makes the exact face, prompting Darwin to laugh.
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* BlandNameProduct: The voice-activation program on Tobias' phone is called Query, as opposed to Siri.
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* DissonantSerenity: As Darwin realizes he accidentally sent the video, he shows a serene expression on his face. A specter of himself with a look of unimaginable horror rises behind him.
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** Carmen says Gumball will get a cramp if he's not careful how he holds his pen. Gumball's apparent attempt to respond by FlippingTheBird fails because he hands cramps up.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to activism to win a petty argument.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to invoke activism to win a petty argument.
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* SuccessHallucinations: When Gumball mixes a bunch of random chemicals together, the fumes make him hallucinate that Carmen admits it's was a good idea.
* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Played with; Gumball goes through Carmen's records and, despite Darwin's insistence that there's nothing to find, it's discovered she had a huge rap sheet at her old school. However, in the present, [[SheepInSheepsClothing Carmen is fully reformed and turns out to not even be trying to hide her past]].
* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Played with; Gumball goes through Carmen's records and, despite Darwin's insistence that there's nothing to find, it's discovered she had a huge rap sheet at her old school. However, in the present, [[SheepInSheepsClothing Carmen is fully reformed and turns out to not even be trying to hide her past]].
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* ShortDistancePhoneCall: Gumball texts Carmen even though he's sitting across from her in the same table.
* SuccessHallucinations: When Gumball mixes a bunch of random chemicals together, the fumes make him hallucinate that Carmen admitsit's it was a good idea.
* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Played with; Gumball goes through Carmen's records and, despite Darwin's insistence that there's nothing to find, it's discovered she had a huge rap sheet at her old school. However, in the present, [[SheepInSheepsClothing Carmen is fully reformed and turns out to not even be trying to hide herpast]].past]].
* WithThisHerring: Ms. Simian makes Gumball clean the elephant he drew on the wall with a cotton swab.
* SuccessHallucinations: When Gumball mixes a bunch of random chemicals together, the fumes make him hallucinate that Carmen admits
* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Played with; Gumball goes through Carmen's records and, despite Darwin's insistence that there's nothing to find, it's discovered she had a huge rap sheet at her old school. However, in the present, [[SheepInSheepsClothing Carmen is fully reformed and turns out to not even be trying to hide her
* WithThisHerring: Ms. Simian makes Gumball clean the elephant he drew on the wall with a cotton swab.
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* RealityBreakingParadox: When Tobias tells his phone to play the email he just got, Darwin overrides the command by telling it to divide zero by zero. It opens up a black hole that sucks Tobias in.
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** Gumball's attempt to send a video exposing Carmen's delinquent life at her old school ends up showing security footage of him getting his his pants pull off. [[SubvertedTrope However, Gumball decided not to send the video]]; it only went out because Darwin hit "send" my accident.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: While Carmen was trying to look out for people other than herself, she was pretty smug doing so.
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* SuccessHallucinations: When Gumball mixes a bunch of random chemicals together, the fumes make him hallucinate that Carmen admits it's was a good idea.
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** Carmen says Gumball will get a cramp if he's not careful how he holds his pen. Gumball's apparent attempt to respond by FlippingTheFinger fails because he hands cramps up.
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** Carmen says Gumball will get a cramp if he's not careful how he holds his pen. Gumball's apparent attempt to respond by FlippingTheFinger FlippingTheBird fails because he hands cramps up.
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** Gumball talks to Carmen with his mouth full, and she warns him he could choke. Gumball insists she not tell him what to do, causing him to choke until he loses consciousness and burps up a drumstick.
** Carmen says Gumball will get a cramp if he's not careful how he holds his pen. Gumball's apparent attempt to respond by FlippingTheFinger fails because he hands cramps up.
** Gumball talks to Carmen with his mouth full, and she warns him he could choke. Gumball insists she not tell him what to do, causing him to choke until he loses consciousness and burps up a drumstick.
** Carmen says Gumball will get a cramp if he's not careful how he holds his pen. Gumball's apparent attempt to respond by FlippingTheFinger fails because he hands cramps up.
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* ExactWords: Carmen says not to pull a prank on Ms. Simian because she has feeling just like anyone else. Ms. Simian insists Carmen is right because she definitely [[SadistTeacher enjoys harshly punishing Gumball for said prank]].
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* BotheringByTheBook: In the opening scene, Gumball technically addresses Carmen's complaints, but does something even more bothersome in the process. When she says he should look at people's face while he's talking to them, instead of [[PhoneaholicTeenager at his phone]], he sticks his phone on her forehead. When she says he shouldn't just eat meat, he throws his food away. When she says he's wasting food, he ''eats out of the garbage''.
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* MilhollandRelationshipMoment: Played with; Carmen seemingly finds out Gumball and Darwin uploaded the video of her being expelled from Franklin Jr. High, but isn't upset about it. However, while she really isn't trying to hide her past, it turns out they sent out an entirely different video of Gumball humiliating himself.
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* ChalkOutline: Parodied; Gumball gets worried about a picture of a chalk outline in Carmen's school record, but Darwin points out it's actually her graffiti of a man farting.
-->'''Darwin:''' The police don't go around drawing toot bubbles on a crime scene.
-->'''Darwin:''' The police don't go around drawing toot bubbles on a crime scene.
* FreezeFrameBonus: If you look at the computer screen while Gumball and Darwin struggle over the mouse, you can see the cursor letting go of the video of Carmen (marked with a "play" icon) and grabbing the security footage of Gumball (marked with a surveillance camera).
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Gumball attempts to shame Carmen for criticizing the way he lives. Of course it fails because she knows he's just trying to win an argument for his own petty reasons, which makes all his shame fly back in his face. And he can't even get mad at her for it, because she's so forgiving about it.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** Gumball attempts to shame Carmen for criticizing the way he lives. Of course it fails because she knows he's just trying to win an argument for his own petty reasons, which makes all his shame fly back in his face. And he can't even get mad at her for it, because she's so forgiving about it.
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* IdiotBall: Darwin and Gumball try to stop people from seeing a video they posted by breaking the phones of everyone they messaged to watch it. They don't think to just ''take the video down'', so of course it becomes an InstantWebHit anyway.
* MustMakeAmends: When Darwin accidentally sends (what he thinks is) the video of Carmen to everyone, he and Gumball frantically try to cover it up to save her reputation.
* NinjaProp: Carmen's old teacher appears on TV, seemingly with his face pixellated. Then he talks about how she made fun of his blurry face, and turns his head to show it is flat.
** Gumball attempts to shame Carmen for criticizing the way he lives. Of course it fails because she knows he's just trying to win an argument for his own petty reasons, which makes all his shame fly back in his face. And he can't even get mad at her for it, because she's so forgiving about it.
* IdiotBall: Darwin and Gumball try to stop people from seeing a video they posted by breaking the phones of everyone they messaged to watch it. They don't think to just ''take the video down'', so of course it becomes an InstantWebHit anyway.
* MustMakeAmends: When Darwin accidentally sends (what he thinks is) the video of Carmen to everyone, he and Gumball frantically try to cover it up to save her reputation.
* NinjaProp: Carmen's old teacher appears on TV, seemingly with his face pixellated. Then he talks about how she made fun of his blurry face, and turns his head to show it is flat.
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* CondescendingCompassion: Played with; Carmen's lecturing can be a ''bit'' smug, but not nearly as much as [[CantTakeCriticism Gumball finds it to be]].
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to activism to win a petty argument.
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to activism to win a petty argument.
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* CondescendingCompassion: Played with; Carmen's lecturing can be a ''bit'' ''[[DownplayedTrope bit]]'' smug, but not nearly as much as [[CantTakeCriticism Gumball finds it to be]].
* HarshWordImpact: Gumball's argument with Carmen creates shockwaves that knock around furniture and leave her bruised. Her counterargument summons a holy light that blasts Gumball throw several walls.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Gumball attempts to shame Carmen for criticizing the way he lives. Of course it fails because she knows he's just trying to win an argument for his own petty reasons, which makes all his shame fly back in his face. And he can't even get mad at her for it, because she's so forgiving about it.
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to activism to win a pettyargument.argument.
* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Played with;
* HarshWordImpact: Gumball's argument with Carmen creates shockwaves that knock around furniture and leave her bruised. Her counterargument summons a holy light that blasts Gumball throw several walls.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Gumball attempts to shame Carmen for criticizing the way he lives. Of course it fails because she knows he's just trying to win an argument for his own petty reasons, which makes all his shame fly back in his face. And he can't even get mad at her for it, because she's so forgiving about it.
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to activism to win a petty
* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Played with;
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No matter what Gumball does, Carmen thinks she knows better; when Gumball attempts to gain the moral high ground, but fails, his only option left is to bring Carmen down to his level.
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* CantTakeCriticism: Gumball hates listening to Carmen's advice, no matter how sensible or obvious it is.
* CommanderContrarian: Gumball is so dead set against taking Carmen's advice that he literally eats trash just to spite her.
* CondescendingCompassion: Played with; Carmen's lecturing can be a ''bit'' smug, but not nearly as much as [[CantTakeCriticism Gumball finds it to be]].
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to activism to win a petty argument.
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* CantTakeCriticism: Gumball hates listening to Carmen's advice, no matter how sensible or obvious it is.
* CommanderContrarian: Gumball is so dead set against taking Carmen's advice that he literally eats trash just to spite her.
* CondescendingCompassion: Played with; Carmen's lecturing can be a ''bit'' smug, but not nearly as much as [[CantTakeCriticism Gumball finds it to be]].
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Gumball attempts to counter all of Carmen's criticisms by painting her as intolerant. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It backfires]] when Carmen points out how reprehensible it is to activism to win a petty argument.
