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* RightBehindMe: After Principal Brown accidentally antagonizes both Penny and Miss Simian over the intercom, he sees Gumball pull an "OhCrap" face, implying both of them had come up to exact revenge. He says this trope verbatim, to be told no, they're not. [[FromBadToWorse They're right next to him]].
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* WholePlotReference: To, of all things, [[Creator/AlfredHitchcock Hitchcock's]] ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'', as the plot is kicked off with the two protagonists making a pact to "fix" the other's problem [[note]]in the original movie, the pact was to murder someone troublesome to each other, a development [[LampshadeHanging Principal Brown lampshades]] by mistaking Gumball's plan for them to go to each other's girlfriend to point out their flaw, for straight up murdering them[[/note]] with one of the duo backing out after the other has done the deed.
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* ThreatBackfire: Gumball misinterprets Principal Brown's threat to frame him for stealing the money from the school's safe as a bribe offer, which he happily accepts.
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* SmellPhone: When Gumball attempts to tell Miss Simian about her breath from the safety of a telephone, the stench carries through the phone line.

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* SmellPhone: When Gumball attempts to tell Miss Simian about her breath from the safety of a telephone, pay phone, the stench carries through the phone line.



* WiltingOdor: [[YouNeedABreathMint Miss Simian's breath]] is so terrible that just the mere smell of it causes multiple students to [[TheyKilledKennyAgain disintegrate]]. Gumball even attempts to slingshot a breath mint into her mouth, [[StrippedToTheBone but fails]].

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* WiltingOdor: [[YouNeedABreathMint Miss Simian's breath]] is so terrible that just the mere smell of it causes multiple students to [[TheyKilledKennyAgain disintegrate]]. Gumball even attempts to slingshot shoot a breath mint into her mouth, mouth with a blow gun, [[StrippedToTheBone but fails]].
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* StrippedToTheBone: Gumball is reduced to bones upon smelling Miss Simian's breath while trying to slingshot a mint into her mouth (this is a step up from three of his classmates, who were reduced to ''[[NotEnoughToBury dust]]''). He could still smell it afterward, somehow.

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* StrippedToTheBone: Gumball is reduced to bones [[WiltingOdor upon smelling Miss Simian's breath breath]] while trying to slingshot a mint into her mouth (this is a step up from three of his classmates, who were reduced to ''[[NotEnoughToBury ''[[ReducedToDust dust]]''). He could still smell it afterward, somehow.
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* YouNeedABreathMint: Miss Simian's breath is so terrible that just the mere smell of it causes multiple students to [[TheyKilledKennyAgain disintegrate]]. Gumball even attempts to slingshot a breath mint into her mouth, [[StrippedToTheBone but fails]].

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* YouNeedABreathMint: WiltingOdor: [[YouNeedABreathMint Miss Simian's breath breath]] is so terrible that just the mere smell of it causes multiple students to [[TheyKilledKennyAgain disintegrate]]. Gumball even attempts to slingshot a breath mint into her mouth, [[StrippedToTheBone but fails]].
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->'''Principal Brown:''' Why don't you tell her [Penny]?
->'''Gumball:''' Because I prefer my heart beating safely inside my chest rather than being held in front of my screaming face.

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* SmellPhone: When Gumball attempts to tell Miss Simian about her breath from the safety of a telephone, the stench carries through the phone line.



* TwoRightsMakeAWrong: Gumball [[EngineeredPublicConfession turns on the intercom for the entire school to hear]] Principal Brown's EvilGloating, which turns out to be unnecessary when Brown is [[HeelRealization reconsidering his actions in using Gumball as a pawn]] and [[FromBadToWorse made worse when Brown mentions Gumball's complaints about Penny's]] AnnoyingLaugh. [[DownerEnding It ends ]] [[RightBehindMe how one would expect]].

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* TwoRightsMakeAWrong: Gumball [[EngineeredPublicConfession turns on the intercom for the entire school to hear]] Principal Brown's EvilGloating, which turns out to be unnecessary when Brown is [[HeelRealization reconsidering his actions in using Gumball as a pawn]] and [[FromBadToWorse made worse when Brown mentions Gumball's complaints about Penny's]] AnnoyingLaugh. [[DownerEnding It ends ]] ends]] [[RightBehindMe how one would expect]].

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* PetTheDog: Miss Simian genuinely congratulates Gumball for getting a 1 out of 3 on his test, saying that it's his best score he's ever gotten.



* PetTheDog: Miss Simian genuinely congratulates Gumball for getting a 1 out of 3 on his test, saying that it's his best score he's ever gotten.



* TwoRightsMakeAWrong: Gumball [[EngineeredPublicConfession turns on the intercom for the entire school to hear]] Principal Brown's EvilGloating, which turns out to be unnecessary when Brown is [[HeelRealization reconsidering his actions in using Gumball as a pawn]] and [[FromBadToWorse made worse when Brown mentions Gumball's complaints about Penny's]] AnnoyingLaugh. [[DownerEnding It ends with]] [[RightBehindMe how it is expected]].

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* TwoRightsMakeAWrong: Gumball [[EngineeredPublicConfession turns on the intercom for the entire school to hear]] Principal Brown's EvilGloating, which turns out to be unnecessary when Brown is [[HeelRealization reconsidering his actions in using Gumball as a pawn]] and [[FromBadToWorse made worse when Brown mentions Gumball's complaints about Penny's]] AnnoyingLaugh. [[DownerEnding It ends with]] ]] [[RightBehindMe how it is expected]].one would expect]].

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* EngineeredPublicConfession: Gumball turns on the intercom for the entire school to hear Principal Brown's EvilGloating, which turns out to be unnecessary when Brown is [[HeelRealization reconsidering his actions in using Gumball as a pawn]] and [[FromBadToWorse made worse when Brown mentions Gumball's complaints about Penny's]] AnnoyingLaugh. [[DownerEnding It ends with]] [[RightBehindMe how it is expected]].


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* TwoRightsMakeAWrong: Gumball [[EngineeredPublicConfession turns on the intercom for the entire school to hear]] Principal Brown's EvilGloating, which turns out to be unnecessary when Brown is [[HeelRealization reconsidering his actions in using Gumball as a pawn]] and [[FromBadToWorse made worse when Brown mentions Gumball's complaints about Penny's]] AnnoyingLaugh. [[DownerEnding It ends with]] [[RightBehindMe how it is expected]].
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* FalseReassurance: When Principal Brown asks Gumball if Penny and Miss Simian are [[RightBehindMe right behind him]], Gumball says they aren't; they're to the left of him.

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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: To avoid sharing a bus seat with Principal Brown, Teri splits herself in half.



* ThisIsUnforgivable: Gumball goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out of his half of the deal. [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part]], his anger is somewhat justified.

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* ThisIsUnforgivable: Gumball goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out of his half of the deal. [[AmusingInjuries though Though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part]], his anger is somewhat justified.
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* ContinuityNod: At the start of the episode, Gumball is singing along to a recording of the song Darwin wrote about Carrie in "The Matchmaker".
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* TheCakeIsALie: Gumball goes to great trouble to get Miss Simian to fix her breath, but as soon as that's done Principal Brown brushes off the idea of telling Penny about her laugh.

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* TheCakeIsALie: Gumball goes to great trouble to get Miss Simian to fix her breath, but as soon as that's done done, Principal Brown brushes off the idea of telling Penny about her laugh.



* NoodleImplements: After Gumball told Miss Simian her breath stunk, his only description of the aftermath is "[[FalseReassurance I didn't go to the hospital]]--the nurse said it would be more dangerous to surgically remove [[ThePenIsMightier the pencil]]."

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* NoodleImplements: After Gumball told Miss Simian that her breath stunk, stinks, his only description of the aftermath is "[[FalseReassurance I didn't go to the hospital]]--the hospital]]-- the nurse said it would be more dangerous to surgically remove [[ThePenIsMightier the pencil]]."



* StrippedToTheBone: Gumball is reduced to bones upon smelling Miss Simian's breath while trying to slingshot a mint into her mouth (this is a step up from three of his classmates, who were reduced to ''[[NoEnoughToBury dust]]''). He could still smell it afterward, somehow.

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* StrippedToTheBone: Gumball is reduced to bones upon smelling Miss Simian's breath while trying to slingshot a mint into her mouth (this is a step up from three of his classmates, who were reduced to ''[[NoEnoughToBury ''[[NotEnoughToBury dust]]''). He could still smell it afterward, somehow.

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* AnnoyingLaugh: Penny is revealed to have one, to Gumball's dismay and his reason to create the pact.
* BigBrotherIsWatching: Brown starts doing this to Gumball when he tries to reveal the truth about their pact to Simian. Complete with him stalking Gumball using the security cameras and claiming that he has control over the whole school.

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* AnnoyingLaugh: Penny is revealed to have one, to Gumball's dismay and his reason has recently started snorting heavily while laughing, which annoys Gumball enough to create the pact.
* BigBrotherIsWatching: Brown starts doing this to When Gumball when he tries to reveal the truth about their pact to Simian. Complete with him Simian, Principal Brown starts stalking Gumball using the security cameras and claiming that he has control over the whole school.school.
* TheCakeIsALie: Gumball goes to great trouble to get Miss Simian to fix her breath, but as soon as that's done Principal Brown brushes off the idea of telling Penny about her laugh.



* DownerEnding
* HumiliationConga: Happens to Gumball when doing his part of the pact.
* IsThisThingStillOn: {{Invoked|Trope}} by Gumball when he turns on the intercom for the entire school to hear Principal Brown's EvilGloating, which turns out to be unnecessary when Brown is [[HeelRealization reconsidering his actions in using Gumball as a pawn]] and [[FromBadToWorse made worse when Brown mentions Gumball's complaints about Penny's]] AnnoyingLaugh. [[DownerEnding It ends with]] [[RightBehindMe how it is expected]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Principal Brown, at the end, finally realizes the error of his ways.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Simian does one to Gumball off-screen, when he finally breaks to her about her bad breath.
* SanitySlippage: Both Gumball and Principal Brown grow more crazier as the episode goes on when the latter refuses to finish the pact.
* PetTheDog: Ms. Simian genuinely congratulates Gumball for getting a 1 out of 3 on his test. Saying that it's his best score he's ever gotten.
* StrippedToTheBone: Happens to Gumball upon smelling Ms. Simian's breath while trying to slingshot a mint into her mouth.
* SeriousBusiness: Gumball treats his pact like this and goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out, [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part]], his anger is somewhat {{justified|Trope}}.
* YouNeedABreathMint: Miss Simian's breath is so terrible that just the mere smell of it causes multiple students to [[TheyKilledKennyAgain disintegrate]]. Gumball even attempts to slignshot a breath mint into her mouth, [[StrippedToTheBone but fails]].

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* DownerEnding
* HumiliationConga: Happens
DownerEnding: Gumball's [[EngineeredPublicConfession plan to expose Principal Brown's misdeeds]] and Brown's HeelRealization end up revealing their entire pact, making both of their girlfriends mad at them.
* EngineeredPublicConfession:
Gumball when doing his part of the pact.
* IsThisThingStillOn: {{Invoked|Trope}} by Gumball when he
turns on the intercom for the entire school to hear Principal Brown's EvilGloating, which turns out to be unnecessary when Brown is [[HeelRealization reconsidering his actions in using Gumball as a pawn]] and [[FromBadToWorse made worse when Brown mentions Gumball's complaints about Penny's]] AnnoyingLaugh. [[DownerEnding It ends with]] [[RightBehindMe how it is expected]].
* HumiliationConga: Gumball's part of the pact results in him being mutilated over and over by Miss Simian's breath, and with a pencil stuck... somewhere.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Principal Brown, at the end, finally realizes he's been horribly abusing his power and should have just fulfilled his end of the error of his ways.
deal.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Simian does one to NoodleImplements: After Gumball off-screen, when he finally breaks to told Miss Simian her about her bad breath.
breath stunk, his only description of the aftermath is "[[FalseReassurance I didn't go to the hospital]]--the nurse said it would be more dangerous to surgically remove [[ThePenIsMightier the pencil]]."
* SanitySlippage: Both Gumball and Principal Brown grow more crazier as the episode goes on when the latter refuses to finish the pact.
* PetTheDog: Ms. Miss Simian genuinely congratulates Gumball for getting a 1 out of 3 on his test. Saying test, saying that it's his best score he's ever gotten.
* StrippedToTheBone: Happens to Gumball is reduced to bones upon smelling Ms. Miss Simian's breath while trying to slingshot a mint into her mouth.
mouth (this is a step up from three of his classmates, who were reduced to ''[[NoEnoughToBury dust]]''). He could still smell it afterward, somehow.
* SeriousBusiness: ThisIsUnforgivable: Gumball treats his pact like this and goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out, out of his half of the deal. [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part]], his anger is somewhat {{justified|Trope}}.
justified.
* YouNeedABreathMint: Miss Simian's breath is so terrible that just the mere smell of it causes multiple students to [[TheyKilledKennyAgain disintegrate]]. Gumball even attempts to slignshot slingshot a breath mint into her mouth, [[StrippedToTheBone but fails]].
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* PetTheDog: Ms. Simian genuinely congratulates Gumball for getting a 1 out of 3 on his test.

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* PetTheDog: Ms. Simian genuinely congratulates Gumball for getting a 1 out of 3 on his test. Saying that it's his best score he's ever gotten.

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* BigBrotherIsWatching: Brown starts doing this to Gumball when he tries to reveal the truth about their pact to Simian. Complete with him claiming that he has control over the whole school.

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* AnnoyingLaugh: Penny is revealed to have one, to Gumball's dismay and his reason to create the pact.
* BigBrotherIsWatching: Brown starts doing this to Gumball when he tries to reveal the truth about their pact to Simian. Complete with him stalking Gumball using the security cameras and claiming that he has control over the whole school.

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Gumball and Principal Brown make a pact to tell each other's girlfriends about problems they have. But when Principal Brown doesn't do go through with his part, Gumball goes to extraordinary lengths to force him.

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Gumball and Principal Brown make a pact to tell each other's girlfriends about problems they have. But when Principal Brown doesn't do go through with his part, part of the bargain, Gumball goes to extraordinary lengths to force him.



* ADayInTheLimeLight: Another one for Principal Brown.

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* ADayInTheLimeLight: ADayInTheLimelight: Another one for Principal Brown.



* IsThisThingStillOn: {{Invoked|Trope}} by Gumball when he turns on the intercom for the entire school to hear Principal Brown's EvilGloating, which turns out to be unnecessary when Brown is [[HeelRealization reconsidering his actions in using Gumball as a pawn]] and [[FromBadToWorse made worse when Brown mentions Gumball's complaints about Penny's]] AnnoyingLaugh. [[DownerEnding It ends with]] [[RightBehindMe how it is expected]].



* NoHoldsBarredBeatDown: Simian does one to Gumball off-screen, when he finally breaks to her about her bad breath.
* SanitySlippage: Both Gumball and Principal Brown grow more crazier as the episodes goes when the latter refuses to finish the pact.
* PetTheDog: Miss Simian genuinely congratulates Gumball for getting a C- on his test.
* StrippedToTheBone: Happens to Gumball upon smelling Simian's breath while trying to slingshot a mint into her mouth.
* SeriousBusiness: Gumball treats his pact like this and goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out, [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part,]] his anger is somewhat justified.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatDown: NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Simian does one to Gumball off-screen, when he finally breaks to her about her bad breath.
* SanitySlippage: Both Gumball and Principal Brown grow more crazier as the episodes episode goes on when the latter refuses to finish the pact.
* PetTheDog: Miss Ms. Simian genuinely congratulates Gumball for getting a C- 1 out of 3 on his test.
* StrippedToTheBone: Happens to Gumball upon smelling Ms. Simian's breath while trying to slingshot a mint into her mouth.
* SeriousBusiness: Gumball treats his pact like this and goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out, [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part,]] part]], his anger is somewhat justified.{{justified|Trope}}.
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* BigBrotherIsWatching: Brown starts doing this to Gumball when he tries to reveal the truth about their pact to Simian. Complete with him claiming that he has control over the whole school.


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* HumiliationConga: Happens to Gumball when doing his part of the pact.
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* YouNeedABreathMint: Miss Simian's breahte is so terrible that just the mere smell of it causes multiple students to [[TheyKilledKennyAgain disintegrate]]. Gumball even attempts to slignshot a breath mint into her mouth, [[StrippedToTheBone but fails]].

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* YouNeedABreathMint: Miss Simian's breahte breath is so terrible that just the mere smell of it causes multiple students to [[TheyKilledKennyAgain disintegrate]]. Gumball even attempts to slignshot a breath mint into her mouth, [[StrippedToTheBone but fails]].

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatDown: Simian does one to Gumball off-screen, when he finally breaks to her about her bad breath.



* SeriousBusiness: Gumball treats his pact like this and goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out, [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part,]] his anger is somewhat justified.

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* PetTheDog: Miss Simian genuinely congratulates Gumball for getting a C- on his test.
* StrippedToTheBone: Happens to Gumball upon smelling Simian's breath while trying to slingshot a mint into her mouth.
* SeriousBusiness: Gumball treats his pact like this and goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out, [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part,]] his anger is somewhat justified.justified.
* YouNeedABreathMint: Miss Simian's breahte is so terrible that just the mere smell of it causes multiple students to [[TheyKilledKennyAgain disintegrate]]. Gumball even attempts to slignshot a breath mint into her mouth, [[StrippedToTheBone but fails]].
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* SeriousBussiness: Gumball treats his pact like this and goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out, [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part,]] his anger is somewhat justified.

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* SeriousBussiness: SeriousBusiness: Gumball treats his pact like this and goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out, [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part,]] his anger is somewhat justified.
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* SanitySlippage: Both Gumball and Principal Brown grow more crazier as the episodes goes when the latter refuses to finish the pact.

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* SanitySlippage: Both Gumball and Principal Brown grow more crazier as the episodes goes when the latter refuses to finish the pact.pact.
* SeriousBussiness: Gumball treats his pact like this and goes completely berserk when Brown chickens out, [[AmusingInjuries though considering the amount of pain he endured with his part,]] his anger is somewhat justified.
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Gumball and Principal Brown make a pact to tell each other's girlfriends about problems they have. But when Principaly Brown doesn't do go through with his part, Gumball goes to extraordinary lengths to force him.

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Gumball and Principal Brown make a pact to tell each other's girlfriends about problems they have. But when Principaly Principal Brown doesn't do go through with his part, Gumball goes to extraordinary lengths to force him.

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* ADayInTheLimeLight: Another one for Principal Brown.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Principal Brown, at the end, finally realizes the error of his ways.
* SanitySlippage: Both Gumball and Principal Brown grow more crazier as the episodes goes when the latter refuses to finish the pact.
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