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Gumball and Anais' cute-off.
The DVD
  • Gumball revealing that he lost his pants weeks ago and made new ones out of cardboard. Darwin thinks they make him look like he "went to the bathroom in a spacesuit."
  • When Gumball and Darwin look through the newspaper for jobs, Gumball asks if Darwin can speak Chinese. Darwin replies with a long sentence in Chinese about how he isn't very good at it, but the hard caption afterward simply reads "NO".
  • The whole chase scene between Gumball, Darwin, and Nicole.
  • When trying to return the DVD, Gumball and Darwin make a hilarious homebrew version of Alligators on a Train which includes cardboard alligators and hand-written, out of focus credits. Larry is not amused.
    Larry: ...This had better be a joke.
    Gumball: Aw, man... What gave it away?
    Larry: Dude, it's five seconds long, and every name in the credits is one of you two.
    Darwin: (to Gumball; whispering) I told you we should have put some other people on the credits!
    Gumball: (whispering) What, and let them have all the glory?
  • Nicole's solution to the $700 late fee on the DVD:
    Nicole: You see, boys, sometimes in life, you really have to face the consequences of your actions. And sometimes you just RUN!

The Responsible

  • Richard nearly hiring a slimeball (a literal one) named Albert he found online who thinks babysitting is actually sitting on a baby.
  • This exchange:
    Nicole: Promise you'll be responsible.
    Gumball: I promise to be the most responsible kid and will handle my responsibilities in the most responsible way.
    Darwin: Yeah, RESPONSIBLE!
    Nicole: You have no idea what "responsible" means, do you?
    Gumball and Darwin: Nah.
  • Gumball's attempts to protect Anais.
  • This dialouge:
The Debt
  • Gumball's many attempts at saving Mr. Robinson.
  • When Anais and Darwin decide to help Gumball repay his debt towards Mr. Robinson for "saving" his life. Darwin throws a brick with a ransom note tied to it at Gumball, smacking into his back. The painful spasms and crying makes it all the more hilarious.
    Anais: I said throw near him, not at him!
  • Mr. Robinson getting unwanted CPR from Pantsbully at the store.
  • Mr. Robinson holds an extremely high note during his musical number, causing windows in the school to break and to cause his wife (who left on him) to lose control of the car and crash into a lamp post.

The Third

  • Gumball and Bobert playing punchies. Gumball hits Bobert with a loud clang, hurting his own hand, and then Bobert punches Gumball right through a wall.
  • The whole scene of Leslie trying to hang out with Gumball and Darwin, especially the end.
    Leslie: From now on, we can do everything together... (in slow motion) FOREVER!
  • The entire scene of Gumball riding Rosie's tricycle to get to Darwin.

The End

The Dress

The Quest

  • After Anais's beloved Daisy toy is stolen, Gumball and Darwin give her a counterfeit toy to replace Daisy, which walks back and forth and sings in Chinese before bursting into flames and falling over, revealing its metallic body underneath.
  • The following line, which also doubles as Nightmare Fuel:
    Gumball: Relax, sis, it's only a toy.
    Anais: (demonic voice) NO, IT'S NOT!
    Gumball: ...Okay, we'll get it back.
  • Gumball and Anais' cute-off.
    Anais: Listen, Gumball: I am not spending the night without Daisy. You'll just have to go to Tina's place and get her back.
    Gumball: What?! Why me?!
    Anais: Because... because... [makes a cute face] because you were the one who lost it in the first place.
    Gumball: [also makes a cute face] But I'm just a little boy, and she's a giant T-Rex.
    Anais: But you are my big brother.
    Gumball: But I don't want to get my face pounded to a pulp.
    [They both continue to exchange cute faces as Darwin looks on in confusion, as seen above.]
  • "Don't mess with the Wattersons!" This is immediately followed by the brothers doing a victory dance.
  • Tina interrupts a heartfelt moment with the siblings, telling them to start running. When they ask why, she replies, "My dad eats trespassers." After Tina says this, her dad arrives.

The Spoon

  • When Richard has the epiphany that he forgot to buy Nicole a gift, he has one of the greatest and most comical freak outs of all time.
    Richard: (blinks his eyes; then out of nowhere) AAAHH!!! I FORGOT!!! WHAT AM I GONNA DO?! WHAT AM I GONNA DO?! (pulling on his ears) WHAT! AM! I! GONNA! DO?!?!
    (cut to him face down on the floor sobbing hysterically)
  • "Yay, adventure!"
  • This line as a reminder that Larry really has it rough:
    Larry: Welcome to the gas station, where we never sleep, 'cause we're not allowed to...
  • "I'm bald and I'm proud!" Complete with the weird animesque poses Gumball and Darwin make when they say this.
  • "OH MY GOSH, HE’S GOT A SPOON!"
  • The ending:
    Donut Cop: (to Nicole) All right, lady. Give me five minutes to do the paperwork and you’ll be outta here.
    The kids and Richard: Yay!
    Nicole: (rolling up her sleeve) Five minutes is all I need. (pounds her fist in her hand, much to Sal's horror)

The Pressure

  • Darwin wants to keep Masami from kissing him, so he says he tastes like fish.
  • These exchanges:
    Teri: My boyfriend is so old that he doesn't have a babysitter!
    Others: Wow!
    Carmen: Well, mine's so old, he stopped wearing braces!
    Others: Wow!
    Carrie: Well, mine is so old that he doesn't even have teeth. (others look awkwardly at Carrie)
  • Banana Joe chopping down the treehouse and yelling, "Pals before gals!" when he succeeds.
  • Gumball taking a high dive into the pool and landing flat on his face without making a splash.

The Painting

  • Richard waking up after the meeting and getting a job much to his dismay.
    Richard: What did I just agree to?
    Gumball: You gotta get a job.
    Richard: NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
  • Mr. Small's first step of the five-step session with Gumball and Darwin:
    • Step 1 is the primal scream, which Mr. Small is happy to demonstrate. He screams so suddenly, Darwin leaps into Gumball's arms in surprise, and so loudly, you can hear the echo from the recording booth.
    • Darwin's attempt at it:
    Mr. Small: Okay, Darwin, your turn. Take a deep breath, and let it all out.
    (Darwin breathes and and begins exhaling a giant bubble. Mr. Small pokes the bubble. The scene cuts to a live-action sequence of a house getting blown up)
  • Mr. Small expressing his opinions on art.
    Mr. Small: When you think about painting, do you think about something like this?
    Gumball and Darwin: Yeah.
    Mr. Small: Well...YOU'RE WRONG! (swats painting onto the floor and begins beating it with a baseball bat) THIS IS NOT PAINTING! THIS IS NOT PAINTING! THIS! IS! NOT! PAINTING! (sets fire to the painting) Burn, you relic of convention!
    • The fact that the painting Mr. Small burns looks like Mr. Robinson wearing a wig.
    • This exchange afterwards:
    Mr. Small: Who wants to go first?
    Gumball: ME! ME, ME, ME! PICK ME! (gets drenched in pink paint)
    Mr. Small: The world is your canvas. Now BE the brush!
    Gumball: ...MY EYES!!! IT BURNS!!! (starts running into walls screaming, which then delves into whimpering and crying)
    Darwin: Be the brush!
    Principal Brown: (completely calm) It burns.
  • Richard's attempts at getting a job. He even gets fired the moment he registers! note 

The Laziest

  • The musical number inside of Gumball's body showing sugar cubes doing the twist on his ribs while other sugar cubes are tickling Gumball's heart.
  • Gumball and Darwin pulling out all the stops to bug formerly-Lazy Larry to take their place in the Lazy-off with Richard. Yeah, it's a bit cruel, but it just so happens to cross the line into hilarity.
  • Richard displaying his "psychic" powers to change the channelnote .
    Darwin: Aaaaah! Paranormal activity!
  • "NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE SUMMER OF '83!!!"
  • That devious grin on Richard's face that we see...twice.

The Ghost

  • The first-person binge-eating sequence, in which Gumball steals a half-eaten chicken drumstick from the Hairy Hobo, knocks over a hot dog cart, and takes a bite out of the Donut Cop.
  • Richard making fun of Gumball for gaining weight, only to cry when he notices that he's not exactly thin either.
    Richard: It's only funny when it's someone else's body! (flees in tears)
  • Carrie in Gumball's body, going on an eating binge but pausing to pick the pickle off a burger.
  • "It's a flip-flop, Carrie. A flip-flop!"
  • Darwin repeatedly saying, "Another happy ending!" during the worst circumstances.

The Mystery

  • Gumball's Imagine Spot of Penny calling him "the best-looking guy in the whole school". Leslie then shows him his yearbook photo.
  • Some of the students have funny comments on the figure that fell out of Gumball's locker.
    Leslie​: Ah, it smells like manure!
    Alan: It looks like a rancid burrito.
  • "How do you sleep at night, Ms. Simian?" "Like a baby. (laughs evilly before getting hit by door)"
  • Much of the chase scene in the library.
  • The running gag of the teachers getting run over by vehicles.
  • Bobert displays what really happened to Brown, insulting some of the students/staff all the way.
    Darwin: What's a nincompoop? (Gumball whispers in his ear) ...Hey!

The Prank

  • The part where Gumball and Darwin pull the "put someone sleeping on a raft out in the middle of a lake" prank on Richard, except they send him down a river leading to the sea. When he comes back, he's apparently been out to sea for a long time, evidenced by his beard stubble, sunburn, and lack of clothes (he was using the raft to cover his front), and he had to subsist on coconuts. When Darwin asks what happened to his clothes, he angrily responds that he ate them.
  • The "I'm a ballerina!" scene.
  • "A music video! A music video! Yeah, we are in a music video! This is what we call a music video! Oh baby! We're singin'! (scene cuts to Richard holding the unplugged TV cord) I'm in a music videoooooooo..."

The Gi

  • The montage of Gumball and Darwin quitting various sports/events, leading up to ice skating, where Gumball throws Darwin on the ice in anger.
  • "Okay, dude. You know what a true warrior needs for a good warm-up?" "Mittens and a scarf?" "No, Darwin-san — (turns on boombox) inspiration!" The boombox then plays rock music, which the boys promptly dance and lip-sync to. Richard immediately joins them.
  • The username for the video of Darwin doing karate is SomeKidsAtSchool. Really!
  • "My kids are in danger! ...of becoming their father!"
  • "Are you crazy?" "No, Darwin. I'M MORE SANE THAN I'VE EVER BEEN!!"
  • "Karate fans, please; can I have a little hush?" "Yeah, quiet! I wanna hear him fail!"

The Kiss

  • The beginning, where Gumball ends up traumatized by Grandma Jojo's kiss.
  • The scene where Anais tries to get Grandma Jojo's luggage up the staircase using a rock and plank catapult, complete with schematic nailed to the wall. She miscalculates, causing the suitcase to fly out the front door which Darwin just opened, after which it flies open onto Gumball and closes on him. His scream is what seals it.

The Party

  • Richard trying to cheer Gumball up over not finding a date:
    Richard: When I was your age, I needed a date for a party, and what I said to her was, "(mumbles with mouth full of food)" And twenty years later, we're still married!
    Gumball: Oh, Dad, you make it sound so easy...
  • Tina making Gumball say things on the phone in exchange for a date:
    Gumball: Fine. I, Gumball Watterson, have a stupid face, stuck on a big stupid head, with a tiny stupid brain, and stupid is my favorite color.
  • When they get to the party, Penny's just a bit jealous that Gumball's with Tina.
    Gumball: So... I didn't realize you were coming with Hector.
    Penny: I didn't realize you liked lizard breath!
    (Tina sniffs her breath and realizes it smells bad)
    (Beat)
    Darwin: (oblivious) ...I feel awkward!
  • Ms. Simian & Principal Brown crashing the party and busting it wide open.
  • Jamie announces she's going to throw a TV out the window, but it throws itself out first.
  • Molly accidentally bursting through the roof, then the Sun comes out from behind the horizon to complain.
    The Sun: Hey dude, I'm trying to sleep here!
    Molly: Sorry.
  • Richard interrupting Penny and Gumball's kiss while honking his horn repeatedly.
  • Darwin's reaction to Rachel kissing him on the cheek.
    Darwin: EVERYTHING IS SO CLEAR NOW. (passes out with the goofiest face possible)
    (Beat)
    Rachel: Is he gonna be alright?
    Gumball: Yeah yeah, he'll be fine.
  • Tobias and Rachel's parents coming home and finding that the house is clean and nothing happened (though Harold worries that Rachel may have run up the phone bill) ... and walk by the closet just as Principal Brown and Ms. Simian begin to make out.

The Refund

  • Gumball attempting to stuff his new game (which looks like a PAL SNES cartridge) into his game system (which looks like either a Super Famicom crossed with a DVD player or a cheap knock-off of an Xbox 360).
  • Gumball using hypnosis on Larry...and Larry still not giving them a refund despite being brainwashed.
    Gumball: Now your butt's on fire again.
    (cut to outside of Laser Video as Larry's screaming is heard from inside)
  • Gumball and Darwin showing Larry a homemade PSA about kids each year not getting refunds, which is followed by the two of them singing a parody of "We Are the World".
  • The teddy bear manager beating up Richard.
  • The ending where the three prepare to enjoy their new game, then it reveals the manager gave them a paper shredder propped up to look like a console.

The Robot

  • Gumball and Darwin are apparently playing with dolls at the beginning, culminating in an offer for a dynamite cupcake and throwing the dolls about.
  • Gumball “cool-walking”.
    Darwin: You look like you are horse-riding nothing.
    Bobert: I concur with the aquatic lifeform.
    Gumball: (scoffs, then imitates Bobert) "I CONCUR WITH THE AQUATIC LIFEFORM."
  • Whenever Darwin tries to help Gumball in the episode's climax, he is simply shot down with little ease. The timing of each occurrence is perfect.
  • Gumball opens his locker by sticking a paper clip in his buttocks and ramming into the locker.
  • When Gumball asks Darwin to attack Bobert, Darwin can't tell who is the real Gumball (Bobert is dressed like him), so Gumball states that it's the one that's not a robot. Not a smart thing to say, as Darwin whacks real Gumball with a shovel.

The Picnic

  • The class is supposed to avoid The Forest of Doom. Gumball and Darwin, however, decide to go through it.
  • Darwin says hi to a pair of seemingly harmless squirrels. When he walks off, this exchange occurs:
    Squirrel #1: They'll never get out of here alive.
    Squirrel #2: We'll feed on their carcasses.
  • Gumball and Darwin's reaction to staring at the sun setting their eyes on fire:
    Darwin: (completely calm) There are no words to express the pain that I feel right now.
    Gumball: (also calm) Sure, there are.
    Both: AAAAAH!
  • The boys try to track Ms. Simian by her smell, but end up finding an outhouse instead.
    Darwin: It kinda smells a bit like her.
  • Gumball setting his hands on fire trying to start a campfire.
  • Gumball attempts to hunt.
    Gumball: I'm a predator! Hear me roar! (meows)
  • Darwin eating Gumball's clothes.
  • Gumball falling off a cliff after he decides to selfishly leave Darwin.
  • Gumball and Darwin finally making it to the campsite and then eating from the trash.
    Gumball: That was so GOOD!

The Goons

  • Gumball's Evil Laugh when he plots to compete with Anais to become Richard's favorite.
  • Idaho mistaking a golf ball for his mother before he gets hit by a golf club and sent flying.
  • Tobias competing in the dumb race only for him to grab dozens of balloons and floats away from the race. He spends the rest of the episode floating above the park and then the hospital.
    Tobias: I'm winning! I'm winning! (grabs the balloons blindly and starts to float away) I'M NOT WINNIIING!
  • Rocky's mantra in the race.
    Rocky: Who's the dumbest? Who's the dumbest? Who's the dumbest?
  • Banana Joe ran through a steel fence and gets sliced in pieces.
    Banana Joe: I'm a banana split! (laughs) Ooh, it hurts...
  • Larry accidentally proposing to Richard. Richard takes this seriously, followed by a melodramatic thinking montage.
  • Overall, just the fact that everyone in the race, even Gumball, treats the title "the dumbest" as if it were some honorary title.
  • Gumball tells what appears to be Richard, "Dad, I can't play "Butt Puppets" right now.", only to reveal that the doctor actually looks like Richard's butt and sounds like him.
  • The very last scene of a still-blindfolded Darwin running in circles around a tree:
    Darwin: Did I win yet? Did I win yet? Did I win yet? [crashes into the tree] ...ow.

The Secret

  • "It's the last time I come in here and whistle for you." "But if you don't whistle, I can't go."
  • Gumball flashbacks to Darwin's schoolbook photo, where Ms. Simian and Mr. Small are seen looking at the photo in amazement as Darwin looks up at them teary-eyed.
  • Gumball attempting to get Darwin to say the secret by making him eat some spicy food and preventing him from drinking anything, until Darwin's mouth is set ablaze.
  • Gumball's failed attempt at reading Darwin's mind ends up making his face very stretched-out.
  • The so-called secret is actually a video of Gumball trying to dance to rap music, until he hits something and goes out of control. It immediately becomes a hit online.

The Sock

  • The entire scene where Mr, Small uses his "lying hat" to teach Gumball and Darwin how lying can hurt others.
    Mr. Small: Your mother called!
    Gumball and Darwin: Oh!
    Mr. Small: She says she hates you! [...] So, what have we learned today?
    Darwin: Never trust a man wearing a hat.
  • During Gumball and Darwin's montage of harsh honesty:
    Gumball (to Penny): I love you!
    (Penny gasps happily)
    Darwin: But he'll never make the first move.
    (Penny is annoyed)
    • After Darwin says this, Gumball glares at him with a "Hmph!"
  • Gumball and Darwin telling Principal Brown and Ms. Simian what they really think of their relationship.
    Gumball: I can't help thinking that your relationship with Ms. Simian could be compromising your professionalism.
    Darwin: I completely agree, Gumball. And frankly, I fear my education is suffering as a result.
    Gumball: And besides, Principal Brown, you can do so much better than that!
  • That eye twitch Mr. Small does when he says "Hippity rap!" is perfect, as is the whole Piss-Take Rap.
    Mr. Small: Each individual case will require a specific judgement call, depending on who you're talking to and the context of the conver-sayshun!
    (Gumball and Darwin look stunned)
  • The fact that Principal Brown needs confirmation from someone else about if his head is on fire, even though it clearly is.
  • Mr. Small, stuck in his cabinet, mentions his problem with his knees bumping into his back.
  • Richard breaking down and admitting he did indeed eat his sons' homework. When asked why, he responds, " I thought it was gonna make me smart!"
  • Darwin's head exploding after Gumball's detailed statement on proper honesty.

The Genius

  • Gumball holds his breath and causes his head to swell, assuming it'll make him smarter.
  • Gumball uses the Internet, and, after being assailed by advertisements, he has a literal Heroic BSoD.
  • Darwin with ink all over his face.
  • "Please, honey: You can call us 'Mom' and 'Dad'," said with a twist of Lightmare Fuel.
  • The "You Gotta Think Big" Training Montage.
  • The Wattersons all sweat with worry when the clipboard men demands to let Gumball's brain speak, all while a Heartbeat Soundtrack is played in the background. Cut to Rocky drinking soda, revealed to be the source of the heartbeat.

The Poltergeist

  • Richard apparently managed to squeeze into the cupboards with ease.
  • The whole scene of Mr. Robinson getting electrocuted by the Electro-Fat.
  • Gumball and Darwin mimic Mr. Robinson like a puppet when he won't go ballistic over Mrs. Robinson. It eventually fails.
    Gumball: (moving Mr. Robinson's arms and mouth as he talks) Hey, you! Mr. Robinson's wife! Come and have an argument with him! I mean...me! We're gonna have a fight and you're gonna like it! HA! How do ya like my arguing, huh?! (pushes down Mr. Robinson's eyebrows) See how angry I am?
    (Mrs. Robinson opens up the gate to reveal Gumball and Darwin holding up Mr. Robinson's arms)
    Darwin: (moving Mr. Robinson's mouth) Wanna make out?
  • The ending, where Nicole gets herself caught in another of Richard's ghost traps.
    Nicole: RICHAAAAAAR-!

The Mustache

  • Gumball and Darwin become men. Anais becomes an even bigger man.
  • The supplement's name is "MALE POWER 2000".
  • When the hormones finish changing Gumball completely it has a closeup of his butt suddenly becoming incredibly muscular. Then we get a quick shot of Leslie's shocked face.
  • The "Because We're Men" montage.
  • Gumball lifting his shirt and rolling his stomach, much to chagrin. The third time he does this, she quits.
  • The sight of Richard and Nicole playing with their "hairy mutant" children happily in the park.
    Nicole: (meekly) They grow up so fast.

The Date

  • Nicole tries to hug Gumball and he tries to block, causing a sort of impromptu sparring match, which Gumball loses.
  • "Welcome to Punchtown. Population: You."
  • Gumball is very insensitive about Penny's pet's death.
    Penny: My dad flushed him down the toilet by mistake.
    Gumball: (holding in laughter) That's terrible! Did it go around and around or straight down?
    Patrick: Straight down.
  • Gumball paying his respects to Mr. Cuddles:
    Gumball: Well, Mr. Cuddles was Penny's pet. Even though I never met him, Penny's pretty hot, so I'm sure he was pretty hot too.
  • "AHHH! THE SPIDER! KNOCK HIS BLOCK OFF!!"

The Club

  • Nicole in her weekend anger management class:
    Nicole: (to Gumball, still perfectly calm and motherly) Behind this door, I'm a very different person. Trust me; you don't want to see this. (Nicole walks inside)
    Mr. Small: Hello, Nicole! Welcome to—
    (Mr. Small goes flying through the door and crashes into another door on other side of the hallway)
    Anais: (poking her head out of the door) Could you guys keep it down a little?
    Nicole: YOU KEEP IT DOWN!
  • The weird video the Reject Club plan on posting simply because Gumball rejected them.
    Colin: (dubbing Gumball) My name is Gumball Watterson and my IQ is smaller than my shoe size. I wore diapers until the age of eleven and once got detention for calling Ms. Simian "Mum."
    Richard: AAAAH! HE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU!
  • Darwin easily distracts Colin with smooth dance moves. Colin then joins in.

The Wand

The Ape

  • Richard's over-the-top reaction when seeing Ms. Simian about to walk out the door.
  • Gumball's reaction from when Ms. Simian's car flips over the Wattersons'.
    Gumball: Coooool!
    Ms. Simian: Noooot cooooool!
  • Ms. Simian insulting Nicole at every point in her life: her first steps, her first bike ride, her first F on a school project, her first dance, and her wedding day (Ms. Simian wasn't even invited; she just happened to drive by the church and see the wedding as it was ending). It's cruel at first, but transcends into hilarity.
  • Ms. Simian failing to do a proper high-five by whacking Gumball and Darwin in the face with her palm.
  • In the middle of the Chase Scene, Nicole has Richard go up to Ms. Simian's car and retrieve her letter. When Richard hesitates to do so, Nicole responds by giving him a serious Death Glare that just screams, "Did I stutter?!"

The Car

  • When a bowling ball flies into the Robinsons' yard and knocks off Mrs. Robinson's wig from Gumball and Darwin's Dodge or Dare game, Mr. Robinson punishes them by giving them chores to do around his house. note  These include raking up the leaves (with Mr. Robinson knocking over the tree to make it very difficult), cutting the grass (using only nail clippers), painting the fence to whatever color he wants, and cleaning up the carpet in the Robinsons' room. They simply get them all done one by one in a heartbeat, which freaks out Mr. Robinson.
  • When Mr. Robinson kicks out Gumball and Darwin, they insistingly continue to "help out" Mr. Robinson, much to his own dismay. Eventually, Mr. Robinson turns red with rage and Gumball and Darwin misinterpret this as he has a temperature.
    Gumball: Come on, Mr. Robinson. Say, "Aaah".
    Mr. Robinson: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
  • Gumball barely touches Mr. Robinson's car with a sponge and it falls to pieces in a blink of an eye. When he says it can't get any worse, Murphy's Law kicks in and it bursts into flames. Cut to Mr. and Mrs. Robinson who are sitting in the backyard listening to calming music, and don't even recognize what's going on.
    • This bit after that:
    Gumball: (panicked) What are we gonna do?!
    Darwin: (as if nothing's happening) I don't know. I never burned a car before.
  • While Anais and Nicole are coming home, Nicole notices the Robinsons are talking to the Donut Cop next to their burning car. She ducks down as they pass by the house and makes Anais do the same, but Anais' Daisy the Donkey doll is still sticking up, leading to some very confused looks when it appears to the Robinsons and the Donut Cop that a doll is driving a car.
  • Honestly, seeing Mr. Robinson go ballistic over his destroyed car is just hilarious. For example:
    Mr. Robinson: Darn it! I know they're up there! Get in there and arrest those vandals!
    Donut Cop: Uh, not without a warrant, sir.
    Mr. Robinson: AAARGH!! I pay my taxes and that pays your salary! Ergo, I'm! Your! Boss! NOW GET IN THERE AND DO YOUR JOB!

The Curse

  • Gumball getting stepped on in the middle of a spontaneous bursting-into-song.
  • Gumball finding a "lucky football" and ending up being punted into the distance, where the goalpost then falls on him.
  • Science and reason going down the drain as the world disproves Anais' claim that bad luck's bogus by spontaneously generating a cloud indoors to strike Gumball with lightning.
  • The universe going Rube Goldbergian outer limits on Gumball in an all-out attempt to destroy him, leading to a climactic homage to Final Destination.
  • At the end, the family decide to use their minds to get Daisyland tickets. We're then treated to a scene where a family ticket blows away from a stand, into a car, near a plane, then into the hospital room the Wattersons were in at the time. Specifically, right into the table fan it is shredded into pieces by.
    Darwin: Yaaay! I wished for snow!

The Microwave

  • At the beginning of the montage of Gumball filling the "Gross Jar", he's seen blowing his nose and putting the used napkins in the jar. Eventually, he sneezes so hard his entire face comes off.
  • Darwin trying to ditch Gumball after learning that he's a father.
    Gumball: Darwin! Where do you think you're going?!
    Darwin: Um...to buy some stuff... at the shop?
  • Gumball describes Kenneth to their father as a "gross dog thing".
  • The ending, where Gumball and Darwin agree to take better care of Kenneth. Cue the town getting destroyed by a giant Kenneth and Darwin agreeing that they should've listened to Richard and killed him.
The Meddler
  • Gumball talking in a high pitch when Tina insults him, and vice versa.
    Tina: I'll have you know that smell is a glandular problem! (runs off in embarrassment)
  • Principal Brown accidentally getting splashed by hot coffee, chlorine, and fertilizer by Gumball.
    • Principal Brown, under Nicole's command, increasing Gumball's detention hours up to 8, and when he does, she gives him a thumbs-up.
  • Mr. Small going al-out drill sergeant on Penny.
    Mr. Small: YOU LEAVE YOUR EMOTIONS AT THE DOOR! THIS IS CHEERLEADING, NOT DRAMA CLUB! YOU BETTER SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT, 'CAUSE THIS IS THE BIG LEAGUE, SISTER, AND RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL!
  • The entirety of Gumball's cheerleader tryout to win Penny back.
    • At first, Gumball starts to feel insecure about himself.
    Gumball: What if I'm not good as the other girls?! What if they laugh at me?! And this leotard makes me look fat, so I put this skirt on to hide my butt. (lifts skirt to reveal a thong)
    • Mr. Small sees Gumball's cheerleading tryout, scribbles something down on a piece of paper, slides it to Principal Brown, and it turns out to be nothing but a large question mark.
  • Darwin's head exploding (again) at the very end from smiling for a long time.

The Helmet

  • Gumball putting chemicals into an ant farm of all places, causing an explosion when stirred and it makes the ants attack Gumball.
  • Tina has her lunch ruined, and she eyes Gumball and Darwin angrily, where Darwin points at Gumball nervously. Cut to Darwin with Gumball shoved right into his mouth.
  • Nicole has a particularly hilariously epic tantrum as she trashes her bosses' office in the middle of her promotion interview.
  • By the end of the episode, Richard and his family ride down the street on a speedboat, which he won on Win or Don't Win. As they drive down, the pavement suffers a good deal of damage.

The Fight

  • All it takes to scare Richard apparently is Gumball's little "mew".
  • Gumball actually begging to get a detention to avoid fighting Tina. But unfortunately, Ms. Simian is on her coffee break.
    Gumball: BUT, MISS SIMIAN, YOU'RE MY LAST HOPE! PLEASE! (sobs)
  • Mr. Small freaking out whenever Tina is in sight or is mentioned.
  • What Nicole did to Tina's father will forever be a Moment of Awesome, and one of her funniest overreactions as well. She closes the doors on Tina's house, with Mr. Rex's eyes glowing in the darkness behind Nicole, each larger than her entire body... and then says, "Well, I'm glad we've finally reached to an agreement." As she walks away, the building collapses.

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