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The Amazing World of Gumball

{{Short description|Animated sitcom}}

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  • Gumball
  • TAWOG

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  • Animated sitcom
  • Satire{{Cite web |last=Allison |first=Austin |date=19 January 2022 |title=10 Best Cartoon Network Originals of the 2010s, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/cartoon-network-originals-best-2010s-ranked/ |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=Collider}}
  • Slapstick
  • Surreal comedy

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| creator = Ben Bocquelet

| showrunner = Ben Bocquelet

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  • Ben Locket
  • Neil Myers (S6)
  • Xav Clarke (S6)

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  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland (S1)
  • Germany

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| language = English

| num_seasons = 6

| num_episodes = 240

| list_episodes = List of The Amazing World of Gumball episodes

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| animator =

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  • Richard Overall
  • Tony Hull (S2–6)
  • Lucy Benson (S4–5)

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| runtime = 11 minutes{{cite web|url=http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=5805|title=The Amazing World of Gumball|publisher=Turner Broadcasting|date=9 September 2011|access-date=4 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233656/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=5805|archive-date=2 December 2013|url-status=dead}}

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| first_aired = {{Start date|2011|05|03|df=y}}

| last_aired = present

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| network = Cartoon Network

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The Amazing World of Gumball (also known simply as Gumball or by its abbreviation TAWOG) is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network.{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=27–28}} The series follows the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and his adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend middle school in the fictional city of Elmore. They often find themselves in various shenanigans around the city, during which they interact with fellow family members—younger sister Anais, mother Nicole, and father Richard—along with an extended supporting cast of characters.

Bocquelet based several of the series' characters on rejected characters from his previous commercial work while making its premise a mixture of "family shows and school shows", which Cartoon Network was heavily interested in.{{cite web|title=gumball|url=https://www.studiosoi.de/gumball|access-date=8 July 2021|website=studio soi|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190801/https://www.studiosoi.de/gumball|url-status=live}} After Bocquelet pitched The Amazing World of Gumball to the network, Turner Broadcasting executive Daniel Lennard green-lit the production of the series. The show was produced by Cartoon Network Studios Europe, in association with Boulder Media (Ireland; season 1) and Studio Soi (Germany).

Gumball is noted for its intentional stylistic disunity, with characters designed, filmed, and animated using various styles and techniques, oftentimes within the same scene (stylized traditional animation, puppetry, CGI, stop motion, Flash animation, live-action, etc.).{{cite web |url=http://www.toonzone.net/2011/04/toonzone-interviews-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-creator-ben-bocquelet/ |title=Toonzone Interviews "The Amazing World of Gumball" Creator Ben Bocquelet |website=Toonzone |date=20 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018052342/http://www.toonzone.net/2011/04/toonzone-interviews-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-creator-ben-bocquelet/}} in Toonzone Although it is a children's series, Gumball comments on topics that are often considered serious or mature, including philosophy, marriage, cyberbullying, political intolerance, mental illness, and the human condition. The series has received critical acclaim and developed a cult following, with particular praises for its extensive references to popular culture and internet culture, sarcasm, subtle innuendos, dark humor, and metahumor.{{cite web|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=17 February 2017|title=Amazing World of Gumball perfectly tackles the biggest stereotypes found in RPGs|url=https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/2/17/14651050/amazing-world-of-gumball-the-console-rpg|access-date=8 July 2021|website=Polygon|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191438/https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/2/17/14651050/amazing-world-of-gumball-the-console-rpg|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=White |first=James |date=2022-02-13 |title=How 'The Amazing World of Gumball' Uses Meta Humor to Appeal to Generations New and Old |url=https://collider.com/amazing-world-of-gumball-meta-humor-why-its-good/ |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=Collider |language=en-US |archive-date=8 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008020921/https://collider.com/amazing-world-of-gumball-meta-humor-why-its-good/ |url-status=live }}

On 6 September 2016, Bocquelet announced the series would end after season 6; he reaffirmed his position on Twitter in October 2018.{{cite web|date=3 October 2016|title=The Amazing World of Gumball: Cartoon Network Series Ending? No Season Seven? (Updated)|url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/amazing-world-gumball-cartoon-network-series-ending-no-season-seven/|access-date=8 July 2021|website=canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale|language=en-US|archive-date=2 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502125820/https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/amazing-world-gumball-cartoon-network-series-ending-no-season-seven/|url-status=live}} However, Turner Northern Europe was unable to confirm at the time whether the sixth season would be the show's last.{{cite web|url=https://www.regularcapital.com/2018/10/more-seasons-of-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-is-still-a-possiblity/|title=More Seasons Of The Amazing World Of Gumball Is Still A Possibility|website=RegularCapital|date=12 October 2018|access-date=27 November 2018|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501141955/https://www.regularcapital.com/2018/10/more-seasons-of-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-is-still-a-possiblity/|url-status=live}} Following the season 6 finale, two miniseries were released: the six-episode Darwin's Yearbook in November 2019 and The Gumball Chronicles in October 2020.{{cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=4 November 2019 |title=CN Brings Back 'Gumball' with Special "Darwin's Yearbook" Episodes |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cn-brings-back-gumball-with-special-darwins-yearbook-episodes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030023624/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cn-brings-back-gumball-with-special-darwins-yearbook-episodes/ |archive-date=30 October 2020 |access-date=4 November 2019 |website=Animation Magazine}}{{citation|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20200924cartoon06/|title=Gumball Chronicles: The Curse of Elmore|publisher=Futon Critic|date=2 November 2020|access-date=2 November 2020|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162910/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20200924cartoon06/|url-status=live}} On 15 June 2023, it was confirmed at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival that the seventh season of the show was in the works,{{Cite web |last=Giraud |first=Kevin |date=15 June 2023 |title=Annecy: New Animated Offerings from Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network & Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/06/annecy-new-animated-offerings-from-warner-bros-animation-cartoon-network-hanna-barbera-studios-europe/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Animation Magazine}} and is scheduled for release in 2025–2026.

On 17 February 2021, Cartoon Network revealed that a television film based on the series was in development.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/amazing-world-of-gumball-movie-announce/|title=Amazing World of Gumball Returns as a Cartoon Network Movie|date=17 February 2021|first=Noah|last=Dominguez|website=Comic Book Resources|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-date=17 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217225325/https://www.cbr.com/amazing-world-of-gumball-movie-announce/|url-status=live}} On 21 September 2021, it was announced that a new spin-off series, to be a follow-up for both the show and the movie, had been greenlit for Cartoon Network and Max alongside the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1195049-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-returning-with-new-movie-tv-series|title=The Amazing World of Gumball Returning With New Movie & TV Series|last=Nash|first=Anthony|website=Coming soon|date=21 September 2021|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922130937/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1195049-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-returning-with-new-movie-tv-series|url-status=live}} On 22 August 2022, it was reported that the film would no longer be heading to Max, but would be shopped to other outlets instead.{{Cite web |last=Zogbi |first=Emily |date=2022-08-23 |title=Amazing World of Gumball Movie, Damian Wayne Special Canceled at HBO Max |url=https://www.cbr.com/amazing-world-of-gumball-movie-damian-wayne-special-canceled-hbo-max/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=CBR |language=en-US |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922161021/https://www.cbr.com/amazing-world-of-gumball-movie-damian-wayne-special-canceled-hbo-max/ |url-status=live }} At the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, it was announced that the film is still being worked on, with the story and script currently being revised.{{cite tweet|number=1801287130611695838|user=MidouMir|title=GUYS! Guess who asked the first DUMB DUMB DUMB question? ME! And I asked about the movie. @benbocquelet said it's not canceled, he's working on it but with everything that happened, the movie changed and could be made but differently.|date=13 June 2024}}

Premise

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The series revolves around the life of a 12-year-old cat named Gumball Watterson and his frequent shenanigans in the fictional American city of Elmore, California, accompanied by his adopted goldfish brother and best friend Darwin. Gumball's other family members—his intellectual sister Anais and stay-at-home father Richard, both rabbits, and workaholic mother Nicole, a cat—often find themselves involved in Gumball's exploits. Gumball attends school with his siblings at Elmore Junior High, where throughout the series he interacts with his various middle school classmates, most prominently his love interest Penny Fitzgerald.

One prominent feature of the series since its third season is "The Void", a dimension inside of Elmore where all the universe's mistakes reside. This includes references to aspects of reality as well as in-series elements. Rob is a background character from the first two seasons who became trapped in The Void after becoming "irrelevant". He later escapes in season 3, after which he becomes Gumball's nemesis and main antagonist. He is shown to be aware of his fictional existence in the season 4 episode "The Disaster", and his hatred towards Gumball is a result of his role as the protagonist.{{cite AV media |date=6 September 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnn9eZ8Ap74 |title=Gumball {{!}} Gumball VS Rob {{!}} Cartoon Network |publisher=Cartoon Network |via=YouTube |access-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317232151/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnn9eZ8Ap74 |archive-date=17 March 2021 |url-status=live}}

Episodes

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While most of the 11-minutes episodes premiered on their own and all are considered as individually released, the 11-minutes episodes of the series that Cartoon Network ordered were still originally produced in pairs of 22-minutes each. So was the case with The Amazing World of Gumball, with seasons 1-3 actually being produced by Cartoon Network Development Studios Europe in packages of two 11-minutes stories and being aired so outside of America. However, starting with Season 4, the rest of the series began to be produced as individual 11-minutes episodes, the same being the case of the special miniseries.

{{: List of The Amazing World of Gumball episodes}}

=Crossovers=

On 17 September 2015, series creator Ben Bocquelet announced on his Twitter page that a crossover episode with an unknown show would air as part of the fifth season. This turned out to be the episode "The Puppets", which features characters and settings from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared.{{cite tweet |last=Bocquelet |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Bocquelet |user=benbocquelet |number=644526986308780032 |date=17 September 2015 |title=@Rind0uAmamiya You'll find out in season five ;) |language=en |access-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108093655/https://twitter.com/benbocquelet/status/644526986308780032 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |url-status=live}} Additionally, "The Copycats" featured the characters interacting with ones similar to those from Miracle Star, a Chinese clone of the show.{{cite web |title=Cartoon Network dunks on ripoff shows in best way possible |url=https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/2/7/14524680/the-amazing-world-of-gumball-the-copy-cats |website=Polygon |date=7 February 2017 |access-date=21 January 2022}}{{cite news |title='Gumball' will meet 'Miracle Star' bootleg characters in new episode |url=https://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2017/02/gumball-will-meet-miracle-star-bootleg-characters-in-new-episode-001448311.html |access-date=22 January 2022 |publisher=blastingnews |date=4 February 2017}}

"The Boredom" featured characters from Clarence, Regular Show, and Uncle Grandpa making cameo appearances.{{cite AV media |date=15 September 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKcEQOBdB5M |title=The Amazing World of Gumball - The Crossover |publisher=First Last |via=YouTube |access-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122222417/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKcEQOBdB5M |archive-date=22 November 2020 |url-status=live}}

Gumball made a cameo appearance on the Uncle Grandpa episode "Pizza Eve", along with other characters from other Cartoon Network shows.{{cite AV media |date=16 April 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm3DB-mfEuo |title=Cartoon Network Shows Cameo on Uncle Grandpa |publisher=Mordecai626 Alt |via=YouTube |access-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223162328/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm3DB-mfEuo |archive-date=23 February 2021 |url-status=live}}

Gumball made a cameo appearance on the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode and Cartoon Network special "Crossover Nexus", along with other characters from other Cartoon Network shows.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

=''Waiting for Gumball''=

Waiting for Gumball is a series of thirteen shorts featuring Gumball and Darwin and inspired by the episode "The Puppets".{{cite web|url=https://blinkindustries.tv/projects/waiting-for-gumball|title=Waiting for Gumball|date=3 April 2019|access-date=1 January 2019|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162858/https://blinkindustries.tv/projects/waiting-for-gumball|url-status=live}}

=''Darwin's Yearbook''=

A six-episode miniseries called Darwin's Yearbook aired on Cartoon Network from 14 to 28 December 2019. The miniseries features Darwin attempting to complete Elmore Junior High's yearbook by examining who he thinks should fill up the best spot.{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cn-brings-back-gumball-with-special-darwins-yearbook-episodes/|title=CN Brings Back 'Gumball' with Special "Darwin's Yearbook" Episodes|website=Animation Magazine|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=4 November 2019|access-date=4 November 2019|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030023624/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cn-brings-back-gumball-with-special-darwins-yearbook-episodes/|url-status=live}} The miniseries predominantly consists of recycled clips from previous episodes of the original series presented in a clip show style.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

=''The Gumball Chronicles''=

Another series of clip show episodes titled, The Gumball Chronicles, premiered on 5 October 2020, with The Curse of Elmore. On 2 November 2020, four more episodes (each beginning with Vote Gumball...and) themed around the 2020 United States presidential election were aired back-to-back, revolving around Gumball's attempts to get a running mate so he can run for school president.{{cite web|title=Shows A-Z - amazing world of gumball, the on cartoon {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/amazing-world-of-gumball/listings/|access-date=3 November 2020|website=www.thefutoncritic.com|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721140254/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/amazing-world-of-gumball/listings/|url-status=live}}

Production

When Cartoon Network Studios Europe was created in 2007, Ben Bocquelet was hired to help people pitch their projects to the network. However, when the studio decided to have its employees all pitch their own ideas,{{cite journal |date=8 April 2011 |title=Ready to roll |url=http://kidscreen.com/2011/04/08/ready-to-roll/ |url-status=live |journal=Kidscreen |publisher=Brunico Communications |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114143210/http://kidscreen.com/2011/04/08/ready-to-roll/ |archive-date=14 November 2011 |access-date=4 July 2013}} he decided to take some rejected characters he had created for commercials and put them together in one series set inside of a school.{{cite journal |author=Zahed, Ramin |date=29 May 2011 |title=Gumball Regins Reign of Color |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/gumball-begins-reign-of-color/ |url-status=live |journal=Animation |publisher=Animation Magazine Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615165553/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/gumball-begins-reign-of-color/ |archive-date=15 June 2013 |access-date=4 July 2013}} Daniel Lennard, vice president of Original Series and Development at Turner Broadcasting System Europe, was impressed by the premise and approved production of the series in 2009.{{cite web |date=5 July 2012 |title=BAFTA Presents: The Amazing World of Gumball |url=http://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/sessions/bafta-presents-the-amazing-world-of-gumball/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926050452/https://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/sessions/bafta-presents-the-amazing-world-of-gumball/ |archive-date=26 September 2020 |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=The Children's Media Conference}} The first series to be produced by Cartoon Network Studios Europe, making the show a British production,{{cite web |author=Wolfe, Jennifer |date=5 October 2012 |title=Season Three of Amazing World Of Gumball Greenlighted |url=http://www.awn.com/news/business/season-three-amazing-world-gumball-greenlighted |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200904/http://www.awn.com/news/business/season-three-amazing-world-gumball-greenlighted |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Animation World Network}} thirty-six episodes were produced for its first season in collaboration with Studio Soi, Dublin-based Boulder Media Limited,{{cite web |author=Borja Huertas |title=BoulderMedia.tv - Welcome |url=http://www.bouldermedia.tv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121070138/http://www.bouldermedia.tv/ |archive-date=21 November 2016 |access-date=31 March 2012}}{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=John |date=12 February 2013 |title=Irish cartoon The Amazing World of Gumball picks up an Emmy |url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/new-media/item/31430-irish-cartoon-the-amazing-w |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125180513/http://www.siliconrepublic.com/new-media/item/31430-irish-cartoon-the-amazing-w |archive-date=25 November 2013 |access-date=25 July 2014 |work=[SiliconRepublic.com]}} and Dandelion Studios.{{cite web |title='The Amazing World Of Gumball' Boulder Media update! |url=http://www.animationireland.com/events-boulder-gumball2.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523063805/http://www.animationireland.com/events-boulder-gumball2.htm |archive-date=23 May 2013 |access-date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Animation Ireland}}

On 17 February 2021, the Cartoon Network Twitter account confirmed that a film based on the series is currently in development.{{cite tweet |number=1362099558856224772 |user=cartoonnetwork |title=Gumball. Movie. In. Development. That's it, that's the tweet. 👋🎤 |author=Cartoon Network |author-link=Cartoon Network |date=17 February 2021 |access-date=3 October 2021 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001164155/https://twitter.com/cartoonnetwork/status/1362099558856224772 |archive-date=1 October 2021 |url-status=live}}

Broadcast

The first two seasons were released on Cartoon Network channels in over 126 countries, with the third season rolling out through 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2014/06/cartoon-network-renews-amazing-world-gumball-two-seasons/|title=Cartoon Network Renews 'The Amazing World Of Gumball' For Two More Seasons|last=Munn|first=Patrick|date=2 June 2014|work=TV Wise|access-date=13 December 2014|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162712/https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2014/06/cartoon-network-renews-amazing-world-gumball-two-seasons/|url-status=live}}

The series debuted on Cartoon Network UK on 2 May 2011, one day before the US premiere.

The show aired on Boomerang from 1 December 2014, to 23 October 2015, its second run from 30 November 2015, to 25 December 2015, its third run from 1 February 2016, to 2 April 2017, its fourth run from 2 May 2022, to 31 October 2022, and its fifth run from April 4, 2023 to September 29, 2023.{{cite web | url = http://schedule.adultswim.com/servlet/BoomerangServlet?action=selectBMDay&theDate=12/1/14&timeZone=EST | title = Boomerang Schedule - Cartoon Network | date = 25 November 2014 | work = Cartoon Network | publisher = Time Warner | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141203180857/http://schedule.adultswim.com/servlet/BoomerangServlet?action=selectBMDay&theDate=12%2F1%2F14&timeZone=EST | archive-date = 3 December 2014 }}

Reception

=Ratings=

On 3 May 2011, the series premiere of The Amazing World of Gumball was watched by 2.120 million viewers in the United States.{{cite web |date=4 May 2011 |title=Tuesday's Cable Ratings: TNT Rides NBA Doubleheader |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2011/05/04/tuesdays-cable-ratings-tnt-rides-nba-doubleheader-154112/cable_20110503/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214109/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2011/05/04/tuesdays-cable-ratings-tnt-rides-nba-doubleheader-154112/cable_20110503/ |archive-date=18 September 2019 |access-date=3 July 2013 |publisher=The Futon Critic}} "The Goons" is currently the highest viewed episode of the series, with 2.72 million viewers. "The Potion" is the lowest viewed episode, with only 0.42 million viewers, approximately 15% of its series high.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

=Critical reception=

The Amazing World of Gumball has received critical acclaim.{{cite web|title='Amazing World of Gumball' Arrives on DVD July 31|url=https://www.awn.com/news/amazing-world-gumball-arrives-dvd-july-31|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Animation World Network|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028165722/https://www.awn.com/news/amazing-world-gumball-arrives-dvd-july-31|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2019-11-04|title=CN Brings Back 'Gumball' with Special "Darwin's Yearbook" Episodes|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cn-brings-back-gumball-with-special-darwins-yearbook-episodes/|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030023624/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cn-brings-back-gumball-with-special-darwins-yearbook-episodes/|url-status=live}} In a favorable review, Brian Lowry of Variety described the series as "mostly a really clever spin on domestic chaos" and "first-rate silliness."{{cite journal|url=http://weblogs.variety.com/bltv/2011/05/cartoon-net-charms-with-clever-import-gumball.html|title=Cartoon Net Charms With Clever Import 'Gumball'|journal=Variety|publisher=Penske Business Media|date=3 May 2011|access-date=4 May 2011|author=Lowry, Brian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527061324/http://weblogs.variety.com/bltv/2011/05/cartoon-net-charms-with-clever-import-gumball.html|archive-date=27 May 2012}} Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly was also positive, writing: "There are few examples of mainstream children's programming as wildly imaginative, as visually and narratively daring, as The Amazing World of Gumball."{{cite magazine|url=http://family-room.ew.com/2012/08/15/the-amazing-world-of-gumball-season-2-review/|title='The Amazing World of Gumball' season premiere review: Wildly imaginative, with tantrums and giggles|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|date=15 August 2012|access-date=5 July 2013|author=Tucker, Ken|author-link=Ken Tucker|archive-date=8 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708204155/http://family-room.ew.com/2012/08/15/the-amazing-world-of-gumball-season-2-review/|url-status=dead}}

The A.V. Club{{'}}s Noel Murray graded the DVD release of the series' first 12 episodes a B+, writing that "what sets [The Amazing World of Gumball] apart from the many other super-silly, semi-anarchic cartoons on cable these days is that it features such a well-developed world, where even with the eclectic character designs, there are recognisable traits and tendencies."{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-amazing-world-of-gumball-the-dvd-1798174000|title=The Amazing World Of Gumball: The DVD|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion, Inc.|date=29 August 2012|access-date=28 October 2013|author=Murray, Noel|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202855/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-amazing-world-of-gumball-the-dvd,84344/|url-status=live}} Wired writer Z noted that the series "manages to have genuine heart even as the plots themselves transition from well-worn TV tropes to all out madness."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/09/be-amazed-by-the-amazing-world-of-gumball/|title=Be Amazed By The Amazing World of Gumball|magazine=Wired|publisher=Condé Nast Publications|date=2 September 2012|access-date=28 October 2013|author=Z|archive-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219182543/http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/09/be-amazed-by-the-amazing-world-of-gumball/|url-status=live}}

=Awards and nominations=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominee(s)

! Result

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2011

| Annecy International Animated Film Festival

| Best Television Production{{cite web|url=http://www.annecy.org/about/archives/2011/photo-library|title=The 35th International Animation Film Festival Awards|publisher=International Animated Film Association|access-date=2 August 2013|archive-date=18 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918090351/http://www.annecy.org/about/archives/2011/photo-library|url-status=live}}

| "The Quest"

| {{won}}

rowspan="2" | British Academy Children's Awards

| Animation{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2011/childrens|title=BAFTA Children's in 2011|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|access-date=2 August 2013|archive-date=28 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128165118/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2011/childrens|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{won}}

Writer

| Jon Foster and James Lamont

| {{won}}

Royal Television Society Awards

| Children's Programme{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a372259/royal-television-society-programme-awards-2011-the-winners-in-full.html|title=Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2011: The winners in full|work=Digital Spy|publisher=Hearst Magazines UK|date=21 March 2012|access-date=2 August 2013|author=Goodacre, Kate|archive-date=25 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825004634/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a372259/royal-television-society-programme-awards-2011-the-winners-in-full.html|url-status=live}}

| "The Quest"

| {{nom}}

rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;" | 2012

| rowspan="4" | Annie Awards

| Best Animated Television Production for Children{{cite web|url=http://annieawards.org/39th-annie-awards|title=39th Annie Awards|publisher=ASIFA-Hollywood|access-date=2 August 2013|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903093809/http://annieawards.org/39th-annie-awards|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{won}}

Directing in a Television Production

| Ben Bocquelet and Mic Graves

| {{nom}}

Music in a Television Production

| Ben Locket

| {{nom}}

Voice Acting in a Television Production

| Logan Grove

| {{nom}}

ASTRA Awards

| Most Outstanding Children's Program or Event{{cite web|url=http://www.astra.org.au/ArticleDocuments/116/MR%20ASTRA%20Award%20winners.pdf.aspx|title=Winners of the 10th Annual ASTRA Awards Celebrate New Content Exclusive To Subscription Television|publisher=Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association|access-date=2 August 2013|format=PDF}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{won}}

rowspan="3" | British Academy Children's Awards

| Animation{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/childrens|title=BAFTA Children's in 2012|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|access-date=2 August 2013|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082901/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/childrens/|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{won}}

BAFTA Kids' Vote – Television

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom}}

Writer

| Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster and James Lamont

| {{won}}

Broadcast Awards

| Best Children's Programme{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a363715/broadcast-awards-2012-winners-in-full.html|title=Broadcast Awards 2012: Winners in full|work=Digital Spy|publisher=Hearst Magazines UK|date=3 February 2012|access-date=2 August 2013|author=Wightman, Catriona|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610214206/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a363715/broadcast-awards-2012-winners-in-full.html|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom}}

International Emmy Kids Awards

| Kids: Animation{{cite web|url=http://www.iemmys.tv/news_item.aspx?id=160|title=The 1st International Emmy® Kids Awards Winners|publisher=International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=2 August 2013|archive-date=1 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401230933/http://www.iemmys.tv/news_item.aspx?id=160|url-status=dead}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{won}}

Irish Film & Television Awards

| Children's/Youth Programme{{cite web|url=http://www.ifta.ie/winners/iftawinners2012.html|title=Winners Of The 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards|publisher=Irish Film & Television Academy|access-date=2 August 2013|archive-date=21 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121124910/http://www.ifta.ie/winners/iftawinners2012.html|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom}}

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2013

| Annie Awards

| Best Animated Television Production For Children

| "The Job"

| {{nom}}

rowspan="3" | British Academy Children's Awards

| Animation{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/childrens|title=BAFTA Children's in 2013|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|access-date=29 October 2013|archive-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009150018/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/childrens|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom}}

BAFTA Kids' Vote – Television

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom}}

Writer

| The Amazing World of Gumball writing staff
{{small|(Ben Bocquelet, Jon Brittain, Tom Crowley, Jon Foster,
Mic Graves, Chris Garbutt, James Lamont and Tobi Wilson)}}

| {{won}}

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2014

| rowspan="3" | British Academy Children's Awards

| Animation{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2014/childrens|title=BAFTA Children's in 2014|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-date=6 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406204657/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2014/childrens|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom}}

BAFTA Kids' Vote – Television

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom}}

Writer

|The Amazing World of Gumball writing staff

|{{nom}}

Hall of Game Awards

|Best Cartoon Boogie

|Richard Watterson

|{{won}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2015British Academy Children's Awards

| Animation{{cite web|title = Children's in 2015 {{!}} BAFTA Awards|url = http://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/childrens|website = awards.bafta.org|access-date = 26 November 2015|archive-date = 27 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151227082914/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/childrens|url-status = live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{won}}

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2016British Animation Awards

| Best children's series and Children's choice Award{{cite web|last1=Grant|first1=Stacey|title=British Animation Awards: Full list of winners|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/celeb-life/british-animation-awards-full-list-of-winners-386775|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314012547/http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/celeb-life/british-animation-awards-full-list-of-winners-386775|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 March 2016|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=10 March 2016}}

| "The Shell"

| {{Won}}

| Kids' Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon{{cite web|last1=Grant|first1=Stacey|title=Here Are The Nominees For The 2016 Kids' Choice Awards|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2734729/kids-choice-awards-2016-kcas-nickelodeon-nominees-list/|publisher=MTV News|access-date=4 February 2016|archive-date=4 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204154007/http://www.mtv.com/news/2734729/kids-choice-awards-2016-kcas-nickelodeon-nominees-list/|url-status=dead}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom }}

rowspan="2" | British Academy Children's Awards

| Animation{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/children/awards/childrens-awards-winners-2016|title=Children's Awards Winners 2016|date=4 November 2016|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|access-date=20 November 2016|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919000334/http://www.bafta.org/children/awards/childrens-awards-winners-2016|url-status=live}}

| "The Money"

| {{Won}}

Writer

| "The Origins Parts 1 & 2" writing staff
{{small|(Ben Bocquelet, Mic Graves, Louise Coats, Nathan Auerbach, Daniel Berg,
Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, Ciaran Murtagh, Andrew Jones)}}

| {{Won}}

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2017

| rowspan="2" | British Academy Children's Awards

| Animation{{cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/winners-list-childrens-awards-2017|title=Winners List for the British Academy Children's Awards in 2017 (Plain Text)|date=26 November 2017|website=www.bafta.org|access-date=3 April 2021|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417225440/https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/winners-list-childrens-awards-2017|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nominated}}

Writer

| The Amazing World of Gumball writing staff

| {{nominated}}

| Kids' Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom }}

rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2018

| Annie Awards

| Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/annie-awards-nominations-coco-the-breadwinner-full-list-1202219487/|title=Annie Awards: Disney/Pixar's 'Coco' Tops Nominations|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=4 December 2017|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-date=5 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205201622/http://deadline.com/2017/12/annie-awards-nominations-coco-the-breadwinner-full-list-1202219487/|url-status=live}}

| Nicolas Cantu

| {{nom }}

|Promax BDA Global Excellence Award 2018

| Micro Video Content{{cite web |url=https://www.regularcapital.com/2018/05/cartoon-network-promaxbda-global-excellence-awards-2018-nominations/ |title=Cartoon Network PromaxBDA Global Excellence Awards 2018 Nominations |work=RegularCapital |date=2018-05-10 |accessdate=2022-08-03 |archive-date=6 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406135750/https://www.regularcapital.com/2018/05/cartoon-network-promaxbda-global-excellence-awards-2018-nominations/ |url-status=live }}

| "Christmas"

| {{won}}

rowspan="3" | British Academy Children's Awards

| Comedy{{cite web|url=https://www.regularcapital.com/2018/10/cartoon-network-uk-childrens-bafta-2018-nominations/|title=Cartoon Network UK Children's BAFTA 2018 Nominations|work=RegularCapital |date=22 October 2018 |access-date=23 October 2018|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406135748/https://www.regularcapital.com/2018/10/cartoon-network-uk-childrens-bafta-2018-nominations/|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom}}

Director

| Mic Graves

| {{nom}}

Writer

| The Amazing World of Gumball writing staff

| {{nom}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2019

| British Academy Children's Awards

| Writer{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/bafta-childrens-winners-cbeebies-horrible-histories-1202797817/|title=BAFTA Children's: CBeebies, 'Horrible Stories', 'Spider-Verse'|publisher=Deadline|first=Andreas|last=Wisename|date=1 December 2019|access-date=7 December 2019|archive-date=2 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202133535/https://deadline.com/2019/12/bafta-childrens-winners-cbeebies-horrible-histories-1202797817/|url-status=live}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball writing staff

| {{win}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2020

| Kids' Choice Awards

| Favorite Animated Series{{cite press release|url=https://www.nickpress.com/press-releases/2020/02/13/chance-the-rapper-to-host-nickelodeons-kids-choice-awards-2020-live-on-sunday-march-22-at-730-p-m-et-pt|title=Chance the Rapper to Host Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2020, Live on Sunday, March 22, at 7:30 P.M. (ET/PT)|website=NickPress|date=13 February 2020|access-date=13 February 2020|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213174057/https://www.nickpress.com/press-releases/2020/02/13/chance-the-rapper-to-host-nickelodeons-kids-choice-awards-2020-live-on-sunday-march-22-at-730-p-m-et-pt|url-status=dead}}

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2022

| rowspan="2" |British Academy Children's Awards

|Writer{{Cite web |title=2022 Children's Writer {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2022/childrens/writer |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=awards.bafta.org |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330062112/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2022/childrens/writer |url-status=live }}

|Joe Markham, Mic Graves, Tony Hull

| {{win}}

Director{{Cite web |title=2022 Children's Director {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2022/childrens/director |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=awards.bafta.org |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330062123/https://awards.bafta.org/award/2022/childrens/director |url-status=live }}

|Mic Graves

| {{nom}}

Related media

= Comics =

On 18 June 2014, Boom! Studios began publishing The Amazing World of Gumball comic book series, which would end in 2015 after eight issues.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=22223|title=Preview: The Amazing World of Gumball #1|work=Comic Book Resources |date=20 June 2014|access-date=28 October 2014|archive-date=29 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029011745/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=22223|url-status=live}} The series was written by Frank Gibson and illustrated by Tyson Hesse.{{cite web|last=boomstudios|title=Cartoon Network's THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL,...|url=https://boomstudios.tumblr.com/post/87636322129/cartoon-networks-the-amazing-world-of-gumball|access-date=2022-04-30|website=BOOM! Studios|archive-date=31 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231223357/http://boomstudios.tumblr.com/post/87636322129/cartoon-networks-the-amazing-world-of-gumball|url-status=live}} Eight original graphic novels were also released.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

= Home media =

class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; margin: auto; text-align: center"
Region

! Set title

! Season(s)

! Aspect ratio

! Episode count

! Time length

! Release date

1

| The DVD{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-World-Gumball-The-Dvd/dp/B007ZVWQZO |title=Cartoon Network: The Amazing World of Gumball – The DVD |website=Amazon |date=28 August 2012 |access-date=4 July 2013 |archive-date=18 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162919/https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-World-Gumball-The-Dvd/dp/B007ZVWQZO |url-status=live }}

| 1

| 16:9

| 12

| 132 minutes

| 28 August 2012 (re-released on 7 October 2014)

1

| The Mystery{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-World-Gumball-The-Mystery/dp/B009GYTP3O |title= Cartoon Network: The Amazing World of Gumball – The Mystery (V2) |website= Amazon |date= 15 January 2013 |access-date= 4 July 2013 |archive-date= 6 October 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154742/http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-World-Gumball-The-Mystery/dp/B009GYTP3O |url-status= live }}

| 1

| 16:9

| 12

| 132 minutes

| 15 January 2013

4

| The Amazing World of Gumball: Volume 1{{cite web|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2225731/Amazing-World-Of-Gumball---Vol-1-The|title=Amazing World Of Gumball - Vol 1, The|publisher=Sanity|access-date=7 December 2019|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162914/https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2225731/Amazing-World-Of-Gumball---Vol-1-The|url-status=live}}

| 1

| 16:9

| 12

| 132 minutes

| 3 July 2013

1

| The Party{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-World-Gumball-The-Party/dp/B00CT502SO |title=Cartoon Network: The Amazing World of Gumball: Volume 3 – The Party |website=Amazon |access-date=4 July 2013 |archive-date=18 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162915/https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-World-Gumball-The-Party/dp/B00CT502SO |url-status=live }}

| 1

| 16:9

| 12

| 132 minutes

| 13 August 2013

4

| The Amazing World of Gumball: Volume 2

| 1

| 16:9

| 12

| 132 minutes

| 1 April 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/madman/videos/the-amazing-world-of-gumball-volume-2-out-now-on-dvd/10152370564058478/|title=The Amazing World of Gumball - Volume 2 - Out Now on DVD!|publisher=Madman Entertainment|via=Facebook|access-date=7 December 2019}}

4

| The Amazing World of Gumball: Volume 3

| 1

| 16:9

| 12

| 132 minutes

| 6 August 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2272652/Amazing-World-Of-Gumball---Vol-3-The|title=Amazing World Of Gumball - Vol 3, The|publisher=Sanity|access-date=7 December 2019|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162923/https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2272652/Amazing-World-Of-Gumball---Vol-3-The|url-status=live}}

2

| Volume 1

| 1

| 16:9

| 12

| 138 minutes

| 6 October 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/rentals/the-amazing-world-of-gumball-series-1-173181.html|title=Rent The Amazing World of Gumball: Series 1 (2011)|publisher=Cinema Paradiso|access-date=7 December 2019|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162919/https://www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/rentals/the-amazing-world-of-gumball-series-1-173181.html|url-status=live}}

1

| The Amazing World of Gumball: Volume 4{{cite web |url=http://shop.warnerarchive.com/product/the+amazing+world+of+gumball-+volume+4+%2812+episodes%29+1000532689.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=&from=fn |title=The Amazing World of Gumball: Volume 4 (12 episodes) |publisher=Warner Archive Collection |access-date=5 November 2014 |archive-date=19 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219091423/http://shop.warnerarchive.com/product/the+amazing+world+of+gumball-+volume+4+%2812+episodes%29+1000532689.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=&from=fn |url-status=dead }}

| 2

| 16:9

| 12

| 144 minutes

| 4 November 2014

4

| The Complete First Season

| 1

| 16:9

| 36

| 396 minutes{{cite web|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2298361/Amazing-World-Of-Gumball---Season-1-The|title=Amazing World Of Gumball - Season 1, The|publisher=Sanity|access-date=7 December 2019|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162922/https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2298361/Amazing-World-Of-Gumball---Season-1-The|url-status=live}}

| 5 August 2015

2

| Volume 2{{cite web|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/amazing-world-gumball-vol-2-video|title=THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL VOL. 2|publisher=BBFC|access-date=7 December 2019|archive-date=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207155901/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/amazing-world-gumball-vol-2-video|url-status=dead}}

| 2

| 16:9

| 40

| 449 minutes

| 4 November 2019

= Video games =

Characters and locations from The Amazing World of Gumball are depicted in the crossover video game Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Ryan |date=14 November 2016 |title=Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers review: a repetitive, dull game that ignores the cartoons it's based on |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/cartoon-network-battle-crashers-review-9256593 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925125734/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/cartoon-network-battle-crashers-review-9256593 |archive-date=25 September 2017 |access-date=20 February 2017 |website=Mirror Online |publisher=Mirror Group Newspapers}}

Future

= Continuation =

At the 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, a seventh season of The Amazing World of Gumball was announced to be in production, with no release date confirmed yet.{{Cite web |last=Moser |first=Zachary |date=2024-03-03 |title=The Amazing World Of Gumball Season 7 Confirmed: Everything We Know |url=https://screenrant.com/amazing-world-of-gumball-season-7-updates/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}} An EIDR listing would reveal that the seventh season would have 40 episodes.{{cite journal|url=https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/D0EB-EE3E-B1E9-7D17-0B37-2|title=EIDR Record: The Amazing World of Gumball: Season 7 (2023, Season)|author= |website=EIDR|date=2023 |doi=10.5240/D0EB-EE3E-B1E9-7D17-0B37-2 |access-date=4 January 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809013035/https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/D0EB-EE3E-B1E9-7D17-0B37-2|archive-date=9 August 2023}} At the following year's festival, details on the seventh season were revealed, including the announcement that it was now under full production, and a preview of the episode "The Burger",{{cite tweet|number=1801287135061852404 |user=MidouMir|title=Someone asked about the possibility of an art book, and he answered that if the movie's being made, they'll probably make one. No date, the whole panel was about showing us every step of how the first episode was made (from writing to final animation). Title: the Burger. |date=14 June 2024}} which will open the season, was showcased.{{cite tweet|number=1801300091359150562|user=MidouMir|title=Ok friends episode 1 is about Gumball and Darwin (mostly Darwin) trying to eat healthy, but they discover it's HARD to do so. Why? Because it's all rigged and every store in town is owned by one person: Mr. Bilderburger. It's a succession of gags showing it's all connected. |date=14 June 2024}} No set release date is confirmed yet, but it was announced that the season would release by 2025 or 2026.{{cite tweet|number=1800894169789198701|user=MidouMir|title=Gumball is back, it's now in full production! [...] Rollout of the show scheduled for somewhere between 2025-2026 |date=12 June 2024}}

= Feature film =

In an interview with The Times newspaper, series creator Ben Bocquelet mentioned plans for a feature film based on the series.{{cite news |last1=Clay |first1=Joe |title=The Amazing World of Gumball: The kids show that parents love to watch - The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/the-amazing-world-of-gumball-the-kids-show-that-parents-love-to-watch-ksrtrl2pq7q |url-status=live |access-date=1 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109072218/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/tv-radio/article4599656.ece |archive-date=9 January 2016}} However, after Bocquelet announced his departure from the show following the sixth season,{{cite tweet|number=773281392314712065|user=benbocquelet|title=@BrandonfanofMS @ogwillin @CaptainJZH No it's my decision|first=Ben|last=Bocquelet|author-link=Ben Bocquelet|date=6 September 2016|access-date=3 October 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162901/https://twitter.com/benbocquelet/status/773281392314712065|archive-date=18 February 2021|url-status=live}} he stated that he doubted a film would be made.{{cite tweet|number=773283902928617472|user=benbocquelet|title=@BrandonfanofMS @ogwillin @CaptainJZH I doubt it.|first=Ben|last=Bocquelet|author-link=Ben Bocquelet|date=6 September 2016|access-date=3 October 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162902/https://twitter.com/benbocquelet/status/773283902928617472|archive-date=18 February 2021|url-status=live}}

In March 2018, Bocquelet's interest in a Gumball film was seemingly revitalized as he stated that he "might have a good idea" for a film.{{cite tweet|number=978648823395504128|user=benbocquelet|title=I think I might have a good idea for a Gumball movie... Would you guys watch a Gumball movie?|first=Ben|last=Bocquelet|author-link=Ben Bocquelet|date=27 March 2018|access-date=3 October 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822041918/https://twitter.com/benbocquelet/status/978648823395504128|archive-date=22 August 2021|url-status=live}} He later added that he had two ideas, one for a potential theatrical film and one for a potential direct-to-video film.{{cite tweet|number=978651287284838400|user=benbocquelet|title=@ChrisSignore1 I actually have two ideas, one for each format.|first=Ben|last=Bocquelet|author-link=Ben Bocquelet|date=27 March 2018|access-date=3 October 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162939/https://twitter.com/benbocquelet/status/978651287284838400|archive-date=18 February 2021|url-status=live}}

On 29 September 2018, during a Q&A with the series director Mic Graves at Cartoon Network UK's 25th-anniversary screening, he confirmed that a script for The Amazing World of Gumball film is in the works. He also said that he hopes for the film to happen. Bocquelet{{Cite journal |date=October 2018 |title=PRAC recommendations from early October meeting |journal=Reactions Weekly |volume=1723 |issue=1 |page=4 |doi=10.1007/s40278-018-52686-z |issn=0114-9954 |s2cid=195075504}} retweeted a tweet which states that the script for a film based on The Amazing World of Gumball is being written, however, it was then unknown if the film would actually be made.{{cite tweet|number=1047149479571460097|user=CNschedules|title=Season 6 of Gumball is confirmed to be the final season. The show will end with 240 episodes. A movie script is being written, but we don't know if a movie will actually be made just yet. https://t.co/13mVQLr4Cz|author=CN News/Schedules|date=2 October 2018|access-date=3 October 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930000814/https://twitter.com/CNschedules/status/1047149479571460097|archive-date=30 September 2021|url-status=live}} After the season six finale "The Inquisition", was met with mixed reviews from fans of the series due to its cliffhanger ending, Bocquelet stated it was not his choice to conclude the episode that way, adding that it would be resolved if a film based on the series were produced.{{cite tweet|number=1134893544815112192|user=benbocquelet|title=I know, it's daunting. Please stop coming after me, it was not my choice to land the last ep that way. But know that if we do the movie everything lands in a pretty cool way.|first=Ben|last=Bocquelet|author-link=Ben Bocquelet|date=1 June 2019|access-date=3 October 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926034823/https://twitter.com/benbocquelet/status/1134893544815112192|archive-date=26 September 2021|url-status=live}}

On 17 February 2021, WarnerMedia announced that a television film was in development under the working title The Amazing World of Gumball Movie.{{r|movie}}{{Cite press release |date=17 February 2021 |title=WarnerMedia Expands Kids & Family Offerings on Cartoon Network and HBO Max Under New Tagline Redraw Your World |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/warnermedia-expands-kids-family-offerings-cartoon-network-and-hbo-max-under-new?language_content_entity=en&fb |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2021 |website= |publisher=WarnerMedia |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217181729/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/warnermedia-expands-kids-family-offerings-cartoon-network-and-hbo-max-under-new?language_content_entity=en |archive-date=17 February 2021}} On 21 September 2021, Cartoon Network announced that the upcoming film had been greenlit under the title The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie!, with original series creator Ben Bocquelet serving as director and executive producer.{{cite tweet|number=1440362022961434633|user=cartoonnetwork|title=✅ Gumball Movie coming Directed & Executive Produced byBen Bocquelet ✅ NEW Gumball Series GREENLIT ✅ YOU DID IT, FAM #GumballMovie #GumballTheMovie #NewGumball #TheAmazingWorldofGumball #CartoonNetwork #HBOMax #itslit https://t.co/ZAVAdU5RMd|author=Cartoon Network|author-link=Cartoon Network|date=21 September 2021|access-date=3 October 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924105204/https://twitter.com/cartoonnetwork/status/1440362022961434633|archive-date=24 September 2021|url-status=live}} The film would focus on Gumball's biggest fan finding a missing episode from the television show and accidentally opening a portal that connects Gumball's cartoon world to his own. After meeting the characters, they'll join Gumball, Darwin, Anais, Richard, and Nicole in saving Elmore from a nefarious menace looking to overtake the town. It would act as the "epic conclusion" to the original series and establish the world for a new accompanying show with the working title The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series. On 22 August 2022, the film was announced as one of six projects that will no longer be debuting on the streamer HBO Max, but will instead be shopped at a different outlet.{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |date=23 August 2022 |title='Batman: Caped Crusader' Series Not Moving Forward At HBO Max |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/batman-caped-crusader-series-not-moving-forward-at-hbo-max-1235097947/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823004250/https://deadline.com/2022/08/batman-caped-crusader-series-not-moving-forward-at-hbo-max-1235097947/ |archive-date=23 August 2022}} Bocquelet later said in a 1 September 2022 tweet, that the film's fate is "a bit of a Schrödinger's cat question".{{cite tweet|number=1565305228118958080|user=benbocquelet|title=It's a bit of a Schrödinger's cat question at the moment.|date=1 September 2022}} He still expressed hope that the film will continue at some point.{{cite tweet|number=1565320955664162816|user=benbocquelet|title=But deep in my heart I believe the cat will live|date=1 September 2022}} Nothing was heard about the film until almost two years later, when, at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Boqcuelet was asked about the film during a Q&A session. He confirmed that the film is still being worked on, with the story and script currently being revised.

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