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The Amazing World of Gumball

8.5IMDb2K votesOutstanding

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2011 – 20196 seasons · 240 episodesTV-Y7Ended

Comedy Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy Animation

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Logan Grove

Logan Grove

Gumball Watterson (voice)

116 eps

Nicolas Cantu

Nicolas Cantu

Gumball Watterson (voice)

84 eps

Kwesi Boakye

Kwesi Boakye

Darwin Watterson (voice)

116 eps

Jacob Hopkins

Jacob Hopkins

Gumball Watterson (voice)

120 eps

Kyla Kowalewski

Kyla Kowalewski

Anais Watterson (voice)

240 eps

Donielle T. Hansley Jr.

Donielle T. Hansley Jr.

Darwin Watterson (voice)

84 eps

Christian J. Simon

Christian J. Simon

Darwin Watterson (voice)

44 eps

Teresa Gallagher

Teresa Gallagher

Nicole Watterson / Penny Fitzgerald / Teri / Mrs. Robinson (voice)

240 eps

Terrell Ransom Jr.

Terrell Ransom Jr.

Darwin Watterson (voice)

120 eps

Dan Russell

Dan Russell

Richard Watterson / Patrick Fitzgerald (voice)

240 eps

Rupert Degas

Rupert Degas

Mr. Robinson / Tobias Wilson / Larry Needlemeyer / Clayton / Gary Hedges (voice)

36 eps

Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale

Larry Needlemeyer / Leslie / Bobert / Hector / Additional Voices (voice)

240 eps

Mic Graves

Mic Graves

Banana Joe (voice)

36 eps

Baker Terry

Baker Terry

Grady / Frank (voice, puppetry)

1 eps

Becky Sloan

Becky Sloan

Howdy (voice, puppetry)

1 eps

Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

Santa Claus (voice)

1 eps

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Narrator (voice)

2 eps

David Warner

David Warner

Dr. Wrecker (voice)

6 eps

Rich Fulcher

Rich Fulcher

Frankie Watterson (voice)

4 eps

Naoko Mori

Naoko Mori

Yuki Yoshida (voice)

1 eps

J.G. Quintel

J.G. Quintel

High-Five Ghost (voice)

1 eps

Peter Browngardt

Peter Browngardt

Uncle Grandpa (voice)

1 eps

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Brian Sears

Showerhead

1 eps

Garrick Hagon

Garrick Hagon

Mayor (voice)

5 eps

Alix Wilton Regan

Alix Wilton Regan

Ms. Combs (voice)

1 eps

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Hugo Harold-Harrison

Alan Keane (voice)

1 eps

Philip Hunt

Philip Hunt

Josh (voice)

2 eps

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Jack Simmons

Peter Pepperoni (voice)

2 eps

Sandra Dickinson

Sandra Dickinson

Banana Barbara (voice)

7 eps

Rob Rackstraw

Rob Rackstraw

Mr. Gruber (voice)

1 eps

Lewis Macleod

Lewis Macleod

Ms. Lucy Simian (voice)

5 eps

Clive Russell

Clive Russell

Daniel Senicourt (voice)

1 eps

Jenny Fellner

Jenny Fellner

Jamie (voice)

1 eps

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Luke McQuillian

Angela (voice)

1 eps

Liza Ross

Liza Ross

Mary Senicourt (voice)

3 eps

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Lorelei King

Samantha (voice)

1 eps

Alex Jordan

Alex Jordan

Wilson Bilson (voice)

3 eps

Stefan Ashton Frank

Stefan Ashton Frank

Mr. Robinson (voice)

2 eps

Jessica McDonald

Jessica McDonald

Sarah (voice)

9 eps

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Aurélie Charbonnier

Sussie

1 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How The Amazing World of Gumball actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

The Amazing World of Gumball reads strongest on World Building, Humour and Spectacle.

World BuildingDefining8.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourVery strong8.0

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

SpectacleVery strong7.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

Character DepthStrong6.5

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityStrong6.1

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightPresent5.2

How much the series is designed to affect you.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SerializedLight2.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

The story

What it's about

The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.

The run

Seasons

6 seasons · 240 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
200814 episodes
Best episode · S00E01 Early Reel
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201136 episodes
8.4IMDb
Best episode · S01E34 The Meddler
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201240 episodes
8.6IMDb
Best episode · S02E29 The Game
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201440 episodes
8.0IMDb
Best episode · S03E32 The Safety
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201540 episodes
8.3IMDb
Best episode · S04E21 The Origins (2)
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201640 episodes
7.9IMDb
Best episode · S05E02 The Re-Run
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201844 episodes
7.8IMDb
Best episode · S06E04 The Vegging

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from The Re-Run

S05E02

The Re-Run

9.7IMDb6 votes

In this sequel to last season's "The Disaster", Gumball travels back to the events of the previous episode to prevent Rob from ruining his life, but everything he does makes things worse.

5 Sept 201611 min

Written by Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson

Still from The Origins (2)

S04E21

The Origins (2)

9.7IMDb6 votes

In this, the first half-hour episode, a four-year-old Gumball becomes too much for young parents, Nicole and Richard, to handle, so they buy him a goldfish, but after the first six die from neglect, stupidity, and unfortunate incidents, Richard finds a special one in a shady red van who bonds with Gumball on a spiritual level. This gets put to the test when Darwin gets flushed down the toilet and must traverse a scary, new world to return home.

15 Feb 201611 min

Written by Louise Coats, Joe Parham

Still from The Origins (1)

S04E20

The Origins (1)

9.6IMDb7 votes

In this, the first half-hour episode, a four-year-old Gumball becomes too much for young parents, Nicole and Richard, to handle, so they buy him a goldfish, but after the first six die from neglect, stupidity, and unfortunate incidents, Richard finds a special one in a shady red van who bonds with Gumball on a spiritual level. This gets put to the test when Darwin gets flushed down the toilet and must traverse a scary, new world to return home.

15 Feb 201611 min

Written by Louise Coats, Joe Parham

Still from The Game

S02E29

The Game

9.6IMDb9 votes

The Wattersons play Dodge or Dare (Dodj or Daar).

21 Aug 201311 min

Written by James Lamont, Jon Brittain

Still from The Fury

S04E37

The Fury

9.5IMDb6 votes

A strange figure arrives and insults Nicole, but the kids are surprised when Nicole doesn't fight back.

19 Aug 201611 min

Written by Louise Coats, Guillaume Cassuto

Still from The Job

S02E08

The Job

9.5IMDb7 votes

Richard gets a job as a pizza delivery man, which worries Nicole when strange things begin to occur around the neighborhood.

18 Sept 201212 min

Written by James Lamont, Mic Graves

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from The Inquisition

S06E44

The Inquisition

8.8IMDb12 votes

24 Jun 201911 min

Written by Joe Parham, Joe Markham

Still from The BFFs

S06E43

The BFFs

7.0IMDb1 votes

24 Jun 201911 min

Directed by Antoine Perez
Written by Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson

Still from The Revolt

S06E41

The Revolt

7.0IMDb2 votes

17 Jun 201911 min

Written by Tony Hull, Joe Parham

Still from The Decisions

S06E42

The Decisions

8.0IMDb2 votes

17 Jun 201911 min

Written by Tony Hull, Lucien Young

Still from The Mess

S06E39

The Mess

8.2IMDb4 votes

10 Jun 201911 min

Written by Lucien Young, Joe Markham

Still from The Heart

S06E40

The Heart

8.3IMDb3 votes

10 Jun 201911 min

Directed by Antoine Perez
Written by Joe Markham, Tobi Wilson

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Created by

Ben BocqueletCreator

Executive production

Daniel LennardExecutive Producer
Michael CarringtonExecutive Producer
Ben BocqueletExecutive Producer
Joanna BeresfordProducer

Writing

Direction

Antoine PerezDirector
Mic GravesDirector

Recognition

Awards

1 win · 1 nomination

BAFTA Awards

1 win · 1 nomination · latest 2022

WinnerBAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Writer2022
The Amazing World of Gumball · The Amazing World of Gumball
NomineeBAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Director2022
The Amazing World of Gumball · The Amazing World of Gumball

Where to watch

Streaming

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