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The Amazing World of Gumball
Genre Comedy
Created by Ben Bocquelet
Directed by Mic Graves
Voices of
  • Nicholas Cantu
    (Season 5 –6)
  • Christian J. Simon
    (Season 6)
  • Kyla Rae Kowalewski
  • Teresa Gallagher
  • Dan Russell
  • Logan Grove (Seasons 1–3)
  • Kwesi Boakye (Seasons 1–3)
  • Jacob Hopkins
    (Season 3–5)
  • Terrell Ransom, Jr.
    (Season 3–5)
  • Donielle T. Hansley, Jr.
    (Season 5–6)
Hugo Harold-Harrison
Mic Graves
Composer(s) Ben Locket
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 247 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Ben Bocquelet
  • Michael Carrington
  • Daniel Lennard
Producer(s)
  • Joanna Beresford
    (Season 1)
  • Sarah Fell
    (Season 2 – 6)
Running time 11 minutes
Production company(s) Cartoon Network Studios
Studio SOI
Great Marlborough Productions
(Season 3 –6)
Boulder Media (Season 1)
Dandelion Studios (Season 1)
RatPac Entertainment
Release
Original network Cartoon Network
Picture format 1080i ( HDTV)
Original release May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) – June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)
Chronology
Related shows SpongeBob SquarePants
Rocko's Modern Life
Junior Degole (2018-19)

The Amazing World of Gumball is a fun animated TV show. It was created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The show first aired on May 3, 2011. It's a mix of British and American animation styles.

The series is about the life of Gumball Watterson. He is a 12-year-old light blue cat. Gumball often gets into funny trouble. He is usually with his best friend and adoptive brother, Darwin. Darwin is a goldfish. Gumball's family also includes his sister Anais, a pink rabbit. His mom, Nicole, is a cat, and his dad, Richard, is a rabbit.

The Amazing World of Gumball was the first show made by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. Other companies like Studio SOI helped make it too. On June 2, 2014, Cartoon Network announced that the show would have a fourth and fifth season.

Meet the Watterson Family

This section introduces the main characters of the show. They are the Watterson family.

Gumball Watterson

Gumball Watterson is the main character. He is a blue cat. We learn about his early life in the episode "The Origins".

Darwin Watterson

Darwin Watterson is Gumball's best friend. He is also Gumball's adopted brother. Darwin is an orange goldfish. His full name is very long!

Anais Watterson

Anais Watterson is Gumball's younger sister. She is a smart pink rabbit.

Nicole Watterson

Nicole Watterson is Gumball's mother. She is a blue cat. In the episode "The Choices", she meets Richard, who becomes her husband.

Richard Watterson

Richard Watterson is Gumball's father. He is a pink rabbit. He is known for being a bit silly.

Other Characters in Elmore

There are many other interesting characters in the show. For example, Sarah Ice Cream is a character who looks like an ice cream cone.

Episodes of Gumball

The show has many episodes. Here is a quick look at the seasons:

The Amazing World of Gumball series overview
Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S.)
Season premiere Season finale
Pilot 2008 (2008)
1 36 May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)
2 40 August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07) December 3, 2013 (2013-12-03)
3 40 June 5, 2014 (2014-06-05) August 6, 2015
4 40 July 7, 2015 October 27, 2016
5 40 September 1, 2016 November 10, 2017
6 44 January 5, 2018 June 24, 2019
Yearbook 6 December 14, 2019 December 28, 2019

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