The Amazing World of Gumball is a British-American animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. Produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe, it first aired on May 3, 2011 and ended on June 24, 2019. The series revolves around the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, a blue cat and his goldfish best friend, adoptive brother 10-year-old Darwin, who attend middle school in the fictional city of Elmore, California. They frequently find themselves involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which time they interact with fellow family members—younger sister Anais, mother Nicole, and father Richard—and an extended supporting cast of characters, The Amazing World of Gumball this was Cartoon Network first UK co-production, and
Bocquelet based several of the series' characters on rejected characters from his previous commercial work and making its premise a mixture of "family shows and school shows", which Cartoon Network was heavily interested in. He pitched The Amazing World of Gumball to the network and Turner Broadcasting executive Daniel Lennard subsequently greenlit the production of the series. It is the first series to be produced by Cartoon Network Studios Europe (also known as Great Marlborough Productions, Inc. and formerly known as Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe), and it is produced in association with Boulder Media Limited in Ireland and Dandelion Studios for season 1 and Studio SOI in Germany from season 2 onward.
One unique feature of the series is its lack of stylistic unity. Characters are designed, filmed, and animated using multiple styles and techniques (stylised traditional animation, puppetry, CGI, stop motion, Flash animation, live-action, etc.).
The series has made multiple stylistic changes throughout its production, specifically in the transition between its first and second seasons. Such changes include character redesigns, an increase in the use of VFX, higher quality animation, and a shift towards a much darker, more satirical comedic style.
Bocquelet would state on September 6, 2016 that the sixth season would be his last time working on the show and that production could continue without him. 2 years later, on October 7, 2018, he retweeted a blog post from RegularCapital stating that the sixth season will be the last, though the author would make a follow-up post saying that more seasons are possible according to Turner Northern Europe. Following the sixth season, a six-episode miniseries titled Darwin's Yearbook was announced for the series in November 2019, followed by another miniseries called The Gumball Chronicles in October 2020.
Cast:[]
- Logan Grove - Gumball Watterson (seasons 1-2)
- Jacob Hopkins - Gumball Watterson (season 3-4)
- Nicolas Cantu - Gumball Watterson (season 5-6)
- Duke Cutler - Gumball Watterson (specials)
- Kwesi Boakye - Darwin Watterson (seasons 1-2)
- Terrell Ransom, Jr. - Darwin Watterson (seasons 3-4)
- Donielle T. Hansley Jr. - Darwin Watterson (seasons 5-6)
- Christian J. Simon - Darwin Watterson (season 6-specials)
- Kyla Rae Kowalewski - Anais Watterson
- Teresa Gallagher - Nicole Watterson, Penny Fitzgerald, Teri, Margaret Robinson, Carmen (season 1), Joan Markham
- Dan Russell - Richard Watterson, Tina Rex (season 1), Marvin Finklehimer, Coach Russo
- Rupert Degas - Banana Joe, Alan, Idaho, Clayton, The Eggheads (season 1), Tobias Wilson (season 1), Mr. Steve Small, Gaylord Robinson, Laurence "Larry" Needlemeyer, Doughnut Sheriff, Sal Left Thumb, Clayton (season 1), Felix Egghead (season 1)
- Charles Philipp and David Warner - Rob
- Hugo Harrison - Tobias Wilson (season 2 onwards), Alan Keane (season 2 onwards), Idaho (season 2 onwards), Felix Egghead (season 2 onwards), Miss Lucy Simian (season 2 onwards), Rockwell "Rocky" Robinson (season 2)
- Jessica McDonald - Carrie Krueger, Masami Yoshida, Jamie Russo (seasons 1-2), Sarah G. Lato, Molly Collins, Rachel Wilson
- Kerry Shale - Bobert, Leslie, Alan Keane (season 1), Hector Jötunheim, Idaho (season 1), Colin Egghead
- Alix Wilton Regan - Carmen (season 2 onwards)
- Beatbox Hobbit - Juke
- Lewis MacLeod - Miss Lucy Simian (season 1), Anton, Rockwell "Rocky" Robinson (season 1)
- Aurelie Charbonnier - Sussie (face; season 1 and 5)
- Max Cazier - Clayton (season 2 onwards), Ocho
- Mic Graves - Banana Joe, William
- Sandra Searles Dickinson - Josephine "Granny Jojo" Watterson
- Stefan Ashton Frank - Tina Rex (season 2 onwards)
- Fergus Craig - Sussie (seasons 3-4)
- Maria Teresa Creasey - Jamie Russo (season 3 onwards)
- Alex Jordan - Hot Dog Guy
- Steve Furst - Principal Nigel Brown
- Adam Long - Mr. Small
- Simon Lipkin - Rockwell "Rocky" Robinson (season 3 onwards), Mr. Corneille
International broadcast[]
| Country | Channel(s) | Local title |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Max, Hulu | The Amazing World of Gumball |
| United Kingdom Ireland (English) |
Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too | |
| International | Netflix | |
| Asia | Cartoon Network, Boomerang, HBO Go | |
| Australia | Cartoon Network, 9Go! | |
| Canada | Cartoon Network, Teletoon | |
| Guyana | MTV, CTV19 | |
| Hong Kong (English) | TVB Pearl | |
| Indonesia | Trans TV, NET | |
| Philippines | TV5 | |
| Serbia | Pink Kids | |
| South Africa | e-Junior | |
| Latin America | Cartoon Network | El increíble mundo de Gumball |
| Chile | Chilevisión | |
| Mexico | Azteca 7, Canal 5 | |
| Nicaragua | Canal 13 | |
| Panama | RPC-TV | |
| Belgium (French) | Cartoon Network, La Trois | Le Monde incroyable de Gumball |
| France | Cartoon Network, France 3, Gulli | |
| Austria | Cartoon Network, ORF eins | Die fantastische Welt von Gumball |
| Germany | Cartoon Network, KiKA, ZDF, Nickelodeon, Sky Showcase | |
| Brazil | Cartoon Network, SBT, Netflix, HBO Max | O Incrível Mundo de Gumball |
| Portugal | Cartoon Network | |
| Turkey (Turkish) | Cartoon Network | Gumball |
| Turkey (Kurdish) | Zarok TV | |
| Arab World | Cartoon Network, Netflix, Shahid | عالم غامبول المدهش |
| Bulgaria | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | Невероятният свят на Гъмбол |
| Croatia | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | Gumballov čudesni svijet |
| Czech Republic | Cartoon Network, ČT Déčko | Gumballův úžasný svět |
| Denmark | Cartoon Network | Gumballs fantastiske verden |
| Finland | Cartoon Network, MTV3, C More Juniori, Yle TV2, Viaplay, HBO Nordic | Gumballin mieletön maailma |
| Hong Kong (Cantonese) | Netflix, NowPlayer, HBO Go, TVB Pearl | 阿甘妙世界 |
| Hungary | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | Gumball csodálatos világa |
| Iceland | RÚV | Undraveröld Gúnda |
| India | Cartoon Network, Pogo | गमबाल की अतरंगी दुनिया |
| Iran | Namava, Digitoon | دنیای شگفت انگیز گامبال |
| IRIB TV5 | ماجراهای شگفت انگیز گامبال | |
| Ireland (Irish) | TG4 | Domhan Dochreidte Gumball |
| Israel | Arutz HaYeladim, yesVOD | העולם המופלא של גאמבול |
| Italy | Cartoon Network, Boing! | Lo straordinario mondo di Gumball |
| Japan | Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Tokyo MX | おかしなガムボール |
| Lithuania | LNK, TV1, Telia Play | Nepaprastas Gumuliuko gyvenimas |
| Netherlands Belgium (Dutch) |
Cartoon Network | De wonderlijke wereld van Gumball |
| North Macedonia | HBO Max | Чудесниот свет на Гамбол |
| Norway (Norwegian) | Cartoon Network, NRK Super | Gumballs fantastiske verden |
| Norway (Northern Sami) | NRK Super | Gumball somás máilbmi |
| Poland | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | Niesamowity świat Gumballa |
| Romania | Cartoon Network, TVR1 | Uimitoarea lume a lui Gumball |
| Russia | Cartoon Network, 2x2 | Удивительный мир Гамбола |
| Serbia | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | Gambolov čudesni svet |
| South Korea | Cartoon Network, Boomerang | 검볼 |
| Slovenia | HBO Max | Gumballov fantastični svet |
| Spain (Spanish) | Cartoon Network, Boing | El asombroso mundo de Gumball |
| Spain (Basque) | ETB 1, ETB 3 | Gumballen mundu harrigarria |
| Sweden | Cartoon Network, SVT Barnkanalen | Gumballs fantastiska värld |
| Taiwan | Cartoon Network, HBO Go | 阿甘妙世界 |
| Thailand | Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Channel 3 | โลกสุดอัศจรรย์ของกัมบอล |
| Ukraine | PlusPlus | Дивовижний свiт Гамбола |
| Vietnam | Cartoon Network, Boomerang, POPS, Netflix | Thế giới kì diệu của Gumball |