Later on, Gumball is seen playing with Darwin under the kitchen table. The new Darwin is gifted as Gumball's new pet fish. As Richard purchases the fish, the man tells him that this fish is very special, and must be treated with good care. As Richard walks home wondering how he is going to explain this to Gumball, Richard is offered a fish by a man from a mysterious van. While there, he is interrupted by Larry, who tells Richard the last two fish jumped out of the tank when they saw him coming. Not wanting to upset Gumball, Richard buys a new fish to replace the dead one without telling his son that his first fish died.Īfter many fish end up dying because of Gumball and Richard's irresponsibility, Richard goes to the pet store to buy yet another fish. However, one early morning, Darwin does not wake up, and Nicole and Richard realize he is dead. Despite Darwin being unable to respond to his owner, Gumball enjoys playing with him very much. Gumball is fascinated with his new pet, and decides to call him Darwin. Tired of their son's behavior, and in desperate need for sleep, the parents decide to get him a pet fish. She then finds Gumball in his room, acting so cute his mother cannot even stay mad at him. She goes upstairs to find Richard in a bath of grape soda. The episode starts from Nicole's point of view, being forced to deal with a hyperactive four-year-old Gumball, who does all sorts of mischievous things, such as catapulting oranges, putting objects in the washing machine, breaking the ceiling, and somehow bringing both sand and snow into the house. I'm surprised how a show with a talking blue cat and an orange fish with legs in a world of horrible, hilarious people with episodes about getting slapped on the ass can make issues such as this so tearjerking and relatable.Important details about the plot or story are up ahead Was Gumball produced out of wedlock? (If so, that's a pretty cool sad reference to the Simpsons and Bart's birth.)Ī lot of "The Amazing World of Gumball" channels "The Simpsons", especially the early episodes where it had real human emotions, was about a lower-middle class family trying to get by in a seemingly uncaring world, didn't go overboard with the pop culture references, and mocked how much of a farce American suburban life is/was. I don't know what was worse: that, or the implication that Harold was a womanizer in his youth like his son is now and, if he didn't marry Jackie (who actually puts him in his place, which is why Harold is a wuss now, as mentioned in "The Castle" when Harold tells Richard he can't be himself at home and the brief part on "The Pizza" where Harold is on a leash and barking like a dog while Jackie is clacking bottles on her hands like Luther from "The Warriors"), he would have been a verbally abusive husband who met his end in a mansion fire. It also helps that this show is from the United Kingdom and rated PG on its DVD releases (and most likely its TV broadcasts, even though the UK doesn't have TV ratings like in America) and the UK PG gets away with more than a US TV-PG rating. The earlier episodes did have their share of risqué jokes, but they were few and far between (I'm binge-watching season one, so that's how I know this). This show truly does not give a damn about self-censorship or being for kids anymore (if at all).
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