The Amazing World of Gumball (season 3)

The Amazing World of Gumball (season 3)
Country of origin United Kingdom
United States
No. of episodes 40
Release
Original network Cartoon Network
Original release June 5, 2014 – August 6, 2015

The third season of the British-American animated television series series The Amazing World of Gumball, created by Ben Bocquelet, aired on Cartoon Network in the United States. The season has 40 episodes. The series focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school.

Development

Concept

The season focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school. In a behind-the-scenes video documenting the production of the second season, creator Ben Bocquelet expanded on the development of some of the characters, and how they are based on interactions from his childhood.[1]

Production

In October 2012, Cartoon Network announced that The Amazing World of Gumball had been renewed for a third season consisting of 40 episodes.[2] The season marks the debut of series voice actors Jacob Hopkins and Terrell Ransom, Jr., who take over the roles of Gumball and Darwin from Logan Grove and Kwesi Boakye, respectively. Grove and Bokaye's final episode was "The Kids", which also introduced Hopkins and Ransom.[3]

Broadcast

The season premiered on Cartoon Network in the United Kingdom and Ireland in September 2014.[4]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Written by Original air date[5] Prod.
code[6]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
771"The Kids"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, and Tobi WilsonJune 5, 2014 (2014-06-05)GB3012.39[7]
Gumball and Darwin's voices start to break, and they struggle to cope with the effects of growing up.
782"The Fan"Ben Bocquelet, Jess Ransom, Howard Read, and Tobi WilsonJune 5, 2014 (2014-06-05)GB3032.39[7]
New Elmore Junior High student Sarah becomes Gumball and Darwin's obsessive number-one fan.
793"The Coach"Ben Cottam, Paul McKenna, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonJune 12, 2014 (2014-06-12)GB3061.68[8]
Elmore Junior High's new gym coach stands up to Jamie, and Jamie vows to get her street cred back by attacking the coach.
804"The Joy"Ben Bocquelet, Ben Cottam, Mic Graves, Kieran Hodgson, Tom Meltzer, Jess Ransom, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonJune 19, 2014 (2014-06-19)GB3051.86[9]
After being hugged by Richard one morning, Gumball and Darwin become mindlessly happy and end up spreading a zombie-like contagious joy virus across Elmore Junior High, which Miss Simian must put an end to.
815"The Puppy"Tim Allsop, Ben Bocquelet, Ben Cottam, Stewart Williams, and Guillaume CassutoJune 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)GB3042.15[10]
The Watterson children's long-awaited pet puppy turns out to be a turtle which hates them.
826"The Recipe"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, and Tobi WilsonJuly 3, 2014 (2014-07-03)GB3112.17[11]
Gumball and Darwin discover the secret behind their classmate Anton's immortality, but things go wrong when they end up producing multiple Anton clones.
837"The Name"Tim Allsop, Ben Bocquelet, Mic Graves, Tom Meltzer, Joe Parham, and Stewart WilliamsJuly 10, 2014 (2014-07-10)GB3072.32[12]
Gumball undergoes a major personality change after discovering that his real first name is Zach, and soon his new, arrogant Zach alter ego seeks to take over Gumball permanently.
848"The Extras"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, and Mic GravesJuly 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)GB3121.93[13]
On a slow day for Gumball and Darwin, the background characters — some of which are from past episodes, like the crowd members from "The Sweaters" — decide to use the time to have their own adventures.
859"The Gripes"Tim Allsop, Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Kieran Hodgson, Stewart Williams, and Tobi WilsonJuly 24, 2014 (2014-07-24)GB3082.21[14]
Gumball and Darwin's complaining goes too far when people mistake them for charity cases, and it is up to them to reveal the mix-up.
8610"The Vacation"Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, and Tobi WilsonJuly 31, 2014 (2014-07-31)GB3101.90[15]
After Nicole tells her family a scary story on a camping trip, the events of the story begin to come true when they break down on a country road and are taken in by a strange monster who lives with his mother.
8711"The Fraud"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, and Tobi WilsonAugust 7, 2014 (2014-08-07)GB3161.91[16]
Gumball and Darwin discover that Principal Brown's diploma is a fake, and Brown goes to great lengths to prevent his secret from being exposed.
8812"The Void"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, Paul Rice, and Tobi WilsonAugust 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)GB3091.90[17]
Gumball, Darwin, and Mr. Small investigate the disappearance of Elmore Junior High student Molly and soon find themselves sucked into a mysterious void containing all the mistakes the world has ever made.
8913"The Boss"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonAugust 21, 2014 (2014-08-21)GB3131.82[18]
When Mr. Robinson suffers a life-threatening accident, Gumball and Darwin help Mr. Robinson's son, Rocky, get a more respectable job to pay for the operation — but the effects of working a white-collar job turn Rocky into a soulless drone.
9014"The Move"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonAugust 28, 2014 (2014-08-28)GB3171.88[19]
Gumball and Darwin attempt to cure Clayton of his compulsive lying, but their refusal to believe in his capability of performing a secret martial arts move leaves Tobias unconscious after Clayton attempts to prove it.
9115"The Law"Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonSeptember 4, 2014 (2014-09-04)GB3142.15[20]
Doughnut Sheriff takes Gumball and Darwin along with him for the day in an attempt to show them how cool cops can be, at the cost of his own job. When a simple misdemeanor leads to a breakdown in law, however, it is up to the three to save the day.
9216"The Allergy"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, and Joe ParhamSeptember 11, 2014 (2014-09-11)GB3181.91[21]
Gumball must find a cure for Darwin's allergy before Darwin ends up sneezing Elmore off the map.
9317"The Mothers"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Jon Foster, Mic Graves, James Lamont, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonSeptember 18, 2014 (2014-09-18)GB315
N/A
On Mother's Day, Tobias, Banana Joe, Gumball and Darwin put their respective mothers through a series of tests to determine who has the "World's Greatest Mom".
9418"The Password"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, and Joe ParhamSeptember 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)GB3202.00[22]
Richard changes the password to the Watterson children's computer at Nicole's insistence, but after Gumball and Darwin decipher the password as "Anais" from the inputted hint "favorite child", they start sucking up to Richard in various ways, all of which end up unintentionally injuring him. When Richard gets fed up and sends the two to their room, they denounce him as only being their second favorite parent, and the situation escalates into Richard competing for the title of favorite parent with Nicole.
9519"The Procrastinators"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonOctober 2, 2014 (2014-10-02)GB3192.26[23]
Nicole tasks Gumball and Darwin with taking out the trash before 5:00 p.m., which they take great measures to avoid doing.
9620"The Shell"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Tom Crowley, and Tobi WilsonOctober 9, 2014 (2014-10-09)GB3022.31[24]
After accidentally headbutting her during a school play and causing a crack to form, Gumball urges Penny to break from her shell and reveal her true form. However, when Gumball is left speechless by her beauty, Penny misinterprets his shock as disappointment and goes on a rampage through Elmore, shapeshifting into several monsters.
Note: This episode has the old intro for Season 1.
9721"The Burden"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, Joe Parham, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonOctober 16, 2014 (2014-10-16)GB3212.36[25]
Gumball and Darwin are left in charge of Elmore Junior High's pet hamster, Chris Morris, over the weekend and come to appreciate its presence for different reasons – Gumball uses it to impress Penny on a date, while Darwin sees it as a listener to vent out his personal problems about Gumball and Penny, but when they discover that the hamster is a clump of hair from Principal Brown, the duo go to school to retrieve Chris Morris.
9822"The Bros"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Joe Parham, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonOctober 23, 2014 (2014-10-23)GB3221.70[26]
Darwin becomes jealous of Gumball and Penny's new relationship and sets out to find information on Penny and intrude between the two in the hopes of breaking them up.
9923"The Mirror"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, and Joe ParhamOctober 30, 2014 (2014-10-30)GB3231.61[27]
Gumball refuses to forward an e-mail purportedly sent by a ghost, against Darwin's advice. When a curse begins to take effect and their family is dragged into another dimension, Gumball and Darwin seek Carrie's help to save them.
10024"The Man"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonOctober 30, 2014 (2014-10-30)GB3261.40[27]
After Granny Jojo brings her new boyfriend Louie to dinner at the Watterson household, an upset Richard forbids her from seeing Louie again.
10125"The Pizza"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonNovember 13, 2014 (2014-11-13)GB3251.55[28]
Elmore's economic structure unravels when a frustrated Larry quits all his jobs thanks to the Wattersons' anger and stupidity making his jobs difficult.
10226"The Lie"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Joe Parham, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonNovember 20, 2014 (2014-11-20)GB3281.66[29]
Gumball and Anais invent a new holiday called "Sluzzle Tag" to counter the January doldrums. Sir Derek Jacobi guest stars, voicing the narrator.
10327"The Butterfly"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Joe Parham, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonJanuary 8, 2015 (2015-01-08)GB3302.14[30]
Gumball inadvertently puts the butterfly effect into motion throughout Elmore when he releases a butterfly from a jar.
10428"The Question"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Tony Hull, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonJanuary 8, 2015 (2015-01-08)GB3292.14[30]
Gumball and Darwin contemplate the meaning of life after having a sugar rush.
10529"The Saint"Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonJanuary 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)GB3321.69[31]
Sick of his saintly behavior, Gumball sets out to test the limits of Alan's goody-goody personality, but when that fails, Gumball and Darwin decide to be just as positive and charitable as Alan.
10630"The Friend"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Joe Parham, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonJanuary 22, 2015 (2015-01-22)N/A2.07[32]
Gumball and Darwin help Anais make up an imaginary friend who turns out to be all too real – and wanted by authorities.
10731"The Oracle"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, Tony Hull, Richard Overall, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonJanuary 29, 2015 (2015-01-29)GB3271.80[33]
After finding a prophetic painting done by Banana Joe's mother depicting Gumball's naked run through the mall, he is determined to avoid that outcome.
10832"The Safety"Ben Bocquelet, Louise Coats, Joe Parham, and Tobi WilsonFebruary 5, 2015 (2015-02-05)GB3331.89[34]
Darwin's unhealthy obsession with safety spreads throughout Elmore and culminates in a plan for world domination.
10933"The Society"Ben Bocquelet, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonFebruary 12, 2015 (2015-02-12)GB3341.64[35]
Gumball believes that the reason for his bad luck around Elmore Junior High is his exclusion from a non-existent secret school society, and his determination to infiltrate it irritates those around him.
11034"The Spoiler"Ben Bocquelet, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonFebruary 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)GB3352.21[36]
Gumball and Darwin must wait a week to watch a horror film entitled The Screamening, but the former struggles to last the week without hearing spoilers of the film's plot.
11135"The Countdown"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Joe Parham, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonFebruary 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)GB3311.90[37]
Miss Simian threatens to expel Gumball and Darwin if they are late for school, so they race a clock in order to arrive on time. However, Gumball accidentally freezes time and he and Darwin travel through time while at school.
11236"The Nobody"Ben Bocquelet, Louise Coats, Tim Mills, Jess Ransom, Paul Rice, and Tobi WilsonMarch 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)N/A1.84[38]
When things go missing in the house, Gumball and Darwin search for the culprit, discovering that they have an uninvited house guest, which turns out to be Rob, who escaped from the Void and lost his memory.
11337"The Downer"Ben Bocquelet, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonJuly 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)GB3381.66[39]
Nicole, Richard, Darwin, and Anais try to cheer up Gumball, who is in an inexplicably bad mood — and things get worse when Gumball finds himself the only person left in the world after wishing everyone would go away and his misery comes to life and consumes Elmore.
11438"The Egg"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves, Joe Parham, Jess Ransom, and Tobi WilsonAugust 6, 2015 (2015-08-06)GB3401.65[40]
Anais has a play date with Billy Parham, but Nicole must contend with Billy's snobbish mother, Felicity.
Note: This episode has aired in other countries (including its native UK) as a season three episode. In the United States, "The Return" aired instead, and "The Egg" aired in the US as a season four episode.
11539"The Triangle"Ben Bocquelet, Mic Graves, Tim Mills, Richard Overall, Richard Preddy, and Joe ParhamJuly 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)N/A1.76[41]
Gumball grows jealous of Darwin's new talent at playing a swanee whistle and tries to sabotage him – only to learn that someone else is doing it for him.
11640"The Money"Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Louise Coats, Mic Graves, Joe Parham, Jess Ransom, Tobi Wilson, and Tim MillsJuly 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)GB3361.75[42]
When Richard loses the family's money again, Larry the clerk offers them the chance to perform in a commercial for Joyful Burger, but Gumball -- who loathes the idea of selling out -- refuses to do it and urges his family to keep their dignity in the face of losing their house, their car, and their animation quality.

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