The Amazing World of Gumball (season 5)

The Amazing World of Gumball (season 5)
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
No. of episodes	40
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Original release	September 1, 2016 – present

The fifth season of the British-American animated television series The Amazing World of Gumball, created by Ben Bocquelet, aired on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2016. 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

On June 2, 2014, Cartoon Network announced that the series had been renewed a fourth and fifth season.^[2] Both seasons combined will consist of 40 half-hour episodes.^[3]

Starting with the episode, "The Ollie", Gumball and Darwin will again receive new voice actors, Nicolas Cantu and Donielle Hansley respectively^[4]

Crossovers

On September 17, 2015, series creator Ben Bocquelet announced on his Twitter page that a crossover episode with another Cartoon Network show would air as part of the fifth season.^[5]

Characters from Clarence, Regular Show and Uncle Grandpa make cameo appearances in the episode, "The Boredom".

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date	U.K. air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
157	1	"The Rerun (Part 2)"	Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, Nathan Auerbach, Daniel Berg, and Tobi Wilson	September 5, 2016	November 11, 2016	GB501	1.19[6]
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 things get worse when Nicole and Richard are turned to babies and Darwin and Anais disappear. Note: This episode is a sequel to season four's "The Disaster"; both episodes have the same U.S. air date.
158	2	"The Stories"	Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, Andrew Jones, and Ciaran Murtagh	September 1, 2016	November 22, 2016	GB502	1.02[7]
Fed up with Molly the sauropod's tedious tales, Gumball and Darwin (along with the other students, Principal Brown, and the Band-Aid school nurse) stage a chain of bizarre events so she can have an interesting story.
159	3	"The Guy"	Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, Joe Markham, and John Sheerman	September 8, 2016	November 27, 2016	TBA	1.21[8]
Once again, Anais makes a new friend and, once again, Gumball and Darwin become suspicious when Anais reveals that her new friend likes her.
160	4	"The Boredom"	Ben Bocquelet, Louise Coats, Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, Nathan Auerbach, Daniel Berg, James Hamilton, James Huntrods, Joe Markham, and Jess Ransom	September 15, 2016	November 25, 2016	TBA	0.94[9]
Gumball and Darwin are convinced it's one of those days when nothing interesting is happening and decide to go out and find adventure, but as they walk around Elmore, it becomes apparent exciting things are happening, just not to them. Guest star: J. G. Quintel as Mordecai and High-Five Ghost and Pete Browngardt as Uncle Grandpa Note: Characters from Clarence, Regular Show and Uncle Grandpa make cameo appearances.
161	5	"The Vision"	Ben Bocquelet, Tobi Wilson, Joe Markham, John Sheerman, Joe Parham, and Jess Ransom	October 6, 2016	TBA	TBA	1.09[10]
After picking up the wrong gym bag, Gumball and Darwin find Alan's USB memory stick and uncover a manifesto outlining Alan's plan to win the school election and achieve world domination.
162	6	"The Choices"	Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, Tobi Wilson, Nathan Auerbach, Daniel Berg, and Joe Parham	October 13, 2016	TBA	TBA	1.15[11]
During a disastorous dinner at home, Nicole flashes back to when she first met Richard and wonders if her life would have been better had she not met him.
163	7	"The Code"	Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, Andrew Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Joe Markham, Jess Ransom, and John Sheerman	October 20, 2016	TBA	TBA	1.14[12]
After the Wi-Fi goes down (and Richard confesses that their connection is from the Robinsons), Gumball and Darwin try to live without Internet. However, Anais informs them that in order to get the wi-fi back, they need to hack into Mr. Robinson's account.
164	8	"The Test"	Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, Nathan Auerbach, Daniel Berg, Joe Markham, Jess Ransom, and John Sheerman	November 3, 2016	TBA	TBA	1.20[13]
Gumball takes an online test and is labeled a "loser" causing him to try to change his character to be the popular one. Unfortunately this causes Tobias to take over, turning the show into a horrible 90's sitcom and angering Sarah and Darwin.
165	9	"The Slide"	Ben Bocquelet, Tobi Wilson, James Hamilton, James Huntrods, and Joe Parham	November 10, 2016	TBA	TBA	1.07[14]
After locking eyes with the girl of his dreams, Rocky gets help from Gumball and Darwin to find her on a new dating app.
166	10	"The Loophole"	Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, James Hamilton, James Huntrods, and Joe Markham	November 17, 2016	TBA	TBA	1.10[15]
Gumball and Darwin try to teach Bobert to help people, but he keeps taking things literally. When they tell him to protect life at all cost and to stop any potential dangers, he decides to eradicate all life on Earth.
167	11	"The Ollie"	Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, James Hamilton, James Huntrods, Joe Markham, Tim Mills, Simon Landrein, and Tobi Wilson	January 2017 December 1 2016 (On Demand)	TBA	TBA	TBD
When Darwin asks Gumball to teach him how to skate, Gumball makes sure he covers every aspect of the skating lifestyle from wearing the right gear, using the right terms and choosing the right board.

References

1. Behind the Scenes of Season 2. London: Cartoon Network. July 16, 2012.
2. Barba, Jessica; Lach, Dawn; D'Amato, Adrienne (June 2, 2014). "Cartoon Network Doubles Down on Global Hit Series The Amazing World of Gumball" (Press release). Los Angeles and New York City: Turner Press Site. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
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