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The Amazing World of Gumball
Season 1
Cover art for The Party, the most recent home video release containing episodes of the first season
No. of episodes36
Release
Original networkCartoon Network
Original releaseMay 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)[1] –
March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the British-American animated comedy children's television series The Amazing World of Gumball originally aired from May 3, 2011 to March 13, 2012 on Cartoon Network. Consisting of 36 episodes, the season premiered with the episode "The DVD" and concluded with the episode "The Fight". The season premiere was watched by 2.120 million viewers in the United States.

Development

Concept

The season focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a 10-year-old 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.[2]

Production

The first season began filming on November 2, 2010 and ended filming on September 13, 2011. The first season premiered in the US on May 3, 2011 with the episode "The DVD" and ended March 12, 2012 with the episode "The Fight" almost a year later. The world premiere of the show was on May 11, 2011 on Cartoon Network UK with the episode "The Mystery".

Episodes for this season were written by Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, Andrew Brenner, Mic Graves, Sam Ward, David Cadji-Newby, and Tommy Panays. Two episodes, entitled "The Mom" and "The Pizza", were written for this season, but never produced.[3] However, the concept of the former was reused in the show's third season's episode "The Mothers"; and the concept of the latter was reused in the show's second season's episode "The Job" but then, it became an episode of the show's third season with the same name "The Pizza" and the second was later produced (but with some changes) in the show's third season.[citation needed] Two episodes more never produced like the aforementioned, but their plots and titles are still unknown.[3]

Reception

Ratings

The season premiere "The DVD" was watched by 2.120 million viewers in the United States, and received a 0.4 rating in the 18–49 demographic Nielsen household rating.[4] Nielsen ratings are audience measurement systems that determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States, which means that the episode was seen by 0.8 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds at the time of the broadcast. This season had an average of 2.00 million viewers per episode in the United States. The first episode was broadcast on a Tuesday at 8:30 P.M. All episodes from The Responsible to The Club were broadcast Mondays at 7:30 P.M. The remainder of the season, starting with The Wand, was broadcast Tuesdays at 7:30 P.M.

Critical reception

The A.V. Club's Noel Murray graded the DVD release of the series' first 12 episodes a B+, writing that "what sets [The Amazing World of Gumball] apart from the many other super-silly, semi-anarchic cartoons on cable these days is that it features such a well-developed world, where even with the eclectic character designs, there are recognizable traits and tendencies."[5] "Z." of GeekDad gave the first volume DVD a positive review; he praised the season for having "genuine heart even as the plots themselves transition from well-worn TV tropes to all out madness."[6] He panned the lack of extra features on the disc, but said "[the disc] at least gives viewers the opportunity to experience the show's delightful theme song, ... often truncated during television broadcasts".[6]

Tyler Foster of DVD Talk gave the first season a lukewarm review.[7] In reviewing the first DVD volume, he praised the "knockout" visuals but felt the animation was "relatively simple, even when it's going exaggerated for a gag."[7] He was weary of the morals presented in the premiere, and found the comedy throughout the volume "anemic".[7] He criticized the lack of extra features on the disk, saying the single character gallery "was so anemic I can't even give it half a star."[7] DVD Verdict reviewer Paul Pritchard gave the first volume 88 out of 100.[8] He praised the season for its visuals, which he felt complemented the series' "anarchic nature".[8] He stated that while the moral lessons aimed toward family audiences, he stated that, "in something of a twist, such lessons are completely lost on Gumball and his pals—something I personally took great delight in."[8] However, he wrote that the lack of a selection extras was "pretty poor."[8] Mac McEntire of the same website also applauded the season's visuals but stated "laughs are hit or miss", and that the randomness of the humor was "its biggest detriment"; he gave the second volume 75 out of 100.[9] Nancy Basile of About.com favored "The Ghost" out of the third DVD volume; she praised the series as a "smart, fast-paced, hilarious cartoon."[10]

Episodes

See also: List of The Amazing World of Gumball episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date [1]US viewers
(millions)
11"The DVD"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, and James LamontBen MarsaudMay 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)2.12[11]
22"The Responsible"Ben Bocquelet, Andrew Brenner, Jon Foster, Mic Graves, and James Lamont
Song Lyrics: Michael Gendi		Celine GobinetMay 9, 2011 (2011-05-09)1.39[12]
33"The Third"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Sam WardGeorge GendiMay 16, 2011 (2011-05-16)1.96[13]
44"The Debt"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster and James LamontGeorge Gendi, Dave Smith, Philip Warner, and Chuck KleinMay 16, 2011 (2011-05-16)1.96[13]
55"The End"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster and James LamontBen MarsaudMay 23, 2011 (2011-05-23)1.89[14]
66"The Dress"Ben Bocquelet, Mic Graves, and David Cadji-Newby
Song Lyrics: Richard Overall		Chris GarbuttMay 23, 2011 (2011-05-23)1.89[14]
77"The Quest"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster and James LamontAurelie Charbonnier and Chuck KleinMay 30, 2011 (2011-05-30)1.90[15]
88"The Spoon"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesBen MarsaudMay 30, 2011 (2011-05-30)1.90[15]
99"The Pressure"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Sam WardAurelie CharbonnierJune 6, 2011 (2011-06-06)2.18[16]
1010"The Painting"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesBen MarsaudJune 13, 2011 (2011-06-13)1.96[17]
1111"The Laziest"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic Graves
Song Lyrics: The Gendi Brothers		George Gendi, Ben Marsaud, and Amandine PécharmanJune 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)
N/A
1212"The Ghost"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesGeorge Gendi and Phillip WarnerJune 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)
N/A
1313"The Mystery"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesGeorge Gendi and Phillip WarnerJuly 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)2.53[18]
1414"The Prank"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, and James LamontGeorge GendiJuly 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)1.91[19]
1515"The G.I."Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, and James LamontRob LatimerJuly 25, 2011 (2011-07-25)2.30[20]
1616"The Kiss"Ben Bocquelet and Mic Graves
Based on an Idea by: Neil Kerber and David Black		George Gendi, Kent Osborne, and Darren VandenburgAugust 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)2.18[21]
1717"The Party"Ben Bocquelet and Mic Graves
Additional Material: Jon Foster, Moray Hunter, and James Lamont		Aurelie Charbonnier and Rob LatimerAugust 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)1.85[22]
1818"The Refund"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, and James Lamont
Song Lyrics: Mic Graves and Richard Overall		Ben MarsaudAugust 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)2.10[23]
1919"The Robot"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, and James LamontBen MarsaudAugust 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)2.06[24]
2020"The Picnic"Ben Bocquelet, James Lamont, and Mic GravesAmandine Pécharman and Phillip WarnerAugust 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)1.91[25]
2121"The Goons"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesAurelie CharbonnierSeptember 5, 2011 (2011-09-05)2.72[26]
2222"The Secret"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, and James LamontGeorge GendiSeptember 26, 2011 (2011-09-26)2.05[27]
2323"The Sock"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Sam WardChuck Klein and Rob LatimerOctober 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)2.00[28]
2424"The Genius"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic Graves
Song Lyrics: Richard Overall		Jacques Gauthier and Rob LatimerOctober 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)1.80[29]
2525"The Poltergeist"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, Mic Graves, and Sam WardAurelie Charbonnier, Dave Needham, and Tom ParkinsonOctober 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)2.11[30]
2626"The Mustache"Ben Bocquelet and Mic Graves
Additional Material: Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Stuart Kenworthy
Song Lyrics: Kent Osborne		Ben MarsaudNovember 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)2.08[31]
2727"The Date"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, and James LamontBen MarsaudNovember 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)2.20[32]
2828"The Club"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesRob Latimer and Ben MarsaudDecember 5, 2011 (2011-12-05)2.18[33]
2929"The Wand"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesGeorge Gendi and Phillip WarnerJanuary 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)1.83[34]
3030"The Ape"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesChuck Klein and Rob LatimerJanuary 31, 2012 (2012-01-31)1.79[35]
3131"The Car"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic Graves
Song Lyrics: Michael Gendi		Ben MarsaudFebruary 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)1.68[36]
3232"The Curse"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesRob Latimer and George GendiFebruary 14, 2012 (2012-02-14)1.91[37]
3333"The Microwave"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, and James LamontBen MarsaudFebruary 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)1.85[38]
3434"The Meddler"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, and James LamontBen MarsaudFebruary 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)1.69[39]
3535"The Helmet"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Tommy Panays
Based on an Idea by: Mark Boutros and Tommy Panays		Ben MarsaudMarch 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)1.96[40]
3636"The Fight"Ben Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont, and Mic GravesMichael Gendi, Jacques Ganthier, and Darren VandenburgMarch 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)2.10[41]

DVD releases

Volume 1: The DVD
(Season 1 Volume 1)
Set details Special features
  • 12 episodes
    (Episodes: "The DVD" • "The Third" • "The End" • "The Quest" • "The Laziest" • "The Gi" • "The Refund" • "The Picnic" • "The Mustache" • "The Wand" • "The Curse" • "The Meddler")
  • 1-disc DVD set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
  • Subtitles:
    • English SDH
  • Character gallery
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
August 28, 2012[42]
October 7, 2014 (reissue) 		N/A October 9, 2015 (complete season)
(currently unavailable)
Volume 2: The Mystery
(Season 1 Volume 2)
Set details Special features
  • 12 episodes
    (Episodes: "The Responsible" • "The Dress" • "The Spoon" • "The Pressure" • "The Mystery" • "The Sock" • "The Genius" • "The Club" • "The Ape" • "The Car" • "The Microwave" • "The Helmet")
  • 1-disc DVD set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
  • Subtitles:
    • English SDH
  • Character gallery
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
January 15, 2013[43] N/A October 9, 2015 (complete season)
(currently unavailable)
Volume 3: The Party
(Season 1 Volume 3)
Set details Special features
  • 12 episodes
    (Episodes: "The Debt" • "The Painting" • "The Ghost" • "The Prank" • "The Kiss" • "The Party" • "The Robot" • "The Goons" • "The Secret" • "The Poltergeist" • "The Date" • "The Fight")
  • 1-disc DVD set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
  • Subtitles:
    • English SDH
  • Character gallery
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
August 13, 2013[44] N/A October 9, 2015 (complete season)
(currently unavailable)

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