The Origins



"The Origins" is the twentieth episode of Season 4 episode of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 136th episode overall.

Synopsis
The story of Darwin's arrival with the Wattersons is told.

Plot
TBA

Main Characters

 * Gumball
 * Nicole
 * Richard
 * Darwin

Minor Characters

 * Darwin the First
 * Larry
 * Banana Bob
 * Banana Joe
 * Leslie
 * Van Shopkeeper

Trivia

 * This episode aired on the same day in the U.K. and the U.S.
 * This episode was originally going to be titled "The Roots."
 * This episode was the first in the series to be a 2-parter.
 * This episode was mentioned at the Paris Comic Con during Ben's panel.
 * This episode reveals that Darwin's shoes used to belong to Gumball.
 * It also reveals that Gumball had a normal bed, instead of bunk beds.
 * This episode contradicts "The Game" where Darwin the First was originally under Gumball's bed instead of being flushed to the toilet.
 * Banana Joe was a green young banana as an infant.
 * Leslie, as an infant, was originally a flower bud before he blooms at the time.
 * Gumball breaks the fourth wall when the camera bumps into him trying to warn him about Darwin.

Continuity

 * The mysterious van resembles the one where Richard purchased Evil Turtle in "The Puppy."

Cultural References

 * The mysterious van shopkeeper's warnings about Darwin is a reference to the 1984 fantasy/horror film Gremlins.
 * The episode aired in Italy on February 12, which was chosen due to it being Charles Darwin's birthday.
 * This episode is similar to the Studio Ghibli movie Ponyo, in which the main character, a fish, gains magic powers and transforms into a human to find her owner, Sosuke.

Errors/Goofs

 * When Nicole is trying to find Gumball in his room, Gumball is without shoes, but in the next scene he has shoes.