The Lie

The Lie is the twenty-sixth Season 3 episode of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the one hundred second episode overall.

Synopsis
Noticing that everyone is in the doldrums of January, Gumball and Anais invent a new holiday to spark excitement.

Plot
It is January, and the people of Elmore are depressed since Christmas has passed. At the Watterson home, Gumball and Anais decide to make up a new holiday to cheer people up. After much brainstorming, Gumball comes up with the idea of Sluzzle Tag.

Characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Anais
 * Nicole
 * Richard

Minor Characters

 * Mr. Small
 * Pigeon
 * Sluzzle Dude
 * Tobias
 * Banana Joe
 * Masami
 * Principal Brown
 * Miss Simian
 * Teri
 * Jamie
 * Carrie
 * Alan
 * Leslie
 * Rocky
 * Sarah
 * Carmen
 * Blue Elephant
 * Juke
 * Marvin Finklehimer
 * Plaid Old Man
 * Jackie Wilson
 * Harold Wilson
 * Elderly Chalkboard Woman
 * Larry
 * Orange Woman
 * Banana Bob
 * Banana Barbara
 * Skeleton Kids
 * Earth
 * Neck Beard
 * Cube Dog

Trivia

 * This is the second episode to have a guest star, with Sir Derek Jacobi as the narrator.
 * This is the first time Mr. Small's face (without the fluff) is seen.
 * Anais states that it is 349 days until the next Christmas, placing Sluzzle Tag on January 10 if this episode is not set in a leap year, and January 11 if it is.

Continuity

 * TBA

Cultural References

 * The really depressed version of Darwin resembles how early black-and-white cartoons looked like.
 * The episode and Miss Simian's evil grin is a reference to The Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas (both the book and the Chuck Jones cartoon).
 * When Richard summons the Sluzzlewurst, this is a reference to the transformation scene of the 90's anime Sailor Moon.