Daniel Senicourt

Daniel and Mary Senicourt are minor characters in The Amazing World of Gumball. They are Nicole's parents. They made their debut in "The Choices."

Appearance
Daniel is a short and overweight snowshoe cat with a head shape and short whiskers similar to his daughter. He has cream white fur with brown fur on his ears and brown circles on his eyes. He wears a white collared shirt with its sleeves rolled up to his elbows and is tucked into his pants, and a dark blue tie. He also wears dark gray pants and dark brown loafers. His face is always in a grumpy expression. In "The Parents," he is shown in the present day with a more elderly appearance; his fur is paler, there are wrinkles on his forehead, under his eyes, and around and on his mouth, and he appears to have lost weight, as his shirt, which is now cream colored instead of white, is looser around him.

Mary somewhat resembles her daughter, Nicole. She is a blue cat just like her, but with a more round face, pointier ears, smaller oval shaped eyes, longer whiskers, a longer tail, and a different mouth type. She is thin and taller than both her husband and her daughter. She wears a yellow-orange sleeveless turtleneck blouse, a long dark blue skirt with a brown belt having a white buckle, and brown heeled sandals. In "The Parents," she is shown in the present with a more elderly appearance; her fur is a little paler, her whiskers are grey, and there are wrinkles under her eyes and on and around her mouth.

Personality
Daniel is a short-tempered and grumpy person, and hardly ever seems to be in a good mood. Like his daughter, he is easily angered and can get violent. He also appears to be unusually strong, as he was able to plunge the engine of his car out with a single punch. He also seems to disapprove of Nicole and Richard's relationship as he slammed the door at the young Richard when he brought flowers for Nicole, and neither he nor his wife were at Nicole's wedding.

Mary, unlike her husband, is very calm but somewhat snobby. She seems to value success over love and is determined for her daughter to become very successful, by constantly placing high expectations in academics and physical activity. However, she has a softer side as she was saddened by Nicole moving out, suggesting that despite her ambition for Nicole having a successful life, she truly and deeply cares about her.

Season 1

 * "The End": Nicole mentions Daniel and talks about him being 102 years old.

Season 3

 * "The Man" (flashback/Daniel’s voice only/mentioned)

Season 5

 * "The Choices": Their first physical appearances; they are shown forcing young Nicole to run to the karate competition, then are shown participating in Nicole's later years.
 * "The List" (photograph)

Season 6

 * "The Parents": Their first major role.

Trivia

 * Their names were revealed in "The Parents", their second appearance in the series.
 * In "The End," Nicole mentions that Gumball, Darwin and Anais' grandfather lived to be 102 years old. However, this statement has been retconned by his appearance in "The Parents."
 * Daniel bears resemblance to Grumpy Cat, a popular Internet personality and meme.
 * Nicole may have inherited some of Mary's perfectionist behaviour and abnormally high academic expectations, as demonstrated in "The Fridge." She may have also inherited Daniel's temper and strength.
 * "Senicourt" is the maiden name of Nicole Bocquelet, Ben Bocquelet's real-life mother.