The Romantic

"The Romantic" is the fourteenth episode of Season 4 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 130th episode overall.

Synopsis
When Gumball makes a misunderstanding while messaging with Penny online, he thinks he is about to lose her as his girlfriend, as attempt to avoid this, he sets up a treasure hunt for her.

Plot
The episode begins with Gumball chating with Penny. Then Anais comes in the room and asks him what is he doing. Gumball is eating online dinner with her. Then Gumball freaks out while the internet is confusing him. Later Anais shows a paper with an angry face and Gumball takes a question about what's that face, then runs and Anais gets angry like that face and the paper.

In the next scene Gary gives a mail to Penny and gets angry cause of the loverly bow. She reads the letter from Gumball and gets confused. After that she goes to the supermarket and everyone starts to talk to her what did Gumball wrote to her (it was actually another letter) and then she says: "Oh, Gumball!". She goes to the bus stop and gets inside the bus. Rocky is driving the bus and reads the other letter from Gumball but then Penny says: "That's sweet and all, but can you keep your eyes on the road please?". But Rocky is still reading the text and suddenly gets inside the school and the bus blowes up.

In the other scene Penny gets in the science lab and reads the piece of a paper. She makes the experiment and the chemestry starts bubbling and groves into a monster. Penny shapes into a mouse and runs away. Rocky asks her if she wants a ride but she doesn't want it.

Penny is in the desert and then she saw another letter from Gumball which is made from bones. In the previous letter was an error so Gumball written another and tells Penny that he was misspelling the word dessert to desert. Then Penny starts laughing starting with normal then medusa-like voice and says his name again.

The next scene she gets in the restaurant and Larry is saying that she is on the house. Then Penny smiles to him and she scarfs the ice cream.

Main Characters

 * Penny
 * Gumball

Supporting Characters

 * Woodland Creatures

Minor Characters

 * Anais
 * Gary
 * Marvin
 * Neck Beard
 * Felicity
 * Crocodile Woman
 * Hot Dog Guy
 * Sphere Citizens
 * Green Bear
 * Mushroom
 * Pantsbully
 * Siciliana
 * Floppy Disk
 * Carmen's father
 * Exercise Bacon
 * Karen
 * Jackie
 * Cowboy
 * Hank
 * Jeff
 * Brown Oval
 * Rocky Robinson
 * Melted Cheese Guy
 * Principal Brown
 * Blue Elephant
 * Patrick
 * Cupcake Woman
 * 8-Bit Dog
 * Charlie
 * Billy
 * Chemical Monster
 * Larry
 * Leslie
 * Mrs. Fitzgerald (mentioned)
 * Penny's Sister (mentioned)
 * Darwin

Trivia

 * This is Penny's tenth major role in an episode. The first nine were in "The Pressure," "The Party," "The Date," "The Knights," "The Flower," "The Dream," "The Storm," "The Shell," and "The Bros."
 * Footage from "The Law" is reused.
 * Music from "The Lie" is reused.
 * This episode reveals how Gumball and Penny first met.
 * Multiple scenes during the bus driving scene are recycled from previous episodes.

Continuity

 * This is the tenth episode to reference previous episodes. The first nine were "The Finale," "The Fan," "The Name," "The Vacation," "The Password," "The Oracle," "The Nobody," "The Egg," "The Nemesis," and "The Pest."
 * This is the fourth time Gary can be seen as a mailman. The first three times were in "The Microwave," "The Tape," and "The Spoiler."
 * This is the fifth episode where Darwin is a minor character. The first four were "The World," "The Extras," and "The Butterfly," and "The Return."

Cultural References

 * When Penny tries to transform, the background and poses are like in Sailor Moon, but the way she talks during it makes her sound like a Wonder Twin from Superfriends.
 * The dance Gumball's flash mob performs is a nod to the Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship opening.

Errors/Goofs

 * During the bus ride, Principal Brown and the Blue Elephant appear in several different crashed cars all blocks apart.