The Others

"The Others" is the fourth episode of Season 4 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 120th episode overall.

Synopsis
After learning what grade Anais is in, Gumball and Darwin learn and discover that there is a whole new world of students of Elmore Junior High.

Plot
The episode begins with Anais and Darwin observing Gumball attempting to become a Super Saiyan in the school corridor, managing nothing but extending his tail. As Anais is about to go to her class, her brothers ask her how and why she, a toddler, attends the same school as them. Anais is shocked and furious about the fact that neither of them know that she is in their own school and one grade above them, to which the confused Gumball replies that his class is the only one. Anais corrects him, and tells him that there are other students in the school as well. As Gumball and Darwin open their minds, they finally see that there are more students than they thought. Anais adds that some of them have even more interesting lives than Gumball. The skeptical Gumball questions who that might be.

The story now focuses on the story of Clare Cooper, a depressed and pessimistic girl, who is experiencing great sadness due to her father losing his job and their house, which forces them to move to Detroit. She decides to use her last day of school to say goodbye to her friends. However, Gumball and Darwin interfere with her life, and claim that they will fix everything for her, but she dismisses them, and insists that her ending will still be a sad one, so she proceeds saying goodbye to her friends. Anais criticizes her brothers for intervening with someone else's life just to be the center of attention, only to be dismissed by Gumball, who insists on helping Clare.

As Clare says goodbye to her friend, Wilson, Gumball and Darwin try to provide her with more optimism. Tired of this, Clare tells them to leave her alone, and storms off as Gumball continues to narrate her life. Later, Clare goes to say goodbye to her geography teacher. However, Gumball and Darwin once again interfere, and try to convince Clare that she can still have a happy ending. Refusing to believe them, she leaves in frustration. On the corridor, she bumps into Anais, who tells her that she should just allow them to help her despite their incapability to do so.

Finally, Clare is about to say goodbye to her love interest, Jared Dawson, only to encounter Gumball and Darwin talking to him, trying to persuade him to accompany Clare to Detroit. Angered, Clare yanks the brothers, slams them against the lockers and tells them that they have no right interfering with her life, and insists that her story is supposed to be a sad one with no happy ending, due to her belief that only bad things happen in real life, and that they do not live in a happy wonderland. The boys concede and sadly walk away.

After encountering Banana Joe, the brothers recall that they do live in an amazing fantasy world with a banana, a T-Rex, a ghost, a piece of toast, and a hairy slug. This makes them believe that the world is whatever they want it to be, and proceed with giving Clare a happy ending. Later on, Clare enters the bus to the airport while depressingly narrating her life, and seemingly giving herself a sad ending. Suddenly, Gumball and Darwin show up mounting Tina, who pushes the bus onto its side. They help Clare to her feet, and provide her with a happy ending, where her father was given a new job at the Rainbow Factory, her house was bought back by Mrs. Jötunheim, and Clare and Jared are crowned prom king and queen of Elmore Junior High. Clare is speechless.

Main Characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Clare (debut)

Supporting Characters

 * Anais
 * Jared (debut)
 * Wilson (debut)
 * Mr. Corneille (debut)

Minor Characters

 * Bobert
 * Clayton
 * Tina
 * Leslie
 * Gumball's Brain
 * Pixel Octopus (debut)
 * Gorilla (debut)
 * Bulldog (debut)
 * Mole (debut)
 * Mr. Cooper (debut)
 * Mr. Robinson (painting)
 * Miss Simian (photo)
 * Banana Joe
 * Anton (mentioned)
 * Principal Brown
 * Gary
 * Marvin
 * Mr. Small
 * Nicole
 * Richard
 * Pantsbully
 * George
 * Idaho
 * Mr. Pepperoni
 * Siciliana
 * Carrie
 * Masami
 * Martin
 * Carmen's father
 * Cowboy
 * Harold
 * Jackie
 * Shooting Star
 * Hexagon Lady
 * Jeff
 * Hobo
 * Hot Dog Guy
 * Mr. Yoshida (mentioned)
 * Mrs. Jötunheim
 * Hector
 * Penny
 * Sphere Citizens

Trivia

 * This episode was released on the Cartoon Network App and Video on Demand before it aired on TV on August 14, 2015.
 * A picture of art director Antoine Perez, and a book with director Mic Graves' name on the spine both appear in Clare's locker.
 * Gumball's brain has a different design in this episode.
 * It is revealed in this episode that Anais in a grade higher than Gumball and Darwin which is grade 8.
 * The fourth wall is broken by the Mic Graves and Ben Bocquelet being listed as the directors for "The So-Called World of Clare".
 * The fourth wall is also broken by the the text "Starring Clare Cooper as Clare Cooper" falling offscreen.

Continuity

 * A copy of the painting that Mr. Small destroys in "The Painting" can be seen in Mr. Corneille's office.
 * This is the second time Gumball and Darwin ride Clayton as a horse. The first time they did this was in "The Skull."
 * This is also the second time Darwin speaks Cantonese. The first being in "The DVD"

Cultural References

 * Gumball trying to become a Super Saiyan is a direct reference to the Dragon Ball franchise.
 * The scene is also a reference to the "Black Kid tries to become Super Saiyan" video (particularly the scream).
 * At one point, during Gumball, and Darwin's trippy sequence upon realizing the existence of other students, they resemble Zed and Zardoz, respectively, of the 1974 science fiction movie of the same name.
 * The So-Called World of Clare is a reference to the 1994 TV show, My So-Called Life. The three main characters are named Clare, Jared, and Wilson because that series starred Claire Danes (note the different spelling,) Jared Leto, and Wilson Cruz.
 * The music that plays during the "Happy Ending" is "Semper Fidelis," which was composed by John Phillip Sousa.

Goofs/Errors

 * During the highway scene, various characters disappear and reappear.
 * In the same scene, the Shooting Star has two pairs of arms, and Hot Dog Guy is missing limbs.
 * In addition, the Pepperonis are largely untextured.