The Deal

"The Deal" is the thirty-fourth episode of Season 5 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 190th episode overall.

Synopsis
Richard goes on strike to prove that his work around the house is under appreciated by Nicole.

Plot
TBA

Main Characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Anais
 * Nicole
 * Richard

Minor Characters

 * Karen
 * Mr. Yoshida (mentioned)
 * Newspaper Employee
 * Lozenge Lady
 * Soulless Office Worker
 * Leonard
 * George
 * James O'Brien
 * Clipboard Man
 * Betty
 * The Moon
 * Martin
 * Patrick
 * Gary
 * Daisy the Donkey
 * Ghosts
 * Carrie
 * Doughnut Sheriff
 * Mr. Robinson (mentioned)

Continuity

 * Nicole's wedding dress appears again with the same design as in "The Choices."
 * The Logikar 2000 poster from "The Remote" reappears during "Employee of the Month" rap.

Cultural References

 * The firework rocket hitting the Moon's eye is a reference to the iconic scene from George Méliès' A Trip to the Moon.
 * After Anais convinces Richard to talk to Nicole, he mixes up several proverbs, namely "You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink," "You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs," "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king," and "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
 * In that same scene, he misquotes Yoda's line "Judge me by my size, do you?" in the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back, as well as the memorable quote from Field of Dreams "If you build it, he will come."
 * He also quotes the Eagles song "Hotel California."
 * The form that the kids take when Richard goes on strike resembles the Gremlins from the film of the same name.
 * Anais says "Send more cops," a reference to the quote from The Return of the Living Dead.
 * The scene where Richard tries to calm the children down is a reference to the raptor scene from Jurassic World.
 * The scene where Nicole approaches the "house" and notices the destruction inside, the music playing is a reference to the Rick and Morty "[|theme song]".
 * The scene where Anais attacks Richard from a bush and he says "Clever girl" is a reference to a similar scene in the first Jurassic Park film.

Goofs/Errors

 * In "Employee of the Month," Nicole says that she has taken no vacations, despite her taking one in "The Vacation."
 * When Anais' head peeks out of the bushes, her eyes are transparent.