The Car

The Car is the 31st episode in season one of The Amazing World Of Gumball.

Synopsis
Gumball and Darwin wreck Mr. Robinson's new car.

Plot
The episode begins with Anais rudely awakening her mother, demanding that she gets out of bed to take her the "Daisy the Donkey On Ice" show. Nicole refuses and tells her she's too tired, but Anais blackmails her with a tape recording of Nicole contradicting herself by calling any parent who wouldn't take their child to watch it a "bad parent". Nicole gives in and tells Anais that they would go. Downstairs, Nicole comes down to inform Richard to keep an eye on Gumball and Darwin in the meantime as he tries out a weight loss machine. Richard assures Nicole that nothing would go wrong as the boys are only playing their made-up game and that Richard is there to watch--a thought that heavily worries Nicole. Outside, Gumball makes a contraption to launch a ball to the moon as a response to a card. After a miscalculation, the ball hits Gumball and ricochets off into the Robinson's backyard.

Meanwhile, Margaret accuses Gaylord of having a mid-life crisis due to his sudden decision to buy a new car before the ball comes down and smacks off her wig. Gumball and Darwin excitedly look over in the Robinson's yard before admiring the qualities of Mr. Robinson. They come over to retrieve the ball before Mr. Robinson scolds them and tells them that they're playing a "new game" as punishment. The Watterson boys misinterpret the meaning of "game" in this situation and assume that the game by Mr. Robinson is a privilege to play.

The first game has the two sorting out the back lawn of dried leaves. They do with relative ease, even finding the time to organize each leaf by its color and saving a special one that resembles Mr. Robinson's face. Mr. Robinson, disappointed, then introduces the second game and demands they cut the lawn with a nail clipper. Gumball and Darwin finish in seconds. The third game is to paint the fence blue, much to the humor of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson. However, the kids finish before the could do anything. He then demands them to paint the fence a different color which they do in seconds, and the process repeats until he gives up and screams in agony.

Realizing that the outside activities were a failure, he invites the kids inside. He then stains his own carpet, demanding they clean it. Gumball and Darwin do it with ease, to the shock of both the Robinsons. Then Gaylord tries to stain it again, and again, and again before it fails. Gumball and Darwin then offer him a refill for his drink before he grabs the pitcher and throws it. Gumball and Darwin again manage to get it before it actually hits the carpet by Gumball swallowing it.

After being kicked out, Gumball tells Darwin that Mr. Robinson merely hides the fact that he needs help despite trying to tell the boys to leave him alone. Gumball and Darwin then pester Mr. Robinson by helping him in any and every situation, even sleeping and using the restroom. Gaylord then asks the kids why they're so willing to help in which they reply they love him. Then Gumball and Darwin offer to clean his car, which is granted. Gumball tries to scrub the car before it collapses and burns.The kids then reason they should hide from Mr. Robinson for life,so they hide in the attic of the Watterson's House. Richard overhears them and explains that it was his machine that dented the car. He tried to remove the dents but destroyed the car in the process. Richard then warns that they can't tell Nicole but she appears with Anais settling the situation. She explains she backed into his car when they were pulling out the parking spot, and that's what destroyed the car. She was going to explain to the Robinsons but they were already late. The Wattersons then agree that they should apologize to the Robinsons.

Meanwhile, the Robinsons are demanding that the police officer searches the house for Gumball and Darwin. He explains he doesn't have a warrant so that request is invalid, making Gaylord pointing out that he pays his taxes, which increases the police officer's salary, making Gaylord the police officer's boss. The police officer keeps refusing, which enrages the older couple even more. When the Wattersons come out to apologize, they're greeted by Gaylord and Margaret deliberately violently destroying Richard's car. The officer panickedly warns them to stop but Margaret attempts to assault him, only to be tazed. Gaylord thinks that the police officer killed her then tries to avenge her, resulting in both him and Margaret being tazed. The Robinsons are now arrested as they are officially declared insane by the police officer for their actions. The Wattersons let the police officer know they're not pressing charges then Gumball and Darwin promise to watch their house, which obviously enrages The Robinsons even more as The Wattersons watch the Police car drive off, with Richard showing his new and improved body, indicating that the Electro Fat really did work.

Characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Mr. Robinson
 * Mrs. Robinson
 * Richard
 * Nicole
 * Anais

Minor Characters

 * Donut Policeman
 * Daisy the Donkey

Gallery
&nbsp The gallery for The Car can be found here.

Trivia

 * This is the second time that Gumball annoys Mr. Robinson since The Debt.
 * This is the third time Mr.Robinson's car has been damaged by Gumball. The first time was in The Debt, the second time was in The Goons.
 * This is the second time someone used the Electro Fat. The first time was in The Poltergeist. This is also the first time we have seen Richard strong.
 * This is the second time the Dodge or Dare motto was completed the first was the previous episode The Ape.
 * The siren used during the fire sequence earlier in the episode is European, but the Police car had '911' written on it, the Canadian and American emergency dialing system.
 * When Gumball and Darwin are sent to paint the fence they alert the Robinsons through doorbell, even though they're in the back yard, which is unlikely to have a doorbell.
 * The 'Tall Street' newspaper Mr. Robinson read was a parody to 'Wall Street Journal.'
 * Apparently if the poster Anais is holding is to be accurate, the time period of this episode is during Summer Vacation. Which means school's out for three months, possibly confirming the idea that the episode have no real date consistency.
 * The license plate on the Donut Policeman 's cruiser reads "Elmore 9999999999". '999' is the British emergency dialing system.
 * The Robinson's seem to have an odd texture in this episode, making them look rougher and possibly trying to make them look older.
 * This episode reveals that Mrs. Robinson hair not is real, but a wig.
 * This episode takes place on July 21st, this is proven when Anais holds a poster of Daisy The Donkey On Ice, showing the date at the bottom.
 * This episode is aired out of order, because the 'new' car that the Robinson's got is the same car we've seen through out the series already.
 * The episode also shows Richard using the Electro Fat machine, which was shown to be in the attic in The Poltergeist.
 * Goof: When Gumball and Darwin pick up the sunset leaf that has Mr. Robinson's face on it, it suddenly turns green.
 * Goof: At first, the Electro Fat machine is shown to have three electrodes, but during Richard's flashback when he rips it off his chest and throws it, hitting the car, it only has two.