The Egg

"The Egg" is the thirty-eighth episode of Season 3 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 114th episode overall.

Synopsis
When Nicole arranges a playdate for Anais with a classy family, the Wattersons try desperately to impress them.

Plot
The episode starts off with Everyone doing something wrong in the family. Later, Felicity and Billy are seen at the door, and Nicole happily greets them. She asks them to meet her Family, which causes them to have flashbacks to all of the crazy things they did in the past. She pulls them, and Nicole reveals that it is a playdate. Richard unknowingly drinks Felicity's drink. He spits it back out, at Nicole's demand. She later tells him to give her a drink, but he pours it in her mouth, making her choke.

Later, they are all seen at the table, Awkwardly talking to each other. Felicity and Billy get ready to leave, but Nicole and Richard make Gumball and Darwin awkwardly sing a song. Anais and billy quickly become friends. But as Felicity reasons with Nicole, Nicole gets angry and starts to chew on her. Gumball later notes about how Billy and Anais are gone. However, they argue and don't move anywhere for over 15 minutes. Gumball attempts to drive the car, but has no idea how to make it move, so they run.

They later find billy and Anais. They then begin to note how they are similar, until billy notes about why he doesn't like daisy the donkey, and is interested in fireman Pete. They then break up their friendship, And Nicole punches Felicity, ending the episode.

Main Characters

 * Anais
 * Nicole
 * Billy
 * Felicity

Supporting Characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Richard

Minor Characters

 * Daisy the Donkey
 * Larry
 * Pantsbully
 * Hexagon Lady
 * Neck Beard
 * Juke
 * Doughnut Sheriff
 * Pigeon
 * Gary
 * Blue Elephant
 * Fireman Pete (mentioned)

Trivia

 * This episode was released on the Cartoon Network App and Video on Demand before it aired on TV on July 31, 2015.
 * This episode reveals that Nicole can turn into a demon when angered.
 * This episode was intended to air on March 19th, 2015, but ended up being pre-empted by an episode of Steven Universe.
 * It was set to air again on July 7th, 2015, but got replaced by "The Return," which is the Season 4 premiere. Despite this, it is part of Season 3 - possibly making "The Egg" the most broadcast-delayed episode out of the series so far.
 * This is the first appearance of the Elmore Art Museum.
 * This episode, along with "The Downer," "The Triangle" and "The Money" aired in Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland and multiple other countries before they aired anywhere else.
 * Apparently, the episode has also aired in Mexico on an unknown date.
 * When Nicole and Felicity are fighting, it references how giraffes fight - by hitting the opponent with their neck.
 * This episode reveals that Mrs Parham's name is Felicity.

Continuity

 * This is the third major role of Billy Parham and Felicity Parham.
 * This is the sixth time Darwin's bare feet have been censored.
 * When Felicity sees the Wattersons, she has flashbacks from "The Hero," "The Authority," and "The Law," remembering who they were and how they behaved.
 * Music from "The Nobody" is reused.
 * Richard can be seen wearing his wedding tux from "The Wand" and "The Ape."
 * Felicity says that she did not know Gumball, Darwin, and Anais were Nicole's children, even though in "The Limit," she saw the whole family together.
 * This is the fifth episode to reference previous episodes.
 * This is the fourth episode where Darwin wears pants.

Cultural References

 * Billy says his favorite show is "Fireman Pete," which is a parody of the children's TV show Fireman Sam.
 * The way that Nicole punches Felicity in the end of the episode quite resembles, the way that Hulk punches Thor in Marvel's Avengers.

Errors/Goofs

 * During the flashback from "The Hero," Richard can be seen dancing in front of Food N' Stuff, despite being shown in front of the convenience store from "The DVD" in the actual episode.
 * In the flashback from "The Authority," the scene is mirrored; in the scene from the actual episode, Felicity and Billy entered the screen from the right, not the left.
 * Gumball and Nicole wear shoes as part of their formal outfits, yet in some scenes especially during the chase sequence, they are barefoot.
 * When Felicity and Nicole are arguing on where Anais and Billy ran off to, Felicity's hands are not actually touching the steering wheel.
 * When Gumball gets in the driver's seat, his hands are holding the side of the wheel. However, when it shows the car from the front, his hands are on top.