User blog:Jamesgrout/Top 5 Worst and Best AWOG Season 1 episodes

Since I was introduced to this show, I've been a big fan, yet I've always hated quite a few episodes, I considered it the best cartoon with the most bad episodes, so I thought it was about time to share my opinion in this. I've always found each season to have pretty much an equal amount of good to bad episodes, so this is why I am delivering my opinion in format of top 5 worst and best for each season, starting of course with season 1. Season 1 introduced the characters, setting and creativity well but has some particularly bad ones, I'm sorry if I'm ever controversial but I really want to get my feelings for these out, and here they are:


 * 1) 5 Worst: The Date- Gumball and Penny's feelings for each other was always my favourite part of the show so I do not like to see things turn out like this for them, Gumball inadvertently upsetting Penny's family so they ask him to leave. I also can't stand seeing Gumball attacked by a tarantula and passing out from its bites as have always hated spiders. I like episodes that make me feel good, this one has the aforementioned events and Richard says that girls don't really want to be yourself but to imitate someone "cooler", which Anais backs as a girl herself.


 * 1) 4 Worst: The Secret- The plot of the main character trying to find out a secret and never succeeding is overdone: "Love Thy Trophy"; Family Guy, "The Secret Box"; SpongeBob, "Pick an Ed"; Ed, Edd n Eddy, it always left me feeling empty inside so I never liked it in the first place, "Pick an Ed" is the worst because we never find out who it was but this is second worst because it is an embarrassing accidently uploaded to online video, when in real life you could easily just remove that from online, needless, and a horrible thing that can't be undone...


 * 1) 3 Worst: The Curse- A Gumball torture porn, the pain and suffering is just unstomachable beyond reason, it could not have ended soon enough. People will argue the ending is good and funny, it isn't because Gumball is still broken, even the funniest thing I have ever seen couldn't make up for Gumballs pain and mine from sitting through it.


 * 1) 2 Worst: The Dress- The premise is the destruction of the main characters dignity by destroying his clothes and a huge plot hole, Nicole tells Richard to not do the laundry, but he is lazy, why would she need to even bother saying anything? It doesn't work, then no clothes destroyed and we're better off that none of the following happens, maybe not you like me but you wouldn't know any other if this episode was just never made. It also doesn't work that the girls would want to do anything for a beautiful girl, nor the teachers. I also don't like that even Darwin or Penny don't worry about Gumball or question where he has gone, since they don't see through his disguise. It was completely unnecessary and, to me, sickening to watch to have him seen naked by a mocking crowd, he was wearing a cardboard box at the beginning he could have brought that and he didn't need to get off the bus, he could have asked Rocky for a lift back.


 * 1) 1 Worst: The Club- Gumball is rejected by everybody and there was no need, Richard may be dumb but he could have got Gumball in to the fantasy club by explaining better that what they do is pretend, Richard is just the worst in this one. Gumball can swim as shown in The Pressure and The Responsible so he should have been able to join the Synchronized Swimming Club. He gets no comfort or support from even his own mum, just told he has to learn to deal with things himself when he doesn't, he is only 12. Gumball doesn't even find an actual club to join in the end, his family doesn't count, there was never any risk of him being orphaned. Lastly, Richard giving him an embarrassing middle name when it is not what his wife agreed is my most hated thing that Richard ever does.

But the good ones were always there to make them all worth it, and here are my favourites:


 * 1) 5 Best: The Responsible- Gumball and Darwin trying to be responsible babysitters but failing due to dumbness makes for some great amusing antics, stair accidents XD, Marvin's teasing and all, such fund from beginning to end. The highlight: them going as far as managing to flood the house!


 * 1) 4 Best: The Spoon- The set up makes me laugh, "why don't you buy her a present" and "guys, you don't have to watch the kids" to Gumball and Darwin i.e. THE KIDS XD and the adventure that comes is so fun, amusing and uplifting, the good hearted Gumball that I like who's view on charity is awesomely kind, everything they think would be great for the bald people and the battle against Sal Left Thumb is brilliantly action packed. I also love the sort of ending which looks like it's not to end well but turns it around just in time.

More of this please writers, less of episodes like the ones on my worst list please :)


 * 1) 3 Best: The Microwave- A real spooking charm this one does have, with the suspense in the build up to their fight against Kenneth. I also find Gumball and Darwin's parenting methods very amusing.


 * 1) 2 Best: The Refund- This is the sort of thing that gets Gumball and Darwin at their best, going to great illogical lengths for just a refund, "The Super Mega Real Police of the Refund Department", hypnotizing him, it all makes me feel good, the absolute highlight is the "Refund the World" song, even what Richard does is really fun and amusing, he steels from the cash register but here it is done right to be some of his best "you know very well I can't be trusted" XD Will always look fondly upon it


 * 1) 1 Best: The Car- Mr. Robinson is one of my favourite characters, and episodes centering on him and Gumball and Darwin's over idolization of him are some of my favourites, only one of the three from season 1 is on the list because there are other characters and episode formats as good, and this here episode is just the one that lifted my spirits the most, the way Gumball and Darwin never tire no matter, and in fact love everything, what Mr. Robinson makes them do and how angry he gets. Then there's the way Richard and Nicole, as they reveal, turned out to hold part of the responsibility of destroying the car, the way Richard sets up each flashback, the way Gaylord yells at Donut Sheriff. Anais may be a bit of a brat in this one but we surely all had something when we were her age that we were that desperate for our parents to take us too as well. Finally, the ending is so amusing, the Electro-fat machine turns out to be worth every penny XD

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed! XD