The Goons

The Goons is the twenty-first episode of The Amazing World of Gumball.

Synopsis
Gumball teaches Anais how to be dumb, and after Richard begins to show favouritism towards her, has to win dad back in a dumb race.

Plot
Anais is playing puzzles with her mother. She is bored of them since they are so easy for her. She sees Gumball, Darwin, and Richard playing a game using their butts, and she decides that she wants to join in on their dumb antics. When she asks Gumball and Darwin if she can learn, they agree to teach her how to be "dumb".

The first game the three play is called "I Am The President", which involves a president ordering everyone else to do various tasks, like getting a very stinky sock, using it as a flag, and kissing it (and choking). Anais does not understand and they stop playing. Nicole then comes to the window and offers Anais a game of puzzles, which prompts her to try and keep learning.

Then they get ready for the next activity. Gumball asks Anais if she has her notebook ready. Gumball then gets her to write Rule #1: ´´Dumb people do not take notes´´ Anais writes what Gumball said, but as she finishes, Darwin snatches her notebook and pencil, writes something in it, hands it to Gumball, who throws it out the window, onto the windscreen of the Robinson´s car, blinding Mr Robinson, and making him crash into mini water tank thing.

The next activity is learning to speak dumb, which, as a pretend language, consists of the word "dumb" said in multiple ways. Gumball and Darwin demonstrate. Anais tries, but ends up saying "something very rude" and does not understand. Then Gumball and Darwin sang a song that consists of the word ´dumb´ It seems to have some resemblence to the Gumball theme at the start. She is frustrated, but she decides to try yet again.

Gumball and Darwin decide for Anais to try and make a sandwich the "dumb way". She starts about by slathering the mayo on the bread, but Gumball and Darwin laugh and state that it is wrong and demonstrate yet again. Anais is even more frustrated and does not know why dumb people act the way they do.

Then they get ready for the next activity. Gumball asks Anais if she has her notebook ready.

The three go outside for the next activity, but Anais states that she cannot understand the way dumb people think. She realizes that they don't think, and has an epiphany. Richard comes outside, offering a game of Fruit Ball, which Anais wishes to join. Richard is surprised, but lets her play. The four have dumb fun. Then they go to bed.

The next day, Gumball wakes up, only to find himself as the only one still in the bedroom. He finds Darwin and Anais toe-wrestling with Richard in the backyard. There is no room for him, as Richard only has two feet, there is already a judge, spectators, and anything else. Gumball goes inside, being repeatedly left out of dumb activities, and being driven to the point of playing puzzles with Nicole. He cannot solve the puzzle, even with only one piece left to use. Gumball and Nicole awkwardly part ways, and Gumball decides to get his dad back from Anais.

A "dumb race" with blindfolds is organized, which involves the person who ran furthest away from the start being the dumbest, and opening your eyes is cheating. Idaho, Banana Joe, Rocky, Anton, and Richard are out, Richard being accidentally proposed to by Larry, who was having a picnic with his girlfriend. Anais, Gumball, and Darwin are still in, Gumball upset at Anais the entire way. Anais says that she only wanted to be dumb for a day, which makes Gumball feel better. They make up, stopping just before a highway, and get run over by the Old Red Man.

In the hospital, Rocky, Banana Joe, Idaho, and Anton are in beds, as well as Gumball and Anais. Dr. Butt comes to see Gumball, who looks remarkably like Richard's butt (despite not being it), and Nicole and Richard see the children. Gumball is reinstated as the dumbest person ever, and Anais is out as she does not want to be dumb anymore. Richard states that the dumb race happened all because of kids competing for his affection, when his favorite is Darwin. Nicole gets mad, and Richard adds on "favorite fish". The family then notices Darwin is missing, when he is still running the dumb race, asking if he's winning, then running into a tree.

Characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Anais
 * Richard Watterson
 * Nicole

Minor Characters

 * Rocky Robinson
 * Banana Joe
 * Idaho
 * Tobias
 * Anton
 * Red Old Man
 * Karen
 * Laurence Needlemeyer
 * Mr. Robinson
 * Dr. Butt

Trivia

 * This episode aired on Labor Day 2011.
 * The name of the episode confuses people into thinking this episode may be about The Robber.
 * Mr. Robinson came back in this episode. He has not been shown in the series for 4 months since his first appearance in The Debt.
 * Tobias and Darwin are the only people not to end up in the hospital.
 * Darwin was the ultimate winner of the race, if you count Tobias' balloon flying, Tobias did also win.
 * Anais is so smart that she finished a puzzle with 2,000 pieces in at least 2 seconds.
 * It is revealed that Richard favors Darwin over his other kids.
 * Richard seemed to have forgotten that he was already married when he began thinking about Larry's accidental proposal to him.
 * This is the first episode to feature the Elmore Hospital.
 * 1st episode where a character ends up in the hospital (in this case, Gumball, Anais, Anton, Rocky, and Banana Joe)
 * Although Anais and Richard stated that the couch would be uncomfortable with more than three people, there have been instances where all five were abe to sit on the couch. Of course, it is rare to see them all on the couch at once, as they altogether have been sitting in the couch only in the trailer.
 * This episode show real life animals (ducks).
 * When Nicole pulls-out the 2,000 piece puzzle, part of The Shows logo can be seen on the box.
 * Idaho was not shown in the hospital due to being hit by a golf club.
 * Richard claims that he ended in the hospitail hurt, despite the fact he didn't get injured in the Dumb Race
 * Darwin's wrestler in Toe Wrestling resembles Hulk Hogan
 * Gumball thinks that Idaho, Banana Joe, Anton, Rocky, Richard, he, Anais, Bert, Darwin and Tobias as the dumbest people in town as shown as they participated in The Dumb Race.
 * The puzzle that Anais completed was a picture of London.

Quotes

 * Gumball: [while sticking his butt on the table] I shall get to the bottom of this!
 * Anais: [in the hospital] I don't think I wanna be dumb anymore. Because it hurts so bad!
 * Rocky Robinson: [chanted to himself while running] Who's the dumbest? Who's the dumbest?