The Castle

"The Castle" is the thirty-third episode of Season 2 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the sixty-ninth episode overall.

Synopsis
Richard is left in charge for the day, but his lack of rules attracts unwanted guests to the Watterson house.

Plot
One morning, Gumball and Darwin rush their morning routine, believing they are late for school. Soon they discover Anais and Richard relaxing on the couch, and it is Saturday. Anais informs their father is looking after them, which means no rules and doing whatever they want, much to her brothers' joy. Later, they mess around in the grocery store, and their carefree behavior soon attract various Elmore residents that the first of them was tobias`s dad Harold who wants to enjoy the freedom of Wattersons family too.

One by one, Elmore citizens crash the Wattersons' house. The Wattersons realize they have gone too far, and they try to intervene Gumball tries to tell people to get out unfortunately the people didn`t want to live the house and they kick the wattersons out The problem is, Richard just cannot quite say "No." The kids' attempts at intervention fail again and again.they start to open the door with Richards money card but hobo take the card from inside of the house and order with it many pizza`s .They eventually manage to enter their home disguised as a pizza deliveryman, with Richard hiding in a tall stack of pizza boxes. They crash the party going on in the house, and Richard, after a bit of effort, successfully utters "No!" and commands the citizens to leave. However, he falters when he gets intimidated by them, and the Wattersons are thrown out of their own house. They realize they are missing something, something which has the power to stop chaos inside their home. Right then, Nicole arrives home, and effortlessly orders the citizens to clean up the huge mess and never come back.

Main characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Anais
 * Richard

Supporting characters

 * Harold
 * Hot Dog Guy

Minor characters

 * Nicole
 * Mrs. Jötunheim
 * Orange Security Guard
 * Pantsbully
 * Doughnut Sheriff
 * Mr. Small
 * Hobo
 * Librarian
 * Sal Left Thumb
 * Shooting Star
 * Gary
 * Jackie
 * Karen
 * Jeff
 * Crocodile Woman
 * Hank
 * Louie

Trivia

 * This is the first time Jackie Wilson has spoken while onscreen.
 * This episode aired in the Middle East and Africa before US.
 * Darwin breaks the fourth wall by realizing that Gumball's voice has changed, referencing his voice actor's deepening voice.
 * This is the first time the Hot Dog Guy speaks.
 * This episode aired in the US on Cartoon Network's 21st anniversary.
 * This is the first time Anais is shown in sleepwear.
 * One of Richard's tweets was about toothpaste on toast, which appeared in this episode. The idea may have been based on his tweet but it is unlikely as it was tweeted in November 2011, a year before season two even premiered.

Continuity

 * A majority of the Season 1 characters make an appearance in this episode.
 * This is the second time in the entire series we see Darwin wearing pants, first time was in "The Gi."
 * Richard's signature from "The Apology" can be seen on his credit card.
 * The voice that Nicole uses to scare the guests is the same voice Clayton uses for Razor during the former's lying in "The Skull."
 * This is the second time Darwin's voice goes very high pitched (to the point where it cannot be heard) and causes property damage, this was first shown in "The Flakers."
 * The scene where Gumball and Darwin fell down the stairs recycles the same voice clips from "The Dress."

Cultural References

 * The music that plays when Gumball and Darwin celebrate is "Ode To Joy" from Beethoven's ninth symphony.
 * The music that plays during the Watterson house "party" is similar to "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by the Beastie Boys.
 * At the end, Nicole seems to give Harold the penance stare, a power used by popular Marvel Superhero Ghost Rider.

Goofs/Errors

 * When Anais and Darwin use Gumball as a ram, Gumball is heard screaming, but his mouth isn't open.
 * When the Watterson kids disguise themselves as a pizza delivery man, Anais (the one on the bottom) is seen with her white socks/shoes and her orange sleeve sticking out of the clothes. She is in pink, footless pajamas for most of the episode.
 * For most airings of this episode on Cartoon Network in the US, for most of the episode, the CN screen bug is not present.