The Decisions

"The Decisions" is the forty-second episode of Season 6 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 238th episode overall.

Synopsis
When everything goes wrong in Darwin's life, he begins to suspect that Gumball's bad influence might be to blame; Darwin decides to go elsewhere for guidance and finds a new mentor in Alan.

Plot
The episode begins with Gumball and Darwin in the school bus going to school. Gumball asks Darwin what he wants to do after but Darwin cannot make a decision and says that he is bad at making decisions leading to a flashback where Darwin can't decide on a signature when he's given a card to sign for Teri. Gumball thinks that making decisions is easy and tells him to use his brain. Darwin says it's busy so Gumball says that he can go on like that or he could let him make the decision for him. Darwin hesistates to answer so Gumball says he's decided.

One week later, Gumball thinks it's going well but Darwin says all his decisions have gone wrong. Gumball gets off the bus and Darwin says he's not going to take his advice anymore. Gumball tells Darwin to get off the bus but Darwin says no. Darwin then gets squashed and then says from now on he wont take any of his advice and he'll get it from somebody else.

In the cafeteria, Darwin decides who to pick for his mentor. He doesn't think Tobias, Banana Joe and he doesn't know Gregory but then he sees Alan who is teaching kids why they should eat vegetables and picks him. Then, they go and make good decisions. Carrie is better after Darwin apoligises to Carrie after a bad date. Principal Brown says that Darwin has made the best solar sytem diorama he's seen all year. Hexagon Lady thanks Darwin for calling the pest control and Darwin says it was Alan's decision for Darwin to call them rather than saving the dog himself. Again, Doughnut Sheriff thanks Darwin for calling him so he was able to catch Sal Left Thumb and Darwin says it was Alan's idea. Teri thanks Darwin for the best meringue she's ever had but she then asks him if he's ok as Darwin is floating, has a high-pitched voice and thicker eyelashes, Darwin says he's fine and never felt better.

Gumball appears angry as Darwin has decided to chose Alan as his mentor. Darwin asks him to join them but Gumball says why he should do so. Darwin is confused and Gumball says that he's "turning into him" and then "deflates" Darwin. Darwin says he's making better decisions but Gumball says that he's just doing what Alan says. Alan then whispers to Darwin what he should say and when he realises he gets sad and runs away. Gumball thinks it went well but Alan disagrees. Alan goes off to find him but Gumball thinks he's going in the wrong direction. Gumball bumps into to Teri and tastes them saying they are good meringues.

Darwin is in the mall trying to make a good decision and Jared tells him he should get a burger for half off. Darwin is happy that he had made a decision but then is sad when he realises he is doing what Jared just told him to do. He goes to the burger stand and asks for a burger. Larry asks which one and Teapot tells Darwin he should get slawcrine so Darwin agrees and gets it. Then, Larry asks if he wants to go large and Darwin doesn't know. Other people in the line fight other what what size he should get and then Marvin gets knocked over and makes payphones fall down squashing Banana Barbara and making her fly into Coach's mouth leading her to break the escalator. Darwin stands there hesitating on what to do. Gumball and Alan find Darwin and Alan tells Darwin to leave but Gumball tells him to stay. However, he unintentionally takes Gumball's advice as Doughnut Sheriff locks the exit. At one point, Tony gets pushed onto Siciliana and eats one of her pepporini which makes Quattro angry and punches him, breaking a pipe. The pipe bursts out with water and floods the center of the mall. Alan tells Darwin to get to higher ground whilst Gumball says to sing a song. A boat goes next to Darwin and tells him to get on but then Banana Bob tells Darwin to get on an arcade machine. Gumball and Alan argue again about what he should go on. Gumball says to "tie a knot in it" meaning to stop giving bad advice but then Alan goes and blocks the pipe with his balloon nob. Unfortunately, Alan starts filling up and Gumball tries to push the water back into the pipe but he gets stuck.

Darwin then tries to help. He asks Larry how to stop this and he says that Darwin needs to go in the basement. Darwin thanks him and swims away but Larry asks him if we wants to go large or not. Darwin is at the basement and is given a choice to go left or right. He goes left but it's a dead end so he ends up going right. He finds a door but it is locked. He then, finds an axe in a glass case and uses it to knock the padlock off. Inside, there is a wheel that Darwin struggles but then eventually turn a wheel. Gumball get trapped in Alan but then he says it's stopped and Gumball puts his thumbs up. Darwin then pulls him out and Gumball congrtaulates Darwin for making a good decision. Gumball and Alan argue about how drain the water from the center of the mall but Darwin goes down and moves the plug in the water fountain and all the water drains. Then, Darwin goes back up and tells them. Alan then asks about himself and Gumball says he can do this. He pulls out his claw and pops Alan which Alan doesn't want. Water shoots out of the mall and knocks the cops over.

Gumball, Darwin and Alan go and get ice cream. Gumball orders three chocolate, but Darwin wants a strawberry instead. Larry says they're out of it so Darwin just has chocolate.

Main Characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Alan

Minor Characters

 * Penny
 * Rocky
 * Carmen
 * Tobias
 * Jamie
 * Carrie
 * Teri
 * Leslie
 * Masami
 * Darwin's Brain
 * Sarah
 * Juke
 * Construction Men
 * Colin and Felix
 * Carmen's father
 * Quattro
 * Siciliana
 * Bobert
 * Banana Joe
 * Ocho
 * Gregory
 * Timmy
 * Tooth Kid
 * Peggy
 * Principal Brown
 * Wilfred
 * Hexagon Lady
 * Pest Controller
 * Doughnut Sheriff
 * Sal Left Thumb
 * Jared
 * Teapot
 * Larry Needlemeyer
 * Pantsbully
 * Leonard
 * Marvin
 * Gary
 * Jeff
 * Harold
 * Fake Muriel
 * Banana Barbara
 * Coach
 * Melted Cheese Guy
 * Spray-Paint Bottle
 * Cowboy
 * Felicity
 * Flight Attendant
 * Karen
 * Hot Dog Guy
 * Oval Father
 * Sphere Citizens
 * Hobo
 * Librarian
 * Blue Elephant
 * Tony
 * Alison
 * Patrick
 * Green Bear
 * Milk Guy
 * Butterknife
 * Cow Woman
 * Debbie
 * French Fries
 * Billy
 * Drum Kit Guy
 * Hank
 * Gray Construction Man
 * Dolphin Man
 * Mowdown
 * Julius
 * Sailors
 * Banana Bob
 * Julius Oppenheimer Sr.
 * Kayvon

Trivia

 * This episode has the second most characters in an episode, with a total of 77, surpassing "The Butterfly" and "The Spoiler," which both had a total of 65.
 * This is the fourteenth episode not written by Ben Bocquelet. The first thirteen episodes were "The Vacation," "The Law," "The Potato," "The Line," "The Anybody," "The Founder," "The Intelligence," "The Stink," "The Awareness," "The Slip," "The Possession," "The Wish," and "The Agent."

Continuity

 * This is Alan's sixth major role. The other five were "The Storm," "The Saint," "The Traitor" "The Vision," and "The Faith."
 * Animation from "The Silence" was reused.

Cultural References

 * TBA

Goofs/Errors

 * Penny is in her shelled form while on the bus. This has occurred in previous episodes.
 * Additionally, Carrie and Carmen change positions on the bus when the shot focused on Gumball and Darwin.