The News

"The News" is the thirty-ninth episode of Season 5 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 195th episode overall.

Synopsis
From police chases to the inside scoop on Daisy the Donkey, Channel 6 Elmore News has all the top local stories. Experienced newscaster Kip Schlezinger brings the latest news, sports and weather, even when there is absolutely nothing to report.

Plot
The episode starts inside the Wattersons' house, where Gumball and Darwin are flicking through channels on the TV to satisfy their desire for entertainment. When an announcer on Channel 6 declares the upcoming Elmore News, the two decide, though indifferently, to watch the program.

After an excessively long intro of the program, Kip Schlezinger, the newscaster, begins his reports, starting with a presumed robbery at Joyful Burger. As the camera directs over to Mike, the news reporter, he shows said restaurant to be surrounded by policeman, police cars and helicopters, despite his claiming the enforcement to be performed "with minimal force." After two policemen aggressively discuss with each other, Mike then witnesses and reports that the policemen are navigating around the block of Joyful Burger and go to the drive-through. Despite Mike inferring that the police "are conducting interviews," the Doughnut Sheriff is revealed to be placing orders with Larry, one of the employees.

Next, there's a quick report on a house fire, revealing the Wattersons' house to have been set ablaze after Gumball saw a spider. After that, in the overseas section, Al Paca relays over the "important issues" brought up in the G8 Summit, though suspiciously growls instead of offering commentary. This is explained in tandem with the next segment, where a farmer in Hale County, Texas wins a prize for "best livestock," turning out to be the man in question. (A live alpaca was sent to the Summit by accident.)

In breaking news, Elmore's toilets go on strike against the city with accounts of abuse. Meanwhile, in celebrity news, Daisy the Donkey has a meltdown when a special guest on her show makes a mistake, and the outcry from the incident's leak forces the puppeteer, Antoine Perez, into community service. On the economic front, a cheery song breaks down the harsh economic situation.

With a lack of material, Mike is sent out to create a report on-the-fly, which inevitably ends up being about nothing at all, making him question the point. Next, in sports news, Barry merely repeats the word "Sports" with increasing exasperation. Finally, the episode concludes with a weather report, but it goes awry when the weatherman captures everything on the green-screen behind him, causing Kip to crack up and infuriate him. After Kip signs off for the evening, his stage-hand makes a return putting make-up on his face, causing him to snap and ending the episode.

Main Characters

 * Kip Schlezinger
 * Mike

Minor Characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Evil Turtle
 * Poodle
 * Hamburger Cop
 * Marvin
 * Betty
 * Louie
 * Donald
 * Robot
 * Charlie
 * 3D Cube Employee
 * Clipboard Man
 * Makeup Artist
 * Doughnut Sheriff
 * French Fries
 * Coffee Cop
 * Larry
 * Earl
 * Cowboy
 * Shape People
 * Martin
 * Marshmallow Firefighters
 * Anais
 * Nicole
 * Penny
 * Carmen
 * Pilot
 * Rocky
 * Al Paca
 * Farmer
 * Richard
 * University Professor
 * Toilets
 * Daisy the Donkey
 * Sally the Snake
 * Antoine Perez
 * Graphs
 * Patrick
 * Pigeon
 * Gary
 * Banana Joe
 * Rat
 * Cupcake Woman
 * Siciliana
 * Librarian
 * Harold
 * Crocodile Woman
 * Sarah
 * Clown
 * Karen
 * Hot Dog Guy
 * Felicity
 * Green Guy
 * Goblin
 * Mr. Pepperoni
 * Hank
 * Pantsbully
 * Barry
 * The Weatherman

Trivia

 * The episode aired in Africa before it aired in the United States.
 * This was the final episode to premiere in 2017.
 * This is Kip Schlezinger's and Mike's first major role in an episode.
 * Airings of the episode in Latin America and initially Africa had Kip portrayed as a live-action human as per usual with the series. Later airings in other countries chose to omit this design choice in favor of turning him into an anthropomorphic, talking newspaper, because according to Ben Bocquelet, nobody outside of him and Richard Overall "liked the live action version."  Changes include:
 * In the opening of the rough cut, Kip's make-up artist, noticing the camera, collapses behind the desk. In the newspaper version, only her hand is seen, which Kip brushes away.
 * In the newspaper version, the camera increasingly zooms in on Kip as he says, "anyone, anywhere, any time, any day, anywhere, in any way," and his voice intensifies. In the rough cut, the delivery is more deadpan, and instead of the zooms, the sentence ends with Kip aggressively pushing away his make-up artist's hand.
 * In between the robbery and house fire segments, in the original cut, Kip's face is covered in orange make-up; no such gag exists in the newspaper version.
 * Both the University Professor from "The Big Question" and Barry, the sports reporter, were originally live-action actors.
 * The original cut's ending had Kip attacked out of his chair by his make-up artist, whereas the newspaper version has him straightening his transcript and shooing away a make-up artist.
 * The News set used in the episode is that of the CNN London studio.

Continuity

 * This is the eleventh episode in which Gumball and Darwin are not main characters. The first nine were "The World," "The Extras," "The Butterfly," "The Return," "The Routine," "The Uploads," "The Night," "The Compilation," "The Choices," and "The Singing."
 * During the opening, clips from "The Check," "The Nest," "The Extras," and "The Compilation" are reused.
 * Gumball is shown to still have his arachnophobia from “The Date.”

Cultural References

 * The episode is a parody of the British satirical comedy show, The Day Today. The show's opening and musical theme are also directly parodied.
 * The show's overseas correspondent, Al Paca, may be a reference to American newscaster Al Roker.

Goofs/Errors

 * During the weather segment, when the image of a man's chest is projected onto the Weatherman's face, part of his glasses gets clipped off by the image despite it being behind him.