The Cage

"The Cage" is the eighth episode of Season 6 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 204th episode overall.

Synopsis
The kids convince Mr. Corneille to become a cage fighter and set up a fight against a fearsome Russian fighter.

Plot
The episode starts off with Gumball and Darwin trying to lick their elbows, Darwin already tried and failed with a black eye and a tooth missing. Gumball tries but miserably fails and ends up like Darwin. Mr. Corneille walks into the infirmary trying to impress Joan and ends up like Darwin and Gumball. Gumball and Darwin misunderstood “the cage” as an MMMMA term. When Mr. Corneille tries to say that he walked into what is actually a hamster cage, Joan becomes overwhelmed with awe then Mr. Corneille switches to an imitation MMMMA fighter. Joan and Mr. Corneille then flirt for a moment, then interrupted by Gumball. He exclaims that he wants to know Mr. Corneille’s “fighting skills” that are said to be from the heart. Gumball and Darwin show a very awkward fight that includes lots of love and silence until Principal Brown steps into the scene and explains of the tight school budgets, for example, the fire extinguishers are replaced with Dippy String. Later in the episode, Gumball and Darwin are shown a poster that has MMMMA fighters compete for money which can fund the school. The scene goes back to the school in front of the infirmary. Mr. Corneille and Joan then flirt and were interrupted by Gumball and Frank the Butcher. They go to the stadium and took their weight. Joao then steps in to take his weight measurement and trying to prove to Mr. Corneille that he will get defeated. They present the fighters, Mr. Corneille and Joao. As Mr. Corneille is presenting himself as Amphibarbarian, Joao thinks this was a joke and so did the crowd. Joao starts politely spitting insults at Mr. Corneille and Gumball takes it a step further and talks about his personal life. Joao then wants to beat Mr. Corneille so hard for him to die. Gumball and Darwin follow Mr. Corneille through his “training” and noticed he is not doing a regular workout. All he is doing is relaxing and then queues a montage but is quickly injured his back from slouching. Gumball notices that Mr. Corneille is very physically incapable of fighting an actual MMMMA fighter. Gumball shortly after has a short talk with Joao’s manager and wants to pull Mr. Corneille out of the match. After mouthfuls of coffee, the manager and Gumball deals on saving Elmore. Mr. Corneille, overhearing the conversation, feels down and punches a hole in the wall after getting angry. Darwin and Gumball see this potential that Mr. Corneille have and believe in him. The scene switches to the MMMMA stadium and Mr. Corneille getting into the MMMMA cage. Once MR. Corneille is in the cage, he quickly confesses that he is not an MMMMA fighter which leave Darwin and Gumball in shock. Mr. Corneille, however, still believes in himself. Once the fight is on, Joao crushes MR. Corneille to paper. A moment of silence went on in the crowd and throughout the stadium. The episode ends when Gumball realizes that they could save the school.

Main Characters

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Mr. Corneille
 * Joao

Supporting Characters

 * Joan
 * Principal Brown

Minor Characters

 * Frank The Butcher
 * Melted Cheese Guy
 * Hot Dog Guy
 * Soulless Office Worker
 * Carmen
 * Gary
 * Susan
 * Cowboy
 * Blue Elephant
 * Mike The Microphone Guy
 * Cam
 * Cupcake Man
 * Pantsbully
 * Sphere Citizens
 * French Fry
 * Coffee Cop
 * Joao's Manager (voice only)
 * Mr. Pepperoni
 * Dolphin Man
 * Hank
 * George
 * Karen
 * Black Rectangle
 * Black Pentagon
 * Goblin
 * Jeff
 * Tattoo Artist
 * Exercise Bacon
 * Spray-Paint Bottle
 * Cupcake Woman
 * Butterknife
 * Felicity
 * Patrick
 * Martin
 * Hexagon Lady
 * Carmen's father
 * Harold
 * Marvin

Trivia

 * This is the final episode to be voiced by Donielle T. Hansley, Jr..
 * This is Mr. Corneille's first major role in the series.
 * It is revealed that Mr. Corneille's first name is "Moonchild" and that the school nurse's name is Joan Markham.
 * This episode was intended to air on January 26, 2018 but was replaced by "The Father" at the last minute.
 * This episode was leaked online more than two months before it actually aired, on December 4, 2017.
 * The MMMMA Challenger Fight was scheduled at June 12th, Saturday.
 * This episode was originally titled "The Octagon."

Continuity

 * On of the MMMMA's sponsors uses to same "Sport" logo as seen on "The News." Another one features Daniel Lennard's face.

Cultural References

 * "Dippy String" is a reference to Silly String. Contrary to Dippy String, though, it is not actually flammable.
 * Darwin's suggested nickname "The Frog Prince" is a reference to The Princess and the Frog.