Alan Keane

Alan is a supporting character in The Amazing World of Gumball. He is a friendly twelve year old chipmunked-voiced teal balloon who attends Elmore Junior High. He is currently dating Carmen.

Appearance
Alan is a slightly deflated, teal colored balloon, whose face is drawn on with permanent marker ink.

In the early reel, Alan seemed to have a nose and freckles, but this was taken out when the official series started.

In Season 2 onwards, his design changes very little. Alan has slightly more round/oval shaped eyes than his original design, and he appears to be colored brighter.

Personality
Alan is considered to be "perfect" - he's got good looks, a friendly demeanor, and a nice attitude. He has a high-pitched voice, mainly because of the fact that he is filled with helium. Alan sacrifices himself selflessly in the need of other people, and seems to always have the positive outlook on things regardless of how negative they might seem to other people. Even though many people congratulate Alan on his deeds, almost everyone at Elmore Junior High is disgusted by his relationship with Carmen.

Episode Appearances
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Prototype

 * "Early reel" (debut)

Season 1

 * "The Third"
 * "The End" (cameo)
 * "The Dress" (cameo)
 * "The Pressure" (cameo)
 * "The Ghost" (cameo)
 * "The Mystery"
 * "The Gi" (cameo)
 * "The Kiss" (cameo)
 * "The Party" (cameo)
 * "The Robot" (cameo)
 * "The Picnic" (cameo)
 * "The Sock" (cameo)
 * "The Genius" (cameo)
 * "The Mustache" (cameo)
 * "The Ape" (cameo)
 * "The Curse" (cameo)
 * "The Meddler"
 * "The Fight"

Season 2

 * "The Banana" (cameo)
 * "The Apology"
 * "The Words" (cameo)
 * "The Skull" (cameo)
 * "The Bet" (cameo)
 * "The Sidekick" (cameo)
 * "The Storm" (first major role)
 * "The Photo" (second major role)
 * "The Game" (cameo)
 * "The Voice"
 * "The Boombox"
 * "The Tape"
 * "The Finale" (mentioned)

Season 3

 * "The Coach" (cameo)
 * "The Joy" (cameo)
 * "The Recipe" (cameo)
 * "The Name"
 * "The Gripes"
 * "The Void"
 * "The Bros"
 * "The Mirror"
 * "The Pizza"
 * "The Lie" (cameo)
 * "The Question"
 * "The Saint" (Third major role)
 * "The Oracle" (cameo)
 * "The Safety" (cameo)
 * "The Society"
 * "The Spoiler"
 * "The Downer"
 * "The Triangle"
 * "The Money"

Season 4
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 * "The Return"
 * "The Gift"
 * "The Pest"
 * "The Bus"

Quotes
"A broken heart is like a mirror. It's better to leave it broken, than to hurt yourself, trying to fix it."

"NO HANDS!"

"Dude, I don't have any hands!"

"What's so hard to understand? It's not difficult. Air goes in the knot, air goes out the knot."

"Real beauty comes from within."

"Alan."

"Dude, it's never too late for friendship."

"This would be better with poison nunchucks."

"But, who would date such a shriveled bag of sadness?"

"Your best buddy is about to play computer games with someone who's rich, athletic, multicolored, and a good listener! He'll never play Dodj or Daar with you again!"

"Spaghetti goes in, turns into air, goes back out."

"Whatever makes you happy, my friend."

Trivia

 * Alan can propel himself through the air without any visible assistance.
 * Most people who have never seen the show before mistake Alan for a female, possibly because of his eyelashes, which are more common on female characters in animation, and also because of his high voice, which, again, is caused by helium.
 * Alan can be seen going out with Masami the early reel.
 * Alan seems to be able to float without helium on occasions, as in "The Storm"; Gumball inflates him up without the use of helium.
 * Alan's voice is never consistent with each appearance, notably throughout Season 1.
 * Gumball seems to have trouble remembering Alan's name, calling him Alfred, Andrew, Arthur, Alex, etc.
 * He deflates in response to horrible smells, as shown in "The Ghost."
 * Alan has popped several times in the series, with Carmen being involved most of the time, due to her being a cactus and their close relationship.
 * The first time was in the early reel, where Carmen got launched at him.
 * The second time was in the original trailer, where he attempts to kiss Carmen, but gets popped by her needles.
 * The third time was in "The Mustache," where he pops in shock at Gumball's transformation.
 * The fourth time was in "The Banana," where he gets knocked into Carmen by Gumball.
 * The fifth time was in "The Photo," where Darwin punches Alan, popping him.
 * The sixth time was in "The Voice," where Gumball throws a rock at him for constantly saying "sorry."
 * The seventh time was in "The Joy," when he was spreading the Joy Virus, and rammed into Carmen, causing him to pop on the lockers, leaving behind a rainbow-colored stain in the process.
 * The eighth time was in "The Pizza," when he along with other citizens try to attack the Wattersons.
 * In every photo shot Alan appears, his facial features look very realistic and human-like instead of his original face. However, in "The Storm," his pictures, especially with Carmen, shown him with his usual appearance.
 * It is revealed in "The Photo" that Alan anonymously donates all of his allowance to charity, and never tells anyone about it, because he cares very much about the cause.
 * It was revealed in "The Storm" that whatever he eats gets turned into air.
 * If he has a string or not varies in some episodes.
 * In "The Saint," It is suggested that he is unable to be annoyed or angered by anything.
 * This can be contradicted though, because in "The Storm," he stares angrily at Gumball and Carmen when she tries to test their relationship, and he gets angry at Gumball when he tries to talk to Masami, yelling "SHUT UP" at him. He also got mad at Gumball for accusing him of attacking Principal Brown in "The Mystery."

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