Idaho

Idaho Season 2 onwards Season 1 Prototype Human

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Also known as: Brotato (by Tobias in "The Slap" and Gumball in "The Potato") Species: Potato Age: 12 Friends: The Wattersons Tobias Banana Joe Bobert Rob (formerly) Anton Hector Juke Molly Hot Dog Guy Enemies: Jamie Tina Miss Simian Tobias (sometimes) Relatives: Unnamed parents, sister, and uncle Occupation: Student First Appearance: The early reel (prototype) "The Third" (final concept) Voice: Kerry Shale (season 1) Hugo Harold-Harrison (season 2 onwards) Stefan Ashton Frank (singing voice for "Double, Double Toil and Trouble") Gallery Color Scheme body spots eye limbs none

Idaho is a supporting character in The Amazing World of Gumball. He is a little potato from the countryside who follows beliefs and manners similar to the mannerisms of the Amish.

Appearance

Idaho is an anthropomorphic potato, with a face, arms, and legs, all drawn in what appears to be black marker. He is one of the smallest characters in the show: only the virus, the viruses, the bacteria, and his sister are smaller than him, and only his parents and uncle are the same size as him. In season 2, his face gets smaller, and he becomes slightly darker.

Personality

Idaho, having been born and raised in the countryside, follows beliefs and mannerisms similar to the Amish, and speaks with a Southern twang. He also does not seem to be very bright. However, he is shown to be friendly and optimistic.

Episode appearances

Prototype

• Early reel: His debut. He is in the schoolyard.

Season 1

• "The Third": He is stepped on by Tina. Later, he is in the schoolyard. Later, he is in the cafeteria.
• "The End": He is in class.
• "The Dress": He talks to Darwin.
• "The Pressure": He is in the cafeteria. Later, his ice creams are stolen by Gumball.
• "The Ghost": He is told by Carrie to stop looking at her.
• "The Mystery": He chases after Gumball.
• "The Gi": He laughs at Gumball and Darwin. Later, he laughs at them again.
• "The Kiss": He cheers for Gumball.
• "The Party": He jumps off Darwin's back. Later, he dances. Later, he does the mashed potato.
• "The Picnic": He is with the rest of the class.
• "The Goons": He is hit with a golf club.
• "The Sock": He tells Tobias he is not inviting him to a party.
• "The Genius": He sees Gumball with his brain out.
• "The Mustache": He is at school.
• "The Ape": He is in class.
• "The Curse": He laughs at Banana Joe making fun of Gumball.
• "The Meddler": He is in the hallway.
• "The Fight": He says Tina is going to mash Gumball. Later, he wants to watch Gumball and Tina fight.

Season 2

• "The Knights": He insults Tobias.
• "The Banana": He is in class.
• "Halloween": He trick or treats with Banana Joe.
• "The Apology": He explodes from seeing Miss Simian's butt.
• "The Words": He sings "What He Thinks About Us!"
• "The Skull": He is at school.
• "The Bet": He is at school.
• "Christmas": He tells Masami to snow.
• "The Bumpkin": His first major role. He tries to show the Wattersons his way of living.
• "The Photo": He appears in a photo.
• "The Storm": He throws potato chips at Gumball.
• "The Game": He is in class.

Season 3

• "The Fan": He is in school.
• "The Coach": He is surprised by Jamie apologizing.
• "The Joy": He runs away from the Joy zombies.
• "The Name": He is at school.
• "The Law": He is snowed on by Masami.
• "The Allergy": He is sneezed at Principal Brown.
• "The Bros": He is pushed by Penny.
• "The Mirror": He is in class.
• "The Lie": He is on the bus.
• "The Saint": He is at school.
• "The Safety": He is in a video.
• "The Society": He is in a play.
• "The Money": He is on the bus.

Season 4

• "The Others": He cheers for Clare.
• "The Gift": He wants to get Masami a gift. Later, he is at her party.
• "The Comic": He sings the theme of LaserHeart and The Smooch.
• "The Hug": He is in the hall. Later, he talks to Anton.
• "The Girlfriend": He runs away from Jamie.
• "The Advice": He tries to help Teri.
• "The Love": He sings What is Love?.
• "The Bus": He is on the bus.
• "The Blame": He wants video games to be unbanned.
• "The Slap": He gets slapped in the butt by Tobias.
• "The Fury": He is at school.
• "The Compilation": He sings "Weird Like You And Me."
• "The Scam": He sings "Double, Double Toil and Trouble."
• "The Disaster": He is in the intro when Rob rewinds.

Season 5

• "The Vision": He is in the schoolyard in Gumball's imagination. Later, Gumball imagines that he is at a speech.
• "The Potato": His second major role. He appears to be offended by Darwin's obsession with potatoes, when he is actually offended by Gumball calling him "brotato."
• "The Catfish": He is at school.
• "The Weirdo": He is given a map of an egg by Sussie.
• "The Best": He has his phone thrown in the sewer.
• "The Worst": He rots because of Gumball and Darwin.

Season 6

• "The Candidate": He is thrown in the air three times.
• "The Pact": He is on the bus.
• "The Shippening": He is thrown at Rocky. Later, he is shipped with Ocho.
• "The Ghouls": He trick or treats.
• "The Stink": He is in class.
• "The Future": He is in a painting.
• "The Inquisition": He is turned into a human.

Scrapped episodes

• "The Rex"

Quotes

“	Darwin: A love this special only comes around once in a lifetime. We must nurture it, take care of it, let it grow and blossom like a… a… Idaho: A potato? Darwin: A potato!	”
—"The Dress"

“	I'm doin' the mashed potato!	”
—"The Party"

“	[When blind-folded, feeling up a golf ball] Idaho: Mama? [Hit by a golf club] AAAAAAAAAAAGGGHH!	”
—"The Goons"

“	My name is Idaho, and this is the flying potato.	”
—"The Flying Potato"

“	Sorry, man. You're just not cool enough.	”
—"The Sock"

“	Richard: Are you a potato? Idaho: [Slaps his leg] As sure as the world is flat!	”
—"The Bumpkin"

“	I have never seen this much dancing since they invented the mashed potato.	”
—"The Bumpkin"

Voice actors

• Kerry Shale (US/UK, season 1)
• Hugo Harold-Harrison (US/UK, season 2 onwards)
• Wirley Contaifer (Brazil, except for "The Society")
• Daniele Giuliani (Italy)

Gallery

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Trivia

• Idaho is named after the American state of Idaho, which produces more potatoes that any other state in the country and is known as "America's Potatoland."
• Idaho is the smallest supporting character.
• In "The Sock," when Darwin tells Tobias that Idaho did not invite him to his party, Idaho's accent is less of a countryside one and instead, turns into a North American accent.
• In the early concept poster, Idaho had a lighter color.
• On the DVD case, he is shown with six teeth, but he actually only has three.
• Idaho's first major role was in "The Bumpkin."
• Idaho was possibly the only survivor of the Joy virus who was not cured or absent in the episode.
• In the Brazilian dub, his name is "Batata," which literally means "Potato" in Portuguese.
• Despite singing off-key in "The Bumpkin," in "The Scam" he is shown to be an exceptional singer.
• His family bears a resemblance to the Amish, which could mean that he is too.
  • If that is true, he may be living in Elmore because of the Amish rite of passage tradition called Rumspringa.
• Idaho is one of the characters who were originally created by Ben Bocquelet for old commercial pitches.
• As shown in "The Potato," Idaho does not have a problem with people eating potatoes or potato-based dishes.
• Like Anton, he has been shown to get injured quite often, such as in:
  • "The Third": He is stepped on by Tina.
  • "The Mystery": He is thrown by Tobias.
  • "The Party": He is carelessly partying with half of himself cut off.
  • "The Goons": He gets hit by a golf club.
  • "The Apology": He easily explodes after seeing Miss Simian's butt.
  • "The Bumpkin": He is kicked (very far) by Darwin.
  • "The Law": He catches a cold when Masami snows on him.
  • "The Gift": He is stabbed by Principal Brown, who was about to eat him.
  • "The Vision": He explodes upon seeing Gumball naked.
  • "The Potato": His hand gets shut in his locker when Gumball tells him about Darwin trying to overcome his potato craving.
  • "The Worst": He starts decomposing when Gumball and Darwin angrily growl at him.
  • "The Candidate": He is stepped on by Gumball, passes out in midair, is thrown at Gumball by Tobias and Anais, and is caught in the explosion of the school.
  • "The Shippening": He is thrown at Rocky by Gumball.