Joyful Burger is a minor location in The Amazing World of Gumball. It is a fast food restaurant/chain with multiple franchises in Elmore. Its primary employee is Larry, who is the cashier. In "The Menu," multiple Joyful Burger restaurants were shown scattered throughout Elmore, all of which have to be eaten from in order to achieve access to their secret burger, the M'Guffin. As revealed in "The Father," a pear character, "Porky", and Pantsbully also work at Joyful Burger, presumably as secondary employees. The mascot of the chain is Burgie the Clown.
Episode appearances
Season 1
- "The Debt": It appears on a sign.
- "The Ghost": Its first physical appearance. Carrie (possessing Gumball) goes on a food rampage here.
Season 2
- "The Bumpkin": It is seen at the end of the episode.
- "The Sidekick": It briefly appears during the montage of Tobias' excuses.
- "The World": It is seen on a sign during the opening song.
Season 3
- "The Fan": It is seen when Gumball and Darwin are running past Sarah.
- "The Mothers": A sign is seen in the mall.
- "The Password": It briefly appears on a sign during the car chase.
- "The Oracle": A sign is seen again in the mall.
- "The Nobody": A "Joyful Gym" sign appears.
- "The Downer": It is on a billboard.
- "The Money": Its first major role. Larry offers the Wattersons a chance to make an advertisement for it.
Season 4
- "The Check": It appears in a billboard.
- "The Wicked": It appears when Mrs. Robinson attempts to run people over.
- "The Traitor": Gumball and Darwin chase Alan here.
- "The Signal": Cartax crashes into it.
- "The Roots": Darwin and Banana Joe are about to eat here, but Gumball, Anais, Nicole, and Richard eat up their banana split.
Season 5
- "The Guy": Anais and Josh eat here while Gumball poses as a waiter.
- "The Loophole": A sign is seen in the mall.
- "The Catfish": Granny Jojo and Louie pass by it in the mall when Jojo is chasing "Muriel."
- "The Diet": A sign is seen outside the mall.
- "The Menu": Its second major role. After Richard eats one burger from all the Joyful Burger restaurants in Elmore, Larry gives him the M'Guffin.
- "The Heist": It is on a sign.
- "The Singing": Richard sings a song in a drive-through.
- "The Best": Darwin drops Penny's phone here.
- "The Line": It appears behind Nicole and Richard when they form the decoy line.
- "The News": A segment of the news is shot here.
Season 6
- "The Father": Gumball, Darwin, and Anais go here to make Richard happy, but they fail.
- "The Shippening": Larry attempts to propose to Karen here.
- "The Spinoffs": William and Tobias is set here.
- "The Ad": The Wattersons take Ethel and Bernie here to pose for a photo.
- "The Ghouls": Rocky eats here.
- "The Slip": Pantsbully and the melted cheese guy eat here.
- "The Drama": Darwin and Carrie eat here.
- "The Master": The Wattersons get some to-go for their snack break.
- "The Mess": It is seen in the background.
Season 7
- "The Burger": Its third major role.
Gallery
Trivia
- There are eighteen Joyful Burger restaurants in Elmore.
- The restaurant may be a reference to McDonald's and Burger King.
- In "The Debt," it is revealed that there is a gym part of the franchise.