Louie Watterson

Louie Watterson "The Man" onwards Seasons 1–3 Young

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Species Mouse Age 72 Friends The senior citizens Enemies Richard (formerly), Frankie Relatives Richard (stepson), Nicole (stepdaughter-in-law), Anais (stepgranddaughter), Darwin (adoptive stepgrandson), Gumball (stepgrandson), Granny Jojo (wife), Sheila (sister) Occupation Retired First appearance "The Debt" Voice Unknown ("The Debt") Dan Russell (season 2-"The Kids") Shane Rimmer ("The Extras"-"The Agent"; archived recordings in "The Portrait") Gallery

Louie Watterson (né Carter) is a recurring character in The Amazing World of Gumball. He is Richard's stepfather and the paternal step-grandfather of the Watterson children. He is also the stepfather-in-law of Nicole. He was previously the boyfriend of Richard's mother, Joanna, until they married in "The Signature." Prior to meeting Joanna, he was a member of the senior citizens.

Appearance

Louie is a black mouse with white paws, large round ears, and a big, dark gray nose that moves whenever he talks. He has several wrinkles around his eyes, indicating his old age. His ears also have a vague chalkboard-esque texture.

In "The Man," his nose becomes black, he becomes bigger, his mouth disappears, his outlines and limbs become thinner, his head attaches to his body, the white marks on his ears vanish, his wrinkles become more rounded, his ears become smaller, and his feet straighten. He was likely redesigned to make him easier to animate, as he would become a recurring character thereafter.

Personality

Louie is very patient and calm, as shown in "The Man," where he endures Richard shouting at him for dating Jojo. Later on, he tries to resolve the argument with Richard "by sitting down, and having a calm, reasonable conversation." He displays extreme self-control despite Richard's provocation. He has a very kind demeanor with his new grandkids and he hopes to be a welcome member of the Watterson family, even gifting them fifty dollars and expressing a desire to spend time with them in "The Check."

In "The Signature" and "The Catfish," it is shown that Louie does have his limits. He decides to beat Richard at his own game when Richard tries to stop him from marrying Jojo, and he reprimands Gumball and Darwin when their trickery caused a fight between him and Jojo. Louie can be very talkative—he chats for hours over the phone with "Muriel" about his life story—and he is shown to be a romantic, waxing flowery terms about his relationship with Jojo. However, while he loves his wife dearly, he disapproves of her demanding and impatient behavior, as she prevents him from looking at other women and scarcely lets him see his old friends.

Voice actors

• Dan Russell (US/UK, season 2-"The Kids")
• Shane Rimmer † (US/UK, "The Extras"-"The Agent"; archived recordings in "The Portrait")
• Georgi Spasov (Bulgaria, season 2-4)
• Georgi Stoyanov (Bulgaria, in "The Man")
• Anatoly Bozhinov † (Bulgaria, in "The Compilation", "The Catfish" and "The Father")
• Petar Bonev (Bulgaria, in "The Agent")

Episode appearances

Season 1

• "The Debt": He dances in an act with the other senior citizens.
• "The End": He appears in line at Elmore Shopping in multiple places.
• "The Laziest": He appears with Marvin, Betty, and Donald.
• "The Kiss": He is part of Darwin's happy place.

Season 2

• "The Colossus": He cannot hear Hector shouting, and is later knocked over by him.
• "The Knights": He is walking the cyclops dog.
• "The Job": He watches Marvin floating.
• "The Watch": He is with the senior citizens.
• "The Castle": He is at the Wattersons' house.
• "The Plan": He is at the park walking the cyclops dog again.

Season 3

• "The Kids": He insults Gumball's weird clothes during "Make the Most of It."
• "The Extras": His first major role. He sings "Just Notice Us," and later dances with the senior citizens.
• "The Man": His second major role. He is revealed to be Granny Jojo's boyfriend, which upsets Richard.
• "The Oracle": He wants to be the millionth customer at the mall.
• "The Spoiler": He watches The Screamening.
• "The Countdown": He is on the bus.

Season 4

• "The Crew" (mentioned)
• "The Signature": His third major role. Richard tries to adopt him to prevent him from marrying Granny Jojo.
• "The Check": He gives Gumball, Darwin, and Anais a check that says $5000.
• "The Parking": He is at the cinema.
• "The Wicked": He appears outside of the hospital at the beginning. He later runs from Mrs. Robinson.
• "The Traitor": He is at the cinema, and sees Gumball hurt Billy.
• "The Compilation": He sings part of "Weird Like You And Me" with Granny Jojo.

Season 5

• "The Outside" (photo)
• "The Vase" (mentioned)
• "The Catfish": His fourth major role. Gumball and Darwin create an account on Elmore Plus to give him a friend.
• "The Petals" (mentioned)
• "The Line": He is running to see Stellar Odyssey.

Season 6

• "The Father": He is at the Vermin Man Day party.
• "The Ghouls": He sings "All Hail All Hallow's Eve!"
• "The Possession" (mentioned)
• "The Agent": He is on the highway with Granny Jojo.
• "The Web": He is on Elmore Plus.

The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball

• "The Traffic": He and several senior citizens chase Richard on wheelchairs.
• "The Portrait": He is with Joanna for the family photo.

Darwin's Yearbook

• "Clayton" (photo)

The Gumball Chronicles

• "Vote Gumball...and Bobert?" (photo)
• "Vote Gumball...and Anyone?" (photo)
• "Ancestor Act": He is part of the family tree.
• "Mother's Day" (photo)

Quotes

“	I have just caught ya! You are my daughter! Even though I'm shorter! Oh, look, a quarter! Ow, my hip disorder!	”
—Louie to Nicole in "The Signature"

“	Breakfast!	”
—Louie to the kids in "The Check"

“	But very soon, her loving arms refused to let go of me, and she kept me captive. Her tender fingers now the bars of a gilded cage, from which I can never escape!	”
—Louie in "The Catfish"

“	You're even jealous of the exes in my X-rays.	”
—Louie to Granny Jojo in "The Catfish"

Gallery

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Trivia

• Louie resembles the Disney character Mickey Mouse and the Rat from the newspaper comic Pearls Before Swine.
• Louie's pre-marriage surname of "Carter" is revealed in "Ancestor Act."