The school bus is the vehicle that drives students to and from Elmore Junior High. It is usually parked outside in front of the school. The school bus first appeared in "The End." The school bus makes many other appearances in the series. Rocky is the bus driver.
Episode appearances
Season 1
- "The End" (debut)
- "The Dress"
- "The Quest"
- "The Mystery"
- "The Gi" (cameo)
- "The Picnic"
- "The Secret"
- "The Mustache"
- "The Curse"
Season 2
- "The Apology"
- "The Words"
- "The Skull"
- "The Watch"
- "The Hero"
- "The Promise"
- "The Finale"
Season 3
- "The Kids" (cameo)
- "The Recipe"
- "The Name"
- "The Fraud" (cameo)
- "The Void" (cameo)
- "The Allergy"
- "The Bros"
- "The Mirror"
- "The Lie"
- "The Spoiler"
- "The Countdown"
- "The Money"
Season 4
- "The Return"
- "The Romantic"
- "The Hug"
- "The Girlfriend"
- "The Bus"
- "The Slap"
- "The Compilation"
Season 5
- "The Stories"
- "The Potato"
- "The Matchmaker"
- "The Catfish"
- "The Worst"
- "The Puppets"
Season 6
- "The Cringe"
- "The Anybody"
- "The Pact"
- "The Spinoffs"
- "The Awareness"
- "The Silence"
- "The Decisions"
Trivia
- In "The Quest," Gumball, Darwin, and Anais ride the school bus. In "The Gi," "The Bumpkin," "The Coach," "The Fury," and "The Ad," they do not.
- It is always seen with graffiti on its sides.
- The words "Elmore Jr. High" can be seen on the sides of the bus.
- A goof occurring in "The Picnic" has the words "Waterson Junior High Shool" on the side of the bus.
- The school bus is loosely based on the Ford B-700.
- Its license plate number is "BIG BOY 4."
- A similar bus can partially be seen in the Void.
- A goof that occasionally shows up after the events of "The Shell" is that a shelled Penny can still be seen inside the bus despite having shed her shell. This goof occurs on "The Mirror," "The Countdown," "The Silence," and "The Decisions."
- In "The Coach," the bus loosely represents the Chevrolet Kodiak/GMC Topkick.
- A goof that occasionally shows up in season 5 is that the bus changes when at houses into a Chevrolet Kodiak, but on the way it closely resembles the International 3800, then at the school it changes back into its original form.
- In "The Mystery," the bus driver is Gary instead of Rocky.
- It resembles the public bus.