"The Box" is the seventeenth episode of Season 5 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 173rd episode overall.
Synopsis
The Wattersons receive an unmarked package in the mail. To distract themselves from the urge to open it they all take turns to imagine what it might contain.[1]
Plot
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Gumball says that there is a teleportation gun. In a story, he uses the teleportation device to complete certain tasks, such as taking out the garbage, using the restroom without getting off the couch, and being able to move without walking. However, concern arises when a face appears on his nose. Nicole takes Gumball to a doctor, who explains the the device is causing a mutation in his DNA. Gumball, hoping to exploit the situation to get superpowers, attempts to teleport with different animals and objects only to deform and inherit less desirable traits. Darwin suggests that Gumball should get superpowers from animals that do not make him look like "that," and ultimately, Gumball teleports with a cockroach, much to Anais' disgust.
Nicole imagines that the box contains a briefcase full of money. While the family all fantasizes about what to do with the money, Nicole rushes Richard and the kids out of the house and into the car. Anais asks Nicole where she is taking them, after which she points out that the money is likely connected to a hitman, forcing them to go on the run. They try to lay low in a motel, but are ultimately caught by the hitman and pursued. However, Anais realizes that they are being tracked by the hitman through a tagging device in the briefcase, and she throws it off of a cliff. The hitman falls and crashes, then explains how the Wattersons will always be hunted and can never return back to their own lives. Nicole just replies that they are now millionaires. Hunted, fugitive millionaires.
Anais partially sides with Nicole in that the contents of the box could be something really dangerous—going off of that, Anais argues that the box was never meant to be opened. She then imagines that it unleashed a zombie apocalypse, as told in the form of a video log from a clipboard man. Elmore's infrastructure had collapsed and the majority of the population were now zombies. As he is dragged away, presumably to be consumed by zombies, he screams that he wished he knew how the virus broke out, as he could have prevented it. It is then revealed that seven weeks prior, Richard opened up the box to find a gun containing a biohazardous liquid. Presuming it to be a squirt gun, he proceeded to spray it on his family.
Richard imagines that the box contains a phone. It rings, causing him to confusedly pick it up, after which the person on the other side says "Lazarus." A flashback reveals that Lazarus is a secret codeword implanted in Richard's mind to allow him to use it to its full potential. He is then given the assignment of saving the president, who is about to be kidnapped. Richard uses his car to block a missile launched from a bazooka, uses his self-destructing phone to eliminate one of the thugs, and defeats the other with martial arts. He rescues the president and is about to kiss him, but Gumball interrupts, complaining that even if Richard's mind was set to its full potential, it would not equate to anything. It then shows that Richard does not hang up the self-destructing phone, which subsequently explodes on him, he is still in the car when the missile was fired, and a thug got ahold of the president. Richard attempts to intervene by kissing the thug and hurting the president. Immediately after, though, he realizes he got the order wrong, but is quickly knocked out.
Darwin believes the box could simply be a box. Gumball replies how it would be a huge letdown. Darwin is about to break into song about the box's true potential, but Gumball stops him by grasping the camera as it begins to pan up.
The family ultimately fights over the box and whether or not they should open it, but accidentally throw it out the window. After almost being run over by cars a number of times, the box is ultimately struck by lightning, effectively turning it to ash.
The next day, Mr. Robinson appears at their door, explaining he told the mailman to leave his mail at the Wattersons' if he was not home. He asks if they have it, to which they claim not to have seen it. As Mr. Robinson is about to leave, Gumball asks what was in the box. He replies that they do not want to know, but Gumball prods at him before he admits that the package contained a cream for a horrible skin rash that he has. Gumball says Mr. Robinson was right about him not wanting to know, ending the episode.
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Characters
Main characters
Minor characters
- Blue cyclops kid
- Bandage doctor
- Hitman (debut)
- Clipboard man
- Zombies (debut)
- Gary
- Karen (voice)
- Tony
- Tobias
- Earth
- Moon
- Government operative (debut)
- Masked crooks (debut)
- US President (debut)
- Larry
- Blue elephant
- Dolphin man
- Hank
- Mr. Robinson
- Pigeon
Production music
- Sitcom Link (Alt.) (#33.3) - Kevin Hiatt [Megatrax] (Photo of the Wattersons with the "squirt gun.")
Trivia
- Gumball breaks the fourth wall by moving the screen when Darwin is about to imagine what is in the box.
Continuity
- Larry can be seen driving the Fervidus Pizza scooter from "The Job."
- Music from "Christmas" is reused.
Cultural references
- This episode bears similarities to the Uncle Grandpa episode "The Package."
- The Wattersons imitate the sound effects of a lightsaber from the Star Wars franchise.
- Additionally, Gumball calls the weapons "laser swords," a reference to what lightsabers were originally named.
- Gumball uses a portal gun from the Portal franchise.
- Nicole's imagining of the box follows the plot of the film No Country for Old Men. Moreover, the hitman following the Wattersons resembles Anton Chigurh from that movie.
- The zombies dragging the Clipboard Man back references the 2007 horror film "REC."
- Richard's codename, Lazarus, is in reference to the Biblical character of Lazarus of Bethany, who Jesus brings back to life in The Gospel of John. The name is frequently used in science fiction for characters who experience a similar restoration of life (in this case, the restoration of Richard's memory).
- The scene also parodies movies like The Matrix and Total Recall. The concept of using 100% percent of one's brain might be a reference to Lucy. What's more, Richard exits his spinning car in the same way as Bruce Willis did in Red. Movies with Steven Seagal are also parodied in this scene, especially when Richard makes a face resembling this actor's facial expressions.
- Darwin saying that an empty box could be anything with a kid's imagination could be a reference to the SpongeBob episode, "Idiot Box."
- The president in Richard's imagination resembles former U.S. president George H. W. Bush.
- When Mr. Robinson is explaining what was in the box, he describes the symptoms of a skin cancer people get from being out in the sun too long.
- When Anais mentions The Lost Ark, music that is being played is similar to the song that plays when the Ark is opened in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Goofs/errors
- When Nicole is speeding up to make it through the railroad crossing she presses down on the left pedal. However, the pedal on the left is the brake and the car should have slowed down. The same happens during Richard's imaginary chase sequence.
- When Nicole scans the stack of cash for a tracking device, she leaves the box in the path of the hitman's car. But she is later seen with the box after the hitman drives off of the dead end.
- Technically, the events involving evil boxes that Anais mentions are not actually history. Pandora's Box is a Greek myth, and The Lost Ark is a legend more than anything.
- Outside of the motel, the closed captions indicate that Darwin is speaking, although Anais is the one speaking.
- Anais is shown annoyed when the box is destroyed, even though she wanted it to be.
Other titles
- Italiano (Italian): Pacco A Sorpresa (Surprise box)
- Polski (Polish): Pudło (The Box)
- Български (Bulgarian): Кутията (The Box)
- Deutsch (German): Die Kiste (The Box)
- Türkçe (Turkish): Kutu (The Box)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese): Cái Hộp (The Box)
References
v • e |
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Episode 1 The DVD |
Episode 2 The Responsible |
Episode 3 The Third |
Episode 4 The Debt |
Episode 5 The End |
Episode 6 The Dress |
Episode 7 The Quest |
Episode 8 The Spoon |
Episode 9 The Pressure |
Episode 10 The Painting |
Episode 11 The Laziest |
Episode 12 The Ghost |
Episode 13 The Mystery |
Episode 14 The Prank |
Episode 15 The Gi |
Episode 16 The Kiss |
Episode 17 The Party |
Episode 18 The Refund |
Episode 19 The Robot |
Episode 20 The Picnic |
Episode 21 The Goons |
Episode 22 The Secret |
Episode 23 The Sock |
Episode 24 The Genius |
Episode 25 The Poltergeist |
Episode 26 The Mustache |
Episode 27 The Date |
Episode 28 The Club |
Episode 29 The Wand |
Episode 30 The Ape |
Episode 31 The Car |
Episode 32 The Curse |
Episode 33 The Microwave |
Episode 34 The Meddler |
Episode 35 The Helmet |
Episode 36 The Fight |
Episode 1 The Remote |
Episode 2 The Colossus |
Episode 3 The Knights |
Episode 4 The Fridge |
Episode 5 The Flower |
Episode 6 The Banana |
Episode 7 The Phone |
Episode 8 The Job |
Episode 9 Halloween |
Episode 10 The Treasure |
Episode 11 The Apology |
Episode 12 The Words |
Episode 13 The Skull |
Episode 14 The Bet |
Episode 15 Christmas |
Episode 16 The Watch |
Episode 17 The Bumpkin |
Episode 18 The Flakers |
Episode 19 The Authority |
Episode 20 The Virus |
Episode 21 The Pony |
Episode 22 The Hero |
Episode 23 The Dream |
Episode 24 The Sidekick |
Episode 25 The Photo |
Episode 26 The Tag |
Episode 27 The Storm |
Episode 28 The Lesson |
Episode 29 The Game |
Episode 30 The Limit |
Episode 31 The Voice |
Episode 32 The Promise |
Episode 33 The Castle |
Episode 34 The Boombox |
Episode 35 The Tape |
Episode 36 The Sweaters |
Episode 37 The Internet |
Episode 38 The Plan |
Episode 39 The World |
Episode 40 The Finale |
Episode 1 The Kids |
Episode 2 The Fan |
Episode 3 The Coach |
Episode 4 The Joy |
Episode 5 The Puppy |
Episode 6 The Recipe |
Episode 7 The Name |
Episode 8 The Extras |
Episode 9 The Gripes |
Episode 10 The Vacation |
Episode 11 The Fraud |
Episode 12 The Void |
Episode 13 The Boss |
Episode 14 The Move |
Episode 15 The Law |
Episode 16 The Allergy |
Episode 17 The Mothers |
Episode 18 The Password |
Episode 19 The Procrastinators |
Episode 20 The Shell |
Episode 21 The Burden |
Episode 22 The Bros |
Episode 23 The Mirror |
Episode 24 The Man |
Episode 25 The Pizza |
Episode 26 The Lie |
Episode 27 The Butterfly |
Episode 28 The Question |
Episode 29 The Saint |
Episode 30 The Friend |
Episode 31 The Oracle |
Episode 32 The Safety |
Episode 33 The Society |
Episode 34 The Spoiler |
Episode 35 The Countdown |
Episode 36 The Nobody |
Episode 37 The Downer |
Episode 38 The Egg |
Episode 39 The Triangle |
Episode 40 The Money |
Episode 1 The Return |
Episode 2 The Nemesis |
Episode 3 The Crew |
Episode 4 The Others |
Episode 5 The Signature |
Episode 6 The Check |
Episode 7 The Pest |
Episode 8 The Sale |
Episode 9 The Gift |
Episode 10 The Parking |
Episode 11 The Routine |
Episode 12 The Upgrade |
Episode 13 The Comic |
Episode 14 The Romantic |
Episode 15 The Uploads |
Episode 16 The Apprentice |
Episode 17 The Hug |
Episode 18 The Wicked |
Episode 19 The Traitor |
Episode 20 The Origins |
Episode 21 The Origins: Part Two |
Episode 22 The Girlfriend |
Episode 23 The Advice |
Episode 24 The Signal |
Episode 25 The Parasite |
Episode 26 The Love |
Episode 27 The Awkwardness |
Episode 28 The Nest |
Episode 29 The Points |
Episode 30 The Bus |
Episode 31 The Night |
Episode 32 The Misunderstandings |
Episode 33 The Roots |
Episode 34 The Blame |
Episode 35 The Slap |
Episode 36 The Detective |
Episode 37 The Fury |
Episode 38 The Compilation |
Episode 39 The Scam |
Episode 40 The Disaster |
Episode 1 The Rerun |
Episode 2 The Stories |
Episode 3 The Guy |
Episode 4 The Boredom |
Episode 5 The Vision |
Episode 6 The Choices |
Episode 7 The Code |
Episode 8 The Test |
Episode 9 The Slide |
Episode 10 The Loophole |
Episode 11 The Fuss |
Episode 12 The Copycats |
Episode 13 The Potato |
Episode 14 The Outside |
Episode 15 The Vase |
Episode 16 The Matchmaker |
Episode 17 The Box |
Episode 18 The Console |
Episode 19 The Ollie |
Episode 20 The Catfish |
Episode 21 The Cycle |
Episode 22 The Stars |
Episode 23 The Grades |
Episode 24 The Diet |
Episode 25 The Ex |
Episode 26 The Sorcerer |
Episode 27 The Menu |
Episode 28 The Uncle |
Episode 29 The Weirdo |
Episode 30 The Heist |
Episode 31 The Singing |
Episode 32 The Best |
Episode 33 The Worst |
Episode 34 The Deal |
Episode 35 The Petals |
Episode 36 The Nuisance |
Episode 37 The Line |
Episode 38 The List |
Episode 39 The News |
Episode 40 The Puppets |
Episode 1 The Rival |
Episode 2 The Lady |
Episode 3 The Sucker |
Episode 4 The Vegging |
Episode 5 The One |
Episode 6 The Father |
Episode 7 The Cringe |
Episode 8 The Cage |
Episode 9 The Neighbor |
Episode 10 The Anybody |
Episode 11 The Faith |
Episode 12 The Candidate |
Episode 13 The Pact |
Episode 14 The Shippening |
Episode 15 The Brain |
Episode 16 The Parents |
Episode 17 The Founder |
Episode 18 The Schooling |
Episode 19 The Intelligence |
Episode 20 The Potion |
Episode 21 The Spinoffs |
Episode 22 The Transformation |
Episode 23 The Understanding |
Episode 24 The Ad |
Episode 25 The Ghouls |
Episode 26 The Stink |
Episode 27 The Awareness |
Episode 28 The Slip |
Episode 29 The Drama |
Episode 30 The Buddy |
Episode 31 The Possession |
Episode 32 The Master |
Episode 33 The Silence |
Episode 34 The Future |
Episode 35 The Wish |
Episode 36 The Factory |
Episode 37 The Agent |
Episode 38 The Web |
Episode 39 The Mess |
Episode 40 The Heart |
Episode 41 The Revolt |
Episode 42 The Decisions |
Episode 43 The BFFs |
Episode 44 The Inquisition |
Episode 1 The Burger |
Episode 2 The Assistant |
Episode 3 The Distance |
Episode 4 The Butts |
Episode 5 The Thing |
Episode 6 The Cheerleader |
Episode 7 The Astrological |
Episode 8 The Letter |
Episode 9 The App |
Episode 10 The Traffic |
Episode 11 The Boring |
Episode 12 The Portrait |
Episode 13 The Cancellationgation |
Episode 14 The Gut |
Episode 15 The Repression |
Episode 16 The Eagles |
Episode 17 The Trumpet |
Episode 18 The Speedrun |
Episode 19 The Gourmet |
Episode 20 The Climb |
Episode 21 The Teacher |
Episode 22 The Summoning |
Episode 23 The Survivalists |
Episode 24 The Homework |
Episode 25 The Scooter |
Episode 26 The Proposal |
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Designs
Layouts
Animation stills
Clean-up stills
v • e |
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Episode 1 The DVD |
Episode 2 The Responsible |
Episode 3 The Third |
Episode 4 The Debt |
Episode 5 The End |
Episode 6 The Dress |
Episode 7 The Quest |
Episode 8 The Spoon |
Episode 9 The Pressure |
Episode 10 The Painting |
Episode 11 The Laziest |
Episode 12 The Ghost |
Episode 13 The Mystery |
Episode 14 The Prank |
Episode 15 The Gi |
Episode 16 The Kiss |
Episode 17 The Party |
Episode 18 The Refund |
Episode 19 The Robot |
Episode 20 The Picnic |
Episode 21 The Goons |
Episode 22 The Secret |
Episode 23 The Sock |
Episode 24 The Genius |
Episode 25 The Poltergeist |
Episode 26 The Mustache |
Episode 27 The Date |
Episode 28 The Club |
Episode 29 The Wand |
Episode 30 The Ape |
Episode 31 The Car |
Episode 32 The Curse |
Episode 33 The Microwave |
Episode 34 The Meddler |
Episode 35 The Helmet |
Episode 36 The Fight |
Episode 1 The Remote |
Episode 2 The Colossus |
Episode 3 The Knights |
Episode 4 The Fridge |
Episode 5 The Flower |
Episode 6 The Banana |
Episode 7 The Phone |
Episode 8 The Job |
Episode 9 Halloween |
Episode 10 The Treasure |
Episode 11 The Apology |
Episode 12 The Words |
Episode 13 The Skull |
Episode 14 The Bet |
Episode 15 Christmas |
Episode 16 The Watch |
Episode 17 The Bumpkin |
Episode 18 The Flakers |
Episode 19 The Authority |
Episode 20 The Virus |
Episode 21 The Pony |
Episode 22 The Hero |
Episode 23 The Dream |
Episode 24 The Sidekick |
Episode 25 The Photo |
Episode 26 The Tag |
Episode 27 The Storm |
Episode 28 The Lesson |
Episode 29 The Game |
Episode 30 The Limit |
Episode 31 The Voice |
Episode 32 The Promise |
Episode 33 The Castle |
Episode 34 The Boombox |
Episode 35 The Tape |
Episode 36 The Sweaters |
Episode 37 The Internet |
Episode 38 The Plan |
Episode 39 The World |
Episode 40 The Finale |
Episode 1 The Kids |
Episode 2 The Fan |
Episode 3 The Coach |
Episode 4 The Joy |
Episode 5 The Puppy |
Episode 6 The Recipe |
Episode 7 The Name |
Episode 8 The Extras |
Episode 9 The Gripes |
Episode 10 The Vacation |
Episode 11 The Fraud |
Episode 12 The Void |
Episode 13 The Boss |
Episode 14 The Move |
Episode 15 The Law |
Episode 16 The Allergy |
Episode 17 The Mothers |
Episode 18 The Password |
Episode 19 The Procrastinators |
Episode 20 The Shell |
Episode 21 The Burden |
Episode 22 The Bros |
Episode 23 The Mirror |
Episode 24 The Man |
Episode 25 The Pizza |
Episode 26 The Lie |
Episode 27 The Butterfly |
Episode 28 The Question |
Episode 29 The Saint |
Episode 30 The Friend |
Episode 31 The Oracle |
Episode 32 The Safety |
Episode 33 The Society |
Episode 34 The Spoiler |
Episode 35 The Countdown |
Episode 36 The Nobody |
Episode 37 The Downer |
Episode 38 The Egg |
Episode 39 The Triangle |
Episode 40 The Money |
Episode 1 The Return |
Episode 2 The Nemesis |
Episode 3 The Crew |
Episode 4 The Others |
Episode 5 The Signature |
Episode 6 The Check |
Episode 7 The Pest |
Episode 8 The Sale |
Episode 9 The Gift |
Episode 10 The Parking |
Episode 11 The Routine |
Episode 12 The Upgrade |
Episode 13 The Comic |
Episode 14 The Romantic |
Episode 15 The Uploads |
Episode 16 The Apprentice |
Episode 17 The Hug |
Episode 18 The Wicked |
Episode 19 The Traitor |
Episode 20 The Origins |
Episode 21 The Origins: Part Two |
Episode 22 The Girlfriend |
Episode 23 The Advice |
Episode 24 The Signal |
Episode 25 The Parasite |
Episode 26 The Love |
Episode 27 The Awkwardness |
Episode 28 The Nest |
Episode 29 The Points |
Episode 30 The Bus |
Episode 31 The Night |
Episode 32 The Misunderstandings |
Episode 33 The Roots |
Episode 34 The Blame |
Episode 35 The Slap |
Episode 36 The Detective |
Episode 37 The Fury |
Episode 38 The Compilation |
Episode 39 The Scam |
Episode 40 The Disaster |
Episode 1 The Rerun |
Episode 2 The Stories |
Episode 3 The Guy |
Episode 4 The Boredom |
Episode 5 The Vision |
Episode 6 The Choices |
Episode 7 The Code |
Episode 8 The Test |
Episode 9 The Slide |
Episode 10 The Loophole |
Episode 11 The Fuss |
Episode 12 The Copycats |
Episode 13 The Potato |
Episode 14 The Outside |
Episode 15 The Vase |
Episode 16 The Matchmaker |
Episode 17 The Box |
Episode 18 The Console |
Episode 19 The Ollie |
Episode 20 The Catfish |
Episode 21 The Cycle |
Episode 22 The Stars |
Episode 23 The Grades |
Episode 24 The Diet |
Episode 25 The Ex |
Episode 26 The Sorcerer |
Episode 27 The Menu |
Episode 28 The Uncle |
Episode 29 The Weirdo |
Episode 30 The Heist |
Episode 31 The Singing |
Episode 32 The Best |
Episode 33 The Worst |
Episode 34 The Deal |
Episode 35 The Petals |
Episode 36 The Nuisance |
Episode 37 The Line |
Episode 38 The List |
Episode 39 The News |
Episode 40 The Puppets |
Episode 1 The Rival |
Episode 2 The Lady |
Episode 3 The Sucker |
Episode 4 The Vegging |
Episode 5 The One |
Episode 6 The Father |
Episode 7 The Cringe |
Episode 8 The Cage |
Episode 9 The Neighbor |
Episode 10 The Anybody |
Episode 11 The Faith |
Episode 12 The Candidate |
Episode 13 The Pact |
Episode 14 The Shippening |
Episode 15 The Brain |
Episode 16 The Parents |
Episode 17 The Founder |
Episode 18 The Schooling |
Episode 19 The Intelligence |
Episode 20 The Potion |
Episode 21 The Spinoffs |
Episode 22 The Transformation |
Episode 23 The Understanding |
Episode 24 The Ad |
Episode 25 The Ghouls |
Episode 26 The Stink |
Episode 27 The Awareness |
Episode 28 The Slip |
Episode 29 The Drama |
Episode 30 The Buddy |
Episode 31 The Possession |
Episode 32 The Master |
Episode 33 The Silence |
Episode 34 The Future |
Episode 35 The Wish |
Episode 36 The Factory |
Episode 37 The Agent |
Episode 38 The Web |
Episode 39 The Mess |
Episode 40 The Heart |
Episode 41 The Revolt |
Episode 42 The Decisions |
Episode 43 The BFFs |
Episode 44 The Inquisition |
Episode 1 The Burger |
Episode 2 The Assistant |
Episode 3 The Distance |
Episode 4 The Butts |
Episode 5 The Thing |
Episode 6 The Cheerleader |
Episode 7 The Astrological |
Episode 8 The Letter |
Episode 9 The App |
Episode 10 The Traffic |
Episode 11 The Boring |
Episode 12 The Portrait |
Episode 13 The Cancellationgation |
Episode 14 The Gut |
Episode 15 The Repression |
Episode 16 The Eagles |
Episode 17 The Trumpet |
Episode 18 The Speedrun |
Episode 19 The Gourmet |
Episode 20 The Climb |
Episode 21 The Teacher |
Episode 22 The Summoning |
Episode 23 The Survivalists |
Episode 24 The Homework |
Episode 25 The Scooter |
Episode 26 The Proposal |
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A Mysterious Box
- [The episode starts in the Wattersons' living room. Gumball, Darwin, and Anais, are sitting on the couch, each sibling exhibiting an expression of boredom. The doorbell rings, but when Gumball answers the door, all he finds is a nondescript, sealed cardboard box. Curious, he brings it inside. In the meantime, his parents have entered the room]
- Gumball: Did anyone order anything?
- Richard, Nicole, Darwin, and Anais: Nah.
- Richard: This was the credit card company's answer when I asked if I can order things online.
- [Richard holds up the telephone, and hysterical laughter is heard coming from its speaker]
- Richard: It's been like that for three days. I think they're working in shifts.
- Gumball: [Puts the box on the coffee table] Well, it was delivered to our door, so...
- [Gumball reaches for it, but Anais grabs both of his wrists. A third hand appears from below, slapping him on the cheek]
- Gumball: [Confused] Uh-eh?
- Anais: Opening other people's mail is a crime!
- Gumball: [Peeved] Oh, why is there always a law against everything I wanna do?
- Anais: Because the last thing you wanted to do was move into the supermarket so you could eat for free.
- Gumball: Uh, if the food enters your body and exits it while it's still in the supermarket, it's technically not stealing.
- Darwin and Anais: Hmm.
- Gumball: Come on! Am I the only one who wants to open the box?
- Richard: Opening other people's mail is like staring at the sun. The more people tell you you shouldn't do it, [Yearning] the more you just gotta.
- Nicole: Richard, we're over here.
- Richard: Oh, yeah, sorry. [Faces the wrong direction again]
- Nicole: Now kids, there's plenty of fun things we could do to take our mind off opening the box. Just think outside the box. Play some music on the boombox, maybe go watch a boxing match, [Loses control] or just open the box, the box, OPEN THE BOX!
- [Richard and Darwin hold Nicole back, despite her frenzied attempt at the parcel. She calms down as soon as Gumball picks the box up and shakes it]
- Gumball: Wait, I think I know what it is. It's a teleportation gun.
- Anais: How could you possibly know what a fictional object sounds like?
- Gumball: Uh, what does a laser sword sound like?
- [Richard, Nicole, and Darwin mimic lightsaber noises]
- Gumball: Case closed. Box open.
- Anais: We're not opening it!
- Gumball: Oh come on! Think about how this can benefit society and enrich our lives...
- ["Lives" echoes as the show enters his imagination]
Gumball's Fantasy
- [Gumball is on his bed, reading a comic book, when Nicole brings him a bag of trash]
- Nicole: Gumball, I told you to take out the garbage.
- [Putting the book down, he grabs the bag, then pulls out a teleportation gun. With it, he first creates a portal on his bedroom floor, then shoots one out the window, above the trash cans. Gumball sends the bag through, and it lands atop a kid riding by on a tricycle]
- Blue Humanoid: Ah! [Groans; Collapses]
- [Next, Gumball and Darwin are on the sofa, playing video games. Having positioned himself so that he is partially sitting inside a portal, Gumball has a smug look on his face. His brother, however, is understandably concerned, as the second portal is located over the toilet]
- Darwin: I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with this.
- Gumball: Speak for yourself.
- [Later, Nicole is washing dishes in the kitchen. Gumball approaches her by placing portals on the floor, one ahead of the other, and passing through them. In the center of the kitchen, he ceases his progression, merely transferring back and forth between the two portals instead]
- Gumball: Hi, Mom.
- Nicole: [Turns around] What are you doing?
- Gumball: I just found a way— [Teleports] to avoid walking.
- Nicole: Are you sure that thing is safe?
- Gumball: I think so. [Teleports] What makes you say that?
- Nicole: [Catches him midair] Uh, probably that weird thing on your nose.
- [A close-up reveals that his nose resembles a humanoid face. Nicole then takes her son to Elmore Hospital]
- Bandage Doctor: It seems teleportation is dangerously affecting your DNA.
- Gumball: So you're saying I'm getting superpowers? [Flexes his arms]
- Bandage Doctor: Mm, no. That's a rather specific interpretation of what I just said.
- Gumball: But you're not saying that I won't.
- Bandage Doctor: Indeed... But I would say there is a ninety-nine point nine percent chance you will turn into a cyst-like pile of flesh with tongues where there shouldn't be tongues.
- Gumball: [Dismayed] Oh. Uh, right. I... I understand.
- Bandage Doctor: Good. Finally.
- Gumball: [Excited] So you're saying there's a zero point zero one percent chance that I could get superpowers! [Opens a portal; Hops in]
- Bandage Doctor: No-no-no-no!
- [Back home, Gumball is alone in his bedroom, when Darwin walks in on him]
- Darwin: Hey, dude. [Startled] Whoa-ho-ho-hoa! Looks like you've been teleporting... a lot.
- [Gumball is shown to have undergone a horrific mutation. His face now swollen and covered in pustules, he has also sprouted a third arm, as well as a reptilian tail. An egg emerges from a hole on the side of his head, and drops to the floor]
- Darwin: [Disturbed] Whoa. What's that?
- Gumball: I've been trying to get superpowers. I wanted to fly, so I took a bird through the portal. But instead, now I can lay eggs. Then I tried to get invisibility, so I took a chameleon through, [Expels a larger egg] and now I can lay chameleon eggs. And then I tried to get super jump, so I took a frog through, and...
- Darwin: Now you can lay...
- [Darwin is revolted, as his brother produces a pile of frog eggs and tadpoles]
- Gumball: Uh, yeah. So, uh, I decided to take something that couldn't lay eggs, and... ta-da! [Pulls an item from his pocket]
- Darwin: Ah! A laser pointer. Did it work?
- Gumball: Sure did. Check this out. [Emits green lasers from his eyes] Laser vision!
- Darwin: [Unimpressed] Oh, great. Now I can see exactly where you're looking. But, maybe you should focus some of your efforts on the aesthetic side of superheroes. You know, maybe look a little less like... uh... that. [Gestures at Gumball]
- Gumball: You're right. I need to merge with something that looks super cool.
- [Downstairs at the dinner table, Gumball's family are shying away, disgusted by his insectoid transformation. Spitting a corrosive substance, he dissolves both food and tableware before consuming it via his proboscis]
- Richard: [Interrupting] Okay, wait a minute. I'm just gonna say what we're all thinking.
- [Gumball's fantasy ends]
- Anais: Please do.
- Richard: Are you gonna finish that fictional food that's on your plate?
- Anais: What?! No! Why did you choose to merge with a cockroach?
- Gumball: Just imagine what I could do with the powers of a nuclear resistant parasite.
- Anais: Repel girls even more?
- Nicole: [Grabs the box] Oh, I still don't know what it is, but I know what I wish it was.
Nicole's Fantasy
- [The Wattersons gather around the box and open it. Their faces light up with joy over the many stacks of cash contained within]
- Nicole: Whoo! We're rich!
- [She throws some money in the air while the rest of the family cheers]
- Nicole: We never have to worry about the end of the month again!
- Gumball: I could get a submarine to school every day!
- Darwin: But there's no water between here and school.
- [Nicole holds the box under one arm, then collects her kids with the other]
- Gumball: We'll buy some!
- Nicole: Exactly!
- [Nicole carries her kids out the front door and then returns and drags Richard outside]
- Richard: I can finally call myself retired instead of unemployed!
- [Nicole pushes him outside, and they all pile into the car]
- Nicole: Come on, let's go. [Drives away]
- Anais: Mom, where are you taking us?
- Nicole: You see, such a large amount of cash is bound to belong to somebody shady, and it's very likely they'll— [Gets rear-ended] send someone to retrieve it.
- [The other car pulls up beside them]
- Gumball: Wait! So now we're on the run from a hitman?!
- Nicole: Exactly.
- [Nicole rams the vehicle, causing him to crash into a parked car. She accelerates, putting some distance between them. Up ahead, there is a railroad crossing, its flashing lights and lowered gate indicative of the imminent train. Her family screams as she breaks through the barrier and crosses the tracks just in the nick of time. Having temporarily escaped the hitman, they bunker down for the night at a small motel]
- Anais: So now we have to live everyday like it's our last?
- Nicole: Yes! But isn't that a good philosophy to have? Carpe diem.
- [The Wattersons are frightened when the hitman punches through the door]
- Gumball: Get back! Run!
- [He unlocks the door and kicks it open, but they have already gone out the window. The family heads into the desert, running for their lives, while the hitman drives after them using a tracker]
- Anais: I think I know how he's tracking us!
- Richard: I'm sorry! I'm just so scared!
- Anais: What the?! Not that. There must be some kind of tracking device in the money.
- [A cliff edge preventing them from going any further, Nicole searches the box for the device. She quickly locates it and hurls it into the chasm. The five of them move off to the side, as the hitman follows the tracker straight over the edge. There is an explosion, and the Wattersons approach the burning wreckage with the hitman trapped inside]
- Hitman: My employers will never give up. There will be another man after me. Then another, and another after that. You will never find peace.
- Nicole: Yes, but we're millionaires.
- Hitman: You'll never get back to your old life. You'll be hunted.
- Nicole: [Happily pats the box] Hunted millionaires.
- Hitman: You will never be able to trust anyone. You'll be fugitives.
- Nicole: [Whispering] Fugitive millionaires.
- [Anais frees the box from Nicole's grasp, ending her reverie]
- Anais: I agree with Mom on one thing. What's inside this box is clearly evil.
- Darwin: What? Why?
- Anais: Because history has proven that mysterious containers always bring misery. Pandora's Box?
- [A picture is shown of Pandora opening the infamous box, with human skulls floating out of it]
- Anais: The Lost Ark?
- [A picture is shown of a group of Israelis getting blinded by the light of the ark]
- Anais: That six-month-old takeout box at the back of the fridge?
- [A picture is shown of Richard getting attacked by a hand made of noodles coming out of a Chinese takeaway box]
- Anais: My point is, what if this box was never meant to be opened? What if it was...
Anais' Fantasy
- [A Clipboard Man is in a laboratory, speaking into a video recorder. Behind him, some zombies are trying to find a way inside the room]
- Clipboard Man: It's been seven weeks since the infection began, and I... I still haven't found a cure. They've taken over everything.
- [Large fires are seen burning throughout Elmore. Somewhere in the city, a group of undead have Gary Hedges trapped in a phone booth]
- Clipboard Man: [Narrating] Our infrastructure has collapsed, the people are on their own.
- Payphone: Hello! You have reached the mailbox of [Inhuman growl] Police Station. All our officers are busy consuming flesh of the living at the moment, so please take the law into your own hands.
- [The zombies break through the glass, swarming Gary as he screams]
- Gary: Oh, wait up.
- [They pause, allowing him to hang up the phone and collect his change]
- Gary: Ah, cool! [Resumes screaming]
- Clipboard Man: Most of the population is now contaminated. Those that haven't transformed yet were already zombies anyway.
- [Neck Beard is texting mindlessly, unaware of the world around him. At the school, Tobias fearfully runs to the washroom to hide. He hears a noise from one of the stalls, and backs away as the door opens]
- Tobias: Ahh! Huh?
- [A pair of legs hops from the toilet seat and leaves the room. Tobias turns to the sink and gasps at the sight of a zombie washing its hands. It looks at him and cackles, then pulls him to the floor]
- Clipboard Man: The world as we know it is coming to an end.
- [In outer space, a zombified planet Earth is attempting to bite the moon]
- The Moon: Get off, get off, get off! [Orbits around] Get off, get off, get off!
- [Back at the lab, Clipboard Man is still recording himself]
- Clipboard Man: If only I'd known how the virus got out, maybe the infection could have been prevented. [Gets dragged off-screen] How did it all staaa—
- [The video cuts to static, leading to a flashback of Richard finding a biohazard container inside the box. In the container is a medical injector gun and several vials of a green liquid]
- Richard: Oooh! Squirt gun!
- [Jazz cue plays as a still frame shows Richard playfully spraying his family with the substance, to Anais' horror, and they return to reality]
- Anais: We have to destroy that box.
- Richard: I'm sure it's something perfectly normal.
- Darwin: Exactly!
- Richard: Like an accordion made outta bread, or a remote controlled trumpet.
- Darwin: Uh, what?
Richard's Fantasy
- [Richard pulls a cellphone from the otherwise empty box. It immediately rings, and he answers]
- Richard: [Nervous] Yes?
- Operative: Lazarus. [Echoes]
- [Something triggers within Richard, and he recalls being strapped to a hi-tech chair. A shadowy figure is standing before him]
- Operative: Our scientists have inserted an implant allowing you to use the capacities of your brain at one-hundred percent, making you the ultimate weapon. We will now erase your memory and place you under a false identity until it is time for your mission. Your activation code word is... Lazarus.
- ["Lazarus" echoes again, and Richard is now driving down the road while holding the phone to his ear]
- Operative: Your mission is to save the president. Please hang up. This phone will self-destruct in ten seconds.
- [The timer on the cellphone counts down, and Richard accelerates. Up ahead, the president's vehicle is heading towards him. Somewhere in-between, a masked figure prepares to fire a bazooka at the president. Richard drives past him and causes his car to spin out. He skillfully exits the vehicle while it is still in motion, and it acts as a shield to stop the rocket. His phone starts to beep rapidly, and he tosses it at the terrorist, blowing him up. A second masked man charges him, but is quickly dispatched of in hand-to-hand combat]
- Richard: [Opens the car door] Mr. President, are you okay?
- The President: [Timid] I was so scared.
- Richard: [Softly] Don't worry, you're safe now.
- [Dreamy music plays, and they gaze longingly into each other's eyes. Richard pulls him into an embrace, but their imminent kiss is interrupted by Gumball]
- Gumball: Uh, hang on. No offense, Dad. It sounds cool that you could use the full power of your brain, but a hundred percent of nothing, is still nothing.
- [The scenario replays, putting Richard in the driver's seat once more]
- Operative: Please hang up. This phone will self-destruct in ten seconds.
- Richard: [Jovial] No, you hang up.
- Operative: I'm serious. Please hang up.
- Richard: [Giggles] No, you first.
- Operative: This is a direct order! Please hang up!
- Richard: All right, we'll do it at the same time. One... two—
- [The cellphone explodes in his hand, causing the car spin out like before. However, when Richard tries to get out of the moving vehicle, his seat belt pulls him back in and he is hit by the rocket. He stands up, groans, then runs at the masked man who is going after the president]
- Richard: Stop! [Kisses the terrorist; Beats up the president] No, wait!
- [The other terrorist taps him on the back. Richard turns around, and is punched in the face. He blacks out, returning to the living room]
- Richard: We need to get this box back to the right person! The president has to be saved! And kissed!
Darwin's Fantasy
- Darwin: [Takes the box from Richard] What if it was just a box?
- Gumball: That would be a huge letdown.
- [Whimsical music plays in the background]
- Darwin: Think about it. A cardboard box could be a spaceship. A time-machine. [Singing] A pirate boat fighting a giant squid, if you look at it through the eyes of a kid...
- [The camera starts to tilt up, but Gumball intervenes, putting an end to the song]
- Gumball: [Angrily] I said it would be a huge letdown!
- Darwin: I don't care what's inside it, I just want the box.
- Anais: We need to destroy it!
- Richard: No!
- Gumball: I saw it first!
- Nicole: It's mine!
- Gumball: Come on!
- [Shouting indistinctly, the Wattersons fight for the box, and in the process it is thrown through the picture window. Their battle continues outside in the pouring rain, until a flying kick from Nicole sends the parcel onto the street. The family watches from the sidewalk as numerous vehicles pass by. Together, they gasp, then sigh in relief after each near-miss. But just as the traffic clears, a bolt of lighting obliterates the box and its contents and the Wattersons frown]
Mystery Solved
- [Eventually, the rain stops, after which someone rings their doorbell. Gumball opens the door, gasps, then runs to give Mr. Robinson a hug]
- Gumball: [Hushed] My favorite.
- Gaylord: [Pushes Gumball away] Have you guys received a package by any chance? I told 'em to leave it here if I wasn't home.
- [Gumball is instantly joined by the rest of his family, and they all gasp in unison]
- Nicole: [Nervously] Oh, uh, I don't think so.
- Gaylord: Eh, never mind. [Walks away]
- Gumball: Wait! [Grabs his arm] Maybe we opened it by mistake... What was inside?
- Gaylord: You don't wanna know.
- Gumball: Trust me, we really do.
- Gaylord: Okay, you know that rough skin you have on your elbow? Well imagine that, but a bit scalier, and spreading over your entire... place that should be soft. Now, imagine if that skin also got marinated in vinegar and microwaved, and hair somehow got trapped under a layer of that skin, and the hair kept growing. Under this kinda blister that's sort of filled with some butter-colored oily matter, and then it starting sweating, kinda like cheese, but on live meat, until it hardened into a flaking crust.
- [The Wattersons are speechless, sharing a look of revulsion]
- Gaylord: Well, the box had some cream in it for that.
- Gumball: You're right, we didn't wanna know.
- [Episode ends]
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Episode 1 The DVD |
Episode 2 The Responsible |
Episode 3 The Third |
Episode 4 The Debt |
Episode 5 The End |
Episode 6 The Dress |
Episode 7 The Quest |
Episode 8 The Spoon |
Episode 9 The Pressure |
Episode 10 The Painting |
Episode 11 The Laziest |
Episode 12 The Ghost |
Episode 13 The Mystery |
Episode 14 The Prank |
Episode 15 The Gi |
Episode 16 The Kiss |
Episode 17 The Party |
Episode 18 The Refund |
Episode 19 The Robot |
Episode 20 The Picnic |
Episode 21 The Goons |
Episode 22 The Secret |
Episode 23 The Sock |
Episode 24 The Genius |
Episode 25 The Poltergeist |
Episode 26 The Mustache |
Episode 27 The Date |
Episode 28 The Club |
Episode 29 The Wand |
Episode 30 The Ape |
Episode 31 The Car |
Episode 32 The Curse |
Episode 33 The Microwave |
Episode 34 The Meddler |
Episode 35 The Helmet |
Episode 36 The Fight |
Episode 1 The Remote |
Episode 2 The Colossus |
Episode 3 The Knights |
Episode 4 The Fridge |
Episode 5 The Flower |
Episode 6 The Banana |
Episode 7 The Phone |
Episode 8 The Job |
Episode 9 Halloween |
Episode 10 The Treasure |
Episode 11 The Apology |
Episode 12 The Words |
Episode 13 The Skull |
Episode 14 The Bet |
Episode 15 Christmas |
Episode 16 The Watch |
Episode 17 The Bumpkin |
Episode 18 The Flakers |
Episode 19 The Authority |
Episode 20 The Virus |
Episode 21 The Pony |
Episode 22 The Hero |
Episode 23 The Dream |
Episode 24 The Sidekick |
Episode 25 The Photo |
Episode 26 The Tag |
Episode 27 The Storm |
Episode 28 The Lesson |
Episode 29 The Game |
Episode 30 The Limit |
Episode 31 The Voice |
Episode 32 The Promise |
Episode 33 The Castle |
Episode 34 The Boombox |
Episode 35 The Tape |
Episode 36 The Sweaters |
Episode 37 The Internet |
Episode 38 The Plan |
Episode 39 The World |
Episode 40 The Finale |
Episode 1 The Kids |
Episode 2 The Fan |
Episode 3 The Coach |
Episode 4 The Joy |
Episode 5 The Puppy |
Episode 6 The Recipe |
Episode 7 The Name |
Episode 8 The Extras |
Episode 9 The Gripes |
Episode 10 The Vacation |
Episode 11 The Fraud |
Episode 12 The Void |
Episode 13 The Boss |
Episode 14 The Move |
Episode 15 The Law |
Episode 16 The Allergy |
Episode 17 The Mothers |
Episode 18 The Password |
Episode 19 The Procrastinators |
Episode 20 The Shell |
Episode 21 The Burden |
Episode 22 The Bros |
Episode 23 The Mirror |
Episode 24 The Man |
Episode 25 The Pizza |
Episode 26 The Lie |
Episode 27 The Butterfly |
Episode 28 The Question |
Episode 29 The Saint |
Episode 30 The Friend |
Episode 31 The Oracle |
Episode 32 The Safety |
Episode 33 The Society |
Episode 34 The Spoiler |
Episode 35 The Countdown |
Episode 36 The Nobody |
Episode 37 The Downer |
Episode 38 The Egg |
Episode 39 The Triangle |
Episode 40 The Money |
Episode 1 The Return |
Episode 2 The Nemesis |
Episode 3 The Crew |
Episode 4 The Others |
Episode 5 The Signature |
Episode 6 The Check |
Episode 7 The Pest |
Episode 8 The Sale |
Episode 9 The Gift |
Episode 10 The Parking |
Episode 11 The Routine |
Episode 12 The Upgrade |
Episode 13 The Comic |
Episode 14 The Romantic |
Episode 15 The Uploads |
Episode 16 The Apprentice |
Episode 17 The Hug |
Episode 18 The Wicked |
Episode 19 The Traitor |
Episode 20 The Origins |
Episode 21 The Origins: Part Two |
Episode 22 The Girlfriend |
Episode 23 The Advice |
Episode 24 The Signal |
Episode 25 The Parasite |
Episode 26 The Love |
Episode 27 The Awkwardness |
Episode 28 The Nest |
Episode 29 The Points |
Episode 30 The Bus |
Episode 31 The Night |
Episode 32 The Misunderstandings |
Episode 33 The Roots |
Episode 34 The Blame |
Episode 35 The Slap |
Episode 36 The Detective |
Episode 37 The Fury |
Episode 38 The Compilation |
Episode 39 The Scam |
Episode 40 The Disaster |
Episode 1 The Rerun |
Episode 2 The Stories |
Episode 3 The Guy |
Episode 4 The Boredom |
Episode 5 The Vision |
Episode 6 The Choices |
Episode 7 The Code |
Episode 8 The Test |
Episode 9 The Slide |
Episode 10 The Loophole |
Episode 11 The Fuss |
Episode 12 The Copycats |
Episode 13 The Potato |
Episode 14 The Outside |
Episode 15 The Vase |
Episode 16 The Matchmaker |
Episode 17 The Box |
Episode 18 The Console |
Episode 19 The Ollie |
Episode 20 The Catfish |
Episode 21 The Cycle |
Episode 22 The Stars |
Episode 23 The Grades |
Episode 24 The Diet |
Episode 25 The Ex |
Episode 26 The Sorcerer |
Episode 27 The Menu |
Episode 28 The Uncle |
Episode 29 The Weirdo |
Episode 30 The Heist |
Episode 31 The Singing |
Episode 32 The Best |
Episode 33 The Worst |
Episode 34 The Deal |
Episode 35 The Petals |
Episode 36 The Nuisance |
Episode 37 The Line |
Episode 38 The List |
Episode 39 The News |
Episode 40 The Puppets |
Episode 1 The Rival |
Episode 2 The Lady |
Episode 3 The Sucker |
Episode 4 The Vegging |
Episode 5 The One |
Episode 6 The Father |
Episode 7 The Cringe |
Episode 8 The Cage |
Episode 9 The Neighbor |
Episode 10 The Anybody |
Episode 11 The Faith |
Episode 12 The Candidate |
Episode 13 The Pact |
Episode 14 The Shippening |
Episode 15 The Brain |
Episode 16 The Parents |
Episode 17 The Founder |
Episode 18 The Schooling |
Episode 19 The Intelligence |
Episode 20 The Potion |
Episode 21 The Spinoffs |
Episode 22 The Transformation |
Episode 23 The Understanding |
Episode 24 The Ad |
Episode 25 The Ghouls |
Episode 26 The Stink |
Episode 27 The Awareness |
Episode 28 The Slip |
Episode 29 The Drama |
Episode 30 The Buddy |
Episode 31 The Possession |
Episode 32 The Master |
Episode 33 The Silence |
Episode 34 The Future |
Episode 35 The Wish |
Episode 36 The Factory |
Episode 37 The Agent |
Episode 38 The Web |
Episode 39 The Mess |
Episode 40 The Heart |
Episode 41 The Revolt |
Episode 42 The Decisions |
Episode 43 The BFFs |
Episode 44 The Inquisition |