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"The Mystery" is the thirteenth episode of season 1 of The Amazing World of Gumball.
Synopsis
The kids at school try to solve the mystery of who stuffed Principal Brown in Gumball's locker.
Plot
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After she leaves, Gumball asks everyone for their opinion on the subject. Sussie saw Principal Brown after school, which means that whatever happened to him occurred after school. There were only four people who stayed after school: Gumball (who had detention), Penny (who was doing "cheerleader stuff"), Rocky (who was cleaning), and Darwin (who was unable to remember). Banana Joe convinces everyone that it was Gumball because the Principal was found in his locker, which causes everyone to glare at Gumball. He denies doing it but promises to find out who did. He first tries to find the culprit by telling whoever did it to raise their hand. Obviously, no one raises their hand. He then tries to get everyone who did not do it to raise their hand. Everyone raises their hand except for Alan, which causes everyone to look at him. Gumball accuses him, but Alan becomes annoyed, then bumps Gumball and says that he does not have any hands. Penny tells Gumball that he should look for clues.
The first clue Gumball finds is, coincidentally, the green paint splats on Penny's pom-poms. He invents a humorous story to describe why Penny would do this to Principal Brown, but Penny reminds him that he saw her after school, which means she could not have done it.
The next clue was a patch of missing hair on Rocky Robinson's hand. He again invents a humorous motive behind the assault on Principal Brown, but this story is also proven false.
The third clue was a sheet of toilet paper stuck to Darwin's shoe. Gumball has trouble calling out his best friend, but he painfully brings himself to do it. Darwin immediately admits to it, calling himself a monster. As Gumball closes the case, Carmen reminds Darwin that he could not have done it, because she saw him on the bus after school. The toilet paper was stuck to his shoe all day.
Gumball was the only other person who stayed after school, which caused him to accuse himself, causing his classmates to turn on him. Miss Simian arrives just as he does this, which is enough proof for her to give him detention, but Gumball was able to buy himself some time by saying he was going to get a crucial piece of evidence. After a while, Gumball can be heard running away and Miss Simian realizes he is not coming back. She offers a reward of no homework for whoever catches him, which leads to a big chase through the school.
Gumball escapes and bumps into Bobert, who was deactivated. Gumball turns him back on, and he says he knows who caused Principal Brown's injuries, which is when Gumball gets surrounded by his classmates, all eager to claim the no homework reward. Gumball begs Bobert to tell everyone who did it, and Bobert shows everyone a video, revealing exactly what happened. Principal Brown was walking down the hallway when suddenly, his office door flew open, leaving him dizzy. He then fell down the stairs, wrapping himself with a toilet paper trail that Darwin left behind, and slammed into Penny's wet painting, which covered him in green paint. Next, he fell face-first into a puddle of hair-loss chemicals that Rocky spilled, which caused him to jump up in pain and fall down more stairs, right into Gumball's locker. Gumball just shrugged and walked away.
Everyone agreed that whoever opened the office door was the one responsible, so Gumball replayed Bobert's memory, zooming in on the person who opened the door. It is revealed to be Miss Simian. She erases Bobert's memory to stay innocent, obstructing justice and causing Gumball and the rest to turn on her. As she walks away and taunts the children, Principal Brown opens his office door and pops out. The door hits Miss Simian, sending her flying out the window. The kids peek out the window to see Miss Simian getting run over by the ambulance that was called for Principal Brown. The episode ends with the kids flinching at the latter event.
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Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Minor characters
- Banana Joe
- Leslie
- Teri
- Juke
- Carrie
- Idaho
- Tina
- Anton
- Tobias
- Carmen
- Molly
- Sussie
- Librarian
- Ms. Markham (debut)
- Anais (photo)
- Rachel (photo)
- Masami (photo)
- Hector (photo)
- Gary
Trivia
- When Miss Simian and Rocky hold Principal Brown, he is animated in CGI.
- This episode has a DVD named after it.
- This episode first premiered as a sneak peek in the UK on May 2nd, 2011, more than two months before the air date of this episode in the US.
- When the bald Principal Brown is seen without the toilet paper and paint on him, the last bit of hair on his scalp is yellow-green-red instead of its usual creamy tan.
- Running gags:
- A light illuminating the character who Gumball believes is guilty.
- Gumball telling the rest of the class to raise their hand if they did it.
- Bobert being harsh as he narrates the video evidence, followed by the insulted person objecting.
- Someone being squashed by a vehicle.
- This is the first episode in which Miss Simian is a major character.
- This is the first time that Sussie speaks.
- It is revealed that Principal Brown's first name is "Nigel."
- Gumball breaks the fourth wall when he says, "I said it was him!" to the light after it does not shine on Rocky.
- When Miss Simian flies out the window, she is wearing a pink dress, resembling her later redesign.
Continuity
- If one looks very carefully at the yearbook photos, one can see Tina, Alan, Tobias, and Teri in their early reel designs.
- Gumball having an awful yearbook photo unintentionally foreshadows "The Photo."
Cultural references
- The sequence where Darwin runs around with toilet paper on his shoe is a reference to the comedic sketches on The Benny Hill Show. Likewise, the accompanying music parodies "Yakety Sax," a song used during the said show.
- The ending scene, in which Miss Simian is run over by an ambulance is commonly mistaken as a reference to the Japanese manga ]JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, in which the main villain, Yoshikage Kira, is defeated by getting run over by an ambulance. However, considering the fact that characters getting run over by vehicles was a running gag in this episode, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure did not invent the concept of characters getting run over by vehicles -especially comedically, this is pure coincidence and just a barebones connection of a common trope with a popular series.
Goofs/errors
- Darwin and Penny did not appear to chase Gumball, but they are seen with the group at the end of the chase.
- When Bobert is first seen on the stairs when everyone enters the classroom he appears to be fully active, but he later states that he blew a fuse and was turned off.
- When Gumball and his friends examine Principal Brown, Molly appears out of nowhere.
- In the same scene, her mouth is pixelated for a split second.
- Sussie disappears from the group of students after they chase after Gumball (possibly due to the animators not knowing how to do Sussie's running animation.)
- During the first display of Bobert's memory, no one can be seen opening the door, but during the second time, it shows the culprit quite clearly.
- When Miss Simian is yelling at the children at the beginning of the episode, her face is a darker shade of grey than usual.
- In "The Robot," it is stated that Bobert cannot feel emotions, but in this episode, he finds something humorous and laughs at it.
- It does not make sense that Rocky is persuaded to chase Gumball by Miss Simian's bribe of no homework, since he is a janitor and not a student.
- When Rocky says "I was cleaning late," his left arm is dislocated and layered over him.
- When Banana Joe crashes into Anton's face, Anton's face is covered with squashed banana, but when Anton, Idaho and Tobias are chasing Gumball on the ladder, Anton's face is spotless.
- In the library, Tina is hit by a bookcase, but afterward, in the corridor, she is seen chasing Gumball again. However, it is possible that she got out.
- In the scene where Rocky tackles Brown, his pelvis is invisible.
- During the scene when Brown walks by Rocky, footsteps can be heard. Brown does not have any feet, therefore he cannot wear shoes.
- Assuming the yearbook is arranged alphabetically, Darwin and Anais are out of order, with Darwin coming before Anais.
- In Bobert's replay when Principal Brown is falling down the second flight of stairs, Gumball's head is invisible. After he crashes into Gumball's locker, the mistake has corrected itself.
- When Bobert narrates Gumball greeting Penny in the evidence replay, he states that "[Gumball looked] lovestruck, as usual," even though Bobert does not know what love is, as stated in "The Love."
- When Principal Brown asks where Miss Simian went, he has a mouthful of sharp teeth.
- At the start of the episode, the stairwell can be seen from the classroom. During the chase scene, a wall replaces the stairwell.
- When Principal Brown is on the ground, part of his glasses clip through the toilet paper.
- The scene of everyone looking out to see Principal Brown get crushed by the school bus is a mirrored version of the shot of everyone seeing Miss Simian get crushed by an ambulance later. Because of this, Gumball, Darwin, and Penny are seen despite none of them being present at the window.
Other titles
- Čeština (Czech): Záhada (The Mystery)
- Español (Spanish): El Misterio (The Mystery)
- Français (French): Le mystère (The Mystery)
- Italiano (Italian): Il mistero (The Mystery)
- Magyar (Hungarian): A rejtély (The Mystery)
- Português (Portuguese): O Mistério (The Mystery)
- Polski (Polish): Tajemnica (The Secret)
- Türkçe (Turkish): Sır Perdesi (The Mystery)
- Українська (Ukrainian): Загадкова пригода з містером Брауном (Mysterious Adventure with Mr. Brown)
- Русский (Russian): Загадочное Происшествие с Мистером Брауном (The mysterious incident with Mr. Brown)
- Български (Bulgarian): Мистерията (The Mystery)
- العربية (Arabic): اللغز (The Mystery)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese): Điều Bí Ẩn (The Mystery)
- 日本語 (Japanese): 真犯人を捜せ! (Find the True Culprit!)
- Euskara (Basque): Misterioa (Mystery)
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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
Backgrounds
Animation stills
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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 |
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Who Did This?
- [Gumball and Darwin are at school. Gumball is opening his locker]
- Gumball: I think cheese is better than cake, because you can have cheesecake, but you can't have cake cheese.
- [Gumball opens his locker. Suddenly, a large, wrapped object falls out onto the ground. Gumball gasps. Students all start to gather around the object]
- Banana Joe: Ugh! What is it?
- Tobias: I don't know!
- Leslie: Ah, it smells like manure!
- Alan: It looks like a rancid burrito.
- Gumball: I think it just moved.
- Penny: Somebody do something!
- [Tobias pokes the wrapped up object with his stick]
- Lucy Simian: What's going on here? What are you poking? Euugghh! It looks like a wet diaper!
- [Miss Simian unravels the object, revealing Principal Brown, shaved and covered in paint]
- Lucy Simian: Nigel!
- Students: It's Principal Brown!
- [Miss Simian cradles Principal Brown]
- Lucy Simian: Oh, my sweet Nigel. Who would shave you, paint you, wrap you in toilet paper and shut you in Watterson's locker?! Who did this?
- [The students look at Miss Simian]
- Lucy Simian: Who did this?! I want everyone in class now!
- [The students run to Miss Simian's classroom, revealing Rocky, who is cleaning the floor]
- Lucy Simian: I said everyone!
- [Rocky runs to with the rest of the class]
- Rocky: Eww, what's that? It looks like—
- Lucy Simian: We know what it looks like!
- [Rocky gets back to running]
- [Scene cuts to Miss Simian's classroom]
- Lucy Simian: I'm taking Principal Brown to the nurse's office!
- Nigel Brown: Nurse...
- Lucy Simian: Come, Nigel.
- [Miss Simian walks away, then pops back]
- Lucy Simian: And if the culprit hasn't owned up by the time I get back, you're all in detention!
- [Miss Simian slams the door of the classroom and leaves. Bobert can be seen in the background standing still on the stairs as the camera zooms in on him slightly.]
The Investigation
- Gumball: So, what do you guys think happened to Principal Brown?!
- Sussie: Well, I saw him at the end of school, so it must have happened after that. [Giggles]
- Tobias: So, who stayed after school yesterday?
- Penny: I was doing cheerleader stuff!
- Rocky: I was cleaning late.
- Gumball: I had detention.
- Darwin: I can't remember. [Makes a silly face]
- Carmen: So, you are all suspects.
- Banana Joe: Oh, c'mon, it was obviously Gumball!
- Tobias: Yeah! Brown was found in his locker.
- [Everyone looks angrily at Gumball. Darwin then follows suit]
- Gumball: Guys, I didn't do it. But I'm gonna find out who did. And I think I know just how. Whoever did it, raise your hand!
- [No one raises their hand]
- Gumball: Okay, whoever didn't do it, raise your hand!
- [Everyone raises their hand, except Alan. They all look at him]
- Alan: What?
- Gumball: Aha! So you did it! [Pokes him]
- Alan: [Bumps Gumball back] Dude! I don't have any hands!
- Gumball: Darn, you're good.
- Penny: Aren't you supposed to... like... look for clues or something?
- Gumball: Hmmm, clues... [Wanders through the classroom] Like those paint splatters all over your pompoms!
Suspect No. 1: Penny
- [A big spotlight shines at Penny and everyone looks at her and gasps, surprised]
- Penny: No, wait! I can explain!
- Gumball: There's only one explanation, it was a crime of passion.
- Penny: What do you mean?
- Gumball: You knew Principal Brown put me in detention last night, and overwhelmed by your feelings for me, you confronted him in his office.
- [A recreation plays similar to a film noir]
- Penny: Please, let him go. I love him, Principal Brown!
- Nigel Brown: He's nothing but a rogue!
- Penny: But he's noble and strong and brave and handsome! So handsome! He might be the best looking guy in...
- [Recreation fades back to Gumball, who finishes the sentence]
- Gumball: [High-pitched voice] ...the whole school!
- Leslie: Gumball, have you seen your yearbook photo?
- [Leslie holds up a yearbook and points at Gumball's photo. He has a derpy pose and face on the photo]
- Gumball: No interruptions, please. [Deep voice] We all know how handsome...
- [Back to recreation]
- Nigel Brown: ...Gumball is, but he's still in detention!
- Penny: Then you leave me no choice!
- Gumball: [Voice-over] It was then that you pompom'd him unconscious.
- [Penny hits Principal Brown with her pompom. Then multiple scenes start playing as Gumball narrates]
- Gumball: [Voice-over] Shaved off his hair to punish him, covered him in paint to humiliate him, wrapped him in toilet paper to keep him quiet, and stuffed him in my locker as proof of your deranged obsession for me!
- [Penny laughs maniacally and sneak away from Gumball's locker in the last scene]
- [End of recreation]
- Gumball: It was you!
- Penny: [Gasps]
- Gumball: But I forgive you, because I am madly in love with you too.
- Penny: Yeah, well, that's not quite what happened.
- [Flashback to yesterday at the school stairwell, Penny hangs her finished painting]
- Penny: [Voice-over] I had finally finished my painting of the cheerleaders, and I went to hang it in the stairwell. I guess it was still wet, and I must have got paint on my pompoms.
- [Flashback ends]
- Gumball: And did anyone see you supposedly hang this alleged painting in this "so-called" stairwell?
- Penny: Yeah. You did.
- [Flashback begins. Penny hangs her finished painting, as Gumball comes around the stairwell]
- Gumball: Hey, Penny! I love you! Your painting! Your painting. I love your painting.
- [Gumball facepalms and walks off. End of flashback]
- Penny: Remember?
- Gumball: [Laughs nervously] Oh, yeah.
- [The spotlight switches off]
- Alan: So if Penny didn't do it, who did?
- Gumball: Hmmm. It must have been... you!
Suspect No. 2: Rocky
- [Gumball points to Rocky, but the spotlight does not switch on]
- Gumball: I said it was him!
- [The spotlight shines on Gumball but slowly moves to Rocky. Rocky and the students gasp when the spotlight shines on him]
- Rocky: Why me?!
- Gumball: Well...
- [Another recreation begins. Rocky is walking in the hallway]
- Gumball: [Voice-over] Yesterday, you were wandering around when suddenly, at the age of twenty-seven, you've realized your youth was behind you.
- Rocky: Oh.
- Gumball: [Voice-over] Then all your hair fell out.
- [Rocky's hair falls out]
- Rocky: Bummer.
- [Principal Brown passes by while humming]
- Gumball: [Voice-over] When you saw Principal Brown's lustrous hairy coat, you were overcome with jealousy. And acting on impulse, you attacked him.
- [Rocky tackles Principal Brown, then numerous scenes start playing all at once]
- Gumball: [Voice-over] You frantically plucked out all of his hair, dyed it the right color, and used it to cover your balding shame. Then, planning to mislead any investigation, you painted Principal Brown, wrapped him in toilet paper, and stuffed him into my locker, the perfect crime. Save for one thing!
- Rocky: Huh?!
- [End of recreation]
- Gumball: When you stuck the new hair on your body, there wasn't quite enough, which explains this bald spot on your hand!
- [The students gasp]
- Rocky: Dude, you've got it all wrong! I got this bald spot when I was cleaning yesterday. You see, I spilled some really strong chemicals on my hand, and it burnt off the hair. See?
- [Rocky spills the chemicals onto his arm]
- Rocky: Aaaaaahhh!
- Gumball: If that's the case, how come I can just pull your hair right off?
- [Gumball tries to pull Rocky's hair]
- Rocky: Agh! Oh! Stop!
- [Gumball stops for a moment, then tries again]
- Rocky: Ow! No! Agh!
- Gumball: Oh, okay then, I guess it wasn't you.
- [The spotlight switches off]
- Darwin: Who could it be? All this suspense is making me sweaty.
- Gumball: Why don't you just wipe your brow with that toilet paper suspiciously stuck to the bottom of your shoe? [Gasps] Clue! [Swells up tears] I can't believe I'm gonna have to say this, buddy, but, it was you!
Suspect No. 3: Darwin
- [The students and Darwin gasp and the spotlight shines on Darwin]
- Darwin: Yes! Yes! I did it! I'm a monster! A monster! Just lock me up! I'm a menace to society!
- [Darwin falls on his knees, sobbing. He then plops on the floor]
- Darwin: Take me away!
- Gumball: I rest my case.
- Carmen: But Darwin couldn't have done it!
- [The spotlight switches off]
- Darwin: Really?
- Leslie: We all saw you on the bus when we went home.
- Darwin: Then how'd you explain the toilet paper?
- [The spotlight shines on Darwin again]
- Tobias: You've had it on your feet all day, dude, didn't you notice?
- [Flashback to where Darwin is walking with toilet paper on his shoe, leaving a very long trail as he goes into different rooms. He goes down the hallway, up the stairs, down the stairs, back down the hallway, then onto the school bus, as the shutting door cuts it off]
- Darwin: Nope!
- [The spotlight switches off]
- Darwin: Don't remember any toilet paper.
Final Suspect: Gumball
- Gumball: So it wasn't Penny, it wasn't Rocky, and it wasn't Darwin. Which leaves us with only one suspect. The only person who knew the combination to the locker Principal Brown was found in. You!
- [The students gasp as Gumball points at himself and the spotlight goes on him]
- Gumball: Oh, heh heh.
- Students: [Angrily] Hmm!
- Lucy Simian: That's all the proof I need. You're coming with me, Watterson!
- Gumball: Wait! You're forgetting one bit of crucial evidence!
- Lucy Simian: And what's that?!
- [The spotlight switches off]
- Gumball: I'll just... go and get it. [Walks off]
- [Brief silence]
- Lucy Simian: He's not coming back, is he?
- Students: No...
- Lucy Simian: No homework for the one who catches him!
- [The class runs off]
The Chase
- [Gumball runs to the library. Molly, Leslie, Tina, Rocky, Tobias, Idaho, Carmen and Anton are blocking him, then Molly kicks Banana Joe out of his peel, but Gumball jumps over and Banana Joe lands in Anton's face becoming a Banana toast spread. Gumball then jumps over Molly and Leslie before rapidly sliding away on a ladder]
- Gumball: Ahahaha!
- [A book hits Gumball on the head, and it's revealed that Tobias, Anton and Idaho are also on a ladder chasing him]
- Gumball: Ow!
- Tobias: Quick! Give me something else to throw!
- [Tobias and Anton look at Idaho]
- Idaho: What?
- [Idaho gets thrown at Gumball and hits him in the head]
- Idaho: Aah!
- Gumball: Stop throwing stuff at me, I'm innocent!
- [Gumball, Tobias, and Anton fly to bookshelves, causing Carrie, Juke, and Teri to look up from their books. Then Gumball jumps from the falling bookshelves, Tina tries to eat him but misses, causing the bookshelves to fall on her]
- Tina: Ouch.
- Librarian: Shh!
- [Gumball is back in the hallway, running from Tina, Tobias, Anton, and Leslie]
- Gumball: Leave me alone! I'm innocent! I would never hurt Principal Brown!
- [Scene cuts to Principal Brown on a metal bed in the nurse's office]
- Nigel Brown: I think I'm feeling a little better.
- [Gumball runs into his bed, causing him to crash through the window]
- Nigel Brown: Aaaaaah! [Lands on the ground]
- Gumball: [Gasps]
- [The students gather around the broken window, as Gumball looks at them nervously and sneaks away]
- Nigel Brown: This is extraordinarily painful. It couldn't possibly get any worse!
- [A school bus reverses and runs over him off-screen. A crunch sound is heard]
- Students: Ohhhh!
The True Culprit
- [Gumball runs into a shut off Bobert]
- Gumball: Bobert? Ah! Don't turn me in! Oh, you've been switched off.
- [Gumball turns Bobert on]
- Gumball: Ah! Don't turn me in!
- Bobert: Why?
- Gumball: Principal Brown was attacked, and everyone thinks it was me!
- Bobert: But it wasn't you.
- Gumball: Exactly! Wait, how come you believe me?
- Bobert: I saw... everything.
- Gumball: What?!
- Lucy Simian: GUMBAAAAAAAALL!! GET HIM!!
- [Everyone runs toward Gumball screaming]
- Gumball: STOOOOOOOOP!
- [Everyone stops on their tracks]
- Gumball: New evidence has come to light! Tell them what happened, dude!
- Bobert: I can do better than that. I can play you my memory.
- [Bobert projects a hologram to show the footage as he narrates it]
- Bobert: [Voice-over] First, Penny hung her hideous painting on the wall.
- Penny: [Off-screen] Hey!
- Bobert: [Voice-over] Then, Gumball turned up, looking love struck as usual.
- Gumball: [Off-screen] Hey!
- Bobert: [Voice-over] Next, Darwin walked down the stairs, trailing toilet paper like a nincompoop.
- Darwin: [Off-screen] What's a nincompoop?
- Gumball: [Off-screen; whispering inaudibly]
- Darwin: [Off-screen] Hey!
- Bobert: [Voice-over] Then, Rocky dropped a bottle of chemicals on the floor, looking quite old.
- Rocky: [Off-screen] Hey!
- Bobert: [Voice-over] And finally came Principal Brown, whose office door suddenly flew open, leaving him disoriented and dizzy. He fell down the stairs, rolling himself in Darwin's toilet paper, smashed into Penny's artwork, covering his face in paint, then fell back into Rocky's chemicals, burning off his hair, then down more stairs, wrapping himself into even more toilet paper, and finally into Gumball's locker.
- [The hologram ends]
- Penny: But why didn't you say something before?
- Bobert: Well, it was so funny, I blew a fuse. I was like, "Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha." [Blows a fuse and shuts down]
- Gumball: He's done it again.
- [Gumball turns Bobert back on]
- Bobert: On.
- Penny: So, the true culprit is the person who threw open Principal Brown's door!
- Gumball: Exactly. And I know just how to find out. Whoever opened the door, put your hand up.
- [No one raises their hand]
- Gumball: Oh, come on!
- Bobert: Why don't I just replay the tape?
- [Replays the footage quickly]
- Gumball: Stop there!
- [The video stops the video on the part of Principal Brown walking down the hallway]
- Gumball: Now forward slowly.
- [Footage slowly moves]
- Gumball: Freeze!
- [Video pauses on the door swinging open, hitting Principal Brown]
- Gumball: There. Zoom in fifty percent.
- [The video does as told]
- Gumball: Zoom in one-hundred percent.
- [The video does as told again]
- Gumball: Zoom in another one-hundred percent.
- [The video does as told yet again]
- Gumball: Enhance video.
- [The video enhances and reveals it was Miss Simian who opened the door all along. The students gasp in shock]
- Gumball: It was you all along! We're going to tell Principal Brown!
- Lucy Simian: Tell him what?
- Gumball: What we just saw on Bobert's memory.
- Lucy Simian: What memory?
- [Miss Simian erases Bobert's memory]
- Bobert: Erase memoryyyyyyy. [Slowly] Who... am I?
- Darwin: That's not fair!
- Gumball: How do you sleep at night, Miss Simian?
- Lucy Simian: Like a baby. [Laughs evilly]
- [Principal Brown opens his door suddenly, which knocks Miss Simian off-screen]
- Lucy Simian: Aaaaaah!
- Nigel Brown: Has anyone seen Miss Simian?
- [Miss Simian crashes through a window]
- Lucy Simian: Aaaaaah! [Lands on the ground]
- [The students gather around the broken window]
- Darwin: Don't worry, Miss Simian! We just called an ambulance!
- [An ambulance reverses and runs over Miss Simian off-screen. A crunch sound is heard]
- Students: Ohhhhh!
- [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 |