The Question

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Season:

3

Broadcast number:

104

Production code:

GB329

Premiere dates

U.S. air date:

January 8, 2015

U.K. air date:

May 16, 2015

International premieres:

France: April 13, 2015
Hungary: April 27, 2015
Poland: April 28, 2015

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"The Question" is the twenty-eighth episode of Season 3 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 104^th episode overall.

Synopsis

Gumball and Darwin try to find the answer to the meaning of life.

Plot

SPOILER AHEAD!

Important details about the plot or story are up ahead

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At the beginning, Gumball and Darwin demand their breakfast. Nicole gives it to them, but they complain when they see that they have been given a new brand of natural cereal, with Gumball remarking that it looks like medieval prison food. Nicole counters this by saying that it is real, and says that she will be throwing away their old favorite brand of cereals because they are very unhealthy. The three of them soon start arguing, but this ends when Gumball and Darwin thank Nicole for having the courage to say "no" to their wants. When Nicole leaves, Gumball and Darwin reveal that they already took their favorite cereal, with Gumball hiding them in his sweater. They try to make the most out of their cereal and attempt to get an instant sugar rush. The two try many methods, and finally succeed when they eat the cereals with their eyes.

As they become very hyper, they start flying through the universe, thinking about many things (like the guy who invented mustaches, and how pigeons do not do anything). Then, they come to a big question: what is the point of their life? Gumball and Darwin come back to reality (finding themselves in the park, far from where they were eating). Gumball declares that he will find out the meaning of life, and Darwin says he will be helping as well— as soon as he gets a pair of handcuffs and a tattoo on his butt off him.

Gumball and Darwin start their quest for the answer and inadvertently cause Mr. Small (who claims to have the answer) to run after them. The brothers first ask Larry what life might mean. Larry eagerly responds that his life is all work, and that it is very important. Then after he recites his daily routines repeatedly, he realizes that all he does is work. Distressed and shocked, Larry kisses his fiancée goodbye, throws his manager away, steals Mrs. Robinson's car, and (with Gumball and Darwin), drives to the beach. Still reciting his monotonous routines, he swims off into the sea.

Not satisfied with Larry's answer, they go to Alan. Alan says that his meaning of life is to be good to others which will make them help someone in exchange, and make the world a better place. But when Julius and Mowdown trash Alan's stuff and prepare to beat him up, Gumball and Darwin are not persuaded by Alan's answer and run off to home.

At home, the boys ask their mother what she thinks what life's meaning is. Nicole scares her children by saying that life is either (with her demonic voice and setting the background on fire) "crushing your enemies," or (saying this gently) having a family. The brothers go to Richard who tells them that his life is all about the "indulgence of the senses" (which Gumball simply takes as "stuffing [his] face"). Anais' answer is to learn as much as you can. When her brothers ask her nonsensical questions she cannot answer, Anais abandons her quest for knowledge, and follows her father's quest for "blissful ignorance."

In the Forest of Doom, the creatures respond to the boys' question by singing while eating each other, all the time telling Gumball and Darwin that their life is to eat or be eaten. The two escape after the largest creature decides to have them for dessert, but instead decides to dine on Mr. Small when he arrives in the scene. The brothers run to the nearby graveyard, where a ghost emerges. He tells them that they should live life to the fullest, also telling them about how he did that by jumping out of a plane several times. When he asks the Watterson brothers if they would prefer seventy seconds of living life to the fullest, or seventy years of living life boringly, Gumball and Darwin prefer the second option and leave.

In the gym, Coach confronts the duo after Gumball unintentionally hits Rocky with a skipping stone. After they ask her, Coach says that life's meaning is finding oneself. She exaggerates the challenges it will take to achieve this (like climbing the highest mountain), and unfortunately Mr. Small takes this literally. Desperate for an answer, Gumball asks the whole universe. The planets answer with a really long song (long to Gumball and everyone else on Earth since the planets are so slow). The song ends 4.75 billion years later as the Sun explodes.

When Gumball and Darwin give up and sit beside Sussie on a bench, Sussie surprises them by giving them a satisfying answer to the meaning of life: "Life is about the journey, and making friends along the way," and that "The true meaning of life is finding your own way to enjoy it." The episode ends with Sussie throwing mayo at pigeons, and the brothers laughing at Mr. Small (who slipped on the mayo earlier).

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Characters

Main characters

Supporting characters

Mr. Small

Minor characters

Trivia

This episode aired on the same day as "The Butterfly."
This episode confirms Elmore is situated in California because when the transition to space is shown, the camera can be seen zooming out of the Vallejo area.
The Ripley 2000 manager sounds different than he did in "The Refund." He might have gotten a new voice actor.
This episode was originally titled "The Answer."^[1]
The sun speaking slowly is actually the song slowed down to 30%.

Continuity

Music from "The Bumpkin" and "Halloween" are reused.
Mr. Small's van Janice reappears in this episode. It first appeared in "The Void," and made a subsequent cameo in "The Mothers."
The Ripley 2000 manager appears for the first time since season 1 with "The Refund."
This is the ninth time Darwin's butt is shown (tenth time if one counts the trailer).
Music from "The Secret" and "Halloween" is reused.
This is the fourth time where Gumball can be seen wearing girl clothes. The first three were "The Dress," "The Meddler," and "The Tape."
This is the second time Darwin can be seen communicating with animals. The first time was in "The Burden."
Gumball collects cereals like in "The Poltergeist."
Gumball and Darwin go back to the Forest of Doom in this episode.
- This is the second time they visit it. The first time is "The Picnic."

Cultural references

Gumball waking up with his head underwater after his epiphany is a possible reference to Romeo waking from his drug-induced delirium in Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet (1996).
Nicole's quote regarding the meaning of life is a reference to Conan the Barbarian's thoughts on what is "best in life."
The planet's song is similar to Monty Python's "Galaxy Song."
The logo of Natura Cereals bears some resemblance to the "Quaker Man" logo.

Goofs/errors

Nicole says "This is so unhealthy that by the time you guys turn thirteen, your double chins will be touching your cankles." However, Darwin is two years younger than Gumball.
When Gumball ingests the Smash-mallows through his eye, his hand is disconnected from the rest of his arm for a frame.
When the Ripley 2000 manager says "Needlemeyer, what do you think you are—," the captions read "Needelemeyer, buddy, I think you are—"
When Larry drives to the ocean, real-life people can be clearly seen in the background near the boat.
Mowdown only stomps on lemonade on the ground while Julius actually destroys Alan's lemonade stand.
When Richard leaves, the stick of butter that he just ate reappears on the table. It suddenly disappears in the next scene, as well.
When the bird eats the snake, the big lump in the snake's stomach disappears.
Two versions of Mars can be seen at one point during the "Your Life Doesn't Count" musical number.
- Moreover, in the same sequence, the planets mention both the Milky Way and "the Galaxy," implying that the latter contains the former, or at least is separate from it, while instead the Milky Way is a galaxy and is often colloquially referred to simply as "the Galaxy."
At the start of the episode, the family portrait in the living room is gone.
When Gumball and Darwin leave Alan, the front doors of Elmore Junior High are red, instead of blue, orange, and pink.
The stone that Gumball tosses disappears when it hits Rocky, then reappears when the stone hits the floor.

Other titles

Polski (Polish): Pytanie (The Question)
Български (Bulgarian): Въпросът (The Question)
Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese): Câu Hỏi (The Question)
Português (Portuguese): A Questão (The Question)
Italiano (Italian): Il senso della vita (The Meaning of Life)
Türkçe (Turkish): Soru (The Question)

References

↑ https://twitter.com/benbocquelet/status/570330184391372800

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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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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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Breakfast

[At the dining table…]

Gumball and Darwin: BREAKFAST! [Drum table three times] BREAKFAST! [Drum table three times] BREAK-

[Nicole gives them Natura Cereals]

Gumball: What the what is this? It looks like medieval prison food!

Nicole: It's cereal. Real cereal.

Darwin: What's wrong with Smash-mallows?

Nicole: I've read the back of the box. This is so unhealthy that by the time you guys turn thirteen, your double chins will be touching your cankles.

Gumball: At least the mascot doesn't look like a cowboy goat with high blood pressure.

Darwin: Please, Mrs. Mom. This cereal's so bleak that if it was a movie, it would be Danish.

Nicole: I'm sorry, but the Smash-mallows are going in the trash, and that's that.

Gumball: [Sniffs]

Nicole: What?

Gumball: Thank you, Mom. Thank you for having the courage to sometimes say "no." One day, I'll look back at moments like this, and say: I had a good mother! [Sniffs]

Nicole: [Affectionately] Boys.

[Nicole, and her children hug]

Nicole: I love you. [Cries, then leaves]

Gumball: [Stops acting] Okay. What'd you get?

Darwin: [Shows two pieces of Smash-mallows] Not much. You?

Gumball: [Sighs, and shows a handful] Ohhh! [Spills more cereal from his sleeve on the floor]

Darwin: [Laughs]

Gumball: Okay. I don't think we're ever going to see Smash-mallows again. So we gotta make the most of these.

Darwin: How?

[Skips to them in the kitchen with their cereals in bowls]

Gumball: We exercise as we eat.

[They do as said]

Gumball: [While eating] That way, the blood rushes to your head, and you get more of a sugar rush!

Darwin: Are you feeling anything?

Gumball: [Burpy voice] Mostly acid reflux.

[Cut to them on sofa]

Gumball: If we eat then stand on our heads, the sugar will rush to our brains faster due to gravity.

[They eat rapidly, then stand upside-down]

Darwin: [Milk spills out his mouth] It's not working.

Gumball: Okay.

[Scene shifts to them back a the table]

Gumball: We ingest it through the eye. It's way closer to the brain, and the sugar rush will kick in faster.

Darwin: What? Like rub it in?

Gumball: Nah silly. Like this.

[He eats his cereal with his eyelids. Darwin copies him]

Gumball: Getting anything?

Darwin: No.

Gumball: Yeah, me neither.

[Suddenly, they are sucked into space, and zoom through the stars]

Darwin: [High-pitched voice] Dude, this cereal is amazing!

[A colored outline of the cereal's box appears, then fades]

Darwin: Who invented it?

Gumball: [High-pitched voice] People!

[The outline of a head with the brain appears, then zooms out]

Gumball: People invent everything. Like at some point, a guy was sitting down, and he invented the mustache.

[A gold mustache flies through them]

Darwin: And then one day, some guy saw rotting milk on the floor, and he was like "hey, that smells like feet!"

[A colored foot appears, and again zooms away]

Darwin: "I should put it in my mouth!" Boom! Invented cheese!

Gumball: What are we gonna invent?

Darwin: I don't know. Does it matter if we achieve anything?

Gumball: I guess not! Look at pigeons.

[A colored wireframe model of a pigeon appears, then zooms away]

Gumball: They don't get anything done.

Darwin: Yeah! What's the point of their lives?

[Suddenly they stop flying through space, and gasp]

Gumball and Darwin: [Normal voice] What's the point of our lives?

[They snap back to reality. Gumball almost drowns in a fountain. He gets out, dressed in a tutu.]

Gumball: [Spits water] I will find out!

[Cut to Darwin, on top of a streetlight.]

Darwin: And I'll help you!

[He slides down, revealing that he is chained to the streetlights with a pair of pink fuzzy handcuffs.]

Darwin: As soon as I find away to get rid of these handcuffs, and this thing on my BUTT! [Shows his butt, revealing a tattoo]

The Quest for Life's Meaning

[The two walk through the streets]

Gumball: Oh man. That's a big question. "What is the meaning of life?" [Echos, then imitates big explosion and smaller mini explosions]

Darwin: Who could answer such a question?

Gumball: Well, nobody here. We better ask around.

[They walk away. From a very far distance, Mr. Small is seen running towards them]

Mister Small: Guys! Wait! I've got the answer! GUYS, I've got the answer! [Stops] Wait! [Runs back, reappears driving Janice] Wait for me! [Janice rolls over, and launches him to where the two boys passed seconds ago] I've got the answer! [Runs after them]

[In Ripley 2000...]

Gumball: Larry, what do you think the meaning of life is?

Larry: Hmmm… work! It's important to be useful. Look at me! I got it all figured out. I get up, I shower, I come to work, I work all day, I go home, I go to sleep! I get up, I shower, I come to work, I work all day, I go home, I go to sleep! I get up, I shower, I come to work- [Stops, twitches] I get up, I shower, [Takes cash register money] I come to work, I work all day, I go home, I go to sleep! [Throws away hat and name tag]

[Karen comes out of the manager's office]

Larry: I get up, I shower, I come to work, I work all day [Jumps over counter] I go home, I go to sleep! [Kisses Karen] I get up- [Continues]

Manager: Needlemeyer! What do you think you're--?!

Larry: [Grabs manager and kisses him, then throws him away]

[Still talking, Larry leaves the shop. Gumball and Darwin follow]

Larry: I shower, I come to work, I work all day, I go home, I go to sleep. I get up, I shower- [Steals the Robinson's car]

Mister Small: Hey! I've got the--

[Larry accidentally hits Mr. Small with the Robinson's car, and drives off with Gumball and Darwin. Mrs. Robinson enters the space where the driver's seat used to be, then drops to the ground. Larry stops at a beach]

Larry: I get up, I shower, I come to work, I work all day, I go home, I go to sleep. I get up, I shower, I come to work, I work all day, I go home, I go to sleep. [Walks into the water, then swims away]

Gumball: Eh, seems to work for him. But I feel like there might be a little more to life than that.

[Cut to Alan]

Alan: Yes, there is! You see, I believe, the meaning of life is to be good to others because if you help someone, then one day, they might help someone else, and the world will be a better place.

[The scene zooms out, showing Julius and Mowdown trashing Alan's lemonade stand. Gumball and Darwin are raising their hands]

Julius: Right. We trashed your stuff, now let's knock your block off!

Alan: Please. Allow me. [Hits himself on Julius' fist] Oh! [Coughs] [To Gumball and Darwin] Please, show a little charity... Help me!

[Julius and Mowdown glare at them]

Gumball: Well, charity begins at home… which is where we're going right now.

[They slide away]

Family Knows Best?

[The scene cuts to their house, then to the boys asking Nicole while she is gardening]

Gumball: Mom, what do you think the meaning of life is?

Nicole: [Removes sunglasses] Hm, now that's a tricky one. I guess it would be- [With demonic voice, evil eyes and flaming background] Crush your enemies, see them quiver before you, and hear the lamentation of their women! [Normal voice] Or having a family! It's pretty much the same.

[Gumball inhales sharply, and they walk away, frightened. The next scene shows them with Richard in the kitchen (who takes out a block of butter from the refrigerator)]

Richard: The meaning of life? Well, I've dedicated my life to the indulgence of the senses. A feeling of total satisfaction and pleasure is the highest form of existence.

[Richard scoops the block of butter, makes a sandwich out of it, and eats it whole]

Gumball: That just sounds like stuffing your face.

Richard: [With mouth full] Yeah, but philosophically.

Darwin: You do look philosophical in your toga.

Richard: This is not a toga! It's a full body bib. [Walks away, revealing his almost bare back]

Gumball: [Inhales] Not quite a full body, unfortunately.

[The boys sneak up on Anais. Anais puts down the book she's reading with annoyance]

Anais: Ugh... What?

Gumball: What's the meaning of life?

Anais: To understand the meaning of life, you need to better yourself by learning as much as you can.

Darwin: So you can answer any other question?

Anais: Absolutely.

Gumball: Like "would you rather kiss a dog, or have a baby drool in your mouth?"

Darwin: Or "would you rather have foot-hands, or hand-feet?"

Gumball: Or "how long would a person survive just by eating their own hair?"

Anais: [Sighs and leaves]

Darwin: What you doing?

Anais: In just three sentences, you proved that I don't want to know everything. If my quest for knowledge is pointless, [Hops on couch, beside Richard] then I might as well go for the second best option.

Gumball: And what's that?

Anais: Blissful ignorance. [Starts eating]

Ask Mother Nature

[In the forest of doom…]

Darwin: Gumball, what are we doing here?

Gumball: Who's better qualified to know the meaning of life than mother nature herself. Let's ask this little squirrel.

[Gumball makes "squirrel" noises to a squirrel nearby. The squirrel slaps him]

Gumball: Ow! What did I say?

Darwin: You just said he was nuttier than his own droppings. Let me try. [Makes "squirrel noises"]

[The squirrel nods, and begins a song]

Squirrel: The meaning of life has a single rule, I know it makes sense though it may seem cruel. The logic of the rule cannot be beaten, but the meaning of life is to eat or be -

Snake: [Eats squirrel] The truth our friend was trying to sweeten, that the meaning of life is to eat or be -

Bird: [Eats snake] Alas, poor snake! His life was fleeting. For the meaning of life is to eat or be—

Small creature: [Eats bird] Allow me to finish what the bird was tweeting [Flies] the meaning of life is to eat or be—

Large creature: [Eats creature] I'm sorry our song just keeps repeating, but the meaning of life is to eaaat, or be- [Stops, waiting to be eaten. But nothing happens] Well I guess that the biggest remains unhurt, which means I have some time-

[Gumball and Darwin are terrified]

Large creature: For dessert!

[The boys leave in a flash]

Mister Small: Wait, kids! [Wheezing] I got the answer!

[The large creature growls at him. From the distance, Mr. Small screams. Gumball and Darwin run to the cemetery]

Gumball: [Pants] I think we're safe now.

[A zombie's hand emerges from a nearby grave. Gumball screams]

Darwin: [Holds hand] Oh hi. So, since you've been there and done it, maybe you could help us out with the question: what's the meaning of life?

Zombie: You have to live life to the fullest, dude. Look at me, I've done it all. I've jumped out of a plane, I've jumped out of a plane, I've jumped out of a-

Gumball: Is that all you did?

Zombie: Well, yeah. I was eighteen, so… yeah.

Darwin: And how was it? You know, your life?

Zombie: Aw man. It was really good for seventy seconds, and then really, really, really, really, really bad for a couple of seconds.

Gumball: How is that living life to the fullest?

Zombie: Think about it: would you rather live life to the fullest for seventy seconds? Or live a boring life for seventy years?

Gumball and Darwin: Seventy years.

Gumball: Straight up.

[They leave]

Zombie: No no no no no no! Don't go, it's boring here! Come back! [Parachute deploys] Darn. Aw, now you work.

[The scene skips to Gumball skipping stones]

Darwin: What are you doing?

Gumball: Skipping stones. It's what people do when they're down.

Darwin: Uh yeah, but not usually indoors.

[Gumball skips another stone. The stone hits Rocky on the other side of the pool, and he falls into the water. Coach walks up to them]

Coach Russo: What are you two doing?

Gumball: [Sigh] We're bummed out because we can't find the true meaning of life.

Coach Russo: The meaning of life is to find yourself.

Darwin: Have you found yourself?

Coach Russo: Not yet. But I'm in here. [Pushes finger inside herself deeply] Somewhere.

Gumball: Then how are we supposed to find ourselves?

Coach Russo: To find yourself, you will need to walk through the hottest dessert, cross the most dangerous seas, climb the highest mountain. Then once at the top, you will know.

[As she speaks, Gumball and Darwin are visualized. The surf a wave, and climb a high mountain]

Gumball: [Imaginary] That's it! I know what I am!

Gumball: I'm lazy! I don't have to climb a mountain to figure that out. [Walks away with Darwin]

[The scene shows Mr. Small on top of the same imaginary mountain]

Mister Small: What? Wait, you mean none of this was real?

Your Life Just Doesn't Count

[Back in the roads, Gumball sighs and falls down. But his head makes him roll over his back]

Gumball: Why isn't anyone able to answer our question!? Tell me universe, WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?

[Camera zooms from the Earth, and out into the Solar System]

Uranus: Hey guys, quick! I think someone's in need of a cosmic answer.

Neptune: Let's explain the meaning of his pitiful existence to him in the form of a feel good song!

Venus: A-one.

Jupiter: Two.

Mercury: Three!

Venus: When you think you've got a problem

And your life is full of doubt,

Mercury and Venus: Remember in the scheme of things

Your life just doesn't count!

Jupiter: To you, a leaf might seem quite small,

Jupiter and Saturn: But to an ant, it's ten feet tall.

Jupiter, Saturn, with Uranus, Venus and Mars: It's hard to be objective,

So we'll offer some perspective.

(Voice): You think there's nothing greater than the planet you call Earth,

But Earth can seem quite skinny next to Neptune's mighty girth!

Neptune: [spoken] Oi...

Earth: [spoken] Relax!

Planets: 'Cause when you think you've got a problem

If you're thinner or you're fatter

Remember in the scheme of things

Your life just doesn't matter

Now the Sun can make us all feel small

'Cause he's the biggest of us all

But that's just in the Solar System

Bigger things than that exist

The Milky Way

The galaxy

And don't forget the universe

Mars and Venus: That's just the ones we know about

They're huge compared to you or us

Uranus: [Solo] You're tiny and you're miniscule

Irrelevant, a speck

Upon the dark side of that rock

You're just a measly little fleck

Your life may last a century

On Earth, or maybe quicker

But up here, a hundred years is just a flash, a blip, a flicker!

Planets: So when you

Think you've got a problem

When your life is full of doubt,

Remember in the scheme of things

Your puny, little, tiny, weeny, meager, futile, worthless, teeny, boring, foolish, pointless, minimal, wretched, gloomy, bleak, and pitiful

Life just does not count!

[Back on Earth, Gumball and Darwin watch the sun. The sun speaks in super slow motion]

The Sun: [Slowed down] When you think you've got a problem and your life is full of doubt.

Darwin: Huh? What's that all about?

Gumball: Don't know, but the joke's on them. By the time they finish their smug little song, the sun will have collapsed under its own mass and exploded, so- [Blows raspberry]

[4.75 billion years later]

Planets: …life just does not count!

The Sun: Hey, you know that kid four point seven five billion years ago?

Planets: Yeah?

The Sun: He was right.

[The sun explodes. The scene goes back to the present]

An Unlikely Source of Wisdom

Sussie: Pigeon mayo! [Throws mayonnaise to pigeons] Pigeon mayo! [Throws mayonnaise to pigeons] [Laughs]

[Gumball and Darwin sit beside her]

Gumball: [Grunts] What a waste of a day.

Darwin: Oh, we'll never find the meaning of life.

Sussie: Ah! Pigeon mayo! [Throws mayonnaise to pigeons and laughs]

Gumball: Well, at least someone's got it all figured out.

Sussie: Well, yes. You see, life's not about the destination, it's about the journey and making friends along the way.

[Gumball and Darwin gape at her]

Sussie: The search for meaning is, in fact, the very thing that gives our life meaning, so, really, the only question that is truly worth asking is--

Mister Small: I've got the answer! I've got the answer! [Runs to them, then slips on mayonnaise]

Sussie: So, really, the only true meaning of life is finding your own way to enjoy it.

Gumball: Like laughing at that? [Pointing to Mr. Small]

Sussie: Or doing this. [Throws mayonnaise to pigeons] Pigeon mayo! Pigeon mayo!

[Gumball and Darwin laugh as the 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

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