The Shell/Transcript

School Play

[The episode opens on Elmore Junior High, which is showing a school play of Beauty and the Beast. Gumball, portraying the beast, hammily stumbles around the stage as though he is dying.]

Gumball: [Gagging] Oh, my heart! Oh, it is broken! Argh! I'm going! [Strains] I'm going! Argh! Ooh! This is the end of me! [Groans] Argh! My heart! [He gurgles and babbles incoherently until abruptly stopping and falling onto the floor]

[The audience sighs in relief. Gumball starts gurgling again, much to their annoyance.]

Audience: Ooh.

[Gumball continues gagging.]

Richard: [Whimpering] Is the beast gonna be all right? He just wanted to be loved!

[Anais pats Richard on the shoulder to calm him down.]

[Gumball continues gurgling, before finally falling over with a death rattle. The lighting spotlights on Darwin, who is sweating with a nervous look on his face. ]

Darwin: Uhhhh.... [Mr. Small reaches onscreen and makes Darwin talk by moving his mouth] [monotonously] When Belle came to see the Beast, she realized that she had loved him all along and cried for her lost love.

[The lighting switches back to Gumball and Penny, who is crying. Suddenly, Gumball stands up, now wearing a blonde wig in place of the beast costume.]

Gumball: Thanks to your tears, Belle, the curse has been lifted!

Richard: They called him a beast, because he looked like a beast, but her love made him beautiful!

Penny: Yeah. Now that the fairy's curse has been lifted, we can finally seal our love, [whispers] with a kiss!

[Gumball's face lights up and the stage falls away. Penny and Gumball are floating in space once again, like they always do when they are about to kiss. Penny readies her lips for kissing.]

Gumball: Is this really happening?! 'Cause there was no kiss in rehearsals.

Penny: I kinda improvised.

Gumball: [Hyperventilates] Then how come we're not exploding?! We're in space! And why are we always in space when we're gonna kiss? Also--

Penny: Come on, hurry up. Everyone's looking. Three, two, one...

[Gumball inhales deeply and accidentally headbutts Penny. The curtains subsequently close]

Dressing Room

[We cut to the dressing room. Gumball is sobbing]

Darwin: Come on, I'm sure it wasn't that bad.

Gumball: Not that bad?! If I did that in a cage fight, I'd be disqualified! [continues sobbing on the floor] This can't be happening!

Penny: Okay guys, don't panic. We don't know how bad it is yet. Come on, tell me how it looks.

[Penny reveals her eye to Gumball and Darwin. They both inhale sharply]

Gumball: Uhh...it's a nice scar. Gives you character, like a... beautiful warlord or an adorable Frankenstein, or something.

Penny: Wait, I've got a scar?!

Darwin: No, don't worry. It's not a scar, it's more of a crack!

Penny: What?! How bad is it?!

Gumball: [speaking sweetly] Oh, no, it's cute! It's like there was a teeny-weeny really pretty earthquake in your face.

[Penny looks at herself in the mirror and examines crack in her eye. Something yellow sparks up within it.]

Gumball: What was that?

Penny: Nothing!

Gumball: Ohh, what have I done?!

[Gumball takes Penny's hand and slaps his face with it repeatedly]

Penny: [Sighs] What are you doing?

Darwin: Hurting your head made his heart hurt, so he's hurting his head with your hand to heal his heart.

[Gumball spins Penny in her chair, making her accidentally kick Gumball. He then takes Penny's foot and slams it against his head repeatedly.]

Penny: [Sighs] Look, if you really want to do something, just help me fix this.

Darwin: Hmm. Well, maybe if we put the accent on your good eye and integrate the area of discontent into the piece as a whole, no one will notice. Okay, pass me the rouge. Okay, pass me the mascara. Forget it, pass me the paint roller.

[Penny is seen with a crudely drawn eye and mouth on the right side of her face.]

Penny: Guys, this isn't going to work. [softly] I'm going to have to tell my dad.

Street

Gumball: Hey, so, um, you know when you were looking at your eye and there was that.. mm.. what was that?

Penny: [Dismissively] Don't know what you mean.

Gumball: You know, there was that.. [Makes a bubbly, crackling noise]

Penny: I have no idea what you're talking about.

Gumball: You know. The.. [Babbles]

Penny: I really don't know--

Darwin: [Shouting] WHAT'S IN THE SHELL, WOMAN?!

Penny: [Sighs] OK. It's the... It's the real me.

Gumball: Get outta here! Can I see?

Penny: No. No one can see. My dad would go nuts.

Gumball: Don't worry, young lady. [Laughing] I am the nutcracker! [Laughs] Oh, that's funny. 'Cause I cracked your shell, and... uh... [Laughs nervously and then sighs]

[Darwin imitates a rim shot]

The Fitzgerald House

[Gumball and Penny are both flapping their tongues at each other, looking angry.]

Darwin: Okay, I think you've done enough argument warm-up. Are you ready to tell her dad now?

[Gumball takes the newspaper Darwin was reading and shoots his tongue through it, making several holes.]

Gumball: Yeah, I guess it's time. [Gumball inhales deeply] No, still terrified.

[Gumball and Penny start flapping their tongues again]

[Penny's father, Patrick, opens the door.]

Patrick: Hey! What's going on here?

[Penny gasps and covers her cracked eye, moving away]

Patrick: Penny! Where were you? We were worried sick!

Gumball: Mr. Fitzgerald! Can I call you Rob?

Patrick: No.

Gumball: Can I call you Bobby?

[Patrick grunts]

Gumball: Bobert? The Bebop? Burcher? Bobzilla? No, wait! Trebor! [Gumball chuckles] That's Robert backwards.

Patrick: My name is Patrick.

Penny: Okay Dad, before you say anything, don't get mad.

[Penny removes her hand from her eye, revealing the crack]

Patrick: What the--?! What happened?

[Patrick steps forward]

Patrick: [to Gumball] Were you involved in this?

Darwin: I wouldn't say involved, more like directly responsi-

[Gumball grabs Darwin's tongue.]

Gumball: I don't see the problem. I mean, what's inside that shell that's so scary?

Patrick: Something unstable and dangerous, and we need to fix this right now!

Gumball: HEY!

[Patrick drags Penny inside, Gumball and Darwin follow.]

Penny: What if I don't want to be fixed?

Patrick: You don't know what you want, Penny. [turns to Gumball and Darwin, slamming his hand on a table.] AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MESSING WITH!

Gumball: How would YOU know?!

Penny: He's right, Dad. Everyone in the family has spent their life hiding from themselves!

Patrick: Penny, you're grounded!

Penny: Ugh! [Walks away]

Patrick: [to Gumball] Now listen, you. Penny is my daughter, AND I DECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR HER!

Gumball: [Suddenly stands up higher than Patrick, who staggers back.] What? So best is not being herself?

[We cut to reveal Gumball is standing on Darwin's shoulders. Unimpressed, Patrick pushes Gumball and Darwin out, slamming the door.]

Gumball: Hey Patrick, come on! Pat! Pat-man! Patty-cakes? Let's just go.

[Gumball leaves the Fitzgerald's house, riding on Darwin.]

The Watterson House

[Everyone is eating dinner. Anais feeds Nicole her food, Nicole feeds Darwin, and Darwin tries to feed Gumball, but he refuses to eat. Richard gapes at Gumball, silently motioning to be fed.]

Anais: Why are we doing this again?

Nicole: Because your father is always jealous of what's on his neighbor's plate.

Anais: But why do we all have to do it?

Nicole: Because he always cries when he's the first one to finish.

Richard: Nicole! Operation Greener Grass has failed! The chain is compromised! We are losing calories! Repeat: we are losing calories!

Nicole: What's wrong, Gumball, honey? Don't you like Darwin's dinner?

Gumball: I don't wanna talk about it.

[Darwin stops eating]

Darwin: Gumball headbutted Penny, and now he's never allowed to see her again.

Gumball: I meant I don't want anybody to talk about it.

Richard: Ohh, come here. [Hugs Gumball, then takes a little bite out of his food]

Penny's True Form

[Gumball walks off to his bedroom, depressed]

Nicole: You okay, honey? You had nothing to eat.

Gumball: Pft, don't worry mom! I'm a big boy, I'll be fine.

[Once inside his room, Gumball leaps onto his bed and cries. He stops when he hears and sees Penny knocking on the window of his room outside.]

Gumball: Penny?

[Gumball opens the window and lets her in]

Penny: Thanks. Gumball, I came to… [Notices Gumball's eyes are red] Have you been crying?

Gumball: No! I just have really sweaty eyes. Wait, that's disgusting. [Sighs] Yeah, I was crying.

Penny: I came to say…I'm moving to another school. Dad thinks it's for the best.

Gumball: WHAT THE WHAT?!! Excuse my French, Penny, BUT THIS IS TOTAL BAGUETTE! It is not for the best that you're forbidden to be who you really are!

Penny: [off-screen] But there's no other way.

[Nicole, Anais, Darwin and Richard are listening to them through the door. Richard's stomach growls]

Anais: Shh!

Darwin: Shh!

Nicole: Shh!

Richard: Shh! [His stomach stops growling]

Penny: [off-scene] What do you want me to do?

Gumball: Be yourself. Come out of your shell.

Penny: But maybe you wouldn't like the real me.

Gumball: There's no way that could be true. Whatever is inside, we can deal with it together.

Penny: Together?

Gumball: Together.

Penny: You're right. You're right! I'm gonna do it!

Gumball: That's it. Break free, Penny!

Penny: Okay, here we go! [Begins to glow] I'm gonna be…MYSELF!

[Penny breaks free from her shell and reveals her true form to Gumball: a golden, glowing fairy with antlers]

Gumball: What the what? Y-you look…you look--

Penny: What? Do I look bad?

[She shape-shifts into a gremlin]

Gumball: No! You look, uh--

Penny: [Raspy voice] I look disgusting, don't I?

Gumball: No, Penny, I think you look--

Penny: Don't look at me! I'm A MONSTER!

[Penny shape-shifts into an amorphous fist, breaks through the wall of Gumball's room, and flies away, now in the form of a gargoyle.]

Gumball: No, Penny, wait! You look…extraordinary.

Richard: Nooo! It's a tragic misunderstanding that could have been easily avoided if he just finished his sentence in time!

[Gumball climbs down the ladder, going after Penny]

[The rest of the Wattersons rush into Gumball's room]

Gumball: Penny, please wait!

Nicole: Gumball!

Chasing after Penny

[Penny shape-shifts into a jackalope. Gumball continues running after her]

Gumball: Penny! Let me finish…please stop running! My sweat marks are reaching my pants!

[Penny stops and looks back]

Gumball: Please, please…

[Gumball continues, panting and trying to finish his sentence.]

Penny: [high-pitched voice] Oh Gumball, stop trying! You've said enough. How can anyone [Transforms into a minotaur, adopting a loud, distorted voice] LOVE THIS? [Smashes the pavement]

[Penny runs into the street, and in front of the Wilsons' car (with Jackie and Harold inside). It screeches to a halt.]

Jackie​​​​: Aah! Harold, do something!

Harold​​​​: [deep, serious voice] Don't worry, honey, I'll deal with this. [Opens the car door and runs away]

Jackie​​​​: [Sighs, then dials a number on her phone] Hello, is that pest control? Yeah, yeah, I need help! What does it look like? Kinda like an ugly cow on steroids but…uglier.

[Penny groans dismally and runs away]

Gumball: Penny, come back!

Penny: I'm disgusting! I'm a disgusting pig! [Shape-shifts into a slimy, llama-like creature.]

[Gumball and Penny encounter Patrick in his car. It screeches to a halt]

Patrick: What the…? You came out of your shell.

Gumball: [Laughs nervously] I know, she looks fantastic, right?

Patrick: What have you done? You've turned her into a freak!

Gumball: A freak…ishly beautiful young lady. [Laughs nervously]

Patrick: She looks like a pig-

Gumball: -ture of beauty. Ha ha, absolutely!

Patrick: You turned my daughter into a monster!

Gumball: -truck! Of... prettiness?

[Penny shrieks as she transforms into a dragon]

Penny: [deep voice] Gumball, please tell my father that the monster's gone to live in the forest, with all the other beasts! [Flies away]

[Gumball turns to Patrick, with an angry expression on his face]

Patrick: What?

Gumball: [Mockingly imitates Patrick] Ohh, I wonder why my daughter is upset after I called her a freaky pig monster! [Hops on the hood of Patrick's car] NOW, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO SHUT UP! Think about what you've done! Do you realize you were wrong? [Patrick nods] Good! But don't beat yourself up about it, parenting is hard! Now pop the hood.

[Patrick pops the hood of his car, launching Gumball up into the sky, and onto Penny]

Gumball: I'm not letting you leave!

Penny: Gumball, no! You'll get hurt!

Gumball: Ah! Look out! AAH!

[A plane approaches them. They barely dodge it]

Gumball: Penny! Go up, go up, GO UP!

Penny: You're too heavy!

Gumball: Aww, man!

[He crashes into the window of the Banana's house. Penny lands on the roof]

The Bananas' House

[Gumball lands in Banana Barbara's studio, where she is painting a picture of him. Weirded out a bit, he runs into the bathroom (the scene that Banana Barbara had painted him in), startling a bathing Banana Bob.]

Banana Bob​​​​: [High-pitched] AAAAH! [He puts on his mustache, and the scream deepens] AAAAH!

[Gumball burts into Banana Joe's room, where he sees him on the computer, watching an orange being peeled. Banana Joe turns around, looking shocked, and Gumball looks back, clearly disturbed, and slowly closes the door. Finally, Gumball crashes out of another window, and grabs Penny's leg as she flies off again]

Gumball: WAIT!

Penny: Gumball, get off. Let me go!

Gumball: NO!

[The two are now flying over the Elmore Expressway]

Pest Control

Penny: Why do you care? I'm nothing to you now.

[Penny is flying into the path of an oncoming truck.]

Gumball: Y-you know what? Maybe you're right, you're nothing to me!

[The truck is approaching fast.]

Gumball: You hear? You're nothing!

[Hurt by this remark, Penny shape-shifts into a small spirit form, which resembles her shell. Gumball catches her and tumbles under the oncoming truck]

Penny: [sadly] I knew it!

Gumball: No, no, no! I just said that so you would shrink.

[Penny shape-shifts into a hairy creature and flees. A pest control van pulls up in front of Gumball.]

Pest controller: Pest control! [Loads a dart gun] Outtta the way!

[The pest controller aims his gun at Penny. Patrick rams his car into the pest controller's van, making him miss his shot]

Patrick: Hey, kid! Go get her.

[Gumball nods, and runs after her. Patrick's car's airbag suddenly deploys. The pest controller, now out of his van, loads another dart and aims at Penny. The rest of the Wattersons, in their car, block his shot, and Nicole exits the car.]

Nicole: Stop! I command you to [Gets shot by a dart] stooooooop. [Goes limp]

Pest controller: Oh, creepers! I am so sorry, madam!

Nicole: [slurring] How dare you! You shot me! Kids, help me teach this guy a lesson.

[Darwin and Anais grab her limp arm and leg, stretching them over to the pest controller, and repeatedly slap him with them.]

[Richard exits the car and calls out to Gumball]

Richard: That's it, Gum-Belle! Go save the beast!

A Happy Ending

[In the forest, a wolf is heard howling]

Gumball: Penny? Penny?

[Pushing aside some branches, he finds Penny, now in the form of a wolf, and walks towards her. Penny grunts, knowing he's found her.]

Gumball: You know I… I-I was trying to protect you back there.

Penny: [deep, rasping voice] Yes, I know.

Gumball: And you know why?

Penny: Yes, I know why. But just look at me, what will you think when people laugh at us?

Gumball: No offense, but you kiiinda looked like a big coconut with holes in it before.

Penny: But do you really think you could love… [Bares teeth and growls] THIS?!?

Gumball: That's not what you are, it's just how you feel. [Whispering] And this is how I feel…

[Gumball grabs Penny and kisses her on the lips. Penny's eyes widen in surprise. As they kiss, the space background reappears and Penny morphs bacl through all her previously seen forms in reverse chronologocal order until she is back to her base form. Finishing the kiss, they stare at each other affectionately. Richard (in the background with the rest of the Wattersons and Patrick, watching them happily) vocalizes the music, heavenly.]

Richard: [in tears of happiness] She was a monster! [Sniffs] But he made her beautiful… [Sniffs] …with his love [Sniffs] …like in their play, but backwards!

Anais: Yeah, I kinda think we all got that, Dad.

[The episode ends.]

v • e Transcript

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