I didn't feel like making a thread for this so im gonna bump this thread instea.Īnyways, i caught "the Catfish" on tv last night an, i have a honest question: Did Gumball just straight up admit to being Trans during this episode? So what do this community, or what is left of it, think about it (and Gumball's characterization in general on this regard)? Was it just a joke? Was it validation? was it inappropriate? In any other show this would have been just a joke, but there is joking a couple of times and there is Gumball, Gumball is constantly, consistently portrayed as very genderfluid, like seriously, i could go on for hours listing all the details of Gumball's characterization where the character expreses their gender identity in a non binary or non boy presenting manner (and this is more than just about Gumball's multiple instances of dressing like a girl), but in this episode Gumball straight up admits it the most blatantly way possible the show can without using the word Trans. I didn't feel like making a thread for this so im gonna bump this thread instead.Īnyways, i caught "the Catfish" on tv last night and i have a honest question: Did Gumball just straight up admit to being Trans during this episode?Ĭontext: Gumball and Darwin are pretending online to be an old lady to humor their Step Grandpa who seems to have no friends, the whole thing was Gumball's idea, at one point they suspect he might have fallen in love with the fake old lady, Darwin asks Gumball why he thought this was a good idea, Gumball says "i felt like he needed a friend", Darwin asks why did he made her a woman, to which gumball says something along the lines of " Because deep down that's what i feel like." (sorry if it's not an exact quote, i was watching the show in spanish) Wow, im sad that this thread is pretty much dead, i feel like im part of the problem tho, since i pretty much neglected to catch up. You can go back to the older stuff once it hooks you. But most of all, watch because this is a darn good show.Īddendum: If you're new and want the good stuff immediately, start with season three. Watch again because you can't accept that it's over. Watch because you're behind on episodes and want to binge. Watch to laugh harder than you can last remember laughing. Watch for the spectacle that is its animation. From biting sociopolitical commentary that rivals Animaniacs, to elaborate full-episode pop culture references, to rapid-fire gags and fast-talk gibes, this show hits a wavelength of comedy you usually wouldn't expect from a show of its genre, let alone its rating of Y7 (though it's definitely known to push that Y7 to its breaking point). Jaded humor mixes with wacky situations to create one of the best-written modern cartoons around.
2D, CG, live action, stop motion, claymation, puppetry, old school, and more are all represented through the most diverse town full of characters you'll ever see, set upon beautiful realistic settings and backdrops. Unlike other shows on its network (or on TV in general), Gumball utilized medium blending to create a style of animation like no other - that is, a style that uses ALL of the styles.
The first show made by Cartoon Network's European studio and headed by Ben Bocquelet, The Amazing World of Gumball is a smash hit cartoon that lasted from 2011 to 2019. (Clockwise from top-left: Gumball, Nicole, Richard, Anais, Darwin)