The Amazing World of Gumball season 5
| The Amazing World of Gumball | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Cover art for digital download for the second half | |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Original release | September 1, 2016 – November 10, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the British-American animated television sitcom The Amazing World of Gumball, created by Ben Bocquelet, aired on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2016, and was produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. The series focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school.
Development
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[edit]The season focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school. In a behind-the-scenes video documenting the production of the second season, creator Ben Bocquelet expanded on the development of some of the characters, and how they are based on interactions from his childhood.[1]
Production
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The fifth season began filming on March 3, 2016, and ended filming on May 12, 2017. On June 2, 2014, Cartoon Network announced that the series had been renewed a fourth and fifth season.[2] Both seasons combined will consist of 40 half-hour episodes.[3] The writers for this season were Nathan Auerbach, Daniel Berg, Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, Andrew Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Joe Markham, John Sheerman, Louise Coats, James Hamilton, James Huntrods, Jessica Ransom, Jon Foster, James Lamont, Brydie Lee-Kennedy, Simon Landrein, Timothy Mills, Tom Neenan, Jon Purkis, Jack Bernhardt, Bec Hill, Jonny Leigh-Wright, Joseph Pelling, and Becky Sloan. The storyboard artists for the season were Adrian Maganza, Aurelie Charbonnier Wandrille Maunoury, Cedric Guarneri, Oliver Hamilton, Richard Méril, Yani Ouabdesselam, Bianca Ansems, Kenneth Ladekjaer, and Chloé Nicolay. At the end of this episode, "The Copycats", Gumball and Darwin again received new voice actors due to the previous ones hitting puberty: Jacob Hopkins was replaced by Nicolas Cantu (as Gumball) and Terrell Ransom Jr. was replaced by Donielle Hansley Jr. (as Darwin), though the episode "The Ollie" leaked online and on most cable OnDemand programs in December, complete with end credits that reveal that the episode was made after Hopkins and Ransom were replaced.[4]
This season had an average of 998 thousand viewers per episode.[citation needed]
Crossovers
[edit]Characters from Clarence, Regular Show and Uncle Grandpa make cameo appearances in the episode, "The Boredom".[citation needed]
Miracle Star
[edit]Miracle Star (Chinese: 奇奇妙乐星; pinyin: Qí qímiào lè xīng; lit. 'The Weird', 'Wonderful', 'and Delightful Star') is a Chinese children's animated comedy series created by Chinese food company Sanyuan Foods to promote a brand of goat milk of the same name. The show is best-known for plagiarizing The Amazing World of Gumball by imitating its scenes, character designs and animation style. Miracle Star is about an anthropomorphic goat named Miao Le Xing (referred to as Kiki) and his talking pet frog named Gua-Gua (referred to as Quack) who lives in an apartment with their parents.[5][6]
The series aired from 2014 to 2017, with a total of 12 episodes broadcast before being cancelled due to negative reviews.[citation needed]
The 167th episode of Gumball, "The Copycats", addresses the plagiarism.[5]
Episodes
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References
[edit]- ^ Behind the Scenes of Season 2. London: Cartoon Network. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ Barba, Jessica; Lach, Dawn; D'Amato, Adrienne (June 2, 2014). "Cartoon Network Doubles Down on Global Hit Series The Amazing World of Gumball" (Press release). Los Angeles and New York City: Turner Press Site. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ Marino, Joel (June 2, 2014). "The Amazing World of Gumball Greenlit for 4th & 5th Seasons". TV Kids. World Screen. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "Jason Watterson Jr. on Twitter". Retrieved on 9 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Cartoon Network dunks on ripoff shows in best way possible". Polygon. February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "'Gumball' will meet 'Miracle Star' bootleg characters in new episode". blastingnews. February 4, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2022.