The WORST episodes of The Amazing World of Gumball
Every episode of The Amazing World of Gumball ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Amazing World of Gumball!
The series revolves around the life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.
#1 - The Pants
Season 7 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/22/2025
Disturbed by Banana Joe's decision to start wearing pants, Gumball does everything in his power to put a stop to it.
#2 - The Mister
Season 7 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/22/2025
Now considered a man in his culture, Idaho gets help from Gumball and Darwin as he attempts to handle his new adult responsibilities.
#3 - The Butts
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/28/2025
When Principal Brown feels ashamed of his butt, Gumball helps him regain body confidence in order to read his butt poem at a recital.
#4 - The Trumpet
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/22/2025
Nicole needs to make sure Gumball makes something of himself so that when he's older, he flies the nest instead of being a slob at home forever.
#5 - The Move
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/28/2014
Clayton may be a liar, but Gumball discovers he wasn't lying about his awesome martial arts move.
#6 - The Climb
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/28/2025
Gumball gets trauma after an incident with the gym rock-climbing wall where his pants fall off, and tries to get over it.
#7 - The Understanding
Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/16/2018
There's a new kid at school but nobody can understand a thing he is saying. Gumball and Darwin try different ways to figure out what's going on.
#8 - The BFFS
Season 6 - Episode 43 - Aired 6/24/2019
When Gumball’s old BFF turns up, Darwin gets jealous.
#9 - The Necroprancer
Season 7 - Episode 39 - Aired 12/22/2025
Gumball and Darwin travel to the underworld with Carrie, intent on finding her a permanent body.
#10 - The Homework
Season 7 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/22/2025
Gumball faces the most difficult journey of his life when he attempts to deliver Anais her forgotten homework on the day he is home sick with the flu.
#11 - The Labels
Season 7 - Episode 32 - Aired 12/22/2025
When an evil guidance counselor arrives at school and gives all the kids awful labels, Gumball and Darwin must defeat her to reclaim their identities.
#12 - The Diary
Season 7 - Episode 28 - Aired 12/22/2025
Gumball and Darwin find a diary. They discover the author is about to miss out on the biggest moment of her life and must find her to figure out why.
#13 - The Cheapmas
Season 7 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/22/2025
After finding out Christmas is cancelled because Elmore is broke, Gumball and Darwin vow to save Christmas.
#14 - The App
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/28/2025
When a new video-sharing platform called Clik-Sap (a spoof of TikTok) turns the kids of Elmore into mindless zombies due to their irresistible trends, Gumball and Darwin must fight its power.
#15 - The Wish
Season 6 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/13/2019
Gumball and Darwin believe they've turned Miss Simian into a neck-cushion.
#16 - The Lie
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/20/2014
Noticing that everyone is in the doldrums of January, Gumball and Anais invent a new holiday to spark excitement.
#17 - The Roast
Season 7 - Episode 30 - Aired 12/22/2025
After Gumball's smack talking embarrasses him in front of the entire town, he vows to curb his smug ways.
#18 - The Pool
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/28/2025
When Gumball, Darwin and Richard discover Mr. Robinson has a luxury above-ground pool, they try to get a dive in. However, after accidentally draining all the water, they must refill the pool before Mr. Robinson finds out.
#19 - The Tracking
Season 7 - Episode 37 - Aired 12/22/2025
The family tries to save Richard from the consequences of a bet involving a fitness tracker.
#20 - The Stink
Season 6 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/5/2018
Gumball decides to put Mr. Small's eco-friendly principles to the test but it doesn't quite go as planned. Mr. Small disappears after deciding to leave the modern world behind. But on the plus side they discover that the Great Stink-Ape of Elmore Woods is definitely not extinct.
#21 - The Slip
Season 6 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/7/2018
Richard doesn't answer the door in time and the jobsworth delivery guy will not let him have his package. His options are to pick his package up at the depot or pay for a redelivery. Richard doesn't like the sound of either option, so a battle of wills begins that can only end in the destruction of one or both of them.
#22 - The News
Season 5 - Episode 40 - Aired 11/10/2017
From police chases to the inside scoop on Daisy the Donkey, Channel 6 Elmore News has all the top local stories. Experienced newscaster Kip Schlezinger brings the latest news, sports and weather, even when there is absolutely nothing to report.
#23 - The Potion
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/16/2018
Hector is unhappy with his height, so the kids try to use Mrs. Jötunheim's potions to shrink him, but it goes terribly wrong.
#24 - The Survivalists
Season 7 - Episode 31 - Aired 12/22/2025
Gumball and Darwin go up against a squirrel in a primal fight for survival (...in their backyard).
#25 - The Awkwardness
Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/19/2016
A simple run to the store for ketchup leads Gumball to once again encounter The Hot Dog Guy (from "The Hug") and try to get away from him.