# The Gumball Chronicles (2020)

> A short Cartoon Network spinoff that reshapes clips from The Amazing World of Gumball into a compact, family-friendly animated comedy miniseries.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/110255

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 10 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, family
- Created by: Ben Bocquelet
- Network: Cartoon Network
- Cast: Duke Cutler, Christian J. Simon, Kyla Kowalewski, Teresa Gallagher, Dan Russell, Logan Grove, Jacob Hopkins, Nicolas Cantu
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13980732/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: breezy, whimsical, absurdist, playful, light

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with a strong rating for its single season, though the series is largely a compilation of recycled clips from the parent show.

## Synopsis

The Gumball Chronicles (2020-2021) is a British-American animated comedy miniseries created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. It is a spinoff of The Amazing World of Gumball, following the Watterson family, with the blue cat Gumball Watterson and his anxious brother Darwin at the center of its short, absurdist episodes. Their parents and sister Anais add deadpan sibling mischief and household chaos. The miniseries runs eight episodes of roughly ten minutes each and is built largely from clips recycled from earlier episodes, with some new material stitched in around them. Each segment moves quickly, mixing slapstick, wordplay and surreal escalation in the bright, playful manner of the parent show. The tone is light, breezy and warmly silly, making it an easy, low-stakes watch for children and adults who enjoy the original. Fans of The Amazing World of Gumball, Regular Show and Adventure Time will find a familiar mix of cartoon absurdity and sibling chaos.

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