The ULTIMATE Gumball Iceberg Explained

Apologies for the short video today. Timestamps in the description!

While yes, Richard does follow the 'dumb dad trope' I think he qualifies higher than other animated dads because of how you can tell he really cares about his kids. A lot of the other dads in that category are just flat out abusive (Homer to Bart, Peter to Meg, etc.) But Richard is just a dumb, well meaning guy and I think that's great.

As someone who's been a huge fan of gumball since it first aired, a 3 hour long iceberg for a show that I held near and dear to my heart will be an absolute treat for me to listen in the background

Fun Fact: Jacob Hopkins(2nd Gumball VA) is now a current anime voice actor nowadays, check the dub of To Your Eternity, his role as Fushi, he did very well

I admit I mainly used this video as earfood while I was drawing, so I'm not 100% certain you didn't mention this, but here's something I think should be on the iceberg: Filtered Characters To clarify, several characters, most notably Carrie and Mr. Corneille, have a visual filter applied over their character models. With Carrie, it's an anaglyph filter, and with Corneille, it's a pixellation filter. The reason why this is significant is that when the characters appear in photographs or on video, the filter disappears.

I think at this point you can officially claim the title of world's biggest Gumball fan

I think Nicole is the role model we all need in our lives. She's overworked to her core, and has to raise a very chaotic family, yet still powers through and remains a complete badass.

3:00:22 I actually have a theory of what really happened to Rachel. She was sent to the Void. The Clayton short may have said she just moved away to go to college but I’m certain that was a false memory planted into the minds of the Wilson family so they wouldn’t think about why Rachel is gone. How do I know this? Simple. In the episode “The Void” it’s shown that any photos with people who’ve been erased simply remove them from the photo. And in the episode “The Upload” a picture of the Wilson family is shown and the wall, and Rachel isn’t there. Why would Rachel be erased from her family photos if she simply went to college? Also, in “the Void”, Mr. Small says the saying “gone the way of the dodo” despite Dodos already being in the Void. He’d only know this saying if Dodos weren’t erased from everyone’s memory, thus proving that those who’ve been sent to the Void might not be erased from everyone’s memory.

2:22:30 the outfit gumball is wearing in the commercial it's quite common to see on gumball products in Portugal. Almost all products that feature gumball feature him wearing that varsity jacket

Regular show, adventure time, gumball, and steven universe defined the 2010s for CN clarence and we bare bears were also great shows during that time

As a HUGE tawog fan I do approve of this video

Something I’d add probably around the middle of the iceberg is Nicole blinding Mr. Rex. When we first see Mr. Rex’s face in The Fight, both of his eyes are unharmed and working. But in The Routine, where we finally see his whole body, one of his eyes is blind. This could imply that Nicole managed to blind Mr. Rex in that eye during their fight. Realistically it’s probably just a typical season 1 continuity error, but it’s cool to imagine it being otherwise.

the fact that you can see the technology developing throughout the episodes brings the show to life. like how in the first episodes with flip phones and the recent ones with smart ones. the occasional 4th wall breaking is also always done right in a way so its not obnoxious but surprising. overall, i think we can agree that everyone who watched cartoon network appreciated gumball in a way, even of we didn't realise it. its the kind of show that gets a new meaning everytime you watch it while you grow up.

First of all. New avatar is looking fantastic and second, you absolutely outdid yourself here making a 3 hour long video that is analytical and enriching all the way through. I am impressed by what I have just watched and while I enjoy all of your videos, this one in particular is exceptionally enjoyable and you clearly brought your A game. Keep up the good work.

It would make sense for Gumball to take place around the 2000's because every episode showing young Gumball, Richard is wearing a shirt that is a riff on Nirvana along with a flannel shirt. Since that look really harkens back to the 90's, it would make a lot of sense for it to take place somewhere near 2009 maybe? (Trying to consider what point smart phones were developed)

Fun fact: in the episode, the compilations, they actually made an Easter egg about the grieving where it shows a warning about watching a teaser for it but it end up with with the saxophone chihuahua instead. It’s a neat little Easter egg tbh!

now we have to add cantu beefing with dream to the iceberg

Didn’t know I needed a full length movie but I’m thankful I got it 🙂

A multiple hour long Gumball video? This feels like RT60's videos on ranking every episode but not split in 2 parts, sounds like the perfect video for me

quite disappointed for not seeing the background clown character mentioned in the iceberg. Great video never the less.