
As Cartoon Network was heavily interested in "family and school shows" at the time, Bocquelet decided to make the series a kid series called The Amazing World of Gumball which was a combination of both. Having been asked by the network to pitch an idea for a new series for Adult Swim, he took sketches of several unused characters he had created for commercials and started developing a concept for a new series based on them.

Simon, rest of season 6, Darwin's Yearbook, Gumball Chronicles), sister Anais (Kyla Rae Kowalewski), and parents Nicole and Richard ( Teresa Gallagher and Dan Russell).īocquelet conceived The Amazing World of Gumball in 2007 while working as a development artist for Cartoon Network Studios Europe. Hansley, Jr., rest of season 5 to part of season 6 Christian J.

Throughout the series, he interacts with characters such as his former pet, brother and best friend Darwin (Kwesi Boakye, seasons 1 to 3 Terrell Ransom, Jr., season 2 to 5 Donielle T. The Amazing World of Gumball revolves around the life of a 12-year-old cat named Gumball Watterson (Logan Grove, seasons 1 to 3 Jacob Hopkins, season 3 to 5 Nicolas Cantu, rest of season 5 to 6 Duke Cutler, Gumball Chronicles) and his frequent shenanigans in the fictional city of Elmore. The Amazing World of Gumball is a British- American animated sitcom, created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network its sixth season premiered on January 5, 2018.
