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Season:	6
Broadcast number:	212
Production code:	GB625
Premiere dates
U.S. air date:	TV: June 18, 2018 VOD: June 15, 2018
U.K. air date:	September 10, 2018
International premieres:	Turkey: September 7, 2018 France: September 8, 2018 Poland: September 20, 2018 Germany: October 3, 2018
Credits
Written by:	Ben Bocquelet Joe Markham James Hamilton Gemma Arrowsmith Tobi Wilson Episode Director: Antoine Perez
Storyboarded by:	Aurelie Charbonnier
Songs	"If It's Too Hard To Forgive"
Previous	"The Brain"
Next	"The Founder"

"The Parents" is the sixteenth episode of Season 6 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 212^th episode overall.

Synopsis

Nicole reconciles with her parents.

Plot

SPOILER AHEAD! Important details about the plot or story are up ahead (Skip section)

At Elmore Shopping, Nicole skillfully fights off any attempt by the rest of the Wattersons to put any sweets or treats from the store in the grocery cart. However, she is justified in doing so as it is the end of the month and she is financially deprived, being paid literal peanuts. She then literally sniffs out a good bargain and finds a 1960s tray of corned beef under an aisle for 20 cents, out of her "super ability to save money" that Richard says she inherited from her family. A man ends up pulling the tray away from Nicole from the other side of the aisle, and after the shelf is knocked over due to their reckless fight, Nicole recognizes that the people on the other side are her estranged parents.

The Wattersons are then seen driving home, with Nicole's parents following them. Nicole grumbles about Gumball inviting them to their house, and Gumball claims it was due to all the overdue Christmas presents. Richard starts talking to one of the cans of corned beef, which Nicole mistakes for him talking to her about opening up and being hard inside, telling him she hasn’t spoken to her parents in twenty years and there’s so much bad blood between them, but she’ll try to give it a chance.

In an awkward situation with Nicole and her parents aloof from each other, Gumball goes in and makes a joke, creating a spontaneous and violent argument between them. As Gumball regrets his attempt at lightening the mood, Richard explains that Nicole and her parents have just been fighting for years but it's unclear whose fault it is. The rest of the Wattersons decide to analyze who is in the wrong by asking them to "air their issues."

Nicole takes the first argument to explain that her parents had "insane expectations" for her success, arguing the point that they made her wear "ridiculous clothes [her] whole life;" she was even born wearing a suit. Nicole's mother Mary notes that Nicole was hard to manage too, taking her Mother's Day painting, full of finger-painted thumbs down, to justify herself. Nicole brings up other times where her parents ridiculously enforced their expectations, which they justify as wanting what was best and wanting her to be successful, like the fact her first name is actually "Doctor," giving an A+ blood type instead of B-, and signing her up for several after-school clubs at the same time.

Her parents make the counterargument that her anger and outbursts had given them trouble also. They give the examples that she kicked their neighbor's car beyond repair, literally landed a kid into the hospital, and stole their car to see Richard which ended up literally landing them in court.

Nicole then brings up her parents disapproving Richard as her partner. After revealing Mary even has another suitor set up outside the house, she makes a direct remark of Richard's weight and being a slacker at a dead end job, to end up with self-embarrassing responses that he doesn’t have a job.

Nicole's father seriously questions her storming out on them. Nicole explains there was no point in fixing something so broken and her wanting to "start over and create something better." She then brings up that they never even came to her wedding (calling back to "The Choices"), and her mother reveals that they had accidentally gone to a Moldovan town named RSVP due to misreading the invitation. Nicole and her parents continue to trace back their earlier reasons of petty schemes and why their resentment had started until they end up not remembering anything before. Darwin questions why they can’t just make peace, and Nicole bitterly replies they were - separately.

As Gumball performs a song, the Senicourts decide to leave the house in shame. Their departure greatly upsets Nicole, and her disappointment and their memories of her, combined with the heavy regret over what they have done all those years leads the couple to return. As Mary is about to say something to her daughter, Nicole cuts her off and says she doesn’t want excuses, she just wants them back. They hug in reconciliation at long last.

Gumball explains that he was singing about the Christmas presents Nicole's parents owe the kids as grandparents, disappointing Darwin, Anais, and Richard. Right before the episode ends, Darwin slams Gumball's head against the window in response.

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Characters

Main characters

• Nicole
• Daniel
• Mary

Supporting characters

• Gumball
• Darwin
• Anais
• Richard

Minor characters

• Bandage doctor
• Oval family
• Marvin
• Melted cheese guy
• Madame Butterfly (debut)
• Pigeon
• Yuki
• Judge
• Sphere citizens
• Harold
• Banker (debut)
• Hank
• Pill doctors (debut)
• Bandage paramedic
• Neurosurgeon (debut)
• George
• Perverted dog (debut)

Production music

• Moldova Wedding 2 - Romani Rad [Audio Network] (Daniel and Mary in Moldova.)

Trivia

• It is revealed in this episode that Nicole's first name is "Doctor," and "Nicole" is actually her middle name.
• It is revealed that Mr. and Mrs. Senicourt's names are Daniel and Mary.
  • This is also their first appearance in the present day. Previously, they had only appeared in flashbacks to Nicole's youth.
• It is revealed that Nicole has been estranged from her parents for twenty years up until this episode.
  • Given that Nicole and Richard are thirty-eight, this means Nicole was only eighteen when she left her parents.
• This episode reveals that the reason why Nicole's parents did not show up at her wedding in "The Choices" was because they mistook RSVP for Rsvp, a small town in Moldavia, although in real life there is no town in Moldova called Rsvp.
  • Mary refers to the country as Moldavia, which is the correct English denomination for the historical region. Today, the nation is referred to in its Romanian name as Moldova, after its annexation by the Soviet Union.
• It is revealed Nicole was forced by her parents to take every extracurricular activity in school, including karate, violin, baseball, track and field, chess club, football, and drama club.
• It is revealed that Nicole's blood type is B-.
• During the flashback to Nicole in preschool, Nicole is wearing a dress and socks similar to Anais, although Nicole's dress is yellow while Anais' is orange.
• Richard mentions Nicole's family have a super ability to save money which is why she’s able to sniff out a bargain. Nicole’s money saving skills were also showcased in The Egg where she was shown using enough coupons that the store owed her money.

Continuity

• This is the fourteenth episode in which Gumball and Darwin are not main characters. The first thirteen were "The World," "The Extras," "The Joy," "The Butterfly," "The Egg," "The Return," "The Routine," "The Uploads," "The Night," "The Compilation," "The Choices," "The Singing," and "The News."
• Footage from "The Choices" is reused.
  • The scene where Nicole storms out of her parents' house is used, although the footage is flipped.
  • It is revealed that in the scene where teen Nicole and Richard are about to kiss in a car at a lookout point, only for the car to roll down the hill, Nicole took her parents' car without permission, and the car rolled into a courthouse. However, Richard was in the driver's seat when the flashback was shown in "The Choices."
  • The poses of Gumball, Darwin, and Anais on Mary's phone is similar to that of the same family picture in the aforementioned episode.

Cultural references

• Nicole being born wearing a suit may be a reference to the DreamWorks animated movie, The Boss Baby.

Goofs/errors

• In Nicole's flashback to the time when she was young and performing in multiple extracurricular activities, her voice was different from "The Choices."
  • This may be due to the fact she was in middle school, and according to Nicole, she was eight years old in the flashback.
• In Nicole's flashback to her time at the Elmore Kindergarten, the oval family can be seen in the background in the same age as in the present, despite Nicole's flashback taking place over 30 years prior to the present day.
• Mary's tail disappears after she tells Daniel that they should be on their way after Gumball starts to sing.
• When Nicole tells her parents she just wants them back, her mouth is colored wrong.
• In the season 1 episode "The End," Nicole told Gumball that his grandfather lived to be 102. This is contradictory with the appearance of Daniel, as well as the prior appearances of paternal grandfather Frankie Watterson.

Other titles

• Español (Spanish): Los Padres (The Parents)
• Français (French): Les parents (The Parents)
• Polski (Polish): Rodzice (The Parents)
• Български (Bulgarian): Родителите (The Parents)
• Русский (Russian): Родители (The Parents)
• Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese): Bố Mẹ (The Parents)
• Türkçe (Turkish): Ebeveynler (The Parents)
• 日本語 (Japanese): ママの両親 (Mom's parents)

References

v • e

Episode 1 The DVD	Episode 2 The Responsible	Episode 3 The Third	Episode 4 The Debt
Episode 5 The End	Episode 6 The Dress	Episode 7 The Quest	Episode 8 The Spoon
Episode 9 The Pressure	Episode 10 The Painting	Episode 11 The Laziest	Episode 12 The Ghost
Episode 13 The Mystery	Episode 14 The Prank	Episode 15 The Gi	Episode 16 The Kiss
Episode 17 The Party	Episode 18 The Refund	Episode 19 The Robot	Episode 20 The Picnic
Episode 21 The Goons	Episode 22 The Secret	Episode 23 The Sock	Episode 24 The Genius
Episode 25 The Poltergeist	Episode 26 The Mustache	Episode 27 The Date	Episode 28 The Club
Episode 29 The Wand	Episode 30 The Ape	Episode 31 The Car	Episode 32 The Curse
Episode 33 The Microwave	Episode 34 The Meddler	Episode 35 The Helmet	Episode 36 The Fight

Episode 1 The Remote	Episode 2 The Colossus	Episode 3 The Knights	Episode 4 The Fridge
Episode 5 The Flower	Episode 6 The Banana	Episode 7 The Phone	Episode 8 The Job
Episode 9 Halloween	Episode 10 The Treasure	Episode 11 The Apology	Episode 12 The Words
Episode 13 The Skull	Episode 14 The Bet	Episode 15 Christmas	Episode 16 The Watch
Episode 17 The Bumpkin	Episode 18 The Flakers	Episode 19 The Authority	Episode 20 The Virus
Episode 21 The Pony	Episode 22 The Hero	Episode 23 The Dream	Episode 24 The Sidekick
Episode 25 The Photo	Episode 26 The Tag	Episode 27 The Storm	Episode 28 The Lesson
Episode 29 The Game	Episode 30 The Limit	Episode 31 The Voice	Episode 32 The Promise
Episode 33 The Castle	Episode 34 The Boombox	Episode 35 The Tape	Episode 36 The Sweaters
Episode 37 The Internet	Episode 38 The Plan	Episode 39 The World	Episode 40 The Finale

Episode 1 The Kids	Episode 2 The Fan	Episode 3 The Coach	Episode 4 The Joy
Episode 5 The Puppy	Episode 6 The Recipe	Episode 7 The Name	Episode 8 The Extras
Episode 9 The Gripes	Episode 10 The Vacation	Episode 11 The Fraud	Episode 12 The Void
Episode 13 The Boss	Episode 14 The Move	Episode 15 The Law	Episode 16 The Allergy
Episode 17 The Mothers	Episode 18 The Password	Episode 19 The Procrastinators	Episode 20 The Shell
Episode 21 The Burden	Episode 22 The Bros	Episode 23 The Mirror	Episode 24 The Man
Episode 25 The Pizza	Episode 26 The Lie	Episode 27 The Butterfly	Episode 28 The Question
Episode 29 The Saint	Episode 30 The Friend	Episode 31 The Oracle	Episode 32 The Safety
Episode 33 The Society	Episode 34 The Spoiler	Episode 35 The Countdown	Episode 36 The Nobody
Episode 37 The Downer	Episode 38 The Egg	Episode 39 The Triangle	Episode 40 The Money

Episode 1 The Return	Episode 2 The Nemesis	Episode 3 The Crew	Episode 4 The Others
Episode 5 The Signature	Episode 6 The Check	Episode 7 The Pest	Episode 8 The Sale
Episode 9 The Gift	Episode 10 The Parking	Episode 11 The Routine	Episode 12 The Upgrade
Episode 13 The Comic	Episode 14 The Romantic	Episode 15 The Uploads	Episode 16 The Apprentice
Episode 17 The Hug	Episode 18 The Wicked	Episode 19 The Traitor	Episode 20 The Origins
Episode 21 The Origins: Part Two	Episode 22 The Girlfriend	Episode 23 The Advice	Episode 24 The Signal
Episode 25 The Parasite	Episode 26 The Love	Episode 27 The Awkwardness	Episode 28 The Nest
Episode 29 The Points	Episode 30 The Bus	Episode 31 The Night	Episode 32 The Misunderstandings
Episode 33 The Roots	Episode 34 The Blame	Episode 35 The Slap	Episode 36 The Detective
Episode 37 The Fury	Episode 38 The Compilation	Episode 39 The Scam	Episode 40 The Disaster

Episode 1 The Rerun	Episode 2 The Stories	Episode 3 The Guy	Episode 4 The Boredom
Episode 5 The Vision	Episode 6 The Choices	Episode 7 The Code	Episode 8 The Test
Episode 9 The Slide	Episode 10 The Loophole	Episode 11 The Fuss	Episode 12 The Copycats
Episode 13 The Potato	Episode 14 The Outside	Episode 15 The Vase	Episode 16 The Matchmaker
Episode 17 The Box	Episode 18 The Console	Episode 19 The Ollie	Episode 20 The Catfish
Episode 21 The Cycle	Episode 22 The Stars	Episode 23 The Grades	Episode 24 The Diet
Episode 25 The Ex	Episode 26 The Sorcerer	Episode 27 The Menu	Episode 28 The Uncle
Episode 29 The Weirdo	Episode 30 The Heist	Episode 31 The Singing	Episode 32 The Best
Episode 33 The Worst	Episode 34 The Deal	Episode 35 The Petals	Episode 36 The Nuisance
Episode 37 The Line	Episode 38 The List	Episode 39 The News	Episode 40 The Puppets

Episode 1 The Rival	Episode 2 The Lady	Episode 3 The Sucker	Episode 4 The Vegging
Episode 5 The One	Episode 6 The Father	Episode 7 The Cringe	Episode 8 The Cage
Episode 9 The Neighbor	Episode 10 The Anybody	Episode 11 The Faith	Episode 12 The Candidate
Episode 13 The Pact	Episode 14 The Shippening	Episode 15 The Brain	Episode 16 The Parents
Episode 17 The Founder	Episode 18 The Schooling	Episode 19 The Intelligence	Episode 20 The Potion
Episode 21 The Spinoffs	Episode 22 The Transformation	Episode 23 The Understanding	Episode 24 The Ad
Episode 25 The Ghouls	Episode 26 The Stink	Episode 27 The Awareness	Episode 28 The Slip
Episode 29 The Drama	Episode 30 The Buddy	Episode 31 The Possession	Episode 32 The Master
Episode 33 The Silence	Episode 34 The Future	Episode 35 The Wish	Episode 36 The Factory
Episode 37 The Agent	Episode 38 The Web	Episode 39 The Mess	Episode 40 The Heart
Episode 41 The Revolt	Episode 42 The Decisions	Episode 43 The BFFs	Episode 44 The Inquisition

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Storyboards

Rough animatic by Adrian Maganza

Designs

Animation stills

v • e

Episode 1 The DVD	Episode 2 The Responsible	Episode 3 The Third	Episode 4 The Debt
Episode 5 The End	Episode 6 The Dress	Episode 7 The Quest	Episode 8 The Spoon
Episode 9 The Pressure	Episode 10 The Painting	Episode 11 The Laziest	Episode 12 The Ghost
Episode 13 The Mystery	Episode 14 The Prank	Episode 15 The Gi	Episode 16 The Kiss
Episode 17 The Party	Episode 18 The Refund	Episode 19 The Robot	Episode 20 The Picnic
Episode 21 The Goons	Episode 22 The Secret	Episode 23 The Sock	Episode 24 The Genius
Episode 25 The Poltergeist	Episode 26 The Mustache	Episode 27 The Date	Episode 28 The Club
Episode 29 The Wand	Episode 30 The Ape	Episode 31 The Car	Episode 32 The Curse
Episode 33 The Microwave	Episode 34 The Meddler	Episode 35 The Helmet	Episode 36 The Fight

Episode 1 The Remote	Episode 2 The Colossus	Episode 3 The Knights	Episode 4 The Fridge
Episode 5 The Flower	Episode 6 The Banana	Episode 7 The Phone	Episode 8 The Job
Episode 9 Halloween	Episode 10 The Treasure	Episode 11 The Apology	Episode 12 The Words
Episode 13 The Skull	Episode 14 The Bet	Episode 15 Christmas	Episode 16 The Watch
Episode 17 The Bumpkin	Episode 18 The Flakers	Episode 19 The Authority	Episode 20 The Virus
Episode 21 The Pony	Episode 22 The Hero	Episode 23 The Dream	Episode 24 The Sidekick
Episode 25 The Photo	Episode 26 The Tag	Episode 27 The Storm	Episode 28 The Lesson
Episode 29 The Game	Episode 30 The Limit	Episode 31 The Voice	Episode 32 The Promise
Episode 33 The Castle	Episode 34 The Boombox	Episode 35 The Tape	Episode 36 The Sweaters
Episode 37 The Internet	Episode 38 The Plan	Episode 39 The World	Episode 40 The Finale

Episode 1 The Kids	Episode 2 The Fan	Episode 3 The Coach	Episode 4 The Joy
Episode 5 The Puppy	Episode 6 The Recipe	Episode 7 The Name	Episode 8 The Extras
Episode 9 The Gripes	Episode 10 The Vacation	Episode 11 The Fraud	Episode 12 The Void
Episode 13 The Boss	Episode 14 The Move	Episode 15 The Law	Episode 16 The Allergy
Episode 17 The Mothers	Episode 18 The Password	Episode 19 The Procrastinators	Episode 20 The Shell
Episode 21 The Burden	Episode 22 The Bros	Episode 23 The Mirror	Episode 24 The Man
Episode 25 The Pizza	Episode 26 The Lie	Episode 27 The Butterfly	Episode 28 The Question
Episode 29 The Saint	Episode 30 The Friend	Episode 31 The Oracle	Episode 32 The Safety
Episode 33 The Society	Episode 34 The Spoiler	Episode 35 The Countdown	Episode 36 The Nobody
Episode 37 The Downer	Episode 38 The Egg	Episode 39 The Triangle	Episode 40 The Money

Episode 1 The Return	Episode 2 The Nemesis	Episode 3 The Crew	Episode 4 The Others
Episode 5 The Signature	Episode 6 The Check	Episode 7 The Pest	Episode 8 The Sale
Episode 9 The Gift	Episode 10 The Parking	Episode 11 The Routine	Episode 12 The Upgrade
Episode 13 The Comic	Episode 14 The Romantic	Episode 15 The Uploads	Episode 16 The Apprentice
Episode 17 The Hug	Episode 18 The Wicked	Episode 19 The Traitor	Episode 20 The Origins
Episode 21 The Origins: Part Two	Episode 22 The Girlfriend	Episode 23 The Advice	Episode 24 The Signal
Episode 25 The Parasite	Episode 26 The Love	Episode 27 The Awkwardness	Episode 28 The Nest
Episode 29 The Points	Episode 30 The Bus	Episode 31 The Night	Episode 32 The Misunderstandings
Episode 33 The Roots	Episode 34 The Blame	Episode 35 The Slap	Episode 36 The Detective
Episode 37 The Fury	Episode 38 The Compilation	Episode 39 The Scam	Episode 40 The Disaster

Episode 1 The Rerun	Episode 2 The Stories	Episode 3 The Guy	Episode 4 The Boredom
Episode 5 The Vision	Episode 6 The Choices	Episode 7 The Code	Episode 8 The Test
Episode 9 The Slide	Episode 10 The Loophole	Episode 11 The Fuss	Episode 12 The Copycats
Episode 13 The Potato	Episode 14 The Outside	Episode 15 The Vase	Episode 16 The Matchmaker
Episode 17 The Box	Episode 18 The Console	Episode 19 The Ollie	Episode 20 The Catfish
Episode 21 The Cycle	Episode 22 The Stars	Episode 23 The Grades	Episode 24 The Diet
Episode 25 The Ex	Episode 26 The Sorcerer	Episode 27 The Menu	Episode 28 The Uncle
Episode 29 The Weirdo	Episode 30 The Heist	Episode 31 The Singing	Episode 32 The Best
Episode 33 The Worst	Episode 34 The Deal	Episode 35 The Petals	Episode 36 The Nuisance
Episode 37 The Line	Episode 38 The List	Episode 39 The News	Episode 40 The Puppets

Episode 1 The Rival	Episode 2 The Lady	Episode 3 The Sucker	Episode 4 The Vegging
Episode 5 The One	Episode 6 The Father	Episode 7 The Cringe	Episode 8 The Cage
Episode 9 The Neighbor	Episode 10 The Anybody	Episode 11 The Faith	Episode 12 The Candidate
Episode 13 The Pact	Episode 14 The Shippening	Episode 15 The Brain	Episode 16 The Parents
Episode 17 The Founder	Episode 18 The Schooling	Episode 19 The Intelligence	Episode 20 The Potion
Episode 21 The Spinoffs	Episode 22 The Transformation	Episode 23 The Understanding	Episode 24 The Ad
Episode 25 The Ghouls	Episode 26 The Stink	Episode 27 The Awareness	Episode 28 The Slip
Episode 29 The Drama	Episode 30 The Buddy	Episode 31 The Possession	Episode 32 The Master
Episode 33 The Silence	Episode 34 The Future	Episode 35 The Wish	Episode 36 The Factory
Episode 37 The Agent	Episode 38 The Web	Episode 39 The Mess	Episode 40 The Heart
Episode 41 The Revolt	Episode 42 The Decisions	Episode 43 The BFFs	Episode 44 The Inquisition

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At Elmore Shopping

[The episode starts at Elmore Shopping, where Nicole is shown leaving the cart as Anais nervously waits behind a shelf breathing heavily. She then tries to slam dunk a box of strawberry ice creams into the cart, just as Nicole returns back and launches herself to kick it off her hands]

Anais: Now!

Nicole: Huh?

[Gumball and Darwin summon out of the shelves, and Richard crashes through a box of cans, accidentally splitting his legs. They are all each carrying a box of treats]

Richard: Ow.

[The trio runs up to Nicole. Gumball tries to combat her and fails as she grabs his arms and pulls up his sleeves, as Darwin tries to reach into the cart, Nicole tangles Gumball's sleeves around them and chokes them, and Richard comes up to the battle, ending up with his arms also getting tangled. The trio gets thrown off. Anais, from behind, tries to sneak her box into the cart. Nicole notices and kicks the cart, catapulting the product away into Darwin's arms. She then slams the fridge door into Darwin's face, stuffs Richard into the fridge, and kicks the flying product, launched by Gumball and caught by Anais, into a mess of marshmallows. She roars]

Gumball: Why can't we just have one treat?

Nicole: Because it's the end of the month, and I work a dead-end job where I get paid peanuts.

[All except Nicole sigh]

Nicole: That's not a figure of speech, by the way. [Shows wallet full of peanuts]

Gumball: Then why are we even here?

Nicole: Because I asked for an advance on my next quarter, and they said "Yes." [Shows a quarter]

Anais: [Sarcastically] Great! I know a place where we can get a full shopping cart for twenty-five cents. It's called the eighteen-sixties. [Frowns]

Nicole: But not if you're shopping for a good deal. [Sniffs around]

Darwin: What's she doing?

Richard: Sniffing out a bargain. Your mom's family always had this super ability to save money. I mean, she had a bowl haircut until she was six, but her parents didn't want to wear down a good bowl, so technically, she had a "doing a handstand in a pothole" haircut.

Nicole: [Sniffs, notices] Aisle thirteen. [Reaches behind shelf] Ha-ha-ha! [Drags out box of corned beef] Corned beef!

Anais: [Reads can] "This can can be opened by women of reasonable intelligence with limited male supervision"?

Nicole: Well, they're from the sixties, but look, only twenty cents for the whole pallet. I guess times were easier then if you were a man and not a minority and were comfortable with the constant threat of nuclear annihilation. Ha, how things have changed, huh?

Richard, Gumball, Darwin, and Anais: [Inhales] Mm…

Nicole: [Dejectedly] Yeah.

[The box of corned beef is being dragged by a man at the other side]

Nicole: Hey. Hey! [Pulls back] This is our food for the next month.

Old man: [Off-screen] Back off, lady! We saw it first!

Nicole: I grabbed it first!

Old man: [Off-screen] Just leave it already. It's ours!

[Nicole generates muscles and pulls the box with all her might, cleaning the shelves off of items. Nicole gasps, as the scene reveals her parents, looking shocked]

Nicole: Dad? Mom?

Inviting the Senicourts

[Scene switches to the Wattersons in the car. Richard is shown eating corned beef off a can]

Nicole: Oh, I can't believe it!

Richard: Yeah. You'd think that finding a tooth in this can would've put me off, and yet—

Nicole: [Slaps can of corned beef off] I meant how could you kids invite them to the house?

[Scene switches to Nicole's parents driving their car and following the Wattersons]

Gumball: Because we deserve it, Mom. Think of it as a gift to us.

Nicole: [Sighs] True. I can't deny you the right to know your grandparents just because of a grudge.

Gumball: What? No! I meant that they owe us hundreds of Christmas presents.

Nicole: I really thought I raised my children better.

Gumball: Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry. We'd profit much more if they bought one awesome, huge, lump present instead of a bunch of crummy ones.

[Nicole sighs]

Richard: [Talking to his can] Come on. Let's give this another chance.

Nicole: Okay.

Richard: Just promise me you'll be good this time.

Nicole: I can't just promise that.

Richard: Why won't you open up?

Nicole: There's so much bad history between us. I mean, we stopped talking over twenty years ago.

Richard: Why are you so hard inside?

Nicole: I guess it's a way to protect myself, but… [Sighs] you're right. I'll try my best to be open. Thank you, Richard.

Richard: [Throws away bolt from corned beef can] Uh… anytime?

[The Wattersons' car and the Senicourts' car stop in front of the house]

A Tense Atmosphere

[Scene switches to the inside of the Watterson house, where Nicole and her parents sit at the table, having no eye contact with each other. The rest of the family stands in the kitchen with a translucent wall formed in front of them]

Gumball: [Muffled] The atmosphere is so thick you could cut it with a knife.

Anais: [Muffled] What?

Gumball: [Muffled] Oh, hang on. [Cuts a square hole into the translucent wall] I said, "The atmosphere is so thick you could cut it with a knife." [Sticks his head through the hole] Maybe I'll join them and try to lighten the mood.

[Gumball slides through the hole and sits at the table]

Gumball: Hey, how about a joke? I like my coffee the way I like jokes about the way I like my coffee. I don't. [Laughs once]

[The scene cuts to Nicole and her parents arguing and throwing things in the background. Gumball enters the kitchen]

Gumball: Wow, that's the second worst that joke ever went down.

Richard: It's not you, son. They just blame each other for what happened between them, but no one really knows whose fault it is. It's like "potato," "potart-wah." [The kids stare at him confused] Who's to say which is wrong?

Darwin: There's only one way to find out.

Richard: Of course. A backyard royal rumble. Last one standing gets to name the vegetable.

Darwin: I mean we ask Mrs. Mom, Grandpa Daniel, and Granny Mary to air their issues, and we'll decide who's in the wrong.

Richard: And then we—

Anais: It's pronounced "potato"! And no one's doing a Canadian Destroyer off a shed in the backyard!

Richard: Oh…

Family Problems

[Scene shows Nicole and the Senicourts standing aloof and frowning off of each other. There is a mess of smashed plates, and the couch is flipped over, as the rest of the family hides behind it]

Nicole: Okay, I'll start. [Inhales deeply] You have always been disappointed in me.

Mary: Only because we loved you.

Nicole: No! Because you always had insane expectations for me. Like how you made me wear those ridiculous clothes my whole life!

Mary: In life you have to dress for the job you want.

Nicole: Don't you think you started a little early?

[Scene switches to in the hospital, when Nicole was just born. Mary lies in her bed alongside Daniel]

Bandage Doctor: Congratulations to both of you. It's a…

[Newborn Nicole is shown wearing a formal suit]

Bandage Doctor: ...CEO?

[Flashback ends]

Mary: Well, you were hardly easy yourself. Remember that finger painting you did for Mother's Day?

[Scene shows toddler Nicole in Kindergarten handing her mother a finger painting]

Mary: Hmm? [Turns painting, showing five thumbs up in different colors] Aww.

[Nicole frowns and turns the painting to show thumbs down; Mary frowns and sighs. Flashback ends]

Nicole: Well, maybe it all comes back to the stupid name you gave me!

Gumball: Uh, what's wrong with "Nicole"? [Shudders]

Nicole: "Nicole" is my middle name. My first name is "Doctor"!

[Stifled laughter across the Wattersons behind the couch]

Nicole: Oh, it's all very funny until someone shouts, "Is there a doctor in the house?" and your parents say, "Yes." Turns out people choking on a chicken wing rarely stay conscious long enough to enjoy the punch line!

Daniel: But we only wanted the best for you.

Nicole: What? Like the time I needed a blood transfusion and you gave me the wrong blood type?

Daniel: Why settle for B minus when you can have A plus—

Nicole: Nothing was ever enough! You forced me to join a gazillion after-school clubs!

Mary: We gave you every possible chance to succeed!

Nicole: Yeah! All at the same time!

[Scene shows when young Nicole was a student; she is playing the violin, hits an incoming baseball with the violin over a goalpost, runs while jumping over hurdles, leaps a huge distance to a seat with a chessboard, and kicks a costumed lady over to the ground, touching a baseball base]

Nicole: Ha!

[The referee blows his whistle and enters]

Melted Cheese Guy: That's a foul, Doctor Nicole.

Nicole: Why?

Melted Cheese Guy: It wasn't a karate match. It was a drama-club rehearsal of "Madame Butterfly."

[Nicole sighs. Yuki suddenly appears and kicks her away]

Melted Cheese Guy: That was the karate.

[Flashback ends]

Nicole: What kind of childhood was that? I was only eight years old.

Daniel: Well, at that age, I was already ten.

[Nicole's forehead turns red as she crushes her cup]

Mary: See? That's your problem. You always let your anger get the better of you.

Daniel: I spent years fixing the consequences of your outbursts.

Nicole: Oh, please! There's nothing a child can break that can't be fixed with a bit of duct tape.

Daniel: What about the time you kicked the neighbor's car?

[Flashback briefly shows Daniel slowly applying a piece of duct tape over a completely wrecked car. When the hood pops, he nervously runs away, and the flashback ends]

Nicole: Come on, I wasn't that bad.

Daniel: You kidding me? You landed a kid in the hospital!

[Flashback shows Harold literally flying into the hospital and ends]

Daniel: Literally. Not to mention the time you stole our car to see your boyfriend and landed in court!

[Flashback shows teenage Nicole and Richard in the car crashing backwards into court]

All: Guilty!

Nicole: Oops. [Smiles awkwardly]

[Flashback ends]

Daniel: Again, literally.

Nicole: What else was I supposed to do? You always disapproved of Richard! You never thought he was good enough for me!

Mary: That's not true.

[Nicole points at a formally dressed awkward bank employee holding flowers from behind the window. Mary signals to cut off his encounter with Nicole, and he awkwardly shuffles away]

Nicole: Really? Still trying to set me up with some banking dweeb?

Mary: [To Richard] No offense, but we always thought she could do better than a slacker with a dead-end job who got their pants at the Army surplus store… in the parachute aisle.

Richard: How dare you! My wife's behind is so small only bats can hear her toot.

Mary: I meant you.

Richard: [Sing-song voice] Then the joke's on you! I don't have a job.

Mary: [Sighs]

Daniel: But did you really have to walk out like that?

Nicole: I left, because [Voice-over] there was no point in trying to fix something that was beyond repair.

[Scene fades to a flashback from "The Choices", where Nicole is seen arguing with her parents before leaving]

Nicole: [Voice-over] I wanted to start over and create something better.

[Flashback ends]

Daniel: Us too, but we were too old to have another [Daniel notices Mary giving him an annoyed side-eye] CHIIIIILD— We have a dog now!

Nicole: [Sighs] You never even came to our wedding.

Mary: We did. We went to Rsvp.

Nicole: What?

Mary: On your invite, it said, "Rsvp."

Nicole: No, Mom. It said, "R.S.V.P."

Mary: Oh, right. Well, we went to the town of Rsvp in Moldavia.

[Flashback shows Nicole's parents in Rsvp, Moldavia, a barren city, along with a constantly barking dog]

Mary: [Voice-over] I was the only woman in the region. Everybody tried to marry me, even a dog!

[Flashback ends]

Daniel: Like I said, we have a dog now.

Nicole: Wait, is that why you sent Richard and I divorce papers for our first anniversary?

[Scene goes through several flashbacks]

Mary: [Voice-over] No, that was because you sent me retirement-home leaflets for my fiftieth birthday… With glitter!

Nicole: [Voice-over] Well, that's because you tried to ship Richard to Guatemala!

Daniel: [Voice-over] No, that was after you took power of attorney over us and got us committed for six weeks!

Nicole: [Voice-over] No, that was after you paid for our honeymoon, but replaced Richard with a neurosurgeon!

[Scene cuts back to the present]

Daniel: Well, that was after— After… Uh… Uh… Mm. I don't remember.

Nicole: [Gasps] Me neither.

Darwin: Then why are you still angry at each other? Why can't you just make peace?

Nicole: We were at peace, Darwin. Separately.

"If It's Too Hard to Forgive"

[As the Senicourts get angry in reaction, solemn music plays]

Gumball: [Sighs] Okay. I know this is the cheapest, dirtiest kind of emotional manipulation, but there's too much on the line here, so...

Gumball: [Sings] Ten thousand reasons to give up

Too many words that piled up

Mary: [Spoken] I think we should go.

[As Mary and Daniel leave Nicole cleans up the broken mug off the floor. She turns to look at her parents before Mary closes the door]

Gumball: But you refuse to try and mend

Your broken past before the end

Your heart's too hard to understand

That sands of time slip through your hands

[Nicole stands looking out of the window as she does the washing up]

Gumball: And no excuses can erase

The scars of time left on your face

[Daniel starts his car, revealing a picture of a young Nicole on his keychain. before their car drives away]

Gumball: If it's too hard to forgive

Then just give

Let go of the weight that won't let you live

[Nicole takes a picture off the fridge and looks at it. It is of her younger self excitedly opening a present at Christmas. She unfolds it to reveal the other half, her parents watching her with a smile on their faces]

Gumball: Why keep playing this sad game

[As Daniel and Mary continue to drive away, Mary looks at a photo of Gumball, Darwin and Anais on her phone. The screen slowly turns off]

Gumball: Of who should really take the blame?

The memories will fade away

[Nicole runs outside, watching her parents driving away. She holds out her hand as she calls out for them to wait]

Gumball: They're growing further every day

[A top down view of Mary and Daniel's car driving down the road is shown. Around the corner, unbeknownst to them, a truck is driving down the road and heading straight for them]

Gumball: You want the stream to change its course

Before it floods you with remorse

[Daniel looks back at Nicole as she walks back toward the house. He and Mary look at each other, before changing their minds. Daniel presses the brakes and stops the car, and they watch as the truck drives by]

Gumball: You only need to hit the brakes

To free yourself of your mistakes

If it's too hard to forgive

Then just give

Let go of the weight that won't let you live.

[Nicole is about to go inside when she hears a car roll up to the driveway. She turns around and sees her parents have come back. As she walks over Mary lowers her window]

Mary: [Spoken] Nicole, I—

Nicole: [Spoken] Look, I don't wanna hear your excuses. [Tears up] I just want you guys back.

[Mary and Daniel get out of the car, and the Senicourts all hug each other]

Gumball: Mm, mm, mm-mm, mm

Mm, mm, mm-mm, mm

[Song ends]

Anais: Well done, Gumball.

Richard: You really summed up their relationship with each other and helped them reconnect.

Gumball: [Spoken] What's that now?

Anais: You know, "If it's too hard to forgive, then just give."

Gumball: Pfft! That wasn't about them. That was about the Christmas presents they owe us!

[Richard, Anais and Darwin express disappointment. Darwin smacks Gumball's head into the window, thus ending the episode]

v • e

Episode 1 The DVD	Episode 2 The Responsible	Episode 3 The Third	Episode 4 The Debt
Episode 5 The End	Episode 6 The Dress	Episode 7 The Quest	Episode 8 The Spoon
Episode 9 The Pressure	Episode 10 The Painting	Episode 11 The Laziest	Episode 12 The Ghost
Episode 13 The Mystery	Episode 14 The Prank	Episode 15 The Gi	Episode 16 The Kiss
Episode 17 The Party	Episode 18 The Refund	Episode 19 The Robot	Episode 20 The Picnic
Episode 21 The Goons	Episode 22 The Secret	Episode 23 The Sock	Episode 24 The Genius
Episode 25 The Poltergeist	Episode 26 The Mustache	Episode 27 The Date	Episode 28 The Club
Episode 29 The Wand	Episode 30 The Ape	Episode 31 The Car	Episode 32 The Curse
Episode 33 The Microwave	Episode 34 The Meddler	Episode 35 The Helmet	Episode 36 The Fight

Episode 1 The Remote	Episode 2 The Colossus	Episode 3 The Knights	Episode 4 The Fridge
Episode 5 The Flower	Episode 6 The Banana	Episode 7 The Phone	Episode 8 The Job
Episode 9 Halloween	Episode 10 The Treasure	Episode 11 The Apology	Episode 12 The Words
Episode 13 The Skull	Episode 14 The Bet	Episode 15 Christmas	Episode 16 The Watch
Episode 17 The Bumpkin	Episode 18 The Flakers	Episode 19 The Authority	Episode 20 The Virus
Episode 21 The Pony	Episode 22 The Hero	Episode 23 The Dream	Episode 24 The Sidekick
Episode 25 The Photo	Episode 26 The Tag	Episode 27 The Storm	Episode 28 The Lesson
Episode 29 The Game	Episode 30 The Limit	Episode 31 The Voice	Episode 32 The Promise
Episode 33 The Castle	Episode 34 The Boombox	Episode 35 The Tape	Episode 36 The Sweaters
Episode 37 The Internet	Episode 38 The Plan	Episode 39 The World	Episode 40 The Finale

Episode 1 The Kids	Episode 2 The Fan	Episode 3 The Coach	Episode 4 The Joy
Episode 5 The Puppy	Episode 6 The Recipe	Episode 7 The Name	Episode 8 The Extras
Episode 9 The Gripes	Episode 10 The Vacation	Episode 11 The Fraud	Episode 12 The Void
Episode 13 The Boss	Episode 14 The Move	Episode 15 The Law	Episode 16 The Allergy
Episode 17 The Mothers	Episode 18 The Password	Episode 19 The Procrastinators	Episode 20 The Shell
Episode 21 The Burden	Episode 22 The Bros	Episode 23 The Mirror	Episode 24 The Man
Episode 25 The Pizza	Episode 26 The Lie	Episode 27 The Butterfly	Episode 28 The Question
Episode 29 The Saint	Episode 30 The Friend	Episode 31 The Oracle	Episode 32 The Safety
Episode 33 The Society	Episode 34 The Spoiler	Episode 35 The Countdown	Episode 36 The Nobody
Episode 37 The Downer	Episode 38 The Egg	Episode 39 The Triangle	Episode 40 The Money

Episode 1 The Return	Episode 2 The Nemesis	Episode 3 The Crew	Episode 4 The Others
Episode 5 The Signature	Episode 6 The Check	Episode 7 The Pest	Episode 8 The Sale
Episode 9 The Gift	Episode 10 The Parking	Episode 11 The Routine	Episode 12 The Upgrade
Episode 13 The Comic	Episode 14 The Romantic	Episode 15 The Uploads	Episode 16 The Apprentice
Episode 17 The Hug	Episode 18 The Wicked	Episode 19 The Traitor	Episode 20 The Origins
Episode 21 The Origins: Part Two	Episode 22 The Girlfriend	Episode 23 The Advice	Episode 24 The Signal
Episode 25 The Parasite	Episode 26 The Love	Episode 27 The Awkwardness	Episode 28 The Nest
Episode 29 The Points	Episode 30 The Bus	Episode 31 The Night	Episode 32 The Misunderstandings
Episode 33 The Roots	Episode 34 The Blame	Episode 35 The Slap	Episode 36 The Detective
Episode 37 The Fury	Episode 38 The Compilation	Episode 39 The Scam	Episode 40 The Disaster

Episode 1 The Rerun	Episode 2 The Stories	Episode 3 The Guy	Episode 4 The Boredom
Episode 5 The Vision	Episode 6 The Choices	Episode 7 The Code	Episode 8 The Test
Episode 9 The Slide	Episode 10 The Loophole	Episode 11 The Fuss	Episode 12 The Copycats
Episode 13 The Potato	Episode 14 The Outside	Episode 15 The Vase	Episode 16 The Matchmaker
Episode 17 The Box	Episode 18 The Console	Episode 19 The Ollie	Episode 20 The Catfish
Episode 21 The Cycle	Episode 22 The Stars	Episode 23 The Grades	Episode 24 The Diet
Episode 25 The Ex	Episode 26 The Sorcerer	Episode 27 The Menu	Episode 28 The Uncle
Episode 29 The Weirdo	Episode 30 The Heist	Episode 31 The Singing	Episode 32 The Best
Episode 33 The Worst	Episode 34 The Deal	Episode 35 The Petals	Episode 36 The Nuisance
Episode 37 The Line	Episode 38 The List	Episode 39 The News	Episode 40 The Puppets

Episode 1 The Rival	Episode 2 The Lady	Episode 3 The Sucker	Episode 4 The Vegging
Episode 5 The One	Episode 6 The Father	Episode 7 The Cringe	Episode 8 The Cage
Episode 9 The Neighbor	Episode 10 The Anybody	Episode 11 The Faith	Episode 12 The Candidate
Episode 13 The Pact	Episode 14 The Shippening	Episode 15 The Brain	Episode 16 The Parents
Episode 17 The Founder	Episode 18 The Schooling	Episode 19 The Intelligence	Episode 20 The Potion
Episode 21 The Spinoffs	Episode 22 The Transformation	Episode 23 The Understanding	Episode 24 The Ad
Episode 25 The Ghouls	Episode 26 The Stink	Episode 27 The Awareness	Episode 28 The Slip
Episode 29 The Drama	Episode 30 The Buddy	Episode 31 The Possession	Episode 32 The Master
Episode 33 The Silence	Episode 34 The Future	Episode 35 The Wish	Episode 36 The Factory
Episode 37 The Agent	Episode 38 The Web	Episode 39 The Mess	Episode 40 The Heart
Episode 41 The Revolt	Episode 42 The Decisions	Episode 43 The BFFs	Episode 44 The Inquisition