The Authority is the nineteenth episode of season two of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the fifty fifth episode overall.
Synopsis
Granny Jojo's overprotective behavior puts the Wattersons in danger of losing their brains.
Plot
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He wakes up in Elmore Hospital with the rest of the family looking concerned. The doctor asks Nicole for a signature from whoever is responsible for him. Before Nicole is able to sign, Granny Jojo objects after abruptly entering the room, claiming (as Richard's mother) she is responsible. She insists on moving in with them saying Nicole is incapable of taking care of her family. Gumball notices his mother's rage and asks the doctor which object in the room is most inexpensive. He points to an IV rack which Gumball passes to Nicole. She proceeds to bend it out of shape, but after being told it was worth three hundred dollars, she bends it back to normal.
When the family walks outside of the hospital, as they are about cross a crosswalk, Nicole and Granny Jojo try to tell Gumball which direction to look on the road and Gumball's head gets split in half. As Gumball crosses to the other side of the road, 2 pedestrians get scared when they see his face.
Back at home, Gumball is outside doing skateboard tricks with Anais and Darwin while Nicole and Granny Jojo are inside talking about the kids's safety. When Gumball does another skateboard trick, the skateboard lands on his crotch. He gets angry with the skateboard, and throws it against the ground but the skateboard rebounds and hits his face, Anais's face, and Darwin's Face. After that, Nicole says that she's a terrible mother. Granny Jojo shows Nicole how to keep her children and Richard safe from danger. Granny Jojo tells her that the family needs Granny Jojo more.
When Granny Jojo goes downstairs, she tells Gumball to buy milk. When Gumball is outside, Granny Jojo chases after him through the whole neighborhood. Granny Jojo teaches Gumball it is not safe the moment they leave their house. She comes back inside seeing that Darwin is making a sandwich. When Granny Jojo shows Darwin how to cut a sandwich safely, her fake arm gets cut off. They both scream and Granny Jojo teaches Darwin that it is not safe when there's a knife around, then she chases Darwin away. Granny Jojo then taught Anais that no one is safe around windows when she helped Anais closed the window so forcefully it exploded like a flashbang. Granny Jojo then realized that her job to keeping the family safe is done when Richard was terrified of opening the door to the shed.
The family then starts eating, as it was the only thing they are not afraid to do after the tough lessons Granny Jojo taught them to keep them safe. Eventually, they all become fat and gain a clueless expression become exactly like Richard. Nicole then comes back, realizing that they have all become Richard, but Granny Jojo insisted that they are all safe. After Nicole found out that it was Granny Jojo's parenting that caused Richard's accident, changed the family's behavior, and the reason why Richard has no common sense. Granny Jojo raised him so he never needed to think so now he can hardly think at all. Nicole sends them out to buy milk. Granny Jojo then indirectly insulted her for not being a good mother, which caused Nicole to attack her, which Nicole then make her say that Nicole is a good mother. As the rest of the family leave the house, their diminished intelligence leads them to do even the simplest things dangerously, causing an accident in a crossroad, Granny Jojo and Nicole realized that they need to chase after them.
The family drove to the highway, not knowing how to stop the car. Granny Jojo and Nicole catch up to them and Nicole tells them to use their common sense to stop the car. However, their attempts to stop the car resulted into ripping off the roof of the car. Granny Jojo tries to stop the situation by jumping into their car, but Nicole catches her in and stop her from leaving the car. Nicole then accelerates and stops in front of them in the highway, encouraging them to remember and use what they have learned to stop the car. The family then flashes back to different situations, remembering the dos and don'ts of each situation. After they remembered how to stop the car, Richard hits the brakes hard, enough to stop the car inches away from Nicole. The family then laughs and pass out, due to the shock. Granny Jojo apologizes to Nicole, saying that she is indeed a good mother. After Nicole explains that it is alright to make mistakes if we learn from them, she passes out as well, ending the episode.
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Characters
Main Characters
Minor Characters
- Bandage Doctor
- Orange Woman
- Billy
- Blue Elephant
- Principal Brown
- Mr. Fitzgerald
- Jackie Wilson
- Orange Security Guard
- Newspaper Employee
- Red Construction Man
Trivia
- Granny Jojo gets a redesign in this episode.
- One of the signs on the highway reads "Gaylord Springs Airport".
- Granny Jojo's behavior is similar to that of Gumball and Darwin's in "The Responsible".
Continuity
- This episode marks Granny Jojo's first appearance in season 2, as well as her third appearance in the series overall.
- This marks the second time Nicole is seen furious, with a flaming background and fire eyes. The first time was in "The Responsible".
Goofs/Errors
- When Richard falls off of the roof, he is bombarded with tiles even though the roof is clearly covered with shingles.
- Outside the hospital, Granny Jojo instructs Gumball to look right then left to see the nearest car first. However, in Elmore, vehicles drive on the right side making the left car nearest. This oversight is probably due to the show originating in the United Kingdom.
- The Daisyland highway signs are all misspelled as "DIZZILAND"
- The color of Granny Jojo's clothes changes to beige when she is in the car.
- When Anais first spoke in the car, she had one narrow seat belt strapped to her. But when Anais speaks again, she has two seat belts: the narrow one and a slanted one.
- When Granny Jojo jumps towards the Wattersons' car, the belt stretches with her but disappears when the scene slows down.
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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 |