The second season of the British-American

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'' The Amazing World of Gumball'', created by

Ben Bocquelet Benjamin Bocquelet (born June 27, 1980) is a French-British animator, writer, director and producer, best known as the creator of the hit Cartoon Network animated series ''The Amazing World of Gumball.'' He was also the director of a short film c ...

, originally aired on

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in the United States, and was produced by

Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Ltd. (HBSE, formerly Great Marlborough Productions and previously known as Cartoon Network Studios Europe and Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe) is a British animation studio based in London and owned by the ...

. The season debuted on August 7, 2012 and ended on December 3, 2013. This season consists of 40 episodes. The season focuses on the adventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High.

Development

Plot

The season focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school. In a

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video documenting the production of this season, creator Ben Bocquelet expanded on the development of some of the characters, and how they are based on interactions from his childhood.

Production

The second season began filming on February 7, 2012 and ended filming on June 4, 2013. Before the series premiered on

, a second season was announced in March 2011, consisting of 40 11-minute episodes. Production for the season started in June of the same year. Executive producer and vice president of

, Daniel Lennard stated his enthusiasm in the series as "one of the most exciting animation shows to launch in recent years. Commissioning a second series before the first show has aired shows our absolute commitment and belief in the series and we're hoping audiences the world over will embrace this show as much as we have." Episodes for the season were written by Bocquelet, Jon Foster, James Lamont,

Mic Graves Mic Graves is a British animation director, writer, producer, and voice actor known for his work on Cartoon Network's ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' and ''Elliott from Earth''. Animation career Graves first worked at Studio AKA where he worked ...

, Chris Garbutt,

Jon Brittain Jon Brittain (born May 1987) is an Olivier Award-winning playwright, comedy writer and director who was born in Chester in the northwest of England and grew up in the Netherlands. He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA in 2008 ...

, Tom Crowley, Tobi Wilson, Yang Benedi,

Guillaume Cassuto Guillaume Cassuto is a French director, writer, and visual effects artist based in London, England. He is best known for being the creator and former showrunner of the Cartoon Network animated series ''Elliott from Earth''. He is also known for ...

, and Antoine Perez, and were storyboarded by Aurelie Charbonnier, Chuck Klein, Sebastian Hary, William Laborie, Adrian Maganza, Ben Marsaud, Akis Dimitrakopoulos, Jean Texier, and Charles Schneck. An episode entitled "The Rex", that was going to reveal Mr. Rex's (Tina Rex's father) full appearance, was written for this season but never produced for fiscal reasons. The episode's script was later (apparently) rewritten for the show's fourth season's episode "The Routine", although some fans recommended Bocquelet make the episode as part of the next season. The season marks a visual change from the prior season; Bocquelet states that he and his production staff had to adapt the art style from the first season in order for more complex animations to work within the 2D and 3D environments. In a subsequent interview with '' World Screen'', he retrospectively described the workflow of the season which proved just as difficult as the first for him and his team; he jokingly stated that he and his staff "went into the second series thinking that we were seasoned animation warriors. The second series proved to be quite hard."

Reception and release

Ratings

The season premiered with the episode "The Remote". The episode was watched by 1.805 million viewers, marking a decrease from the first-season premiere, which had been viewed by 2.120 million viewers for its premiere. The episode with the highest reported viewers for the season was the medial episode, "The Virus", which was watched by 2.570 million viewers. This season had an average of 1.712 million viewers per episode in the United States, a decrease from the previous season which had an average of 1.998 million viewers. The first episode was broadcast on a Tuesday at 8:30 PM. Episodes 2-19 were broadcast Tuesdays at 7:00 PM. Episodes 20-30 were broadcast Wednesdays at 7:30 PM. Episodes 31-40 were broadcast Tuesdays at 7:30 PM.

Reviews and accolades

Ken Tucker of '' Entertainment Weekly'' gave the season premiere "The Remote" a favorable review. In his article, he praised the visuals, namely "the sophisticated composition of the characters and the show's mastery of pop fun ppealingto older viewers as well s young viewers"

Episodes

DVD releases

References

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