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The Amazing World of Gumball: Season 3

40 episodes Premiered Jun 5, 2014 Updated Sep 19, 2026

The Amazing World of Gumball Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 40 episodes.

Previously on The Amazing World of Gumball

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Amazing World of Gumball Season 2.
  • Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

The Amazing World of Gumball Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 40 episodes.

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3·E1 Mytharc

The Kids

Jun 5, 2014

Gumball and Darwin's voices may be breaking, but they're showing no signs of growing up. Whilst Gumball and Darwin make fun of Mom and Dad for being old, their voices start to brea

S3·E2 Core

The Fan

Jun 5, 2014

New Elmore Junior High student Sarah becomes Gumball and Darwin's obsessive number-one fan.

S3·E3 Core

The Coach

Jun 12, 2014

The new coach at Elmore High stands up to Jamie. The new Coach witnesses Jamie bullying the other kids at lunch and steps in. Jamie is made to apologize, much to the amazement of t

S3·E4 Core

The Joy

Jun 19, 2014

When Miss Simian sees Gumball and Darwin joyful on Monday, she knows that something is wrong with them. She performs tests on them, but the nurse disapproves what she's doing. But

S3·E5 Core

The Puppy

Jun 26, 2014

The Watterson children's long-awaited pet puppy turns out to be a turtle which hates them.

S3·E6 Core

The Recipe

Jul 3, 2014

Gumball and Darwin discover the secret behind their classmate Anton's immortality.

S3·E7 Mytharc

The Name

Jul 10, 2014

When Mom reveals that Gumball's real name is "Zach," Gumball adopts a cheesy, annoying persona to match the name. His family tries to make him remember the old Gumball, as this new

S3·E8 Core

The Extras

Jul 17, 2014

Skits about the random extra characters seen throughout the series.

S3·E9 Core

The Gripes

Jul 24, 2014

When Gumball and Darwin begin to complain about every little thing in their lives, the people of Elmore City mistakenly assumes charity cases and put together a benefit to raise mo

S3·E10 Core

The Vacation

Jul 31, 2014

While driving to a campground, Nicole tells a horror story, which slowly starts to come true as their car breaks down and a stranger comes to help them out.

S3·E11 Core

The Fraud

Aug 7, 2014

Gumball and Darwin discover Principal Brown's diploma is fake, and Principal Brown is determined to keep their discovery a secret.

S3·E12 Core

The Void

Aug 14, 2014

When Gumball and Darwin investigate a missing classmate, they discover a far greater mystery... about Elmore.

S3·E13 Core

The Boss

Aug 21, 2014

Mr. Robinson has a stress attack and needs a stuffing transfusion from his son Rocky the janitor. He won't take it unless Rocky gets a better job in life. Rocky gets one with Chan

S3·E14 Core

The Move

Aug 28, 2014

Clayton, a compulsive liar tells Gumball and Darwin about his awesome martial arts move, and discover that he wasn't lying.

S3·E15 Core

The Law

Sep 4, 2014

Doughnut Cop shows Gumball and Darwin that the smallest misdemeanor can lead to a breakdown in law.

S3·E16 Core

The Allergy

Sep 11, 2014

Gumball needs to find a cure for Darwin's allergy before he sneezes Elmore off the map.

S3·E17 Core

The Mothers

Sep 18, 2014

It's Mother's Day and kids put their moms through a series of tests to determine who has the World's Greatest Mom.

S3·E18 Core

The Password

Sep 25, 2014

Gumball and Darwin are shocked to discover that Anais is Dad's favorite child.

S3·E19 Core

The Procrastinators

Oct 2, 2014

Gumball and Darwin spend the day doing other things instead of taking out the trash like their mother told them to do before she got back home.

S3·E20 Core

The Shell

Oct 9, 2014

Gumball inadvertently cracks open Penny's shell, and discovers who she really is inside...

S3·E21 Core

The Burden

Oct 16, 2014

Gumball and Darwin are left in charge of the class pet hamster, Chris Morris, but they end up leaving it at school over the weekend.

S3·E22 Core

The Bros

Oct 23, 2014

Darwin becomes jealous of Gumball and Penny's new relationship and sets out to find information that will break them up.

S3·E23 Core

The Mirror

Oct 30, 2014

Gumball refuses to forward an e-mail purportedly sent by a ghost, against Darwin's advice. When a curse begins to take effect and their family is dragged into another dimension, Gu

S3·E24 Core

The Man

Oct 30, 2014

After Granny Jojo brings her new boyfriend to dinner at the Watterson household, Richard forbids her from seeing the boyfriend again.

S3·E25 Core

The Pizza

Nov 13, 2014

The Wattersons have had a bad day, but it turns out Larry has too and it's about to get worse... for everyone!

S3·E26 Core

The Lie

Nov 20, 2014

Noticing that everyone is in the doldrums of January, Gumball and Anais invent a new holiday to spark excitement.

S3·E27 Core

The Butterfly

Jan 8, 2015

When a Butterfly emerges from its chrysalis Gumball and Darwin want to release it. Miss Simian warns them about the butterfly effect. Gumball releases it anyways, and a domino effe

S3·E28 Core

The Question

Jan 8, 2015

Gumball and Darwin try to figure out the meaning of life after coming down from a sugar rush.

S3·E29 Core

The Saint

Jan 15, 2015

After failing at making Alan lose his temper, Gumball and Darwin decide to adopt Alan's positive attitude.

S3·E30 Core

The Friend

Jan 22, 2015

Gumball and Darwin help Anais make up an imaginary friend who turns out to be all too real.

S3·E31 Core

The Oracle

Jan 29, 2015

After discovering a prophetic painting depicting Gumball's naked run through the mall, he is determined to avoid that outcome.

S3·E32 Core

The Safety

Feb 5, 2015

Darwin becomes obsessed with safety after seeing a video in class.

S3·E33 Core

The Society

Feb 12, 2015

Gumball is convinced there is a Secret Society in school, and he wants in.

S3·E34 Core

The Spoiler

Feb 19, 2015

When Gumball and Darwin have to wait to see a movie, they must go an entire week without someone spoiling the plot.

S3·E35 Core

The Countdown

Feb 26, 2015

Miss Simian threatens to expel the boys if they are late for school, so they race a clock in order to arrive on time.

S3·E36 Core

The Nobody

Mar 5, 2015

Gumball and Darwin investigate the disappearance of the family's stuff only to find out some stranger is living in the house with them.

S3·E37 Core

The Downer

Apr 5, 2015

When Gumball's family tries to cheer him out of an inexplicable lousy mood, he wishes they would all disappear.

S3·E38 Core

The Egg

Apr 5, 2015

Nicole wants to show to Felicity that the Wattersons are a normal family, while her son, Billy, meets Anais.

S3·E39 Mytharc

The Triangle

Apr 12, 2015

Gumball grows jealous of Darwin's new talent.

S3·E40 Mytharc

The Money

Apr 12, 2015

The Wattersons become poor when Richard loses all their money.