>>87517433My basic guide to Gumball:
>Season 1The Helmet is a great showcase of the Wattersons' personalities, while The Date and The Ghost are good introductions to Penny and Carrie, which are two of the most important secondary characters.
The End, The Painting, The Party, The Refund, The Ape, The Curse are the funniest S01 episodes imho.
Then there's The Dress which became memetic around here because crossdressing.
>Season 2The Words (the quintessential Gumball episode imho),
The Fridge, The Job, The Flakers, The Authority, The Dream, The Sidekick, The Storm, The Lesson, The Game, The Limit, The Tape, The Sweaters, The Finale
You should watch The Pony too because it has a detail that comes back later on.
>Season 3The LORE starts here.
The Kids, The Puppy, The Void, The Shell, The Mirror, The Man, The Oracle, The Nobody are all plot-relevant.
The Fan, The Joy, The Name, The Vacation, The Move, The Bros, The Pizza, The Safety, The Countdown, The Money are good eps too.
>Season 4The Nemesis, The Signature, The Origins (two-parter), The Nest, The Bus, The Fury, The Disaster for the LORE.
The Return, The Others, The Parking, The Romantic, The Hug, The Parasite, The Roots, The Blame, The Scam for other eps.
>Season 5The Rerun is part 2 of The Disaster,
then there's the latest ep, The Test, which is really good.
(I admit there are no episodes with the Robinsons in this list, but they're the worst characters anyway.)