Overview: Fans can experience every adventure when The Amazing World of Gumball: The Complete Series arrives on DVD on May 5th, 2026. For the first time, relive every hilarious misadventure, unforgettable song, and beloved character from the animated series – all in one complete collection.

Join Gumball, Darwin, and the rest of the quirky residents of Elmore as they navigate school, life, and the most absurd situations imaginable. From trips to Joyful Burger to classroom antics to surreal adventures, every episode delivers the show’s signature mix of unique animation styles, fast-paced comedy, and inventive storytelling.

The Amazing World of Gumball became a global fan favorite during its run on Cartoon Network, earning critical acclaim while building a passionate fanbase. Fans have been waiting for the moment to own the entire series in one collectible set, making this collection the ultimate addition for both longtime viewers and newcomers alike!

In honor of the DVD launch fans can tune into Cartoon Network on May 5th for an all-day The Amazing World of Gumball marathon!

DVD Verdict: In truth, to me personally, Cartoon Network are not as good as they were, given they had such classics back in the day when Dexter’s Laboratory, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken and Powerpuff Girls were airing, but it is not a channel to give up hope on, of that you have my word.

I mean, there is still some lightweight stuff having come out in the past decade, such as Problem Solvers, Mad and especially Johnny Test (Ben 10: Omniverse is not quite as bad but an example of a great franchise going a huge step backwards), but there are also absolute gems like Regular Show and Adventure Time.

And whilst it is not without its faults, The Amazing World of Gumball is one of Cartoon Network’s much finer works of animated art. In the earlier episodes especially, some jokes do fall flat due to either not being funny or having bad timing (rushed and drawn out, starting and ending too early or late), and there are a few tired story lines here and there, but overall, wow, this show is nearly as good as it gets.

For the most part however, The Amazing World of Gumball is an amazingly well-developed show that has most definitely gotten better overtime. The selling points are the animation, music and characters. The animation is colorful and wonderfully surreal, the mix of traditional, CGI, stop-motion and surreal environmental-like backgrounds make for one very unique visual style - and all in a good way, of course.

The music is bubbly and catchy, always memorable and enough to keep you in a good mood. The theme tune is not quite a personal favorite (populated with Hanna Barbera and 90’s Disney shows admittedly), at least though it’s not as cheesy as the ones for Ben 10: Omniverse and Johnny Test. The characters are admittedly cliché but they’re funny, quirky and cute and fit beautifully within the show’s overall tone. Also, our lead character Gumball is an endearing titular character, but the most memorable (for me) are Anais and, oh, especially Darwin.

Some of my friends have shown annoyance towards Richard and, perhaps understandably, as he was annoying to begin with. But once the writing got better the easier it was for me to like him more and more. Besides, the father figures on the Seth McFarlane shows (especially Peter Griffin on Family Guy) are far more obnoxious. Although the writing and stories for The Amazing World of Gumball haven’t been consistently perfect, they still have more shining moments than utter failures.

Most of the humor and writing is smart and hilarious with clever timing, while the stories have a great oddball charm and are sweet-natured and fun. The voice acting is great, the voice actors of Gumball and Darwin have such a good dynamic and should get more work. To conclude, not quite amazing but very good. It starts off a little shaky but if you stay with it, which I truly hope you all do, it gets better and better, and eventually grows into its supposed potential, for sure.

In closing, even though these characters sound very generic and in some rare cases one dimensional, they actually do bounce off each other so well leading to very funny moments and at times heartwarming too. Oh, and a few episodes I highly suggest are: The Line, The News, The Puppets, The Lady, The Console, The Upload, The Nuisance (mostly because of a single scene), and finally, The Choice.

Includes all episodes from every Cartoon Network season across 15 discs plus “Darwin’s Yearbook” and “The Gumball Chronicles.”