<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Next → Season 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of The Amazing World of Gumball episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The first season of the British - American animated comedy children's television series The Amazing World of Gumball originally aired from May 3, 2011 to March 13, 2012 on Cartoon Network . Consisting of 36 episodes, the season premiered with the episode "The DVD" and concluded with the episode "The Fight". The season premiere was watched by 2.120 million viewers in the United States . </P> <P> 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 behind - the - scenes video documenting the production of the second season, creator Ben Bocquelet expanded on the development of some of the characters, and how they are based on interactions from his childhood . </P>

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