AVClub: The Amazing World Of Gumball is a revelation. Sure, it obviously culls its sensibilities from The Simpsons and South Park, but it truly manages to be its own thing. What started off as a grab bag of quirky, silly characters within a quirky, silly world became a hilarious, sharp, and absurd observation of suburbia, family, relationships, and other concepts, as explored through the characters as well as the animated medium itself.
