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Oct 18, 2021 · Oct 18, 2021. Okay apparently, according to my friend. @XavDelelis. I need to exist on Discord. Thoughts? 44. 11. 278. Ben Bocquelet. @benbocquelet. Alright maybe I'll do it to explain a little how the movie is going. 4:29 PM · Oct 19, 2021. 13. Retweets. 6. Quotes. 242. Likes. 2. Bookmarks. INoahGuy. @RealNoahToczko. ·. Oct 19, 2021. Please do so.
In October 2011, Bocquelet revealed in a Twitter post that the Wattersons themselves were named after Bill Watterson, the creator of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. On September 6, 2016, Bocquelet said that he was departing from the show after the completion of Season 6, but production would continue.
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Studio AKA
Before creating The Amazing World of Gumball, Bocquelet worked on commercials at Studio AKA, where he met people (like Mic Graves) who would later take part in the making of his show. He never won a job, as the competition was too strong, but he met senior director Grant Orchardand learned a lot about animation and such from him.
The Amazing World of Gumball
After leaving Studio AKA, Philip Hunt, the creative director there, encouraged him to join the new Cartoon Network studio in London. He helped other people pitch their ideas, and came up with his own idea while doing so. He pitched his idea to the producers. His idea was a show called Gumball, which is about rejected cartoon characters attending a remedial school, but producers felt this concept was too sad. He then revised this idea and made it more cheery, taking on the structure of a famil...
In an interview, Bocquelet stated that his favorite character in the show (outside of the main family) is Sussie, because he feels that the character is both elusive and funny, and because she is p...In a magazine interview, he states that his favorite episode is "The End," because it never fails to make him laugh.His favorite Season 3 episode is "The Money," because he finds it perfectly illustrates end-of-season low budget.During the 2012 BAFTA awards, he states that he is allergic to cats, which is ironic, considering the main character in his show is a cat.Jul 7, 2014 · The Amazing World of Gumball is shown weekdays on Cartoon Network, with new episodes to be broadcast in the UK from September. For more information you can visit the official Cartoon Network site for the show. You can follow Bocquelet on Twitter @benbocquelet.
On September 17, 2015, series creator Ben Bocquelet announced on his Twitter page that a crossover episode with an unknown show would air as part of the fifth season. This turned out to be the episodes, "The Puppets", which features characters and settings from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared.
