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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Drop It
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Drop It

    S1:E10

    Dogfight! When a pooch goes rogue, two rival crews battle as one. They must fight to get back to the base, save the mission ― and more.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Barking Up the Wrong Tree
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Barking Up the Wrong Tree

    S2:E10

    The fate of the human race is hanging in the balance, and Earth's not gonna save itself. Time for a good old-fashioned dogfight!

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 36 - The Puppets
    9.3/10(7 votes)

    #3 - The Puppets

    S5:E36

    Darwin is delighted when they discover their old childhood toys, but soon realizes that some things are best left in the past.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - The Copycats
    9.1/10(7 votes)

    #4 - The Copycats

    S5:E13

    Gumball and Darwin are confused when they meet Chi Chi and Ribbit, a pair of siblings that copy everything they do and say. Then they find out this copycat family is making money online from imitating the Watterson family.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 38 - The Compilation
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #5 - The Compilation

    S4:E38

    Odd internet clips are recalled by the people of Elmore.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - The Vegging
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #6 - The Vegging

    S6:E4

    Gumball and Darwin want to veg out all day, but their plans go awry and they have to save the rest of the family.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - The Rival
    8.9/10(14 votes)

    #7 - The Rival

    S6:E1

    When Anais is a newborn baby, Gumball and Darwin become jealous of their new sibling, and spark a baby war.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 38 - The Line
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #8 - The Line

    S5:E38

    The Wattersons will do whatever it takes to get into the first screening of the latest Stellar Odyssey sequel.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 29 - The Weirdo
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - The Weirdo

    S5:E29

    When they see the school bullies making fun of Sussie, Gumball and Darwin decide to try and help her act less weird. They carefully observe her behavior and decide that the only thing they have to change is absolutely everything.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  10. undefined Season 6 Episode 2 - The Lady
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - The Lady

    S6:E2

    Gumball and Darwin find out that Dad has been dressing as a woman to make friends.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - A Night with the Stars
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - A Night with the Stars

    S1:E10

    Worlds collide in an epic clash as chaos comes to Riverfork, summoning demons to the Homecoming game and putting the whole town in danger.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 25 - The Ex
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - The Ex

    S5:E25

    When Gumball learns that his nemesis, Rob, has found a new nemesis, he tries to sabotage Rob's new "enemy-ship", much to the frustration of Penny.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 32 - The Best
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - The Best

    S5:E32

    No matter what Gumball does, Carmen thinks she knows better; when Gumball attempts to gain the moral high ground, but fails, his only option left is to bring Carmen down to his level.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 28 - The Uncle
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - The Uncle

    S5:E28

    When Gumball finds out that Ocho has an uncle named Mario, he becomes desperate to meet him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  15. undefined Season 6 Episode 29 - The Drama
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Drama

    S6:E29

    Gumball tries to protect Darwin from his unsuitable undead girlfriend Carrie.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 15 - The Vase
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #16 - The Vase

    S5:E15

    Sick of Granny Jojo's ugly gifts, Nicole encourages the kids to take matters into their own hands and "accidentally" break her latest hideous vase. But when Gumball, Darwin, and Anais try to destroy it, they discover it is more robust than it seems.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 19 - The Ollie
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - The Ollie

    S5:E19

    Gumball teaches Darwin everything he knows about the world of skateboarding.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - The Slide
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #18 - The Slide

    S5:E9

    Rocky decides to stop living life online, and find love on a dating app, and Gumball and Darwin try to help him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - The Catfish
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #19 - The Catfish

    S5:E20

    When Gumball and Darwin realize Grandpa Louie has no friends, they create one called Muriel, when Granny Jojo finds out Louie has been spending time online with another woman, Muriel not existing is not going to stop her from being destroyed.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 34 - The Deal
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Deal

    S5:E34

    Richard goes on strike to prove that his work around the house is under appreciated by Nicole.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 39 - The List
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - The List

    S5:E39

    When the kids find out that Mom's life hasn't panned out as she'd hoped, they start taking on her chores, but they accidentally grab her bucket list instead of her to-do list.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  22. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - The Neighbor
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - The Neighbor

    S6:E13

    Gumball and Darwin try to find out the name of their neighbor, Antlers Guy, but accidentally blow his witness protection cover.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  23. undefined Season 6 Episode 16 - The Parents
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - The Parents

    S6:E16

    Nicole and her parents reconnect after a long forced absence.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  24. undefined Season 6 Episode 17 - The Founder
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - The Founder

    S6:E17

    Richard creates chaos in the Chanax building when he is mistaken for the long lost CEO. Nicole and a disgruntled employee must save everyone from Richard's dangerous ideas.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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  25. undefined Season 6 Episode 18 - The Schooling
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - The Schooling

    S6:E18

    Gumball and Darwin take on Larry's jobs for 5 minutes and realize how bad it is.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Hamilton

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James Hamilton Ratings Summary

"Drop It" is the best rated episode written by James Hamilton. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/18/2021 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Barking Up the Wrong Tree".