The Most HEARTWARMING Episode of Gumball

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The fact she doesn't step on the grass may be symbolic for the paths she could have taken. But in the end, she went off the path and met Richard.

I just love how on that day, Nicole fell in love with the one person who looks like he wouldn't be going anywhere, and Richard fell in love with the very first friend he's ever made Two depressing childhoods made fate bring them together forever ❤️

It's such an important lesson. There really is a major difference between living in a bad time, and living a bad life. It's the same thing I told my friend, just a month before he was planning suicide. I'm hoping this lesson can reach out to others the way it reached to him so well. Phenomenal episode.

At first Nicole and Richard seem to be your average Strict Angry Mother and Goofy Childish Father in a Cartoon Family. However, this episode showed that their relationship is so much more than meets the eye. Despite their differences, they love eachother , and were happy to be with each other during their rough childhoods. They have to be one of the best written couples in Cartoon history.

This has to be the objective best episode of Gumball. From an emotional and character driven standpoint, this episode is a masterpiece. Not to mention its pretty funny. Not my favorite episode, but “The Choices” is an objective masterclass in animation.

Something I just noticed is that this show did the "annoying kid constantly asking "Why?" trope" very well. How people usually play this trope is that the kid simply keeps asking "Why" either until it stops making sense to ask it or until the adult (or annoyed person in question) just stops paying attention. Here Richard keeps asking "Why?" either because he doesn't understand her situation or her reasons basically don't amount to anything than a "Because" in return until she gives an answer with any amount of substance (aside from the fact that she's late but details). It's very childlike yet strangely mature.

This episode shown not only how Nicole meet Richard but why she always stay with him. And this episode shown beautifully with hilarious what if impact if Nicole meet other people.

Have you ever noticed that Gumball and Penny are meant to be a more stable version of Nicole and Richard’s relationship?

This is one of my all time favorite episodes! seeing all the flashbacks of Nicole as a kid and getting to see what her parents were like, in fact when i saw Nicole's dad i was like-"Well, now we know where Nicole gets her anger issues from." and all the alternate choices that Nicole made at how her life would've been different were kinda funny at least the parts where she married Banana Bob and Harold, but when she met Richard it was so adorable and wholesome and the life and memories that they built together, oh it was all just heartwarming and beautiful!!!

Gumball did a good job of with the occasional heartwarming episode. Like the one telling the origin of Darwin.

There are moments in the show that when she is stressed and he cheers her up which makes me smile. This is not a typical silly dad angry mom trope. Their circumstances brought them together, but she found someone who can let her be herself while also keeping her a bit more balanced.

This episode really complements the earlier episode in which school counselors took one of Anais' drawings as a negative thing and forced everyone in their family to change, until she clarified that she loves her family just the way they are. After all, home is where the heart resides.

It’s an incredibly great episode. As a kid, I always wondered from the very first episode of Gumball why Nicole would choose Richard, which would puzzle me more so as I watched more episodes in season one when I was a kid. Then, I grew up learning about the nuances of people’s preferences of life, whether choosing a certain person or career. This episode highlights what Nicole valued most in life and what she saw in Richard that drew her to him. An amazing perspective of romantic preference simply, yet perfectly portrayed in a children’s cartoon

To me the ending of this episode is the best part, It shows all the things Nicole and Richard been through over the years, It's just so emotional nice, And their definitely a much better couple and parents than Peter & Lois and Beth & Jerry.

This episode makes me genuinely tear up every time I watch it. It's genuinely beautiful and no one can convince me im being dramatic.

This is the episode that makes you think about life, and then you just start to cry because of how emotional it is.

It was basically a what if episode and makes you wonder where you'd be if you did things differently but then realize that maybe things happen for a reason. I really love this episode for that thought!

Best episode in the show, no contest. The Shell may be touching and The Faith may be uplifting, but this episode manages to portray a couple's struggles better than any other animated show I've ever seen. Early on in the show, you wonder why Nicole puts up with all of Richard's antics. They seem like just your run-of-the-mill sitcom couples (Dopey Dad, Logical Mom). However, this episode paints a clear picture as to why Nicole hasn't left Richard and it's the best representation of an animated married couple since Up and Bob's Burgers. More kids shows need to have episodes like this. Not every cartoon needs to have serious arcs or season long mysteries. Sometimes, slice of life is all you need.

When I saw this episode it almost made me cry cus it reminds me of how I met my husband and our life together so far. My husband and I met through Facebook through an acquaintance with a common an interest. After a long time of talking and video chatting, etc, etc, we finally met in person thanks to the help of some of his friends he worked with. Which eventually lead to him moving to my state to live with me (I was still living with my mom at the time) and then we eventually moved to his state to live together in our own apartment. It's been such a wild ride together and while there are bumps we are always happy to have each other at the end of the day. He's my best friend at this point and someone I couldn't live without and someday we both hope to grow our family.