OPENING - ACT ONE - INT.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA
GUMBALL, DARWIN, LESLIE, and CARRIE are all eating lunch
together. Its the day before Valentines Day, and everyone
is talking about it.
CARRIE
Well, whatever. We ghosts dont
celebrate valentines day.
DARWIN
Is it because ghosts dont have
hearts?
CARRIE
(annoyed)
What? No, thats not why. We have
souls, and those are way more
important, anyway.
GUMBALL
Penny and I have souls, too.
Actually, we only have one, which
we share. Were soul-mates (smiles
off into the distance).
LESLIE
Wow, you two must really be in
love!
GUMBALL
Oh we are, and I cant wait to
celebrate it tomorrow! Valentines
Day was made for people like us. No
offense to you single people.
DARWIN
You dont have to be in love to
enjoy Valentines Day. You could
just really like candy!
CARRIE
Darwins right. Why would I want a
boyfriend on valentines day? Just
so he could buy me nice things, and
take me out to places that are fun
and romantic, and talk to me about
how pretty and wonderful I am...
Carrie begins crying and gets up and leaves.

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2.
LESLIE
Well that was awkward.
GUMBALL
Yeah it was, buying nice things?
Valentines Day isnt about buying
nice things! Its about
appreciating your love and fondness
for one another, without any
materialistic necessities.
DARWIN
(confused)
So you didnt buy Penny a
Valentines Day present?
GUMBALL
Psh, no! We have each other, what
else could we possibly want?

Penny walks by with a group of her friends.

PENNY
Hey Gumball, my valentine! I cant
wait til you see the present I got
you tomorrow!
Gumball freezes with his mouth open as Penny walks past him.
LESLIE
Uh, I thought she wasnt getting
you anything either-GUMBALL
(freaked out and panicking)
PENNY GOT ME A PRESENT AND I DIDNT
GET HER ANYTHING! IM A HORRIBLE
BOYFRIEND AND SHES GONNA DUMP ME
TOMORROW AND IM GONNA BE SINGLE ON
VALENTINES DAY LIKE A LOSER-(suddenly calmed) No offense, you
guys--(panicking again) AND I DONT
WANNA BE SAD AND EATING CANDY BY
MYSELF! (cries uncontrollably)
DARWIN
You wont be a loser, youll be
eating candy and celebrating
valentines day with your brother
slash best friend!
Gumball stops crying, thinks about what Darwin just said,
and starts crying again.

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3.
LESLIE
Why dont you just buy her a
present today after school?
GUMBALL
(immediately stops crying)
Hey, thats a great idea! Darwin,
wanna go with me to the mall to
pick out Pennys present?
DARWIN
Uh, I dont know...I was sort of
planning on just relaxing after-GUMBALL
(interrupts Darwin)
Ill buy you candy!
DARWIN
(excited)
Okay, Im in!

INT. MALL
DARWIN
So what are you gonna buy her?
GUMBALL
I dont know, I was hoping you
would help me out.
DARWIN
Oo! How about that?
Darwin points at a hat with built-in soda holders and
straws.
GUMBALL
Uhm, I dont think Penny would use
that...
DARWIN
Well how about this?!
Darwin picks up a wrestling action figure with burping sound
effects.
GUMBALL
Uhh...
DARWIN
Or even this!
Darwin holds up a shirt that says "CHEESE IS GOOD."
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4.

GUMBALL
(unimpressed)
Yeah, no offense dude but youre
horrible at suggesting gifts.
DARWIN
(angry)
Well at least Im trying! Why dont
you try to remember anything that
she might have hinted towards
liking in the past?
GUMBALL
Hmm...
Gumball has a flashback of Penny and him walking through the
mall.
- BEGIN FLASHBACK Penny sees a bracelet on display in front of the jewelry
store.
PENNY
(excited)
Gumball, look! Oh, its so pretty!
Its the most beautiful bracelet
Ive ever seen in my life!
GUMBALL
(distracted by the churro hes
eating)
Huh? Oh, yeah, mhm. Its
delicious--err, I mean, Its
beautiful alright.
- END FLASHBACK GUMBALL
(excited)
Ah-ha! The bracelet! I know what to
get her now!
DARWIN
Cool! Can I get my candy now?
GUMBALL
In time, my precious Darwin. In
time!
They both hurry over to the jewelry store. The bracelet is
still on display in the front.

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5.
GUMBALL
Look Darwin, there it is! Penny was
right, it is beautiful!

Gumball stares at the bracelet with his eyes lit up.

DARWIN
Its really pretty, Penny is gonna
love it! And through the transitive
property, love you too!
GUMBALL
(elated)
Ahh, I love Valentines Day.
The jewelry store owner suddenly pops up.
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
...And so do I! Busiest time of the
year for me.
DARWIN
(startled)
Woa, are you the owner?
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
Why yes, my little orange
fishy-shaped friend, I am! What can
I assist you gentlemen with?
GUMBALL
(points at the bracelet)
Id like to buy this bracelet!
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
(kindly)
Excellent! Ill be happy to assist
you with that. Why dont we walk
over to the register so I can
gift-wrap it and ring it up for
you?
GUMBALL
Great!
The store owner gets the bracelet from the display and walks
over to the register.
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
Now then my good friend, your total
is...two-hundred and fifty dollars.
Gumball freezes while smiling. After a brief moment, he
shakes it off.
(CONTINUED)

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6.

GUMBALL
(confused)
Im sorry, how much is it again? It
sounded like you said it was
two-hundred and fifty-The owner interrupts Gumball.
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
--Two-hundred and fifty dollars.
Gumballs face lights up with pain.
DARWIN
Uhh...
GUMBALL
But all I have is five dollars!
Cant you help me out? Wont you
help a young cat whos found his
true love?!
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
(laughing)
Ha! Im running a business here,
kid! What makes you think I care
about true love?
GUMBALL
Well the name of your store is
"True Love Jewelry"
They all look at the store name sign.
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
Well its got a nice ring to it.
Look, you two have already wasted
enough of my time. If you dont
have the money, you dont get the
bracelet. Now please go! I have
actual paying customers to attend
to.
DARWIN
But were the only other people in
here-JEWELRY STORE OWNER
(interrupting)
GO!

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INT. THE WATERSON RESIDENCE LIVING ROOM - DAY

DARWIN
That jewelry store owner is a big
meanie.
GUMBALL
(crying)
I know, now Penny is gonna dump me
for not getting her a good present!
Richard walks into the living room. Gumball is crying out
loud.
RICHARD
Woa, whats eating Gumball?
DARWIN
Hes sad because he cant afford a
nice valentines present for Penny.
RICHARD
Cant afford? Nonsense! Just do
what I do when I cant afford
something I want or need.
GUMBALL
Ask mom for money?
RICHARD
No! Well, uhm. Actually, yeah.
Thats pretty much what I do.
NICOLE pulls into the driveway, arriving from work. She
walks into the living room.
GUMBALL
(excited)
Mom! Im so glad youre home!
NICOLE
(suspicious)
...Whats going on here? You guys
are never this excited to see me.
GUMBALL
Cant a son just be genuinely happy
to see his beautiful and
hard-working mom get home from
work?!

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8.

NICOLE
Sorry Gumball, I dont have any
money.
GUMBALL
(surprised)
Money?! Who--Who said anything
about money?! I just-NICOLE
I know what youre up to, Gumball.
Your father does the same trick
every time the ice-cream truck
drives by and he needs money.
GUMBALL
Bu--butt-NICOLE
Look, if you want money why dont
you do what I do?
DARWIN
Ask your boss for some?
NICOLE
No, get a job. Work. You know, earn
it the old fashioned way.
GUMBALL
Old fashioned way? You mean before
child labor laws?!
NICOLE
Why dont you try a lemonade stand?
GUMBALL
Thats like, the most cliche way
for kids to raise money ever.
DARWIN
Well, what could be better than
lemonade?
Gumball and Darwin start to think hard. They suddenly shout
"Ah-ha!" in unison.

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EXT. WATERSON RESIDENCE - DAYTIME

Gumball and Darwin are manning a "Waterade" stand.
DARWIN
(confused)
Uhm, do you really think people are
going to want to buy regular water
from a water stand?
GUMBALL
Of course! Its all about
marketing, my dear Gumball.
Besides, if we wanted to sell
lemonade wed have to buy lemons
and sugar. We eliminate the
majority of overhead costs by
cutting out the middle man and
selling water straight from the
water hose. Well be making nothing
but profit!
A curious potential CUSTOMER walks up to the stand.
GUMBALL
Hello there, sir! How is your day
going?
CUSTOMER
Hello, I was just wondering, whats
"Waterade?"
GUMBALL
Im glad you asked! Waterade is our
special blend of hydrogen and
oxygen infused with minerals like
fluoride that help promote a
healthy blood sugar level and
faster metabolism!
CUSTOMER
Woa, that sounds pretty good!
GUMBALL
Thank you, would you like to try a
sample?
CUSTOMER
Why yes!
Darwin hands the customer a glass of water. The customer
drinks it.

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10.

CUSTOMER
(pondering)
Wait a minute...this tastes just
like regular tap water!
GUMBALL
That will be twenty dollars,
please.
CUSTOMER
(shocked)
What?! You said it was a sample!
GUMBALL
Yeah, but I never said it was a
free sample. You drank our product,
and now you owe us.
The customer angrily pulls out twenty dollars from his
wallet, slams it on the table and begins to walk away.
CUSTOMER
(angry)
You people are crooks, Im going to
notify the better business bureau
about you!
DARWIN
I hope you tell them nice things!
GUMBALL
Look Darwin, twenty dollars! At
this rate Ill have the money for
Pennys present in no time!
DARWIN
And my candy, too!
The town police OFFICER walks up to the stand.
OFFICER
(aggressive)
What is this?! Do you have the
proper street vending licenses and
certifications to be conducting
business out here?!
GUMBALL
(scared)
Uh...no..Were just two kids trying
to make money.

(CONTINUED)

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11.

OFFICER
Well it takes money to MAKE money,
and if you dont have the necessary
paperwork or licenses then Im
afraid I have no choice but to
confiscate your...uhm...water?
GUMBALL
(interrupting)
Water-ade.
OFFICER
Uhh..okay..Water-ade. Now move it!
The officer drives off with their water stand.
DARWIN
Aww, what do we do now?
GUMBALL
The retail industry is too
confusing. Why dont we try
services?!
EXT. PARK - DAY
Gumball and Darwin opened a Shoe Shining station and are
trying to get their first customer.
GUMBALL
(shouting)
Shoe shining! Get your shoes shined
here!
ALAN the balloon approaches them.
ALAN
Shoe shining? That sounds great!
DARWIN
(excited)
Yay! Youre our first customer!
ALAN
(excited)
Woo! Do I win a cool prize?
GUMBALL
Yup! You get to pay TWICE the
amount we normally charge!

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12.
ALAN
Whoopee! How exciting!
GUMBALL
Alright then, Darwin. Lets get
this mans shoes shined!
DARWIN
One shoe shining, coming up!

Gumball and Darwin are eager to start shining Alans shoes,

but then realize that Alan doesnt have any shoes, or feet
for that matter.
DARWIN
(confused)
Uhm...What are we supposed to
shine?
GUMBALL
(annoyed)
Alan, you dont wear shoes-- You
dont even have feet!
ALAN
Oh yeah, I forgot! Can you shine my
string at least?
GUMBALL
(angry)
What kind of business do you think
were running here?! Get lost!
Alan floats away, sad.
DARWIN
Its okay, well get our first
customer soon!
GUMBALL
Hey look, its Rocky!
ROCKY is dancing towards them. He has some headphones on.
ROCKY
(happy)
Yo Gumball! Yo Darwin! What are you
guys up to?
GUMBALL
Hey Rocky, were shining shoes in
hopes of raising enough money for
me to buy Penny an awesome
Valentines Day present!
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13.

ROCKY
Woa, thats really cool! Youre
like, a totally good boyfriend. Id
love to help you guys out. Shine my
shoes up!
GUMBALL AND DARWIN
(overjoyed
Yay! Our first customer!
ROCKY
Alright guys, lets do it!
Rocky puts his foot on their shoe shining stand. Hes not
wearing any shoes.
DARWIN
(confused)
Uhh...What do we do..?
GUMBALL
(annoyed)
Hey, where are your shoes?!
ROCKY
Oh, I traded them for this mp3
player!
Rocky holds out a block of cheese with a headphone plugged
inside.
GUMBALL
That--Thats not an mp3 player.
Thats a block of swiss cheese.
ROCKY
(confused)
Huh? Well that explains why it
wouldnt let me skip any tracks. Oh
well! See you guys later!
Rocky leaves, singing and dancing with his headphones still
on. Gumball is frustrated and slams his shoe polishing brush
on the ground.
GUMBALL
(angry)
Thats it! Shining shoes was a
horrible idea! The service industry
stinks! I need to come up with a
better way to make money, or else
Im gonna be spending valentines
day as a lonely little boy.
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14.

Gumball begins weeping loudly. TOBIAS jogs up to him.

TOBIAS
(jogging in place)
Nice shoe shining stand, losers!
Most of Elmore doesnt even wear
shoes!
GUMBALL
(annoyed)
I realize that now. You dont have
to rub it in like a jerk.
TOBIAS
(laughing)
But its so much fun! Hahahah!
DARWIN
(angry)
Listen Tobias, if you dont have
anything nice to say, why dont you
get lost?!
Darwin sprays Tobias in the face with aerosol shoe polish.
Tobias eyes swell up, and he runs around frantically looking
for water.
TOBIAS
(yelling in pain)
Ahh! Its in my eyes! Help! Water!
WATER!
GUMBALL
Here you go, Tobias.
Gumball hands Tobias a bottle of Waterade. He opens it up
and splashes it on his face. He feels relieved, after.
GUMBALL
Better?
TOBIAS
Ahh, totally. Thanks!
GUMBALL
Anytime, buddy. Thatll be 25
dollars.
TOBIAS
(surprised)
What?! 25 dollars for a bottle of
water?!

(CONTINUED)

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15.

GUMBALL
Its not just any water, its
Waterade.
TOBIAS
(angry)
Its a rip-off, is what it is!
Here, take it!
Tobias throws 25 dollars at Gumball, then jogs away, angrily
muttering to himself.
DARWIN
Woa, we made money!
GUMBALL
Yes we did! All we had to do was
spray somebody in the face with
chemicals, hand them some of our
Waterade to wash their face, and
charge them for it! Lets do it
again!
DARWIN
(hesitant)
Isnt that dishonest? I mean, it
sounds like were setting people up
and tricking them into giving us
money.
GUMBALL
Not at all, Darwin. Its
just...uhh...creative
marketing...?!
Darwin stares intently at Gumball for a few seconds before
suddenly cracking a smile.
GUMBALL
(happy)
Sounds good to me! Lets go!
MONTAGE
- Gumball and Darwin go up to a bunch of people (including
Tina, Banana Joe, and Doughnut Sheriff) and spray them in
the face with shoe polish. Their victims all get blinded and
struggle until Gumball hands them a bottle of Waterade that
they douse on their face. Theyre then promptly charged $25
each, which they unhappily pay.
END MONTAGE

(CONTINUED)

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16.

Gumball and Darwin are walking to the mall with a

wheelbarrow full of cash.
GUMBALL
(ecstatic)
Woo-hoo! That was the easiest
two-thousand dollars weve ever
made!
DARWIN
Isnt this the only two-thousand
dollars weve ever made?
GUMBALL
Well-- yeah, thats true. Its our
first and technically still the
easiest!
Officer Donut spots them.
OFFICER DONUT
Freeze! Stop right there, boys!
Hands where I can see them!
Gumball and Darwin freeze and put their hands up. Gumballs
hands are full of money.
OFFICER DONUT
Let go of the money, put it down!
GUMBALL
(afraid)
No! I cant! Its mine! I worked so
hard to earn it!
OFFICER DONUT
Earn it?! You think ripping off a
bunch of poor, unsuspecting people
is earning it?!
A crowd of all the people Gumball and Darwin tricked into
buying Waterade surrounds them. Some are shouting things
like, "Thats them!" and "Those crooks!" A lawyer holding up
some paperwork emerges from the crowd.
LAWYER
Dumball and Darwin Waterson! I am a
powerful attorney that represents
this group of individuals who have
filed a grievance and are suing you
for unethical business practices!
What do you have to say?

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17.

GUMBALL
Its Gumball, not Dumball.
LAWYER
(embarrassed)
Huh? Oh, oops! Im so sorry, must
be a typo! Here, let me fix that.
The lawyer takes out a pen and fixes his name.
LAWYER
There! Better. Now, where were we?
DARWIN
You were about to serve us a
class-action lawsuit.
LAWYER
Ah, yes! I certainly was. Anyway,
my clients are suing you for a
grand total of two-million
dollars-Gumball and Darwin yell.
LAWYER
--Or one hundred percent of your
ill-gotten gains from your Waterade
peddling scheme!
Gumball and Darwin look at each other, confused.
GUMBALL
...Uhh...So which is it
LAWYER
(pensive)
Hmm, well that depends. How much
money is in that wheelbarrow,
anyway? It looks like it could be a
lot...
TOBIAS
There could be more than
two-million dollars in there!
BANANA JOE
Yeah, I say we go for it and pick
the wheelbarrow!
LAWYER
(excited)
Yeah, alright!
(CONTINUED)

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18.

The crowd starts chanting "Wheel Barrow"! and starts

counting the money in it as Gumball and Darwin slip out and
escape. They sit down at a bench inside the mall.
DARWIN
(out of breath)
Whew! That was a close one! How
much money was in that wheelbarrow,
anyways?
INT. MALL - CROWD COUNTING THE WHEEL BARROW MONEY
LAWYER
(dissapointed)
...One hundred and sixty-five
dollars?
INT. MALL - BACK TO GUMBALL AND DARWIN
GUMBALL
(sad)
I dont know, it doesnt matter.
All I know is that Im a lousy
boyfriend, and I cant get mad at
Penny when she dumps me tomorrow. I
deserve it. I couldnt even get her
a nice Valentines Day present.
DARWIN
Dont say that! Theres still hope!
I managed to sneak away some money
in my pocket!
GUMBALL
(excited)
Really?! How much?!
Darwin reaches into his pocket and digs around for a bit. He
pulls out a single coin.
DARWIN
(sad)
...Its just a quarter.
The two begin to sulk.
GUMBALL
I might as well get her something
from the vending machines over
there. Maybe shell feel some pity
for me.

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19.

Gumball walks to the vending machines and notices something

strange: The exact same bracelet that Penny fancied from the
jewelry store is in one of the machines for just a quarter.
GUMBALL
(startled)
Huh..? Wait a minute...Darwin,
look!
Darwin runs over to Gumball.
GUMBALL
(freaking out)
Doesnt this look just like the
bracelet?!
DARWIN
(surprised)
Yeah! That looks identical! But it
cant be, the jeweler told us that
it costs two-hundred and fifty
dollars.
Gumball rapidly puts the quarter in the vending machine and
inspects the bracelet.
GUMBALL
Its the same exact thing!
DARWIN
Really? Hmm, something doesnt seem
right here...
Darwin looks around the mall. He spots the jeweler from a
distance away, putting quarters in vending machines and
buying cheap bracelets just to re-sell at his own shop for a
really marked-up price.
DARWIN
Gumball, look! Its the jeweler!
Hes ripping people off!
GUMBALL
(angry)
That jerk! What hes doing is
immorally wrong! Lets go tell him
something.
The boys walk up to the jeweler and tap him on the back.
Hes startled and quickly becomes nervous when he sees who
it is.

(CONTINUED)

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20.

JEWELRY STORE OWNER

Uhh--Who--What do you kids want? I
thought I told you to leave me
alone!
GUMBALL
Sorry to bother you, but we
couldnt help but notice that these
twenty-five cent vending machine
bracelets look exactly the same as
the ones that youre selling at
your jewelry store for two-hundred,
forty-nine dollars and seventy-five
cents more.
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
(nervous)
Uhm...well..thats very odd indeed.
How did my bracelets get in
there..? Ha-ha...uhh...
DARWIN
You liar! You were just re-selling
them all along! Youre ripping
people off!
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
Ripping people off? This isnt
ripping people off, this is
capitalism! Im just trying to make
as much profit as possible!
GUMBALL
What youre doing might be making
you a lot of money, but its
bankrupting you morally! Doesnt
that mean anything to you?
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
You see that car over there?
(points at nice car parked
inside mall)
I bought that brand new car with
cold-hard cash, not with morals! I
dont care what you think, Im not
changing my business model, and
theres nothing you can do about
it!
The jewelry store owner starts laughing out loud and walking
towards his car. Gumball is deep in thought, and suddenly
comes up with an idea.

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21.

GUMBALL
Wait a minute! There is something
we can do about it!
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
(turns around)
...Huh?
GUMBALL
Mr. Jewelry Store owner, have you
ever heard of a class-action
lawsuit?
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
Hah! You and what lawyer?!
GUMBALL
This one.
Gumball quickly runs off-screen and then returns with the
lawyer from earlier. The lawyer walks up to the jewelry
store owner.
LAWYER
Are you the owner of "True Love
Jewelry?"
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
(nervous)
Uhm..yes. Why?
The lawyer hands him a large stack of papers.
LAWYER
Here is a class-action lawsuit
citing shady business tactics and
questionable morals perpetuated by
your store.
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
(scared)
What?! How--How much?!
LAWYER
Two-hundred and fifty million
dollars!
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
(crying)
No! Im ruined! Why?! Why me?!

(CONTINUED)

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22.
GUMBALL
...Or if you want us to drop the
lawsuit, there is something you
could do for me.
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
(begging)
Please, please! Anything! Ill do
anything, just name it!

Gumball and Darwin look at each other and nod in unison.

CONCLUSION - EXT. PENNYS HOUSE
Penny is getting read for school when her doorbell rings.
She answers the door. Its Gumball, holding the bracelet.
GUMBALL
Good morning, beautiful!
Gumball kisses Pennys hand.
PENNY
Gumball! What are you doing here so
early?
GUMBALL
Im here to give you your
Valentines Day gift and a ride to
school, with our very own
chauffeur.
The jewelry store owner is waiting by the curb in his nice
car, dressed up like a chauffeur. Darwin is sitting in the
passenger seat with a big bag of candy. Gumball hands Penny
the bracelet.
PENNY
(happy)
Oh Gumball, its beautiful! You
remembered!
GUMBALL
(smug)
I always do. Now lets go, our
chariot awaits!
Gumball and Penny jump in the car.
DARWIN
Take us to school, butler. And step
on it!
The car takes off.
(CONTINUED)

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23.

JEWELRY STORE OWNER

Im not your butler, Im your
chauffer...
GUMBALL
...Do you want me to call my
lawyer?
JEWELRY STORE OWNER
No sir, Mr. Gumball sir.
END