Darwin's Yearbook

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Darwin's Yearbook
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Genre
Created by Ben Bocquelet
Based on The Amazing World of Gumball by Ben Bocquelet
Written byRichard Overall
Directed by
Voices of
  • Christian J. Simon
  • Jessica McDonald
  • Nicolas Cantu
  • Kyla Rae Kowalewski
  • Steve Furst
  • Mic Graves
  • Hugo Harold-Harrison
Composers
  • Neil Myers
  • Ben Locket
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Bocquelet
  • Mic Graves
  • Sarah Fell
Producers
EditorRichard Overall
Running time12 minutes
Production companies
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network Cartoon Network
First shown inUnited Kingdom
Original releaseDecember 14 (2019-12-14) 
December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28)
Chronology
Preceded by The Amazing World of Gumball
Followed by The Gumball Chronicles

Darwin's Yearbook is a six-episode compilation spin-off miniseries of the animated comedy television series The Amazing World of Gumball created by Ben Bocquelet, directed by Mic Graves, Antoine Perez, Richard Overall, and written by Overall for Cartoon Network. The miniseries is a collection of clip shows framed around the various characters of the show, with each episode focusing on a different character. Darwin, an orange fish who is tasked with completing Elmore Junior High's yearbook, examines the clips throughout the series. [1] The series premiered on Cartoon Network on December 14, 2019, in the United States. [2]

Contents

Plot

Darwin Watterson tries to complete Elmore Junior High's yearbook by examining who he thinks should be on the front cover. As he goes through his options, his friends go over everything they have done throughout the show. [3]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No. in
series
TitleU.S. air dateU.K. air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Banana Joe"December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14) [lower-alpha 1] December 2, 2019 [4] 7010.54 [5]
2"Clayton"December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14) [lower-alpha 1] December 2, 20197020.56 [5]
3"Carrie"December 21, 2019 (2019-12-21) [lower-alpha 1] December 3, 20197030.62 [6]
4"Alan"December 21, 2019 (2019-12-21) [lower-alpha 2] December 4, 20197040.65 [6]
5"Sarah"December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28) [lower-alpha 2] December 5, 20197050.51 [7]
6"Teachers"December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28) [lower-alpha 2] December 6, 20197060.52 [7]

Notes

    1. 1 2 3 This episode was first aired in France on December 7, 2019.
    2. 1 2 3 This episode was first aired in France on December 8, 2019.

    Production

    In 2019, The Amazing World of Gumball creator Ben Bocquelet announced that a six-episode special was being worked on. Additionally, Bocquelet would go on to say the sixth season of the show would be his last, [8] but would later state that he would be working on the six-episode special. [9]

    Release

    The series premiered on Cartoon Network on December 2, 2019, in the United Kingdom. That same week, the series aired on December 7 in France, and on December 14 in the United States.

    Ratings

    Viewership and ratings per episode of Darwin's Yearbook
    No.TitleAir date Rating/share
    (18–49)
    Viewers
    (millions)
    Ref(s)
    1"Banana Joe"December 14, 20190.1/20.54 [5]
    2"Clayton"December 14, 20190.2/20.56 [5]
    3"Carrie"December 21, 20190.1/20.62 [6]
    4"Alan"December 21, 20190.1/20.65 [6]
    5"Sarah"December 28, 20190.1/20.51 [7]
    6"Teachers"December 28, 20190.1/20.52 [7]

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