Gumball Watterson is the blue cat protagonist of The Amazing World of Gumball, the Cartoon Network animated series that mixes 2D animation, CGI and live-action backgrounds. The show follows Gumball and his family in the fictional town of Elmore, where everyday school and family situations regularly spiral into chaotic, exaggerated comedy. Clips of his panicked reactions have been shared widely on soundboards and in short-form edits, where a single scream can stand in for shock, embarrassment or a plan going wrong, keeping the character popular with meme creators years after the series first aired.