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* MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad: {{Gender Inverted}} This whole episode is about Gumball, Tobias, and Banana Joe proving whose mother is the best.

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* MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad: {{Gender Inverted}} This in this case. The whole episode is about Gumball, Tobias, and Banana Joe proving whose mother is the best.
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*MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad: {{Gender Inverted}} This whole episode is about Gumball, Tobias, and Banana Joe proving whose mother is the best.
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* TheWrongWayOnTheEscalator: Tobias changes the direction and speed of the escalator Nicole is on which causes Nicole to speed up. Nicole is running so fast, that when Tobias turns the escalator off she flies through the roof of the mall.
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* SecretMessageWink: After Jackie [[HotSauceDrinking chugs a bottle of hot sauce]] and wins the Mom-Off, she and Tobias exchange secret winks. Gumball notices this, and correctly deduces that it was because they were cheating the whole time--and indeed, the "hot sauce" Jackie just drank was ketchup in a different bottle.
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* YouAreGrounded: Nicole was not happy to find out all the trouble she had been going to was her sons' idea of a Mother's day gift.

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* YouAreGrounded: Nicole was not happy to find out all the trouble she had been going to through was her sons' idea of a Mother's day gift.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: After learning that Gumball and Darwin had put her through Hell all day just to prove that she was the best mom, Nicole gets pissed off and punishes them.



* RealityEnsues: After learning that Gumball and Darwin had put her through Hell all day just to prove that she was the best mom, Nicole gets pissed off and punishes them.
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* LiterallyShatteredLives: When Mrs. Banana tries to walk over the puddle of cooking oil, she slips, and this happens to her.
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* RealityEnsues: After learning that Gumball and Darwin had put her through Hell all day just to prove that she was the best mom, Nicole gets pissed off and punishes them.
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* AbsurdlyLongStairway: When Darwin and Gumball are hanging off a parking garage, Nicole has to go from the bottom up to the 32nd floor to reach then, then go down to the 16th when they drop partway down, [[BiggerOnTheInside even though the garage clearly has only eight floor in exterior shots.]]

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* AbsurdlyLongStairway: When Darwin and Gumball are hanging off a parking garage, Nicole has to go from the bottom up to the 32nd floor to reach then, then go down to the 16th when they drop partway down, [[BiggerOnTheInside even though the garage clearly has only eight floor floors in exterior shots.]]
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* WholesomeCrossdresser: When the tests start going into triple digits, Darwin grows longer legs and struts around in heels. He thinks Gumball is going to mock him for it, but Gumball just shows him how to do it better.
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** Nicole again "flies" heroically into the air right before the episode ends and the fire hose reel plummets to the ground. Unless it's one of those large fire hoses attached to fire engines, which it wasn't, the fire hose should only weigh about 10 to 15 kilograms, which is nowhere near enough to be able to send Nicole careening into the air that quickly. Assuming it for some reason did weigh hundreds of kilograms though, the lamppost it was tied to should have come off its mount instead.

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** Nicole again "flies" heroically into the air with a pulley system right before the episode ends and the fire hose reel plummets to the ground. Unless it's one of those large fire hoses attached to fire engines, which it wasn't, the fire hose should only weigh about 10 to 15 kilograms, which is nowhere near enough to be able to send Nicole careening into the air that quickly. Assuming it for some reason did weigh hundreds of kilograms though, the lamppost it was tied to should have come off its mount instead.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Granted, since it's a cartoon RuleOfFunny and RuleOfCool takes precedence, but this episode is rather notable for doing it multiple times in a minute:
** Nicole is able to stop and change directions on a dime while "flying" (essentially bungee jumping), which would be impossible even if one has a rocket propulsion system. Not only that, but the force acting upon her waist by the fire hose bungee cord would probably cause some organ damage.
** Nicole saves Gumball and Darwin by stopping them from hitting the ground with mere inches to spare. Gumball and Darwin would likely still be injured though since they're still colliding into something at great speed, even if said something (Nicole) is soft.
** Nicole again "flies" heroically into the air right before the episode ends and the fire hose reel plummets to the ground. Unless it's one of those large fire hoses attached to fire engines, which it wasn't, the fire hose should only weigh about 10 to 15 kilograms, which is nowhere near enough to be able to send Nicole careening into the air that quickly. Assuming it for some reason did weigh hundreds of kilograms though, the lamppost it was tied to should have come off its mount instead.
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* YouAreGrounded: Nicole was not happy to find out all the trouble she had been going to was her sons' idea of a Mother's day gift.

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* YouAreGrounded: Nicole was not happy to find out all the trouble she had been going to was her sons' idea of a Mother's day gift.gift.
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* CheatersNeverProsper: Tobias cheats by telling his mom she's being tested so she can fake the challenges, but they lose because they're found out.



* CheatersNeverProsper: Tobias cheats by telling his mom she's being tested so she can fake the challenges, but they lose because they're found out.
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* EpicFail: Besides the smashing to pieces mentioned below, Mrs. Banana tries to play the piano and it immediately collapses into a flaming wreckage.

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* EpicFail: Besides the smashing to pieces mentioned below, Mrs. Banana tries to play the piano and it immediately collapses into a flaming wreckage.wreck before she can play it.
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* AbsurdlyLongStairway: When Darwin and Gumball are hanging off a parking garage, Nicole has to go from the bottom up to the 32nd floor to reach then, then go down to the 16th when they drop partway down, [[BiggerOnTheInside even though the garage clearly has only eight floor in exterior shots.]]
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* DoorDumb: Mrs. Banana fails the "test of intelligence" by misunderstanding how a revolving door works, repeatedly trying to "open" by pulling the closest handle until she gets smashed inside of it.

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* DoorDumb: Mrs. Banana fails the "test of intelligence" by misunderstanding how a revolving door works, repeatedly trying to "open" it by pulling the closest handle rotating it instead of going in until she gets smashed inside of it.
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* BehindTheBlack: Mrs. Wilson lifts a cardboard cutout of a refrigerator, pretending it's a real one. This fools Darwin, Gumball, and Banana Joe, even though they were viewing it from the side with the front was only facing the audience.
* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Swallowing some of this is one of the test. Mrs. Wilson cheats by switching it with ketchup. Mrs. Banana actually tastes some and her rear end immediately explodes, spilling the contents of her body over the floor.
* CoincidentalAccidentalDisguise: Nicole springs to action by getting out of a hair salon seat, leaving her with a towel hanging around her neck like a [[SuperheroesWearCapes cape]] and a single curl on her head like Superman's hair, plus the sign on the window [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS briefly looked like an "M" for "mom" on her chest from the outside]]. [[HypocriticalHumor She's still insists she's not a superhero.]]
* DoorDumb: Mrs. Banana fails the "test of intelligence" by misunderstanding how a revolving door works, repeatedly trying to "open" is by pulling the closest handle until she gets smashed inside of it.
* EpicFail: Besides the smashing to pieces mentioned below, Mrs. Banana tries to play the piano and it immediately collapses into flaming wreckage.

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* BehindTheBlack: Mrs. Wilson lifts a cardboard cutout of a refrigerator, pretending it's a real one. This fools Darwin, Gumball, and Banana Joe, even though they were viewing it from the side with while the front was only facing the audience.
* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Swallowing some of this is one of the test.tests. Mrs. Wilson cheats by switching it with ketchup. Mrs. Banana actually tastes some and her rear end immediately explodes, spilling the contents of her body over the floor.
* CoincidentalAccidentalDisguise: Nicole springs to action by getting out of a hair salon seat, leaving her with a towel hanging around her neck like a [[SuperheroesWearCapes cape]] and a single curl on her head like Superman's hair, plus the sign on the window [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS briefly looked like an "M" for "mom" on her chest from the outside]]. [[HypocriticalHumor She's She still insists she's not a superhero.superhero though.]]
* DoorDumb: Mrs. Banana fails the "test of intelligence" by misunderstanding how a revolving door works, repeatedly trying to "open" is by pulling the closest handle until she gets smashed inside of it.
* EpicFail: Besides the smashing to pieces mentioned below, Mrs. Banana tries to play the piano and it immediately collapses into a flaming wreckage.
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* VariableTerminalVelocity: Nicole [[BuildingSwing swings on a fire hose]] to catch Darwin and Gumball while they're falling, catching up despite coming down after they did.

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* VariableTerminalVelocity: Nicole [[BuildingSwing swings on a fire hose]] to catch Darwin and Gumball while they're falling, catching up despite coming down after they did.did.
* YouAreGrounded: Nicole was not happy to find out all the trouble she had been going to was her sons' idea of a Mother's day gift.
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* BehindTheBlack: Mrs. Wilson lifts a cardboard cutout of a refrigerator, pretending it's a real one. This fools Darwin, Gumball, and Banana Joe, even though they were viewing it from the side with the front was only facing the audience.
* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Swallowing some of this is one of the test. Mrs. Wilson cheats by switching it with ketchup. Mrs. Banana actually tastes some and her rear end immediately explodes, spilling the contents of her body over the floor.
* CoincidentalAccidentalDisguise: Nicole springs to action by getting out of a hair salon seat, leaving her with a towel hanging around her neck like a [[SuperheroesWearCapes cape]] and a single curl on her head like Superman's hair, plus the sign on the window [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS briefly looked like an "M" for "mom" on her chest from the outside]]. [[HypocriticalHumor She's still insists she's not a superhero.]]
* DoorDumb: Mrs. Banana fails the "test of intelligence" by misunderstanding how a revolving door works, repeatedly trying to "open" is by pulling the closest handle until she gets smashed inside of it.
* EpicFail: Besides the smashing to pieces mentioned below, Mrs. Banana tries to play the piano and it immediately collapses into flaming wreckage.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Tobias cheats by telling his mom she's being tested so she can fake the challenges, but they lose because they're found out.
* ImplausibleDeniability: After Gumball accuses Tobias of cheating by talking to his mom, ''she'' tries to say he hasn't.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Gumball and Darwin are on a scaffold and read that it only supports one person. Gumball figures jumping up and down makes it like he's only half a person's weight, so if they both jump together it's like one person standing. The cable breaks, so they both agree that what they did wrong was not jumping at the same time.
* LiteralCliffHanger: Darwin and Gumball get stuck hanging from a sign they altered to apologize to Nicole and she has to rescue them.
* SelfServingMemory:
-->'''Gumball:''' I told you we should have stayed in the car.\\
'''Darwin:''' Are you kidding me? That's what ''I'' said!\\
'''Gumball:''' I know man. Oh darn you past Gumball! (smacks own head) Why do I never listen?!
* SlipperySkid: One round of the contest is walking over a floor covered in cooking oil without falling over. Nicole flips over several times ([[MagicSkirt her skirt conveniently flipping with her]]), but always lands with a handstand. Mrs. Wilson knows what's coming and uses her shopping basket to slide over it. Mrs. Banana immediately falls [[EpicFail and shatters into pieces like glass.]]
* VariableTerminalVelocity: Nicole [[BuildingSwing swings on a fire hose]] to catch Darwin and Gumball while they're falling, catching up despite coming down after they did.
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* ExiledToTheCouch: Nicole warns this to Richard if he doesn't follow her directions for cutting down the kid's computer time.

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* ExiledToTheCouch: Nicole warns this to Richard if he doesn't follow her directions for cutting down the kid's computer time.
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* ExiledToTheCouch: Nicole warns this to Richard if he doesn't follow her directions for cutting down the kid's computer time.
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Gumball and Darwin pit Nicole against Tobias's mom and Banana Joe's mom against each other to determine who has the World’s Greatest Mom.

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It’s Mother’s Day and kids put their moms through a series of tests to determine who has the World’s Greatest Mom.

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It’s Mother’s Day Gumball and kids put their moms through a series of tests Darwin pit Nicole against Tobias's mom and Banana Joe's mom against each other to determine who has the World’s Greatest Mom.
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