The Shell

By Mustafa Khalifa

"The Shell" is the twentieth episode of the third season of the British-American animated comedy series The Amazing World of Gumball, and the 96th episode overall. Written by series creator Ben Bocquelet, Guillaume Cassuto, Tom Crowley, Jon Foster, James Lamont, Howard Read, and Tobi Wilson, and directed by Mic Graves, it premiered on Cartoon Network on October 9, 2014. The episode focuses on the relationship between Gumball Watterson and Penny Fitzgerald, permanently altering Penny's character design from a peanut shell into a shape-shifting entity.