And in other news, scientists have discovered
a completely new color —
a mixture of blue and red called "bled."
And here it is on TV for the first time.
Yeah, typical!
Stuff always breaks just when the warranty runs out.
When did it run out?
About 20 years ago. Hmm.
Uh, I think there's something wrong with our mirror too.
I don't think that's the mirror.
Yeah. You look like a pair of English buttocks.
Yeah, well, at least I'm not eating kitty litter.
Huh?
Eww! Mom!
I got confused, okay?
Everything was in black and white at the supermarket.
I chose that one because I like the picture.
It literally says "non-clumping" on the box.
Uh, I assumed that meant it was full of fiber.
Huh? Aah!
Okay, something weird is going on here.
What the what?
All right, all right. Everybody calm down.
I'll take care of this.
Okay, dark-gray car, move forward.
Aah! Not you!
Light gray! Reverse, reverse!
Aah!
Medium gray, move forward!
Aah!
Somebody do something!
What is going on around here?
It's like the color's been sucked out of the world.
"Excited for our blind date and first kiss.
I'll be the one wearing gray."
Huh?
Eh.
The spell is broken!
I don't have to spend my life supporting this team anymore.
Now I can finally dedicate my time to my real passion —
close-up magic.
And I can get back to the greatest pastime of all —
embroidery!
Magic. Embroidery.
Magic! Embroidery!
Juicy!
Hmm. What's all this now?
There's something we're not seeing.
[ Clang! ] Oh! Dagnabbit.
Oh!
Aw, come on, man.
No, no, no. Watch out, dude.
It's all right. I got this.
[ Clang! ] Ow!
Right in the... neck.
Huh. What's this?
What is going on here?
This place looks like a gas-station restroom
under UV light.
I know what happened. Aah! Aah!
The kid who used to clean off the tags
hasn't come for a while.
Uh, you got a — you got a little bit of paint on you.
Ah. Did I get it?
Uh, yeah, sure.
One last thing — Could you point the way out?
Sure, it's that way.
I really don't know why I thought that would help.
I think there might be trouble ahead.
Yeah. I can smell it.
Well, it actually smells like popcorn.
[ Popping! ] Aah! You can't stay here!
What? Why?
Aah! Aah!
The sun! Aah! The sun!
What's wrong with the sun?
The nice boy who did the recycling has given u—
Wait, has what?
He's given up.
So what? What the what, dude?
You look like a trucker's elbow!
You look like a medieval coin sack!
Wait a minute.
They stopped recycling, didn't they?
And burned a hole in the ozone layer!
Ah, I got it!
Of course! The sewers! Good idea!
You meant use the cover as a shade, didn't you?
Yeah, that's what you meant.
[ Clang! ] Hmm.
What's going on here? Stop!
I'm sorry, kids, but you can't go this way! Why?
The kid who used to feed the ducks has stopped.
Pbbt. So?
So?
Uh, I guess we'll go via the old folks' home, then.
I wouldn't. Why?
The kid who used to run the bingo has stopped doing it.
Mayday! Mayday! We need backup!
They're coming through the gosh-darn walls!
Aaah!
Whoa.
Turns out the rules of bingo are the only rules
in an old folks' home, huh?
Whoa! All right, you know what?
It's every man for himself now! By the way, avoid the zoo!
The kid who used to volunteer there has given up too!
I think I'll take my chances with the ducks.
Dude, the atmosphere is getting kind of creepy.
Yeah. It's like we're being hunted.
Not hunted. Scouted.
Clever boy.
Scouts.
Aah!
You're scouts!
Aren't you supposed to be nice, build birdhouses,
and play the bugle and junk?
Our scoutmaster left us, so we're an army without a leader.
This is our territory now.
You're either with us or against us.
Aah! We're with you! We're with you!
Huh! What's our motto, then?
I'll give you a clue. Starts with "B."
"Be... lieve in men who wear short shorts in the woods"?
Badges! Scouts love badges, right?
You want badges?
When the leader left, we found his stash of badges.
We have all the badges now.
Wait, aren't you supposed to earn them
by actually learning the skills?
Pff. Like, technically, yeah.
So did you "technically" learn how to tie knots?
Uh... fshh. Mm...
Meh, shame they didn't earn
their self-defense badges either.
Hmm. Looks like we found the source of it all.
Come on, let's investi—
Oh, what's the point, Darwin?
We'll never figure out what's going on!
What am I talking about? There's no reason we wouldn't.
O-kay.
No!
Life just pointlessly stirs up the dust
that you'll eventually turn into!
Ah. That makes sense. Alan.
Someone like him gives up, then the whole world loses its glow.
Hey, Alan. What's wrong?
I've lost it.
It's all right, man.
Whatever it is, no one ever thought you had it, anyway.
Psht! All right, fine.
What have you lost, Alan?
My faith in the world.
So that's why you stopped all your voluntary work.
But why? You were doing great.
No matter how much I try, the world will never be perfect.
Well, you got to get back on the horse.
Oh, why bother?
Because we need people like you to do all that work,
so that people like me don't have to.
There's no point, Gumball. People don't change.
Goodness knows I tried to stay positive
and turn the other cheek.
But what happens when you run out of cheeks to turn?
Well, I can think of a couple more cheeks —
But, Alan, you changed the lives of so many people.
Yeah, but what about him?
In spite of all the effort I've made to be friends,
he still can't look me in the eye.
Ha! That's not — that's not true.
Yes, Alan.
We are frie—
See? He's physically incapable of saying
anything remotely positive about me.
Prove him wrong. Give him a hug.
Uh... eh... uh...
There you go. Good job.
Give him a good squeeze.
That's right. Can you feel the love?
Ah, no, no, no, no. That's too much love.
See?
Well, I'm sorry, man, but that's just not how life works, okay?
Oh, really? Then how does it work?
Well, Alan,
life doesn't work in black and white.
Let me give you a little insight.
And the dark kind, I'm afraid to say.
Pbht!
♪ Looking at the news
Because...
Thank you, Gumball.
I guess this makes us friends now.
What? Pff! No.
Oh.
All right. Maybe a little.
Mm!