High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Amazing World of Gumball (sometimes referred to simply as Gumball) is an Annie Award winning British/American animated television series created by Ben Bocquelet and produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. It first aired in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2011 on Cartoon Network as a sneak preview and officially premiered on September 5, 2011. In the United States, a sneak peek aired on Cartoon Network on May 3, 2011 and premiered in full on May 9, 2011. The series is rated TV-Y7-FV.