The Routine (The Amazing World of Gumball)

"The Routine" is the eleventh episode in the fourth season of The Amazing World of Gumball, and the 127th episode overall. It originally aired on Cartoon Network in the United States, on October 5, 2015. In this episode, Richard goes to the store to buy mayo, only for the viewers to realize his daily routine is more complicated than we think.
The episode was directed by Mic Graves and was written by a team of 10 writers.
Plot
Gumball, Darwin, and Anais try to wake up Richard, who is sleeping on the couch. The kids are headed to school, while Nicole is headed to work. Before she leaves, Nicole gives Richard a to-do list, with the simple task of going to the store and buying mayo.
Richard dresses up as a knight, and heads to the store. While driving, he is stopped by Hector's mom, Mrs. Jötunheim, who tells him his "quest for mayo" is doomed. Using her physic powers, she is able to show Richard his future, including what appears to be, Richard confronting a dinosaur.
Later, Richard is told to pay 25 cents for a crossing ticket but refuses to do so. He manages to cross without paying but later finds himself stuck between wet concrete and a fallen tree. He decides to jump the concrete using a ramp, losing his car in the process. Finally, Richard walks to the store, only to find it destroyed. Larry tells Richard that a "beast" gathered a pile of coupons, and bought most of the store, destroying it in the process. Richard decides to ignore Larry and continue his search for mayo.
Searching in the town's junk yard, Richard finds a jar of mayo, only to be confronted by the "beast," who is revealed to be , a dinosaur. After a long fight, Richard manages to leave with the mayo, soon after finding his car in the junkyard.
At home, Richard puts the mayo in the fridge and goes to sleep on the couch. His family arrives, and it is revealed the narrator of the episode, was his car, Cartax.
Production
"The Routine" was directed by Mic Graves and was written by Ben Bocquelet, alongside 9 different writers. The episode was also the 11th episode storyboarded by Wandrille Maunoury.
Reception
On its original broadcast, the episode was viewed by 1.32 million people.
In 2020, "The Routine" was ranked 44th out of the 240 total The Amazing World of Gumball episodes. The episode had a rating of 7.94/10, based on 135 reviews.
 
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