The series VERB around the NOUN of Gumball PERSONS NAME , a twelve-year-old cat who attends middle school in PLACE . Accompanied by his NOUN, adoptive brother, and ADJECTIVE friend Darwin PERSONS NAME , he ADVERB finds himself PAST TENSE VERB in ADJECTIVE shenanigans around PLACE , during which he VERB with various NOUN members—Anais, Richard, and Nicole—and other ADJECTIVE citizens.