The plot of The Copycats is pretty much simple - The Wattersons are just minding their own business when they encounter a family that literally copies everything they do. The only exception is Anais, as she does not have a counterpart. This is a reference to Miao Le Xing of Miracle Star not having a sister due to the current Chinese Law that restricts couples from having more than 2 kids.
Just like Miracle Star's popularity, the fake Watterons are making bank by posting their copycat ways on the web. Rather than sue them for copyright infringement, Anais suggests the Wattersons live as dangerously as possible to a point the fake ones ended up too badly injured to continue. With the fake Wattersons totally banged up (if not dead), their show is no longer available online. Just as Gumball and Darwin brag that nothing could replace them, a glitch caused by The Void resulted in another change of their voices, ending the episode.
Yeah, that is pretty much what happened in The Copycats. And quite frankly, it didn't end up as great as I hoped it would. In fact, I never even perked a grin from the comedic scenery here. So for the most part, this episode is a miss.
There are a couple of things that make this episode worth noticing, but it only applies to the older, more hardcore viewer than kids. One is of course, the numerous references to Miracle Star. The part where Anais tells her family that it's too expensive to sue the fake ones is another reference of Cartoon Network not taking any action against the maker of Miracle Star, Sanyuan Foods. Though just recently, my Chinese Gumball video got flagged by Cartoon Network claiming it's their property now. Either it's because of their appearance in The Copycats, ergo they are Gumball characters. Or Cartoon Network may have bought the rights to Miracle Star from Sanyuan Foods.
The second thing is the glitch at the very end, resulting in the change of voice-actors for Gumball and Darwin, making this the 2nd time on-screen that the two characters switched voice actors. This also means the last time we will hear Jacob Hopkins and Terell Random Jr as Gumball and Darwin, respectively. This episode, therefore, marks the first time we hear Nicolas Cantu and Donelle T Hansley Jr as the new voices of Gumball and Darwin.
Overall, The Copycats was a good one, featuring the cast of Mircale Star and a 2nd on-screen voice change. But other than that, not really much. I would say this is more like an episode from Season 1 where it's known for its hit and miss. And as I said earlier, in spite of everything good about this episode, it's mainly a miss. For this episode alone, on a scale of 1 to 5, I give The Amazing World of Gumball - The Copycats, a 3 out of 5.
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