| “ | Hot Dog Guy: Ok, we're just a hot dog and a blue cat climbing up a public toilet using only our feet, nothing weird here. Gumball: See? Nothing's awkward if you decide it's not. |
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| ~ Hot Dog Guy and Gumball in "The Awkwardness." |
Hot Dog Guy is a supporting character in the Cartoon Network animated sitcom The Amazing World of Gumball. He is a student at Elmore Jr. High and the victim of an increasingly humiliating rivalry and awkward "friendship" with the main protagonist, Gumball Watterson.
He is voiced by Alex Jordan.
Appearance[]
He is a fairly tall, humanoid hot dog with smooth red skin. He wears a tan-colored bun that wraps around the back and sides, leaving the front exposed. He has thin legs extending from the bottom of the hot dog, which taper to small feet, along with arms coming from either side of his bun, though these end in stubs. On top of his head, there is a slicked-back yellow tuft of mustard resembling hair (later revealed to be a wig). He also wears large black sunglasses.
Personality[]
Hot Dog Guy is generally an ordinary and friendly student, albeit somewhat awkward and obliging, and his demeanor is rather calm and unassuming. When Gumball initially befriends him, he tries to be nice by acting friendly, even paying for his lunch because he does not one to crush the feelings of someone that he perceives as lonely and pitiful. However, when this proves exhausting and increasingly uncomfortable, with Hot Dog Guy frequently unsure of what to say or how to act, he attempts to make Gumball despise him by harassment, hoping to end their "friendship."
It is later revealed that he struggles with awkward situations to such a degree that he blocked out all of his core memories with Gumball from their toddler years, which explains the tension between them. His aversion to embarrassment and the reluctant revelation of his humiliating secret, being born attached to his two brothers, resulting in a scar on top of his head, also indicates that he is somewhat insecure. Outside of his interactions with Gumball, he is usually shown conversing with other friends at school.
Subsequent episodes portray Hot Dog Guy as more honest and level-headed. He acknowledges his bizarre relationship with Gumball and tries to address it in the most effective and reasonable way possible. However, his calm and ordinary personality frequently clashes with Gumball's obnoxious and absurd nature, leading him to sometimes simply avoid interaction. He also tends to be sarcastic, particularly when dealing with his arch-rival, whom he maintains is more awkward than he himself is.
Their solutions would eventually involve creating intentionally awkward situations to overwhelm their minds and erase the existing awkwardness. Despite this, Hot Dog Guy holds clear boundaries about exiting his comfort zone, such as insisting that Gumball "leave it" when asked to take off his clothes in the shower before running away from him in a panic, trying to be left alone.
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Notes[]
- ↑ It's revealed in "The Hug" that Hot Dog Guy is literally his name instead of an alias.
Trivia[]
- Hot Dog Guy doesn't actually learn what Gumball's name is. He refers to him as the "anonymous, blue stranger" in "The Hug" and "him" during their first encounter in "The Awkwardness."
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