User blog comment:Gumball2/Parents as Characters/@comment-31563773-20171219140813

It depends on whose writing the episode. I've said this before and I'll say it again: if you compare the Louds to the Turners or Griffins, you aren't right in the head or haven't watched the series enough to make a good comparison. Same with people saying Lincoln has it worse than Timmy, or God forbid, Meg. One episode the parents will be competent, but then in another the parents will shy away from doing something a normal parent would. I would prefer to see them have some backbone more often, as just because they have 11 kids doesn't mean they get free range over them. It's probably due to how I grew up, but as a parent, if you don't lay down the ground rules when needed, your kids can become out of control.

Maybe in the next season the parents will get much better focus.