The Jumping Ground (season 18)

The eighteenth season of the animated science fiction sitcom The Jumping Ground began airing on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 24, 2014 and ended on May 21, 2015. This is the last season featuring Gabriel Iglesias (the voice of Chef) as Iglesias quit the show a month prior to the season's broadcast.

This season recieved mixed-to-positive reviews, was described by critics as a major turning point in the series' canon. The mid-season premiere "The Budget" won many awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production.

"Cock Magic"
Controversy arose after the eighth episode, "Cock Magic" aired, which received extensive coverage by the media in both Britain and Argentina. Moments after its initial airing, comments emerged on Twitter which alleged that the number plate "H982 FKL" on a Chevrolet Impala in the background, was a direct reference to the 1982 Falklands War.

On the day after the episode aired, the Jumping Ground Studios headquarters in Wellington, New Zealand were attacked by Chilean and Argentinean protesters, who were reported to be throwing rocks and bricks at the building, whilst editor Anthony Farac's car was reported to be severely damaged. Mic Graves, an executive producer for the show, said on 2 October that "All that happened was that we were thinking of random car plate numbers; to suggest that this car was either chosen for its number plate, or that an alternative number plate was substituted for the original is completely untrue."

Following the incident, the New Zealand ambassador to Argentina Hayden Montgomery met with Turner Broadcasting President David Levy on October 31, 2014, and demanded a formal apology for what occurred. However, the Cartoon Network refused to do so, making it clear that they intended to broadcast the episode as a fair representation of the events that occurred.