A Doll to Die For

The Ghost and Molly McGee
"A Doll to Die For"

Season 2

Number 6A

Episode information

Production code

205A

Written by

Mia Resella

Storyboards by

Steve Hirt

Directed by

Johnny Castuciano
Steve Hirt

Original airdate

May 6, 2023

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"A Doll to Die For" is the first segment of the twenty-sixth episode of the Disney Channel animated series, The Ghost and Molly McGee.

Synopsis[]

When a scary ghost possesses a doll in the human world, Molly is determined to see the good in him.

Plot[]

In the ghost realm, Lord Doom (a powerful ghost who torments humans and other ghosts) is causing havoc. Scratch is informed by the Ghost Council that due to the flow of failed phantoms getting destroyed, Lord Doom, along with several other ghosts, have been unleashed. With no other option, Scratch places a curse on Lord Doom that whatever the first object he sees will encase his soul. He intends to use a soda bottle, but Lord Doom flees for his (after)life. Instead, Lord Doom winds up in a Weird Larry's antique shop where Hidalgo and Gertrude, who have just had their son Octavius, are set to purchase a baby doll for him. Lord Doom looks at the doll and becomes bound to it and flees the store, much to Hidalgo and Gertrude's intrigue.

Back at home, Scratch regales Lord Doom's "capture" to Molly who is impressed. They get a knock at the door and find Lord Doom in the baby doll's body who promptly attacks them. Molly and Scratch are baffled by Lord Doom's predicament who, despite still insisting on destruction, is shown to be ineffective. Molly decides to use this opportunity to help change Lord Doom for the better. Scratch does not think it is possible, but Molly manages to convince Lord Doom to go along with it. Molly trains Lord Doom in the ways of being nice and, while apparently shows acceptance towards being a better person, still displays some minor intense tendencies, much to Molly's concern.

Ironically, Scratch believes that Molly's plan worked while Molly herself fears that Lord Doom is out to get her and catches him in the middle of doing things such as cutting out Molly's head from photos and cutting up the coffee table with a chainsaw. Molly believes that Lord Doom is killing someone, but Scratch points out that it is just paint. Lord Doom reveals that he was making a collage for Molly, but realizes that he is unwanted. Molly apologizes, stating that he and everyone deserves to be loved. He accepts this, and says he needs to find someone who doesn't mind his scary intensity, but wonders who would be blindly innocent and trusting to accept him unconditionally. At that moment, Gertrude, Hidalgo and Octavius show up asking if Molly has the doll. Now knowing that it is possessed by an evil spirit, they happily take him off their hands as Lord Doom enjoys his new life being Octavius' plaything. Molly confirms her ability to enhappify (despite the time it took), while Scratch misses Doom and (mostly) his hummus.

Cast[]

Songs[]

"Not Frightful Anymore"

Trivia[]

Jordan Klepper, Sumalee Montano, Michaela Dietz, Grey DeLisle, and Sue Ann Pien are credited for their roles as Pete, Sharon, Grandma Nin, Darryl, Joanie Pataky, and June Chen respectively, in this and "The (After)life of the Party". Despite this, none of these characters talk with Pete and Sharon having silent cameos and the rest being completely absent.
Between this episode and "Home is Where the Haunt Is", Hidalgo and Gertrude had Octavius.
Lord Doom's behavior, voice, and appearance (as a ghost) is similar to Lord Hater from Wander Over Yonder.
The episode's premise is practically a parody of My Fair Lady.
The Chairman was mentioned in this episode.