"A Very Hungry Ghost" is the second segment of the fourteenth episode of the Disney Channel animated series, The Ghost and Molly McGee.
Synopsis[]
When the McGee's celebrate a Thai holiday about feeding “hungry ghosts”, Scratch tries to keep the feast all to himself.
Plot[]
While Pete and Sharon are camping away (and getting attacked by a bear), Grandma Nin visits to watch over Molly and Darryl for Sart Duan Sib, a holiday where they make a large bounty of food for ghosts. Scratch is eager to eat, but must wait for the evening and is asked to bring his other ghost friends to the banquet as well. Molly and Darryl in the meantime both make it a competition to see who can make the most dumplings and win Nin's favor, despite her telling them to stop it. Scratch is convinced to invite Geoff and visits him in the underworld to tell him about it, partially trying to deter him, and rounds it off by telling him to "not tell nobody".
The evening banquet arrives as Scratch is forced to wait for Geoff to arrive. He finally does so as he tries to hurry him out, only to learn that Geoff had in fact invited several other ghosts to the banquet after misinterpreting his directions ("I didn't tell nobody. Which as a double negative, cancels itself."). Scratch is forced to watch in horror as his food gets gobbled up by the other ghosts. Meanwhile, Molly and Darryl are still being competitive with one another when the rush comes in, but are frightened by Nin who takes control of the situation. Scratch suddenly gets called up by the Ghost Council who are convinced that Scratch scared a family into servitude and also join the banquet.
The Ghost Council arrive, scaring the other ghosts away, as Scratch tries to cover for Molly, who is unaware of his situation. He explains that if they discovered that he was happily living with a human family instead of scaring them, he could be taken away forever. Molly plans to fight back, but Nin offers that they make the food for them instead. Scratch serves the food as the Ghost Council approves of it and leave satisfied, while also mocking Scratch's accidental typo (Scar Report instead of Scare Report). Relaxed, Scratch tried to have the remainder of the food, only to learn that it is all gone. Nin offers that they order a pizza with Scratch asking for pineapples.
Cast[]
- Ashly Burch as Molly McGee
- Dana Snyder as Scratch
- Jordan Klepper as Pete McGee
- Sumalee Montano as Sharon McGee, Grandma Nin
- Michaela Dietz as Darryl McGee
- Eric Edelstein as Geoff
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Ezekiel "Tug" Tugbottom
- John DiMaggio as Sir Alister
- Grey Griffin as Lucretia
- Kari Wahlgren as Grimbella
- Greg Baldwin as Barthalomew
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Trivia[]
- The title is a reference to the Eric Carle children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
- The title was initially listed as "The Very Hungry Ghost".
- The episode takes place on Sat Thai or สารทไทย (Sart Thai) which basically means "Autumnal" Thai. However, it is identified as Sart Duan Sib or สารทเดือนสิบ, implying that the episode takes place in September or October.
- This is the first episode where the Barrister Ghosts are actually credited with names.
- The episode features the return of Ezekiel Tugbottom, Sally Tugbottom, her bear, and Abraham Lincoln. Other ghosts seen can be identified as Amelia Earhart, Cleopatra, Franklin Roosevelt, and Julius Caesar (who has a knife in his back), all of whom previous cameoed in "Not So Honest Abe".
- Molly meets The Ghost Council for the first time.
- This is the first time the Ghost Council & The Chairman go to Earth
International Premieres[]
- March 6, 2022 (Canada)
- April 6, 2022 (United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore)
- May 10, 2022 (Germany)
- June 15, 2022 (Portugal)
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