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"Recipe for Disaster" is the first segment of the second episode of the Disney Channel animated series Hamster & Gretel.

Synopsis[]

Kevin and Gretel have to rescue Family Dinner Night.

Plot[]

Gretel informs Kevin that tonight is family dinner night, which they are disappointed will interfere with their plans (Kevin wishes to watch TV all night, while Gretel planned to visit Bailey). Despite their attempts to change her mind, Carolina insists that they enjoy family dinner night and tasks them with keeping an eye on their ropa vieja, which is in the oven. However, Gretel mistakenly burns the dish while using heat vision on it, forcing the children to find a replacement.

While Hamster and Gretel travel to various Mexican restaurants to find a suitable replacement for the ropa vieja, Kevin keeps Carolina occupied by having her take him to various places. During each visit, however, Kevin is repeatedly placed in situations that end up embarrassing him, including being labeled as "Balloon Man-Child" after an encounter with Hiromi's photography class. Meanwhile, Hamster and Gretel find a dish that tastes nearly identical to Carolina's ropa vieja recipe, but find themselves in a battle with Luchador, who also wants the ropa vieja.

At an abandoned farm, Carolina gives Kevin a speech about how kids seem to be more interested in modern times than creating memories with their families, prompting Kevin to realize that family dinner night is not about the ropa vieja, but rather, the memories the family creates while enjoying it. Hamster, Gretel, and Kevin then rush home to make a new ropa vieja dish using their family recipe, only for Kevin to drop it, launching the burnt ropa vieja onto the countertop as Carolina returns. After the kids explain to her what happened, Carolina reveals that the ropa vieja was in a different oven all along and the burned dish was actually a dirt cake. The Grant-Gomez family then enjoys their meal as the episode draws to a close.

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Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • This is the first episode where Gretel doesn't say "(Noun) punch!".
  • Throughout the episode, Hamster continues to squeeze coal into diamonds. This is based on the myth that applying enough pressure onto coal would do such a thing. In actuality, coal cannot be turned into diamonds as diamonds are made of pure carbon and are not an Earth-based material.
  • Kevin hits his face in a bowl of water, this is the third time Kevin gets hit by water as Kevin got hit by a force of water in "Empower Failure" and "Oakey Dokey", this has become a small running gag in the series.
  • It is revealed that Kevin & Gretel have a dog named Churro besides Hamster.

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Disney Hamster and Gretel logo
Media
Hamster & Gretel (soundtrack one/two) • Chibi Tiny TalesChibiverse
Characters
Gretel Grant-GomezKevin Grant-GomezHamsterFred GrantCarolina Grant-GomezDave Grant-GomezBailey CarterHiromi TanakaVeronica HillAnthonyChurroNayaNordleToborPrincipal FunderberkMrs. JamanpourIngaMayor MeyerGeneral HuxleyGeneral HuxleyFrederickColleenSam SlickmanElizabeth KnightLorraine

Villains: Professor ExclamationLyle/FistPuncherRodney ThunderpantsAnimus MachinaVan DykeCoach HaggertyLa CebollaCopy CatNed Slater/NeighslayerDr. EelgoodKathy/The Dog NapperBouncy CastleX-TerminatorCyborg RatsPi-RatThe AmplifierThe NightmarionetteBob Enfantiberg/Big BabySloppy Joe MonsterE.V.I.L. S.C.H.E.M.E. RobotsThe EarwormRecord ScratchThe ImposterToborErnieBelleArthouseTchotchke JonesJoe/MicromanagerHelen/Rat BurglarCrimson HasteBob Cashwell/UnknownzyPendulum PeteInga the Ice QueenLa SombreronaItsy BitsyLibrarianMary MitosisThe FlakeClem ClamThe Demo BrosFootkickerACEStress Ball MonsterConnie McBurlapMordros the AnnihilatorDr. HawthorneMr. LargeDust MightSlamonade StanHank FranklinCarlFelix Van SchurzMud SingerBone DecimatorSkull Pulverizer
Former villains:Lauren/The DestructressEl LuchadorTinaGerbilEastside Bantam/Christine DePouletCharlie/Father GooseSimonJulie Jennings/Dr. MedusaSaurusBayou Barb
Cameos: Sally • Farmer and Farmer's WifeBrigette MurphyBalloonyHeinz DoofenshmirtzCandace FlynnStacy HiranoLove Händel

Episodes
Season One: "Empower Failure/Oakey Dokey" • "Recipe for Disaster/Math Punch" • "Superhero Sibling Rivalry/Close Shave" • "Cheer Cheer Bang Bang/La Ballad of La Cebolla" • "Comic Shop Copycat/Neigh, It Ain't So!" • "Saturday Homecoming Fever/Dr. Eelgood" • "The Opposite of Smart/Birthday Besties" • "I'm Bored/Cutie and the Beast" • "The Nightmarionette/Abuelita's World" • "U.F. UH-OH!" • "Grounded/Sleepover with the Enemy" • "Friday Night Fright/The Earworm" • "A Mammoth Problem/The Bantam of the Elementary School Light Opera" • "Hamnesia/Romancing the Scone" • "For Whom the Belle Trolls/An Arthouse Divided" • "The Litigator vs. The Luchador/Strawberry Fest Forever" • "The Bottle Episode/Micromanager" • "When Life Gives You Lemons/Self-HEELP!" • "My Invisible Friend/The Bitter Sitter" • "Let's Sea What You've Got"/"Churro's Day Out" • "Crimson Haste Makes Waste"/"The Break-Stuff Club" • "Over the Hill"/"The Ice Queen Cometh" • "La Sombrerona"/"Two Girls, A Guy, and the Council of Düm" • "Nano a Nano"/"The Unnatural History of Dr. MedusaSaurus Ph.D." • "No Sprain, No Gain"/"Finding Professor Ex" • "Bayou Barb"/"The Great Pillow War" • "Shush Hour"/"I Was a Teenage Mad Scientist" • "Too Many Crooks"/"President Fred" • "Flake It Til You Make It"/"Game Changer" • "Exclamation Strikes Back"

Season Two: "Hakuna Ma Kevin/The Great American Telenovela" • "Lair Necessities/Tobor or Not Tobor" • "Evil Upheaval/Ay, Ay, A.I." • "Stress Brawl/I Love Luchie" • "The More The Meteor/My Hammie Vice" • "Last Fred Standing/From Dust Till Dawn" • "I Think Therefore I Slam/Thanks, But No Pranks" • "The Silence of the Tchotchkes/A Car is Born" • "Who's in Charge?/Fools of Engagement" • "The New Adventures of Super Kevin" • "The Search for Super Guy/Lorraine, Rattle, and Roll" • "Last Train to Dullsville/Fred of State" • "Hamster Ex Machina/Awkwardly Ever After" • "Paging Doctor Potatini/Snazzy Pantzz"

Songs
Theme song

Season One: Almost Almost ThereOverload the GridRopa ViejaRace Against TimeHow Much Can You Lift?Fighting Facial HairWe Take What We WantYuko Cheerleading Warrior Attack SevenDon't Steal From the BanksLa CebollaPinky PromiseNeighslayer Rap BattleDance BattleGonna Clean Up the BeachI Want Your AttentionMy Best Friend Bailey's BirthdayStompsGet Ready for a RumbleEngland But with DragonsToo Cute to ClobberImmersion TherapyAbuelita's RulesTiny White TuxLeave It at ThatShe's an Only ChildThe Power to AnnoyI Got BeefThird WheelJust Another Friday NightTaco CrunchiesIt's a Big Big WorldEarworm JingleFrank's Discounted Discount CostumesA Hamster and His BoyTearing You DownHow You Feel About MeProfessional League of Wrestling JingleDaveStrawberry FestivalAlso He's a GenieI Think We'll Break For LunchWe're Working OutThe Lemon's Getting BiggerPositivity Equals PositivenessFather Goose JinglesDon't Do ItYou Can't See MePeople PopsI'm the BombLet's See What You've GotFix That FaucetOut On The Town TogetherMustanchupI'm in a HurryI Can Be BadVan DykeFighting Facial Hair AgainIce QueenHora LocaThe Council of DümTo the BathroomSimon SaysBone to PickKevin's Got a PlanCreepy Doll FactoryThe Ballad of Bayou BarbTrouble in the BayouThe Great Pillow WarGive Me Your VoiceJuggling JackMary, MaryIf You Wanna Be PresidentBig JenWe're Staking OutBoglyvanian ForceKey To The CityThimblesGotta Get Away
Season Two:Don't Sweat ItFresas de AmorA Fort Out Here In The WoodsDemo Bros Theme SongMaking Breakfast For My BoyA Foe We Don't KnowNice And NormalI'm in JailThe GOAT Herder of GoatsBolgylvanian PizzaMove Out!Game FaceFred vs. FredA Dust Mite MightWe Don't CareThat's a PrankBetter Than Being BigA Car is a Car is a Car in a ChaseLive WireFist Foot TimeCheck Me OutGive Me That BookBad Bad Heart

Locations
Tri-State AreaGrant-Gomez HouseEastside Elementary SchoolEastside High School
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