The Curse

The Ghost and Molly McGee
"The Curse"

Season 1

Number 1A

Episode information

Production code

101A

Written by

Bill Motz
Bob Roth

Storyboards by

Kat Ruzics

Directed by

Stephen Heneveld

Original airdate

October 1, 2021

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"The Curse" is the first segment of the first episode of the Disney Channel animated series, The Ghost and Molly McGee.

Synopsis[]

Molly and the McGees move into their forever home, only to discover that it's already occupied by a grumpy ghost.

Plot[]

In the ghost realms, the Ghost Council rate lower tier ghosts with spreading misery in the human world. Those that fail are sent to the "Flow of Failed Phantoms". Scratch is a lower tier ghost who despite being a rude and disgusting individual has successfully spread misery in the town of Brighton. The Council nevertheless look down on him, but consider him "adequate". Meanwhile, the McGees consisting of parents Pete and Sharon and their kids Darryl and Molly move to Brighton, after having moved all over the United States. Molly is an optimistic girl who is the only one who actually seems to like their new home: an old and decrepit house that Scratch just so happens to inhabit.

Molly immediately moves into the attic, declaring it her room, and encounters Scratch in a rather comically abrupt manner. Far from scared, Molly is excited at the thought of having a house with a ghost in it. Scratch, angry at this development, tries to get rid of her to no avail. He decides to curse her so that he will always be there to haunt her. Unfortunately, this turns out to be a blessing for Molly as this means that he is forever tied to her, right down to being able to summon him by calling his name. Scratch seeks the Council on how to un-curse someone to which they snobbishly tell him that he needs to scare the homeowners out so that they can never return to the house.

Scratch immediately decides to scare the rest of the McGees, who are about to leave the house, but Molly stops them, claiming that Scratch is her new friend and that he is simply "hangry". After some reluctance from them, they decide to accept Scratch as being part of their family, much to his chagrin. Molly vidchats with her Grandma Nin who tells her that in Thailand, many houses have ghosts and that they use a Sal Phra Phum (spirit house) so that the ghost can live comfortably. Molly finds a dollhouse and offers it to Scratch who graciously accepts it under the condition he gets fed. Meanwhile, in the Ghost Realm, the Chairman notices that Brighton's misery has slightly gone down.

Cast[]

Ashly Burch as Molly McGee
Dana Snyder as Scratch
Sumalee Montano as Sharon McGee, Grandma Nin
Jordan Klepper as Pete McGee
Michaela Dietz as Darryl McGee
Grey Griffin as Barrister Ghost #1
Greg Baldwin as Barrister Ghost #2
John DiMaggio as Barrister Ghost #3, Bouncer Ghost
Kari Wahlgren as Barrister Ghost #4, Ceader Valley/Dog Ghost (uncredited)
Fred Tatasciore as Bailiff Ghost (uncredited)

Song[]

"Together Forever"

Trivia[]

This episode, along with "First Day Frights", was leaked online two days before the premiere.
The theme song is not featured in this episode.
The episode's title is not shown on screen.
Grandma Nin tells Molly about Sal Phra Phum or ศาลพระภูมิ (Ṣ̄āl phrap̣hūmi) which translates to "spirit house".
Scratch tells Molly that he is partial to strawberry soda. This is an in-joke related to Thai culture. Strawberry soda, specifically Fanta brand, is often used as an offering to spirits. Thailand natives joke that if someone were to drink Fanta on a special day, that they are most likely a ghost.^[1]
One of the "best friend activities" Molly suggested after Scratch applied the curse was washing old people, a possible reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "I Had an Accident" where Patrick Star suggested the same thing.