Recipe for Disaster (Hamster & Gretel)

"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.
==Song==
*"Ropa Vieja"
==Cast==
*Meli Povenmire as Gretel Grant-Gomez
*Michael Cimino as Kevin Grant-Gomez
*Beck Bennett as Hamster
*Matt Jones as Dave Grant-Gomez
*Carolina Ravassa as Carolina Grant-Gomez
*Hiromi Dames as Hiromi Tanaka
*Liza Koshy as Veronica Hill
*Carlos Alazraqui as Luchador
==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.
==International premieres==
*March 11, 2023 (France)
*April 1, 2023 (Spain)
*April 2, 2023 (Portugal)
*April 12, 2023 (Italy; premiere on Disney+)
==Gallery==
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==External links==
*Recipe for Disaster on Hamster & Gretel Wiki
Category:Hamster & Gretel episodes