Stress Brawl

"Stress Brawl" is the first segment of the thirty-fourth episode of the Disney Channel animated series Hamster & Gretel.
On September 18, 2024, the episode was released early on Disney+.
==Synopsis==
Hiromi's award ceremony at school is threatened by a mysterious creature.
==Plot==
At Eastside High, an overworked Hiromi arrives to class with her stress ball when she learns that she won a Plumber Pride Award. However, upon realizing that she must organize her own ceremony on top of completing a group project alone, Hiromi's stress ball flies out the window, which is granted powers by the superpower-granting aliens. Meanwhile, Kevin believes Hiromi has forgiven him for standing her up during their date and wonders how he can get over it as well, with Hamster suggesting that he pretend to be dating someone else.
As preparations for the ceremony are underway, the food and DJ turn ot to be disastrous, though Hiromi attempts to put a happy face on, further increaseing her stress, much to Fred's concern. However, a mysterious figure begins attacking the food, music, and decorations, puzzling Fred and relieving Hiromi. On the night of the ceremony, Kevin arrives with Pamela, which proves to be the final straw for Hiromi as her stress ball arrives as a monster and begins to wreak havock. Hamster and Gretel attempt to subdue the beast but to no avail. Fred then recognizes the stress ball and realizes that Hiromi has been bottling up her emotions and has been releasing them through the stress ball, which then attacked everything that upset Hiromi.
When the stress ball turns its attention to Fred, Hiromi reveals that she is irritated by Fred's constant criticism of her. This leads to the stress ball shrinking, prompting Hiromi to begin verbally venting about being under-appreciated and saying yes to everything thrown her way, which reverts the stress ball to its original state.
==Song==
*"Bolgylvanian Pizza"
==Cast==
*Meli Povenmire as Gretel Grant-Gomez
*Michael Cimino as Kevin Grant-Gomez
*Beck Bennett as Hamster
*Romi Dames as Hiromi Tanaka, Pamela Bryan
*Joey King as Fred Grant
*Keith Ferguson as Principal Funderberk
*Abby Espiritu as Naya
*John Milhiser as Chad Goldenboy
*Valerie Breiman as Inga
*Isaac Robinson-Smith as Reginald
*Dan Povenmire as Male Alien
*Joanna Hausmann as Female Alien
==Trivia==
*This episode was released on Disney+ before its television premiere.
*Kevin and Hiromi react seeing each other after what happened in "Exclamation Strikes Back", showing they both don't have moved on.
==Gallery==
Stress Brawl still.jpg
==External links==
*Stress Brawl on Hamster & Gretel Wiki
Category:Hamster & Gretel episodes