Cheer Cheer Bang Bang

**"Cheer Cheer Bang Bang"** is the first segment of the fourth episode of the first season of *Hamster & Gretel*, and the seventh episode overall. It is paired with "La Ballad of La Cebolla" and premiered on Disney Channel on August 27, 2022. On August 17, 2022, this episode was released early on Disney+.

When noticing that a string of bank robberies are seemingly carried out by cheerleaders from their school, Kevin enlists Fred to go undercover at the cheerleader tryouts to investigate.

## Plot

A series of bank robberies led by cheerleeders leaves Kevin and Fred baffled, prompting an investigation. They decide that Fred will go undercover as a cheerleader to find out what all of this means. However, Fred lacks the peppiness to through with the plan, so Hamster and Gretel attempt to train her. When that fails, Gretel notices that Fred watches the anime *Yuko Cheerleading Warrior Attack 7* and suggests that she pretend to be peppy, which she does, allowing her to make the team.

After some questioning, Gretel calls Fred into the locker rooms, where they attempt to search through the lockers; they then witness the coach using a hypnotic whistle on the cheerleaders, revealing her to be the culprit. Fred and Gretel discover that a cheer-like rhythm will counteract the effects of the whistle, prompting Fred to reluctantly perform a catchy dance number, freeing everyone from their mind control. Fred, Hamster, and Gretel then defeat the coach, after which Fred realizes that cheerleaders are cooler than she initially thought (as she learns earlier that they watch *Yuko Cheerleading Warrior Attack 7* as well).

## Cast and characters

* Meli Povenmire as Gretel Grant-Gomez
* Michael Cimino as Kevin Grant-Gomez
* Beck Bennett as Hamster
* Joey King as Fred Grant
* Liza Koshy as Veronica Hill
* Romi Dames as Hiromi Tanaka
* Betsy Sodaro as Coach Haggerty
* Abby Espiritu as Naya

### Additional voices

* Casey Hamilton as Bank Teller
* Brock Powell as TV Announcer
* Abby Espiritu as Smiling Coach
* Lauren Tom as Blond Cheerleader

## Songs

* We Take What We Want
* Yuko Cheerleading Warrior Attack Seven (song)
* Don't Steal From The Banks

## Running gags

### Image scene transitions

Hamster and Gretel
(used to transition to Kevin finding a cheerleader outfit for Fred)Fred, with cheerleader hairdo
(used to transition to the gym hall full of hypnotized students)

## Transcript

*Click here to read the full transcript of **"Cheer Cheer Bang Bang"**.*

## Background information

### Trivia

* This episode was released early to Disney+ on August 17, 2022.
* This episode reveals that Fred used to do gymnastics and cheer, but she quit because she was required to smile, which she was unable (and unwilling) to do.
* Gretel breaks the fourth wall when she acknowledges the action cards that appear whenever she yells out an attack.

### Allusions

* ***Chitty Chitty Bang Bang*** - The episode's title is a parody of this 1968 United Artists film.
* **Keep Left** - When Gretel suggests that Fred pretend to be a peppy cheerleader, a blue card that reads "Keep Left" can be seen on Fred's bulletin board, which is the name of a semi-active band Dan Povenmire participated in.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/hamster-gretel/episodes/cheer-cheer-bang-bang-la-ballad-of-la-cebolla/