Game Night

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"**Game Night**" is the first segment of the twelfth episode of the first season of *The Ghost and Molly McGee* and the twenty-third episode overall.

## Synopsis

The McGees let competition get the best of them during family game night.

## Plot

The McGees use a wheel to determine who will be doing what chore for the day. Being that Scratch is officially part of the family, he is forced to spin the wheel to get a chore and ends up having to clean the downstairs bathroom, much to his disgust. He attempts to get out of it by escaping to the Ghost Council (indirectly saving another ghost from the Flow of Failed Phantoms in the process) for anything to do for them, but he finds himself dismissed back to the house. While cleaning out the closet, Molly discovers the board game Mega City which the family used to play, but had to stop due to the competitive nature of the game and Sharon's supposed inability to win. The group, minus Sharon, play a game that ends in a tie, but before they can play another round, Sharon gets them to stop, claiming that their competitiveness was the reason Game Night was canceled.

While resuming their chores, Scratch gets the idea to use the game to his leverage. He propositions Molly, Darryl, and Pete with stakes: Whoever loses has to do the winner's chores for the rest of the day. Sharon barges in and is upset over the family playing the game behind her back, but ultimately decides to let them do what they want to do. The game goes on and it quickly becomes apparent that Scratch is using his ghostly moves to cheat at the game. Sharon (having secretly been hinted by Scratch that he "plays by his own rules") apparently notices this, but says nothing despite her fury. Ultimately, Scratch "wins" as the family is forced to clean the downstairs bathroom. After Darryl exposes to them that Scratch cheated, they demand another rematch. Sharon challenges Scratch to a one on one game; the winner never does chores again, but the loser cleans the bathroom forever.

To the surprise of everyone, Sharon turns out to be exceptionally good at Mega City to the point that she can combat Scratch's cheating tactics. She defeats Scratch and reveals that she was a former Junior Mega City champion from 1990-94 and '96 (she was disqualified from '95 from making her opponent cry). Realizing that she only let the others win by going easy on them and hid the game to protect them, Pete takes the board game and buries it in the backyard so that no one can play it ever again (though Sharon swore to find it again wherever it hides). As Scratch finally finishes cleaning the downstairs bathroom, Pete thanks him for being part of the family, only for Darryl to have to hastily use the toilet after trying the chili that Sharon cooked earlier.

## Cast

* Ashly Burch as Molly McGee
* Dana Snyder as Scratch
* Sumalee Montano as Sharon McGee
* Jordan Klepper as Pete McGee
* Michaela Dietz as Darryl McGee
* Grey Griffin as Lucretia (credited as Barrister Ghost #1)
* John DiMaggio as Sir Alister (credited as Barrister Ghost #2)

## Trivia

* This episode was originally scheduled for November 6, 2021, but it was shifted to premiere later in 2022 and was replaced with the episodes "The Turnip Twist" and "All Systems No".
* This episode was leaked and released early through Disney+ Hotstar Southeast Asia.
* Pete's full first name is revealed to be Peter.
* Sharon is revealed to be a champion in Mega City, where she won in 1993-1994, and later 1996. She got disqualified from 1995 due to making her opponents cry, which is poor sportsmanship.

## Production Notes

* Although this episode premiered in the United States on February 19, 2022, it was actually produced in 2021 according to the credits.

### Allusions

* ***Wheel of Fortune*** - The McGee family have a similar-sounding "Wheel of Chore Fun" that they use on game day to make their chores more interesting.
* ***Hasbro*** - Mega City seems to be a mix of several games of this particular brand, including (but not limited to) Monopoly, Trouble, Sorry, Risk, Pay Day, Mouse Trap, and Jenga, all rolled into one single game.
* ***Jumanji*** - Pete buries Mega City to get rid of it, in a manner similar to how Jumanji is buried in the beginning of the movie.
* ***Calvin and Hobbes*** -Mega City has such confusing rules that it almost mirrors a board game version of Calvin Ball.

## References

1. ↑ Salem, Mitch (February 23, 2022). Saturday 2.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED. *Showbuzz Daily*. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022.
2. ↑ Disney Animation Promos (January 6, 2022). 'THE GHOST AND MOLLY MCGEE' returns with new episodes on February 12th. Here's the titles and dates: "Ice Princess / Ready, Set, Snow!" - Feb. 12 "Game Night / The Don't-Gooder" - Feb. 19 "Innocent Until Proven Ghostly / Twin Trouble" - Feb. 26. *Twitter*. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022.
3. ↑ Martin-Jones, Josh (March 18, 2022). "Everything Coming to Disney+ in April 2022 (UK & Ireland)". *The Streamr*.
4. ↑ What's Coming To Disney+ In April 2022 (UK/Ireland). *What's on Disney Plus* (March 25, 2022). Archived from the original on March 28, 2022.
5. ↑ Hedley, Tom (March 18, 2022). "What's Coming to Disney+ In April 2022 (UK/IRE)". *Disney Plus Informer*.
6. ↑ Roth, Bob (November 5, 2021). There was a schedule shift. Game Night will come a little later, but I promise it will be worth the wait. It's one of my favorites.. *Twitter*. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021.
7. ↑ Finnie (January 27, 2022). Yep it aired early!. *Twitter*. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022.