The Opposite of Smart

**"The Opposite of Smart"** is the first segment of the seventh episode of the first season of *Hamster & Gretel*, and the thirteenth episode overall. It is paired with "Birthday Besties" and premiered on Disney Channel on September 17, 2022.

When a video of Churro doing dumb stuff is posted online, the dog, and by extension Kevin, become insanely popular. Because of this, Kevin prioritizes making more videos of Churro, leaving Gretel ignored.

## Plot

While playing video games one night, Fred notices the bizarre behavior of Churro, the Grant-Gomez family dog. Kevin explains to her that this behavior stems from Churro being "the opposite of smart" and demonstrates by showing her a trick, which Fred films and posts on the internet. Churro's popularity on the internet quickly leads to Kevin becoming too preoccupied with filming Churro's antics to spend time with Gretel.

After failing to get his attention on numerous occasions, Hamster and Gretel receive a notification alerting them to a dognapper. However, Kevin initially does not believe them when they inform him. However, when Kevin makes a public appearance, the Dognapper makes off with Churro. An old man and his dog―later revealed to be Hamster and Gretel in disguise―battle the Dognapper and release the other dogs she has kidnapped. Afterwards, Kevin takes Gretel out for ice cream and promises to never allow fame to cloud his better judgement again.

## Cast and characters

* Meli Povenmire as Gretel Grant-Gomez
* Michael Cimino as Kevin Grant-Gomez
* Beck Bennett as Hamster
* Joey King as Fred Grant
* Priah Ferguson as Bailey Carter
* Carolina Ravassa as Carolina Grant-Gomez
* Matt Jones as Dave Grant
* Liza Koshy as Veronica Hill
* John DiMaggio as Gregory
* Dee Bradley Baker as Churro

### Additional voices

* Brock Powell as Mocking Male Student
* Carolina Ravassa as Churro Female Fan
* Debra Wilson as Old Lady
* John DiMaggio as Hans' Owner
* Keith Ferguson as Churro Male Fan, Monkey Bars Kid
* Lauren Tom as Female Student, Sunglasses Student
* Liza Koshy as Kathy

## Song

* I Want Your Attention
* The Dog Napper (jingle)

## Running gags

### Image scene transitions

Churro, spinning on the floor
(used to transition to the next day, with Kevin taking Gretel to school)Kevin, with his fame "gone to his fingers"
(used to transition to the Grant-Gomezes at Maurice's House of French Onion Soup)Hamster and a glum Gretel
(used to transition to the next day at the Eastside Elementary School cafeteria)Churro, in lobster costume
(used to transition to the convention center hosting Puppy-Con)

## Transcript

*Click here to read the full transcript of **"The Opposite of Smart"**.*

## Background information

### Trivia

* Sally from *Phineas and Ferb* appears in the cafeteria when Gretel and Bailey are talking.
* This episode is Churro’s first major appearance in the series.
* It is revealed that the show takes place within the Tri-State Area, just like *Phineas and Ferb* and *Milo Murphy's Law*.

### Errors

* Michael-Leon Wooley and Debra Wilson were credited in this and "Birthday Besties" for voicing Roman Carter and Michelle Carter, respectively, but neither of the two characters appear in either episode segment.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/hamster-gretel/episodes/the-opposite-of-smart-birthday-besties/