Mr. Gooch

> Hey! Which shirt should Henry wear? Gooch #1? Or Gooch #2?
>
> Gooch in *Let's Make a Steal*

**Mr. Gooch** is a recurring character in *Henry Danger*. He is the cashier at Junk N' Stuff in Season 1. Gooch alerts Captain Man and Kid Danger of crimes happening in Swellview and acts as a lookout for the Man Cave.

He is portrayed by Duncan Bravo.

## Description & Personality

Gooch has grey hair and wears Indian attire of varying colors. He is mysterious, but in a light-hearted way; a notable example is how he first communicates with Henry when he tells him to go to the back and take the elevator.

## History

In *The Danger Begins*, Gooch is first shown in his desk at Junk 'N' Stuff feeding his plant Omar some juice. Then, he spots a boy coming in his store. The boy introduces himself as Henry Hart, who says he's here about the job. Communicating in a mysterious way, he tells Henry to go to the back and take the elevator down, saying no more after that.

Later, when Henry's friends Jasper and Charlotte walk into Junk N' Stuff, Gooch started getting annoyed with Jasper for his obsession with buckets until Henry managed to get them out of the store. Gooch alerted Captain Man and Kid Danger of another Toddler attack.

In *Mo' Danger, Mo' Problems*, Gooch alerted Captain Man and Kid Danger of Shaft's robbery of Glass from the Past, Gooch later helped Ray create a device for Henry to learn all the history about Puerto Rico. When Henry screamed like a child, Gooch explained the temporary side effects of the device and then went off with Ray to buy food.

In *Tears of the Jolly Beetle*, he, Henry, and Charlotte used various methods to check if Ray lost his indestructibility, which turned out to be true. After the hero duo got tears from cheerful beetles, Gooch managed to use lightning to make Ray regain his power.

In *Substitute Teacher*, Gooch was called by Ray, who asked him to know what the Drill Finger's words were before he was taken to prison. Gooch replied that he had said that when he left he would take revenge on Captain Man and Gooch hung up because he was talking to his nephew, Benji, who had chickenpox.

In order for Ray to spy on Ortho, who was believed to be the son of the Drill Finger, Gooch used Benji to infect Miss Shapen with chickenpox. Gooch warned Captain Man, Kid Danger, and Charlotte that the Drill Finger is in Nebraska committing crimes, but Ray refused to go to Nebraska as he only protects Swellview.

In *Jasper Danger*, Gooch watched as Henry and Charlotte carried Piper knocked out for Gooch to take care of her. Gooch believed that Piper had died. Gooch decided to go trick-or-treating with Benji on Halloween, so he dropped Piper off at the Man Cave. Gooch also alerted Captain Man that Jeff had kidnapped Jasper and his girlfriend Monica.

In *The Space Rock*, Gooch was carrying a mysterious space rock, which accidentally fell into the cave. Gooch, Ray, and Henry searched for the alien that came out of the rock, but out of cowardice, the three fled.

In *Too Much Game*, Gooch and Charlotte realized that everything was wrong in the cave. He tried to convince Ray to call Schwoz to fix the cave, but because Schwoz stole his girlfriend, Ray refused. Determined, Gooch called Schwoz to repair the cave and told Ray.

In *Spoiler Alert,* Gooch informed Ray and Henry about the series spoilers The Spoiler was doing. He also picked up the emergency hotline after Piper called about Jasper falling out of the window, when Gooch refused to alert Captain Man over such a minor emergency and suggested calling the Fire Department, Piper suggested setting Jasper on fire instead which cause Gooch to hang up in shock.

In *Let's Make a Steal*, Gooch, Ray, and Charlotte enlist Henry to participate in the Win and Spin game show to discover thieves who steal prizes from winners. Gooch wanted Henry to wear one of his two t-shirts that he made with his face and Gooch admitted that his fashion was the new black. He later presented a more casual shirt for Henry to wear.

In *Caved In*, Gooch and Schwoz fled as it was the day that Ray became indestructible and lost his childhood, which made Ray go crazy.

In *Man of the House*, he assured Ray to take his garbage drink, but the only one who took it was Omar. Gooch also built a vibrating chair which he stated was one of the very first vibrating massage chairs ever made. Later, Gooch asked Henry to use it, but the chair did not work, causing Henry to fall.

In *Captain Jerk*, Gooch, Henry, Charlotte, and Schwoz saw bad reviews from Captain Man after he accidentally destroyed some children's lemonade stand. Upon reading a rude comment, Gooch decided not to read it because of his beliefs. Gooch was later seen with the rest of the gang at Junk 'n' Stuff as the five discussed the plans for a Man Cave tour. Gooch took the winners of the contest to meet Captain Man in bags to get them to the cave.

As of season 2, Gooch did not reappear, but in season 3 Jasper assumed his position as the cashier of Junk 'n' Stuff.

## Appearances

* The Danger Begins
* Mo' Danger, Mo' Problems
* Tears of the Jolly Beetle
* Substitute Teacher
* Jasper Danger
* The Space Rock
* Too Much Game
* Henry the Man-Beast (mentioned)
* Spoiler Alert
* Let's Make a Steal
* My Phony Valentine (mentioned)
* Caved In (cameo)
* Man of the House
* Dream Busters (mentioned)
* Captain Jerk
* Quaran-kini (mentioned)

## Trivia

* Many fans initially thought that Gooch's full name was "Gooba Gooch", as stemmed from a mishearing of "Go For Gooch" in Too Much Game.
* He possibly likes garbage juice.
* His name is possibly a reference to a character on the 80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes named The Gooch.
* In the first few episodes, it wasn't common for him to not appear in an episode. Later, Schwoz's inclusion in the show sometimes makes him absent in favor of Schwoz however Gooch would continue to appear in episodes following Schwoz's debut until the end of Season 1 however he completed disappeared following the onset of Season 2.
	+ It's unknown what happened to Gooch after the end of Season 1 as he was never seen or even mentioned after that, it's possible that he either quit or was fired.
	+ According to Cooper Barnes in the 100 Henry Danger Facts video, he and the cast have no idea what happened to Gooch, saying that he pretty much "disappeared".
	+ In the Danger Force episode Quaran-kini, Ray is shown to have a box labelled "Gooch Remains", the reason for this is unknown. This could imply that Gooch maybe died at some point or it could be a box of Gooch's old belongings.
* He has a plant named Omar.
* He has a young nephew named Benji.
	+ Like Schwoz, it is stated that Gooch has a large family.
* On Dan's website, he has his name as **Mr. Gooch**, but in the show, no one has ever called him Mr. Gooch.
* In *Dream Busters*, Charlotte and Schwoz mention that Gooch has fallen down the toilet several times.

## References

* **Alfred Pennyworth**: Being the lookout for Captain Man and notifying him of crime in Swellview, much like Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred himself. In addition, while Alfred is English, Gooch is Indian.