The Litigator vs. The Luchador

### Synopsis:

Carolina's sister comes to visit, and Kevin and Gretel infiltrate a wrestling match.

## Production Information

### Storyboards by:

Su Jen Buchheim
Tammy Manis

## Broadcast Information

### Airdate:

February 18, 2023 (Disney Channel)
March 27, 2023 (Disney XD)

### Running time:

11 minutes

**"The Litigator vs. The Luchador"** is the first segment of the sixteenth episode of the first season of *Hamster & Gretel*, and the thirtieth episode overall. It is paired with "Strawberry Fest Forever" and premiered on Disney Channel on February 18, 2023.

Carolina's sister, Tía Melissa, is coming to visit, but has to leave suddenly. Carolina finds this suspicious, as she and Dave try to figure out what Melissa is hiding. Meanwhile, El Luchador has escaped prison, and Hamster, Gretel and Kevin try to enter the Professional League of Wrestling Tag Team Championship arena to stop him.

## Plot

Carolina has Dave, Kevin, and Gretel cleaning the hous in order to make a good impresion on her sister, Melissa. However, she cuts her visit short when she claims that she has a lawyer meeting to attend. Dave and Carolina decide to follow her around to figure out what she is up to. Later, Hamster, Kevin, and Gretel learn that El Luchador has escaped from prison and is competing in a wrestling competition in an attempt to win the championship belt. With the help of Fred, a wrestling superfan, Kevin obtains a ticket to the match while Hamster and Gretel get in through the use of a disguise.

Eventually, the children discover that Melissa is also competing in the match as The Litigator and decide to join the fight. Unfortunately, El Luchador disables her when he performs his signature move, the Acute Angle Tackle, leaving it up to Hamster and Gretel to defeat him. Carolina then learns the truth about Melissa's occupation and the siblings reconcile, with Carolina, being a nurse, restoring Melissa's ability to fight. Together, Gretel and Melissa defeat El Luchador and win the championship.

## Cast and characters

* Meli Povenmire as Gretel Grant-Gomez
* Michael Cimino as Kevin Grant-Gomez
* Beck Bennett as Hamster
* Carolina Ravassa as Carolina Grant-Gomez
* Matt Jones as Dave Grant
* Joey King as Fred Grant
* Liza Koshy as Veronica Hill
* Carlos Alazraqui as El Luchador
* Jessica Darrow as Melissa Gomez
* Mike "The Miz" Mizanin as Announcer Steve
* Austin Creed as Announcer Austin

### Additional voices

* Austin Creed as Wrestling Male Fan
* Brock Powell as Paramedic
* Carlos Alazraqui as Prison Guard
* Carolina Ravassa as Young Carolina
* Cree Summer as Waiter
* Isaac Robinson-Smith as Wrestling Announcer
* Jessica Darrow as Young Melissa
* Keith Ferguson as Referee
* Kyle Menke as Check In Guy
* Lauren Tom as Fancy Pants Cashier
* Lexie Shoaibi as Wrestling Female Fan
* Mike "The Miz" Mizanin as The Skobeloff Sorcerer

## Songs

* Professional League of Wrestling Jingle
* Dave (jingle)

## Running gags

### Image scene transitions

Gretel, disguised as an older person
(used to transition to the Fancy Pants store)The Litigator
(used to transition to Gretel entering the wrestling ring as "The Bearded Stranger")A hurt and dazed referee
(used to transition back to The Litigator battling El Luchador disguised as The Skobeloff Sorcerer)

## Transcript

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## Background information

### Trivia

* Jessica Darrow plays a wrestler not unlike her previous role as Luisa in *Encanto*.

### Allusions

* ***Phineas and Ferb*** - While at Fancy Pants, Dave places a fedora he is wearing onto a platypus, a subtle nod to the character Perry the Platypus.
* **Stone Cold Steve Austin** - The two announcers at the PLOW championship are named Steve and Austin, and may possibly be a reference to this now retired professional wrestler.

### Errors

* When Melissa is injured with El Luchador's Acute Angle Tangle, her sleeves disappear.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/shows/hamster-gretel/episodes/the-litigator-vs-the-luchador-strawberry-fest-forever/
2. ↑ https://cabletvt.powerrangermail.net/index.php/topic,6985.0.html?PHPSESSID=9e5d848764ad573838c3577125bbd4d7