| “ | As revenge for all the times they've thwarted me, I will reveal the identities of superheroes Hamster and Gretel on the 3 o'clock news from these DNA results! | ” |
"Trading Faces" is the second segment of the nineteenth episode of the second season of Hamster & Gretel, and the ninety-fifth episode overall. It is paired with "Miss Direct" and premiered on Disney Channel on April 6, 2025.[2][3]
Hiromi learns that Ms. Knight has actually been The Imposter the whole time, who then kidnaps her and plans to reveal Hamster and Gretel's secret identities on the news as revenge for them foiling his previous schemes.
Plot[]
Having learned about Hamster and Gretel's identities in the previous episode, Hiromi is shocked that Kevin has been hiding things from her. However, as Ms. Knight returns to the classroom, Kevin flees. Ms. Knight is then revealed to be The Imposter, who has been spending months attempting to learn Hamster and Gretel's identities, which he plots to expose on the 3:00 news. Hiromi attempts to warn Kevin, only for The Imposter to capture her.
When Fred, Hamster, Gretel, and Bailey learn about The Imposter's plans, they race to rescue Hiromi. Unfortunately, The Imposter has complicated matters by creating multiple fake Hiromis and placing all of them in perilous situations, culminating in the heroes, Fred, and Bailey getting trapped in industrial-strength molasses. Meanwhile, Kevin arrives at the WHOA TV Studio, where he manages to find the real Hiromi, but The Imposter traps them in a cage. As the 3:00 news begins, The Imposter prepares to announce Hamster and Gretel's identities, only to instead reveal his own name, as Hiromi discreetly swapped out Hamster and Gretel's DNA results with his real name.
After Hamster and Gretel defeat The Imposter, Hiromi promises to keep Hamster and Gretel's identity a secret, but Gretel, still distrustful of Hiromi, remains skeptical. Kevin subsequently expresses relief that he no longer has to keep secrets from Hiromi, with Hiromi preparing to reciprocate Kevin's romantic feelings towards her, only for Mordros the Annihilator to arrive and announce that he will destroy everyone. That ends the episode on a cliffhanger, and setting up the events of the season finale.
Cast and characters[]
- Meli Povenmire as Gretel Grant-Gomez
- Michael Cimino as Kevin Grant-Gomez
- Beck Bennett as Hamster
- Romi Dames as Hiromi Tanaka
- Diedrich Bader as The Imposter
- Joey King as Fred Grant
- Priah Ferguson as Bailey Carter
- Liza Koshy as Veronica Hill
- Casey Wilson as Ms. Knight
- Lauren Tom as Mrs. Maybank
- Alfred Molina as Mordros the Annihilator
Songs[]
Running gags[]
News report[]
Veronica Hill: (on TV) Breaking news! A villain has broken into the TV station (struggling angrily as The Imposter tries to yank her microphone) and is now wrestling the mic out of my hands! (The block switches over to a "Technical Difficulties" screen.) |
Memorable quotes[]
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Transcript[]
Click here to read the full transcript of "Trading Faces".
Gallery[]
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Background information[]
Trivia[]
- This episode has its title credits displayed in a shade of yellow that is darker than in most episodes. It shares this trait with its sister episode, "Miss Direct".
- "Miss Direct" and "Trading Faces" have similarities to "My Invisible Friend" and "The Bitter Sitter", in that both pairs' second episode is a continuation from the first, in which a friend discovers the true identity of Hamster and Gretel (Hiromi in "Miss Direct" and "Trading Faces", and Bailey in "My Invisible Friend" and "The Bitter Sitter"). Both pairs also form the nineteenth episode for their respective season.
- "Miss Direct" and "Trading Faces" also share a few similarities to the Milo Murphy's Law episodes "Escape" and "Milo in Space": both pairs' second episode is a continuation from the first, both pairs form the nineteenth episode of their respective show's second season, and both pairs cumulate in their respective season finales ("Who's Afraid of Mordros the Annihilator?", and "Sphere and Loathing in Outer Space"). Both pairs' second episode also wrap up a major seasonal arc or two from their respective series.
- This episode reveals that Elizabeth Knight had actually been The Imposter disguised as her and had been doing so for months to discover and reveal the identities of Hamster and Gretel, as revenge for foiling his previous elaborate plans in "Hamnesia" and "President Fred".
- It is also revealed that The Imposter's real, full name is Clovis Jerome Wojtowski, that he attended Mid-State University, and was captain of its pep squad in 1998.
- As of this episode, Kevin and Hiromi have become a romantic couple.
- During Kevin and Hiromi's phone call, a large separator appears between them, and upon Hiromi exiting the school, Kevin proceeds to throw the separator offscreen, thus breaking the fourth wall.
Allusions[]
- Trading Places - The title of this episode is a play on the title of this 1983 comedy film, in which an upper-class broker and a street hustler swap lifestyles with each other (i.e. trading each other's places).
References[]
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