Hamster & Gretel

Hamster & Gretel is Dan Povenmire's first solo outing as a showrunner for a Disney show. It takes place in the same continuity as Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh's previous Disney shows, Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law.

Loosely inspired by Povenmire's relationship with his sister, the series centers on the titular duo and Gretel's brother, Kevin. After Hamster & Gretel are given powers by aliens, Kevin must help them become crimefighters while dealing with his own absence of powers. As more and more wacky villains show up, the trio discovers the aliens' intention may not be as benign as first assumed...

A second season is, as of March 2023, in development.

Tropes used in Hamster & Gretel include:

Ambiguously Evil: The aliens give powers to Hamster & Gretel and tell them to be superheroes. But they also give them to another pair of siblings and tell them to be supervillains, leavimg the aliens true aliegnace unknown.
Artistic License Law: In "For Whom The Belle Trolls", police officers take a doctored video by Belle as proof of Hamster & Gretel being criminals, so they try to arrest them. In truth, a doctored video i s not enough proof of somebody commiting a crime for any legal action to be needed.
Brainwashed and Crazy: Hamster & Gretel are brainwashed by a villain in an episode so they would steal for him at night.
The Cameo:
- The Farmer and his wife from Phineas and Ferb make a cameo at the end of "A Mammoth Problem". And, yes, with the same routine.
- Doofenshmirtz and Balloney show up in "Strawberry Fest Forever". Much to Doof's distraught, Balloney is poped. Again.
Hate Sink: Belle from "For Whom The Belle Trolls" is an Attention Whore who makes Hamster & Gretel look like the bad guys for the sake of more views. And she relishes on it.
Shout-Out: The show's Idiosyncratic Wipes almost look straight from Adam West's Batman.
Villain Song: It would be easier to count the number of villains in this show without one.