Henry Danger: The Musical (Henry Danger)

Henry Danger: The Musical is the twenty first and twenty second episode of the fifth season of Henry Danger. It premiered on July 27, 2019 to an audience of 1.18 million viewers.

Plot
Frankini the Grand has put a musical curse all over Swellview. So, Kid Danger & Captain Man have to sing their way out of the curse by competing in a singing battle with Frankini.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Nice set and costume designs. Even the new and improved Frankini Klub.
 * 2) Lots of catchy songs like, "There's A Musical Curse Over Swellview" and "The Cheesy Grand Finale."
 * 3) The characters are more likable than usual.
 * 4) Lots of good jokes like, the joke where Henry thought the curse would be over by the next day but then it wasn't over.
 * 5) The music machine Frankini uses to control all the singing in Swellview. Plus, it looks like a real machine.
 * 6) It proves that Frankini is a great singer and dancer.
 * 7) The fact that it's the first episode in the show to have absolutely no commercials in the first airing is interesting.
 * 8) It's the first episode to be a musical.
 * 9) Goomer, Frankini's assistant and one sided best friend, reappeared with Frankini since the episode, Captain Man-kini.
 * 10) One of the writers make a cameo appearance in the episode.
 * 11) The special effects are at their best. Just like in the end where Frankini's machine started becoming unstable and breaking down from the singing.
 * 12) A reference to the most popular movie of the 1930s, The Wizard of Oz.
 * 13) The lyrics and bouncing ball in the end of the Cheesy Grand Finale song are amazing.
 * 14) Frankini's plan to pull a musical curse over the town is pretty cool.
 * 15) A recurring running gag for when Jasper tries to sing about the good times of places he used to go to but the other characters don't let him because it's "too soon".
 * 16) The acting is better than in most episodes.
 * 17) Some heartwarming moments.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Even though the songs are catchy, some of them can be unoriginal and have bad lyrics.
 * 2) Not all the jokes are masterpieces. There can be a handful of bad jokes.
 * 3) The news people, Trent and Mary, are still used as filler.
 * 4) Frankini is still portrayed as a homosexual stereotype, which is still offensive to people in the LGBTQ+ community.

Reception
The episode received mixed to positive reception, having a rating of 7.5/10 on IMDb.

Trivia

 * Because most of the cast was sick during production of the episode, it took an extra week to film.
 * This is the fifth one-hour special of the series, the first being The Danger Begins, followed by Danger & Thunder, Hour of Power, and Thumb War.
 * It is revealed that Ray takes around an hour and a half or longer to shower.
 * Jake took an online Julliard class.
 * Piper seems to still want to own a pony last mentioned back in Season 3's episode JAM Session.
 * Real-life singers Lady Gaga, Madonna, Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, and Adele are mentioned by Jasper and Schwoz.
 * According to Dre Swain's Instagram account, Christopher J. Nowak almost rejected the episode because he hated musicals. Which was the inspiration for Ray's hatred of musicals.
 * Frankini blowing raspberries when blowing a kiss is a reference to the Nickelodeon movie Good Burger.
 * Frankini made a reference to the singer Michael Jackson.