Dad Beat Dad

"My daughter wants to see meeee! Take that, depression!"

- Lucifer Morning, after Charlie invites him for a visit at the hotel

Dad Beat Dad is the fifth episode of the first season of Hazbin Hotel, and the fifth episode overall. It premiered on January 26, 2024, on Prime Video.

Synopsis

 * Charlie struggles with asking her father, Lucifer, for help. Meanwhile, an unexpected new arrival shakes things up at the Hotel.

Plot
TBA

Characters

 * Employees of the Hazbin Hotel
 * Charlie Morningstar
 * Vaggie
 * Alastor
 * Husk
 * Niffty
 * Clients of the Hazbin Hotel
 * Angel Dust
 * Sir Pentious
 * Lucifer Morningstar
 * Charlie's phone contacts (names only)
 * Amon
 * Azazel
 * Barbatos
 * Belphegor
 * Cyhyraeth
 * Egg Boiz (pictured)
 * Von Eldritch family (pictured)
 * Frederick Von Eldritch
 * Seviathan von Eldritch

Locations

 * Hell
 * Pride Ring
 * Pentagram City
 * Hazbin Hotel

Objects

 * Lucifer's rubber duck collection
 * Charlie's phone

Songs

 * "Hell's Greatest Dad"
 * "More Than Anything"

Trivia

 * It is revealed that Sir Pentious can bake.
 * It is revealed that Mimzy and Alastor knew each other back when they were human.
 * It is also revealed that Mimzy only visits Alastor to ask him to help her get out of trouble.
 * As per Husk, Alastor is allegedly "also on a leash", implying he works for someone of higher power who has control over him.

Cultural References

 * The episode title is a reference to the phrase, "".
 * Charlie with the conspiracy board is a reference to the Pepe Silvia meme and scene from the live action sitcom, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, wherein Charlie Kelly (played by Charlie Day) conspires about how Pepe Silvia does not exist.
 * Lucifer's ringtone is a reference to the music often heard in circus performances.

Continuity

 * Vaggie stating how they already tried having a meeting with Heaven is a callback to the first episode.

Errors

 * During the scene where Charlie asks her dad what he thought of the hotel, Vaggie's arms are resting on thin air rather than on the railings.

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

Gallery

 * Dad Beat Dad/Gallery