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Phineas and Ferb
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The title screen for Phineas and Ferb, with Candace dubbing them in; "Mom, Phineas and Ferb are making a title sequence!"
Created byDan Povenmire
Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
Voices ofVincent Martella
Thomas Sangster
Ashley Tisdale
Alyson Stoner
Mitchel Musso
Caroline Rhea
Dan Povenmire
Richard O'Brien
Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
Opening theme"Today is Gonna Be a Great Day" by Bowling for Soup
Country of originUSA
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes36 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time22 min. (11 min. per episode)
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseAugust 17, 2007 –
present

Phineas and Ferb is a Disney Channel animated television series that centers on two brothers and their adventures during their summer vacation. The series premiered worldwide on February 1, 2008. It is also the first Disney Channel Original Series to premiere simultaneously worldwide. The show's official US premiere was marketed as Phineas and Ferb-uary, due to new episodes being shown everyday during the month of February. [1] Many of the show's voice actors also appear on other Disney Channel shows, such as Hannah Montana, and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Vincent Martella, the voice of Phineas, co-stars on the show Everybody Hates Chris as Greg on the CW Network.

On April 9, 2008, it was announced that Phineas and Ferb would return for a second season in 2008. [2]. Additionally, the phrase in the opening title song, "there's 104 days of summer vacation," alludes that there might be 104 episodes to the series.

Plot

Phineas (Vincent Martella) and Ferb (Thomas Sangster) are two creative, open-minded, and kindhearted brothers who live with their older sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale), mom Linda (Caroline Rhea), a former pop star, and dad Lawrence (Richard O'Brien). Though they appear to be stepbrothers there is no evidence to support this, as in one episode it shows the parents dating as teens suggesting neither was ever divorced. The brothers find themselves dissatisfied with just spending their summer vacation outside of school, so they pull off unbelievable and often outlandish stunts (i.e. visiting the moon, building a roller coaster, entering a race car competition, giving a monkey a shower etc.) in order to make their summer more exciting. Their sister, Candace, is aware of their activities and tries to tell their mom so it can be put to an end (mostly out of jealousy that she wouldn’t be able to get away with the same acts). However, their actions are always covered up, due to the subplots of the family's pet platypus Perry being a secret agent (named "Agent P")! that fights an evil scientist named Dr. Doofenshmirtz, by coincidence, leaving behind no evidence of their daily activities. This causes their mother to question Candace’s sanity when she tries to prove what her brothers are doing. It is possible that the boys don’t care about their actions (which don’t cause any harm), as they occasionally ask their mother if she saw their handiwork.

Also, this show is into doing a musical number. Each episode has a number. There's one song in every episode except for:

  • "Dude We're Getting the Band Back Together": 5 songs (including one at the credits)
  • "It's About Time": 2 songs about the tragedy between Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Perry the Platypus
  • "Lights, Candace, Action": Does not have a song at all
  • "Boyfriend From 27,000 B.C.": Does not have a song at all

Characters

Phineas Flynn

Phineas Flynn (Vincent Martella): One of the two titular characters, Linda Fletcher's son, Candace Flynn's brother, Ferb Fletcher's step-brother and Lawrence Fletcher's step-son. Phineas is an intelligent, creative 8-year-old boy inspired to make the summer as great as it can be by coming up with ideas for unusual, exciting, and sometimes impossible activities (such as building a rollercoaster in their backyard). His most important traits are oratory skills, creativity and optimism. He is very polite and is never selfish or rude to anyone. His stepbrother, Ferb, is his best friend and partner in their activities. He also gets along with his stepfather quite well, calling him "Dad". He loves his sister Candace, yet usually upsets her with his schemes. He has a normal relationship with his mom. Phineas seems unaware of the fact that Isabella, his best friend besides Ferb, has a crush on him. He doesn't seem to have those type of feelings for her. He often wonders about the whereabouts of his pet platypus Perry. His catch phrases are, "Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!" and "Has anybody seen Perry?" (or "Hey, where's Perry?"). A lot of people ask him if he is too young to be working on his current project to which he almost always responds, "Yes, yes I am," or "Um no," or even "I don't think so....", He also says a lot: "Oh, there you are, Perry." or "Ferb! I know what we're gonna do today!" He's Also good at playing the guitar, Aco. Bass, Turntable scratchers, and singing too.

Ferb Fletcher

Ferb Fletcher (Thomas Sangster): Ferb is a very intelligent 11-year-old boy who rarely speaks. He usually has at least one line in every episode. When he does speak he reveals his baritone voice and British accent. Ferb is Lawrence's son, Linda's step-son, and Candace and Phineas's step-brother. He always helps Phineas with his nearly impossible plans. In the episode "I Scream, You Scream", he is shown to like Vanessa Doofenshmirtz through a flashback. He's good at playing the guitar, the keyboard, maracas, tambourine, trumpet, and the drums, and singing. He will also never wear suspenders in public, a reference he made in the episode "Leave the Busting to Us", when Candace waits for him to say his "line". Candace waits because in the episode, she notices that her life is repeated in the same type of day everyday.

Candace Flynn

Candace Flynn (Ashley Tisdale): Candace is a 14-year old teenage girl. She is always aware of all of the boys' plans. Usually she attempts to get the boys in trouble with their mom, but when she gets her mother to see what they are doing they always look perfectly innocent and normal. She has a love interest in Jeremy. She often uses her cell phone and acts much like a stereotypical teenager when not trying to stop her brothers' antics. She is allergic to wild parsnips, which make her face turn red and puffy. Also, it makes her voice deeper and lets her sing like a blues singer. She is also terribly afraid of heights. She has a teddy bear named "Mr. Miggins". It is revealed that she has a "Panic Room" for when she goes crazy. While she is constantly angry at her brothers, there are signs that underneath it all she loves them. Her catch phrases are, "You are so busted" and "Hey, Mom! You really need to see what Phineas and Ferb are doing!" Candace is also good at playing a number of instruments, all of which begin with the letter "B". Her birthday is July 11th. She once had a tree house which Phineas and Ferb remodeled. Candace is good at singing, in which she sang in 6 different episodes with 6 different groups:

Isabella Garcia-Shapiro

Isabella Garcia-Shapiro (Alyson Stoner) Friend of Phineas and Ferb. She is also the leader of the local Fireside Girls troop. She often assists the boys in their plans, enlisting the whole troop of girls in the process, often for badges or other credits. She is a big fan of the boys and their plots, particularly Phineas, whom she has a crush on and shows feelings for him at times. It is unclear whether Phineas returns her feelings. Isabella makes no efforts to get Phineas to notice her. She is also seen to have a pet chihuahua named Pinky who temporarily spazzes out as shown in "Journey to the Center of Candace". Her catchphrase is, "What'cha doing?"

Perry the Platypus

Perry the Platypus (Dee Bradley Baker): He is Phineas and Ferb's pet platypus, who, unbeknownst to his owners, lives a double life as a secret agent. He has a lair under the Fletcher's house that can be entered through a lot of passages, like a tree in the backyard, the "Chimneyvator", (an elevator inside the chimney), or a lot of other places that lead to underground tube systems. His nemesis is "Dr." Heinz Doofenshmirtz, and he is always sent to foil the doctor's plans, which he always successfully accomplishes. A running gag in the show is that his missions often end up covering evidence of Phineas and Ferb's activities by accident, thus Linda never finds out about the boys' schemes. When his missions are over he never reports success to the chief.

Linda Flynn

Linda Flynn (Caroline Rhea): Mother to Phineas and Candace, stepmother to Ferb Fletcher. She is married to Lawrence Fletcher, but she seems not to use his last name as her cooking teacher called her "Miss Flynn", although in "Candace Loses Her Head" Isabella called her "Mrs. Fletcher". She is a regular American mother, although she plays in a free form jazz band with Isabella and Jeremy's mothers, and was once a one hit wonder pop star under the name "Lindana" in the '80s. She is generally busy, or trying to relax, while her daughter tries to get her to see that the boys are up to some crazy plan. Linda seems to think that Candace is crazy and needs professional help. Linda can play the keyboard, the triangle, and the guitar. She is also seen as enjoying card games. Her favorite band is Love Händel. Her birthday is June 11th and her anniversary with Lawrence Fletcher is June 15th.

Lawrence Fletcher

Lawrence Fletcher (Richard O'Brien): Father to Ferb, stepfather to Candace and Phineas. He has a good relationship with Candace and Phineas as they both call him "Dad". He is generally unaware of any of his kids' plans. He once became aware of one of the their plans, but was okay with it because they were trying to help their sister. He also keeps his treasured memories in a toolbox. His anniversary with Linda Fletcher is June 15th. Isabella has only once called him "Mr. Flynn".


Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson (Mitchel Musso): Jeremy is the love interest of Candace. Whenever activities are going on in the Fletcher-Flynn house, he goes to visit just to enjoy the activity. In an interview with Mitchel Musso, it is revealed that Jeremy returns Candace's feelings for him. It is revealed in a more recent episode, "Crack the Whip" that Jeremy has a younger sister, Susan, who is the same age as Phineas and Isabella. Jeremy also has a band, Jeremy and the Incidentals, which performs in the episode, "The Best Lazy Day Ever."

Major Monogram

Major Monogram (Jeff "Swampy" Marsh): He is Perry's superior on a huge screen in his secret hideout (which was shown in one episode to be a warehouse with a screen that appears when he talks to Perry, a camera, and his assistant), and tells Perry what he needs to do.

Karl the Intern

Karl (Tyler Alexander Mann): The person who operates the camera for Perry's secret hideout. He is a bit forgetful and sometimes humiliates the Major, ending up with the usual screen gag. It is revealed once that he is actually an intern.

Stacy Hirano

Stacy Hirano (Kelly Hu): Candace's very enthusiastic best friend. She rarely appears in episodes, but is usually with Candace when something very exciting happens; in "The Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror", she appeared telling Candace that she could be the most popular kid in the neighborhood for having a backyard beach and that Jeremy was there. And she appears in "Ready for the Bettys", joining Candace on a tour bus with a band called "The Bettys". She also appears in "Tree to Get Ready", where she fights Phineas and Ferb's treehouse.

Vanessa Doofenshmirtz

Vanessa Doofenshmirtz (Olivia Olson): Dr. Doofenshmirtz's 16-year-old teenage daughter. Her dad and mom are divorced. Her mother still has a good relationship with him, thinking he is just a bit eccentric, but Vanessa knows that he is the head of Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated and she knows about Perry. She constantly tries to demonstrate to her mother that her former husband is evil. She is very sarcastic and mild mannered. Her character's relation to her father is similar to that of Candace's relation to Phineas and Ferb. Vanessa tries to prove her mom that Doofenschmirtz is evil, like as Candace wants to prove her mom about Phineas and Ferb's schemes. In the episode "I Scream, You Scream", it is revealed that Ferb has a crush on Vanessa. Like Candace, however, her mother arrives at the tail end of the schemes. She loves her father very much but wishes he wouldn't be such a doofus.

The Fireside Girls Troop 43261

The Fireside Girls Troop 43261 (Alyson Stoner): They are the girl scout group who are guided by Isabella. They like music and never have been seen without a smile on their faces. They usually count on Phineas and Ferb to help get their badges. One's name is Gretchen, as heard in "The Fast and the Phineas".

Buford Van Stom

Buford Van Stom (Bobby Gaylor): Buford is the neighborhood bully. He is depicted as tough, but is shown as having a scared side. He likes tough stuff, but is afraid of the most trivial things, as shown in "Raging Bully", in which ice-cream falls on his pants and he screams, and in "Get that Bigfoot Outta My Face", in which he became afraid when he was told about Bigfoot (by Phineas). He also has a goldfish, he is very upset to lose (the fish is later recovered with the help of Phineas and Ferb). It has been revealed in "Voyage" that he became a bully after beating up his own bully for threatening his new goldfish named Biff (an obvious reference to the characters that Tom Wilson portrayed in the Back to the Future trilogy).

Baljeet

Baljeet (Maulik Pancholy): He is most likely from India's Punjab region, judging by his name who is often portrayed as weak and scared, especially around Buford. He did do something interesting in the episode "Jerk De Soleil" (creating the second illusion that he had pulled his thumb off of his hand). A recurring theme with him has something to do with his "underpants".

Charlene Doofenshmirtz

Charlene Doofenshmirtz (Allison Janney): Doofenshmirtz's ex-wife although she still seems to like Doofenshmirtz a little. Although when he says he is lactose intolerant she dumps more ice cream on him. She is in the same cooking class as Linda Flynn. Her daughter, Vanessa, tries to show her that her ex-husband, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, is evil and fights against a secret agent platypus named Agent P. Charlene is friends with Linda. Charlene seems to think that Vanessa is crazy and needs professional help.

Grandma Betty Jo and Grandpa Clyde

Grandma Betty Jo and Grandpa Clyde (Caroline Rhea and Barry Bostwick): The Flynn-Fletcher kids' maternal grandparents (they appear in the episodes "Get That Bigfoot Outta My Face!", "The Ballad of Badbeard" and "Crack That Whip!"). They invite the Flynn-Fletchers and the neighborhood kids to a lake house every summer. Though they are old, they sometimes like to get the best of the kids. The names come from the creator "Swampy"'s great Aunt & Uncle. Grandpa Clyde loves to tell the kids legends and sing songs, like "The Ballad of Badbeard" or "He's Bigfoot".

Cast

Main Cast

Supporting Cast


Musical Numbers

  • Rollercoaster - "Perry The Platypus" (at the credits)
  • Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror! - "Backyard Beach"
  • Flop Starz - "Gitchee Gitchee Goo" and "I'm Lindana and I Wanna Have Fun"
  • The Fast and the Phineas - "Go, Phineas"
  • Raging Bully - "He’s a Bully"
  • Candace Loses Her Head - "Candace"
  • I, Brobot - "Phine-Droids and Ferb-Bots"
  • Run Away Runway - "Forever Summer"
  • The Magnificent Few - "On the Trail" and "In the Mall"
  • S’Winter - "S’Winter"
  • Jerk de Soleil - "Evil Boys"
  • Are You My Mummy? - "My Undead Mummy and Me"
  • Secret Agent - "Ready For The Bettys!"
  • I Scream, You Scream - "Busted"
  • Toy to the World - "Toy Factory" and "BRICK!"
  • Get That Bigfoot Outta My Face! -"He's Bigfoot"
  • It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World -"She's a Truck Drivin' Girl"
  • Mom's Birthday - "Mom, It's Your Birthday"
  • Journey to the Center of Candace - "Hemoglobin Highway"
  • It's About Time! - "The Moments When We Didn't Get Along" and "My Nemesis"
  • Dude, We're Gettin' the Band Back Together! - "Danny's Story", "You're Fabulous", "I Ain't Got Rhythm", "You Snuck Your Way Right Into My Heart", and "Music Makes Us Better"
  • Tree To Get Ready - "My Goody-Two-Shoes Brother"
  • The Ballad of Badbeard - "The Ballad of Badbeard"
  • Greece Lightning - "My Chariot" and "Paul Bunyon's"
  • Leave the Busting to Us - "Summer" and "Leave the Busting to Us"
  • Crack That Whip! - "The Ring of Fun"
  • The Best Lazy Day Ever - "Everything Nice" and "Our Do-Nothing Day"
  • Voyage to the Bottom of Buford - "The Only Fish For Me"
  • A Hard Day's Knight- TBA
  • The Flying Fishmonger - "The Flying Fishmonger"

Episodes

Main article: List of Phineas and Ferb episodes
Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 32 August 17, 2007 July, 2008


Hidden Appearances

  • In the episode "The Fast and the Phineas", Phineas and Ferb's race car number is 42. In NASCAR Sprint Cup in 2007, Juan Pablo Montoya driving the #42 car as well, won the Toyota/Save Mart 350 in his rookie year, as Phineas did in the race. Swampy Marsh is a big fan of Juan Pablo Montoya.
  • In the episode "Raging Bully", Ferb incapacitates Buford by using the Vulcan nerve pinch from Star Trek
  • In the episode "Are You My Mummy", when Candace was in the elevator you can hear the song "I'm Lindana And I Wanna Have Fun" mentioned in "Flop Starz" as elevator music.
  • In the episode "Greece Lightning", Gitchee Gitchee Goo from the episode "Flop Starz" was heard inside the theater.
  • In the episode, "It's About Time!", Dr. Feelbetter is a play on Dr. Phil and other daytime talk shows.
  • In the episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together", the drummer from Love Handel was named Swampy after the show's creator. The singer Danny was named after the other show's creator, and Bobby was named after Bobby Gaylor, one of the writers and the voice of Buford.
  • In "Get that Bigfoot Outta my Face", Dr. Doofenshmirtz's doorbell plays the "Doofenshmirtz Evil Incoperated" Jingle.
  • In "Journey to the Center of the Candace", Dr. Doofenshirtz's snow-globe is shown to play the tune from the past episode "S'Winter".
  • In "Dude, We're Gettin' the Band back Together!", when Danny says "C'mon everybody! Let me hear ya!" and then the camera quickly glides in front of the audience, 2 of the 3 singers from the song, "My Nemesis" in the episode "It's About Time!" are shown in the audience.
  • In "Lights, Candace, Action!", the cleaned up version of Candace is an edited photograph of Ashley Tisdale, the voice of Candace.
  • In the episode "Tree to Get Ready", Candace and Stacy say, "Oh,snap!" when Phineas and Ferb's treehouse transforms. This is a reference to That's So Raven.
  • In "Are You My Mummy", the gumball container chase is a parody of the boulder chase sceen from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
  • In "The Best Lazy Day Ever", one of the years on the time-traveling submarine plans is 2008, which is the exact year we're in right now.
  • In "The Magnificent Few" while they are eating in the mall, you can here the song "I'm Lindana and I Wanna Have Fun" in the background.
  • In the episode "I, Brobot" In Doofenshmirtz' giant truck, we hear Gitchi Gitchi Goo, from "Flop Starz", playing over the radio with Doofenshmirtz singing along.
  • In the episode, "Dude We're Getting the Band Back Together!" when Doofenshmirtz is showing Perry the Platypus a picture of when he threw Vanessa her 10th birthday party, in the picture, he's riding the same horse that Isabella rode in the episode "The Magnificent Few".
  • In the episode, "Voyage to the Bottom of Buford" when Doofenshmirtz' Media-Erasinator is misfiring, it erases a bilboard with the Love Handel logo.

Goofs

  • In the episode "Jerk de Soleil", Candace is laying in bed with her regular clothes on, but when she gets out of bed, she has on pajamas.
  • In the episode "Dude We're Getting the Band Back Together!" Lawrence says it is Thursday, but when Candace comes out she shows their anniversary on a Tuesday from her calendar.
  • In the episode "Dude We're Getting the Band Back Together!" there is a slide show of their parents when they where young, but Phineas and Ferb are step brothers, so there parents should not have known each other when they where young.
  • In the episode "Flop Starz", the first time the band sings Isabella is wearing her girl scout uniform. When they sing for the second time she is wearing her regular clothes.
  • In the episode "Dude We're Getting the Band Back Together", during the song "I Ain't Got Rhythm", Sherman does not have an earing on his left ear. Towards the end of the song, he does.
  • In the episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together!", Candace is seen hugging Phineas. In the next scene, they are cheering.
  • In the episode "Are You My Mummy?", when Phineas, Ferb and Perry have their picture taken while being swept away by water, Perry is seen facing backwards. In the picture, he is facing to the side.
  • In the episode "Greece Lightning" Bajeet is holding a scroll of paper in his hand when Phineas announces that he and Buford will be in a chariot together. When Phineas begins handing out maps, Bajeet no longer has the scroll.
  • In the episode "Candace Loses Her Head" the man singing says that she is allergic to dairy. In the episode "Journey to the Center of Candace", she is seen eating cereal. Later in the episode, she is seen eating a grilled-cheese sandwich.
  • In the episode "Tree To Get Ready" Dr. Doofenshmirtz plots against his brother, however on "Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror!" when his childhood is shown, his family is portraied as being only himself and his parents, with no brother whatsoever.
  • In the episode "Mom's Birthday", Isabella is seen as one of the co-singers when Candace is singing her song for Linda. When the song is over, she is seen in the audience cheering for her.
  • In the episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together!"the man is seen holding the guitar strings with his hand. In the next scene his whole right arm is gone.
  • In the episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together!" the garage is shown going from the back yard to the hall of the house. But when the band Love Handel goes onto the stage, the garage is going from the front to back of the house. Also as seen in "The Fast and The Phineas".
  • In the episode "Rollercoaster", when Phineas introduces the rollercoaster, only one kid has teeth. Soon later, when they are about to go ride it, everyone has teeth.
  • In the episode "It's About Time!", when Dr. Doofenshmirtz locks all of the secret agents to their seats, one secret agent is not locked up.
  • In the episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together!" when Doofenshmirtz is firing a ray gun at Perry the Platypus, Doofenshmirtz is wearing a green hat in one scene, a pink hat in the next, and then a green hat in the next.
  • In the episode "Jerk de Soleil" when Phineas introduces the cast, he and Ferb start at the bottom, next scene they're higher, next scene they're even higher, next take they are climbing the rope.
  • During the theme song, it says "coming this fall", 'THIS' show aired in the summer, not the fall.

Video Releases

A DVD release entitled, "Phineas & Ferb: The Fast & The Phineas" is to be released July 29.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Phineas and Ferb - Disney Channel".
  2. ^ Disney Channel MediaNet
  3. ^ Phineas and Ferb DVD news: Announcement for Phineas and Ferb - The Fast and the Phineas | TVShowsOnDVD.com


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