Título: Dan Povenmire
Seção: Phineas and Ferb
Background: Povenmire was born in San Diego, California on September 18, 1963, and grew up in the city of Mobile, Alabama. A child prodigy, he began drawing at age two; by the time he was ten, his work was displayed in local art shows. His first efforts in animation included a series of flip books that he produced in his school text books. As a child, Povenmire considered animator Chuck Jones his hero; in a 2009 interview, he stated that "every drawing he [Jones] did was beautiful to look at and had so much energy in it".

Conteúdo: In 1993, Povenmire and Marsh conceived the series Phineas and Ferb, based on their similar experiences of childhood summers spent outdoors. Povenmire spent 14-16 years pitching Phineas and Ferb to several networks. Most rejected it as unfeasible for the complexity of its plots, but Povenmire persevered, later observing "It was really the show we wanted to see: if this was on the air, I'd watch it, and I don't always feel that about every show I work on." Even the Walt Disney Company initially rejected Povenmire's pitch, but asked to keep the proposal packet: "Usually that means they throw it in the trash later," Povenmire recalled. Eventually Disney called Povenmire back with an acceptance, on the condition that he would produce an 11-minute pilot. He called Marsh, who was living in England, to ask him if he would like to work on the pilot; Marsh accepted immediately and moved back to the United States.  Instead of a conventional script, the pair pitched the pilot by recording reels of its storyboard, which Povenmire then mixed and dubbed to produce action and vocals. The network approved the show for a 26-episode season. Povenmire left Family Guy to create the series.  Povenmire and Marsh wanted to incorporate into Phineas and Ferb the kind of humor they had developed in their work on Rocko's Modern Life. They included action sequences and, with Disney's encouragement, featured musical numbers in every episode subsequent to "Flop Starz". Povenmire described the songs as his 

user: Who came up with Phineas and Ferb?

assistant: In 1993, Povenmire and Marsh conceived the series Phineas and Ferb, based on

user: Is this show still on?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: The style developed almost accidentally, with Povenmire's first sketch of title character, Phineas Flynn, which he produced while eating dinner with his family

user: How did he come up with it at dinner?

assistant: He doodled a triangle-shaped child on the butcher paper covering the table.

user: How did this become phineas?

assistant: He was so taken with sketch he tore it out, kept it, and used it as the prototype for Phineas and as the stylistic blueprint for the entire show.

user: How soon after conceiving did it become a reality?

assistant: Povenmire spent 14-16 years pitching Phineas and Ferb to several networks. Most rejected it

user: Why did they reject it?

assistant: Most rejected it as unfeasible for the complexity of its plots, but Povenmire persevered,

user: When did the show finally get picked up?

assistant: Eventually Disney called Povenmire back with an acceptance, on the condition

user: What were the conditions?

assistant: on the condition that he would produce an 11-minute pilot.