page_title: The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein / Production
caption_attribution_description: Malcolm McDowell at "The Genius of Stanley Kubrick" at the 2006 Traverse City Film Festival.
context_page_description: "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" is the 40th broadcast episode of the animated television series Phineas and Ferb. The episode revolves around Phineas Flynn and his brother, Ferb Fletcher, being told the story of how their Victorian ancestor helped a scientist create a monster. Meanwhile, Perry the Platypus is told a similar yet connected story concerning Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz's Victorian ancestor, who transformed himself into a monster.
  Written by Martin Olson and Jon Colton Barry, "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" was directed by Zac Moncrief. Malcolm McDowell and Jane Carr guest star as Ferb's grandparents, who had appeared earlier in the season in "A Hard Days Knight" and "The Flying Fishmonger." It originally aired on Disney Channel on October 17, 2008. The episode received generally positive reviews and was nominated for the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Animated Programs" in 2008, but the award was never given out.
context_section_description: "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" was conceived and storied by Jon Colton Barry and Martin Olson; Barry adapted it into storyboards along with Mike Diederleh. Zac Moncrief, who does the majority of directing for the series along with the show's co-creator, Dan Povenmire, directed it. The second half of the show was an episode entitled "Oil on Candace," which followed Phineas and Ferb helping their friend Django.
  Malcolm McDowell and Jane Carr guest starred in the episode as Grandpa and Grandma Fletcher. Carr and McDowell had each been recurring guest stars in their respective roles; they previously appeared as the characters in "A Hard Days Knight" and "The Flying Fishmonger" and would go on to voice them in season two's "Elementary, My Dear Stacy."
  "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" originally broadcast on Disney Channel on October 17, 2008, with a TV-G rating. The episode continued a Halloween theme started by the October 3 airing of "One Good Scare Ought to Do It."
caption: Malcolm McDowell continued his portrayal of Grandpa Reginald in "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein".
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