Balloony

:Not to be confused with Balloon, a "character" in the Winnie the Pooh franchise.
Balloony is a recurring "character" of the animated series Phineas and Ferb. It/he is a balloon that Doofenshmirtz acquired as a child. He drew a realistic face on it and made it his companion. (To make it last so long, he put sealant on Balloony.)
==Biography==
Balloony was Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz's best friend back in Gimmelschtump. It was lost one night when Doofenshmirtz was posing as a lawn gnome and it floated away. He attempted to grab it but was thwarted by his father telling him not to move.
Balloony was then found years later aboard Mitch's poaching ship as one of the creatures he captured illegally. Mitch had renamed it "Colin" and called it his best friend. Heinz argues that Balloony was his best friend. Doofenshmirtz tells Balloony to come out of the ship with him, but Balloony didn't budge. This upsets the evil scientist and he says that Balloony has changed. He then realizes that his real best friend is Perry the Platypus. Just as he starts to say this aloud, Agent P jumps up and punches him backwards into the hole in the floor, causing him to fall to his doom. Perry then jumps out after Doofenshmirtz to save his nemesis. ("The Chronicles of Meap").
Balloony was later referenced when Doofenshmirtz won the Inator contest. His prize was a small red balloon (the original prize was trashed earlier in the fight with the O.W.C.A agents), which he named Balloony 2, which attracted a herd of robot rodeo bulls ("Robot Rodeo"). Later, Mitch and Doofenshmirtz find Balloony now equipped with a self-controlled robot suit. Balloony at first tries to defeat Doofenshmirtz, but when Doofenshmirtz (along with Perry the Platypus and Peter the Panda) is taken down by robots, he pleads with Balloony who has a change of heart and defeats the robots. Doofenshmirtz is very happy, and begins to tell Balloony about all the good times they can have together again, until Balloony gets hit by a shot from one of the fallen robots and dies (or pops) to Doofenshmirtz's extreme dismay. Sometime later, Perry enters Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated where a miserable Doofenshmirtz tells him that he's got no scheme to be foiled as he was still down, only to realize that Perry had brought him Balloony newly inflated (with a band-aid) back to him, finally resolving the backstory. Doofenshmirtz and Balloony then have a really good time together making up for all the time they were apart. ("Meapless in Seattle").
While hosting the clip-show about Doofenshmirtz's life, Norm brings up Balloony. Doofenshmirtz was glad to see Balloony but it soon pops. Doofenshmirtz shouts in terror until Norm tells him that it was not the real Balloony and the real one "popped 3 weeks ago", causing Doofenshmirtz to cry loudly. ("This is Your Backstory").
==Other appearances==
Balloony made a cameo appearance in the Hamster & Gretel episode "Strawberry Fest Forever" as one of the balloons in a festival booth.
==Appearances==
===Phineas and Ferb===
*"The Chronicles of Meap" (first appearance)
*"Robot Rodeo" (mentioned)
*"Rollercoaster: The Musical!" (Cameo)
*"Meapless in Seattle"
*"Sleepwalk Surprise"
*"This is Your Backstory"
===Hamster & Gretel===
*"Strawberry Fest Forever" (cameo)
===Films===
*Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (cameo)
==Gallery==
Dreamscape 1.jpg|Balloony in "Sleepwalk Surprise"
MeapMitchyMimo.jpg|Balloony in "Rollercoaster: The Musical!"
Balloonycameo.png|Balloony in Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Balloonythisisyourbackstory.jpg|Balloony in "This is Your Backstory"
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Screenshot 2023-03-08 10.56.06 PM.png|Balloony's cameo in "Strawberry Fest Forever"
==Trivia==
*The face on Balloony is slightly reminiscent of Bing Crosby as depicted in the classic Tex Avery cartoon, Hollywood Steps Out (1941).
*In the Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension video game, he can talk in the Balloon Dimension.
*Balloony is seen in the background of the song "Back in Gimmelshtump".
*Balloony got popped in "Meapless in Seattle" but was later fixed by Perry the Platypus, who gave him a band-aid.
*In Meapless in Seattle, Balloony seems to be alive and mobile. This may be explained by the mechanical suit he was inhabiting, which could possibly contain artificial intelligence as Mitch's does.
*He made an appearance in the mobile game "Where's My Perry?". The goal of his levels is to guide him to Doofenshmirtz using air valves to steer him in the right directions and away from hazards that could pop him.
==External links==
*Balloony on the Phineas and Ferb Wiki
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