Phineas and Ferb

### First released

Disney Channel: August 17, 2007 - June 12, 2015Disney XD: February 1, 2008 - June 12, 2015

### Language

English

***Phineas and Ferb*** is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast as a one-episode preview on August 17, 2007, and again previewed on September 28, 2007; the series officially premiered on February 1, 2008, on Disney Channel, and ran until June 12, 2015.

The program follows Phineas Flynn and his stepbrother Ferb Fletcher, who are between eight and ten years old, during summer vacation. Every day, the boys embark on a grand new project, which is usually unrealistic in scale given the protagonists' ages (and are sometimes physically impossible). This annoys their controlling older sister Candace, who frequently tries to reveal their shenanigans to her and Phineas' mother, Linda Flynn-Fletcher, and less frequently to Ferb's father, Lawrence Fletcher. The series follows a standard plot system; running gags occur in every episode, and the subplot almost always features Phineas and Ferb's pet platypus Perry working as a spy named "Agent P" for the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without a Cool Acronym) to defeat the latest scheme of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, a mad scientist driven largely by a need to assert his evilness (although he is not genuinely evil and has a good heart in certain situations). The two plots intersect at the end to erase all traces of the boys' project just before Candace can show it to their mother, which usually leaves Candace very frustrated.

Povenmire and Marsh had previously worked together on Fox's *The Simpsons* and Nickelodeon's *Rocko's Modern Life*. The creators also voice two of the main B-plot characters, Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Major Monogram. *Phineas and Ferb* was conceived after Povenmire sketched a triangular boy – the prototype for Phineas – in a restaurant. Povenmire and Marsh developed the series concept together and pitched it to networks for 16 years before securing a run on Disney Channel.

All episodes are in production order.

## Season 1 (2007-09)

The **First Season** of *Phineas and Ferb* was composed of 26 episodes (5 two-part and 42 individual episodes). It shows Phineas and Ferb during their summer vacation, trying to make it the best they can, as Candace tries to "bust" them for it and Perry the Platypus fights the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz. The season premiere was "Rollercoaster" and the season finale was "Unfair Science Fair Redux (Another Story)".

The last three episodes ("Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!", "Unfair Science Fair" and "Unfair Science Fair Redux (Another Story)") were initially shown in only a few countries outside of the United States as part of Season 1. For the United States, they were held for broadcast to just prior to Season 2, part of the launch of Disney XD as a replacement for the Toon Disney and Jetix channels. With the release of the second DVD and their placement in the iTunes Store catalog, they are now considered Season 1 episodes for all worldwide Disney markets. In addition, the title sequence for the three episodes is from Season 1, showing scenes at the end from the Original Pitch, lending further confirmation to their status as Season 1 episodes.

Starting February 13, 2009, Toon Disney was replaced by Disney XD.

## Season 2 (2009-11)

The **Second Season** of *Phineas and Ferb* was composed of 39 episodes (1 hour-long, 10 two-part and 54 individual episodes). It was first shown on Disney XD and then broadcast on Disney Channel US, as Disney XD was considered to be the new home of the series. However, after "Wizard of Odd", the episodes started to premiere on Disney Channel again.

The season started with "The Lake Nose Monster" on February 19, 2009 on Disney XD US and on March 27, 2009 for Disney Channel US. "Tip of the Day" premiered on Toon Disney on January 23, 2009 and served as an unofficial launch of Season 2 until the channel's replacement by Disney XD. Three Season 1 episodes ("Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!", "Unfair Science Fair" and "Unfair Science Fair Redux (Another Story)") were held until just prior to the Season 2 premieres on the two channels, and the season finale was "Make Play" and "Candace Gets Busted".

This season also saw the series' first musical clip show entitled "Phineas and Ferb Musical Cliptastic Countdown", then a Christmas special entitled "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!", and a one-hour special entitled "Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!".

Season 2 was completed on February 11, 2011.

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