We generally attach the word 'cartoons' with 'kids' - but how many times you see a cartoon which was made for kids but was smart enough to entertain adults? Most of today’s kids entertainment is homogenized until it’s been drained of all creativity - here comes "Phineas and Ferb". It makes me think of old school cartoons. My whole family have been watching since before we had kid - and now our kid is hooked too !
"Phineas and Ferb" is an American animated comedy-musical television series. The series officially premiered on February 2008 on Disney Channel. It is an intelligent, very well-directed, educational yet funny comedy series about two stepbrothers and their only sister. It is storyboarded instead of scripted, and as a result, it’s just wildly funny. Filled with original musical numbers, pop cultural references, celebrity guest stars and many jokes aimed at adults, Phineas and Ferb offers something for every age group.
The Main Characters
The show’s roster includes more three-dimensionality than many live action dramas. The hero, Phineas Flynn is part of a blended family. His stepbrother, Ferb Fletcher, is his best friend. Phineas is portrayed as a selfless, intelligent, innocent, and creative child. Phineas lives in the fictional town of Danville (part of the Tri-State Area), in a large, suburban neighborhood. He generally comes up with most of his ideas while sitting with Ferb in his backyard. As a means to defeat boredom, the two step-brothers devise outrageous activities throughout their summer vacation. They invent elaborate, scientific devices to have outrageous adventures, much to the chagrin of their controlling sister, Candace, whose life has no meaning unless she’s busting her brothers. Quite often they embark on some grand new project, which annoys 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. There’s also few other important characters like Baljeet and Buford, the nerd and the bully who can’t seem to function without one another.
The show also features "Perry the Platypus" (known as Agent P) whose mission is to foil any and all plots perpetrated by a rather unsuccessful ‘evil’ scientist named Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, who’s famous for his hilarious rants and ‘inator’ inventions (Shrink-inator, Changenator-inator, Remote Control-inator, etc.). Dr. Doofenshmirtz is a mad scientist driven largely by a need to assert his evilness. Doofenshmirtz, the villain secretly just wants to be best friends with his heroic nemesis. Sometimes, other villains scoff at his level of evil. The two plots intersect at the end to erase all traces of the boys' project just before Candace can show it to their mother. This usually leaves Candace very frustrated.
This series is also known for its musical numbers. Almost all of the songs in various episodes are just too downright catchy! Every eleven-minute episode of the show includes an original song, written and performed just for that episode. The show's creators write and record each number, and vary musical tempo depending on each song's dramatic use. The music has earned the series a total of four Emmy nominations. The show was the longest running Disney XD Original Series.
Let's have a quick taste of one of their great adventures here. One of my favorite story is: "It's About Time!"
PLOT:
A tricky time machine turns an ordinary day of summer vacation into a struggle for survival when Phineas, Ferb, and Candace end up in the Jurassic period! The kids must avoid being trampled by terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rexes and find a way to make it back to their own time, before mom and dad find out! Meanwhile, Perry the Platypus discovers that Dr. Doofenshmirtz has a brand-new nemesis: Peter the Panda!
After a very successful run for seven long years, the show was ultimately ended after 126 episodes, five one-hour specials, and a Disney Channel Original movie in June 2015. Animated cartoons don’t usually get to say goodbye, but this is not just another ordinary cartoon shows! Dan Povenmire, one of the co-creators, said that the decision to end the series was made because they were afraid of the series going stale.
Read that fantastic Sci-Fi comics here....
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| Love goes beyond generations... |
The Main Characters
The show’s roster includes more three-dimensionality than many live action dramas. The hero, Phineas Flynn is part of a blended family. His stepbrother, Ferb Fletcher, is his best friend. Phineas is portrayed as a selfless, intelligent, innocent, and creative child. Phineas lives in the fictional town of Danville (part of the Tri-State Area), in a large, suburban neighborhood. He generally comes up with most of his ideas while sitting with Ferb in his backyard. As a means to defeat boredom, the two step-brothers devise outrageous activities throughout their summer vacation. They invent elaborate, scientific devices to have outrageous adventures, much to the chagrin of their controlling sister, Candace, whose life has no meaning unless she’s busting her brothers. Quite often they embark on some grand new project, which annoys 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. There’s also few other important characters like Baljeet and Buford, the nerd and the bully who can’t seem to function without one another.
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| Phineas, Ferb and Perry the Platypus |
The show also features "Perry the Platypus" (known as Agent P) whose mission is to foil any and all plots perpetrated by a rather unsuccessful ‘evil’ scientist named Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, who’s famous for his hilarious rants and ‘inator’ inventions (Shrink-inator, Changenator-inator, Remote Control-inator, etc.). Dr. Doofenshmirtz is a mad scientist driven largely by a need to assert his evilness. Doofenshmirtz, the villain secretly just wants to be best friends with his heroic nemesis. Sometimes, other villains scoff at his level of evil. The two plots intersect at the end to erase all traces of the boys' project just before Candace can show it to their mother. This usually leaves Candace very frustrated.
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| Baljeet and Buford - the nerd and the bully |
This series is also known for its musical numbers. Almost all of the songs in various episodes are just too downright catchy! Every eleven-minute episode of the show includes an original song, written and performed just for that episode. The show's creators write and record each number, and vary musical tempo depending on each song's dramatic use. The music has earned the series a total of four Emmy nominations. The show was the longest running Disney XD Original Series.
Let's have a quick taste of one of their great adventures here. One of my favorite story is: "It's About Time!"
A tricky time machine turns an ordinary day of summer vacation into a struggle for survival when Phineas, Ferb, and Candace end up in the Jurassic period! The kids must avoid being trampled by terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rexes and find a way to make it back to their own time, before mom and dad find out! Meanwhile, Perry the Platypus discovers that Dr. Doofenshmirtz has a brand-new nemesis: Peter the Panda!
After a very successful run for seven long years, the show was ultimately ended after 126 episodes, five one-hour specials, and a Disney Channel Original movie in June 2015. Animated cartoons don’t usually get to say goodbye, but this is not just another ordinary cartoon shows! Dan Povenmire, one of the co-creators, said that the decision to end the series was made because they were afraid of the series going stale.
Read that fantastic Sci-Fi comics here....
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| It's About Time! (Size: 12.8 MB) |
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