Phineas and Ferb season 1
| Phineas and Ferb | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 26 (47 segments) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Disney Channel Disney XD |
| Original release | August 17, 2007 – February 18, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of Phineas and Ferb aired on the Disney Channel from August 17, 2007, to February 18, 2009. The five main characters include stepbrothers Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher, their older sister Candace Flynn, secret agent Perry the Platypus (who is also Phineas and Ferb's pet), and the evil scientist Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz.
Recurring characters include the across-the-street neighbor Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, the boys' mom Linda Flynn-Fletcher, the boys' dad Lawrence Fletcher, Perry's boss Major Monogram, Carl the Intern, Candace's crush Jeremy Johnson, Baljeet Tjinder, Buford Van Stomm, Candace's best friend Stacy Hirano, and many more.
Production
[edit]Writing style
[edit]The show uses four major writers to devise story ideas according to "strict guidelines", such as that the boys' schemes never appear to be "magical". Stories are reviewed at weekly sessions on Monday, then simultaneously scripted and storyboarded. A very rough design is built before the storyboard, featuring little more than suggested scenes and dialogue, is drafted; the writers then gather for a "play-by-play" walk-through of the storyboard in front of the whole crew, whose reactions to the jokes are assessed before rewrites are made.[1] The writers also include running gags in every episode, which are generally lines spoken by characters.[2] Almost every episode is set into two eleven-minute segments.[3]
Cast
[edit]Phineas and Ferb are voiced by Vincent Martella and Thomas Sangster, respectively.[4] Sangster was one of many British actors cast; Marsh lived in the United Kingdom for seven years, and developed a fondness for its people.[5] The rest of the cast includes Ashley Tisdale as their sister Candace, Dee Bradley Baker as the secret agent platypus Perry, Caroline Rhea as the mother Linda Flynn-Fletcher, Richard O'Brien as the father Lawrence Fletcher,[4] Kelly Hu as Candace's best friend Stacy, and Alyson Stoner as Phineas and Ferb's next-door neighbor and best friend Isabella.[5] Series creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh provide the voices of Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Major Monogram, respectively.
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Rollercoaster" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh | Dan Povenmire | August 17, 2007 | 10.80[6] |
| "Candace Loses Her Head" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Martin Olson | Kyle Baker & Patrick A. Ventura | February 5, 2008 | 3.3[7] | ||
| 2 | 2 | "The Fast and the Phineas" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | February 2, 2008 | 4.0[8] |
| "Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Martin Olson, Bobby Gaylor, Chris Headrick & Jon Colton Barry | Chris Headrick & Jon Colton Barry | September 28, 2007 | N/A | ||
| 3 | 3 | "The Magnificent Few" | Dan Povenmire | Martin Olson, Dan Povenmire & Swampy Marsh | Mike Diederich & Chong Lee | February 8, 2008 | N/A |
| "S'Winter" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire, Swampy Marsh, Martin Olson, Bobby Gaylor, Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | Antoine Guilbaud & Sherm Cohen | February 9, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 4 | 4 | "Are You My Mummy?" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire, Swampy Marsh, Martin Olson, Bobby Gaylor, Robert F. Hughes, Kyle Baker & Mike Roth | Kyle Baker & Mike Roth | February 15, 2008 | N/A |
| "Flop Starz" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh | Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | February 1, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 5 | 5 | "Raging Bully" | Dan Povenmire | Martin Olson, Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh | Wendy Grieb & Kent Osborne | February 4, 2008 | N/A |
| "Lights, Candace, Action!" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Martin Olson & Bobby Gaylor, Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | February 3, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 6 | 6 | "Get That Bigfoot Outa My Face!" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire, Bobby Gaylor, Kent Osborne & Kim Roberson | Kent Osborne & Kim Roberson | February 23, 2008 | N/A |
| "Tree to Get Ready" | Dan Povenmire | Mike Diederich, Chong Lee, Martin Olson, Dan Povenmire & Swampy Marsh | Mike Diederich & Chong Lee | March 22, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 7 | 7 | "It's About Time!" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire, Jon Colton Barry, Kent Osborne, Mike Roth & Aliki Theofilopoulos | Jon Colton Barry, Mike Roth, Kent Osborne & Aliki Theofilopoulos | March 1, 2008 | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "Jerk De Soleil" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor, Martin Olson, J.G. Quintel & Kim Roberson | J.G. Quintel & Kim Roberson | February 10, 2008 | N/A |
| "Toy to the World" | Jeff "Swampy" Marsh | Mike Diederich, Bobby Gaylor, Chong Lee & Martin Olson | Mike Diederich & Chong Lee | February 22, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 9 | 9 | "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!" | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Jon Colton Barry, Bobby Gaylor, Chris Headrick & Martin Olson | Jon Colton Barry & Chris Headrick | October 3, 2008 | N/A |
| 10 | 10 | "A Hard Day's Knight" | Dan Povenmire | Jon Colton Barry, Bobby Gaylor, Martin Olson & Mike Roth | Jon Colton Barry & Mike Roth | June 14, 2008 | N/A |
| "I, Brobot" | Dan Povenmire | Martin Olson, Kent Osborne & Aliki Theofilopoulos | Kent Osborne & Aliki Theofilopoulos | February 6, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 11 | 11 | "Mom's Birthday" | Dan Povenmire | Robert F. Hughes, Zac Moncrief, Martin Olson, Kent Osborne & Aliki Theofilopoulos | Kent Osborne & Aliki Theofilopoulos | February 29, 2008 | N/A |
| "Journey to the Center of Candace" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor, Robert F. Hughes, Zac Moncrief, Martin Olson, Kent Osborne & Kim Roberson | Kent Osborne & Kim Roberson | February 29, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 12 | 12 | "Run Away Runway" | Dan Povenmire | Sherm Cohen, Bobby Gaylor, Antoine Guilbaud & Martin Olson | Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | February 7, 2008 | N/A |
| "I Scream, You Scream" | Zac Moncrief | Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | February 17, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 13 | 13 | "It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World" | Zac Moncrief | Mike Diederich, Bobby Gaylor, Robert F. Hughes, Zac Moncrief, Martin Olson & Mike Roth | Mike Diederich & Mike Roth | February 24, 2008 | N/A |
| "The Ballad of Badbeard" | Dan Povenmire | Jon Colton Barry, Mike Diederich, Bobby Gaylor, Robert F. Hughes, Zac Moncrief & Martin Olson | Mike Diederich & Jon Colton Barry | April 12, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 14 | 14 | "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor, Chris Headrick, Robert F. Hughes, Chong Lee, Zac Moncrief & Martin Olson | Chris Headrick & Chong Lee | March 8, 2008 | N/A |
| 15 | 15 | "Ready for the Bettys" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor, Martin Olson, Kent Osborne & Aliki Theofilopoulos | Aliki Theofilopoulos & Kent Osborne | February 16, 2008 | N/A |
| "The Flying Fishmonger" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor, Elizabeth Ito, Martin Olson, Kim Roberson | Im Palerson | September 12, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 16 | 16 | "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!" | Dan Povenmire | Jon Colton Barry, Bobby Gaylor, Robert F. Hughes, Zac Moncrief, Martin Olson & Piero Piluso | Jon Colton Barry & Piero Piluso | February 16, 2009 | N/A |
| 17 | 17 | "Greece Lightning" | Dan Povenmire | Alex Almaguer, Bobby Gaylor, Chris Headrick & Martin Olson | Alex Almaguer & Chris Headrick | April 19, 2008 | N/A |
| "Leave the Busting to Us!" | Zac Moncrief | Sherm Cohen, Bobby Gaylor, Antoine Guilbaud, Robert F. Hughes & Martin Olson | Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud | April 19, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 18 | 18 | "Crack That Whip" | Dan Povenmire | Timothy Björklund & Kim Roberson | Timothy Björklund & Kim Roberson | May 25, 2008 | N/A |
| "The Best Lazy Day Ever" | Zac Moncrief | Jon Colton Barry & Mike Roth | Jon Colton Barry & Mike Roth | May 25, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 19 | 19 | "Boyfriend From 27,000 B.C." | Zac Moncrief | Aliki Theofilopoulos & Marc Crisafulli | Aliki Theofilopoulos & Marc Crisafulli | June 7, 2008 | N/A |
| "Voyage to the Bottom of Buford" | Zac Moncrief | Antoine Guilbaud & Chong Lee | Antoine Guilbaud & Chong Lee | June 7, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 20 | 20 | "Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?" | Zac Moncrief | Jon Colton Barry & Mike Diederich | Jon Colton Barry & Mike Diederich | August 10, 2008 | N/A |
| "Put That Putter Away" | Dan Povenmire | Douglas McCarthy & Piero Piluso | Douglas McCarthy & Piero Piluso | August 10, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 21 | 21 | "Traffic Cam Caper" | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Kim Roberson & Marc Ceccarelli | Kim Roberson & Marc Ceccarelli | July 12, 2008 | N/A |
| "Bowl-R-Ama Drama" | Dan Povenmire | Chris Headrick & Alex Almaguer | Chris Headrick & Alex Almaguer | July 12, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 22 | 22 | "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" | Zac Moncrief | Jon Colton Barry & Mike Diederich | Jon Colton Barry & Mike Diederich | October 17, 2008 | N/A |
| "Oil on Candace" | Zac Moncrief | Antoine Guilbaud & Aliki Theofilopoulos | Antoine Guilbaud & Aliki Theofilopoulos | October 17, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 23 | 23 | "Unfair Science Fair" | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Elizabeth Ito & Aliki Theofilopoulos | Elizabeth Ito & Aliki Theofilopoulos | March 20, 2009 | N/A |
| "Unfair Science Fair Redux" | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Jon Colton Barry & Piero Piluso | Jon Colton Barry & Piero Piluso | March 20, 2009 | N/A | ||
| 24 | 24 | "Out to Launch" | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Kim Roberson, Piero Piluso & Kent Osborne | Kim Roberson, Piero Piluso & Kent Osborne | December 5, 2008 | N/A |
| 25 | 25 | "Got Game?" | Zac Moncrief | Antoine Guilbaud & Chong Lee | Antoine Guilbaud & Chong Lee | August 2, 2008 | N/A |
| "Comet Kermillian" | Dan Povenmire | Alex Almaguer & Chris Headrick | Alex Almaguer & Chris Headrick | August 2, 2008 | N/A | ||
| 26 | 26 | "Out of Toon" | Zac Moncrief | Jon Colton Barry & Mike Diederich | Jon Colton Barry & Mike Diederich | November 7, 2008 | N/A |
| "Hail Doofania!" | Zac Moncrief | Antoine Guilbaud & Aliki Theofilopoulos | Antoine Guilbaud & Aliki Theofilopoulos | November 7, 2008 | N/A | ||
Ratings
[edit]The first episode, "Rollercoaster," garnered a total of 10.8 million viewers when aired as a preview on August 17, 2007.[6] When Phineas and Ferb officially debuted in February the next year, it proved cable's number one watched animated series premiere by "tweens". Throughout the first quarter that followed, it peaked as the top-rated animated series for ages 6–10 and 9–14, also becoming number three animated series for all of cable television for viewers age 6–10.[4] By the time the commissioning of the second season was announced in May 2008, the series had become a top-rated program in the 6–11 and 9–14 age groups.[9]
DVD releases
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Release dates |
|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | ||
| 1 | 47 | The Fast and the Phineas: July 29, 2008 Episodes: "Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror" (2), "Flop Starz" (3), "The Fast and the Phineas" (4), "Lights, Candace, Action!" (5), "Raging Bully" (6), "Are You My Mummy?" (13), "It's About Time!" (21) and "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!" (39) The Daze of Summer: February 10, 2009 Episodes: "I, Brobot" (8), "Jerk De Soleil" (12), "Toy to the World" (16), "It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World" (18), "The Ballad of Badbeard" (24), "Greece Lightning" (25), "Leave the Busting to Us!" (26), "A Hard Day's Knight" (31), "Unfair Science Fair" (46) and "Unfair Science Fair Redux (Another Story)" (47) The Perry Files – Animal Agents: February 26, 2013 Episodes: "Journey to the Center of Candace" (20), "Traffic Cam Caper" (32) and "Bowl-R-Ama Drama" (33) |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "'Rocko' writers return to TV with 'Phineas and Ferb'". Reading Eagle. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Holman, Curt (May 14, 2009). ""Phineas and Ferb" trails after the boys of summer". Creating Loafing. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (July 16, 2009). "Phineas and Ferb Creators Talk About Emmy Nom!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
- ^ a b c Ball, Ryan (April 10, 2009). "Disney Renews Phineas and Ferb". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
- ^ a b Kuttner, Julia (February 4, 2008). "New Cartoon Role For Love Actually Star Thomas Sangster". Daily Record. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2009. Alt URL
- ^ a b ""High School Musical 2" : OMG! It's a cable ratings record". Variety. August 18, 2007.
- ^ "Series Launch Press Release". Archived from the original on December 6, 2008.
- ^ Levin, Gary (February 6, 2008). "Nielsen ratings: 'House' gets a boost after a super Super Bowl". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
- ^ Bynum, Aaron H. (May 9, 2009). "Phineas, Ferb and Springtime Fun". Animation Insider. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- General references
- "Phineas and Ferb Season 1 episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- "Phineas and Ferb: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
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