| Phineas and Ferb (season 1) | |
|---|---|
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Disney Channel |
| Original release | August 17, 2007 – February 18, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of Phineas and Ferb aired on Disney Channel from August 17, 2007 to March 20, 2009. The series introduces two step-brothers on summer vacation trying to make every day the best day ever, while their sister tries to bust them. The five main characters are brothers Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher, their older sister Candace Flynn, secret agent Perry the Platypus, and the evil Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz.
Recurring characters are across-the-street neighbor Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, the boys' mom Linda Flynn-Fletcher, Perry's boss, Major Monogram, Jeremy Johnson, Baljeet, Buford Van Stomm, 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 a Monday, then simultaneously scripted and story-boarded. 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 as well 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,[4] and Kelly Hu as Candace's best friend Stacy and Alyson Stoner as Isabella.[5] Creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh are uncredited as the voices of Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Major Monogram, respectively.
Episodes edit
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S viewers (millions) |
Original airdate | Prod. code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disney Channel | Toon Disney / Disney XD | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Rollercoaster" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (written) Dan Povenmire (storyboards) (uncredited) | 10.8[6][7] | August 17, 2007 | September 1, 2008 | 101a |
| 2 | 2 | "Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Chris Headrick & Jon Colton Barry (storyboards) | N/A | September 28, 2007 | September 8, 2008 | 102b |
| 3 | 3 | "Flop Starz" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (story) Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud (storyboards) | 4.0[8] | February 1, 2008 | September 22, 2008 | 104b |
| 4 | 4 | "The Fast and the Phineas" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (story) Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud (storyboards) | N/A | February 2, 2008 | September 8, 2008 | 102a |
| 5 | 5 | "Lights, Candace, Action!" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud (storyboards) | N/A | February 3, 2008 | September 29, 2008 | 105b |
| 6 | 6 | "Raging Bully" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Martin Olson (story) Wendy Grieb & Kent Osborne (storyboards) | N/A | February 4, 2008 | September 29, 2008 | 105a |
| 7 | 7 | "Candace Loses Her Head" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Martin Olson (story) Kyle Baker & Patrick Ventura (storyboards) | N/A | February 5, 2008 | September 1, 2008 | 101b |
| 8 | 8 | "I, Brobot" | Dan Povenmire | Martin Olson (story) Kent Osborne & Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft (storyboards) | N/A | February 6, 2008 | October 18, 2008 | 110b |
| 9 | 9 | "Run Away Runway" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud (storyboards) | N/A | February 7, 2008 | October 28, 2008 | 112a |
| 10 | 10 | "The Magnificent Few" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Martin Olson (story) Michael Diederich & Chong Lee (storyboards) | N/A | February 8, 2008 | September 15, 2008 | 103a |
| 11 | 11 | "S'Winter" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Antoine Guilbaud & Sherm Cohen (storyboards) | N/A | February 9, 2008 | September 15, 2008 | 103b |
| 12 | 12 | "Jerk de Soleil" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) J.G. Quintel & Kim Roberson (storyboards) | N/A | February 10, 2008 | October 19, 2008 | 108a |
| 13 | 13 | "Are You My Mummy?" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Kyle Baker & Mike Roth (storyboards) | N/A | February 15, 2008 | September 22, 2008 | 104a |
| 14 | 14 | "Ready for the Bettys" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft & Kent Osborne (storyboards) | N/A | February 16, 2008 | October 13, 2008 | 115a |
| 15 | 15 | "I Scream, You Scream" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor (story) Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud (storyboards) | N/A | February 17, 2008 | October 29, 2008 | 112b |
| 16 | 16 | "Toy to the World" | Jeff "Swampy" Marsh | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Michael Diederich & Chong Lee (storyboards) | N/A | February 22, 2008 | October 19, 2008 | 108b |
| 17 | 17 | "Get That Bigfoot Outa My Face!" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Dan Povenmire (story) Kent Osborne & Kim Roberson (storyboards) | N/A | February 23, 2008 | October 5, 2008 | 106a |
| 18 | 18 | "It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Michael Diederich & Mike Roth (storyboards) | N/A | February 24, 2008 | November 2, 2008 | 113a |
| 19 | 19 | "Mom's Birthday" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Martin Olson (story) Kent Osborne & Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft (storyboards) | N/A | February 29, 2008 | October 7, 2008 | 111a |
| 20 | 20 | "Journey to the Center of Candace" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Kent Osborne & Kim Roberson (storyboards) | N/A | February 29, 2008 | October 7, 2008 | 111b |
| 21–22 | 21–22 | "It's About Time!" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire (story) Jon Colton Barry & Mike Roth & Kent Osborne & Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft (storyboards) | N/A | March 1, 2008 | October 12, 2008 | 107 |
| 23–24 | 23–24 | "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Chris Headrick & Chong Lee (storyboards) | N/A | March 8, 2008 | November 15, 2008 | 114 |
| 25 | 25 | "Tree to Get Ready" | Dan Povenmire | Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Martin Olson (story) Michael Diederich & Chong Lee (storyboards) | N/A | March 23, 2008 | October 5, 2008 | 106b |
| 26 | 26 | "The Ballad of Badbeard" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Michael Diederich & Jon Colton Barry (storyboards) | N/A | April 12, 2008 | October 31, 2008 | 113b |
| 27 | 27 | "Greece Lightning" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Alex Almaguer & Chris Headrick (storyboards) | N/A | April 19, 2008 | October 24, 2008 | 117a |
| 28 | 28 | "Leave the Busting to Us" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Sherm Cohen & Antoine Guilbaud (storyboards) | N/A | April 19, 2008 | October 24, 2008 | 117b |
| 29 | 29 | "Crack That Whip" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Timothy Björklund & Kim Roberson (storyboards) | N/A | May 24, 2008 | October 27, 2008 | 118a |
| 30 | 30 | "The Best Lazy Day Ever" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Jon Colton Barry & Mike Roth (storyboards) | N/A | May 24, 2008 | October 27, 2008 | 118b |
| 31 | 31 | "Boyfriend from 27,000 B.C." | Zac Moncrief | Martin Olson (story) Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft & Marc Crisafulli (storyboards) | N/A | June 7, 2008 | June 17, 2008 | 119a |
| 32 | 32 | "Voyage to the Bottom of Buford" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Antoine Guilbaud & Chong Lee (storyboards) | N/A | June 7, 2008 | June 17, 2008 | 119b |
| 33 | 33 | "A Hard Day's Knight" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Jon Colton Barry & Mike Roth (storyboards) | N/A | June 14, 2008 | October 18, 2008 | 110a |
| 34 | 34 | "Traffic Cam Caper" | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Martin Olson (story) Kim Roberson & Marc Ceccarelli (storyboards) | N/A | July 12, 2008 | September 30, 2008 | 121a |
| 35 | 35 | "Bowl-R-Ama Drama" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Chris Headrick & Alex Almaguer (storyboards) | N/A | July 12, 2008 | September 30, 2008 | 121b |
| 36 | 36 | "Got Game?" | Zac Moncrief | Jon Colton Barry & Bobby Gaylor & Lance LeCompte & Martin Olson (story) Antoine Guilbaud & Chong Lee (storyboards) | N/A | August 2, 2008 | November 16, 2008 | 125a |
| 37 | 37 | "Comet Kermillian" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Chris Headrick & Alex Almaguer (storyboards) | N/A | August 2, 2008 | November 16, 2008 | 125b |
| 38 | 38 | "Put That Putter Away" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Jon Colton Barry & Michael Diederich (storyboards) | N/A | August 10, 2008 | October 10, 2008 | 120a |
| 39 | 39 | "Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Douglas McCarthy & Piero Piluso (storyboards) | N/A | August 10, 2008 | October 10, 2008 | 120b |
| 40 | 40 | "The Flying Fishmonger" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Kim Roberson & Elizabeth Ito (storyboards) | N/A | September 12, 2008 | October 13, 2008 | 115b |
| 41–42 | 41–42 | "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!" | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Jon Colton Barry & Chris Headrick (storyboards) | N/A | October 3, 2008 | October 26, 2008 | 109 |
| 43 | 43 | "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" | Zac Moncrief | Jon Colton Barry & Martin Olson (story) Jon Colton Barry & Michael Diederich (storyboards) | N/A | October 17, 2008 | October 31, 2012 | 122a |
| 44 | 44 | "Oil on Candace" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Antoine Guilbaud & Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft (storyboards) | N/A | October 17, 2008 | November 5, 2008 | 122b |
| 45 | 45 | "Out of Toon" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Jon Colton Barry & Michael Diederich (storyboards) | N/A | November 7, 2008 | October 30, 2008 | 126a |
| 46 | 46 | "Hail Doofania!" | Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Antoine Guilbaud & Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft (storyboards) | N/A | November 7, 2008 | October 7, 2012 | 126b |
| 47–48 | 47–48 | "Out to Launch" | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Kim Roberson & Piero Piluso & Kent Osborne (storyboards) | N/A | December 5, 2008 | February 12, 2009 | 124 |
| 49–50 | 49–50 | "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!" | Dan Povenmire | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Jon Colton Barry & Piero Piluso (storyboards) | 3.7[9] | March 13, 2009 | February 16, 2009 | 116 |
| 51 | 51 | "Unfair Science Fair" | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft & Elizabeth Ito (storyboards) | 3.0[10] | March 20, 2009 | February 17, 2009 | 123a |
| 52 | 52 | "Unfair Science Fair Redux"(Another Story) | Dan Povenmire & Zac Moncrief | Bobby Gaylor & Martin Olson (story) Jon Colton Barry & Piero Piluso (storyboards) | 3.0[10] | March 20, 2009 | February 18, 2009 | 123b |
Ratings edit
The first episode, "Rollercoaster," garnered a total of 10.8 million viewers when aired as a preview on August 17, 2007.[11] 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.[12]
References edit
- ^ "'Rocko' writers return to TV with 'Phineas and Ferb'". Reading Eagle. April 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Holman, Curt (May 14, 2009). ""Phineas and Ferb" trails after the boys of summer". Creating Loafing. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (2009-07-16). "Phineas and Ferb Creators Talk About Emmy Nom!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ a b c Ball, Ryan (2009-04-10). "Disney Renews Phineas and Ferb". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ a b Kuttner, Julia (4 February 2008). "New Cartoon Role For Love Actually Star Thomas Sangster". Daily Record. Retrieved 2009-08-26. [dead link]
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia. ""High School Musical 2" : OMG! It's a cable ratings record". Variety. [dead link]
- ^ Umstead, R. Thomas (January 27, 2008). "'Ferb' Next Big Tween Thing". Multichannel News.
- ^ Levin, Gary (2009-01-05). "Nielsen ratings: 'House' gets a boost after a super Super Bowl". USA Today.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (2009-03-16). "Disney Channel's "Phineas & Ferb" is Friday's #1 TV telecast in Key Kids". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ a b Seidman, Robert. "WWE RAW, Hannah Montana and Northern Lights lead cable show rankings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia. ""High School Musical 2" : OMG! It's a cable ratings record". Variety. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Bynum, Aaron H. (May 9, 2009). "Phineas, Ferb and Springtime Fun". Animation Insider. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- General references
- "Phineas and Ferb Season 1 episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- "Phineas and Ferb: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
External links edit
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