Phineas and Ferb season 1 (original) (raw)

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Season of television series

Phineas and Ferb
Season 1
No. of episodes 26 (47 segments)
Release
Original network Disney ChannelDisney XD
Original release August 17, 2007 (2007-08-17) –February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18)
Season chronology
Next →Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Phineas and Ferb aired on the Disney Channel from August 17, 2007, to February 18, 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 step-brothers Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher, their older sister Candace Flynn, secret agent Perry the Platypus (who is also the pet of Phineas and Ferb), 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.

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]

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](/wiki/Jeff%5F%22Swampy%22%5FMarsh "Jeff "Swampy" Marsh") provide the voices of Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Major Monogram, respectively.

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.[10]

Season Episodes Release dates
Region 1
1 47 The Fast and the Phineas: July 29, 2008Episodes: "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, 2009Episodes: "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, 2013Episodes: "Journey to the Center of Candace" (20), "Traffic Cam Caper" (32) and "Bowl-R-Ama Drama" (33)

  1. ^ a b c d e This episode is a half-hour special.

  2. ^ Beginning with this episode, new episodes premiered on Disney XD prior to Disney Channel.

  3. ^ "'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.

  4. ^ 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.

  5. ^ Zahed, Ramin (July 16, 2009). "Phineas and Ferb Creators Talk About Emmy Nom!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2009.

  6. ^ a b c Ball, Ryan (April 10, 2009). "Disney Renews Phineas and Ferb". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2009.

  7. ^ 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

  8. ^ a b ""High School Musical 2" : OMG! It's a cable ratings record". Variety. August 18, 2007.

  9. ^ "Series Launch Press Release". Archived from the original on December 6, 2008.

  10. ^ 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.

  11. ^ "TV Guide: Phineas and Ferb on Disney". TV Guide. Retrieved August 12, 2009.

  12. ^ Bynum, Aaron H. (May 9, 2009). "Phineas, Ferb and Springtime Fun". Animation Insider. Retrieved August 26, 2009.

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