Phineas and Ferb facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Phineas and Ferb
Genre	Animation, Humor, Comedy, Adventure, Musical
Created by	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Dan Povenmire
Written by	Dan Povenmire Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Bobby Gaylor Martin Olson Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis
Directed by	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Dan Povenmire Robert F. Hudges Zac Moncrief Kim Roberson Sue Perrotto Jay Lender
Opening theme	"Today Is Gonna Be a Great Day" (variation) by Bowling for Soup
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	222
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dan Povenmire, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh,
Production company(s)	Disney Television Animation
Distributor	Disney-ABC Domestic Television Disney Channel
Release
Original network	Disney Channel Disney XD
Original release	August 17, 2007 (2007-08-17) – June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12)
Chronology
Followed by	The O.W.C.A. Files
Related shows	Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb is an American animated television program produced by Disney. It was first on TV on February 1, 2008. It has been nominated for an Emmy award. It airs on the Disney Channel and related channels. The program is about two brothers from a blended family with a pet platypus, who do impossible plans.

In every episode, Phineas and Ferb create big machines in their backyard, like a roller coaster or a huge waterslide. Their sister, Candace, tries to show her mother the machines. But always when the mother is in the backyard, the machines have disappeared. Almost all episodes have a song which the characters sing.

The creators of the show are Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh. They also worked together on the Nickelodeon series Rocko's Modern Life.

Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension was on the Disney Channel on August 5, 2011. In the movie the characters discover Perry the platypus is an agent. They go to another dimension and utilize many inventions.

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel

In 2012, it was said that a crossover between Phineas and Ferb and Marvel Entertainment, will air in summer of 2013. It will be called Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel. It will have Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man and Thor and the villains the Red Skull, M.O.D.O.K., Venom and Whiplash. It is the first major animated crossover between Marvel and Disney since the acquisition of Marvel by Disney in 2009.

Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars

Main Article: Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars

A Phineas and Ferb episode with a crossover with Star Wars by Disney to premiere in Summer 2014 same as how the mission marvel crossover It later confirmed in a Hollywood online article that it is set to premiere July 26 2014 on Disney Channel.

Series overview

Awards and nominations

1. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced that they would not present the award to either nominee in the category.

2. Shared with Back at the Barnyard.

Images for kids

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  Povenmire drew inspiration for the show from his boyhood in Mobile, Alabama.

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  A platypus was included in the series because of its interesting appearance.

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  Phineas and Ferb co-creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh in 2009.

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  Drawn on butcher paper, this first drawing of Phineas began a rapid growth of characters and the outline of the artistic style.

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  Disney Channel was the first network to give the series a chance, though initially declined when Dan Povenmire originally pitched it to them.

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  The stages of development for a scene during the opening theme, from the original draft (top) to the final design (bottom). The top appears briefly in the Season 1 theme.

See also

In Spanish: Phineas y Ferb para niños