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She thinks it's not fair-that if she were doing the things they're doing, she'd get in trouble. Povenmire described Candace's character: 'Candace does get frustrated.

Usually, Candace is shown stuttering, with her mother is shown forcibly taking her away and disregarding Candace's actions as crazy and childish. Whenever she attempts to 'bust' her brothers, Phineas and Ferb's work unintentionally disappears before their mother sees it, and the boys appear to be involved in simple activities. Her catchphrases are: 'Mom! Phineas and Ferb are.' and 'You are so busted!', and while she never proves anything to her mother, Candace persists in the majority of episodes. In most episodes, she appears to disapprove of their inventions and attempt to get them in trouble by showing their mom the inventions. Candace first appeared in the pilot episode.Ĭandace was designed to anatagonize her brothers. The character's personality is based on Jennifer Grey's character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Candace FlynnĬandace Gertrude Flynn (voiced by Ashley Tisdale) is characterized as Phineas's fifteen-year-old biological sister and Ferb's stepsister. Ferb is named after a friend of the show's creators who was an expert on tools and, at times, stayed rather silent. Ferb is more likely to sing than speak, but most often has a one-liner in the episodes. Ferb, an engineering genius, allows Phineas to do most of the talking for the pair and is described as 'more of a man of action,' by Phineas, which makes him more of a plot device than a developed character. They are featured in every episode's A-Plot constructing large scale inventions or taking part in other outlandish activities. Created by Phineas and Ferb co-founders Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, he first appeared in the show's pilot episode, ' Rollercoaster.'įerb and his stepbrother Phineas Flynn spend their days during their summer vacation having fun. He is Phineas's green-haired, intelligent but laconic stepbrother from the United Kingdom. Ferb Fletcherįerb Fletcher (voiced by Thomas Brodie-Sangster 2007–2015 David Errigo Jr. As a character, Phineas has received a positive critical response, with one reviewer describing him and his brother as a 'comical pairing.' Phineas appears in Phineas and Ferb merchandise, including plush toys, t-shirts, and a video game. The creators chose this arrangement because they considered it underused in children's programming as well as from Marsh's experiences in one. Phineas has many catch phrases like 'Oh, there you are, Perry' or 'Hey, Ferb! I know what we're going to do today!' and 'Hey, where's Perry?'. He is known to be very selfless and energetic. He does this with his less-talkative stepbrother Ferb, and often with many other neighborhood children.

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The series concerns Phineas's attempts to avoid boredom by finding something new to do every day of the summer vacation.

Phineas, along with his stepbrother Ferb Fletcher, star in the A-Plot of every episode. Phineas Flynn (voiced by Vincent Martella) is the main character of the series.