Phineas & Ferb

Phineas & Ferb is an animated Musical Comedy Television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh. Originally broadcast as a preview on August 17th, 2007, and officially premiered on February 1st, 2008 on Disney Channel, the series follows Phineas Flynn (voiced by Vincent Martella) and his English stepbrother Ferb Fletcher (Thomas Sangster) on summer vacation. Everyday, the boys embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace (Ashley Tisdale), who frequently tries to reveal their shenanigans to the boys' mother, Linda Flynn-Fletcher, and less frequently to their father, Lawrence Fletcher. The series follows a standard plot system; running gags occur every episode, and Yhe B-Plot almost always features Perry The Platypus (Dee Bradley Baker) working as a spy ("Agent P") for the OWCA (Organization Without a Cool Acronym), to fight an evil scientist named "Dr. Doofenshmirtz" (Dan Povenmire). However, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, or Doof as he refers to himself, feels the need to assert his evilness. Sometimes, other villains scoff at his level of evil. The two plots intersect at the end to erase all traces of the boys' project just before Candace can show it to their mother. This usually leaves Candace very frustrated.

Creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh worked together on the Nicktoon Rocko's Modern Life. The creators also voice two of the main B-plot characters: Major Monogram and Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Phineas & Ferb was conceived after Dan sketched a triangular boy—the blueprint for the eponymous Phineas—in a restaurant. Dan and Swampy developed the series' concept together and pitched to networks for 16 years before securing a run on Disney Channel.

The series is also known for its musical numbers, which have appeared in almost every episode since Flop Starz. Disney's managers particularly enjoyed the episode's song, Gitchee, Gitchee Goo, and requested that a song appear in each subsequent episode. The show's creators write and record each number, and vary musical tempo depending on the dramatic use. The music has earned the series a total of 4 Emmy nominations: in 2008 for the main title theme and for the song I Ain't Got Rhythm from the episode Dude, We're Getting The Band Back Together, and then in 2010 for the song Come Home Perry from the episode Oh, There You Are, Perry as well as one for its score. The series has also been popular with adults.

On August 25th, 2011, the show was picked up for a fourth season along with a possible spin-off show and a feature film on the Disney Channel. It is now the longest running Disney Channel Original Series, beating Kim Possible's 5 years and 3 months.