It features brothers Phineas and Ferb (as the title indicates), their older sister Candance, and their three friends. The plot of the show is simple. Over summer vacation the brothers have to come up with interesting ways to entertain themselves.
Simple. And yet. The activities that Phineas and Ferb get up to are not your run-of-the-mill summer activities. Or if they are, they amp them up to epic proportions. This is where the beauty of cartoons comes into play. The characters can do whatever they want. So the brothers build space-high roller coasters, hold concerts, and invent and build impossible machines.
But one of the great things about this show is how self-aware it is. It often pokes fun at itself, thereby transcending from a show just for kids, to a show for everyone. My favorite thing is the reaction of adults towards Phineas and Ferb when they get deliveries. Perhaps in another cartoon, there would be no questioning the main characters' actions at all. But the delivery people always say "Hey aren't you a little young to...?"
And there's always a side adventure with Perry the Platypus, the family pet/secret agent, and his bumbling arch nemesis Doofensmirch. Perry always wins.
And poor Candance. Spending her eternal summer attempting to "bust" her brothers projects to their mom, ending their fun once and for all. Yet something totally unexpected happens, wiping away all trace of her brothers adventures, and leaving her looking like an idiot.
There are so many things I could write about this show. But you should go discover it instead. It's on Netflix. And the Disney Channel. So watch and enjoy some impossibilities.
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