The Remains of the Platypus

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Craziness has ensued in Danville and no one has any idea what’s going on. The wackiness unfolds when Phineas and Ferb create Cheese-topia, Doofenshmirtz makes Perry his butler with his Butler-inator, and Carl is trapped by Doof while in a squirrel costume. All is explained, in an episode of Phineas and Ferb that starts at the end and works its way back to the beginning.

Songs

 * "Cheesetopia"

Perry's entrance to his lair
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Background Information

 * http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/phineas-and-ferb-the-remains-of-the-platypus/EP009488470261
 * Clips from the episode were first shown on an episode of Disney 365. Some images of this episode were seen in a Spanish promo from January 2012.
 * This episode appears to be focused on Francis Monogram.

Production Information

 * This is the second-longest an episode (along with "Escape from Phineas Tower") that has had its segments aired separately.
 * This is Zac Moncrief's directorial debut in season 3, having been a storyboard director for many episodes. This is also his writing debut in the entire series.

International Premieres

 * December 9, 2011 (Disney Channel Australia)
 * February 12, 2012 (Disney XD Netherlands)

Continuity

 * This is the second time that doesn't start from the beginning. ("Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension")
 * Fifth time Doofenshmirtz is seen with his underwear. ("Tip of the Day, "Bubble Boys", "Phineas and Ferb Hawaiian Vacation", "Monster from the Id").

Allusions

 * Seinfeld - The famous "backwards" Seinfeld episode ("The Betrayal", ep. 908) used a similar gimmick, starting a plot at the end and working its way back to the beginning.
 * The Remains of the Day - The title may be a pun on the Academy Award-nominated 1993 drama. Set in 1950s England, the film is told in a series of flashbacks to WWII.

Cast

 * Vincent Martella as Phineas
 * Ashley Tisdale as Candace
 * Thomas Sangster as Ferb
 * Caroline Rhea as Mom
 * Mitchel Musso as Jeremy
 * Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz
 * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram
 * Richard O'Brien as Dad
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Perry
 * Alyson Stoner as Isabella
 * Bobby Gaylor as Buford Van Stomm
 * Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet
 * Additional voices: