Live and Let Drive

Welcome back, racing fans, to the Montevillebad Gran Prix.

Agent P travels to the glamorous city of Duchy in Montevillebad to stop Doof from winning the Grand Prix and collecting the prize money. When Doof uses his "I-don't-care-Inator" to sabotage the race and eliminate the competition, including international racing legend of Italian-Scottish-Swiss-Dutch descent Paolo Vanderbeek (Patrick Dempsey), Agent P must take the wheel and go head-to-head with Doof on the racetrack.

Episode Summary
Lawrence and Linda are getting ready to watch the 48th Montevillebad Grand Prix race. The announcers, Adrian, Nigel and Ian, talk about Paolo Vanderbeek, the Scottish-Swiss-Dutch-Italian racer who is the favorite to win, and who is really passionate about racing. Candace is preparing her next busting strategy when she notices her parents watching the race. She decides to join them since Phineas and Ferb are only sitting under the tree. She is bored by it, but then she wonders where...well, you know.

Agent P wheels into his lair to see Major Monogram in Montevillebad in a pleather jumpsuit. Monogram informs Perry that the line is not secure, so he is sending Perry to Montevillebad in a swanky spy car, a 1963 Olson Martin, which Perry approves. After a wipe, Perry is suddenly in Montevillebad where Monogram tells hims that Doof plans to enter the Grand Prix. Perry pulls up his Olson Martin to a hotel casino, and plays Doofenshmirtz in a game of Tic-Tac-Toe, which Perry wins.

Meanwhile, Candace is bewildered that her parents are excited even though the race had yet to begin. Unbeknownst to her, Phineas and Ferb have finally figured out what they are going to do today.

Back in Montevillebad, Perry sees Doofenshmirtz on a yacht and takes his Olson Martin into the ocean, where it converts into a scuba suit. He swims up to the yacht and converts the Olson Martin into a handkerchief. Doof recognizes Perry as the platypus from the casino, since he wasn't wearing his fedora. Agent P puts on his fedora, and Doof traps him in tires. Doofenshmirtz brings his yacht to his swanky new evil lair, which he got from an online exchange program.

Songs

 * Gonna Get My Bust On
 * Doofenshmirtz Swanky New Evil Lair

End Credits
Repeat of Doofenshmirtz Swanky New Evil Lair.

I know what we're gonna do today
None.

Ferb's Line
None.

What'cha doin'?
None.

Oh, there you are, Perry
None.

Perry's entrance to his lair
None.

Evil Jingle
Doofenshmirtz at a casino.

Background Information

 * First episode where Phineas appears but has no lines.
 * Second time a character, in this case, Major Monogram, breaks the fourth wall, by saying something will occur "after the wipe". ("Bee Day")
 * Third appearance of Agent Double 0-0. ("It's About Time!", "Elementary My Dear Stacy")
 * Third episode where the Doof and Perry plot takes up the bulk of the episode, while Phineas and the gang are relegated to the background. ("Road to Danville", "Sidetracked")
 * Adrian mentions this is the 48th Montevillebad Grand Prix, but the Roman numeral says "XXVCVXVIIC", which is impossible to translate into regular numbers for the sake of comedy. The actual Roman numeral for 48 would be XLVIII.

Production Information

 * This episode was confirmed during an interview with guest star Richard Hammond. It was also confirmed that he and fellow Top Gear co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May will all be guest stars.
 * On January 22, 2014, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh posted a tweet alluding to a March 1, 2014 premiere date for this episode.
 * First episode to premiere on Disney XD since "Primal Perry" and second for this season.

Errors

 * In the establishing shot of the casino, Doof's hands are on the table. However, when it cuts to Doof, his hands are holding up cards.

Continuity

 * Doof mentions his Boomshlaka 320-I. ("My Sweet Ride")

Allusions

 * Live and Let Die - The episode title is an allusion to the 1954 James Bond novel and the 1973 film based upon it, the first to star Roger Moore in the title role, along with its Paul McCartney composed theme song.
 * Jaws - Norm's new metal teeth are a reference to the steel teeth of the James Bond character, Jaws.
 * Dario Franchitti - The character of Paolo Vanderbeek, who is Italian-Scottish-Swiss-Dutch, is a parody of this Indianapolis 500 winner who is Scottish and Italian.
 * James Bond - There are plenty of James Bond references in this episode, including the scene at the casino and the Doofenshmirtz Swanky New Evil Lair song.
 * Martin Olson - Perry's spy car is a 1963 Olson Martin, a reference to this Phineas and Ferb writer.
 * Aston Martin - Perry's spy car is also a reference to the Aston Martin which has appeared in 9 Bond films.
 * Wacky Races - Doof seems to have stolen Dick Dastardly's cheating playbook.
 * NFL on Fox - Some of the race's telecast's music is reminiscent of the theme music to this show.

Trivia

 * Second episode with a racing theme ("The Fast and the Phineas").
 * This is the second episode to be named after a James Bond movie ("For Your Ice Only").
 * The episode's title is the same format as Live and Let Pie. ("Backyard Hodge Podge")

Cast

 * Vincent Martella as Phineas
 * Ashley Tisdale as Candace
 * Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Ferb
 * Caroline Rhea as Mom
 * Richard O'Brien as Dad
 * Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Additional Voices
 * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram, Additional Voices
 * Tyler Mann as Carl
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Perry, Additional Voices
 * Alyson Stoner as Isabella
 * John Viener as Norm
 * Eileen Galindo as Mrs. Garcia-Shapiro, Additional Voices
 * Jeremy Clarkson as Adrian
 * James May as Ian, Additional Voices
 * Richard Hammond as Nigel, Additional Voices
 * Patrick Dempsey as Paolo Vanderbeek
 * Additional voices: April Winchell, Brian Phelps, Jill Whelan


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