Invasion of the Ferb Snatchers

My brother's an alien?...How cool is that!

After an all night science-fiction movie marathon, Candace is convinced that Ferb is an alien and gathers evidence to prove it. The boys admit that they are doing something for an alien but that Ferb is not one. Her relief turns to excitement and then to frustration when her plan to bust her brothers is compromised by the alien disguised as Mom. Meanwhile, Dr. Doofenshmirtz is trying to sell an evil "-inator" under the guise of it being a cleaning device.

Episode Summary
Candace was annoyed when she heard screaming. It turns out that Phineas and Ferb were watching a sci-fi movie about aliens. When Candace sees that one of the scientists looks "kinda hunky for a 50s guy", she's instantly hooked on the movies and asks the boys to get her up to speed. The three siblings seem to be enjoying the movies, but sometime later the boys fall asleep (with Phineas falling asleep first and Ferb just seeming drowsy, but later falls asleep too) and then waking up sometime after that and going to bed, leaving Candace to watch the rest of the movies herself.

When the movies are over the next morning, Candace comments to Phineas and Ferb that the series was awesome, but realizes that they had left. She goes to find them, runs into Phineas and tells him that the movies were cool. She later begins to suspect that Ferb is an alien after she heard him talking in a weird way (Ferb was talking to his cousin from Scotland while having candy in his mouth). Also when she saw his head being ripped off (was just Ferb fixing a power cuff link). And she becomes paranoid and begins to look for proof that Ferb is an alien.



Meanwhile, at Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, Perry is disguised as an evil scientist. He then gains access to Doof's lair and sees his latest creation; The-Wrapped-Up-In-A-Nice-Little-Bow-Inator. Doofenshmirtz then asks Perry if he's wondering what it does. Doof explains and tries to sell it to him. Perry then takes his disguise off. Doofenshmirtz tries to hit him with his bat but Perry turns on the treadmill causing Doof to hit the box of baseballs. They then begin bouncing all around the lair, causing the ray to shoot random things. Doof then tries to throw a chair at Perry but when it is about to hit him the ray hits it and boxes it causing it to bounce off Perry harmlessly.

Back on the ranch, Candace shows Phineas her evidence. Phineas responds negative, and takes Candace with him to confirm with Ferb. Phineas and Ferb then explain to Candace that there's nothing to worry about, and that they're helping a friend of Meap's. Candace, in epiphany, runs into the kitchen to bust them. When she brings Linda out to bust the boys, she believes that it's Linda seeing the launch pad, but it's soon revealed that it was Meap's friend disguised as Linda for research. After he takes off in his ship, Candace and the boys hear the real Linda's car horn. Candace is overjoyed that Linda is home and that she still has proof, but then the Linda robot disappears and leaves Candace disappointed. Then she realizes that the launch pad is still standing, and runs to tell Linda.

At Doofenshmirtz Evil, Perry kicks one of the boxes at Doof, into his mouth to be exact, and the ribbon comes off, causing the contents inside to expand. The force of the expansion makes the Wrapped-Up-In-A-Nice-Little-Bow-Inator go flying across the room leaving perry running to catch it. Doof, now immobilized curses Perry. Perry then jumps onto the The-Wrapped-Up-In-A-Nice-Little-Bow-Inator just as it falls off the building. On the way down Perry presses the button on it causing Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated to get wrapped up in a nice little bow. Perry then jumps off the ray and escapes.

Just before The-Wrapped-Up-In-A-Nice-Little-Bow-Inator is destroyed the ray fires into the air, hits a satellite, and deflects right onto Phineas and Ferb's landing pad, causing it to fold up just as Candace brings Mom to see it. When it isn't there, A completly heartbroken Candace then repeats a direct quote from the movie - "But it was all right here! Oh, why did I think anyone would believe me? I was a fool! A fool!..."

Like in the end of the last movie, it says, "The End", but a ? appears next to it. The episode ends.

Songs

 * You're Not Ferb

The "Too Young" Line
None.

Whatcha doin'?
None.

Perry's entrance to his lair
He was already in his lair while two French maids were cleaning it up.

Evil Jingle
Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated!

Background Information

 * This episode reveals that Ferb has an aunt, uncle, and cousin in Scotland.
 * This is the first episode where a silhouette of Ferb is not Marty the Rabbit Boy's Musical Blender.
 * Isabella, Baljeet and Buford do not appear in this episode.
 * The ending of the episode is similar to the ending of the sci-fi movie Candace watched.
 * This is the first episode to have only Ferb's name in the title.
 * It is revealed that Carl can speak French : he called Major Monogram "Monsieur Monogram" ("Sir Monogram"), and he said "Bonjour Madame" ("Hello ladies") to the two au pair girls.
 * When Monogram asks Carl how much the maid's cleaning service costs Carl replies "une petite fortune" which means "a small fortune" in French. Unaware of this, Monogram replies; "Petite? That means small right?"
 * Technically, Ferb's torso is normal sized for his body. He just wears high pants.

Production Information

 * to be added

Errors

 * Candace runs away when Ferb has glasses which extend into further eyes and when Ferb is behind a jar with green liquid in, but when Candace shows photos to Phineas describing him as an alien, photos are taken of both moments.
 * At the end, the stand is wrapped in a box but when Candace shows mom the backyard, the box is gone.

Continuity

 * This is second episode that has a spooky title card. First was "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein".
 * Candace uses the Panic Room again, which was first seen in "I, Brobot".
 * Meap is mentioned in this episode ("The Chronicles of Meap").
 * Candace is shown reading the Teen Preen magazine again ("Don't Even Blink").
 * Ferb's cousin says a parody of what Candace and Unknown guy says in "Unfair Science Fair Redux (Another Story)".

Allusions

 * The title of this episode is an allusion to the science fiction/horror movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The movie they were watching is also reminiscent, particularly the "The End?" at the ending.
 * At the end of the movie, the building in the background looks like the school from "Recess".
 * Men in Black - When the robot Linda opens its face, it shows an alien operating it, a reference to the Arquillians, an race of small aliens in Men in Black movies and television series who ride in robotic human suits.
 * Futurama - The heads in jars may be a possible reference.
 * Dave the Barbarian- When Candace fetches the robot Linda, the robot yells out that Candace scared the "Bejabbers" out of her. This is a reference to the Dave the Barbarian and his usual exclamation when surprised.
 * The Pink Panther Show - When one of the boxes gets kicked into Doofenshmirtz's mouth, Doofenshmirtz pulls the ribbon, thereby causing the box to open and he expands. This may be a reference to the opening of The Pink Panther Show, where the Pink Panther folds the black background so many times that it becomes small enough to fit in his mouth, then eats it, and grows to an enormous size as the folded background unfolds.
 * Ed Edd n Eddy - Candace seeing weird things about Ferb being an alien is a possible reference to the Ed Edd n Eddy special "The Eds are coming" where the The Eds and the kids of the cul-de-sac are thinking Rolf's house is being taken over by aliens because of the green glow in his house and thinking Rolf's an alien because of the octopus on his head.
 * Spongebob Squarepants - The plot of this episode is similar to the Spongebob episode "Krab-borg". In that episode, Spongebob watches a movie about robots and then begins to think Mr. Krabs is one. He also mentions "three tell-tale signs" for spotting a robot.
 * Robot Chicken - Perry's disguise is similar to the evil scientist.
 * Mork and Mindy - Robot Linda's attempt to set "free" the cooked chicken is reminiscent of Mork's famous, "Fly, be free!" exhortation to an egg.
 * Saturday Night Live - When robot Linda is refered to as a "parental unit", that term is also used in the Coneheads sketches, when Connie refers to her parents that way.

Cast

 * Vincent Martella as Phineas
 * Ashley Tisdale as Candace
 * Thomas Sangster as Ferb
 * Caroline Rhea as Mom
 * Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz
 * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Perry