Ferb Fletcher

"Candace, we are just kids."

- Ferb to his sister during their trip to space.

Ferb Fletcher is a British Fletcher child from Danville. He is the step-son of Linda Flynn and son of Lawrence Fletcher. His stepsister is Candace, and his stepbrother is Phineas. He is friends with Buford, Baljeet, and Isabella.

Very laconic, Ferb is not actually shy like one would assume, but very courageous and clever. Quick thinking and on his feet about things, Ferb is a mechanical and technical genius, Ferb has built a plethora of things, from a roller coaster to a rocket to robots. Ferb only says about 1-2 sentences every episode, being the most silent character in the series.

Early Life
Ferb was born in England of his father, Lawrence Fletcher, and an unnamed mother. Something happened to the two, and Ferb and his father moved to Danville in America. Lawrence met and fell in love with a woman named Linda Flynn. Eventually, the two got married, and Ferb gained a stepsister named Candace. Ferb's new stepbrother, Phineas, quickly became his best friend and the two now consider themselves brothers instead of stepbrothers. ("Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together")

Beginning Months
After Ferb's brother realizes that summer doesn't last forever, Ferb and him begin to do outlandish things to make summer great. One thing was training Monkeys to ride bicycles. The two had also gone on a short, very "lame" roller coaster that lasted a quick 3 seconds. ("Rollercoaster")

Middle Months
Ferb built the Coolest Coaster Ever, an extremely large roller coaster extending from the backyard of his house to around the big city. Ferb became a member of Phineas and the Ferb-Tones sometime after that, in which he played the keyboard, and co-wrote the song Gitchi, Gitchi, Goo with the lead vocals and guitarist, Phineas. ("Rollercoaster," "Flop Starz")

Time Traveler
Constructor of several technological masterpieces, Ferb rebuilt an 18th Century time machine with his brother, and actually achieved time travel. Landing in 300 Million B.C., the two brothers, accompanied by his stepsister, became stranded, for a T-Rex destroyed the machine. The two brothers began practicing patience, and eventually were rescued by The Fireside Girls Troop 46231. ("It's About Time!")

Reuniting Love Händel
"Well don't just stand there; kiss her!"

- Ferb to his father

On Lawrence Fletcher's and Linda Flynn's anniversary, Phineas and Ferb decided to reunite the band Love Händel to save the forgotten day. Starting with lead singer Danny at Danny's Music Shop, the brothers easily convinced him to join in the concert.

Moving next to bass player Bobbi Fabulous at Bobbi's Hair Emporium, they needed to convince him that he was more than just the man in the background, that he was "fabulous." Through a convincing song and speech, Bobbi agreed, and the two moved on to drummer Swampy. Swampy had lost his sense of rhythm, and refused to go, but the brothers were persistent and convinced him. The concert was huge, and the anniversary was saved ("Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together")

Into Space
After some more time, Ferb and his friends broke a world record for largest bowling ball, and largest game of pinball. And some time after that, Ferb's dad named a star after Ferb and his brother. To see it, the brothers began planning a trip into space in a rocket of their own design. After several failed attempts, the brothers finally perfected it, but needed a jump start. But, unfortunately, Candace went onto their ship and took off, so the brothers needed to use the one they built for her.



While in space, the brothers needed to overcome several obstacles, including running out if fuel. Stopping off at an interstellar milkshake bar, the two discovered this to be their star, and revamped it. After some more time, they returned home.

Family


Ferb's family dates back to the Victorian age, in Druelselstein, where his ancestor Ferbgor created monsters alongside infamous Dr. Phineastein. His grandfather also has a famous legacy, being the daredevil of his age, the "Flying Fishmonger", who jumped things on his motorbike, the Holy Mackerel. ("The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein", "The Flying Fishmonger")

Personality
Ferb is a very intelligent boy who rarely speaks. Usually he only speaks at the very end to deliver some kind of funny line to sum up the situation. His intelligence and skill are tested every day in his and Phineas' nearly impossible plans, and he always succeeds. Ferb does not show much facial expression and rarely smiles or frowns. He is very focused, but he has once been distracted from his goals after seeing Vanessa at Blueprint Heaven. He is persistent in making summer great, like his brother Phineas. The only time Ferb talked the whole day was when they became secret agents. This was because he was trying to tell Phineas that he did not build Perry's Hideout but with no success.("Ready for the Bettys")

Abilities
Ferb is good at playing the guitar, saxophone, trombone, synthesizer/keyboard, maracas, tambourine, bass, trumpet, bagpipes, harmonica and the drums. He is very intelligent and can think on the spot. He can ride and owns a bike.

Ferb has mechanical and technological skill. He has almost single-handily built a roller coaster and track, a real radio-controlled race car, several arenas and stadiums, a space laser (which was supposed to be an ice cream maker but the plans got accidentally switched), a monster truck, a shrinking submarine, and a time machine.

He can also sing and can change his voice to another amplitude (as seen in the Backyard Beach and Gitchi, Gitchi, Goo songs, along with his participation in the haunted house). He has an expanded vocabulary, and is fluent in French as well as the Martian language. ("Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror", "Flop Starz". "One Good Scare Oughta Do It!", "Run Away, Runway", and "Unfair Science Fair")

Special Relationship
In the episode "I Scream, You Scream", when Ferb was picking up plans for their latest contraption he sees Vanessa. Vanessa is Dr. Doofenshmirtz's daughter. Ferb instanly falls in love with Vanessa.

Background Information

 * He has one eye that is larger than the other. The eye furthest away from the viewpoint of the audience is one that is always larger. When Ferb turns his head, the size of both eyes change, swapping sizes (the small eye enlarges and the large eye shrinks). However, his right eye is the larger of the two when he is viewed head on. This may be an homage to Bill the Cat, the feline from Berkeley Breathed's various comic strips. Bill's eyes also change size, with the larger eye always being closest to the reader's viewpoint.

Behind the Scenes
Ferb was named after a friend of creators Jeff "Swampy" Marsh and Dan Povenmire who knows everything about tools. Though, as stated by the creators, "Ferb is anything but quiet."

Ferb's voice is provided by British actor Thomas Sangster, who uses his same voice for Ferb. An exception could be for the "Backyard Beach" song, where Ferb's voice is Jamaican-rap style.

In the Original Story Pitch, Ferb is one of the few characters to remain pretty much the same as his initial outcome. The only difference is that he doesn't speak at all. This could be that the creators didn't intend on Ferb ever speaking.