Platypus Day

 (also known as National Platypus Day) is a Phineas and Ferb promotion and accompanying marathon usually held in the First Saturday of March by Disney Channel US and Disney XD in an attempt to "create a new holiday to celebrate one of our most valuable semi-aquatic undercover agent," as Major Monogram describes it. The inaugural event was on Saturday, March 5 in 2011, while the second was held on Saturday, March 3 in 2012. If plans are correct, the next scheduled Platypus Day in the USA will be held on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013.

Programming Schedule
All times Eastern/Pacific.

Disney XD
8:00 am - The Great Indoors / Canderemy (Disney XD premiere)

8:30 - Invasion of the Ferb Snatchers / Ain't No Kiddie Ride

9:00 - Wizard of Odd

9:30 - Oh, There You Are, Perry / Swiss Family Phineas

10:00 - No More Bunny Business / Spa Day

10:30 - Put That Putter Away / Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?

11:00 - Let's Take a Quiz / At the Car Wash

11:30 - Don't Even Blink / Chez Platypus

Noon - Traffic Cam Caper / Bowl-R-Ama Drama

12:30 pm - Split Personality / Brain Drain

1:00 - It's About Time!

1:30 - Perry Lays an Egg / Gaming the System

2:00 - Raging Bully / Lights, Candace, Action!

2:30 - Day of the Living Gelatin / Elementary My Dear Stacy

3:00 - Interview With a Platypus / Tip of the Day

3:30 - Cheer Up Candace / Fireside Girl Jamboree

4:00 - The Chronicles of Meap

4:30 - Nerds of a Feather

Disney Channel
5:00 pm - Wizard of Odd

5:30 - Oh, There You Are, Perry / Swiss Family Phineas

6:00 - No More Bunny Business / Spa Day

6:30 - Don't Even Blink / Chez Platypus

7:00 - Rollercoaster: The Musical!

7:30 - The Great Indoors / Canderemy

Website
On the event website, it shows a meter of Platypoints and links of various games that include taking photos with Agent P, Sending a Platypus Day message, And playing the Where's Perry game. Every activity is worth 1,000 platypus points.

Activities

 * Where's Perry game.
 * Take photos with Agent P activity.
 * Send a top secret message activity.

Continuity

 * A clip of Major Monogram and Carl singing Gitchee Gitchee Goo is shown on the event website. ("Hail Doofania!")
 * Several sources list February 2 as International Duck-Billed Platypus day.
 * Agent E, Agent S, an owl agent, and a duck agent is shown during the Where's Perry game.
 * After finishing the "Where's Perry" game it shows a render from "Oh, There You Are, Perry".
 * It also has a voice clip from "Oh, There You Are, Perry" as well as "No More Bunny Business".
 * The picture for the Take Photos With Agent P! activity shows a picture of Agent P when he saw Santa in "I, Brobot" and Frosty The Snowman in the "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!".

Other Platypus Day-Related Happenings

 * On Microsoft's Xbox LIVE services a Platypus Day theme was put on its marketplace, as well as a T shirt of the Platypus Day logo. This also added a variety of costumes of a number of the show's characters and various Avatar Props (Which are items your Avatar (what represents you in the world of Xbox LIVE) interacts with) based on Phineas and Ferb's inventions (for example: The Time Machine from It's About Time!)
 * Disney Stores across the USA held a five-day sale offering 30% off on all regularly priced Phineas and Ferb merchandise.

Programming Schedule
All times Eastern/Pacific.

Disney Channel
9:00am - Jerk De Soleil / Toy to the World

9:25am - Take Two with Phineas and Ferb - Jason Segel

9:30am - Put That Putter Away / Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?

9:55am - Take Two with Phineas and Ferb - Cedric the Entertainer

10:00am - The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein / Oil on Candace

10:25am - Take Two with Phineas and Ferb - Miss Piggy

10:30am - Interview With a Platypus / Tip of the Day

11:00am - Don't Even Blink / Chez Platypus

11:30am - Perry Lays an Egg / Gaming the System

Noon - Oh, There You Are, Perry / Swiss Family Phineas

12:30pm - Day of the Living Gelatin / Elementary My Dear Stacy

1:00pm - No More Bunny Business / Spa Day

1:30pm - Undercover Carl / Hip Hip Parade

2:00pm - Cheer Up Candace / Fireside Girl Jamboree

2:30pm - I Was a Middle Aged Robot / Suddenly Suzy

3:00pm - Wizard of Odd

3:30pm - What Do It Do? / Atlantis

4:00pm - Rollercoaster: The Musical!

4:30pm - Phineas and Ferb Interrupted / A Real Boy

5:00pm - Skiddley Whiffers / Tour de Ferb

5:30pm - Misperceived Monotreme

5:45pm - Doof Dynasty

6:00pm - Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

7:30pm - Mom's in the House

7:45pm - Perry The Actorpus (Disney Channel premiere)

Disney XD
8:00am - Perry The Actorpus (U.S. premiere)

8:15am - Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

10:00am - Ask a Foolish Question / Misperceived Monotreme

10:30am - Phineas and Ferb Interrupted / A Real Boy

11:00am - Skiddley Whiffers / Tour de Ferb

11:30am - Wizard of Odd

Noon - It's About Time!

12:30pm - Split Personality / Brain Drain

1:00pm - Jerk De Soleil / Toy to the World

1:30pm - Nerds of a Feather

2:00pm - Put That Putter Away / Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?

2:30pm - Interview With a Platypus / Tip of the Day

3:00pm - Don't Even Blink / Chez Platypus

3:30pm - Traffic Cam Caper / Bowl-R-Ama Drama

4:00pm - Let's Take a Quiz / At the Car Wash

4:30pm - Day of the Living Gelatin / Elementary My Dear Stacy

5:00pm - Oh, There You Are, Perry / Swiss Family Phineas

5:30pm - Perry Lays an Egg / Gaming the System

6:00pm - Cheer Up Candace / Fireside Girl Jamboree

6:30pm - No More Bunny Business / Spa Day

7:00pm - What Do It Do? / Atlantis

7:30pm - Undercover Carl / Hip Hip Parade

Disney XD Canada
(All times et/pt)

9:00am - Ready for the Bettys / The Flying Fishmonger

9:30am - Nerds of a Feather

10:00am - Monster from the Id / Gi-Ants (Disney XD Premiere)

10:30am - Put That Putter Away / Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?

11:00am - Interview with a Platypus / Tip of the Day

11:30am - Don't Even Blink / Chez Platypus

Noon - Traffic Cam Caper / Bowl-R-Ama Drama

12:30pm - Let's Take a Quiz / At the Car Wash

1:00pm - Day of the Living Gelatin / Elementary My Dear Stacy

1:30pm - Oh, There You Are, Perry / Swiss Family Phineas

2:00pm - Perry Lays an Egg / Gaming The System

2:30pm - My Fair Goalie

3:00pm - Cheer Up Candace / Fireside Girl Jamboree

3:30pm - No More Bunny Business / Spa Day

4:00pm - What Do It Do? / Atlantis

4:30pm - Undercover Carl / Hip Hip Parade

5:00pm - Bad Hair Day / Meatloaf Surprise

5:30pm - I Was a Middle Aged Robot / Suddenly Suzy

6:00pm - Ferb Latin / Lotsa Latkes

6:30pm - Monster from the Id / Gi-Ants

7:00pm - Escape from Phineas Tower / The Remains of the Platypus (Disney XD Premiere)

Disney Channel Asia
(All times GMT+8) 9:00am - Phineas' Birthday Clip-O-Rama!

9:30am - Ask a Foolish Question / Misperceived Monotreme

10:00am - Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

11:30am - Phineas and Ferb Interrupted / A Real Boy

Noon - Perry The Actorpus / The Remains of the Platypus (The Remains of the Platypus as a premiere)

12:30pm - Tri-Stone Area / Doof Dynasty

1:00pm - My Fair Goalie

1:30pm - Perry Lays an Egg / Gaming the System

2:00pm - Interview With a Platypus / Tip of the Day

2:30pm - Don't Even Blink / Chez Platypus

3:00pm - Oh, There You Are, Perry / Swiss Family Phineas

3:30pm - Perry The Actorpus / The Remains of the Platypus (Replay)

Disney Channel Brazil
(All times GMT-3)

11:00am - Ask a Foolish Question / Misperceived Monotreme

11:30am - Bad Hair Day / Meatloaf Surprise

Noon - Phineas and Ferb Interrupted / A Real Boy

12:30pm - Jerk De Soleil / Toy to the World

13:00pm - Put That Putter Away / Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?

13:30pm - Interview With a Platypus / Tip of the Day

14:00pm - Don't Even Blink / Chez Platypus

14:30pm - Traffic Cam Caper / Bowl-R-Ama Drama

15:00pm - Let's Take a Quiz / At the Car Wash

15:30pm - Day of the Living Gelatin / Elementary My Dear Stacy

16:00pm - Oh, There You Are, Perry / Swiss Family Phineas

16:30pm - Perry Lays an Egg / Gaming the System

17:00pm - Cheer Up Candace / Fireside Girl Jamboree

17:30pm - No More Bunny Business / Spa Day

18:00pm - What Do It Do? / Atlantis

18:30pm - Undercover Carl / Hip Hip Parade

19:00pm - Nerds of a Feather

19:30pm - Take Two with Phineas and Ferb - NX Zero

19:35pm - The Remains of the Platypus (Premiere)

19:50pm - Perry The Actorpus (Premiere)

Website

 * In the official website for 2012, there are some downloads available, like the mp3 file of "The Platypus Walk" and a video tutorial showing how to do the dance, plus new downloadable wallpapers.

Activities

 * Watch The Platypus Walk dance lesson video

Continuity

 * The Disney Channel US marathon had 3 repeats of both Learn to Draw Perry and Learn to Draw Agent P. ("Phineas and Ferb's Memorial Day Marathon")

Other Platypus Day-Related Happenings

 * The cast of Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever! joined "flash mobs" in doing The Platypus Walk on March 2, 2012 (Platypus Eve) before their stage shows in Broward County, Florida.
 * Visitors to Disney Store locations around the USA got a free paper fedora similar to Agent P's for stopping by while supplies lasted.

Plans for 2013
The "holiday" will be celebrated with a themed episode in Season 4, tentatively scheduled to be airing on March 2013.