Vivian Garcia-Shapiro

"Oh, Candace, look how tall you've gotten."

- Vivian

 is Isabella Garcia-Shapiro's mother and lives across the street from Phineas and Ferb. She plays in a Freelance Jazz band with Linda Flynn-Fletcher and Mrs. Johnson, where she play contrabass. She is known to talk very fast causing distractions with useless comments. She is known to be Mexican and Jewish. She comments a lot on how tall Candace has gotten.

Physical Appearance
Vivian has long black hair tied with a green ribbon. She wears a white shirt under an orange jacket. She has golden hoop earrings. Maroon pants and brown sandals complete her look.

Background Information

 * Vivian has only spoken in 7 episodes in the entire show ("The Fast and the Phineas", "Jerk De Soleil", "Mom's Birthday", "Hide and Seek", "No More Bunny Business", "Picture This", and "Just Passing Through"). She's made cameo appearances in a few more episodes.
 * Oddly, Vivian seems to embody both of her last names: She appears to be Hispanic, yet speaks with a Yiddish accent.
 * She revealed that she is a decendant Mexican-Jewish culture ("Picture This").
 * Based on the mixture of her appearance and speech patterns, she may have been raised in a Mexican-Jewish household. It is also possible that she adopted some mannerisms from Isabella's yet-unnamed father, whom many speculate to be of Jewish descent.
 * In The Fast and the Phineas, Vivian reveals that Candace, at some point in her life, was wearing braces. She also thinks Candace is too thin, and encourages her to eat by offering her a matzah-ballrrito (a portmanteau of "matzah-ball" and "burrito") ("Picture This"). She may enjoy the burritos herself, which is a marriage of staple foods in both the Mexican and Jewish cultures.
 * Vivian calls her daughter "Isa" ("Hide and Seek"), which is a common shortening of her name in Spanish-speaking countries.
 * Vivian is shown to most likely be married since she has a wedding ring ("No More Bunny Business ") although she is never seen wearing it.

Appearances

 * "The Fast and the Phineas"
 * "Raging Bully"
 * "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together"
 * "Mom's Birthday"
 * "Jerk De Soleil"
 * "Out to Launch"
 * "Tip of the Day"
 * "Hide and Seek"
 * "No More Bunny Business"
 * "Picture This"
 * "Just Passing Through"
 * "Rollercoaster: The Musical!"