Phineas and Ferb references pop culture several times thoughout the series. Please note the list is for those referenced more than once.
Star Wars[]
| Quote or Context | Episode | |
| Beggars Canyon | "Just like beggar's canyon back home." An exact line from A New Hope, which was said by Luke Skywalker when he was about to destroy the Death Star. |
"Out to Launch" |
| Frozen Carbonite | Doofenshmirtz freezes Perry in an ice tray, similar to when Han Solo was frozen in carbonite in The Empire Strikes Back. Perry also has the same pose and almost the same expression. | "Out to Launch" |
| Leia in Hologram | "Help me, Phineas and Ferb, you're my only hope." Baljeet says that, a reference to Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope. |
"Attack of the 50 Foot Sister" |
| The Force | Doofenshmirtz pantomimes a Force Grip while fighting Agent P and says "Just kidding. But I made you look, didn't I?" | "Backyard Aquarium" |
| Landspeeders | During the song "Technology vs. Nature," Phineas and Ferb ride a landspeeder to carry all of the baby items. | |
| Darth Vader | "I am not your Father!" "I have you now." This is a reference to the famous "I am your Father" from Episode V and the exact quote in Episode IV. |
"The Chronicles of Meap" |
| Episode IV, A New Hope | "That's no cloud; that's a space station." Ferb says this, referencing the similar line in A New Hope. |
"The Chronicles of Meap" |
| Every Star Wars movie, book, video game, and comic book | "I've got a good feeling about this." Phineas says this, referencing the phrase "I've got a bad feeling about this" that appears in every Star Wars film. |
"The Chronicles of Meap" |
| Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back | Throughout the episode, Phineas refers to a "cute interference," referencing the scene in Episode V. | "The Chronicles of Meap" |
| Episode VI, Return of the Jedi | "I'm endangering the mission, I shouldn't have come." Isabella's line when she says she's responsible for the "cute interference," referencing a line from "Return of the Jedi." |
"The Chronicles of Meap" |
| Disturbance in the Force | "I sense a disturbance in the cup stacking universe...I think my record's been broken." Doofenshmirtz says this, clearly referencing a "disturbance in the Force" that is mentioned in several Star Wars works. Isabella also seems to feel a disturbance in the "Whatcha doin?" universe when Candace says the line. |
"Thaddeus and Thor" and Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! |
| Princess Leia's Hair | Candace's hair gets hit by a brush and when the brush came off, her hair looked like Princess Leia's hair in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. | "At the Car Wash" |
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AT-AT Walkers |
There is an AT-AT Walker during the song, "The Phin-tastic Ferb-ulous Car Wash" during the line, "We're even on your TV." Also, The Beak used a grappling hook to tie up the legs of the Khaka-Crawler, a technique used to defeat AT-AT Walkers in The Empire Strikes Back. |
"At the Car Wash" and "The Beak" |
Indiana Jones Movies[]
| Quote or Context | Episode | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Phineas and Ferb try to escape a giant glass ball full of candy, shaped like a huge boulder, just like Indy did in Raiders of the Lost Ark. | "Are You My Mummy?" |
| The Temple of Doom | Doofenshmirtz and Perry cause a flood, similar to what happened in The Temple of Doom. | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Vanessa says to Ferb after he saves her from the giant lawn-mower, "Well, Ferb, you certainly know how to show a girl a good time", much like Marion Ravenwood said to Indiana Jones after the fight in her bar. | "Vanessassary Roughness" |
| The Temple of Doom | A Season 2 episode is named "Isabella and the Temple of Sap" in homage to the film. | "Isabella and the Temple of Sap" |
| All the Movies | When Perry is being chased by Dr.D with his Giant Mechanical Hand, Perry throws his hat over the hand, slides under and then catches it on the other side. | "Ain't No Kiddie Ride" |
Frankenstein[]
| Quote or Context | Episode | |
| The Book | "Have we learned nothing from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?" | "I, Brobot" |
| The Monster | Ferb dresses as Frankenstein's Monster at the haunted house he and his stepbrother build for Isabella Garcia-Shapiro. | "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!" |
| The Tale | Dr. Phineastein makes a Platypus monster like Frankenstein. He also wears what Dr. Victor Frankenstein wears, and has an assistant wearing Igor clothes, bearing a hump. | "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" |
| The Monster | At the moment you hear "or locating Frankenstein's brain" and you see Phineas and Ferb in the lab of Dr. Victor Frankenstein with the monster on a table. | The Theme Song |
James Bond[]
| Quote or Context | Episode | |
| James Bond | "That, my friend, is classified information." Phineas says this to Isabella in her pool in a James Bond impersonation. | "Ready for the Bettys" |
| Perry's Theme | Perry's theme has some similar beat and sound similarities to the famous James Bond theme. | Many |
| Agent 007 | Perry has to team up with an agent referred to as "Agent Double 0-0" | "Elementary, My Dear Stacy" |
Star Trek[]
| Quote or Context | Episode | |
| The Vulcan Nerve Pinch | Ferb gives Buford a Vulcan grip at the parking lot in the Googolplex Mall. | "Raging Bully" |
| Captain Kirk | "Ferb...can you give me...any...more...power?"
Phineas says this while trying to save his sister from falling to her doom off a cliff on the Bettys' Tour Bus. It is said to the tone of Captain James T. Kirk. |
"Ready for the Bettys" |
| Beaming | The way Phineas and Ferb teleport with their molecular transporter, it is nearly exact in sound and appearance as being "beamed up" in the series. | "Day of the Living Gelatin" |
Spongebob Squarepants[]
| Quote or Context | Episode | |
| Bubble | This episode uses a bubble transition similar to the one seen frequently in Spongebob Squarepants. | "Lights, Candace, Action!" |
| Chocolate with Nuts | At the beginning of the episode, when Phineas pops out of the mailbox and scares the mailman, it could be a possible reference to Spongebob whenever he camps in the mailbox waiting for the mail. | "No More Bunny Business" |
| Krab Borg | Doofenshmirtz running from the robot from the movie earlier in the episode "Krab Borg". | "Phineas and Ferb-Busters!!" |
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[]
| Quote or Context | Episode | |
| The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything | Phineas and Ferb's racecar was named 42. | "The Fast and the Phineas" |
| The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything | With Phineas and Ferb's animal translator, they had 42 requests for belly rubs. | "Interview With a Platypus" |
| The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything | As Candace calls Jeremy to trick him into telling her what he wants for Christmas, his alarm clock turns to 6:42. | "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!" |
The Wizard of Oz (movie)[]
| Quote or Context | Episode | |
| Candace's Busting Music | The theme is similar to the Wicked Witch's theme music | Various episodes |
| "Now I know I have a heart..." | Said by Norm when Doofenshmirtz builds a replacement robot, just like the Tin-Man does | "Phineas and Ferb-Busters!" |
| The Wizard of Odd | Entire episode is a parody of the movie | "The Wizard of Odd" |
| Snowglobe Drop | The show makes a Citizen Kane refrence when Captain Webber drops the snowglobe in his hand when he gets a cramp and says, "Nosebud". | "The Lake Nose Monster" |
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[Love Boat] And [[Titanic]] also veggietales(movies)[]
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Love Boat: The episode song is a newer version of the Love Boat theme. | "That Sinking Feeling" |
Titanic: The plot of the romance between Baljeet and Mishti makes several references to the plot of Titanic. Including the sinking of the ship, Phineas's checklist for romantic things done in 'that movie' and the title. | "That Sinking Feeling" |