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"Well, I went out to the barn, I built a balloon, and I won the most famous Balloon Race in history."
Grandpa Clyde[src]

The Balloon Race is a hot air ballooning competition held by Phineas and Ferb as a homage to their grandparent's achievement in the past.

History[]

Phineas and Ferb wonder about Grandpa Clyde's balloon race accomplishment. Bringing it up to their grandparent, the boys discover that he had built his own dirigible in the barn, inspiring them to do the same. In the storage of the camp house, the kids encounter several parts for their balloons. Later, with the air vehicles put together, Ferb opens the roof for everyone to fly out, officially kicking off the race.

As Isabella takes the lead, Buford and Baljeet noticeably fall behind. Owing it to excess weight, the former hangs the latter out of the basket, speeding up in the process. They then throw a marlin off to pick up the pace, only for it to propel back and pop their balloon. To save them from falling, Ferb grabs them with a grappling hook. Some time after, Isabella sees Phineas fixing up the steering, and ditches her dirigible to help him.

The kids soon arrive at Gearheart Summit, parking the remaining balloons there. Candace tries to show them to her mom, but they mix with nearby in-sale outfits, causing Linda to confuse them for her children. In the end, Doofenshmirtz and a dodo bird steal the dirigibles, blowing them up in their bickering ("Last Train to Bustville").

Design[]

Four hot air balloons are designed for the Balloon Race. Their characteristics are listed below, divided into common parts.

Owner Envelope Basket Burner Propeller
Phineas Himself Ship Heater Upward fan
Ferb Himself Bucket Grill Encased fan
Isabella Heart Boat Helium tanks Downward fan
Buford and Baljeet Buford Bathtub Lamp Mower

Activities[]

The Balloon Race takes place throughout the campground, wherein the objective is to reach Gearheart Summit. In addition to competing, the kids take the time to observe the sights, noting the animals and surroundings along the way. While two of the balloons are abandoned, the final standings can be summed up as follows:

  • 1st place: Phineas and Ferb (tie)
  • 2nd place: Isabella
  • 3rd place: Buford and Baljeet

Background Information[]

  • According to Clyde, he won the most famous balloon race in history. In real life, this is the Gordon Bennett Cup, a yearly event most frequenly staged in Central Europe.
  • Upon being questioned, Clyde gives a straightforward summary of his feat. This is a subversion of expectations in respect to alike stories, which are usually more detailed.
  • Each of the balloons has stitches colored after their owner's palette; Phineas' has one orange and one beige reflecting his shirt, Ferb's has one lavender and one light yellow like his clothes, Isabella's has two pink, one purple, and two white akin to her dress, and Buford and Baljeet's has one light brown and one brown alluding to the former's hair and the latter's skin, respectively.
  • For the race, Phineas and Ferb wear the same aviator outfits from their airplane escapade ("De Plane! De Plane!").
  • At the beginning of the race, Isabella indirectly asks Phineas how fast he is going, to which he answers five knots. Confident, she states that her dirigible is going one knot faster. A knot is a unit of speed generally used for air and water navigation equal to a nautical mile per hour, meaning Phineas and Isabella are running at 5.75 mph (9.26 km/h) and 6.9 mph (11.11 km/h), in order.
  • As the race begins, Buford yells "last one at the top of the mountain is a stinky dish sponge!". This is a variation of the idiom "last one there is a rotten egg!".
  • While dangling out of the basket, Baljeet hits a barn, two pine trees, a regular tree, and a mountain lion.
  • When Buford throws the taxidermied marlin off of the balloon, Baljeet refers to it as a swordfish, only to be corrected. This confusion originates from the two species' similar classification in the Istiophoriformes order.
  • Isabella suddenly appearing in Phineas' balloon to help him despite the distance gap is a literal interpretation of the saying "do anything for the one they love".
  • During the course, the boys find a dodo bird. Ferb crosses it off a list of things to do, subsequently stating that the next goal is to find Frankenstein's brain, which Buford says had been on his dirigible.
  • Recreations of the four balloons are used to repel Doofenshmirtz-2's invasion of the Tri-State Area (Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension).

Appearances[]

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Season 1
Coolest Coaster Ever | Backyard Beach | Phineas and the Ferb-Tones | 42
The Curse of the Princess Monster | Thumb Wrestling Arena | Remodelling Mount Rushmore | Brobots
Chamber of Invisibility | Microscopic Zoo | Robot Bean & Tea Leaf | Summer All The Time Collection
Cattle Drive | S'Winter | Big Top Cirque | Mummy | Secret Spy Adventure | Perry the Inaction Figure | Bigfoot
Candace Crusher | Shrinking Submarine | Time Machine | Tree House Robots | Grandpa's Dinghy | Chariot Race
Giant Ferris Wheel | Backyard Water Slide | Summer Roller Re-Match | Totally Sick Waterslide of Doom
Conk | Beach Submarine | Medieval Tournament | Escalator to the Moon | World's Largest Bowling Ball
F-Games | Kermillian's Comet | Miniature golf | Teleportation Device | Holy Mackerel | Mariachi tree
Haunted House | Platypus monster | Unpainted Desert | Phineas & Ferb Studios | Team Improbable
Rainbow-inator | Shooting Star Milkshake Bar | Flying Car of the Future, Today | Portal to Mars
Season 2
Nosebud | Animal Translator | Aglet Awareness | Growth elixir | Goldie's Aqueous Extravaganza
Gelatin monster | Big Ben Water Slide | Big and Obvious Ride | Chez Platypus | Platy-posterior | Jump N' Duck
Baseball Launcher | Cute-Tracker | Phineas and Ferb's backyard fort | Paper Pelican | Let's Take a Quiz
Phintastic Ferbulous Car Wash | Platy-Attracker 3000 | Tree Shelter | Shrinking Machine | Boat of Romance
The Baljeatles | X-Ray Glasses | Backyard Spa | Bubble Machine | Shlocko | Ha-Ha-Hut | Mix N' Mingler
Patch Chart | Contraption | Photo-transporter | Ferbalistic Groovatron 9000 | Phineas' Anti-Romance Rocket
Molecular Scrambler | Wedding of Bob and Tiana | Floating Pep Squad Mobile | Niagara Falls replica
Anti-Gravity Fun Launcher | Unification Day Parade | Kiddie Rides | Spinning Tops of Doom
Frozen Yogurt Machine | Robot Bull | Phineas and Ferb's Super Skate Course of Doom | The Beak
Pioneer Town | P&F Lemonade | Aqua Primates | Giant Jump-Roping Robot | Sun-Beater 3000
Holo-Projection Device | Spin Washing | Self-Balancing Monster Unicycle | Giant Maze
Max Modem and the Mainframes | All Terrain Vehicle | World's Tallest Building | Molecular Separator
Sick Day Video Game Backup System | Coolest Coaster Ever | Giant Jukebox
Season 3
Biosphere | Rover | Super Shoes | Balloon Race | Robotic Shark | Moon Farm | Super Computer | Funhouse
Best Phone Ever | Magic Carpet | Hair Style Machines | Bounce House | Worksite Slide | Spring Suction Cup
Stratospheric Ionizer | No Stop Truck Stop | Tour de Ferb | Giant Skiddley Whiffers | Football X-7
Giant Darts | The Tower | Spuds-a-lot | Ferb Latin | 12th Annual Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas
Giant Terracotta Warrior | Excaliferb | Mind Machine | Antius Maximus | Cheesetopia | Perrytronic 3000
Totally Tools Sponsor | Positive Reinforcement Machine | Anti-Gravity Maximus | Ninja Outfits
Warp Trebuchet | Giant Pillow Fight | One-Track Amusement Park | Super Sprinkler | Mom Attractor
Brain Booster | S'Fall | Flying Saucer | Jetpack Volleyball | Mind Flip | State-of-the-Matter Transfer Device
Nanobot Programmer | Highly Unconventional Vehicle | Giant Spring | Squirrel Camp | Blackout Invention
Season 4
Hockey Z-9 | New Year's Ball | Sorbet Machine | Giant Tire Swing | Dental Hygienosphere
Nedlington Nymph | Rutabaga Vehicles | Infinite Probability Generator | Mind Share device
Backyard Hodge Podge | Wading Pool | World's Largest Drop of Water | Dog Sensomatic Helmet
Gordian Knot replica | Rock Climbing Wall | Chupa-Copter | P.H.L.A.S.E.R.
Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Obstacle Course | Pyramid Sports | Bubble Washers | Foam Town
Scrapbook-aganza | Sky Tennis | Ultimate Batting Challenge | Ferb-o-graphic technology
Fletcher Family Flying Circus | Wind Amplification Device | Giant Fireside Girl Puppet | Picnicland
World's Largest Art Piece | Scent Diffuser | Galaxy 5000 | Rubberization Ray | Summer Sports
Dinner Date | Everything Ride | The Buford Van Stomm Time Catapult
Others
Platypult | Remote Control | Murphy's Law Suit | Giant Robotic Clown | Carbonator | Idea-Mashup Machine
Ninja Gloves | Anti-Gravity Ray | Digital Hacker | O.W.C.A. agent beacons
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