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"Ferb and I are working on something that will give us all the best blackout ever!"
Phineas[src]

The Blackout Invention is an esoteric machine built by Phineas and Ferb to seize an unexpected power outage period during an evening.

History[]

One night, the boys and Candace are relaxing in the living room, whilst their parents go out on a date. Being called, the teenager reassures the adults of there being no need to worry, hanging up on that note to continue watching television. A power outage abruptly occurs over town, disrupting the children's idle recreation in what the brothers ascribe to a broken fuse. Finding themselves in pitch black darkness, Phineas and Ferb move on to verify the circuit status, in the meantime of their sister obtaining a flashlight.

Heading outside, the boys realize the true range of the present blackout. They soon meet their friends, whose eyes have become the sole recognizable aspect in the dim scenario. Wanting to make the most out of the rare occasion, Phineas and Ferb get the idea to build an imperceptible contraption, swiftly starting to work together with the gang. Having none of that, Candace contacts her mother to report the obscure antics, but she winds up tripping and losing her phone on a chipper before she can conduct a further investigation on the plans.

Some time later, the group finalizes the project, readying its generator and structure. Persisting on knowing its nature, Candace tries to activate a defect flashlight to see it, unsucessfully. She decides to use touching in lieu of vision, though Phineas and Ferb advise to experience it for the best results. Accepting the offer, the big sister is propelled through a weird set of machinery, not discovering anything. Ultimately, the construction is taken away by a flying squad shortly thereafter, disappearing prior to the adults' return ("Blackout!").

Design[]

The Blackout Invention is a hidden device composed of gray steel walls, gray mechanical arms, light gray robot hands, five gray circular saws, five gray polygonal grabbers, several gray gears, a gray square platform, four black stretchers, light gray pipes, dark gray piping connectors, two gray compressors, a gray crusher, seven black steamrollers, a liquid pit, two gray wooled rollers, a gray conveyor belt, three gray square separators, five gray cutters, a gray five-blade fan, a black gear belt, and three gray shooters.

Mechanics[]

The Blackout Invention is a machinery assortment with an undisclosed purpose. It requires users to put their arms up while wearing a helmet, a mouthguard, and a lead apron for a safe exposure, despite little of it being clearly visible. Based on the utensils inserted, the contraption is probably related to the fabrication of an item inside pots.

Background Information[]

  • Hunting a flashlight, Candace stumbles across a stapler, scissors, an old banana, and a chair next to a table.
  • Performing a roll call in the backyard, the kids identify an additional child in the corner, who is donning an eyepatch to hide one of his eyeballs.
  • To charge up the machine, Baljeet pedals on a bicycle generator prepared in advance by Phineas and Ferb. He is supposed to alternate with Buford, but the bully disguises himself to avoid labor.
  • Isabella, Baljeet, and Buford utilize a crane to fine-tune the servomotor, an act misinterpreted by Candace as being the product of an anti-gravity device.
  • Feeling the contraption, Candace touches a spot that she describes as "mushy-squshy", which is actually Perry's preferred space, as explained by Phineas.
  • Once their sister is done riding the invention, the boys express their surprise on her seemingly uncovering another method of enjoying it.
  • The gang's creation is borrowed by the Jetpack Squad for a man possessing huge crying eyes, with Phineas and Ferb's consent.
  • When Linda tries to feel the invention at her daughter's request, she picks up a pointy surface. This turns out to be Phineas' head, revealed moments afterwards thanks to the outage's fixing.

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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