| “ | It's not like they're sworn enemies who will disown us when they find out we've been dating. Oh, wait. They are! |
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— Vanessa Doofenshmirtz and Monty Monogram | ||
Vanessa and Monty bring their warring fathers, Doof and Monogram, to a “meet the parents” dinner.
Episode Summary[]
Phineas and Ferb spend the day doing chores using drones they invented to help around the yard. Buford asks for their assistance untangling a massive ball of Christmas lights accumulated by his Uncle Oslo, and the boys repurpose the drones to organize the lights. They decide to use them to put on a nighttime light show.
Meanwhile, Vanessa and Monty plan a dinner date with their fathers, even bringing over Norm and Carl. Despite Vanessa's plea for good behavior, Doofenshmirtz secretly installs his latest invention—the Tableturn-inator—at the restaurant, designed to spin the table toward him so he can get the best food.
At O.W.C.A. headquarters, Major Monogram invites Agent P to join him at dinner, not realizing that Doof will be present. The restaurant, The Fork of Destiny, becomes the site of escalating tension as Doof and Monogram meet each other and realize their kids are dating each other behind their backs. The situation deteriorates into a childish argument over who sits in the red chair (which controls the inator), leading to food fights. Eventually, Perry admonishes both Doof and Monogram for their behavior, but this causes another argument as the inator shorts out.
The inator causes the restaurant to spin uncontrollably and lift into the air. Perry ultimately disables the inator and brings the restaurant safely back down. Doof and Monogram reconcile temporarily, admitting they were both in the wrong, and reaffirm their rivalry by shaking hands as enemies while agreeing not to interfere in their kids' relationship. A relieved Vanessa and Monty then continue on with their relationship, agreeing that they genuinely like each other despite the chaos. When Doof is given the bill, which includes damages to the restaurant, he tricks Monogram into paying for it while escaping, much to Monogram's frustration.
Back in the Flynn-Fletcher backyard, the drone light show dazzles the gang, featuring projections of Ducky Momo, Abraham Lincoln, Mona Lisa, and Perry. When the kids leave, Candace seizes control of the drones to spell out "We’re busted!" in the sky, but the airborne restaurant crashes into the drones before she can show her mom, who was about to see the climax of her movie. When Linda looks outside, she sees only the moon, leaving Candace defeated once again as they go back inside.
Transcript[]
Read the transcript of Dinner Reservations.
Songs[]
Gallery[]
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Running Gags[]
I know what we're gonna do today[]
None.
The "Too Young" Line[]
Buford: I'd think you'd build a small army of drones to do the work for you. Phineas: Well, yes. Yes we did. |
Ferb's Line[]
Buford: Sorry we're late. We went through the car wash 13 times at my Crazy Uncle Oslo's. Ferb: Sick. |
What'cha doin'?[]
None.
Hey, where's Perry?[]
Phineas: Hey, where's Baljeet? |
Isabella: It's getting dark. Doesn't anybody care where Perry is? |
Oh, there you are, Perry[]
None.
Perry's entrance to his lair[]
Perry is asleep on the couch when he hears his watch beep so he use covers to make him disappear and reappear in his lair.
Evil Jingle[]
Vanessa and Monty are up to something!
Curse you, Perry the Platypus![]
Major Monogram: Curse you, Heinz Doofenshmirtz! |
Bread bowl hot tub[]
None.
Memorable Quotes[]
Zoetrope Deity: Oh, sorry. I thought you were a zoetrope. Never mind.
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Background Information[]
Production Information[]
International Premieres[]
Errors[]
- Norm claims he is not programmed to understand love, even though he himself fell in love with Chloe in "Love at First Byte", as well as having a few flings with appliances such as TVs and A/C units.
Continuity[]
- Uncle Oslo, first mentioned by Buford in "The Return of the Rogue Rabbit", makes his first physical appearance.
- Doof recognizes Monty as "Nostril Boy". ("The Aurora Perry-Alis")
- The zoetrope deus ex machina returns. ("Tropey McTropeFace")
- Stacy's talent for martial arts is shown again ("Agent T (for Teen)"). This time, she has picked up Brazilian jiu-jitsu in addition to taekwondo.
Allusions[]
- What is Love/Saturday Night Live - The music that plays in the flashback scene at the car wash with Buford, his Uncle Oslo, Isabella, and Baljeet sounds very similar to this popular 1993 song by Haddaway. Buford, Isabella, and Uncle Oslo also bob their heads like Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan's characters from the "Night at the Roxbury" sketch whenever this song plays.
- Mona Lisa - One of the projections the gang makes with the drones is this famous Leonardo da Vinci painting.
- Abraham Lincoln - The 16th President of the United States is depicted twice in this episode, once as a tree topiary and second as one of the drone projections.
- Hamster & Gretel - The background music that plays while Doof uses his inator is identical to one used throughout fight scenes in the show.
- Recess- Vanessa's and Monty's Father are enemies just like how Gus Griswold's father and the CornChip Girl's father are enemies.
Trivia[]
- Doofenshmirtz and Monogram finally find out that their kids are dating each other, but they both agree to let this be for their sake.
- Vanessa’s skin tone in this episode looks exactly like how it was in the original run of the show, with it being more tan.
- This marks Perry's longest chattering monologue.
- Candace has no interaction with her brothers in this episode.
- First time Monogram calls Vanessa by name.
- Second time Carl interacts with Norm after "Traffic Cam Caper".
- Third episode in which Ferb only says one monosyllabic word ("Doofapus", "Bend It Like Doof")
Cast[]
- Main article: Credits
- Vincent Martella as Phineas
- Ashley Tisdale as Candace
- David Errigo Jr. as Ferb, Additional Voices
- Caroline Rhea as Mom, Additional Voices
- Dan Povenmire as Doofenshmirtz, Additional Voices
- Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram, Additional Voices
- Tyler Mann as Carl
- John Viener as Norm
- Diane Morgan as Chowdina ♦
- Dee Bradley Baker as Perry, Additional Voices
- Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet
- Bobby Gaylor as Buford
- Alyson Stoner as Isabella
- Seth Green as Monty
- Kelly Hu as Stacy
- Olivia Olson as Vanessa
- Additional Voices: Hiromi Dames, Danny Jacob, Jilly Matje, Brock Powell, Beverley Staunton
- ♦ designates a character that did not appear in this episode
References[]
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