Phineas and Ferb Wiki
Advertisement
Phineas and Ferb Wiki

"Behold, the Dog Sensomatic Helmet! It will amplify Buford's senses to those of a dog."
Phineas[src]

The Dog Sensomatic Helmet is a canine detector built by Phineas and Ferb to aid Isabella in the search for her missing pet.

History[]

Phineas, Ferb, Baljeet, and Buford are listening to a zombie apocalypse presentation by Gretchen. As Candace confronts them, a distraught Isabella hurries into the backyard, worried about the disappearance of her pet, Pinky. Wanting to help, the boys offer to use their artificial olfactory receptors to construct a dog radar, while Candace assures her that the chihuahua will return like their own platypus.

With the invention now complete, the boys put the hat in Buford's head, amplifying his senses akin to a canine. Testing it, he runs off at the smell of bacon, to everyone else's concern. Catching up to him, Isabella rubs his belly with Pinky's squeaky toy, passing the dog's scent onto the helmet. Buford quickly figures out the direction of the missing animal, but his thoughts are interrupted by the presence of a mailman.

At the City Hall, Buford confirms his suspicion of it being the hunt's destination. The kids chase him as he goes inside through the doggy door, eventually reaching the end of the smell's trail, only to find empty space. Confused, Buford takes off the helmet, which Phineas suggests may need to be adjusted. In the end, Pinky finishes his secret agent mission, appearing next to Candace, much to his owner's relief ("Where's Pinky?").

Design[]

The Dog Sensomatic Helmet is a grey dog-shaped hat with a light grey antenna on top, and parts emulating a light grey muzzle, a black nose, six dark grey whiskers, white partially visible teeth, two grey ears with lighter interior skin, two eye holes, and a red collar containing multiple orange dots.

Mechanics[]

The Dog Sensomatic Helmet is a canine detector based on the sense of smell of dogs. Taking their hightened olfactory receptors, the device enhances the user's own senses, allowing them to locate animals by replicating their behavior. The attached antenna expands the scope of the scent searching, likely permitting a scan of the whole town.

Background Information[]

  • According to Phineas, he and Ferb had been planning to use the olfactory receptors for a milligram scale purification study.
  • The word "Sensomatic" is a combination of "sensorial" and the suffix "o-matic".
  • Phineas describes the helmet as a portable and positronic machine, referring to its movability and its electronic source, respectively. The latter term is an allusion to the positronic brain, a science fiction concept created by Isaac Asimov, serving as an analogue to human consciousness for robots.
  • The invention is lowered onto Buford via a pulley machine piloted by Ferb.
  • The first item to be smelled by Buford under the effects of the helmet is "the future", as stated by him.
  • A side effect of the hat is a lower attention span, arising from dogs' innate curiosity of their surroundings.
  • While Isabella rubs Buford, she plays with him by saying "who's a good boy? yes, you are!", a phrase usually employed to address pets.
  • Unbeknownst to the kids, the reason they miss Pinky at the City Hall is due to Perry activating a background-blending device on himself and his partner, hiding them both from view so that their owners don't catch them in their agent modes.
  • Leaving the helmet behind, Buford goes to the nearby Mr. Slushy Dawg to eat, remembering Candace's comment on there being an establishment at the prefecture.
  • Following the invention's removal, it is taken by an eccentric tour guide, who runs away wearing it while carrying the deed to the Tri-State Area.

Appearances[]

Previous:
World's Largest Drop of Water
Big Ideas Next:
Gordian Knot replica
v - e - dBig Ideas
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
Advertisement