| “ | You hear that? Even in England my brothers have some scheme planned. | ” |
— Candace Flynn | ||
While in London, Candace and Stacy emulate Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson while trying to bust Phineas and Ferb. Meanwhile, Perry must team up with British agent Double 0-0 in order to stop Dr. Doofenshmirtz from moving Big Ben to the Tri-State Area.
Episode Summary[]
Still on vacation in London, the Flynn-Fletcher family is joined by Stacy. She and Candace stay up all night reading Sherlock Holmes stories, even though they originally mocked reading. The next morning, the adults take Phineas and Ferb along with Candace and Stacy to see the London Eye, a giant Ferris wheel.
Once the family leaves, Perry opens the face to the grandfather clock and zips down a chute into a comfortable arm chair, in what appears to be his lair while he is in London. After Perry's last mission in London, the O.W.C.A. ran into some trouble with the British Spy Union, so he is assigned a partner for his mission, Agent Double 0-0.
Grandpa Fletcher and Lawrence drop the rest of the family off at the London Eye and head off to the International Haggis Festival. Once there, Linda and Grandma Fletcher head off to explore downtown London, leaving the kids to wait in line for the ride by themselves. Phineas and Ferb then split up from Candace and Stacy.
Candace figures that her brothers have some scheme planned even though they are in London. She believes that she might finally be able to bust them if she uses Holmes' method of deduction. Even though Stacy would rather go shopping, she agrees to help Candace and takes on the role of Dr. Watson. After trying to squeeze into Perry's hover car, the two spies take Agent Double 0-0's car. The British agent explains the gadgets in his car, and Perry inadvertently hits the ejector seat button, propelling Agent Double 0-0 out of the car.
Candace and Stacy are walking through downtown London, having bought clothes similar to that of Holmes and Watson. Candace sees her brothers walk into an auto supply store and starts thinking what they could be doing. The two agents arrive at Doofenshmirtz's lair underneath Big Ben. Doofenshmirtz reveals his plan to launch Big Ben into orbit and land it outside Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated's main building so that he doesn't have to look at his tiny watch.
Agent Double 0-0 slowly tries to escape.
After talking to the auto supply store manager, Candace and Stacy follow the boys' trail to find that they've picked up the free tires the store was offering. After chasing them around town, Candace is close to figuring it out. The boys drop a notebook while getting into a cab, and the girls pick it up. Half the page is missing, but Candace deduces that they must be planning a race at 1600 Water Street. She calls her mom, but arrives at the address only to find the building is abandoned. She then remembers a Holmes trick to use pencil lead to reveal impressions left on a piece of paper. Candace tries it, revealing the note.
Agent Double 0-0 tries to use his watch laser to open his and Perry's traps. Since it is taking a long time, Perry figures out that he can throw a nearby brick on the remote control and release the trap. Once free, Agent Double 0-0 climbs up through the inner workings of Big Ben to go undetected and surprise Doofenshmirtz. Perry decides to take the elevator instead.
Candace and Stacy get off the water slide.
The girls arrive at Big Ben and find that the boys have built a water slide at it. As Phineas and Candace are discussing her method of deduction, the lift comes down and brings her up to the top and she is launched into the slide while she is on the phone talking to Linda. Stacy decides to voluntarily ride the slide, and Phineas hops on as the last customer of the day. They all land safely in the Ferris wheel.
Across the River Thames, Big Ben is starting to soar into the sky with the slide still wrapped around it. Stacy sees this and tries to show it to Candace, but she ignores Stacy to see Linda coming. Doofenshmirtz is at the top of the tower when Perry leaps up and knocks the remote for the rocket out of his hand and Heinz down the slide. All the stress on the structure breaks the slide apart and it falls into the river. Perry pushes the button and the clock tower floats back into place before Linda can see it. After all the fun the kids had, they all go take a cab to head home.
Transcript[]
Read the transcript of Elementary My Dear Stacy.
Songs[]
- "Phineas and Ferb" (instrumental)
- "Rule Britannia!"
- "It's Elementary"
End Credits[]
At 7:45 pm inside Big Ben, Double-0 0 is still trying to reach the ladder from the pendulum. He gets out through a door under the hands of the Big Ben and looks at his clock to find out how much time he has been in there, but complains about his watch being too small.
Gallery[]
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Running Gags[]
The "Too Young" Line[]
Worker: Well, them two bics were 'angin' about an' they got a bit o' the bushies an', uh, also ran back an' carted off some ol' bangers that ah didn' need. Oi! Aren' they a bit harrish for them kind o' bushies?
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Ferb's Line[]
What'cha doin'?[]
None.
I know what we're gonna do today[]
None.
Hey, where's Perry?/Oh, there you are, Perry[]
Phineas: Hey, where's Perry? Oh, there he is. |
Perry's entrance to his lair[]
He goes down the Fletchers' grandfather clock to land in a lair beneath the Fletchers' house.
Evil Jingle[]
None.
Memorable Quotes[]
Candace: Ah, yes, reading. That's what they did before they invented fun. Grandma: I heard that! |
Double-0 0: You realize this man is a platypus? Inspector Initials: They're American, Double-0 0. Just be glad it's a mammal. |
Double-0 0: What, no files, no location, no contacts, what kind of mission is this? Major Monogram: It was enough for the mammal. |
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Double-0 0? Isn't that just "triple 0"? Double-0 0: No, that's not how you say it. |
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: So, I will launch Big Ben into space, and fly it all the way to the Tri-State Area. La-la-la, here I am. La-la-la, I just woke up and I want to know what time it is... Yes! I am a genius! Double-0 0: So that... that's your whole plan? |
Candace: They've acquired a fleet of automobiles and they're in there buying a bunch of little air fresheners for them. OR they're buying motor oil for their giant robot! What do you think Stace? Stace? Stacy returns to Candace with multiple shopping bags under her arms, Candace crosses her arms and glares |
Candace: Who is the total king of busting? Stacy: Sherlock Holmes? |
Background Information[]
None.
Production Information[]
- During production of this episode, Dan Povenmire had a cold and was unable to record his dialogue as Doofenshmirtz until after the animation was already completed.
International Premieres[]
- April 14, 2009 (Disney Channel Brazil)
- May 26, 2009 (Disney Channel Poland)
- May 27, 2009 (Disney Channel Italy)
- July 18, 2009 (Disney Channel Spain)
- July 28, 2009 (Disney Channel Latin America)
Errors[]
- The London Eye stops in the episode, but in real life the London Eye never stops rotating. (It's possible that it stopped because they wanted to save money on animation.)
- When Candace is deducing the message, she says "Fun" before she finds the impression.
- Phineas and Ferb open the door of the London Eye to get to the ground, but when they walk off-screen, the door is closed.
- Ferb's mouth doesn't move when he begins to talk before walking off-screen.
- Agent Double 0-0's watch laser makes a hole in his trousers, which disappears in the next scene and for the rest of the episode.
- When Big Ben returns to its launch pad, the displayed time is not 4:15.
- When Ferb goes down the waterslide and into Big Ben, he is alone with an official timesman and Phineas is in a different shuttle, but they come down together, and the timesman is not with them.
- Agent Double 0-0's watch laser is on his left hand during the scene where he and Perry are trapped, but when he looks at it in the end, he looks at his right hand.
- There is a Water Street in London, but it doesn't have a number 1600. Since British addresses do not use the American block-by-block numbering system, it is highly unlikely that any property in the UK has the number 1600.
- Initials generalizes both Monogram and Perry as being American, despite Perry, being a platypus, originating from Australia.
Continuity[]
- When Major Monogram gives Perry his mission, he mentions about his last mission in London ("A Hard Day's Knight").
Allusions[]
- Sherlock Holmes - The main theme of the episode is a reference to this fictional detective and his adventures. The episode's title is an allusion to the famous phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson", which is associated with the detective.
- "Rule, Britannia!" - Shortly after Stacy returns from a quick shopping trip, part of this British patriotic song is played.
- James Bond - Agent Double 0-0 is a parody of James Bond, and Inspector Initials is a parody of Bond's boss, M. Double 0-0's laser watch is similar to many gadgets that Bond has been equipped with over the years.
- Goldfinger - The ejection seat on Double 0-0's car is a reference to this film.
Trivia[]
- Based on Monogram's dialogue, this episode takes place immediately after "A Hard Day's Knight".
- It is revealed that Winifred Fletcher is a fan of Sherlock Holmes and has the complete collection of books.
- This is the only episode set during the summer that lasts longer than one day.
- Stacy has a hard time focusing on busting Phineas and Ferb again ("Put That Putter Away").
- The first person to be shown going up the water slide is the boy in the commercial of Bust 'Em ("Leave the Busting to Us!").
- Candace and Stacy appear wearing the Holmes and Watson outfits ("Toy to the World").
- Candace mentions "motor oil for [a] giant robot" ("Traffic Cam Caper").
- Agent Double 0-0 appears again ("It's About Time!").
- Stacy's love for shoes is mentioned again ("Day of the Living Gelatin").
- Stacy witnesses the boys' big idea disappearing, but Candace does not.
Cast[]
- Main article: Credits
- Vincent Martella as Phineas
- Ashley Tisdale as Candace
- Thomas Sangster as Ferb
- Caroline Rhea as Mom
- Mitchel Musso as Jeremy ♦
- Alyson Stoner as Isabella ♦
- Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz
- Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram
- Richard O'Brien as Dad
- Dee Bradley Baker as Perry
- Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet ♦
- Kelly Hu as Stacy
- Malcolm McDowell as Grandpa Fletcher
- Jane Carr as Grandma Fletcher
- Damian Lewis as Agent Double 0-0
- Jane Leeves as Inspector Initials
- Additional Voices: Dee Bradley Baker, Clancy Brown, Jane Leeves, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Cymphonique Miller, Isabella Murad, Richard O'Brien, Maulik Pancholy, Alyson Stoner
- ♦ designates a character that did not appear in this episode
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