Freeze Frame is the seventh in a series of chapter books based on Phineas and Ferb, published on May 18, 2010.
Book Summary[]
Perry in halftone
Freeze Frame is a near word-for-word adaptation of the episodes "Traffic Cam Caper" and "Bowl-R-Ama Drama", presented as Part One and Part Two. The book makes the transition from Part One to Part Two with the simple phrase, "The beautiful summer's day was suddenly shattered by an earsplitting shriek". Differences between the book and the episodes as broadcast are noted below. In general, most of the differences are that of timing, where an event is described as happening at a slightly different time (usually before) than when it happened in the episode, though some lines are missing from the episode.
Each page typically has a picture from the episode that helps the reader visualize what is being described. The picture is a halftone screenshot from the episode (taken from the wide format originals), cropped into custom shapes such as rectangles with cut-out corners or ellipses. Each chapter includes a picture of Phineas and Ferb at the beginning of the chapter, and Perry's image appears next to each page number.
Gallery[]
Background Information[]
- The songs are described in general terms, rather than specifics. (For example, no lyrics are transcribed)
- Baljeet's surname is mistakenly given as "Patel".
Differences between the book and the episodes[]
Most timing differences, where an event occurs in the book a few moments before when it does in the episode, will not be noted here.
Part One ("Traffic Cam Caper")[]
- Missing line: "Video."
- Changed line: Major Monogram does not abbreviate "headquarters".
- Missing line: "I'm just borrowing this!"
- Missing line: "Oh, Perry, it's so beautiful!"
- Missing line: "Your muffled emotion woke us up!"
- Shortened line: (All right, Candace, what's going on) "in there?"
- Missing line: "My name is Norm!"
- Missing line: "Keep it down!"
- Missing line: "Let's go kick some robot heinie!"
- Missing sequence: Monogram and Carl discussing if they didn't do "hope".
- Missing sequence: When Monogram sings "and the turkey goes" and Carl pointing out that they lost Agent T.
- Missing line: "Hey, kids, this is not a gymnasium."
- Missing line: "You got the disk!"
Part Two ("Bowl-R-Ama Drama")[]
- Shortened line: Candace says "Oh my gosh!" only once instead of three times.
- Missing line: "Ooh, I just sounded like Isabella."
- Missing sequence: Herman the Hedgehog appearing after Agent P.
- Shortened line: Major Monogram does not say the long johns have a flap in the back.
- Missing line: "In the face!"
- Shortened line: Phineas just says Candace will spin around instead of spinning around "like a greased pig on roller-skates."
- Missing lines: "So, Perry the Platypus, as they say in Mexico, Dos vidanya! Down there that's two vidanya's."
- Missing line: "Candace, you can do it!"
- The announcer does not call Phineas "sonny."
- Changed: Doof yells "Noooo!" instead of screaming.
- Missing line: "Although, you know, usually we get on at the bottom."
- Missing line: "Step right up!"
- Missing lines: "Perhaps some logic-defying amalgam of man and penguin? A manguin, if you will."
Production Information[]
Title Description[]
When Phineas and Ferb’s older sister, Candace, discovers that a traffic camera has recorded her brothers’ crazy adventures, she is thrilled that she finally can prove that they are always up to something! But little does she know that Perry the Platypus is after the same camera because it has caught him disguised as Agent P! Who will get to the camera first? Plus, the wild times continue when Phineas and Ferb build a giant bowling alley!
Back Cover Summary[]
When Candace finds a traffic camera that has caught Phineas and Ferb's crazy adventures on film, she is thrilled. Now she can prove that they're always up to something! But Perry the Platypus is after the same camera, because it has captured him in disguise as Agent P! Will Candace miss out on her chance to finally bust her brothers? Plus, Phineas and Ferb build the biggest bowling ball - ever!
Doofenshmirtz quote: "Ah, Perry the Platypus, meet the Giant-Robotic-Penguin-Icy-Freeze-Your-Socks-Off-Breath-inator ... thingy!"
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The first four pages of the book are used as a teaser.
Characters[]
- Phineas
- Ferb
- Candace
- Perry
- Dr. Doofenshmirtz
- Major Monogram
- Mom
- Dad
- Isabella
- Buford
- Baljeet
- Jeremy
- Carl
- Norm
- Agent D
- Agent C
- Agent K
- Agent O
- Agent W
- Shady Joe
- Phil
- Little Timmy (Cameo)
- Stacy (Mentioned only)
External links[]
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