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Gretchen is affiliated with Phineas and the Ferb-Tones. Gretchen is a Fireside Girl.

"With our angle of descent, leaning will be ineffectual!"
— Gretchen[src]

Gretchen is one of the Fireside Girls in Danville Troop 46231.

Biography

She was one of the Ferbettes in Phineas and the Ferb-Tones ("Flop Starz", "Phineas and Ferb Musical Cliptastic Countdown"). She also helped Phineas Flynn win the Swamp Oil 500. Isabella Garcia-Shapiro thanked her for a job well done and complimented her on adding the bow to the 42 Team Phineas race car during the pit-stop ("The Fast and the Phineas"). She also sings in S'Winter ("S'Winter"). In a deep voice, she counts down the blastoff of Phineas and Ferb's rocket when they visit their star ("Out to Launch"). She appears to have a large IQ, having to repeat her statements due to the others not understanding what she had said, and saying words that no one else in the room knows ("Bubble Boys", "Isabella and the Temple of Sap").

Physical Appearance

Gretchen is fair-skinned with shoulder length brown hair, blue eyes with glasses, and wears her uniform with a large collar, bell-shaped sleeves, a red belt around her skirt, and low-top shoes.

Gallery

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Known Patches

Relationships

Isabella Garcia-Shapiro

GretchenRemindingIsabella

Gretchen helping Isabella remember what they need to do.

Gretchen and Isabella appear to be very good friends. In the instances where Isabella does not actually listen to what Phineas is saying to her due to drifting off into fantasies, Gretchen repeats it for her convenience. ("Isabella and the Temple of Sap")

The Other Fireside Girls

Gretchen along with the other Fireside Girls gladly help out with Phineas's and Ferb's Big Ideas. The other Fireside Girls sometimes have difficulty understanding Gretchen first time stating something so Gretchen repeats it in a different way to get her statement across. ("Bubble Boys")

Oftentimes, in Isabella's absence, she takes on the role of the leader of the Fireside Girls.

Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher

Gretchen frequently participates in Phineas' and Ferb's Big Ideas. They will sometimes help the Fireside Girls get a specific patch(es) ("Robot Rodeo" and "The Great Indoors")

Background Information

  • Gretchen is voiced by Ariel Winter. She is the first of the Fireside Girls after Isabella to have a speaking role in the series.
  • She and Katie are the only Fireside Girls that appear in the Phineas and Ferb Nintendo DS game.
  • In "Isabella and the Temple of Sap," she appeared to take the most prominent role, having the most spoken lines of dialogue.
  • She is the only Fireside Girl other than Isabella to have a Counterpart with a speaking part in Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension and "Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars".
  • She is sometimes shown with regular eyes. (See gallery)
  • She may be a reference of Velma from Scooby-Doo, whom she resembles in several ways, and may be the girl using the catchphrase "Jinkies" off-screen in "Isabella and the Temple of Sap."
  • She may also be a reference to Marcie from the Peanuts comic strips and TV specials. Gretchen often calls Isabella 'Chief" much like the way Marcie calls Peppermint Patty "Sir".
  • She, Katie and Milly are the only Fireside Girls to appear in "Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever!".
  • In The Ballad of Badbeard, she and Holly appear to get seasick.
  • Gretchen appears to be the shortest of the main Fireside Girls (All episodes that all the Fireside Girls are in) and the lightest as the other girls were able to carry her weight while she was reading "The Fireside Girls Book of Dendrology" (a large, heavy book) with no problems in "Isabella and the Temple of Sap."
  • In "Tri-Stone Area," she is seen without her glasses as a cave-girl while singing "Zubada."
  • Dan Povenmire revealed that she is "a dead-on caricature" of character designer Greg Guler's daughter.
  • In "Bee Story" She seemed to have gotten annoyed with Katie's buzzing, asking her what was she doing.
  • Apparently, she hosts a bi-monthly Zombie Apocalypse Preparation lecture. ("Where's Pinky?")
  • "Jump Right to It" is the first song where Gretchen is a main singer.
  • In Act Your Age, Gretchen and Adyson are the only teenage former Fireside Girls (besides Isabella), to have the same voice actresses as their younger versions.
  • In Act Your Age, in an amusing and ironic twist, she's the tallest of the Fireside alums.
  • In "Night of the Living Pharmacists", she is the only Fireside Girl other than Isabella shown onscreen while transforming into a Doofenshmirtz zombie.

Appearances

Mentioned Only

References

v - e - dCitizens of Danville
Kids
Phineas Flynn | Ferb Fletcher | Baljeet Tjinder | Buford Van Stomm | Isabella Garcia-Shapiro | Gretchen | Holly | Katie | Milly | Ginger Hirano | Adyson Sweetwater | Melissa | Fireside Girl (blond) | Fireside Girl (brunette) | Fireside Girl (brown) | Suzy Johnson | Irving Du Bois | Django Brown | Balthazar Horowitz | Pedro
Pinhead Pierre actress | Cindy | Dimitri Popaunicolas | Sally | Buford's replacement nerd | Bad Singing Kid
Teens
Candace Flynn | Vanessa Doofenshmirtz | Jeremy Johnson | Stacy Hirano | Jenny Brown | Birgitte | Mindy | Wendy | Coltrane | Carl Karl | Johnny | Albert Du Bois | Chad | Sassy Miss K | Jeremy's unnamed drummer | Lacie | Carla | Monty Monogram | Jeremy and Coltrane's friend | Heather | Dana | Milo Murphy
Adults
Linda Flynn-Fletcher | Lawrence Fletcher | Heinz Doofenshmirtz | Charlene Doofenshmirtz | Mrs. Johnson | Jack Johnson | Danny, Sherman, Bobbi Fabulous (Love Händel) | Dr. Hirano | Vivian Garcia-Shapiro | Beppo Brown | Francis Monogram | J.B. | Roger Doofenshmirtz | P. P. Otter | Ben Baxter | Clyde Flynn | Betty Jo Flynn | Melanie | Biffany Van Stomm | Esmeralda Poofenplotz | Wanda Acronym | Bridgette Oshinomi | Boris | Mr. McGillicuddy | Lewis | Lewis's fiancée | Khaka Peü Peü | Eliza M. Feyersied | Dr. Diminutive | Dr. Bloodpudding | Crazy Old Coot | Aloyse von Roddenstein | Mrs. Tjinder | Mrs. Du Bois | Stanky Dog | Doofenshmirtz's ex-girlfriend | Annabelle Johnson | Elizabeth | Mrs. Khaka Peü Peü | Glenda Wilkins | Mrs. Thompson | André Guilbaud | Don | Mother and Daughter | Du Bois Landscape Artists | Principal Lang | Mrs. Pierpoint
Animals
Perry the Platypus | Pinky the Chihuahua | Terry the Turtle | Peter the Panda | Johnson family poodle | Biff | O.W.C.A. | Goldie | Starnose Mole | Steve
Robots
Norm | Chloe | Dr. Killbot | Super Computer | Rover | Jerry the Platypus
Future
Amanda | Xavier | Fred | Candace (alternate realities) | Heinz Doofenshmirtz (alternate reality)
Groups
Fireside Girls | Phineas and the Ferb-Tones | The Baljeatles | Jeremy and the Incidentals | Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated | Love Händel | O.W.C.A. | L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N.
v - e - dFireside Girls
Troop 46231
Isabella Garcia-Shapiro | Gretchen | Adyson Sweetwater | Holly | Katie | Milly | Ginger Hirano
Other Members
Candace Flynn | Blond Girl | Brunette Girl | Brown Girl | Melissa (Lil' Sparks) | Brigitte | Josette | Collette
Background
Founder | Anthem | Accomplishment Patches | Buildings | Participation in the Big Ideas


v - e - dPhineas and the Ferb-Tones
Members
Phineas (Singer/Guitarist) | Ferb (Keyboardist/Drummer)
Ferbettes
Isabella | Gretchen | Milly | Adyson
Song
"Gitchee Gitchee Goo"
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