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If Jeremy's parents see me like this, that's the end of me seeing him.

— Candace Flynn

Inspired by Ferb's personal anti-gravity device, Phineas thinks it would be fun to suspend trampolines all over Danville. Unfortunately for Candace, she got zapped by the anti-gravity device and ends up trying to maintain her composure while floating across the dining room floor in front of Jeremy’s family. Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz has a recipe for evil that involves his Tell-the-Truth-inator featuring honest Abe Lincoln.

Episode Summary[]

In the backyard, Phineas and Ferb are bouncing on a trampoline, and Phineas thinks it would be incredible to have trampolines everywhere they go. Ferb stops in mid-air, to Phineas' confusion. Ferb explains that it's his anti-gravity device and it gives Phineas an idea for their next activity and he wonders where Perry is.

Perry moves into his lair, where Major Monogram tells him that Doofenshmirtz has been buying some food at the store and that it is a "recipe for evil". Perry departs via jet-pack.

Candace was in the kitchen assisting Linda prepare when she mentioned that the Johnson family was joining them for brunch. Candace was excited and worried at the same time, as this was the first traditional meeting of both families. She feared about making a good impression and questioned the suitability of the frittata and frozen orange juice they were serving.

As Linda opened the window to invite Phineas and Ferb to join them, Candace panicked, worrying that their existence would embarrass her. Phineas declined, explaining that he and Ferb were heading to the hardware store. Candace was relieved, but her worries weren't over. She noticed the anti-gravity machine that Phineas and Ferb had built in the backyard and chose to remove it. However, as she tried to haul it away, the machine switched on and zapped her, causing her to float uncontrollably in the air. Candace was terrified that if Jeremy's parents saw her like this, her opportunity to see him might be over, and frantically searched for a reverse switch on the device.

Meanwhile, Phineas and Ferb were at the hardware store. They questioned the clerk about where the reverse switches were. The clerk pointed out that they were near the self-destruct buttons, where Doofenshmirtz was.

The Johnson family arrives at the house, where Candace, still trying to hold herself on the ground, is there to welcome them. As Candace lets the Johnson family inside, she clasps Mrs. Johnson to go with her while pretending that she can't stop hugging her.

Phineas and Ferb use their Anti-Gravity Maximus to shoot the trampolines and bounce with Isabella, Baljeet, and Buford.

When Perry comes in Doofenshmirtz's lair, there is a tape recorder that tells Perry to not demolish his inator with a sledgehammer. When Perry goes to the inator, he gets trapped, and Doofenshmirtz introduces his Tell-the-Truth-Inator, retaining an Abraham Lincoln robot as a layout theme for his inator. He clarifies that people lie for a lot of things that benefit them and others.

When Linda tells Candace to give the Johnson family some juice, she uses a wrench and puts it in her right leg as a counterweight to keep herself on the ground. Outside, the kids are enjoying themselves jumping on trampolines in the air.

Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz goes to a baseball game and tries his Tell-the-Truth-inator in some random people. He hits the catcher with the inator, who tells a batter from an opposing team that there is a fastball coming up. The batter hits it, and the ball goes flying up and hits the Lincoln robot, which starts to malfunction and shifts its loyalty.

After bouncing on the trampolines, the children head to the garage for lemonade. Before they can grab a drink, Candace barges in, urging them to connect the reverse switch to restore her. Suzy, eavesdropping on the conversation, has a mischievous scheme.

Suddenly, the Lincoln robot turns against Doofenshmirtz, and Perry uses a screwdriver to escape. Suzy tries to show that Candace is floating. She throws Candace's upside-down Ducky Momo plate, and Candace jumps up to catch it. She does, but Linda sees her feet gripping onto Mrs. Johnson's face, and she asks Candace to tell the truth.

At the same time, the Lincoln robot smashes the control panel, and Perry escapes as the Tell-the-Truth-inator flies out of control and heads towards the backyard, hitting Suzy, who confesses. Candace tries to show everyone that she is floating in the air, but Phineas and Ferb put on the reverse switch and hit Candace, causing her to fall. She then tries to show Linda the trampolines and the anti-gravity machine, but the tip of the inator snags onto the trampolines and picks them up before Linda can see them.

Transcript[]

Read the transcript of Let's Bounce.

Songs[]

End Credits[]

Last verse of "Lies".

Gallery[]

Click here to view more images from "Let's Bounce".
View the image gallery for "Let's Bounce".

Running Gags[]

The "Too Young" Line[]

None.

Ferb's Line[]

Phineas: Hey, Ferb, nice hang time.
Ferb: (Pulls out small device) Personal anti-gravity device.
Phineas: I guess we should install that reverse button now, we wouldn't want you bouncing off the ceiling during brunch.
Ferb: That would be a little rough on the old frittata.

What'cha Doin'?[]

Isabella: Hey, Phineas. What'cha doin'?
Phineas: Hey, Isabella. We're blasting this pile of trampolines with an anti-gravity machine so we can bounce all over town.

I know what we're gonna do today/Hey, where's Perry?[]

Phineas: That gives me an idea. I know what we're gonna do (bounces) today! (bounces) Hey, (bounces and activates anti-gravity device) where's Perry?

Oh, there you are, Perry[]

None.

Perry's entrance to his lair[]

Perry goes down on a trapdoor leading to the basement from the stairs.

Evil Jingle[]

Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated!

Curse you, Honest Abe Lincoln![]

The Tell-the-Truth-inator platform continues to fly around with no control, picking up the floating trampolines left by Phineas and Ferb.
Doofenshmirtz: Curse you, Honest Abe Lincoln!

Memorable Quotes[]

Buford: (With a tear in his eye) It's beautiful!
Baljeet: Buford?! You are crying!
Buford: (Removes the tear off his eye and puts it on Baljeet) No, I'm not, you're crying!
Doofenshmirtz: Oh no, he's going to John Wilkes my Booth! (beat) What? Too soon?
After Perry shoots the Tell-the-Truth-inator at Doofenshmirtz.

Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Secretly, I'm very lonely. Where'd that come from?
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: He's going to emancipate my proclamation!

Background Information[]

None.

Production Information[]

International Premieres[]

  • May 3, 2012 (Disney Channel Latin America and Brazil)
  • May 18, 2012 (Family Channel)
  • June 1, 2012 (Disney Channel Asia)
  • August 6, 2012 (Disney Channel Israel)
  • August 7, 2012 (Disney Channel Australia)
  • October 7, 2012 (Disney XD Spain)
  • November 7, 2012 (Disney XD Netherlands)
  • October 13, 2012 (Disney Channel Portugal)
  • December 16, 2012 (Disney XD Latin America and Brazil)

Errors[]

  • At the beginning of the episode, Ferb's eyes follow Phineas as he bounces in and out of frame, but while that is happening, they appear to be in two directions at once.
  • When Candace says she's putting the book review magazine on top of the monster truck magazine, she does the opposite.
  • When Doofenshmirtz sings the first part of "Lies", his mouth doesn't match the lyrics.
  • When Linda asks Candace to pour the juice, the pitcher is filled with water, but in the next scene, the pitcher is filled with juice.
  • In one scene, Isabella's foot seems to be stuck inside a trampoline.
  • When Baljeet bounces between two trampolines, the colors of the trampoline are purple and orange, but in the next scene, the colors are green and purple.
  • When Candace floats after Suzy previously takes off the wrench from her shoes, the chair that Candace was previously sitting on disappears.
  • When Candace's fingers are shown under the table, they are white.
  • When Suzy is holding the 1984 Collectible upside down Ducky Momo plate, as it is airborne, the design is printed the right-side up. It only turns upside down again after Linda calls Candace out for her behavior.
  • When Doofenshmirtz and the Lincoln robot are falling towards Phineas and Ferb's backyard, the anti-gravity machine isn't there.
  • When the Tell-the-Truth-inator is flying around collecting the trampolines, a yellow-colored trampoline suddenly appears.
  • On Netflix, this episode was briefly titled "Let's Dance".

Continuity[]

None.

Allusions[]

  • "Let's Dance" - The title is a reference to David Bowie's song. It is also a nod to Phineas' occasional use of the phrase "Let's bounce".
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey - When Candace is floating in the air in the backyard, and on the way to answer the door, The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss plays as it did during the docking sequence in the film.
  • Duckwalk - In "Lies", Doofenshmirtz does this dance popularized by Chuck Berry.
  • Back to the Future - At the end of "Lies", Doof dresses up as Marty McFly during the prom sequence.
  • Abraham Lincoln - When Doofenshmirtz says that the Lincoln robot is "going to John Wilkes my Booth", the line refers to John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated the 16th president of the United States at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. in 1865. Later, Doofenshmirtz says "He's going to emancipate my proclamation!", which refers to the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
  • Hulk - The Lincoln robot says "Honest Abe Lincoln Smash", referencing Hulk's catchphrase.

Trivia[]

Cast[]

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