Instances where Phineas and Ferb is referenced in other media should be listed here.
Source | Quote or Context | Appearance |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Actor Rob Morrow remarks that having a break in filming Numb3rs is like a summer vacation, which reminds him of the Phineas and Ferb theme song. | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, April 22, 2009 |
Sidney Samson | In the music video for Sidney Samson's "Riverside", as the two kids walk out to graffiti tag a wall, they pass by other works of graffiti. One of the walls that have been tagged depicts Phineas and Ferb's heads. | Sidney Samson - Riverside, April 22, 2009 |
Sluggy Freelance | Baljeet makes a cameo at a Christmas party, referencing "Day of the Living Gelatin". | Sluggy Freelance webcomic, December 21, 2009 |
Los Angeles Marathon | Phineas and Ferb appeared in a promo for the 2010 Los Angeles Marathon. | Los Angeles Marathon, "Phineas and Ferb's Favorite Miles" |
Lola | Lola consoles Phineas on a park bench. | Lola comic, June 17, 2010 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Phineas and Dr. Doofenshmirtz sing the L.A. Dodgers Code of Conduct, with Ferb taking photographs. | L.A. Dodgers Out of the Park "Code of Conduct", Sing-along with Phineas and Ferb |
National Basketball Association | Music from "S.I.M.P. (Squirrels In My Pants)" and a video of the song "Spa Day" were intercut with basketball clips in a promo for the 2010 NBA Playoffs. | NBA video, Phineas and Ferb love the NBA |
Little League World Series | Phineas and Ferb footage was utilized during ESPN's coverage of the 2010 and 2011 Little League World Series. | Little League World Series, August 20–29, 2010; August 18–28, 2011 |
Adam @ Home | The kids are seen enjoying the episode "Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror". | Adam @ Home comic, September 26, 2010 |
Adam mentions that he believes "That Phineas is nothing without Ferb". | Adam @ Home comic, October 21, 2012 | |
Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | During the event in Washington, D.C. host Jon Stewart referred to the 24-hour cable news networks as a "political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator." In a November 11, 2010 interview on The Rachel Maddow Show, Stewart confirmed that his use of the phrase was a nod to Phineas and Ferb: "Conflictinator, by the way, is a reference to Phineas and Ferb, the cartoon. The evil Doofenshmirtz, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, my kids watch him. Everything he makes is an -inator. [as Dr. Doofenshmirtz] My conflictinator." | Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, October 30, 2010; reference confirmed on The Rachel Maddow Show, November 11, 2010 |
Theater Hopper | In one strip, the character Tom rants about his dislike of the Harry Potter films, and how since the first movie (considered a kids' film then) was released ten years ago, his taste has changed. He then says, "Now if you'll excuse me, Phineas and Ferb is about to start." The blog post attached to the strip also briefly mentions the show and why the writer believes people should watch it. | Theater Hopper webcomic, "A Different Level of Maturity" (November 22, 2010) |
MAD (Cartoon Network series) |
Phineas and Ferb is spoofed alongside The A-Team in a sketch called "The Straight A-Team." Phineas and Ferb are also spoofed with the film Dolphin Tale in "Dolphineas and Ferb Tale." Perry makes a cameo in the sketch "James Bond: Reply All". |
MAD, "The Straight A-Team / Gaming's Next Top Princess" (February 28, 2011) and "Dolphineas and Ferb Tale / VICTORious" (February 6, 2012) |
Live with Regis and Kelly | Caroline Rhea appears on the show to promote Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension. | Live with Regis and Kelly, August 4, 2011 |
Dork Tower | Perry the Platypus makes a cameo in the August 4, 2011 installment of the webcomic. | Dork Tower webcomic, August 4, 2011 |
Conan | A recurring segment on the talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien is "Fan Corrections", in which O'Brien gives bizarre explanations to mistakes made on the show. On the August 1, 2011 installment of the show, a video correction was aired featuring a man wearing a Perry the Platypus T-shirt. O'Brien erroneously referred to the character on the viewer's shirt as "an Angry Bird", which led to a further correction on August 8 in which the same viewer pointed out that the character on his shirt is a platypus. Conan's excuse involved a fake security camera video in which the store owner stated that the shirt actually depicted "an Angry Bird that looks exactly like Perry the Platypus." | Conan, August 1 and August 8, 2011 |
During his opening monologue, Conan comments on a recent incident in which adult content was accidentally shown during a Disney Channel broadcast: "Either that, or Phineas and Ferb really like each other. Big with my kids." | Conan, September 19, 2012 | |
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | On the August 16, 2011 installment of the comedy news program, Jon Stewart pokes fun at presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann's recent appearances on multiple news programs: "She went on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, Real Housewives of New Jersey, and ended the night by attempting to bust Phineas and Ferb." An image from "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo" with Bachmann in place of Candace is shown as Stewart briefly impersonates Dr. Doofenshmirtz: "Oh, there you are Perry. Perry the Platypus." | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, August 16, 2011 |
On the November 5th, 2014 show, Stewart (who voiced Mittington Random in "The Klimpaloon Ultimatum") used a Photshopped picture of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) behind one of Doofenshmirtz's -inators after playing a clip with McConnell stating that there is a two-party system in a recap of the 2014 mid-term elections by saying that McConnell had used a "Perpepual Conflictinator". | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, November 5, 2014 | |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Phineas and Ferb are seen at Walt Disney World and also appear in a brief animated segment providing Ty Pennington a shrink ray to shrink the family's old house. | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, "Rucker Family" (October 9, 2011) |
Psych | Shawn Spencer tells a British character that he learned his British accent from Phineas and Ferb's granddad. The British character is played by Malcolm McDowell, who actually plays the grandfather on Phineas and Ferb. | Psych TV series, "Shawn Rescues Darth Vader" |
While Shawn Spencer is being questioned at a crime scene; he mentions that he was missing a Phineas and Ferb marathon. His exact words were "I'm done wasting everyone's time. Besides I'm missing a Phineas and Ferb marathon (laughs). Perry the Platypus...He's a real platypus." | Psych TV series, "The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2" | |
Juliet O'Hara asks Shawn Spencer what he was doing that morning. Shawn replies with "I took a nap, ate a snack, watched some Phineas and Ferb, now I'm pretty tired." | Psych TV series, "Feet Don't Kill me Now" | |
The Last Word | On the December 21, 2011 installment of the MSNBC news/politics show, guest host Melissa Harris-Perry compares a number of political figures to Dr. Doofenshmirtz, "a failed inventor who's constantly unleashing his useless machines on the world." A clip from "Bad Hair Day" is utilized. | The Last Word, December 21, 2011 |
The Middle | Sue Heck attempts to start a cheerleading team. When she states that they have a meet that Friday, a girl named Ashley says that this will be too much of a time commitment for her, since she watches Phineas and Ferb every day. Another girl says she likes Phineas and Ferb as well, and they leave to watch it together. Sue later visits Ashley (while "I, Brobot" can be heard in the background) to convince her to just record Phineas and Ferb, to which she agrees. | The Middle TV series, "Year of the Hecks" (January 4, 2012) |
Penny Arcade | In the January 4, 2012 installment of the webcomic, Gabe's son wears a Perry the Platypus shirt. | Penny Arcade webcomic, Proven Strategies (January 4, 2012) |
Real Life Comics | The March 25, 2013 comic opens with a play on Isabella's catchphrase, followed by Greg and Liz describing how much they enjoy the show and mentioning the Ocean's Eleven ending of "Sidetracked". | Real Life web comic, March 25, 2013 |
House | House calls Foreman "Dr. Blackenshmirtz." | House, "Better Half" (January 23, 2012) |
El Show de Flo | In this Spanish comedy program, the presenter wears a Perry T-shirt in one episode. He has also said that he liked the show. | |
Pasapalabra | In this Spanish TV-quiz, one of the topics for the question was Phineas and Ferb. | |
El Hormiguero | in one of the programs, the host put a clip on his nose, later the other presenter asked him to turn 90 degrees, after that, the colleague said "with red hair and as beaked nose, You look like Phineas". | |
A Praça é Nossa | In an episode of this Brazilian comedy show, the character Nina tells Carlos Alberto, the host, about movies she had recently watched, mentioning Twilight and Harry Potter. When Carlos tells her she should watch cartoons instead, she says she likes Phineas and Ferb, and sings "Gitchee Gitchee Goo" (in Portuguese). | A Praça é Nossa, April 5, 2012 |
Regular Show | The synopsis of the episode "Replaced" resembles the plot of the episode of Phineas and Ferb: "Thaddeus and Thor". | Replaced, Season 3 Episode 23, April 16, 2012 |
Shark Tank | A segment featuring Dr. Doofenshmirtz pitching his shrinkinator to the judges of Shark Tank was produced as a cross-promotional stunt to promote both Shark Tank and Phineas and Ferb. | Shark Tank: Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, May 17, 2013 |
Arrested Development | Maeby introduces the (unseen) voice actors behind Phineas and Ferb after accepting an award. | Season 4, Episode 12 Señoritis |
Jeopardy! | "Who is Dr. Doofenshmirtz?" was the correct response to the answer "On Phineas and Ferb, a lone platypus stands up to the evil plans of this doctor." for the category "TV Time." A picture of Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension was used in the answer. | Kids' Week, July 31, 2013 |
A category devoted to questions about P.T. (Phineas) Barnum and author Edna Ferber is entitled "Phineas and Ferber". | Jeopardy!, March 12, 2015 | |
The $800 clue in the category "TV Title Pairs" asked the contestants to identify the title characters from a photograph and this description: "The backyard of these two TV title characters was always the place to be for cool inventions and fun." | Jeopardy!, June 1, 2021 | |
For the High School Reunion Tournament, in the category "Famous Pairs", the $800 clue was "These 2 title animated boys have a pet platypus named Perry", with the correct response being "Who are Phineas and Ferb?" | Jeopardy!, March 8, 2023 | |
Talking Dead | During the show, host Chris Hardwick mentions the character "Patrick" is played by Vincent Martella who voices "Phineas". After that they start referring to Patrick as Phineas. | Season 3 Episode 1, October 13, 2013 |
Siksyareul Habsida | One of the main characters' (Lee Soo-kyung) nephews was wearing an Agent P long-sleeved shirt. | Episode 7, 9 January 2014 |
Brewster Rockit, Space Guy! | Dr. Doofenshmirtz makes a cameo appearance in the February 24, 2014 installment of the syndicated comic strip by Tim Rickard. | Brewster Rockit, Space Guy!, February 24, 2014 |
Me Resbala | In this program, Perry the Platypus was mentioned. | May 2, 2014 |
Camp Lakebottom | When McGee looks at one of The Haunted Howler's mirrors, he looks like Buford. | Ride The Haunted Howler, September 11, 2014 |
The Amazing World of Gumball | Gumball's response to Penny when she asks if he is crying is "I just have really sweaty eyes", which is a callback to Buford's line from "Voyage to the Bottom of Buford". | The Shell, Season 3 Episode 20, October 9, 2014 |
SpongeBob SquarePants | In the game, Sandy presents a "Teleport-inator" and a "Tread mill-inator". With the former, she attempts to prove the possibility of teleportation at a science fair, only for SpongeBob and Patrick's brains to switch bodies in the process. The latter is introduced in the end as a solution for SpongeBob's weight problem caused by Patrick's excessive consumption of Krabby Patties while in the sponge body. | Sponge Star Patrick Pants, July 2016 |
Balloon Platform Defense | In this online game, level 7 has a balloon windmill referencing the one made by the Lawrence Fletcher Robot. | Balloon Platform Defense |
1visualFXguy | In "asdfmovie in real life", Perry appears; Jeremy appears in 'iLola"; A Phineas and Ferb poster can be seen several times; Phineas, Ferb, and Candace appear in "Matt's World"; Doofenshmirtz appears in the "Wild Night" music video; When Matt plays the fighting game Mugen, Perry is seen on his roster; A stuffed Perry is one of the props in "WMM Random Effects"; Isabella and Meap appear in the "I Go To Rio" music video; Ducky Momo has been mentioned several times. |
Various videos:
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Modern Family | Gloria's DVR is full of Joe's kid's cartoons, one of which is called "Perry the Porcupine". | "Double-Click", S7E22 |
Family Guy | Stewie tells Brian that he stayed up all night to watch Phineas and Ferb. | "The Big Bang Theory", S9E16 |
Chris Griffin reads Phineas and Ferb erotic fanfiction to a publisher. Series co-creator Dan Povenmire posted a response to this scene in a TikTok, pointing out that he worked on Family Guy's first six seasons, and was never informed of this scene until it appeared on TikTok. | "Movin' In (Principal Shepherd's Song)", S18E20 | |
Big City Greens | The mother in the horror movie Tilly and Andromeda watch has the same hairstyle and color as Linda's hair.
A stuffed version of Agent P is seen in a crane game, along with stuffed versions of Rufus from Kim Possible, Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls, the title character from Wander Over Yonder, Star Butterfly from Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Sprig Plantar from Amphibia, and King from The Owl House. |
"Sleepover Sisters", S1E26B "Present Tense", S2E19A |
M.W.C.A. (Musical Without a Cool Acronym) | An unauthorized full-length musical parody of Phineas and Ferb and numerous Broadway musicals was performed at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in May 2019. The musical later caught the attention of the Phineas and Ferb creative team, who gave it their unofficial blessing, and was revamped as an virtual performance collaboration of the Phineas and Ferb online fan community debuting on August 20, 2021 including cameo appearances by Dan Povenmire (as the alternate dimension Doofenshmirtz), Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (as the OWCA director), and Vincent Martella (as a deliveryman). A Christmas album released later that year included contributions from LC Powell, Martin Olson, and Olivia Olson. | Official site |
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Linda appears in a scene on Main Street selling cupcakes to live-action people; A bootleg version of Phineas is seen at the very end of the movie. |