| “ | Welcome to the No Stop Truck Stop. It's a little bit of home on the road! | ” |
— Phineas Flynn | ||
On the last day of the Flynn-Fletcher family road trip, Candace thinks she'll finally have a couple of hours to relax and not worry about busting her brothers. However, Phineas and Ferb decide to build a truck stop diner on top of the RV. Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz is also doing a road trip, but he's using a big rig to transport his boom juice to the Tri-State Area.
Episode Summary[]
The Flynn-Fletcher family are in their RV on their way home, and Candace complains that she couldn't call her friends because of the "spotty connection". She tells Phineas and Ferb that she's glad they didn't build anything during the trip. As Candace decides to sleep on a couch, Phineas tells Ferb that he knows what they are going to do.
Perry slips through a secret entrance and gets a briefing from Major Monogram who mentions that Doofenshmirtz is driving a rig not far from his location and tells Perry to investigate. Perry then goes under the RV to the engine and uses his laptop to hack into the GPS to reroute the RV.
Meanwhile, Lawrence decides to use a CB radio to talk to truckers. He gets one of the truckers, which turns out to be Dr. Doofenshmirtz. While Doofenshmirtz is talking to Lawrence, Perry jumps across to Doofenshmirtz's truck and, after seeing Perry, he cuts him off.
Doofenshmirtz tells Perry not to attack him since he is driving and presses a button to tie Perry up with a seat-belt. He explains to Perry that all his inators need a formula for the self-destruct sequence. He manages to find a cheap price and has to drive it back home. At the same time, Phineas and Ferb are gathering their tools, and Candace goes sleep-walking to go bust her brothers.
While Doofenshmirtz talks, Perry escapes by getting a nickel from the seat and reflecting the sun in order to burn the seat-belt. He then tackles Doofenshmirtz to take control of the rig. However, Doofenshmirtz fights back and uses his Hitch-A-Ride-inator to connect the Flynn-Fletcher RV so that they can drive his rig for him.
As Candace wakes up and sees her brothers aren't in the RV, she goes to her parents and asks if Linda has seen them, to no avail. Candace then notices the music and goes to the roof of the RV, entering the No Stop Truck Stop. While Candace is nagging Phineas and Ferb about doing this during the last days of their trip, she unintentionally blooms into the role of a waitress after she hears some customers with their orders.
Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz and Perry are fighting at the top of the rig. Doofenshmirtz uses a lid to throw at Perry, but it bounces off a sign and falls off, bumping his rig and affecting the RV. It disconnects the GPS, which tells Lawrence to turn left to a corn field. Perry notices they are heading toward Cactus Gorge, jumps towards the Hitch-A-Ride-inator, and turns his fedora into a buzz-saw to cut the inator to separate it from Doofenshmirtz's rig. Perry quickly fixes the GPS and the laptop to reroute the RV. Doofenshmirtz runs toward his rig and sees it falling in Cactus Gorge as it explodes.
The shock-wave of the explosion causes Candace to fall off the escalator to the roof of the RV. Linda goes to check on the kids and sees them sitting together, and Candace tells her to go to the roof to see the diner that Phineas and Ferb built. At the same time, the farmer and his wife are talking about their dreams and the wife comments that she wants to own a truck stop diner. The Flynn-Fletcher RV passes the overpass, leaving the diner with the couple. Linda goes to the roof of the RV and sees nothing on it, leaving Candace upset. Lawrence joins them, and they give him a stare when he realizes that no one is driving the RV.
After having his pants burned by the explosion, Doofenshmirtz states that he needs a new pair of pants and that it couldn't possible get any worse, prompting many flaming cacti to fall on top of him.
Transcript[]
Read the transcript of Road Trip.
Songs[]
- "Yodel Odel Obey Me" (Instrumental)
- "The Truckers Saved Christmas"
- "Alabama Bound" (Second Verse)
- "Little Bit of Home on the Road"
End Credits[]
Last verse of "Little Bit of Home on the Road".
Gallery[]
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Running Gags[]
The "Too Young" Line/Mistaking Doofenshmirtz for a pharmacist[]
(Phineas marks an order form when the Truck Driver states an item.)
Truck Driver: Delivery. Hey aren't you two a little young to be receiving a seasoned grill, 300 pounds of coffee, 200 pounds of fatback, four tons of lumber and assorted wheat, rye and pumpernickel breads? Phineas: Think about it. Age really isn't the issue here, right? Truck Driver: You've got a point, kid. |
Lawrence: Oh! My word, there's a truck driving pharmacist and he's pressing his face up against the windshield. Oh, That's what I love about you Americans. You're like big, fun children. Linda: Yes, yes we are. |
Ferb's Line[]
None.
What'cha doin'?[]
None.
Perry's entrance to his lair[]
Perry inflates a replacement Perry, goes to the back of the RV and the wall flips into a secret compartment to his lair.
I know what we're gonna do today!/Hey, Where's Perry?/Oh, there you are, Perry[]
Phineas: Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today! Hey, there's Perry! |
Memorable Quotes[]
Candace: Are you even listening to me? Phineas: Well, we were at first, but then you got all echoey and far away. |
Linda: You know that you just scored some big man points in my book for that.
Lawrence: Woohoo! Linda: You just lost them again. |
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: And then I say to him "That's not a penguin, it's a throw-pillow". So then he throws it at me. Turns out that it was a penguin, and its beak went right into my mouth and I'm like "Eww, their beak is their nose!" True story. |
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: (Perry honks truck's horn) Perry the Platypus, I can't fight you and drive at the same time! |
Candace: Hash-browns or fruit?
Customer: Hash browns! Candace: You're havin' fruit! Customer: Aww... |
Customer: Do the eggs southwest have bacon in them?
Candace: Ferb, bacon in the southwest? Ferb gives Candace a thumbs up Candace: There's bacon. Customer: Is the bacon good? Candace: It's bacon. Customer: Okay then, I'll take a... (pauses) Candace: Not getting any younger here. |
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Yep, gonna need some new pants. Ah, I fail to see how this day could get any worse. Looks up and stares briefly at camera. Flaming cactus. Flaming cactus falls on him. Aw! Yeah, that oughta do it. |
Linda: How do you know how to use a CB radio?
Lawrence: Simple, I studied this. Hands Linda an 8-track cassette case. Linda: (Reading case) "Truck Drivin' Hits: 1975-1975." Lawrence: Yes, yes, yes, handle it carefully, dear. |
Lawrence: Oh, go on, play track 3! It's the one where a group of truckers take down a corrupt police force using only their trucks and their saucy colloquialisms! |
Farmer's Wife: It's always about you! I have dreams, too, you know. I've always wanted to own a little truck stop diner.
Phineas and Ferb's truck stop diner stops on an overpass, behind the farmer and his wife. Farmer: There you go! Farmer's Wife: How do you do that? |
Candace: Phineas! My last peaceful hours of vacation and you build this!
Man: More coffee, Miss? Candace: This is unbelievable! When Mom sees this one, she's gonna completely flip! Man: Miss, I'd like the breakfast special. Candace: Honestly, you can close your eyes for one second around you boys. .... Hash browns or fruit? Man: Hash browns! Candace: You're havin' fruit! Man: Aww... |
Background Information[]
None.
Production Information[]
- This episode aired on Disney Channel On Demand on July 25, 2011.
- This episode and its sister episode are the final episodes to air together, before switching back to airing as segments, like for most of Season 1.
- In the Indonesian dub, the scene where Perry drags out Doofenshmirtz towards the windshield is cut, as the act could be imitated by younger viewers.
International Premieres[]
- August 15, 2011 (Family Channel)
- September 21, 2011 (Disney Channel Latin America)
- September 7, 2011 (Disney Channel Brazil)
- October 12, 2011 (Disney XD UK)
- October 28, 2011 (Disney Channel Israel)
- November 1, 2011 (Disney XD Germany)
- December 4, 2011 (Disney XD Spain)
- December 13, 2011 (Disney Channel Asia)
- December 13, 2011 (Disney Channel Scandinavia)
- December 17, 2011 (Disney Channel Portugal)
Errors[]
- When Perry pulls the cord from the inflatable Perry, it doesn't deflate even if it has a hole.
- Before Phineas and Ferb get their delivery, Doofenshmirtz's truck disappears, but in the next scene it is back.
- When Linda checks on Phineas, Ferb, and Candace, a small part of her right hand is missing.
- When Doofenshmirtz hits the lid, it bounces off a sign. When the lid disconnects the GPS cable, which is connected to the laptop, the plug is a little bit damaged. However, when Perry comes and fixes the GPS cable, it's connected to the plug.
- When Perry hits Doofenshmirtz, he shifts to the right seat, and he isn't attached by his seat-belt anymore. Also, his hat disappears.
- When Candace falls down the stairs, there isn't anyone next to the customer that asks Candace for his pies. When Candace is lifted up to the diner, there is someone next to him.
- As Candace is about to walk while sleeping, the window is colored black instead of being transparent.
- When Candace goes up to grab Phineas and Ferb from the diner and comes back down before Linda checks on them, there is no ladder. Then, when Candace tells Linda to go look, the ladder is there.
- Doofenshmirtz gets burn marks on his lab coat and his body, but during the ending scene there are no burn marks.
Continuity[]
- Decoy Perry the Platypus appears again ("Backyard Aquarium").
Allusions[]
- "Convoy" - The culture of truck drivers and CB radio was a popular icon in pop culture in the mid-1970s, perhaps most popularized by the 1975 novelty single by "C.W. McCall".
- "Teddy Bear" - A song on the 8-track had the lyrics "...and one little orphan boy looked up at me with tears in his eyes said, 'Mr. trucker man, you done saved Christmas'". This is similar in style to the 1976 Red Sovine song in which a trucker, via CB radio, befriends a paraplegic boy whose trucker father had recently died.
- Mack Trucks - Dr. Doofenshmirtz comments on how the hood ornament on his truck is a little dog. A bulldog is the hood ornament for most Mack trucks.
- Rabbit Hood - The scene, right down to the musical sting that plays when Candace looks down at herself in an apron and yells, "Oh, what am I doing!?", is reminiscent of the exact moment the Sheriff of Nottingham realizes that Bugs Bunny duped him. In both cases, it takes quite a while before the victim of the joke catches on.
- Raiders of the Lost Ark - The scene where Perry climbs on the roof of Doofenshmirtz's truck and then swings down and kicks him, punches him in the shoulder, and then throws him through the windshield is almost exactly like the events of the truck chase scene in the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. A sound-alike version of the "Raiders' March" is heard in the background.
Trivia[]
- This episode indicates that Candace has "Sleep Busted" before.
- Candace mentions that the trip took seven days, which is the most days accounted for in any single episode.
- It is revealed that the ingredient for Dr. Doofenshmirtz's invention's self-destruct feature is "Boom-Juice".
- The fourth wall is broken eight times by seven people:
- By Perry, who looks at the screen when Doofenshmirtz turns off the sound to the "early warning explosion button".
- By Lawrence, who looks directly at the screen when he says "woohoo!".
- By Ferb, who looks at the screen during "Little Bit of Home on the Road", after he sees the cat in the pot.
- By Phineas and Ferb, who, in a quick moment, look at the screen after showing out the real and fake butter and but-r.
- By Ferb again, who looks at the screen a second time during "Little Bit of Home on the Road" after he pulls the salt shaker out of the "fancy spice" can.
- By the guy who asks for pie, who looks at the screen when he says "I still never got my pie".
- By Candace and Linda simultaneously, who look at the screen after Lawrence abandons the wheel.
- By Doofenshmirtz, who is talking to the audience at the end, and looks directly at the screen when he says "flaming cactus".
- This is the regular-length episode with the most fourth wall breaks in the series, with a total of eight.
- Perry is interrupted again while on vacation ("Put That Putter Away", "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!").
- This is the second time Doofenshmirtz talks to Lawrence ("Finding Mary McGuffin").
- Candace pours beverages with her left hand and writes with her right hand. These acts indicate that she is ambidextrous.
- This is the tenth time Ferb does not talk.
- This is the second time jukeboxes are involved in some way ("Make Play").
- The crows return, as does the corn ("Wizard of Odd").
- The man who breaks his teeth in "Yodel Odel Obey Me" appears again ("Bubble Boys").
- This is the second time Perry gets annoyed of Candace's babble ("Oh, There You Are, Perry").
- This is the second time Perry is sitting in a vehicle that Doofenshmirtz is driving ("Unfair Science Fair").
- This is the second time Doofenshmirtz's pants are burned ("Moon Farm").
- This is the second time the Flynn-Fletcher family takes a trip ("Phineas and Ferb Hawaiian Vacation").
- This is the second time Phineas and Ferb open a restaurant ("Chez Platypus") and fifth time they charge money for their big idea ("Rollercoaster", "Chez Platypus", "The Lemonade Stand", "Rollercoaster: The Musical!").
- Doofenshmirtz is mistaken for a pharmacist again ("Run Away Runway", "The Ballad of Badbeard", Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension, "Brain Drain", "Skiddley Whiffers").
- This is the first Phineas and Ferb episode to end without the Disney Channel Original logo.
Cast[]
- Main article: Credits
- Vincent Martella as Phineas
- Ashley Tisdale as Candace
- Thomas Sangster as Ferb
- Caroline Rhea as Mom
- Richard O'Brien as Dad
- Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz
- Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram
- Dee Bradley Baker as Perry
- Bobby Gaylor as Buford ♦
- Alyson Stoner as Isabella ♦
- Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet ♦
- Kelly Hu as Stacy ♦
- Jennifer Hughes as Farmer's Wife
- Corey Burton as Farmer
- Additional Voices: Dan Povenmire, Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bennett, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, J.G. Orrantia, John Viener, Kelly Hu, Tony Anselmo, Vincent Martella
- ♦ designates a character that did not appear in this episode
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