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"Ferb and I are constructing a Stratospheric Ionizer to make a happy birthday message appear in the upper atmosphere."
Phineas[src]

The Stratospheric Ionizer is a transmitter built by the gang to send a birthday message to a cosmonaut friend of Phineas and Ferb's.

History[]

Phineas and Ferb tell Buford, Baljeet, and Isabella about their plan to wish a happy birthday to cosmonaut Sergei Kushnarov, who is orbiting Earth in search of wormholes. To achieve their goal, the boys are constructing an ionizer to send a message in the atmosphere, aligning with the International Space Station's trajectory. In outer space, Sergei awaits the brothers' gift for him whilst enjoying his party.

As the project gets underway, Candace notices that her mom only needs to turn around in order to catch the kids in the act. To alert a headphone-wearing Linda, a convalescing Candace tries to call her mother and have Stacy grab her attention, both to no avail. At her wit's end, she gets the idea to combine a recorder doll with a helicopter toy to get Linda to see the boys' creation.

Meanwhile, Sergei and his fellow astronauts proceed with the festivities, but not without him pondering about the wait for the boys' surprise. In the backyard, the kids prepare to sing "Happy Birthday", but a short-circuited doll hits the microphone, causing Candace's message to be shown in the sky. This leads the cosmonauts to find a wormhole in the process of dodging an asteroid, which sweeps away the ionizer ("Mommy Can You Hear Me?").

Design[]

The Stratospheric Ionizer is an antenna structure consisting of a grey truncated cone base with a dark grey circular bottom; a light grey cylindrical post, and a grey parabolic reflector on top.

Mechanics[]

The Stratospheric Ionizer is based on wave physics, with its principal function being to convert mechanical waves into electromagnetic radiation. The sender is able to state their desired message using a microphone connected to the device, which picks up the sound, transforming it into radio waves. Once this is done, the product is transmitted to the upper layers of the atmosphere for the recipient to see.

Background Information[]

  • The Stratospheric Ionizer's name alludes to its scale and functionality, respectively. "Stratospheric" refers to stratosphere, the second layer of Earth's atmosphere, and "Ionizer" is a nod to the process of ionized-air glow, in which there is the emission of blueish light by energized air.
  • Prior to using the machine, the kids do a power test in it to check if it is charged properly.
  • Following his discovery of a wormhole, Sergei's voicemail recording transcribes as "Hello, I'm unavailable because I'm hurtling through time, and evolving past our human limitations". This is a reference to the limitless theoretical possibilities of wormholes, currently beyond the human understanding.
  • In the far future, an alien Ferb does get to wish a happy birthday to an old Sergei. According to the on-screen captions, this occurs somewhere beyond Jupiter and time, likely transcending the spacetime continuum.

Appearances[]

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Season 1
Coolest Coaster Ever | Backyard Beach | Phineas and the Ferb-Tones | 42
The Curse of the Princess Monster | Thumb Wrestling Arena | Remodelling Mount Rushmore | Brobots
Chamber of Invisibility | Microscopic Zoo | Robot Bean & Tea Leaf | Summer All The Time Collection
Cattle Drive | S'Winter | Big Top Cirque | Mummy | Secret Spy Adventure | Perry the Inaction Figure | Bigfoot
Candace Crusher | Shrinking Submarine | Time Machine | Tree House Robots | Grandpa's Dinghy | Chariot Race
Giant Ferris Wheel | Backyard Water Slide | Summer Roller Re-Match | Totally Sick Waterslide of Doom
Conk | Beach Submarine | Medieval Tournament | Escalator to the Moon | World's Largest Bowling Ball
F-Games | Kermillian's Comet | Miniature golf | Teleportation Device | Holy Mackerel | Mariachi tree
Haunted House | Platypus monster | Unpainted Desert | Phineas & Ferb Studios | Team Improbable
Rainbow-inator | Shooting Star Milkshake Bar | Flying Car of the Future, Today | Portal to Mars
Season 2
Nosebud | Animal Translator | Aglet Awareness | Growth elixir | Goldie's Aqueous Extravaganza
Gelatin monster | Big Ben Water Slide | Big and Obvious Ride | Chez Platypus | Platy-posterior | Jump N' Duck
Baseball Launcher | Cute-Tracker | Phineas and Ferb's backyard fort | Paper Pelican | Let's Take a Quiz
Phintastic Ferbulous Car Wash | Platy-Attracker 3000 | Tree Shelter | Shrinking Machine | Boat of Romance
The Baljeatles | X-Ray Glasses | Backyard Spa | Bubble Machine | Shlocko | Ha-Ha-Hut | Mix N' Mingler
Patch Chart | Contraption | Photo-transporter | Ferbalistic Groovatron 9000 | Phineas' Anti-Romance Rocket
Molecular Scrambler | Wedding of Bob and Tiana | Floating Pep Squad Mobile | Niagara Falls replica
Anti-Gravity Fun Launcher | Unification Day Parade | Kiddie Rides | Spinning Tops of Doom
Frozen Yogurt Machine | Robot Bull | Phineas and Ferb's Super Skate Course of Doom | The Beak
Pioneer Town | P&F Lemonade | Aqua Primates | Giant Jump-Roping Robot | Sun-Beater 3000
Holo-Projection Device | Spin Washing | Self-Balancing Monster Unicycle | Giant Maze
Max Modem and the Mainframes | All Terrain Vehicle | World's Tallest Building | Molecular Separator
Sick Day Video Game Backup System | Coolest Coaster Ever | Giant Jukebox
Season 3
Biosphere | Rover | Super Shoes | Balloon Race | Robotic Shark | Moon Farm | Super Computer | Funhouse
Best Phone Ever | Magic Carpet | Hair Style Machines | Bounce House | Worksite Slide | Spring Suction Cup
Stratospheric Ionizer | No Stop Truck Stop | Tour de Ferb | Giant Skiddley Whiffers | Football X-7
Giant Darts | The Tower | Spuds-a-lot | Ferb Latin | 12th Annual Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas
Giant Terracotta Warrior | Excaliferb | Mind Machine | Antius Maximus | Cheesetopia | Perrytronic 3000
Totally Tools Sponsor | Positive Reinforcement Machine | Anti-Gravity Maximus | Ninja Outfits
Warp Trebuchet | Giant Pillow Fight | One-Track Amusement Park | Super Sprinkler | Mom Attractor
Brain Booster | S'Fall | Flying Saucer | Jetpack Volleyball | Mind Flip | State-of-the-Matter Transfer Device
Nanobot Programmer | Highly Unconventional Vehicle | Giant Spring | Squirrel Camp | Blackout Invention
Season 4
Hockey Z-9 | New Year's Ball | Sorbet Machine | Giant Tire Swing | Dental Hygienosphere
Nedlington Nymph | Rutabaga Vehicles | Infinite Probability Generator | Mind Share device
Backyard Hodge Podge | Wading Pool | World's Largest Drop of Water | Dog Sensomatic Helmet
Gordian Knot replica | Rock Climbing Wall | Chupa-Copter | P.H.L.A.S.E.R.
Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Obstacle Course | Pyramid Sports | Bubble Washers | Foam Town
Scrapbook-aganza | Sky Tennis | Ultimate Batting Challenge | Ferb-o-graphic technology
Fletcher Family Flying Circus | Wind Amplification Device | Giant Fireside Girl Puppet | Picnicland
World's Largest Art Piece | Scent Diffuser | Galaxy 5000 | Rubberization Ray | Summer Sports
Dinner Date | Everything Ride | The Buford Van Stomm Time Catapult
Others
Platypult | Remote Control | Murphy's Law Suit | Giant Robotic Clown | Carbonator | Idea-Mashup Machine
Ninja Gloves | Anti-Gravity Ray | Digital Hacker | O.W.C.A. agent beacons
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