History BreakingTheFourthWall / PhineasAndFerb

* In "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbTheSecretOfSuccess The Secret of Success]]", Doofenshmirtz makes a joke about pre-emptions. The show cuts to a test pattern, and Doof says "Very funny."
* "How do you like that, Perry the Platypus? Love Händel, in ''my'' flashback."

* When the song in "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbMoonFarm Moon Farm]]" blames Baljeet for forgetting to bring marshmallows, he starts talking back to it, until Phineas says "Baljeet, would you stop arguing with [[MediumAwareness the soundtrack]]?"

* "Agent Doof" ended with everyone except Candace turning into a baby. Candace then hopes that [[SnapBack this doesn't carry onto the next episode.]]

* "Mom! Phineas and Ferb are making a title sequence/Halloween/ Christmas special!"
** "Aunt May! Phineas and Ferb are making a crossover!"

-->'''Linda:''' It sure would be helpful if they could just make the days a little longer.\\

* In "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbSaveSummer Phineas and Ferb Save Summer]]", in reaction to an outburst from Phineas, Buford says "This must be a special episode, he's yelling at his sister again."

* In [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbPrimalPerry Primal Perry]] Doofenshmirtz snarks about the literal cliffhanger.

--> One moment has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9t--xA3VWo reality slowly break down]] as the Super Super Big Doctor's spacecraft exceeds the speed of light. The characters witness themselves being reduced to pencil animations with unfinished backgrounds, then an animatic with temp dialogue, to storyboards, and finally as thumbnails on a wall while the creators are pitching the scene. When things finally return to normal, they stand in StunnedSilence for a few seconds, staring at the audience before agreeing to LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain. Executives were highly against the gag, but it was kept after it proved to be the most beloved joke in test screenings.

** '''Doofenshmirtz:''' Oh, I see, a waterfall. Just in time for commercial. Isn't that convenient. What's that all about, anyway? It's not a clifffaller, it's called a cliffhanger, and here we are, falling, and-watch watch watch, here we go, wait, look, yup yup see? There you go! Fading to black!\\

** One moment has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9t--xA3VWo reality slowly break down]] as the Super Super Big Doctor's spacecraft exceeds the speed of light. The characters witness themselves being reduced to pencil animations with unfinished backgrounds, then an animatic with temp dialogue, to storyboards, and finally as thumbnails on a wall while the creators are pitching the scene. When things finally return to normal, they stand in StunnedSilence for a few seconds, staring at the audience before agreeing to LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain. Executives were highly against the gag, but it was kept after it proved to be the most beloved joke in test screenings.

** Doofenshmirtz: Oh, I see, a waterfall. Just in time for commercial. Isn't that convenient. What's that all about, anyway? It's not a clifffaller, it's called a cliffhanger, and here we are, falling, and-watch watch watch, here we go, wait, look, yup yup see? There you go! Fading to black!

* In the video game episode "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbGamingTheSystem Gaming the System]]", the characters could see their own life bars.

-->'''Meap:''' My word, [[IFellForHours we've been falling for a long time!]]
-->'''Dr. Doofenshmirtz (in [[SuperDeformed chibi form]]):''' Oh, a joke about the commercial break. That's how I want to spend my last few seconds."

** "Us Against The Universe" takes a moment to thank the folks who worked on the animation.

[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb The show]] tends to [[BreakingTheFourthWall break the fourth wall]] a lot:

'''Major Monogram:''' What did I tell you about breaking the Fourth Wall, Carl?

* [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in "Make Play".

* "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbMeaplessInSeattle Meapless in Seattle]]" gives us this gem:

* Another episode ended with everyone except Candace turning into a baby. Candace then hopes that [[SnapBack this doesn't carry onto the next episode.]]

* [[LampshadeHanging Awesomely lampshaded]] in "Make Play".

* This little gem from "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbRollercoasterTheMusical Rollercoaster The Musical]]". The kids who take the poster from the wall (just like in the pilot) are stopped by Buford.

The show tends to [[BreakingTheFourthWall break the fourth wall]] a lot:

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9t--xA3VWo reality slowly break down]] as the Galactic-Travel-inator exceeds the speed of light. The characters witness themselves being reduced to pencil animations with unfinished backgrounds, then an animatic with temp dialogue, to storyboards, and finally as thumbnails on a wall while the creators are pitching the scene. When things finally return to normal, they stand in StunnedSilence for a few seconds, staring at the audience before agreeing to LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain. Executives were highly against the gag, but it was kept after it proved to be the most beloved joke in test screenings.

'''Buford:''' It is on this channel.

* In-universe example: In the video game episode, the characters could see their own life bars.
* When the episode's song blames Baljeet for forgetting to bring marshmallows, he starts talking back to it, until Phineas says "Baljeet, would you stop arguing with [[MediumAwareness the soundtrack]]?"
* When they're building a giant robot dog, Baljeet says, "Like when you made that title sequence."

* "Meapless in Seattle" gives us this gem:

* In the "Musical Cliptastic Countdown", Major Monogram and Doofenshmirtz do this occasionally to the viewer at home (they voted, after all), but the rest of the episode is either showing the clips or advancing the unique plot of that episode.

* Doofenshmirtz is hungover in "Crack That Whip" and starts to explain his latest plot:

* Phineas addresses the audience in "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbSummerBelongsToYou Summer Belongs to You]]" with the line "No matter where we go, Ferb knows everyone!"
* In "Wizard of Odd", Phineas actually ''lifts the screen like a curtain'' and talks to the audience from behind it.
* In "Swiss Family Phineas" Candace is surprised to find Ferb giving a monkey a shower. Ferb says it [[ThemeSong had to be done]].

* This little gem from the MusicalEpisode. The kids who take the poster from the wall (just like in the pilot) are stopped by Buford.

* In "Canderemy", the boys built a giant robot dog, like in the title sequence. This is immediately lampshaded by Baljeet and Buford.

* When comparing the situation with Vanessa to a cheesy sitcom in "A Real Boy", both Perry and Doof stare ''directly into the camera''.
* In "The Secret of Success", Doofenshmirtz makes a joke about pre-emptions. The show cuts to a test pattern, and Doof says "Very funny."

* Happens in "My Fair Goalie".

* In "Where's Perry? Part 1," when disappointed Perry isn't coming with them on the plane ride:

* In "Phineas and Ferb Save Summer", in reaction to an outburst from Phineas, Buford says "This must be a special episode, he's yelling at his sister again."
* In "Night of the Living Pharmacist", Doofenshmirtz twice declares that he's done a "CallBack to something I didn't even see!"
* In "The Inator Method", when the planets are getting ready for their race around the sun, which also counts as UranusIsShowing by hinting at what the normal pronunciation of "Uranus" sounds like:

* In "The Inator Method", when the planets are getting ready for their race around the sun, which also counts as GettingCrapPastTheRadar by hinting at what the normal pronunciation of "Uranus" sounds like:

* {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d near the beginning of ''Make Play'': "What did I tell you about breaking the fourth wall, Carl?"

* "Moon Farm": "Baljeet, would you stop arguing with the soundtrack?"
* "Meapless in Seattle": Before a commercial break, Doofenshmirtz and Meap are seen falling. Once the break is over:
--> '''Meap:''' We've been falling for a really long time!\\
'''Doofenshmirtz:''' Great. A joke about the commercial break. Yeah, that's really how I want to spend my last few seconds...

* In "Agent Doof", when everyone gets turned into babies except Candace, Candace says it had "better wear off by the next episode."

---> '''Meap:''' We've been falling for a really long time!
---> '''Doofenschmirtz:''' Great. A joke about the commercial break. Yeah, that's really how I want to spend my last few seconds...

---> '''Phineas:''' ''(gesturing to Ferb wearing five neck pillows)'' And he would have loved this visual gag, too.

--->'''Buford:''' [[GeniusBonus Ouranos]], check.\\

* In the video game episode, the characters could see their own life bars.

-->'''Dr. Doofenshmirtz (in [[SuperDeformed chibi form]]):''' Yeah, it's been almost the whole commercial break.