History Creator / DanPovenmire

** Ferb is based a friend of his and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh with the same name who was very good with tools.

* ApprovalOfGod: He finds the memes comparing Doofensmirtz to Re Destro from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' to be hilarious.

* GutturalGrowler: Uses this for Candace's "wild parsnips" voice and the occasional song, such as "E.V.I.L. B.O.Y.S." (sung by Candace in said voice) and "Chains on Me".

Daniel Kingsley Povenmire (born September 18, 1963) is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actor. Povenmire co-created the [[Creator/DisneyChannel Disney]] animated series ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' and ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' with Creator/JeffSwampyMarsh, in which he also voiced the character Heinz Doofenshmirtz in both series, Candace's parsnips allergy voice, Dakota, Colonel Niblet, and various others, and solely created ''WesternAnimation/HamsterAndGretel''.

Daniel Kingsley Povenmire (born September 18, 1963) is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actor. Povenmire co-created the [[Creator/DisneyChannel Disney]] animated series ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' and ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' with Creator/JeffSwampyMarsh and solely created ''WesternAnimation/HamsterAndGretel'', in which he also voiced the character Heinz Doofenshmirtz in both series, Candace's parsnips allergy voice, Dakota, Colonel Niblet, and various others.

!! Tropes associated with Dan Povenmire's works:

* SignatureStyle: Very stylistic character designs. Projects feel both modern and retro, paying tribute to a lot of old-fashioned entertainment while still having the more sharp humor of present day cartoons. The stories are [[StrictlyFormula strictly formulaic]] but manage to change things up to make it fresh every time. His shows generally lean far on the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism idealistic side of the scale]] and are also part musicals, paying tribute to nearly every song style from multiple generations.

* GutturalGrowler: Uses this for Candace’s “wild parsnips” voice and the occasional song such as E.V.I.L. B.O.Y.S. (sung by Candace in said voice) and Chains on Me.

* OnceAnEpisode: A common staple in his shows.

* StrictlyFormula: His cartoons tend to follow a certain pattern and formula in most episodes. While it is most noticeable in ''Phineas and Ferb'', even ''Milo Murphy's Law'' and ''Hamster & Gretel'' are prone to this with OnceAnEpisode gags.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ''Phineas and Ferb'' was first conceived in 1993, but lack of faith in the project and [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife additional commitments]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons from the]] [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy show's]] [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants creators]] (hoping to get their big break that way), delayed the show for more than 10 years as they pitched it to networks like Creator/FoxKids, Creator/CartoonNetwork, and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, all of whom rejected the pilot. It was then pitched to Creator/DisneyChannel in 2006, and it finally premiered in 2007.

** Melissa's name and physical appearance are based on those of Dan Povenmire's daughter.

* SignatureStyle: Very stylistic character designs. Projects feel both modern and retro, paying tribute to a lot of old-fashioned movies and song styles while still having the more sharp humor of present day cartoons. His shows generally lean far on the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism idealistic side of the scale]] and are also part musicals.

* SignatureStyle: Very stylistic character designs. Projects pay tribute to a lot of old-fashioned movies and song styles while still having the more sharp humor of present day cartoons. His shows generally lean far on the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism idealistic side of the scale]] and are also part musicals.

* ApprovalOfGod: He finds the memes comparing Doofensmirtz to Re Destro from Anime/MyHeroAcademia to be hilarious.

* ApprovalOfGod: He finds the memes comparing Doofensmirtz to Re Destro from MyHeroAcademia to be hilarious.

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Daniel Kingsley Povenmire (born September 18, 1963) is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actor. Povenmire co-created the Disney animated series ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' and ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' with Creator/JeffSwampyMarsh and solely created ''WesternAnimation/HamsterAndGretel'', in which he also voiced the character Heinz Doofenshmirtz in both series, Candace's parsnips allergy voice, Dakota, Colonel Niblet, and various others.

Prior to joining Disney, he had been a writer/director on various Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} series such as ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' and the Fox animated series ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.

* LargeHam: A few characters he voices are prone to being loud and boisterous, in particular Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Phineas and Ferb was first conceived in 1993, but lack of faith in the project and [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife additional commitments]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons from the]] [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy show's ]] [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants creators]] (hoping to get their big break that way), delayed the show for more than 10 years as they pitched it to networks like Creator/FoxKids, Creator/CartoonNetwork, and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, who all rejected the pilot. It was then pitched to Creator/DisneyChannel in 2006 and it finally premiered in 2007.

** Melissa's name and physical appearance is based on Dan Povenmire's daughter.

Prior to joining Disney, he had been a writer on director on various Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} series such as ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' and the Fox animated series ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.

* LargeHam: Several characters he voices are prone to being loud and boisterous, in particular Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Colonel Niblet.

** Ferb is based a friend of his and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh with the same name who was very good with tools.

Daniel Kingsley Povenmire (born September 18, 1963) is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actor. Povenmire co-created the Disney animated series ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' and ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' with Creator/JeffSwampyMarsh and solely created WesternAnimation/HamsterAndGretel, in which he also voiced the character Heinz Doofenshmirtz in both series, Candace's parsnips allergy voice, Dakota, Colonel Niblet, and various others.