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* SarcasmBlind: Phineas asks Candace, "Well, you know how we build something every day?", and Candace, acting surprised and shocked says, "No!" Phineas, taking her literally, explains how they make something every day.
-->'''Candace''': I'm aware of the concept, Phineas. I was just being sarcastic.\\
'''Phineas''': Really? Wow, that was pretty good! I totally fell for it. Ferb, I totally fell for--\\
'''Candace''': Anyway...
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* BinocularShot: Candace looks through her binoculars to spy on her brothers, unaware that they are right in front of her.
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* MondegreenGag: When Candace suggests her brothers build a "mom attractor", Phineas at first thinks she said "mama tractor".
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-->'''Doofenshmirtz''': What is this? Some sort of weird, gorilla, cha-cha-gram? ''¡Hola!'' ''(Perry puts on his hat)'' ''¡Ay, caramba! PERRY'' THE CHA-CHA-GRAM!?!? I mean, "Platypus", obviously you're Perry the Platypus.

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-->'''Doofenshmirtz''': What is this? Some sort of weird, Latin gorilla, cha-cha-gram? ''¡Hola!'' ''(Perry puts on his hat)'' ''¡Ay, caramba! PERRY'' THE CHA-CHA-GRAM!?!? I mean, "Platypus", obviously you're Perry the Platypus.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Doofenshmirtz complains that his brother is popular with everyone: "Babies, voters, dogs, cats, guys with shovels, giant squid... you name it!"



* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Doofenshmirtz complains that his brother is popular with everyone: "Babies, voters, dogs, cats, guys with shovels, giant squid... you name it!"
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* SubvertedCatchphrase: When the gorilla enters Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., Doof is naturally confused.
-->'''Doofenshmirtz''': What is this? Some sort of weird, gorilla, cha-cha-gram? ''¡Hola!'' ''(Perry puts on his hat)'' ''¡Ay, caramba! PERRY'' THE CHA-CHA-GRAM!?!? I mean, "Platypus", obviously you're Perry the Platypus.
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* EarWorm: Doof has a song stuck in his head that goes "Gonna mallet, mallet, mallet in the mornin'", but he's not sure where he first heard it.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Among the women drawn by the Baby-Cry-Inator during "We Are the Moms" are some of the writers working on the show. (Aliki Theofilopoulos is the woman at the storyboard, while Joe Orrantia is the man leaning on the wall. Creator/DanPovenmire and Creator/JeffSwampyMarsh are sitting at the table.)

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Among the women drawn by the Baby-Cry-Inator during "We Are the Moms" are some of the writers working on the show. (Aliki Theofilopoulos is the woman at the storyboard, while Joe Orrantia is the man leaning on the wall. Both of them co-wrote the episode. Creator/DanPovenmire and Creator/JeffSwampyMarsh are sitting at the table.)
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Among the women drawn by the Baby-Cry-Inator during "We Are the Moms" are some of the writers working on the show. (Aliki Theofilopoulos is the woman at the storyboard.)

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Among the women drawn by the Baby-Cry-Inator during "We Are the Moms" are some of the writers working on the show. (Aliki Theofilopoulos is the woman at the storyboard.storyboard, while Joe Orrantia is the man leaning on the wall. Creator/DanPovenmire and Creator/JeffSwampyMarsh are sitting at the table.)
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** Doof refers to Roger as his "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbTreeToGetReady goody two-shoes brother]]".
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* StockScream: When all the mothers leave Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., one of them can be heard yelling, "[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension MY WATERMELON!!!]]"

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Among the women drawn by the Baby-Cry-Inator during "We Are the Moms" are some of the writers working on the show. (Aliki Theofilopolous is the woman at the storyboard.)

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Among the women drawn by the Baby-Cry-Inator during "We Are the Moms" are some of the writers working on the show. (Aliki Theofilopolous Theofilopoulos is the woman at the storyboard.)


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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Lawrence sings along with the "Quirky Worky Song" while cooking.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Among the women drawn by the Baby-Cry-Inator during "We Are the Moms" are some of the writers working on the show.

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Among the women drawn by the Baby-Cry-Inator during "We Are the Moms" are some of the writers working on the show. (Aliki Theofilopolous is the woman at the storyboard.)
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** Candace mentions the skyscraper from [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbTheDoofSideOfTheMoon "The Doof Side of the Moon"]] and wonders where it went. The scene then cuts to the moon, where the skyscraper is ''still'' stuck to it on the far side.

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** Candace mentions the skyscraper from [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbTheDoofSideOfTheMoon "The Doof Side of the Moon"]] and wonders where it went. The scene then cuts [[AnswerCut cuts]] to the moon, where the skyscraper is ''still'' stuck to it on the far side.
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* AbsenteeActor: None of the other kids appear during this episode.
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* HappyDance: Candace does an "awesome dance" when it looks like the Mom Attractor is working.

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* HappyDance: Candace does an "awesome dance" when it looks like the Mom Attractor is working. It gets a DarkReprise after she fails once again.

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* ContinuityNod: The Mom Attractor uses elements of things that Linda loves in order to attract her. These include [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbDudeWereGettingTheBandBackTogether her Love Handel cassette tapes]], [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbFlopStarz a copy of the album she made as Lindana]], and [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbMeatloafSurprise her hat from when she was crowned Meatloaf Queen at the Danville Meatloaf Festival]].

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The Mom Attractor uses elements of things that Linda loves in order to attract her. These include [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbDudeWereGettingTheBandBackTogether her Love Handel cassette tapes]], [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbFlopStarz a copy of the album she made as Lindana]], and [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbMeatloafSurprise her hat from when she was crowned Meatloaf Queen at the Danville Meatloaf Festival]].
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* HopeSpot: Linda is almost at the Flynn-Fletcher house, then she hears the Baby Cry-inator and runs away.
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* AbsenteeActor: None of the other kids appear during this episode.
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* ThereWasADoor: Perry's hovercraft is in the shop, so Monogram and Carl give him a fruit hat, which attracts a gorilla that will take him where he needs to go. The gorilla bursts through the wall (and later, the floor) when arriving at Doofenshmirtz; Doof gets upset at the gorilla for not using the door.

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* ThereWasADoor: Perry's hovercraft is in the shop, so Monogram and Carl give him a fruit hat, which attracts a gorilla that will take him where he needs to go. The gorilla bursts through the wall (and later, the floor) when arriving at Doofenshmirtz; Doofenshmirtz's building; Doof gets upset at the gorilla for not using the door.
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* ThereWasADoor: Perry's hovercraft is in the shop, so Monogram and Carl give him a fruit hat, which attracts a gorilla that will take him where he needs to go. The gorilla bursts through the wall (and later, the floor) when arriving at Doofenshmirtz; Doof gets upset at the gorilla for not using the door.
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** Candace mentions the skyscraper from [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbTheDoofSideOfTheMoon "The Doof Side of the Moon"]] and wonders where it went. The scene then cuts to the moon, where the skyscraper is ''still'' stuck to it on the far side.
** When Doofenshmirtz explains his scheme, he admits that [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbTheBaljeatles he's already done a scheme involving babies]].
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* FreezeFrameBonus: One of the moms invading D.E.I. is Bridgette Oshinomi.


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* SpannerInTheWorks: The only reason the Mom Attractor becomes ineffective last second (and also self-aware) is because of Doof's Baby Cry-inator, as Phineas puts, "Nothing attracts moms more than the sound of a baby crying."
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* ContinuityNod: The Mom Attractor uses elements of things that Linda loves in order to attract her. These include [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbDudeWereGettingTheBandBackTogether her Love Handel cassette tapes]], [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbFlopStarz a copy of the album she made as Lindana]], and [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbMeatloafSurprise her hat from when she was crowned Meatloaf Queen at the Danville Meatloaf Festival]].


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* LastGraspAtLife: Played for laughs. When the moms of Danville descend on Doofenshmirtz's lab, Doofenshmirtz raises his hand as he gets overwhelmed by the mothers.


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* MissingStepsPlan: Doofenshmirtz's plan doesn't lay out how he's going to take over the Tri-State Area after the people get upset - but he doesn't seem to notice.
--> '''Doofenshmirtz:''' I know it sounds complicated, but I thought this one through. Babies cry, everyone's unhappy... and I somehow take over. ({{Beat}}) It's foolproof!!!
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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Candace uses Doof's "It's working! It is functioning properly" catchphrase.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Among the women drawn by the Baby-Cry-Inator during "We Are the Moms" are some of the writers working on the show.


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* GoneHorriblyWrong: Dr. Doofenshmirtz's plan backfires when the sound of the Baby-Cry-Inator sets off the maternal instincts of every mom in Danville, who swarm his lab looking to comfort the baby.
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' There's too many mommies! ''Do something!''

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* AnimateInanimateObject: The sound of the Baby-Cry-inator causes the Mom Attractor to become self-aware.


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* InstantAIJustAddWater: The sound of the Baby-Cry-inator causes the Mom Attractor to become self-aware.
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* HappyDance: Candace does an "awesome dance" when it looks like the Mom Attractor is working.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Doofenshmirtz complains that his brother is popular with everyone: "Babies, voters, dogs, cats, guys with shovels, giant squid... you name it!"
* PoliticiansKissBabies: Dr. Doofenshmirtz's plot is to discredit his brother, Mayor Roger Doofenshmirtz, by using his Baby-Cry-Inator whenever Roger tries to kiss a baby.
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Candace asks Phineas and Ferb to make a device that attracts Mom to their home so she can finally see what they're doing and bust them. However, her plans are ruined when Doofenshmirtz invents a Baby-Cry-inator to make Roger undesirable as mayor.

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* AnswerCut: "Where did it go? WHERE DOES IT ''ALWAYS'' GO?!" (Cut to the Mom Attractor walking into the sunset cradling the Baby-Cry-inator)
* AnimateInanimateObject: The sound of the Baby-Cry-inator causes the Mom Attractor to become self-aware.
* ADayInTheLimelight: For Candace in the a-plot.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Phineas and Ferb are missing for the second half of the episode after the Mom Attractor becomes self-aware.

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