History Recap / PhineasAndFerbTheRemainsOfThePlatypus

-->'''Baljeet:''' Sorry!

* FanDisservice: Doofenshmirtz spends nearly the entire episode in his underwear, to the point where Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated's evil jingle is altered to "Doofenshmirtz in his underwear!".

** The title references ''Literature/TheRemainsOfTheDay'', a drama about a butler.

** Perry has written "I fight evil" backwards on his chest so he could remember when he looks in a mirror. Leonard, the main protagonist from ''Film/{{Memento}}'' who had short-term memory loss, used a similar system with tattoos.

* HereWeGoAgain: Just before the Fireside Girls go out to distribute flyers for Cheesetopia, Isabella said they were going to earn their Flyer Delivery badge, to which Adyson said "[[CallBack Again?]]"
-->'''Isabella:''' Is there something you wish to say, Adyson?

* RedHerring: A whole subplot is dedicated to finding Perry's hat, in hopes that it will jog his memory; it doesn't (see NoteToSelf). The musical number about Perry's hat even lampshades this, saying "Is this herring red...?".

** The episode is a nod to the episode "The Betrayal" from ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''.

* RedHerring: A whole subplot is dedicated to finding Perry's hat and giving it to him in order to jog his memory; it doesn't (see WriteBackToTheFuture). The musical number about Perry's hat even lampshades this, saying "Is this herring red...?".

* UpToEleven: Taken literally:
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' Man, you really kick this party up to an 11, man!

* HowWeGotHere: The episode begins with multiple weirdness going on at Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, then the episode goes BackToFront to show why.

* MindControl: Doofenshmirtz's Butler-Inator turns Perry the Platypus into his obedient butler. He's able to snap himself out of it thanks a WriteBackToTheFuture.

-->'''Baljeet:''' Sorry!
* WriteBackToTheFuture: When Carl spills grape juice on Perry, he goes to the bathroom to wipe it off; he then sees a message on his chest reading "I fight evil". It is then revealed that when Doofenshmirtz sent Perry through the Butler-Inator, Perry wrote the message on his chest with a marker just before he went unconscious in order for him to see it in the future.

!!Tropes:

* BackToFront: This episode starts with Perry the Platypus serving as a butler to Dr. Doofenshmirtz (who's in his underwear for some reason), Carl wearing a squirrel costume trapped in a cage, and a midget in a wrestling costume partying with dancers dressed like the British Royal Guard, among other weirdness. It then works its way back to the beginning to show how things lead to this all this craziness.

** The episode is a nod to the episode "The Betrayal" from ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''

** Film/ForrestGump is seen sitting at his trademark bus stop bench.

** The episode is a nod to the episode "The Betrayal" from Seinfeld.

** The episode is a nod to ''Literature/TheRemainsOfTheDay'', a drama about a butler.

* VisualPun: At one point, Buford complains, "All right! Who cut the cheese?!" then the view cuts to Ferb and Baljeet literally cutting cheese.

A "backwards episode" told in reverse order, where a majority of the story makes absolutely no sense.

* BackToFront: Similar to the ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' episode "The Betrayal", this episode is told in reverse order.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Buford's cheese puns, which become a RunningGag.

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** Perry has written "I fight evil" backwards on his chest so he could remember when he looks in a mirror. Leonard, the main protagonist from ''Film/{{Memento}}'' who had short-term memory loss, used a similar system with tattoos.