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* EvilMakesYouMonstrous: When his Backstory-inator turns him more evil, Doofenshmirtz [[GrowingMusclesSequence transforms into a hulking monster]], suffering ClothingDamage in the process, and grows ScaryTeeth.
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* TransformationSequence: When his Backstory-inator turns him more evil, Doofenshmirtz [[GrowingMusclesSequence transforms into a hulking monster]], suffering ClothingDamage in the process, and grows ScaryTeeth.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Doofenshmirtz throws one when Perry reverses the Backstory-inator moments before it's destroyed and the former returns to normal.
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* BigNo: Doofenshmirtz gives this when Perry shows pictures of the two together which reverses the Backstory-inator's effects and returns him to normal.
* BigNo: Doofenshmirtz gives this when Perry shows pictures of the two together which reverses the Backstory-inator's effects and returns him to normal.
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* BeTheBall: Young Doof was once used as the ball for a carnival's dunking booth.
* BehavioralConditioning: Doof's father briefly appears to say, ''"[[GratuitousGerman Bewegen Sie nicht!]]"''[[note]]Don't move![[/note]] and Doof immediately stands erect like a lawn gnome.
* BigNo: Doofenshmirtz
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* ClipShow: Third one. This one focuses on Doof's many different backstories, and the clip show format has an impact to his latest plan.
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* BrickJoke: During one of his many flashbacks, Doof briefly mentions he was raised by ocelots for a while. Later, his EvilGloating is interrupted by an ocelot attacking him out of nowhere.
-->'''Norm:''' Oh, there's Mama Ocelot!
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' Ironically, she's still more nurturing than my own mother.
* BrownBagMask: After Doofenshmirtz chickens out of going off the high dive as a kid, the next scene shows his parents each wearing one of these out of shame.
* TheBully: Boris has been this to Doofenshmirtz his whole life, appearing in increasingly unlikely places to kick sand in his face. Ironically, the only place he doesn't kick sand at him is at the beach, which makes Doof so [[ParanoiaGambit paranoid]] that he can't enjoy his time there.
* ClipShow: Third one. This one focuses on Doof's many differentbackstories, backstories.
* ComedicSpanking: As the game show's first special guest, Norm brings out the doctor who delivered baby Doofenshmirtz. The doctor promptly grabs Doof by the ankle, dangles him upside down, and spanks him once on theclip show format has an impact butt to his latest plan.make sure he's breathing just like he did when he delivered him.
-->'''Dr. Shlussel:''' He is breathing!
** His mother does the same to him, however, unlike the doctor, she spanks him several times and appears to do it out of a desire to abuse him.
* CompanionCube: Doofenshmirtz's best (and only) friend growing up, Balloony.
-->'''Norm:''' Oh, there's Mama Ocelot!
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' Ironically, she's still more nurturing than my own mother.
* BrownBagMask: After Doofenshmirtz chickens out of going off the high dive as a kid, the next scene shows his parents each wearing one of these out of shame.
* TheBully: Boris has been this to Doofenshmirtz his whole life, appearing in increasingly unlikely places to kick sand in his face. Ironically, the only place he doesn't kick sand at him is at the beach, which makes Doof so [[ParanoiaGambit paranoid]] that he can't enjoy his time there.
* ClipShow: Third one. This one focuses on Doof's many different
* ComedicSpanking: As the game show's first special guest, Norm brings out the doctor who delivered baby Doofenshmirtz. The doctor promptly grabs Doof by the ankle, dangles him upside down, and spanks him once on the
-->'''Dr. Shlussel:''' He is breathing!
** His mother does the same to him, however, unlike the doctor, she spanks him several times and appears to do it out of a desire to abuse him.
* CompanionCube: Doofenshmirtz's best (and only) friend growing up, Balloony.
* CrackDefeat: Doof's very first Inator lost to another kid at the Science Fair who made a baking soda volcano. The same thing happens the next year, and then again at a completely unrelated poetry contest.
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* CreatureOfHabit: Doof's father briefly appears to say, ''"[[GratuitousGerman Bewegen Sie nicht!]]"''[[note]]Don't move![[/note]] and Doof immediately stands erect like a lawn gnome.
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* CreatureOfHabit: Doof's father briefly appears DaddyDidntShow: Parodied in that ''neither'' of Doofenshmirtz's parents showed up to say, ''"[[GratuitousGerman Bewegen Sie nicht!]]"''[[note]]Don't move![[/note]] and Doof immediately stands erect like a lawn gnome.his birth.
* FailureMontage: Two in this episode:
** A montage of Doof's failed dating life, set to "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbChezPlatypus Happy Evil Love Song]]".
** And another of all his failed "inators".
** A montage of Doof's failed dating life, set to "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbChezPlatypus Happy Evil Love Song]]".
** And another of all his failed "inators".
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* FrivolousLawsuit: When the lawn gnome ends up stuck on Vanna's shoe, she leaves limping telling Doof, "I'm sending you a bill for the shoes. My boyfriend's a lawyer."
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* FriendlyEnemy: Perry and Doofenshmirtz are such good frenemies that it's their friendship that actually reverses the effects that the Backstory-inator had on Doofenshmirtz.
* FrivolousLawsuit: When Vanna gets stabbed in thelawn gnome ends up stuck on Vanna's shoe, shoe by the gnome's pointed hat, she leaves limping telling and tells Doof, "I'm sending you a bill for the shoes. My boyfriend's a lawyer."
* FrivolousLawsuit: When Vanna gets stabbed in the
* GameShowAppearance: Doofenshmirtz is a contestant on the titular "This Is Your Backstory" show, put on by his own robot, [[GameShowHost Norm]].
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* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Doof exploits this to give the Backstoryinator enough juice to make him more evil.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: A montage of Doof's failed dating life, set to "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbChezPlatypus Happy Evil Love Song]]".
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: A montage of Doof's failed dating life, set to "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbChezPlatypus Happy Evil Love Song]]".
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* GoofyPrintUnderwear: While being [[ItMakesSenseInContext spanked by Dr. Shlussel]], Doofenshmirtz's pants sag and show his bright green and purple polka dot boxers.
* HighDiveHijinks: Jumping off the high-dive is a RiteOfPassage in Drusselstein, which Doofenshmirtz fails of course.
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood:Doof From forcing him to be a garden gnome to blatantly [[ParentalFavoritism favoring his brother over him]] and even, absurdly, not showing up for his birth, it's clear that Doofenshmirtz's parents cared very little for him. He exploits this to give the Backstoryinator enough juice to make him more evil.
*LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: A montage InstantHumiliationJustAddYoutube: Doofenshmirtz's incredibly embarrassing viral video of Doof's failed dating life, set him roller skating in his underwear and falling headfirst into a toilet is shown again in this episode.
* MentalPictureProjector: The "This Is Your Backstory" game works by using memory extraction technology to"[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbChezPlatypus Happy Evil Love Song]]".project Doofenshmirtz's memories onto a giant screen for everyone to watch.
* HighDiveHijinks: Jumping off the high-dive is a RiteOfPassage in Drusselstein, which Doofenshmirtz fails of course.
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* MentalPictureProjector: The "This Is Your Backstory" game works by using memory extraction technology to
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-->'''Doof:''' Curse you, Perry the Platypus... and by "Curse you", I mean "Thank you"! (...) Remember two seconds ago when you foiled my latest plan? ''I do!''
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* OnePersonBirthdayParty: One of Doofenshmirtz's depressing childhood memories is throwing himself his own surprise birthday party at a SuckECheeses and being the only one who attends. To top it all off, the restaurant [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown takes his cake back]] because they have a two person minimum rule.
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* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: When Doof is transformed into a monster, his voice becomes deeper. See VoiceOfTheLegion below.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: When Doof becomes hulked out thanks to all the backstories viewed, Perry shows pictures of the two together, causing Doof to have good backstories of the times the two spending time with each other, which returns him to his original self.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: When Doof becomes hulked out thanks to all the backstories viewed, Perry shows pictures of the two together, causing Doof to have good backstories of the times the two spending time with each other, which returns him to his original self.
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* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: When Doof is transformed into a monster, his voice becomes deeper. See VoiceOfTheLegion below.
deeper.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: When Doof becomes hulked out thanks toall the backstories viewed, Backstory-inator, Perry shows pictures of the two of them together, causing Doof him to have experience good backstories of the times the two spending time they spent with each other, which returns him other and return to his original self.normal self.
* RaisedByWolves: At one point in his childhood, Doofenshmirtz was raised by ocelots when his parents disowned him.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: When Doof becomes hulked out thanks to
* RaisedByWolves: At one point in his childhood, Doofenshmirtz was raised by ocelots when his parents disowned him.
* RidiculousRepossession: When Doofenshmirtz was a child, his family ran into hard times and experienced the difficult repossession...of their garden gnome.
* SadisticGameShow: The whole point of the "This Is Your Backstory" game show is to make Doofenshmirtz relive his most painful, humiliating, and miserable memories in order to fuel his Backstory-inator that will make him more evil.
* SadisticGameShow: The whole point of the "This Is Your Backstory" game show is to make Doofenshmirtz relive his most painful, humiliating, and miserable memories in order to fuel his Backstory-inator that will make him more evil.
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* ShoutOut: The Gnome-O-Meter is based on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' game "Cliff Hangers." Also the model is named [[Series/WheelOfFortune Vanna]].
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** The Gnome-O-Meter is based on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' game "Cliff Hangers." Also the model "
** Norm's LovelyAssistant is named[[Series/WheelOfFortune Vanna]].Vanna, just like on ''[[Series/WheelOfFortune Wheel of Fortune]]''.
** The Gnome-O-Meter is based on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' game "Cliff Hangers.
** Norm's LovelyAssistant is named
* ThingOMatic: The Backstory-inator
** We also see a flashback to Doof's very first invention, named simply "Inator".
* TransformationSequence: When his Backstory-inator turns him more evil, Doofenshmirtz [[GrowingMusclesSequence transforms into a hulking monster]], suffering ClothingDamage in the process, and grows ScaryTeeth.
** We also see a flashback to Doof's very first invention, named simply "Inator".
* TransformationSequence: When his Backstory-inator turns him more evil, Doofenshmirtz [[GrowingMusclesSequence transforms into a hulking monster]], suffering ClothingDamage in the process, and grows ScaryTeeth.
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* VoiceOfTheLegion: Doofenshmirtz sounds like this when the -inator turns him into a monster. See PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep above.
* WholePlotReference: This episode is a parody of the 1950s documentary series ''This is Your Life'' with Norm taking on the Ralph James role.
* WholePlotReference: This episode is a parody of the 1950s documentary series ''This is Your Life'' with Norm taking on the Ralph James role.
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* VoiceOfTheLegion: VisibleOdor: Doofenshmirtz sounds like this smelled so strongly of pork as a child that it's shown coming off his body in wavy white lines.
* WantedASonInstead: Before Roger was born, Doofenshmirtz parents were expecting a daughter and made a ton of dresses in preparation. However, when they had a son instead, they made Doofenshmirtz wear the-inator turns him into dresses they no longer needed for a monster. See PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep above.
whole year in order to save money.
* WholePlotReference: This episode is a parody of the 1950s documentary series ''This is Your Life'' with Norm taking on the Ralph Jamesrole.role.
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* WantedASonInstead: Before Roger was born, Doofenshmirtz parents were expecting a daughter and made a ton of dresses in preparation. However, when they had a son instead, they made Doofenshmirtz wear the
* WholePlotReference: This episode is a parody of the 1950s documentary series ''This is Your Life'' with Norm taking on the Ralph James
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* VoiceOfTheLegion: See PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep above.
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* VoiceOfTheLegion: Doofenshmirtz sounds like this when the -inator turns him into a monster. See PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep above.
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* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: When Doof is transformed into a monster, his voice becomes deeper.
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* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: When Doof is transformed into a monster, his voice becomes deeper. See VoiceOfTheLegion below.
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* VoiceOfTheLegion: See PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep above.
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* ViewersAreGoldfish: At the beginning of Act II, Doof restates his scheme for the day.
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* RecordNeedleScratch: Heard when Roger interrupts Doof's kickball flashback, because he is surprised that he got Love Händel to play his flashback. (See also: BlatantLies)
