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[[caption-width-right:350:Even a mild mannered nerd can be badass when singing.]]
When Baljeet signs up for a class called "Summer Rocks" and finds out it's for musically-talented kids, Phineas and Ferb help him discover his rock and roll side. Meanwhile, Candace is worried Jeremy won't think of a cool nickname for her, and Doofenshmirtz tries to get babies to obey him with his Bum-Bum-inator.

!! Tropes:
* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: Phineas, Ferb, Buford, and Baljeet all arrive in a long limousine that is powered by bicycle.
* AnswerCut: While hearing Baljeet's screaming, Candace asks "Where is that coming from?"; the scene immediately cuts to Phineas and Ferb arriving at Baljeet's house.
* BandEpisode: Phineas, Ferb, Buford, and Baljeet form a band for the Summer Rocks concert.
* BerserkButton: Baljeet EXPLODES when Coltrane tell him that Summer Rocks has no grades and to just have fun, due to Baljeet realizing that his fears of failing the class were in vain.
-->'''Baljeet:''' I do not believe this! I wasted all this time in a class without grades? Aohhhhh! If only there were some other kind of outlet for me to express these feelings to my like-minded peer group!
-->''[Baljeet notices his band playing on stage]''
--> ...Pardon me! I want to try something!
* BrickJoke: Candace suggests she has a fake mustache to give Stacy. Later, we see Jeremy asking Coltrane what it means when someone leaves a fake mustache at their house.
* ConcertEpisode: Phineas, Ferb, Buford, and Baljeet performing at the Summer Rocks Graduation Concert.
* CannotTellAJoke: Doofenshmirtz tries to tell a pun regarding his Bum-Bum-inator and his heart rate detector that he wears on his arm, but he flubs the punchline.[[note]]Which is "wearing my heart on my sleeve."[[/note]]
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' You might say I'm wearing my sleeve on my... I- I mean my heart is wearing, uh... Never mind, whatever, you get it!
* CatchphraseInterruptus: Doofenshmirtz, in a ContinuityNod to "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together!":
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' Curse you, Perry the - wait, is that The Baljeatles?
* ChildSoldiers: Discussed and PlayedForLaughs. Doofenshmirtz learns that a baby is soothed by a mother's heartbeat, so he plans to use his latest invention to broadcast his own heartbeat all over the Tri-State Area, hoping to trick all the babies within the vicinity to follow his bidding, creating an army of babies. He reasons that no one will fight back against him because any reasonable person WouldntHurtAChild.
* CharacterDevelopment: This is the episode when Baljeet has the most character development. Heck, it's the first time viewers get to see Baljeet so PISSED. Even in his badass song's lyrics [[TheDogBitesBack "I ain't gonna waste my summer taking beatings from my drummer"]] (which means he won't allow Buford to harass him anymore), he kept true to his word in later episodes and seasons. Baljeet's character arc is clearly one of the reasons why this is considered one of the best episodes ever by many fans.
* ADayInTheLimelight: For Baljeet.
* TheDiaperChange: Exploited. After being caught by the Nanny-inator and having a diaper worn on him, Perry uses a nearby bottle to wet his diaper so that the Nanny-inator comes at him, allowing Perry to escape by climbing onto the Nanny-inator's arms.
* {{Dissimile}}: Phineas asks Baljeet if everything is okay, and Baljeet responds, "If by okay, you mean that my life is a meaningless, black cauldron of swirling failure... then yes, everything is groovy."
-->'''Phineas''': [[LampshadeHanging That's not at]] ''[[LampshadeHanging all]]'' [[LampshadeHanging what I meant by okay.]]
* {{Fembot}}: The Nanny-inator.
* HeartbeatSoundtrack: Phineas hears the Bum-Bum-inator's heartbeat and mistakes it for a drumbeat by Buford, prompting him to match the beat. When the heartbeat speeds up, the music speeds up as well.
* InelegantBlubbering: Baljeet's "Fail Wail" is Played for Laughs despite the fact that Phineas, Ferb, and Candace were annoyed by it.
-->'''Baljeet:''' That was not my guitar. That was me. I call it the Fail Wail. ''[bawls melodramatically]''
-->'''Phineas''' Baljeet, Baljeet! Whoa! HEY! ''[Baljeet stops wailing]'' Thank you.
* InkSuitActor: Coltrane reappears, but this time is redesigned to resemble his voice actor, Creator/CorbinBleu.
* LeFilmArtistique: The first part of Perry's briefing is done in the style of an art film. Apparently, Carl's been taking some film courses.
* LyricalDissonance: "Gimme a Grade" is a PunkRock song where Baljeet ''praises'' rules and authority and expresses his desire to be a conformist.
* MindScrew: Ferb is seen twice in a row, once driving the limo and opening it, and again stepping out of it. As the limo pulls away, Ferb looks to the side where the driver Ferb is as if he's bewildered at what just happened.
* TheNicknamer: Jeremy is revealed to be one of these, coming up with a nickname for everyone ''except'' Candace, much to her dismay.
* NoYouHangUpFirst: Candace tries doing one of these with Jeremy, but once she says, "No, you hang up the phone", Jeremy hangs up.
* OffScreenTeleportation: Ferb acts as the driver of the limo, the valet, and one of the band members. He lampshades this by shrugging his shoulders.
* RuleAbidingRebel: This sums up Baljeet's song "Gimme a Grade". The boys' outfits for the concert and the song's genre screams rock n' roll all the way, But the lyrics ''praises'' authority, conformity, and school grades.
* RockersSmashGuitars: Subverted. At the very end of "Gimme a Grade", Baljeet holds his guitar up, appearing to smash it; the camera then pulls back as he gently puts it back in its case.
* ShoutOut:
** The episode's title and the titular band is, of course, an allusion to Music/TheBeatles. The Baljeatles' song is more punk and metal inspired, though.
** In "Gimme a Grade", Baljeet sings "I have got something to say!", a reference to "Rock of Ages" by Music/DefLeppard.
** Candace rants about how couples give pet names to each other, like baby, honey, or [[WesternAnimation/{{Pete}} Peg-Leg Pete]].
* SubvertedCatchphrase:
** When Phineas and Ferb hear the loud screaming, which turns out to be Baljeet, Phineas angrily says, "C'mon, Ferb. I know what we're NOT gonna do today. We're ''not'' gonna find out what we ''are'' gonna do today if we keep hearing that strange noise."
** "Hey! Seems like the 'Fail Wail' scared Perry off!"
* SureLetsGoWithThat: When Phineas mistakes Doofenshmirtz's heartbeat for a drum beat:
-->'''Phineas:''' Cool beat, Buford!\\
'''Buford:''' Uh... thanks?
* TeachHimAnger: PlayedForLaughs when Coltrane tells Baljeet that Summer Rocks was just for fun and not an actual academic class, which drives him into such a rage that he performs a badass rock number about how cheated he feels that he made all that effort and won't even get a grade to show for it. ''That's'' ironically what it takes.
* TookALevelInBadass: Baljeet LOSES it when he's told to just have fun at Summer Rocks and sings "Gimme a Grade" during the concert as a response.