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* Phineas' triangle head is the subject of the occasional comment. Isabella thinks it's [[IncrediblyLamePun very acute]].

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* Phineas' triangle head is the subject of the occasional comment. Isabella thinks it's [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} very acute]].
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* Doofenshmirtz regularly wonders aloud about his strange purposes when they inevitably blow up in his face -- about a dozen mops ("Ready for the Bettys"), a very large bedroom set ("Invasion of the Ferb Snatchers"), five boxes of oyster crackers ("Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror"), and so forth.

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* Doofenshmirtz regularly wonders aloud about his invention’s strange purposes when they inevitably blow up in his face -- about a dozen mops ("Ready for the Bettys"), a very large bedroom set ("Invasion of the Ferb Snatchers"), five boxes of oyster crackers ("Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror"), and so forth.
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* Doofenshmirtz names nearly every machine a "[ insert whatever-it-does here]-inator". In a flashback to his boyhood, the first machine he ever built was simply called "Inator".

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* Doofenshmirtz names nearly every machine a "[ insert "[insert whatever-it-does here]-inator". In a flashback to his boyhood, the first machine he ever built was simply called "Inator".
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-->'''Monogram:'' Where's Perry?

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-->'''Monogram:'' -->'''Monogram:''' Where's Perry?
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* In "Bad Hair Day", Stacy says "Hey, where’s Perry?" and Candace gives her a dumb look. Stacy responds with "What? I’m like the only person who hasn't said it yet." [[note]]This is actually a [[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]], since she had previously said the line in "Put That Putter Away".[[/note]]

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* In "Bad Hair Day", Stacy says "Hey, where’s Perry?" and Candace gives her a dumb look. Stacy responds with "What? I’m like the only person who hasn't said it yet." [[note]]This "[[note]]This is actually a [[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]], since she had previously said the line in "Put That Putter Away".[[/note]]
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-->'''Buford:''' There's nothing I've ever seen that would make me believe that you could pull this off...Except for that time machine thing and oh, and that roller coaster, and other than that, nothing. Oh, and that time you played that song and the platypus came back. Man, nature just bends to your will, doesn't it?

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-->'''Buford:''' There's nothing I've ever seen that would make me believe that you could pull this off... Except for that time machine thing and oh, and that roller coaster, and other than that, nothing. Oh, and that time you played that song and the platypus came back. Man, nature just bends to your will, doesn't it?
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** In the same episode, Candace wonders why there is suddenly an expository poster about hypnotism in her bedroom

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** In the same episode, Candace wonders why there is suddenly an expository poster about hypnotism in her bedroombedroom.
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* In "Bad Hair Day", Stacy says "Hey, where’s Perry?" and Candace gives her a dumb look. Stacy responds with "What? I’m like the only person who hasn't said it yet."

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* In "Bad Hair Day", Stacy says "Hey, where’s Perry?" and Candace gives her a dumb look. Stacy responds with "What? I’m like the only person who hasn't said it yet."" [[note]]This is actually a [[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]], since she had previously said the line in "Put That Putter Away".[[/note]]
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* In one episode, Stacy says "Hey, where’s Perry?" and Candace gives her a dumb look. Stacy responds with "What? I’m like the only person who hasn't said it yet."

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* In one episode, "Bad Hair Day", Stacy says "Hey, where’s Perry?" and Candace gives her a dumb look. Stacy responds with "What? I’m like the only person who hasn't said it yet."



** Another example occurs in "Meatloaf Surprise". When the kids are flying their helium-inflated bounce house to the Meatloaf Festival, Buford jumps out and hangs by a rope to lower the bounce house when they arrive. Baljeet points out that it shouldn't be physically possible since his weight hasn't changed, and Ferb responds by saying "It's probably best not to question it".



'''Ferb''': The probability of a humanoid vegetable hybrid is ex0ceedingly remote.

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'''Ferb''': The probability of a humanoid vegetable hybrid is ex0ceedingly exceedingly remote.

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'''Ferb''': The probability of a humanoid vegetable hybrid is exceedingly remote.

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'''Ferb''': The probability of a humanoid vegetable hybrid is exceedingly remote.ex0ceedingly remote.
* In the third segment of "Terrifyin Tri-State Trilogy of Terror", as the gang is [[TalkingIsAFreeAction talking]] with Rusty Britches on how to deal with the evil platypus clones rampaging just outside, Buford points out they're taking a lot of time with it.
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* "That's the Spirit!" lampshades the concept of a PumpkinPerson.
-->'''Phineas''': Wait a minute. If you're a ghost and you have a pumpkin head, what did that make you when you were alive?\\
'''Ferb''': The probability of a humanoid vegetable hybrid is exceedingly remote.
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This is a LampshadeHanging page for ''Phineas And Ferb'', which has earned most of its fame through its constant lampshading, mostly over its own jokes and {{Running Gag}}s.

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This is a LampshadeHanging page for ''Phineas And Ferb'', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', which has earned most of its fame through its constant lampshading, mostly over its own jokes and {{Running Gag}}s.

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* In "Face Your Fear", Jeremy immediately realizes that Candace is probably going to try and use a satellite with a powerful camera to bust her brothers. Except he ends up calling it early -- it actually takes a bit before ''she'' realizes the same thing.

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* In "Face Your Fear", Jeremy immediately realizes that Candace is probably going to try and use a satellite with a powerful camera to bust her brothers. Except he ends up calling it early -- it actually takes a bit before ''she'' realizes the same thing.thing.
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** In "Meapless in Seattle" ties this in with BreakingTheFourthWall as Meap and Chibi!Doofenshmirtz are sent plummeting to their dooms, and are sill there when we return from commercials:

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** In "Meapless in Seattle" ties this in with BreakingTheFourthWall as Meap and Chibi!Doofenshmirtz are sent plummeting to their dooms, and are sill still there when we return from commercials:
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** Buford also says "Are you sure it's only been three months? Because I added up the stuff we've been building and we're way over 115..."

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** Buford also says "Are you sure it's only been three months? Because I added up the stuff we've been building and we're way over 115...150..."
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* "Night of the living Pharmacists" has Buford say "what's shakin', bacon?" which results in Baljeet pointing out that bacon does not shake. A few minutes later, Doofenshmirtz burns his hands, remarks that they're like bacon now, and then shakes them saying "Look, I'm shaking bacon!" Then he points out that he just made a CallBack to something he didn't hear, just for the sake of it.

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* "Night of the living Living Pharmacists" has Buford say "what's shakin', bacon?" which results in Baljeet pointing out that bacon does not shake. A few minutes later, Doofenshmirtz burns his hands, remarks that they're like bacon now, and then shakes them saying "Look, I'm shaking bacon!" Then he points out that he just made a CallBack to something he didn't hear, just for the sake of it.
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* Candace takes note of the SuperCellReception that her brothers get on ''Mars''.

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* Candace takes note of the SuperCellReception that her brothers get on ''Mars''.''Mars''.
* In "Face Your Fear", Jeremy immediately realizes that Candace is probably going to try and use a satellite with a powerful camera to bust her brothers. Except he ends up calling it early -- it actually takes a bit before ''she'' realizes the same thing.
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* The {{Contrived Coincidences}} that basically power the show aren't off-limits either, such as this bit in "Out to Launch":

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* The {{Contrived Coincidences}} [[ContrivedCoincidence contrived coincidences]] that basically power the show aren't off-limits either, such as this bit in "Out to Launch":
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* In "Minor Monogram", Doof is an evil protege, Rodrigo. When the latter points out that Perry could pretty easily escape the trap, Door explains it thusly:

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* In "Minor Monogram", Doof is has an evil protege, Rodrigo. When the latter points out that Perry could pretty easily escape the trap, Door explains it thusly:Doof explains:
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* This bit from Buford in "Summer Belongs to You":
-->'''Buford:''' There's nothing I've ever seen that would make me believe that you could pull this off...Except for that time machine thing and oh, and that roller coaster, and other than that, nothing. Oh, and that time you played that song and the platypus came back. Man, nature just bends to your will, doesn't it?
* Buford holds fast to his ArbitrarySkepticism about space ship even as he's ''riding'' in one.



* "Rollercoaster the Musical" has several characters point out the non-discernible music source and this episode's similarities to the pilot.
* Phineas notes the EmpathicEnvironment in the ChristmasSpecial:
-->'''Phineas:''' Woah, is it me, or does the sky look really dark and ominous? As if it's foreshadowing events which will have a negative impact on our lives.



* Jokes about weight are unusual for this show, but when they do pop up, it's almost always Buford-centric. For example, when the kids are having fun with the moon's low gravity in "Moon Farm", Buford still finds a way to crush Baljeet.
* Phineas' triangle head is the subject of the occasional comment. Isabella thinks it's [[IncrediblyLamePun very acute]].



-->'''Candace:''' Wait a minute. Could this be one of those things that backfires horribly on me? ''(Pause)'' [[GenreBlind Nah!]]

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-->'''Candace:''' Wait a minute. Could this be one of those things that backfires horribly on me? ''(Pause)'' [[GenreBlind Nah!]]Nah!]]
* In "Minor Monogram", Doof is an evil protege, Rodrigo. When the latter points out that Perry could pretty easily escape the trap, Door explains it thusly:
-->Well, duh, the trap only needs to hold him for just enough time for you to get through your evil scheme monologue. At that point, your nemesis escapes and the race is on! Who will win, good or evil? No one can say, except, of course, if you go by recent statistics which, it's pretty much good who wins every single time. No matter what. But, hey, if it was easy, everyone would take over the Tri-State Area, right? Every single person would be in charge and we'd be forced to, I don't know, decide the rules together by voting or something.
* Ripple dissolves and flashbacks that no one can see are a RunningGag in "Doof Dynasty".
* Phineas and Ferb are too young to legally start a car, and so whenever they operate a vehicle, a joystick or remote is always in use.
* In "Phineas and Ferb-Busters", [[OnceAnEpisode the time arrives]] for someone to ask, "Where's Perry?"
-->'''Phineas:''' Baljeet, would you do the honors?
-->'''Baljeet:''' Boy howdy! Hey -- ''(he's abruptly cut off as the scene shifts to Agent P's lair)''
-->'''Monogram:'' Where's Perry?
* Isabella is a bit protective of her CatchPhrase. In the ChristmasSpecial, [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling she senses across town]] when Candace delivers the line to Jeremy.
* Candace points out the StandInPortrait at the Fireside Girl Lodge: "Who puts a portrait frame over a window?"
* EvilIsPetty: "And now, Perry the Platypus, prepare to witness a truly petty act, brought on by my own mindless jealousy!"
* The {{Contrived Coincidences}} that basically power the show aren't off-limits either, such as this bit in "Out to Launch":
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' Why are there so many people up in space? What is up with that?
* The Unclimable Mountain of Unclimableness and the Uncrossable River of Uncrossableness were named by [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the Redundant Scribe of Redundantness]].
* Doofenshmirtz names nearly every machine a "[ insert whatever-it-does here]-inator". In a flashback to his boyhood, the first machine he ever built was simply called "Inator".
* When announcing the fourth-highest-ranked song in "Cliptastic Countdown", Doofenshmirtz holds up all fingers but his thumb, then realizes [[FourFingeredHands he's only been drawn with 4 fingers]], and sheepishly holds up the thumb.
* The GrandFinale consists of Doofenshmirtz and Candace trapped in a high stakes GroundhogDayLoop that causes {{Ret Gone}}s of various objects, animals, and people. Naturally, it's only a matter of time before groundhogs are removed from existence.
* {{Hammerspace}} is called out with Buford's velvet rope in "Chez Platypus".
* According to the CreditsGag, it's in the lyrics for "Lunar Taste Sensation" for the disembodied reggae space voice to blame Baljeet for the missing marshmallows.
** Also, the singer's name is literally Disembodied Reggae Space Voice.
* Vanessa's aware of her dad's JokerImmunity and has no qualms with watching him ride away on an out-of-control rocket in "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together".
* In "Skiddley Whiffers", Johnny asks what the odds are that all of Vanessa's friends are allergic to bees just as an entire swarm descends on their campground.
* Doofenshmirtz is a little annoyed with the RunningGag of people mistaking him for a pharmacist. Take his exchange with [[spoiler:Stacy]] in "Happy Birthday Isabella":
-->'''[[spoiler:Stacy:]]''' Who's this pharmacist?
-->'''Doof:''' Why does everyone just stampede to that conclusion? Really? Other people wear lab coats you know. Why, why don't you say, "Oh look a rocket scientist." Or a veterinarian?
-->'''[[spoiler:Stacy:]]''' Are you a veterinarian?
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' No... But that's not the point!
* In "Ask a Foolish Question", MadeOfExplodium gets called out: "Why does everything explode so easily?"
* Ferb notes when Doofenshmirtz's inators cause {{Out Of Character Moment}}s for Buford and Candace in "Got Game" and "Misperceived Monotreme", respectively.
* In "Candace Disconnected" Candace's phone has been broken (again) and she asks her brothers to fix it.
-->'''Phineas:''' Well, it took almost forty years to perfect the technology that makes the modern cell phone possible. So...give us thirty-eight minutes.
* Candace takes note of the SuperCellReception that her brothers get on ''Mars''.

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* Pre-CharacterDevelopment Candace is a very stereotypical teenage girl, where all she wants out of life is a boyfriend and to see her little brothers get into trouble. "Split Personality" takes this to its logical extreme, where Candace is ''literally'' separated into two versions of herself -- one who is pure aggravated "busting" and a gentle, ditzy one fawning over Jeremy.
** "The Best Lazy Day Ever" sees Candace melt down when Phineas and Ferb decide to take a day off from inventing.



* Candace notes her limited social circle in "The Lemonade Stand" as she goes through her extremely short contact list -- her mom, Stacy, Jeremy, and Jenny.
-->'''Candace:''' I only have four friends! And one of them's ''my mom!''



** In "Excaliferb", Carl decides to take a break from writing his book just as the kids' {{Elseworld}] equivalents are literally jumping off a cliff into the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Rocky Shallow River of Nevermore]].

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** In the same episode, Candace wonders why there is suddenly an expository poster about hypnotism in her bedroom



* During one of Perry and Doofensmirtz's fights. Doofenshmirtz states "But this is real life" cue Perry and Doofenshmirtz awkwardly looking at the audience for a few seconds. Also is a case of BreakingTheFourthWall

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* During one of Perry and Doofensmirtz's fights. Doofenshmirtz states "But this is real life" cue Perry and Doofenshmirtz awkwardly looking at the audience for a few seconds. Also is a case of BreakingTheFourthWallBreakingTheFourthWall.
* In "The Secret of Success", [[GenreSavvy Ferb]] literally counts the seconds between Phineas getting his inspiration and announcing [[CatchPhrase what they're going to do today]], and then another three seconds until Phineas notices Perry is missing.
* Doofenshmirtz's line in "De Plane! De Plane!"
-->That was your ''last'' highly improbable judo maneuver, Perry the Platypus!



* Doofenshmirtz regularly wonders aloud about his strange purposes when they inevitably blow up in his face -- about a dozen mops ("Ready for the Bettys"), a very large bedroom set ("Invasion of the Ferb Snatchers"), five boxes of oyster crackers ("Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror"), and so forth.
* This line from "Great Balls of Water":
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' Oh, now it's stuck in random fire mode! Why did I even put that mode on there?!
* In ''Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars'', Darthenshmirtz gets this gem as Rebel Agent Perry the Platypus enters his lair:
-->'''Darthenshmirtz:''' See, what did I tell you, Norm-3PO? You put a big red "X" on the floor, people will stand on it. ''(Perry suddenly looks down, [[OhCrap realizes his mistake]], and falls into a carbonite trap)'' It's human nature. Or in this case, platypus nature.
** A similar remark in "Der Kinderlumper":
-->'''LET THAT BE A LESSON TO YOU--''' ''(suddenly very smug)'' Never stand on a big, cartoony "X"!



** In the same episode, Baljeet points out that the jaunty, upbeat "Triangulation" is a bit out of place considering they're in the middle of a ZombieApocalypse.



* {{Commercial Break Cliffhanger}}s get called out:
** In "Excaliferb", Carl decides to take a break from writing his book just as the kids' {{Elseworld}] equivalents are literally jumping off a cliff into the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Rocky Shallow River of Nevermore]].
** In "Meapless in Seattle" ties this in with BreakingTheFourthWall as Meap and Chibi!Doofenshmirtz are sent plummeting to their dooms, and are sill there when we return from commercials:
-->'''Meap:''' We've been falling for quite a long time, haven't we?
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' Oh, great, a joke about the commercial break. [[SarcasmMode That's really how I want to spend my last few seconds!]]



* Naturally the final episode of the show has loads of references to the previous episodes, ''especially'' during the final song which recaps the entire show.

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* Naturally the final episode of the show has loads of references to the previous episodes, ''especially'' during the final song which recaps the entire show.show.
* Candace ocassionally lampshades the LimitedWardrobe, asking people if they've seen her other white skirt ("Just Desserts") or rooting through a pile of identical outfits and still being able to remember which one was worn on the day of which bit of nonsense ("La Candace-Cabra").
* Candace has a few comments about her ButtMonkey status. Take this line from "A Hard Day's Knight":
-->'''Candace:''' Wait a minute. Could this be one of those things that backfires horribly on me? ''(Pause)'' [[GenreBlind Nah!]]
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--> '''Doofenshmirtz''': Why do we always see cow skulls in the desert? And why do you only see the skull? Did the body die somewhere else. It makes no sense.

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* And DesertSkull in "Road to Danville".
--> '''Doofenshmirtz''': Why do we always see cow skulls in the desert? And why do you only see the skull? Did the body die somewhere else. It makes no sense.
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* In ''Save Summer'', Buford comments about how Phineas somehow ends up yelling at Candace in every special.

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