Line #3 Recap/PhineasAndFerbTheChroniclesOfMeap


1	An adorable alien named Meap lands in the Flynn-Fletcher backyard, and the kids try to return him to space. Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz plots to reunite with his long-lost best friend, Balloony.
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3	{{Guest star}}s [[Creator/DavidMitchellActor David Mitchell]] as "Mitch".
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5	!!Tropes
6	* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: Balloony is animated with 3D CGI compared to the 2D-animated Doofenshmirtz.
7	* AbstractScale: Phineas invents a cuteness meter to find Meap after he wanders off after Candace.
8	* ActorAllusion: Mitch is named after his voice actor; [[Creator/DavidMitchellActor David Mitchell]], a British comedian very well known for going into rants at the drop of a hat. Naturally, this means he gets into a rant when everyone doesn't take their capture seriously, and that distracts him enough drop his guard and for Meap to defeat him.
9	* AdamWesting: Unusually, the ''narrator'' for the trailer in TheStinger, Creator/DonLaFontaine. At the end of the trailer, he closes with his signature line: InAWorld, followed by him saying, "There, I said it. Happy?" It was his last role before he passed away in 2008.
10	* AnAlienNamedBob: Mitch is an evil poacher alien.
11	* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Meap can only say his own name, while Mitch speaks English fluently. When Mitch is defeated, it's revealed that Mitch's mustache is a UniversalTranslator, and the language dynamic reverses.
12	* AnAesop: Candace learns to not judge a book by its cover, [[SubvertedTrope but then immediately forgets this lesson]] when she sees an alien monster, whom Meap identifies as his [[ObnoxiousInLaws mother-in-law]], thereby [[DoubleSubverted validating Candace's decision to run away.]]
13	* BadassAdorable: The seemingly helpless Meap is an intergalactic crime fighter who "busts" criminals, and quickly takes a shine to Candace in that regard.
14	* {{Balloonacy}}: Doofenshmirtz's Static-Electro-Amplifinator pulls so many balloons (and Doof himself, and Perry) into itself that it, Doof and Perry get carried off by all the balloons high into the sky.
15	-->'''Doofenshmirtz''': You know on paper... ''(sighs)'' this was the outcome, too.
16	* BigDamnHeroes: Candace comes to rescue her brothers and Isabella after they've been sort-of-abducted by Mitch.
17	* BigNo: Mitch lets out a [[PokemonSpeak Big "MEAP!"]] after Meap confiscates his Universal Mustache Translator.
18	* BorrowedCatchphrase: After Meap's spaceship crashes in the backyard, Candace mocks Phineas by saying, "'Hey, Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today. Let's get ourselves totally busted by crashing our stupid toy in the backyard.'"
19	* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Doofenshmirtz charges up a surplus of static electricity to steal every balloon in the Tri-State Area. We see balloons get snatched from a child, a clown, and a clown child.
20	* BrickJoke: When Candace accidentally sets off the flying baseball and breaks someone's window off in the distance, she says "Strike 1". When she uses the baseball to destroy Mitch's robotic minions, she says "Strike 3; they're out". Phineas then lampshades the fact that she skipped Strike 2.
21	* ChekhovsGun: Candace and Meap use the remote controlled flying baseball from the beginning of the episode to get to Mitch's space station.
22	* ComedicUnderwearExposure:
23	** During "My Ride From Outer Space", Ferb drives by Buford and Baljeet and unknowingly blows both of their pants off.
24	--->'''Buford:''' [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain We must never speak of this again.]]\
25	'''Baljeet:''' Agreed.
26	** This happens when Meap destroys the two security guards' clothes with his rainbow beam superpower.
27	* ComicalOverreacting: When two security guards mistake Meap for a toy that Candace "lost", they give her [[SlipperySlopeFallacy the following speech]]:
28	-->'''Guard 2:''' Hey, is this your doll, young lady?\
29	'''Candace:''' Yeah.
30	-->'''Guard 2:''' We found it abandoned on the floor over there.
31	-->'''Candace:''' Oh, sorry.
32	-->'''Guard 2:''' Your irresponsibility makes our job as security guards a million times harder! Someone could have stolen it. Or tripped over it.
33	-->'''Guard 1:''' That's right. Injuries, lawsuits, stolen property.
34	-->'''Guard 2:''' Even death!
35	-->'''Guard 1:''' Yes, you could have killed me.
36	-->'''Guard 2:''' Me too!
37	-->'''Guard 1:''' We're lucky to be alive.
38	-->'''Guard 2:''' Yeah, you're in big trouble.
39	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Phineas doesn't acknowledge the fact that Mitch is evil or that they're trapped on his space station, even after Mitch explains it to him several times. Justified since he's young and isn't aware of the danger he's in.
40	* CompanionCube: Balloony to young Heinz Doofenshmirtz.
41	* ContinuityNod:
42	** In "My Ride From Outer Space", Ferb flies past the Shooting Star Milkshake Bar from "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbOutToLaunch Out to Launch]]" and orders a milkshake from the same four-eyed purple alien who runs the bar.
43	** During his backstory, Doofenshmirtz says he lost Balloony one night while [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbLawnGnomeBeachPartyOfTerror he was working as his family's lawn gnome]], something even Doof lampshades:
44	--->'''Doof:''' Whatever, you remember ''that'' backstory...
45	* CopycatMockery: Mitch, annoyed with Phineas, Ferb and Isabella being unaware that they are trapped, makes fun of them in a falsetto voice, "Hi, Mitch! Look at all the cool stuff, Mitch! BlahBlahBlah, Mitch!"
46	-->'''Phineas''': Ha! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint He totally nailed you, Ferb.]]
47	* EvilPoacher: Mitch, though Phineas briefly misidentifies him as a zookeeper.
48	* FlappingCheeks: Exaggerated. When Ferb tries out Meap's tricked-out spaceship, it goes so fast that at one point his skin gets ripped off his skull.
49	* {{Hammerspace}}: Meap attempts to explain the situation to Candace by showing her photos of Phineas and Ferb and Mitch's mugshot out of thin air. Candace briefly questions where he keeps those photos, but Meap tells her to stay focused.
50	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Some new staples of Doof's backstory are revealed here: at one point in his childhood, the Doofenshmirtz family disowned him and he was taken in by ocelots. To make ends meet, he got a job at a carnival and spray-painted a balloon, which he named Balloony. That balloon became Heinz's only friend until the balloon floated away while Heinz had to work as the Doofenshmirtz family lawn gnome.
51	* IHaveManyNames: Mitch begins his introduction this way, but then says he only has ''two'' names, "Mitch" and some of the guys call him "Big Mitch".
52	* InsistentTerminology:
53	** Mitch insists that he's a poacher, not a zookeeper. Technically both apply (he's illegally acquiring animals for his zoo), but "zookeeper" makes him sound legitimate.
54	** He also insists that Balloony's name is "Colin", and the "Heinz" signature on him is a birthmark.
55	* LukeIAmYourFather: Parodied. Before the kids learn that Meap is not an innocent and helpless little creature, they assume that Mitch's mug shot is a picture of Meap's father. Apparently, this isn't the first time people have jumped to that conclusion, as Mitch definitively states to Meap that he is ''not'' his father.
56	* MayTheFarceBeWithYou: The show has made plenty of references to ''Franchise/StarWars'', but this one takes it up a notch (at this point, we're still two seasons away from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbStarWars'').
57	* MisplacedWildlife: Drusselstein is thought to be somewhere in Eastern Europe, however, Doof says he was disowned by his parents and raised by ocelots, which are more native to Central America. This was actually lampshaded in ''[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension AT2D]]'', when Doof says he was "raised by Central American wildcats".
58	* NoodleIncident: Due to a backstory he doesn't want to get into, Dr. Doofenshmirtz smelled like pork all the time as a kid.
59	* NotSoInnocentWhistle: While Mitch is busy monologuing, Candace, while stealthily using the remote controlled baseball mitt, begins whistling the beginning of "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbFlopStarz Gitchee Gitchee Goo]]".
60	* ObliviousToLove: Phineas to Isabella, as always.
61	-->'''Isabella:''' ''(Sarcastically)'' I still need to get my [[DeadpanSnarker You-Wouldn't-Know-Cute-If-It-Bit-Your-Legs-Off]] Accomplishment Patch.\
62	'''Phineas:''' [{{beat}}] [[SarcasmBlind Cool! Let's go.]]
63	* PokemonSpeak: Without translation facial hair, all Meap can say is "Meap". At one point, Agent P attempts to go to his lair, but goes back into mindless pet mode when he sees Meap. He and Meap have a brief "conversation" together. When he goes back into agent mode, Perry seems a bit perturbed by what Meap just said.
64	* PoorCommunicationKills: Meap, since all he can say is his name, attempts to tell Candace how they will rescue her brothers from Mitch, but all she gathers from his miming is "You're trying to tell me something!"
65	* PrecociousCrush: In Ferb and Vanessa's second onscreen interaction, he flirts with her as he shows off the modified alien ship, and [[ShipTease she actually seems impressed.]]
66	* RaisedByWolves: This is the first episode to reveal that Doofenshmirtz was disowned by his family and was raised by ocelots.
67	* ReadingsBlewUpTheScale: Phineas has tailored the cuteness tracker to ignore Isabella's cuteness after she voices concern that she may be inadvertently interfering in their search for Meap. He proves it to her by re-adjusting it to acknowledge her, and this is the result.
68	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Meap.
69	* SequelHook: Over the credits, a series of unrelated clips play to promote "Meapless in Seattle", a sequel episode that was eventually made real.
70	-->''(Large robotic leg nearly crushes Phineas and Ferb)''\
71	'''Mitch''': ''(laughing)'' Aren't you a little young to save the universe?\
72	'''Phineas''': Yes! Yes, I am!\
73	'''Major Monogram''': [[FiringDay I want your hat on my desk!]]\
74	''(Agent P throws his chair at the screen.)''\
75	'''Doofenshmirtz''': Balloony!\
76	'''Mitch''': Colin!\
77	''(Shot of Little Suzy Johnson fighting Meap in the Bango-Ru convention.)''\
78	'''Candace''': What!? Jeremy's going to be there?!\
79	'''Don [=LaFontaine=]''': The Chronicles of Meap, Episode 40...\
80	'''Meap''': Meap!\
81	'''Don [=LaFontaine=]''': "[[Film/SleeplessInSeattle Meapless in Seattle]]"!
82	* ShoutOut: Candace carrying Meap on the flying bicycle is a parody of the famous shot from ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.
83	* SpecialGuest:
84	** Creator/LorenzoLamas as Meap (both doing the "Meap" sounds and when he puts on the [[spoiler:translation mustache]]).
85	** The late Creator/DonLaFontaine plays the announcer. The original airing of this episode was dedicated to his memory.
86	* TakeThat: To zoos and zookeepers, in this exchange:
87	-->'''Mitch:''' I steal rare creatures from their homeworlds and imprison them here on my ship. I'm a...\
88	'''Phineas:''' You're a zookeeper?\
89	'''Mitch:''' ...No, that sort of legitimizes it.
90	* ThatsNoMoon:
91	-->'''Phineas:''' He's headed towards that small cloud!\
92	'''Ferb:''' That's no cloud, that's a space station.\
93	'''Phineas:''' I've got a good feeling about this!
94	* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Candace gives a TV-Y7 friendly version in her BigSisterInstinct moment: "Get away from him, Mitch!"
95	* UncannyValley: Played for laughs; Balloony has a creepily-realistic human face drawn on him.
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97	->''[[InMemoriam IN MEMORIAM]]: Creator/DonLaFontaine (08/26/40 - 09/01/08) One man, in a land, in a time, in a world... All his own.''

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