‘Phineas and Ferb’ Celebrates "Platypus Day"

Read the entire article HERE

Trip to DisneyTOON Studios!

Recently I made a trip out to L.A. to visit with my sister and her kids and to re-connect with Dan Povenmire of Phineas & Ferb fame. We toured the studio, watched an editing session, and sat in on an actual pitch meeting with the writers, animators & producers. Fascinating stuff...!!

L-R: Me, Jonah, Dan Povenmire & Hannah

My sister Gwen, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, me

Here I am, posing with Dan's "EMMY" for Phineas & Ferb.

'Phineas & Ferb’ Duo Cements Big-Screen Plans

DIRECTLY from ANIMATION Magazine:

After their project Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension delivered cable TV’s highest-rated movie of the year, Dan Povenmire and Jeff Marsh are on a roll. Hollywood Reporterrevealed today that the dynamic duo have made a deal with Disney TV to produce another season of their blockbuster animated series for Disney Channel and to develop a feature film as well. They will also develop a pilot for the cabler, which will likely be a spinoff of Phineas & Ferb.

Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh,
Creators and Executive Producers of Phineas and Ferb

On August 5, Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension attracted 7.6 million viewers and won the time slot on all broadcast networks in the ad-friendly adults 18-49 demographic.

Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

A THRILL To See My Name In The Credits...! Busy, Busy, Busy...!

Well, the "Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension" movie has aired on The Disney Channel, Disney XD, and ABC. I was privileged to be a (VERY small) part of the production, and tickled to actually get a screen credit for my tiny contribution!

I rendered some early-stage storyboard roughs for the musical number early in the movie where Dr. Doofenshmirtz meets his even MORE evil doppelganger from the 2nd Dimension. He is the ruler of this universe, and they perform a song-and-dance called "I've Found a Brand New Best Friend (And It's Me!)"

Working on a poster for The Order of LaShe's, one of the Mobile Mardi Gras krewes. Also roughing out comps for a "Queen's Train" for next year's Neptune's Daughters queen.

Getting ready to start the year's final parade, the Children's Floral.

Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension Cable's Most-Watched Film of the Year

(From Animation Magazine) There’s no stopping Phineas and Ferb this summer. The show, which has been performing strongly this season, managed to set a new record this Friday: The TV movie Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2^nd Dimension became cable’s most-watched film of the year with 7.6 million overall viewers.

The popular pic was cable’s No. 1 scripted telecast in any format among kids 6-11 and 9-14 and was highest in those demos for an animated program since Nickelodeon’s Fairly OddBaby in February 2008. Across the 2nd Dimension, which also garnered positive reviews, defeated all broadcast competition from 8-9:30 p.m. on Friday with a 1.3 rating and 1.7 million viewers in 18-49.

"Phineas & Ferb Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension" Debuts in August!

Disney's Phineas and Ferb will be featured in a full length movie this August on The Disney Channel and Disney XD. "The Phineas and Ferb Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension" will premiere on The Disney Channel on Friday, August 5th.

Read the press release and see the trailers HERE .

BIG-SCREEN "PHINEAS & FERB"..??!!

From disZine:

"PHINEAS and FERB", the Disney animated series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, is currently being developed for a big-screen theatrical treatment!

Read the entire article HERE !

New "Phineas and Ferb" Shorts Featured in "Variety"

Groovy write-up about new Phineas & Ferb talk show over on Variety. Read the entry HERE.

Disney Backs Phineas & Ferb Merchandising Blitz

Business blog "Fast Company" has an interesting piece about conquering the Universe-- or at least the 'entire tri-state area'....!

Disney's "Phineas and Ferb", the highest-rated show in the universe, is unleashing the iconic characters in a blanket-marketing merchandise push. After giving co-creators Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh and Dan 'The Man' Povenmire virtual carte blanche, Disney Television chief Gary Marsh (no relation) feels that the success of the show has both strengthened the network and looks to bolster the related merchandise sales.

Read the entire article HERE .

'PHINEAS & FERB' Win EMMY!

Oh, YEAH, BABY!

Disney's 'Phineas & Ferb', created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, won an EMMY Award!! WOO-HOO!

"PHINEAS & FERB" Next 'Spongebob'...?

Image (c) New York Times

IS Disney's "Phineas & Ferb" poised to be the next 'Spongebob Squarepants' in regards to popularity and media branding? Read the New York Times article by clicking on the title of this post.

Phineas & Ferb Creators Featured in LA Times

Photo (c) LA Times

Nice article in the Los Angeles Times about Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh and Dan Povenmire, creators of Disney Channel's smash hit "Phineas and Ferb".
Click on the title of this post to read it.....!

The Evolution of PHINEAS FLYNN

As a fan of the Disney hit animated show "Phineas & Ferb", and having a curious mind, I couldn't help but wonder just HOW Dan Povenmire was inspired to create the 'look' of Phineas. I know the legend of the "Restaurant-Butcher Paper-Epiphany" (you can read the account on Wikipedia 'Phineas & Ferb' entry), but how did he do it? What were his inspirations?

Let's start at the beginning: As a child of the 60's and 70's, I'm sure you will realize that Mr. Povenmire watched a lot of cartoons. Since he is MY age, 45-ish, his early childhood animation viewing was probably limited to Saturday mornings and the occasional classic Disney short on Sunday night's "Wonderful World of Disney".
Add to that the occasional early-morning or afternoon runs of the Tex Avery classics and the endless Warner Brothers 'Looney Toons' & 'Merry Melodies'. The annual eagerly-anticipated Christmas specials. The trips up to TG&Y or the local drugstore to read comics. Could he possibly have been influenced by the numerous pointy heads in the many manic shorts watched over the years? Most likely.

You will note that the early Woody Woodpecker started with a long, pointed head as noted in the above drawing. He was clever. Feisty. His beak was long, straight and rigid. He was invincible. He later evolved into the cutesy, rounded character we see today.

Heckle and Jeckle were two magpies of questionable gender, with heads (including beaks) that resembled footballs or fat ears of corn. They, too were clever and invincible.

"MAD Magazine" featured a long-running gag comic called "Spy vs. Spy", in which two secret-agent types engaged in a symphony of booby traps and explosions while each was trying to eliminate the other. Sometimes subtle, sometimes frantic. Always ending in a good come-uppance or explosion, they were also -say it with me- clever and invincible.

Like Phineas.

This, of course, brings me to my next question: WHO is Phineas Flynn's REAL father? Could he be the offspring of one of the 'SPIES'...?

I know this is a bit far-fetched, but stay with me: He's inventive. He's wiley. He ALWAYS escapes injury. He ALWAYS manages to elude discovery. His pet platypus, Perry, IS A SPY!

Coincidence...?

More Phineas and Ferb GIFs

As promised, I am providing some comic drawings of characters from Disney's "PHINEAS & FERB" from my "PHINTASIA" parody concept. Below is a drawing of Perry the Platypus hoisting Dr. Doofenschmirtz in a take-off of the 'Dance of the Hours' segment in the original "FANTASIA":

The original segment featured Ben Ali Gator hoisting a tutu-clad Hyacinth Hippo. (Both are pictured below in a pin featuring the characters)

I will post a drawing of the 'hoisting poise' of the original characters later, when I have time to search for one....!

"Phineas and Ferb" were created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh.

More PHINEAS & FERB Fun! "PHINTASIA" GIFs!

Here is the first of a few 'solo' images of character designs from "PHINTASIA", my PHINEAS and FERB parody:

This one features Phineas as the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice', and Ferb as one of the enchanted water-toting broomsticks. (Personally, I think these would make great trading-pin designs!)
Phineas and Ferb were created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, and are (c)Disney.

More tomorrow.
Enjoy!

AT&T Features Interview With "Phineas & Ferb" Creators

Phineas & Ferb Parody

Below is yet ANOTHER Phineas and Ferb knock-off that I drew and sent to Dan Povenmire while the show he co-created with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh was in development.
I was told that many of these can be seen on the studio's office walls....
In this instance, our heroes are rendered as militant Islamic extremists. Note Perry as a wild-eyed scimitar-weilding assassin.....!

More Phineas & Ferb Parody Cartoons

This is a drarring I did and sent to Dan Povenmire while Phineas & Ferb was in development at Disney. I inadvertently omitted co-creator Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh from the credits.
Apologies.


In this pic, I rendered Phineas & Ferb in an 'old school' style and placed the stepbrothers in the cabin from "Steamboat Willie".

How Long....?

Just how long DOES it take a back injury to heal....? The doctor told me about three months, if I followed his advice and limited my activity to breathing and pissing. And he told me not to pick up 'anything heavier than a pencil'....!
I've really tried hard. I will do something normal, like cut the grass or lift up one of the twins. It is hard not to pick them up when they are standing under you with their hands up...! Then, I pay for it the next day with excruciating pain, immobility and non-productivity.
Maybe the nice physician knows what he's talking about. Ouch.

ANYway, here, as promised, is another of the drawings sent to Dan Povenmire featuring one of the characters of Disney's "Phineas & Ferb". This one has Phineas in a cross-over parody with Frank Miller's "Sin City". Some of you may not get it.

Ferb Trek

Here, as promised, is another Phineas & Ferb parody that I had sent a couple of years ago to Dan Povenmire, one of the show's creators, back when the show was in development.
Perry the Platypus is doing a fine job, of course, manning the controls of the transporter...