Phineas and Ferb "I Scream, You Scream"
Season 1, Episode 15
Ferb meets Vanessa for the first time.
Production code:	112B
Air date:	February 17, 2008 (Disney Channel)
Directed by:	Zac Moncrief
Phineas and Ferb Episodes
Previous Episode "Ready for the Bettys"	Next Episode "Toy to the World"

Episode Summary

Phineas and Ferb visit Isabella at the hospital, where she has just had her tonsils removed. Phineas was wondering if Isabella would help them on their next project. But her throat still hurts. Phineas then tells some actors that the Trojan war reenactment will have to be postponed until further notice. Phineas tells her that she could eat the biggest ice cream sundae in the world. This gives him an idea. Phineas tells Ferb to fetch the blueprints for a giant ice cream machine at Blueprint Heaven, while he calls the delivery guy.

Meanwhile, Vanessa Doofenshmirtz is preparing for her weekend visit to her father, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. She tries to convince her mother Charlene Doofenshmirtz that her father is in fact evil, in that he has evil schemes, and a nemesis. Charlene dismisses these claims in a manner similar to Linda. In order to provide proof, she calls up his number, which has his Evil Jingle as the answering machine message. When she tries to play it again for her mother, Heinz picks up, since he was near the phone. Since they are on the phone, Heinz asks Vanessa to stop by Blueprint Heaven to pick up his special order of blueprints.

Ferb fetches the blueprints for the invention, where he spots Vanessa for the first time. He gets distracted by Vanessa and gets the plans mixed up with Dr. Doofenshmirtz's prints. Phineas and Ferb go home and start building their machine, which turns out to be a space-laser-inator, designed by Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Meanwhile Agent P is on the move, told by Major Monogram that Carl failed in his mission, dressing as a saleswoman who gave the blueprints to Ferb and Vanessa, to not provide the authentic plans to Vanessa but went too into character. Thus Perry has to go foil the plan. When he arrives, Vanessa hasn't arrived at the Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated building, and Dr. Doofenshmirtz asks Perry to sit down in a convenient waiting area reminiscent of a dental waiting lobby. Vanessa arrives and passes the plans to her father.

Candace watches Phineas and Ferb behind the fence, while Vanessa writes notes down about her father to gain proof. Candace and Vanessa share a duet, Busted, through the unity of their plans to bust their respective annoyances, over a montage of Dr Doofenshmirtz building the Ice Cream Machine and Phineas and Ferb constructing the Space-Laser-inator.

Dr. Doofenshmirtz completes the ice cream maker unknowingly and traps Perry in a cage. Vanessa plays along, and Dr. D explains his scheme, to use the Space-Laser-Inator to burn away a billboard blocking his panoramic view of the Tri-State Area and also destroy the other things he despises like nature, beauty, and morning talk show hosts. Vanessa is ecstatic that this will get her the proof she needs.

Candace calls her mom while Vanessa calls her own, who is coincidentally Linda's cooking partner at the cooking class, and both have to cut their class short. So they leave without cleaning the crepe batter on the burner which catches fire, unnoticed.

Meanwhile, Phineas and Ferb complete building the space-laser-inator and activate it, making it blast off into space. Phineas repeats Dr. Doofenshmirtz's sentiment. He then realizes that the plans were for a space-laser-inator, and says that it's a good thing they didn't connect the laser. Linda comes over, missing the device's launch, and offers to help Phineas and Ferb make a giant ice cream sundae for Isabella. Candace is stunned that she didn't see the invention.

Doofenshmirtz gets covered in mint ice cream when he activates the device. "Well this can't be right," Doofenshmirtz exclaims, just as his ex-wife Charlene arrives at his building. Charlene declares that Dr. D is Lactose Intolerant, and reveals she pays him alimony. Vanessa is stunned when her mom says Heinz's invention was not evil. Charlene then releases Perry from the trap, and dismisses Vanessa's claims that the platypus is the Secret Agent she referred to, reiterating the statement that "They (Platypuses) don't do much."

Phineas and Ferb arrive at Isabella's house, where they give her the ice cream. Phineas wonders what distracted Ferb (as he is normally very focused) at Blueprint Heaven, which Ferb responds with "I was weak," which is shown to be caused by Vanessa's presence there.

Songs

• Busted (Voted #3 on Phineas and Ferb Musical Cliptastic Countdown)

End Credits

Second verse of Busted

Running Gags

The "Too Young" Line

Ferb's Line

What'cha Doin'?

I know what we're gonna do today

Hey, where's Perry?

Perry's entrance to his lair

Instead of going to his lair, a random spring in the ground launches Perry into the air and into his hovercraft.

Evil Jingle

Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated! was heard in Vanessa's cellphone.

Memorable Quotes

Background Information

• Phineas says Isabella's catch phrase to her.
• The doctor checking on Isabella is Dr. Hirano, Stacy's mother.
• When Isabella was in the hospital her bow on her head was purple, not pink, possibly to match her purple pajamas.
• Linda and Charlene are taking their class at Chef Guilbaud's Cooking School, presumably named after storyboard artist Antoine Guilbaud (who worked on this episode).
• This is the first time Isabella's bedroom is seen. The bedroom's wallpaper is covered in triangles which resemble Phineas's head.
• This is the first time Ferb and Vanessa have ever interacted.
• The morning talk show host Doofenshmirtz imagines is the TV host from the episode "Flop Starz", "Boyfriend From 27,000 B.C." and "Chez Platypus".
• This is the first episode with the song continued in the end credits.
• The music that plays when Ferb sees Vanessa plays again in "Vanessassary Roughness".
• This is the first time Isabella is seen wearing her pajamas. She will wear them again in "Isabella and the Temple of Sap" and "Brain Drain".
• Candace isn't seen turning to see the Big Idea is not there again. ("Flop Starz")

Production Information

• Episode description from the original Phineas and Ferbruary 2008 press release: In "I Scream, You Scream," airing Sunday, Ferb-ruary 17, Allison Janney ("Juno," "The West Wing") guest stars as Charlene, Dr. Doofenshmirtz's ex-wife. After Isabella has her tonsils removed, she's allowed to eat all the ice cream she wants, so Phineas and Ferb build a huge ice cream maker to deliver the biggest ice cream sundae ever. Meanwhile as Candace is trying to get her mom to come home from cooking class and see what the boys are up to, Dr. Doofenshmirtz's daughter, Vanessa, is trying to bust her dad.

Errors

• When Phineas tells Ferb to collect blueprints from Blueprint Heaven, a pencil appears in his left hand, out of nowhere.
• When Candace first calls Linda at her cooking class, there are other students behind her. Later, when Candace and Vanessa call Linda and Charlene, the other students have disappeared.
• Phineas mentions the laser but never actually cleans it up, therefore their mom should have seen it.
• When Candace is talking on the phone, her feet are much smaller than usual.
• When Phineas activates the space laser, the black button stays in place while the space laser bounces around.
• If you look closley at the door during the scenes of Candace and Linda in the backyard, the area in the door is a hallway instead of the living room.
• When Vanessa inspects the price tag on Doofenshmirtz's degree the $ is black but when Doofenshmirtz holds it in his hand it is green.
• Doofenshmirtz recognizes Perry in the trap without his hat on.
• The cooktop behind Linda and Charlene has four knobs but only 2 burners.
• Vanessa writes down notes about Doofenshmirtz's plan, but she never got a chance to show them to Charlene.
• When Doofenshmirtz is mistakenly building the ice cream maker, it appears as if he's actually building the Space Laser-inator, but when he's finished, we see the ice cream maker.
• While Ferb was at Blueprint Heaven, he was holding onto the table when Vanessa arrived. In the flashback however, Ferb was not holding the table when he sees Vanessa.
• At the beginning of the song, Candace peeks from behind the fence, but then she is peeking from the door just seconds later.

Continuity

• A billboard advertising the Brick toy is erected on top of a building next to Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated. ("Toy to the World")
• After Candace says to Phineas that she's in charge, Phineas references the episode "Rollercoaster" by saying, "Isn't it just if a satellite crashes in the-."
• When Perry is in the waiting room, Gitchee Gitchee Goo can be heard. ("Flop Starz")
• Linda takes cooking class with Charlene Doofenshmirtz. ("It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World")

Allusions

• I Scream, You Scream - Comes from the old rhyme "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!"
• Love Actually - Thomas Sangster (voice actor for Ferb) plays Sam, who is in love with Joanna, played by Olivia Olson (voice/singing actress for Vanessa).
• The Godfather - Doofenshmirtz refers to his works as the "Family business," similar to how the characters in the film refer to their works.

This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from the Phineas and Ferb Wiki (view authors).