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There's a hundred and [[Christmas Episode|five]] eps of ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' before they play the season ender. And the weekly-ish problem for all of the fanbase is finding [[Fridge Logic]] to enter.<br />Like maybe...

Note that examples related to [[The Movie]] should go to [[Phineas and Ferb The Movie Across ~~The~~ 2nd Dimension ~~(Film)~~/Headscratchers|its respective page]].

Note that examples related to [[The Movie]] should go to [[Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension/Headscratchers|its respective page]].

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* Why is it that their parents always give in to Candace's begging to be in charge? I love Candace (as a character), but it seems weird that they wouldn't have learned from past events that whenever they put her in charge, she freaks out. She also threw that party... err [[Insistent Terminology|intimate get-together]]. Why don't they just get a baby sitter?

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* How come Swampy (of Love Händel) never lost his librarian look, even after the band got back together?

** In their introductory episode he didn't fit into his old costume anymore. As for since then, well I guess we can blame him not getting another one on [[Limited Wardrobe]].

* Why doesn't Candace just buy a camera? I mean, yeah, we all know it'll get damaged by the end of the episode, or the film will suffer the same problems as [[Married ~~With~~ Children|Al Bundy's film]] when he got the pictures of the aliens, but still. A cheap disposable camera's only a few bucks!

* Why doesn't Candace just buy a camera? I mean, yeah, we all know it'll get damaged by the end of the episode, or the film will suffer the same problems as [[Married... with Children|Al Bundy's film]] when he got the pictures of the aliens, but still. A cheap disposable camera's only a few bucks!

** She tried taking pictures once. The film got wet the SECOND before she got back to her house!

*** Her phone has a camera on it, and she never thinks of using it.

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*** Actually, Vanessa would already be an adult by the time Ferb's a teenager. She'd probably already be married by the time he turns 18.

**** Ferb is a pimp. He gets with everyone anyway. Johnny's just gonna have to get used to it, or else get in line.

** It's really more of a March/May romance (or would be, if it actually happened. Still weird until they both get older (though it has been noted Phineas and Ferb are, by [[Word of God]] post-[[~~Pilot|~~pilot]], not any specific age beyond "less than fifteen", he still looks at ''most'' twelve or thirteen so there's still a bothersome age difference).

** It's really more of a March/May romance (or would be, if it actually happened. Still weird until they both get older (though it has been noted Phineas and Ferb are, by [[Word of God]] post-[[pilot]], not any specific age beyond "less than fifteen", he still looks at ''most'' twelve or thirteen so there's still a bothersome age difference).

** There's also the fact that ''Ferb is a little boy''. Little boys have crushes on older girls. Vanessa is never shown to ''actually'' be interested in him. (And the creators sort of ''are'' forgetting Johnny-- when was the last time ''you'' saw him?)

** While the idea ''is'' kind of creepy, Ferb somehow manages to make it work. Blame it on [[Rule of Cool]].

** [[Ms. Fanservice|who wouldn't]] [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|develop a]] [[Even the Girls Want Her|crush on her?]]

** To answer this; # 1; Johnny's a [[Girl of the Week|Boy of the week]]. Fans are more likely to ship a recurring character with another recurring character than with one who showed up for one episode that one recurring character crushed on. # 2; It's not real, so it's okay to do [[May-December Romance|that kind of thing]]. If you think obsessing [[Serious Business|over which fictional character has sex with which is very serious,]] [[You Need to Get Laid]]. # 3; [[Rule 34]]. # 4; [[Fan Preferred Couple]]. I know you had yours #5; People love their interactions. #6; This is a fandom where one of the most popular ships is a mad scientist and a (possibly) male secret agent platypus who treats villainy/heroism ploy as [[Foe Yay|a very complex love relationship]]. Compare that to Ferbnessa, Ferbnessa has no [[Squick]] on it at all.

** To answer this; # 1; Johnny's a [[Girl of the Week|Boy of the week]]. Fans are more likely to ship a recurring character with another recurring character than with one who showed up for one episode that one recurring character crushed on. # 2; It's not real, so it's okay to do [[May-December Romance|that kind of thing]]. If you think obsessing [[Serious Business|over which fictional character has sex with which is very serious,]] [[You Need to Get Laid]]. # 3; [[Rule 34]]. # 4; [[Fan-Preferred Couple]]. I know you had yours #5; People love their interactions. #6; This is a fandom where one of the most popular ships is a mad scientist and a (possibly) male secret agent platypus who treats villainy/heroism ploy as [[Foe Yay|a very complex love relationship]]. Compare that to Ferbnessa, Ferbnessa has no [[Squick]] on it at all.

** Guys, here's something that finally disproves all these notions: An upcoming episode called 'Brain Drain' had Vanessa reveal that ''Johnny is now her boyfriend''. Other than so, it also reveals two facts; One, Johnny looks like he'll become a recurring character, and Two, Ferbnessa shippers [[Internet Backdraft|will make the Internet explode into flames.]]

*** Vanessa broke up with Johnny in "Minor Monogram".

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** Remember when he got out of a trap by replacing himself with a fake dummy while in the trap? His escapes aren't supposed to make sense.

* In "Attack of the 50ft. Sister" everything in the universe grew to giant size, so when Candace went back in time to when the rollercoaster was built she should have been giant.

** Maybe the [[Puff of Logic|paradox-correcting]] [[Futurama|code]] in the time machine also keeps a person's atoms the same size as local atoms as well as adjusting their [[Doctor Who ~~(TV)~~|relative dimensions in space]], so they don't explode and destroy the <s> '''entire''' Tri-State area</s>world? If the universe is constantly expanding at the level of the very fabric of space, the universally-targeted, [[It Only Works Once|one-time-use]] growth serum should have had pretty much the same effect as stopping everything where it was for a short time while letting space continue to expand. Which is pretty much BS by the actual theories I'm referencing, but hey, it ''is'' [[Rule of Cool|Phineas]] [[Rule of Funny|And]] [[MST3K Mantra|Ferb]]. There's also the possibly that the potion wore off after a while (with the universe snapping back at the same time as Candace and the watermelon, or earlier and causing them to shrink back earlier as well due to a sort of whirlpool-suction effect since it was much less concentrated when targeting the entire universe with one small bottle), and Phineas didn't know more about it than that it worked in several stages and only worked once, but that is ''so'' much less [[Rule of Cool|awesome]] than the previous suggestion.

** Maybe the [[Puff of Logic|paradox-correcting]] [[Futurama|code]] in the time machine also keeps a person's atoms the same size as local atoms as well as adjusting their [[Doctor Who|relative dimensions in space]], so they don't explode and destroy the <s> '''entire''' Tri-State area</s>world? If the universe is constantly expanding at the level of the very fabric of space, the universally-targeted, [[It Only Works Once|one-time-use]] growth serum should have had pretty much the same effect as stopping everything where it was for a short time while letting space continue to expand. Which is pretty much BS by the actual theories I'm referencing, but hey, it ''is'' [[Rule of Cool|Phineas]] [[Rule of Funny|And]] [[MST3K Mantra|Ferb]]. There's also the possibly that the potion wore off after a while (with the universe snapping back at the same time as Candace and the watermelon, or earlier and causing them to shrink back earlier as well due to a sort of whirlpool-suction effect since it was much less concentrated when targeting the entire universe with one small bottle), and Phineas didn't know more about it than that it worked in several stages and only worked once, but that is ''so'' much less [[Rule of Cool|awesome]] than the previous suggestion.

** The show is not done in chronological order and it is very possible that "Attack of the 50ft. Sister" happened after "Quantum Boogaloo".

*** In which case, when Candace (and Phineas and Ferb and Isabella) traveled to the future, they should have been tiny. Unless the troper a couple paragraphs down is correct and the growth was either temporary or reversed in the meantime.

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** Whatcha doooooin?

** You think that's bad? This troper can't listen to a single ''song'' without it being Phineas and Ferb-itized in my head. [[Your Mileage May Vary|The mileage definitely varies]], but it sure is fun listening to rap songs and having parts of "Spa Day" in my brain instead.

*** Beats having something in the episode set off something from another fandom. Every time this troper hears the bom-bom-inator's [[Heartbeat Soundtrack]] in ''The Baljeatles'', he expects them to start singing ''Breaking Out'' or ''Keep Quiet'' by [[~~The Protomen (Music)|~~The Protomen]].

*** Beats having something in the episode set off something from another fandom. Every time this troper hears the bom-bom-inator's [[Heartbeat Soundtrack]] in ''The Baljeatles'', he expects them to start singing ''Breaking Out'' or ''Keep Quiet'' by [[The Protomen]].

*** Phineas and Ferb's song "Kick It up a Notch" features Slash from Guns 'n' Roses. Now I can't help but imagine P 'n' F singing G 'n' R songs. "With your bitch-slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue you get nothing done..."

* What happened with Candace's and Phineas' Dad and Ferb's Mom? I haven't seen a single mention of either of them. Many kids keep in touch with their parents even after one of them remarry, what happened with theirs?

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*** Several episodes have implied that Doof owns his whole building, and he also seems to have people who rent out the rest of the building. The alimony checks from his ex-wife are also shown to be rather large; his 'big alimony check' is big enough to allow him to buy a ten thousand dollar Perry-disguised-as-a-dog in the pet show episode.

*** In the movie, we see Heinz trying to persuade his elderly neighbour to buzz him into his apartment. Maybe he just owns a single floor of the building. Either that or as the above troper said, he rents it out.

* [[What Happened to ~~The~~ Mouse?|What happened to the Candroid?]]

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?|What happened to the Candroid?]]

** It became Skynet.

* What happened to the Ferbot that got taken away and was never seen again?

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*** Which he had, of course. Usually, Doof's schemes involve the same pattern: 1. Invent Somethinginator. 2. Use it. 3. ??? 4. Rule the Tri-State Area. This time, he kidnapped Major Monogram, Agent P's boss, transported him halfway around the world in the luggage portion of a jet plane, and aimed to ruin his credibility and bring down the Organization. It's easy to see why Perry would deem that scheme more worthy of a proper arrest.

* In the title sequence... what happened to the fourth penguin? "MOM! Phineas and Ferb misplaced a penguin!"

** It went to the [[What Happened to ~~The~~ Mouse?|same place that the mouse went]].

** It went to the [[What Happened to the Mouse?|same place that the mouse went]].

*** Mark my words, that [[Brick Joke|brick]] is going to crash into someone's head one day.

* Was the "Bouncin' Along" montage in "Summer Belongs to You" supposed to be in chronological order? Because if it was (and even if it wasn't), they were going all over the place, backtracking, and at least once went literally halfway around the world, about as far as the possibly could have (Western Europe to Australia).

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** Because she failed to bust the boys; her fatal flaw is that she let's her self-imposed mission sully any fun she could or even does have, after all.

* Hey, where's Perry?

** [[Riddle for ~~The~~ Ages|It's the greatest mystery of all.]]

** [[Riddle for the Ages|It's the greatest mystery of all.]]

*** [[A Worldwide Punomenon|He left Journey in 1998, citing health problems.]]

* In "Picture This" Candace took a photo of Mom's upper body without a blindfold on, but when she happens to put the photo in the Go Getter at the same time Mom is trying to break a piñata, Mom is still brought back to the backyard with the blindfold on and her body intact. This contradicts the earlier scene with Grandpa Fletcher.

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** In fact, the second after Doof attaches his truck to the Flynn-Fletchers' truck Perry starts hitting Doof VERY hard. I mean, he is not usually ''that'' violent.

* What was with the ending to "Mommy Can You Hear Me?"?!

** It is a [[Shout Out]] to the end of [[~~2001: A Space Odyssey (Film)|~~2001: A Space Odyssey]].

** It is a [[Shout-Out]] to the end of [[2001: A Space Odyssey]].

** Yeah, outside of the context of it being a parody it doesn't make any sense.

*** It doesn't have to, I've got a monster truck!