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The series has a large amount of [[Once an Episode]] gags and [[Catch Phrase|Catch Phrases]]s with ''at least'' one for every main character, which are varied, parodied and subverted in every way the writers can come up with, leading to a rich memetic potential.

* "Hey Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!" <ref> Stage One: Phineas [[Eureka Moment|gets inspiration]] for today's scheme, either from something he sees or hears about, or his thought processes.</ref>

* "Hey, where's Perry?" <ref> Stage Two: Perry The Platypus drops his pet disguise, dons his fedora and goes to his secret lair to get his Doofenshmirtz-thwarting mission.</ref>

* "[[Cassandra Truth|MOM! Phineas and Ferb are creating memes!]]" <ref> Stage Three: Candace tries to bust her brothers by getting their mother to see what they're doing. [[Failure Is the Only Option|This never, ever succeeds]].</ref>

* What-cha dooin'? <ref> Isabella's [[Catch Phrase]], usually said to Phineas. She gets annoyed when [[Hey, That's My Line!|other people borrow it]], and can sense it being used across town.</ref>

* "Aren't you a little too young to make a meme? "[[Blunt Yes|Yes, yes we are]]." <ref> Phineas's [[Hand Wave|blatant non-explanation]] whenever someone questions a small child ordering in a construction crew, or something equally ambitious. </ref>

* "Ah, Perry the Platypus! What an un(adjective) surprise! And by (adjective) I mean COMPLETELY (ADJECTIVE)!" <ref> Dr. Doofenshmirtz's [[Catch Phrase]] when Agent P. enters Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated.</ref>

* "CURSE YOU, PERRY THE PLATYPUS!" <ref> Dr. Doofenshmirtz's [[Catch Phrase]] when his [[Evil Plan]] is ruined by Perry The Platypus, usually while being [[Hoist by His Own Petard]].</ref>

* He's a platypus. He doesn't do much. <ref> Punch-line for Perry's action-packed B-plot, as Phineas and Ferb believe he's just a low-maintenance pet.</ref>

** [[Ear Worm|He's a semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal of action!]] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhQ75vyhmc8 do bi do bi do ba, do bi do bi do ba]) <ref> Perry's occasional [[Theme Tune]].</ref>

* The TROPE-INATOR! <ref> Nearly all of Doofenshmirtz's inventions follow the [[Thing-O-Matic]] scheme of "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Something-Absurdly-Specific]]-inator" </ref>

* Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated! <ref> As a [[Card-Carrying Villain]], Doof has owns an evil company, and has his own jingle to promote his villainy.</ref>

* The enemy of platypus is man! <ref> A [[Green Aesop]] flies over Doof's [[Literal-Minded]] head, so he builds a builds a giant robot man to defeat Perry The Platypus.</ref>

* "There are [[Squirrels in My Pants]]!" <ref> Candace really does have squirrels in her pants in "Comet Kermillian", but everyone thinks it's [[Unusual Euphemism|a euphemism]] and her attempts to shake them out are a [[Accidental Dance Craze|dance]].</ref>

* "My Name is Doof and You'll Do What I Say--WOOP WOOP!" <ref> Doof attempts to [[Take Over the World|take over THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA]]! again, with a hypnotic [[Ear Worm]] tune.</ref>

* (snaps fingers) "Okay!" <ref> [[Character Tic]] of Bob the lifeguard in "The Lake Nose Monster". Turns out he doesn't even know he does it.</ref>

* Hooray for Internet Memes being a metaphor for... oh wait, I think were supposed to take that literally. <ref> Candace becomes Danville's mayor for a day in "She's The Mayor", but can't stop people from believing that everything she says is some kind of metaphor, even her "busting" obsession. The line parodies this at the end.</ref>

* ...oh, there you are, Perry! <ref> Perry always returns after his mission and boys' scheme are both complete, greeted this way by an oblivious Phineas.</ref>

* NANG NANG NANG NANG <ref> The cry of the Klimpaloon, an [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context|anthropomorphic old-timey bathing suit that lives in the Himalayas]] from "Summer Belongs to You".</ref>

** "GET ON THE TRIKE!!" <ref> Usually unassailably cheerful and optimistic, near the end of "Summer Belongs To You!" Phineas (having just recovered from a [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]) snaps [[It Makes Sense in Context|this line]] at Candace.</ref>

** "[[Voltaire]], Buford? Really?" <ref> Generally thuggish Buford displays [[Hidden Depths]] in "Summer Belongs To You"</ref>

* "I don't want your pamphlet!" <ref> When Phineas finds out that Perry is a secret agent, [[The Voiceless]] pet tries to explain through the pamphlet called "So You've Just Discovered Your Pet is a Secret Agent. It doesn't work.</ref>

* "STATION... STATION... COOKIE... STATION..." "SPACE... SPACE... COOKIE... SPACE..." <ref> Doof plays with the echo in his space station, but it doesn't always come back right.</ref>

* Fossils, dun dun dun! <ref> In "It's About Time", Phineas and Ferb's dad Lawrence is easily amused by the dramatic sting that plays at the end of a audio tour tape he gets at the natural history museum.</ref>

* Eyeless Phineas <ref> In the episode "Excaliferb", there is a brief animation error that caused Phineas to [http://phineasandferb.wikia.com/wiki/File:Phineas%27s_eyes!.png appear to be missing his eyes]. After this was noticed and the image was captured, fanart of him blind without eyes began to appear.</ref>