phineas and ferb is genuinely so funny. my taste as an 8 year old was impeccable
there’s a scene in excaliferb of malifeshmirtz (doof) walking down a spiral staircase, and he tells a story that is completely nonsensical because whenever he goes behind the stairs his voice gets muffled. the first two times it’s a funny gag, but the third time he mumbles behind the staircase and exits saying “and that’s what i said because i had a gag on my mouth” and that is genuinely the funniest shit oh my god
sometimes i forget how much of a masterpiece the episode "excaliferb" is. it's such a good fantasy parody. princess bride explanation (storybook read to sick person), including conveniently timed jokes for fourth wall breaks like a literal cliffhanger. arthurian premise with the lady of the lake pond, excalibur story, etc. lord of the rings references everywhere - most notably buford and baljeet as gimli and legolas ("traveling companions" i love them sm). the classic basic fantasy tropes: ridiculous landmark naming conventions (cave of ten thousand monsters, for example); the typical "heroes' party" ("a brute, a girl, two brothers, and a brain"); the epic monster battle straight off a paperback cover from the golden age of pulp fantasy. the mythology/folklore/legend callbacks. and maybe my personal favorite detail: in the final battle, the song is a pastiche of led zeppelin!!! famously known for writing about lord of the rings (especially battles) in their songs!! it's so perfect, i really shouldn't skip it when i'm looking for episodes to rewatch. a masterpiece fr
So was that deleted Excaliferb scene where Isabel the Water Sprite (aka: Isabella) kisses Phineas on the nose real, or was I hallucinating it the whole time? Cuz I can’t find that image ANYWHERE, and I SWEAR it was real. Am I going crazy????
*looks at the butter knife scotch taped to a plastic sword*
You know that one episode of Phineas and Ferb that was the mystical, medieval episode and Ferb’s sword fell off the hilt? I feel like this is on the same level.