Meatloaf Surprise

Linda joins Jamie Oliver as one of the judges for Danville's Meatloaf Festival Cook-off, as he stresses healthy eating and fresh ingredients. Meanwhile, Candace puts a bid on a prized souvenir resembling band members Nigel and Adrian from her favorite band, Tiny Cowboy, at the Rock and Roll Memorabilia Auction, but gets distracted when her brothers build a bounce house in their backyard. On the other side of town, Dr. Doofenshmirtz has plans to enter his family meatloaf recipe into the competition using "hate" as the special ingredient.

Episode Summary[]

At the Flynn-Fletcher house, Linda tells Candace that she's going to the Meatloaf Festival as the meatloaf queen and one of the judges, since she won last year's Meatloaf competition while Candace was at camp. Candace is going to an auction to get a Tiny Cowboy bobble-head-- the lefty one.

Phineas and Ferb are relaxing under their tree until Buford, holding Baljeet, runs into the backyard panting. Phineas asks what's wrong, and Buford tells them, while gasping for air, that he was at the Meatloaf Festival having fun playing in a bounce house, until the force of his jump was so strong that he accidentally destroyed it. He ran quickly as some kids chased after him. Baljeet, while studying a flower, gets grabbed by Buford and taken with him. When Buford is done telling his story, he states that he wishes the bounce house was still there. Phineas then makes an inspirational speech about how a bounce house could be made for slightly bigger kids.

Major Monogram quickly briefs Perry about his mission: Dr. Doofenshmirtz was buying fresh produce at the supermarket, which gives him two options of what he might be doing: either he is planning to cook something that is evil related or he is making dinner for a date. Major Monogram says that it is obviously the first choice and tells him good luck on his mission. Meanwhile, Phineas and Ferb put finishing touches on the bounce house, which Baljeet finds very impressive.

At the Meatloaf festival, Linda is excited to have Jamie Oliver as one of the judges in the competition and Jamie finds it an honor to be there. Linda tells him that the festival has been expanded by adding a variety of food, ice cream and rides, all meatloaf-themed. Jamie wonders what meatloaf is, and Linda tells him that it's meat, and it's in the shape of a loaf of bread.

Meanwhile, Perry sees a silhouette of Doofenshmirtz in a tent and quickly bursts in, but only to reveal that it's just a bird that bears a resemblance to the doctor. Doofenshmirtz then reveals himself and traps Perry in a biodegradable box. Then he explains the history of his family's meatloaf recipe, which was the best because it was passed down from his great-grandmother Gretel Doofenshmirtz to his grandfather José Doofenshmirtz, then to his mother, and finally to Roger, whom he stole the recipe from. He learned that the secret ingredient was 'hate' and he would use it to win the competition, but just in case he has the Rotten-inator, with a single shot the meatloafs of the other contestants would completely rot, Doofesnhmirtz ensures that his victory is guaranteed.

Back at the backyard, the boys go inside their bounce house. Phineas adds helium to it so it can float in the air. Baljeet teases Buford and tells him that they are going to float like little woodland pixies. Then the boys start bouncing in different rooms inside the bounce house.

At the auction, Candace, along with Stacy, is waiting for the Tiny Cowboy bobble-head to be auctioned off, when Candace sees the boys' floating bounce house by borrowing an old lady's opera glasses. She tells Stacy that she's going to bust her brothers and gives her seventy dollars and an auction paddle.

She chases the floating bounce house and grabs the rope dangling from it, all while trying to avoid traffic and a bridge. She calls Stacy with her cell phone and asks about the bobble head, but Stacy tells her that because seventy dollars was all the money she got, she set that as her final bid but then she got outbid by five dollars. Candace then gets dragged in a water fountain, grabs a handful of coins at the bottom and tells Stacy to raise the bid, but not before the phone gets shorted out by the water.

Perry quickly opens his case of grappling hooks and takes out the smallest one, which gets thrown through one of the air-holes of the box and wrapped around a beam. Doofenshmirtz sees that the judges are coming, so he uses the Rotten-inator to blast the meatloaf across from him, but Perry lands in front of it just in time and gets zapped, melting the biodegradable box. Doofenshmirtz tries to blast Perry with the inator but ends up hitting a cucumber stand, a man reading a novel and a milkman's fresh milk, making them all rotten.

The bounce house then floats over the Meatloaf Festival, and one of the rays hits the rope that Candace is holding, causing it to break and her to fall toward a couple of chefs that wonder what to add to their bowl of meatloaf.

Buford decides to land the bounce house at the Meatloaf Festival by sliding down on the rope and weighing it down. When they land, Phineas and Ferb go get some meatloaf-on-a-stick while Buford says there is something he needs to do first. He and Baljeet approach the kids who were playing in the bounce house that Buford had destroyed.

Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz still tries to hit Perry with the Rotten-inator, but then he accidentally hits his own meatloaf, causing it to rot. Then Perry grabs the inator and destroys it by throwing it in a blender. Doofenshmirtz curses Perry as the platypus escapes. Linda and Jamie come over to Doofenshmirtz's booth, only to see his rotten meatloaf, which they quickly disqualify. As they leave, Doofenshmirtz wonders if it really is that bad, tastes it and says that someone should probably call the paramedics.

Baljeet notices Buford giving the bounce house to the kids and says he's very proud of him, until Buford pops the bounce house once again, with a pin. Buford quickly grabs Baljeet and runs away as the kids chase him again.

Candace, covered in sauce, tells her mom how she was dragged all over town by Phineas and Ferb's bounce house, which her mom didn't even notice, but worst of all, she didn't win the Tiny Cowboy bobble head at the auction. Linda cheers her up by giving her the award-winning meatloaf and introduces her to Nigel and Adrian, the Meatloaf Kings, both of whom Candace immediately recognizes as members of Tiny Cowboy.

Nigel and Adrian then sing a song about the joys of meatloaf, letting Candace and Stacy dance and sing along with them. During the song, the kids keep an eye on Buford as he repairs the new bounce house that he destroyed. Doofenshmirtz is carried away by the paramedics in an ambulance and says that he probably shouldn't have eaten the rotten meatloaf, but not before recognizing Tiny Cowboy.

Transcript[]

Read the transcript of Meatloaf Surprise.

Songs[]

• "Quirky Worky Song"
• "Meatloaf"

End Credits[]

Last verse of "Meatloaf".

Gallery[]

View the image gallery for "Meatloaf Surprise".

Running Gags[]

The "Too Young" Line[]

None.

Ferb's Line[]

What'cha doin'?[]

None.

Perry's entrance to his lair[]

None.

Evil Jingle[]

None.

I know what we're gonna do today!/Where's Perry?[]

Oh, there you are, Perry[]

None.

The Bird that runs into Phineas and Ferb's Invention[]

During Phineas' speech, the bird can be seen flying towards the fan but being blown away.

Memorable Quotes[]

Background Information[]

None.

Production Information[]

• This episode was originally listed under the title "Phineas and Ferb's Mega-Awesome Super-Bounce Palace".
  • The respective translations of this title are also used in other dubs.
• This is Davy Jones' last acting appearance before his death on February 29, 2012.

International Premieres[]

• August 5, 2011 (Family Channel)
• August 11, 2011 (Disney Channel Latin America and Brazil)
• August 20, 2011 (Disney XD Canada)
• October 6, 2011 (Disney XD UK)
• October 27. 2011 (Disney XD Germany)
• October 29, 2011 (Disney Channel Asia)
• November 6, 2011 (Disney XD Spain)
• November 26, 2011 (Disney Channel Portugal)
• December 9, 2011 (Disney Channel Scandinavia)

Errors[]

• When Buford jumps out of the bounce house over the meatloaf festival, Ferb's big eye is closer to the viewer instead of being on the other side.

• When Linda is walking along with Jamie Oliver and explaining what is at the meatloaf festival, a little girl with two curly pigtails is seen behind them at a meatloaf stall, then again seconds later at the meatloaf ice cream stall. There are a lot of doubles in the episode too.
• Doofenshmirtz puts a garnish on his meatloaf, but when he turns to zap the other guy's meatloaf, the garnish is gone.
• On Candace's door, for a second, it says "Cadace".
• When Phineas has his speech, a leaf flies right through his eye.
• When Adrian sings "I don't know what that aroma's doing in my head", Nigel's microphone is gone. Also, in the line "Meatloaf, I'm a meatloaf lover", Nigel's microphone is gone.
• The shaved head guitar player's guitar changes color and style during the performance.
• When Nigel is inviting Candace to come up on stage, Adrian's guitar pickup is missing.
• When Buford says "Way ahead of ya!", the captions list it as "Whee!".

Continuity[]

• Baljeet alludes to Buford wanting to float around like a woodland pixie ("Bubble Boys").

Allusions[]

• Everything but the kitchen sink - The last thing that blows in Ferb's wind machine is a kitchen sink, a parody of this idiom.
• Tiny Cowboy seems to be an allusion to the British band Oasis and their song "Meatloaf" is a parody of "Wonderwall".
• The Archie Show - The psychedelic backgrounds, silhouette shots of the band, and the girls' dance moves during "Meatloaf" look strikingly like those from the Archies musical numbers.
• The first line of the chorus of Tiny Cowboy's song, "so you think you know Meatloaf?", is a reference to an actual Meat Loaf tribute competition that was held in Grossglockner, Austria.

Trivia[]

• This episode shows that Linda, Candace, and Phineas all like meatloaf.
• This is the first time Phineas and Ferb's Big Idea is destroyed by Buford.
• It is revealed that Perry keeps grappling guns of every size.
• This is the first episode to have the word "surprise" in its title.
• The theme that plays at the beginning of this episode is the same one that was played at the beginning of "Rollercoaster", "Ain't No Kiddie Ride", "Wizard of Odd", and "Moon Farm".
• This is the second episode with a healthy food theme following "Candace's Big Day".
• This is the third time Doofenshmirtz ends an episode with "Wait, is that [band's name]?", after "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together" and "The Baljeatles".
• This is the fourth time Candace joins a band in their concert ("Ready for the Bettys", "Flop Starz", "The Best Lazy Day Ever"), and the first time outside of Season 1.
• This is the third time to show a character going to, or in a hospital. It is also the second time this happens to Dr. Doofenshmirtz ("I Scream, You Scream", "Nerdy Dancin'").

• The lady who has the opera glasses at the Little Cowboy auction in this episode reappears in "Happy New Year!" and the Milo Murphy's Law episode "Dog Walker, Runner, Screamer". In Milo Murphy's Law, she is seen at a ribbon cutting ceremony.
• Major Monogram considers both evil and non-evil explanations for Doofenshmirtz's meatloaf ingredient purchases much as he considers evil and non-evil explanations for Doofenshmirtz's sudden interest in recycling ("De Plane! De Plane!"). In the same way as with the ingredients purchases, Monogram offers likely and outlandish alternatives for Doofenshmirtz's disappearance ("One Good Scare Ought to Do It!").
• The Jeff "Swampy" Marsh caricature can be seen at the auction.
• Tiny Cowboy, the band mentioned in "Robot Rodeo", makes their first appearance.
• The Paisley Sideburn Brothers from "Fireside Girl Jamboree" are mentioned.
• The man running the meatloaf Ferris wheel is the same person who offered Candace his pants during "Mix and Mingle Machine" from "Cheer Up Candace" and who is at the front of the crowd in a Love Händel concert in "Just Passing Through".
• The girl seen in the announcement in "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo" can be seen among the other kids whose bounce house is destroyed.
• The man with the weird accent from "Finding Mary McGuffin" can be seen in the audience.
• This is the third time Candace's phone is destroyed ("Greece Lightning", "Candace Disconnected").

Cast[]

Main article: Credits

• Vincent Martella as Phineas
• Ashley Tisdale as Candace
• Thomas Sangster as Ferb
• Caroline Rhea as Mom
• Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz
• Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram
• Tyler Mann as Carl ♦
• Dee Bradley Baker as Perry
• Mitchel Musso as Jeremy ♦
• Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet
• Bobby Gaylor as Buford
• Kelly Hu as Stacy
• Jane Lynch as Mrs. Johnson ♦
• Jamie Oliver as Himself
• Davy Jones as Nigel
• Peter Noone as Adrian
• Additional Voices: Brian Phelps, Dan Povenmire, Danny Jacobs, Dee Bradley Baker, Django Marsh, Isabella Acres, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Jennifer Hughes, Kelly Hu, Mark Thompson

♦ designates a character that did not appear in this episode