The Phineas & Ferb Revival's Sequel Episode Is Good, But It's Not The One I Wanted

Phineas and Ferb's revival premiere date is getting closer by the minute, but they still haven't confirmed a sequel episode I really want to see that would be even better now than if the show had done it 10 years ago. Phineas and Ferb is a mainly episodic series, with hundreds of standalone adventures that follow the same formula of Phineas (Vincent Martella) and Ferb (David Errigo Jr./Thomas Brodie-Sangster) building something impossible, Candace (Ashley Tisdale) trying to bust them, and Perry the Platypus (Dee Bradley Baker) battling Dr. Doofenshmirtz (show co-creator Dan Povenmire).

However, several of Phineas and Ferb's best outings feature more extended narratives that cover multiple episodes and veer away from the usual format. "The Chronicles of Meap" is getting another Phineas and Ferb sequel in 2025; this miniseries within the show featuring the alien Meap (Lorenzo Lamas) currently accounts for two episodes so far, the one where he is introduced in season 2, and the follow-up adventure in season 3. Yet, the sequel episode I believe needs to happen in Phineas and Ferb season 5 is an even more obvious option.

The Phineas And Ferb Revival Needs To Include The Next Star Wars Spoof Episode

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In the summer of 2014, Phineas and Ferb released its Star Wars episode, which depicts the Phineas and Ferb cast as alternate versions of themselves existing in a galaxy far, far away, having their own adventure that happens just outside the purview of the camera during the events of A New Hope. Phineas and Ferb are farm boys on Tatooine; Candace, Buford (Bobby Gaylor), and Baljeet (Maulik Pancholy) are Stormtroopers; Isabella (Alyson Stoner) is the Han Solo-coded pilot; and rebel agent Perry and "Darthenshmirtz" are doing battle in the background.

Of course, as the creators say, "None of this is canon, so just relax," which is where all the fun comes from.

This was an all-around brilliant idea because of how well-suited Phineas and Ferb's humor is suited to parodies, Star Wars in particular. The showrunners clearly know Star Wars well, as the characters are constantly quoting A New Hope and referencing inside jokes of the Star Wars fandom. It gently makes fun of some things about Star Wars while showcasing so much love for it and still letting the Phineas and Ferb characters just be their usual selves.

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As of the end of the Star Wars episode, Phineas, Ferb, Candace, and their friends are all part of the Rebellion, while Darthenshmirtz has escaped. The sequel would presumably pick up with Phineas and Ferb helping out Luke and co. on Hoth, again leveraging the plausible deniability angle of them being in the background of Star Wars, carrying out their own mission, while occasionally interacting with the legendary characters. Of course, as the creators say, "None of this is canon, so just relax," which is where all the fun comes from.

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Meap Started Out As A Kind Of Play On Star Wars

The irony of "The Chronicles of Meap" and the Star Wars alternate universe being the two subsets of Phineas and Ferb best suited for sequel episodes is that Meap started out as something of a parody of Star Wars itself. Phineas and Ferb occasionally go to space to visit their own star and make the best ice cream possible, but "The Chronicles of Meap" has undeniably more of a sci-fi adventure flavor. In addition to this comparison to be drawn between it and Star Wars, a few lines in the first Meap episode are obvious references.

The boys fix up Meap's spaceship, but then they are dragged via tractor beam to the villain's space station, and Ferb gets to say: "That's no cloud." Then Phineas, with his uncurbed optimism, says: "I've got a good feeling about this." Additionally, when Meap doesn't have his translation mustache and is struggling to communicate with the kids, they all think Mitch (David Mitchell) is his father, which leads up to Mitch saying "I am NOT your father" during the big final fight. Needless to say, Phineas and Ferb was having their fun with Star Wars long before Disney acquired the rights.

Phineas And Ferb Has A Lot More Star Wars Material To Work With Now

Bring On The Baby Yoda Jokes

Phineas and Ferb has more than proven that they excel at coming up with delicious meta-jokes related to Star Wars, which is one of the biggest reasons they should now do their Empire Strikes Back spoof. To put this into context, the original Star Wars episode came out the year before The Force Awakens, when Disney had relatively recently bought the franchise and its countless projects were all still in the future. The intent behind them letting the Phineas and Ferb creators do this episode was most likely to advertise the upcoming sequel trilogy.

While the Star Wars fandom may be frustrated with the varying quality of the Disney era, Phineas and Ferb likely has a way of acknowledging this while still showing so much fondness for the franchise.

Because Rogue One didn't exist yet, Phineas and Ferb credits Perry with stealing the Death Star plans and Doofenshmirtz with being responsible for the Death Star's self-destruct button-style design flaw, as it is supposedly a massive version of a nutcracker he invented. Star Wars' presence in the cultural zeitgeist is completely different now than it was then, and I want to see Phineas and Ferb run with that. Quips alluding to classic Star Wars dilemmas, like "Someone said he shot first, but I could have sworn it was the other guy," would be replaced with oversaturation jokes and at least one Baby Yoda reference.

While the Star Wars fandom may be frustrated with the varying quality of the Disney era,Phineas and Ferb likely has a way of acknowledging this while still showing so much fondness for the franchise, while its own characters do what they do best. Some more brilliant one-liners and the Flynn-Fletcher boys' never-ending glass-half-full attitude could actually be a needed reminder that the whole point is to take whatever valuable lessons you can from it but to not overreact to feel-good entertainment.

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Darthenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb Star Wars

Yet one aspect I am equally anticipating and dreading in the hypothetical next Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars episode is how it might parody the famous "I am your father" plot twist. In the main Phineas and Ferb timeline, the Flynn-Fletchers are a blended family. However, one of the biggest theories in the fandom (which has been debunked due to various timeline issues) is that Doofenshmirtz is Phineas and Candace's biological father — which, even though it isn't true in the main universe, unfortunately, lines up perfectly with doing a spoof of Empire Strikes Back.

Dan Povenmire as Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb in a submarine

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The Star Wars episode already sort of broke a major Phineas and Ferb rule, as Phineas introduces Ferb to Candace as their stepbrother after years apart, and she asks, "What happened to Dad?" the first time the series has ever mentioned one of the absent biological parents. It could be very clever and funny for Phineas and Ferb to finally acknowledge the theory, but it shouldn't come at the cost of the beautiful family dynamic, which is one of the best things about this series.

When asked about Phineas' real dad, Dan Povenmire stressed the importance of family regardless of biology. This theme should always be at the forefront of Phineas and Ferb, even in an alternative universe. But if there is a way to do it while creating one of their best punchlines yet, Dan and Swampy will figure it out.