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Looks like the whole town is in a blackout.

— Phineas Flynn

When Doofenshmirtz plans to give himself big, sad eyes so people would pity him, his inator to do just that uses so much power that the entire town's light supply goes out. As for Phineas, Ferb and the gang, they build an unseen invention to take advantage of the blackout, while Candace tries to figure out what it is.

Episode Summary[]

At Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, Perry has been captured by Dr. Doofenshmirtz. He claims it is the most sophisticated trap he has ever invented. Doofenshmirtz thinks that everyone should pity him, so he believes that if he gives himself big, sad eyes, people will give him whatever he wants. To accomplish this, he created the Big-Sad-Eye-inator, which takes up a lot of electricity. He prepares to start the inator, but when it reaches full power, it blows up, and the entire city goes dark in a power outage.

Meanwhile, Candace is talking to Linda, who is on a date night with Lawrence. Candace has been left in charge of Phineas and Ferb while they are gone. After the conversation, the house goes dark, and only their eyeballs are visible. Phineas and Ferb go to check the fuse box, and Candace looks for a flashlight. She finds one, but the batteries are almost dead. She tries to walk back to Phineas and Ferb, but trips over a chair.

Phineas and Ferb head outside and notice that the whole town is in a blackout. Buford, Isabella, and Baljeet join them, and Phineas announces that he has an idea to make the best blackout ever. Candace then tries to find out what is going on. Linda calls and tells Candace that they are stuck in traffic. Candace tries to tell Linda that Phineas and Ferb are building something huge, but she trips again, and her phone flies into a wood-chipper and is destroyed.

At Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, Doofenshmirtz tells Perry that no one will be able to see anything but his big, sad eyes because of the blackout. He tries to make Perry feel sorry for him, but it does not work. Afterwards, Doofenshmirtz decides to go out into the street to try out his eyes, taking Perry with him.

Phineas and Ferb continue building their project in the dark. Candace tries to figure out what it is. She flashes the light and sees a small part of it, with robotic arms retracting back into the machine. She tries to ask Phineas, but he explains that she has to experience it. After he gives her some gear, she goes through the contraption, where she zigzags around and gets stretched.

On the street, Doofenshmirtz meets a person who feels sorry for him. The man gives him something and goes to get more stuff to give to him. Some more people come along and give him free stuff, and then they fly away on their jetpacks to get him more stuff. Doofenshmirtz notes that his sad eyes are working, and realizes that he could fool Roger into making him mayor. Major Monogram contacts Perry, telling him that he must go to the power plant to get the power back on.

Linda and Lawrence arrive back at the house since the restaurant had closed due to the power outage. Doofenshmirtz walks towards City Hall with Perry's trap, but he notices that Perry escaped. Perry flies towards the power plant and flips a red switch, which causes the entire city's power to come back on.

Candace takes Linda into the backyard, but Linda only feels Phineas' nose. Candace wonders what happened to the thing they built, and Phineas explains that people on jetpacks came by and asked if they could have it, so they gave it to them. At City Hall, Roger asks Heinz what made him think that he would hand the city over. Doofenshmirtz shows Roger his big, sad eyes, which are bloodshot, and realizes that they work better in the dark. The jetpack squad returns and drops Phineas and Ferb's invention on Doofenshmirtz.

Transcript[]

Read the transcript of Blackout!.

Songs[]

End Credits[]

Second verse of "What Is This Thing?". (during the end credits when broadcast by itself)

Gallery[]

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View the image gallery for "Blackout!".

Running Gags[]

The "Too Young" Line[]

Candace: Parents are weird.
Phineas: Yes, yes they are.

Ferb's Line[]

None.

What'cha doin'?[]

Phineas: Looks like the whole town is in a blackout. (Buford enters from screen right.)
Buford: What'cha doin'?
Phineas: Isabella? Your voice sounds horrible.
Buford: Fooled ya, it's me Buford and my voice isn't horrible, it's raspy. You get to spend hours screaming in the closet to get it like this. Hours. (Isabella enters from screen left.)
Isabella: Hey Phineas, what'cha doin'?
Phineas: There's the original.

Hey, where's Perry?[]

Phineas: Sure I want everyone to see, including Perry. Hey...where's Perry?
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Where's Perry... the Platypus?

Oh, there you are, Perry[]

None.

Perry's entrance to his lair[]

None.

Evil Jingle[]

Doofenshmirtz isn't illuminated!

My watermelon![]

Said by a member of the jetpack squad.

Memorable Quotes[]

Doofenshmirtz: I've got you now, Perry the Platypus. This is the most sophisticated trap I have ever invented! In fact, it's so escape-proof, that - that I couldn't get that guy out. (A skeleton is seen in a similar trap; Perry is horrified) So I had to build a whole new trap to catch you. And of course, I'll have to buy a new plastic skeleton for Halloween.
Doofenshmirtz: It's a pitiful existence I lead, Perry the Platypus. Do- Do you pity me? You should because I am pitiable. Everyone should pity me. Eh, you don't have to say pity too many times before it stops sounding like a word. Pity. Pity. Pit- See? That is only like two times and it's already just gobbledygook. Gobbledygook, too. I can't- I can't even get through that once. Gobbledy- Now see, I am not even consider the last syllable and it's already... (sighs) Great. Now, I am forgetting what I was talking about... Which is another reason to pity me! YEAH! Back on topic, baby!
Phineas: Okay guys let's get to work.
Candace: Hey, hold it right there. Who else is back here. Roll call.
Phineas: Well there's Ferb, Isabella, Buford, Baljeet and Me. Oh, and there's that kid in the corner with the eyepatch.
Kid with one green eye: But, is it my left eye, or my right eye? You don't know.
Buford: Hey Baljeet.
Baljeet: Hey Buford, your voice is so raspy. It sounds as if sandpaper and a washboard had a baby.
Buford: See, closet time's paying off.
Candace: Phineas and Ferb made a dangerous...thing in the backyard, in the dark. Oh this stupid fence! Why do we have this stupid fence? Dad, tear down this fence!
Linda: What do you think, should we tear down this fence?
Lawrence: That's that sarcasm I like.
Roger: So why is it that you think I'm just going to hand over my mayorship to you?

Doofenshmirtz: Oh, because I've got these big sad eyes.(shows Roger his eyes, which are sticking out of his head, and bloodshot)

Roger: Yeah, and they're kind of freaking me out.

Background Information[]

None.

Production Information[]

  • This episode aired on Disney Channel On Demand on November 23, 2012.
  • In airing order, this is the last episode of Season 3 in the US.
  • On June 18, 2012, Ashley Tisdale uploaded a video of her recording some dialogue for Candace in this episode.[1]
  • This is the last episode directed by Jay Lender.
  • For unknown reasons, this episode and its sister episode premiered on Disney.com in Latin America and Brazil before they aired on Disney Channel.

International Premieres[]

  • December 3, 2012 (Disney.com Latin America and Brazil)
  • December 31, 2012 (Disney XD Canada)
  • January 25, 2013 (Disney Channel Israel)
  • February 22, 2013 (Disney Channel Latin America and Brazil)
  • March 2, 2013 (Disney XD Spain)
  • March 17, 2013 (Disney XD Latin America and Brazil)
  • March 21, 2013 (Disney XD Poland)
  • April 13, 2013 (Disney Channel Spain)
  • April 21, 2013 (Disney Channel Portugal)
  • May 3, 2013 (Disney XD Netherlands)
  • June 8, 2013 (Disney Channel Asia)
  • September 29, 2013 (RCTI Indonesia)

Errors[]

  • Candace puts on a lead apron before riding the invention, but during "What Is This Thing?" she is never seen with the apron on.
  • When Baljeet describes Buford's voice as "If sandpaper and a washboard had a baby", his eyes are blue instead of brown.
  • During "What is This Thing?", the episode's closed captions replace the lyrics "I'm not sure that it translates" with "Electromatic transfix".
  • There are a few spots throughout the episode where a characters' head is missing where they should've come into view.
  • In the credits, Dee Bradley Baker is absent.

Continuity[]

None.

Allusions[]

  • Berlin Wall - Candace requests that her dad "tear down this fence". This is a quote from President Ronald Reagan to General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to destroy the Berlin Wall. "Hail to the Chief" plays in the background to emphasize the Presidential significance of this spoof.
  • Space Mountain - Phineas and Ferb's big idea can't be seen while Candace is riding it, similar to the rollercoaster in Disney theme parks worldwide.

Trivia[]

Cast[]

Main article: Credits

References[]

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