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When he was younger, he did a bunch of stuff.

— Ferb Fletcher, talking about his grandfather

Phineas and Ferb help their grandfather relive his glory days as a daredevil. Dr. Doofenshmirtz seeks revenge against a childhood bully that always kicked sand on him.

Episode Summary[]

Grandpa Reg is sitting at a table with Phineas and Ferb. He pulls a scrapbook out and shows them a picture from his youth. He was a famous daredevil motorcycle rider who jumped over many things in his young life from his mom's tea society to the queen of England. His final jump was at McGregor's Gorge. To prepare he decided to hire a band to make an anthem for him for the event. Unfortunately for him, it rained unexpectedly. He tried again a few weeks later but there was nothing but rain, and again the next week but the rain returned once more so he decided to give up. He wishes that he could jump the gorge once more, but can't due to his age and his many ailments. Reg shows Phineas that the Holy Mackerel, the motorcycle Reg used in his youth, has been turned into a lamp by Linda.

Flying Fishmonger

Reginald in his youth as the Flying Fishmonger

Phineas tells Ferb that he knows what they're going to do today. Phineas decides to help re-create Reg's dream by digging a deep gorge in their backyard and helping him jump it. Phineas and Ferb show Reg their new McGregor's Gorge, while Ferb finishes repairing the Holy Mackerel, where he added sidecars so that Phineas and Ferb could jump the gorge too.

Meanwhile, Perry is seen in his lair. Carl appears on the screen, then he tells him that Major Monogram is unable to do his duty for today because of his back injury, so Carl had to take place for today. Then he does a close up (actually an extreme closeup), as he tells Perry that Doofenshmirtz has purchased bags of sand and extra long shoelaces, so then Perry leaves his lair to go stop Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Then Monogram tells Carl to hand him his pills.

Meanwhile Candace, Winifred, Lawrence, and Linda go out shopping for clothing for Candace. Candace is forcibly dressed into high class British clothing, much to her dislike. Candace gets a call from Stacy and tells her parents that Phineas and Ferb built a giant gorge in the backyard, which they don't believe.

Meanwhile, Perry arrives at Dr. Doofenshmirtz's lair, and traps Perry in sticky flypaper. He tells him a story about a moment from his childhood when a bully named Boris would always kick sand into his eyes. Everywhere he went he was, sand was kicked into his face. Due to these events, he became paranoid and felt that sand would be kicked at him at any time. He creates a "Who's-Crying-Now-inator" which will kick sand into his old enemy's house who recently moved to the Tri-State Area.

Phineas, Ferb, and Reg are about to jump the gorge. When Isabella and the Fireside Girls play the anthem, the sky starts to rain. Reg is saddened because he still can't jump the gorge. Phineas tells the Fireside Girls to stop and as if on cue, the rain stops as well. He tells them to play it again. Sure enough, the rain starts pouring again. Phineas realizes that the song is so dull and dreary that it causes the sky to rain. This gives Phineas an idea and he sings his own anthem for the Flying Fishmonger, which cheers Reg up completely and sends the rain clouds away.

Fishmonger post-flight

Reginald, Phineas, and Ferb after the jump.

They begin to jump the gorge but they fall right when they are supposed to land. Ferb presses a button and the Holy Mackerel sprouts wings. It flies out of the gorge but flies far off from the gorge and loses a wing. They land on a train and then they go into a river. Ferb takes off the remaining wing to make a ski for the front tire. Later they are carried back to the ramp again and they fly up and land safely on the other side, fulfilling Reg's lifelong dream.

Candace, Winifred, Lawrence, and Linda return from shopping. Candace hurries to the backyard and sees the gorge. She runs off to get her mom to bust Phineas and Ferb.

Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz presses the button to kick the sand unto his bully's house. Perry interferes and knocks the controller away and loses the only way to stop the robotic shoe. The robot shoe kicks the bucket, sending the sand flying, but a sudden gust sends the sand back at Doofenshmirtz. The robotic leg disconnects from the robot and falls down on three dump trucks filled with dirt. The mud completely fills up the gorge.

Reg enjoyed the new anthem but asks to hear the older version. The Fireside Girls sing the original song as they leave the yard causing the rain to return. The rain causes the grass to grow back restoring the yard back to its original state. Candace returns with Linda but unfortunately it's too late. Reg thanks the boys for their re-creation of the jump.

Transcript[]

Read the transcript of The Flying Fishmonger.

Songs[]

End Credits[]

A repeat of the song "Flying Fishmonger", but missing the first line.

Gallery[]

Click here to view more images from "The Flying Fishmonger".
View the image gallery for "The Flying Fishmonger".

Running Gags[]

I know what we're gonna do today![]

Phineas: Wow, Grandpa. So whatever happened to the Holy Mackerel?
Grandpa Reg: She's right over there. Although I see your mother turned her into a lamp.
Phineas: Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!

The "Too Young" Line[]

None.

Ferb's Line[]

Reginald: I may seem like a barmy ol' git now, but when I wasn't so long in the tooth, I had some grand larks and engaged in a fair amount of derring-do.
Phineas: Translate.
Ferb: When he was younger, he did a bunch of stuff.
Reginald: Well these two roister-doisters wheeled out me old iron, built me a crackin' match for McGregor's gorge, and helped this daft ol' git have one last knees-up.
Phineas looks at Ferb in a "translate-for-me" kind of way
Ferb: I have absolutely no idea.

What'cha doin'?[]

Phineas: Judging from this photo of McGregor's Gorge, we're right on track! Who's the tiger?
Isabella: Hey Phineas, What'cha doin'?
Phineas: Hey Isabella, we're helping Grandpa Reg to fulfill his long crushed dreams.
Isabella: Where's Ferb?
Phineas: He's in the garage restoring the mackerel.

Hey, where's Perry?[]

Isabella: Well, I brought this cute little toy over for Perry. Where is he?
Phineas: Huh. I don't know.

Oh, there you are, Perry[]

Grandpa Reg: Must say, love the new anthem.
Phineas: Hey, Perry.

Perry's entrance to his lair[]

None.

Evil Jingle[]

Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated!

Memorable Quotes[]

Phineas: How'd you do that?


Reginald: It's just a little bit of "how's your father."

I may seem like a barmy ol' git now, but when I wasn't so long in the tooth, I had some grand larks and engaged in a fair amount of derring-do.
Phineas: Translate?
Ferb: When he was younger, he did a bunch of stuff.
Newsboy: Extra! Extra! Fishmonger and kids jump McGregor's gorge!
Motorcycle jumps and misses the platform on the other side of the gorge
Newsboy: Extra! Extra! Fishmonger and kids plummet to their doom!
Motorcycle flies upwards with wings. One of the wings breaks off
Newsboy: Extra! Extra...oh forget it... Throws the newspapers over his shoulder
Linda: That hat might be a bit too tight.
While flying through the air after breaking a wing
Phineas: Well, that can't be good.
pause
Reginald: Spot of tea?
Phineas: Yeah, all right.
Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Tube socks? What is this, 1974?

Background Information[]

  • Due to a legal claim by a real life band in New York named The Bettys, this episode, along with the accompanying episode, "Ready for the Bettys", are never rerun on either the Disney Channel or Disney XD in the USA. However, the episode is still available on services such as iTunes and Disney+ while still airing in other countries.
    • The two episodes were aired in the USA again on May 22, 2015 from 5:00 to 5:30 AM, EST, on Disney Channel.
    • It then aired in the USA on Disney XD on January 8, 2018.
  • While Candace and her step-grandmother enter and Candace talks about her favorite store, you can hear the instrumental version of the song "Gitchee Gitchee Goo" playing in the background.
  • When Dr. Doofenshmirtz is describing all the times sand was kicked in his face, he is shown in a sandbox building an "inator" sand sculpture.

Production Information[]

  • Episode description from a 2008 Phineas and Ferb press release:
In the episode entitled "The Flying Fishmonger," Ferb helps Grandpa Fletcher achieve the Fletcher family tradition of successfully jumping over MacGregor's Gorge. Meanwhile, Dr. Doofenshmirtz invents a machine to kick sand all over his childhood bully's house.
  • In the Netherlands, this episode is called "De Hemelse Haring" which means "The Heavenly Herring".
  • This episode is titled "Daredevil Ferb" in Australia.
  • Since "git" is a mild swear word (approximate to twerp) in the UK, it was edited out when it aired there:
    • The line "I may seem like a barmy ol' git now..." was changed to "I may seem barmy now...".
    • The line "...and helped this daft ol' git have one last knees-up" was changed to "...and helped this daft ol' guy have one last knees-up".
    • Some versions omit the last lines entirely.

Errors[]

  • Before Ferb quotes that he has no idea what his grandfather is saying, Phineas smiles very quickly.
  • The Flynn-Fletcher backyard has a gorge in it, but when Dr. Doofenshmirtz's remote falls down, the backyard looks normal.
    • Also, when Doof's remote falls down, there's no dump trucks. But after that, the trucks appeared.
  • On the drive home from the mall, Grandma Fletcher is not in the car.
  • When Ferb is sitting in the Holy Mackerel, his eyes are about the same size.
  • Right before the Fireside Girls play the old anthem for the last time, Ferb's big eye is in front of his small eye.
  • The tree is repeatedly changing positions throughout the episode due to the gorge construction in the backyard.
  • Isabella and Gretchen do not have sleeves when they sing back-up onscreen.
    • In the same scene, the blue patch on Gretchen's sash is square instead of round.
    • Gretchen doesn't have eyelashes.
    • Holly has only two eyelashes.
  • Just like in "Flop Starz" and a few other episodes, Isabella's uniform changes. When she was playing the original Fishmonger theme song, she was wearing her Fireside uniform, but when she was playing it the second time she was in her normal dress.
  • When Grandpa Reg first start explaining about his past, Phineas, Ferb and their grandfather are sitting at the table. When Grandpa Reg finishes, they are in the living room. Though it's because Reg led them into the room while telling the story.
  • When Grandpa Reg says to Phineas that he wishes to hear his old theme song there is a huge gap in the fence but when the grass grows there is no gap in the fence.
  • When Doofenshmirtz first fires up the Who's Crying Now-inator, the gear indicator on the machine is pointing at the "R", indicating reverse. The indicator does not move when he shifts the machine into forward "D" (drive) mode, but stays on Reverse.
  • When the camera zooms in on Phineas and Reg after the line "He's a Flying Fishmonger with nerves of steel" Ferb suddenly appears although he wasn't there in the said line.
  • The stripe on Perry's fedora is brown instead of black when he and Doofenshmirtz are fighting over the remote.
  • When the camera shows to Jeremy and Candace, Linda, Lawrence, and Grandma Fletcher are missing.

Continuity[]

None.

Allusions[]

  • This episode recalls the craze of jumping things like the Grand Canyon and other canyons, made famous by Evel Knievel.
  • Candace's outfit in the mall is similar to that worn by Queen Elizabeth II.
  • The newspaper boy was a common feature in movies once upon an age.
  • The motorcycle plunging down the gorge and then narrowly avoiding crashing by taking off like an airplane, is taken from Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave.
  • The idea of jumping a gorge and not quite making it was also used in an early episode of The Simpsons entitled "Bart the Daredevil".

Trivia[]

Cast[]

Main article: Credits
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References[]

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