The Secret of Success/The Doof Side of the Moon
- Episode aired Oct 8, 2010
- TV-G
- 23m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
250
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Candace takes a class to learn how to achieve her goal: busting the boys. / Candace teams up with Irving's brother to try to bust her brothers.Candace takes a class to learn how to achieve her goal: busting the boys. / Candace teams up with Irving's brother to try to bust her brothers.Candace takes a class to learn how to achieve her goal: busting the boys. / Candace teams up with Irving's brother to try to bust her brothers.
Ashley Tisdale
- Candace Flynn
- (voice)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Ferb Fletcher
- (voice)
- (as Thomas Sangster)
Tyler Alexander Mann
- Carl
- (voice)
- (as Tyler Mann)
- …
Maulik Pancholy
- Baljeet Tjinder
- (voice)
- …
Bobby Gaylor
- Buford Van Stomm
- (voice)
Kelly Hu
- Stacy Hirano
- (voice)
Diedrich Bader
- Albert DuBois
- (voice)
- …
Jack McBrayer
- Irving DuBois
- (voice)
Hiromi Dames
- Bridgette Oshinomi
- (voice)
- (as Romi Dames)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn "The Doof Side of the Moon": When Phineas and Ferb reach the moon with their skyscraper, you can see the U.S. flag that the astronauts planted on the moon on the far left side of the screen, and an abandoned lunar rover on the far right. Both are upside-down, of course, as they reached the bottom of the moon.
- Quotes
Stacy Hirano: Candace, what happened to you? The lecture's over. The gift bags were totally cruddy, by the way. It's just a bag, nothing in it.
- ConnectionsReferences Dumbo (1941)
Featured review
Despite being a huge Disney fan, 'Phineas and Ferb' was one of those shows before starting to watch where there was uncertainty as to whether it would be my cup of tea. Luckily, it turned out to be a major hit with me and my brother and sisters and very quickly we became addicted to it. Even if it is very formula-based, there are so many cool situations, quotes and songs and have always loved the characters and the theme song (which avoided it becoming repetition heavy).
"The Secret of Success" and "The Doof Side of the Moon" both had strong concepts. Both are also very well done and even great episodes, with "The Doof Side of the Moon" getting the slight edge as the better and more consistent one, as well as more imaginative concept-wise. There are even better episodes of 'Phineas and Ferb' about (which says a lot about how brilliant the show is at its best), but the exceptionally high quality that the show had at this point is still very much there in both "The Secret of Success" and "The Doof Side of the Moon".
While it was interesting seeing the busting tactics, there is not much new about Candace's subplot in "The Secret of Success". Not sure what point Baljeet served in this subplot, he would have made more sense being with Phineas and Ferb. Whose subplot is amusing and nostalgic and Doofenschmirtz's was a lot of wacky fun in dialogue and visually.
As said, there is preference for the more inventive and more consistent "The Doof Side of the Moon". Loved Phineas and Ferb's antics and the character interaction in the subplot and Candace has some nice chemistry with Albert, but it is Doofenschmirtz's plot that the episode is worth seeing for. Some very imaginative visuals and some of it is hilarious.
Coming onto the individual elements, the animation is bright and colourful, with such vibrant colours that literally pop out at you and beautifully detailed backgrounds. The character animation and lunar visuals in the Doofenschmirtz subplot in "The Doof Side of the Moon" is particularly good and has some inventive and wonderfully exaggerated details, big and small. The music is in the style that is not usually my style of choice when listening to music, but it is very catchy and pleasant to listen to. The theme song is irresistible with a melody that sticks in the head for days without being an earworm and with very quotable lyrics. Some nice visuals accompanying it too.
Writing is full of wit and intelligence in both episodes, equally so and not one being better in this regard than the other, and the pacing is lively. It is never simplistic or forced, neither is it too complicated or tries too hard to be clever. The stories in both episodes are charming and fun, both Doofenschmirtz subplots represent him very well as the wonderfully kooky character that fans know and love. Only Candace's predictable subplot in "The Secret of Success" isn't as strong. The character writing and voice work are excellent.
All in all, great. 9/10.
"The Secret of Success" and "The Doof Side of the Moon" both had strong concepts. Both are also very well done and even great episodes, with "The Doof Side of the Moon" getting the slight edge as the better and more consistent one, as well as more imaginative concept-wise. There are even better episodes of 'Phineas and Ferb' about (which says a lot about how brilliant the show is at its best), but the exceptionally high quality that the show had at this point is still very much there in both "The Secret of Success" and "The Doof Side of the Moon".
While it was interesting seeing the busting tactics, there is not much new about Candace's subplot in "The Secret of Success". Not sure what point Baljeet served in this subplot, he would have made more sense being with Phineas and Ferb. Whose subplot is amusing and nostalgic and Doofenschmirtz's was a lot of wacky fun in dialogue and visually.
As said, there is preference for the more inventive and more consistent "The Doof Side of the Moon". Loved Phineas and Ferb's antics and the character interaction in the subplot and Candace has some nice chemistry with Albert, but it is Doofenschmirtz's plot that the episode is worth seeing for. Some very imaginative visuals and some of it is hilarious.
Coming onto the individual elements, the animation is bright and colourful, with such vibrant colours that literally pop out at you and beautifully detailed backgrounds. The character animation and lunar visuals in the Doofenschmirtz subplot in "The Doof Side of the Moon" is particularly good and has some inventive and wonderfully exaggerated details, big and small. The music is in the style that is not usually my style of choice when listening to music, but it is very catchy and pleasant to listen to. The theme song is irresistible with a melody that sticks in the head for days without being an earworm and with very quotable lyrics. Some nice visuals accompanying it too.
Writing is full of wit and intelligence in both episodes, equally so and not one being better in this regard than the other, and the pacing is lively. It is never simplistic or forced, neither is it too complicated or tries too hard to be clever. The stories in both episodes are charming and fun, both Doofenschmirtz subplots represent him very well as the wonderfully kooky character that fans know and love. Only Candace's predictable subplot in "The Secret of Success" isn't as strong. The character writing and voice work are excellent.
All in all, great. 9/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Oct 28, 2021
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