Common Sense Media Review
By Melissa Camacho
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Phineas and Ferb special is fun and fast-paced.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 7+?
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The O.W.C.A. Files
What's the Story?
THE O.W.C.A. FILES, a special "stand alone" installment of the Phineas and Ferb series, features members of the Organization Without a Cool Acronym, or O.W.C.A., as they investigate and fight crime. Perry the Platypus, aka Agent P (Dee Bradley Baker), is having a tough time getting his animal agent trainees -- Agent Henry the Hyena, Agent Karen the Cat, Agent Maggie Macaw (Jane Kaczmarek), and former villain Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Dan Povenmire) -- to work together and earn their official black agent hat bands. But when a sinister villain named Professor Parenthesis (Jeff Reubens) manages to get O.W.C.A's animal agents to turn against Major Monogram (Jeff Marsh) and Carl (Tyler Mann), they must rely on Agent P and his team to help them. Throughout it all, the bug trio, Napoleon (JK Simmons), Floyd (Stephen Reuben), and Wendell (Josh Gad) try desperately to get someone's attention at the O.W.C.A. facility in hopes of becoming their first insect agents.
Is It Any Good?
The Phineas and Ferb special offers lots of fast-paced, appealing misadventures with the smart humor the franchise is known for. From fighting robotic fleas to breaking out of a villain's lair, each disaster creates a new opportunity for eliciting laughs from viewers of all ages. The musical numbers throughout the show only add to the fray.
Fans of the series will enjoy the familiar running gags as well as the cameo appearances made by Phineas (Vincent Martella) and Ferb (Thomas Sangster). But you don't have to be a fan of the original show to understand and appreciate the references to popular films such as Titanic and Frozen that are packed into it. Bottom line? It's a fun watch for kids of all ages.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about animated shows. What kinds of things can an animated series accomplish that a live-action TV show can't? Would this show work in live-action form? Why, or why not?
What makes humor "smart"? What are your favorite types of jokes?
TV Details
- Premiere date : November 9, 2015
- Cast : Dee Bradley Baker , Dan Povenmire , Jeff Reubens
- Network : Disney XD
- Genre : Kids' Animation
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 28, 2020
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