Phineas would be the first to admit that he did not know everything about his brother. Though they shared much, Ferb often surprised him.

Phineas sat down from his presentation of an oral book report to vigorous applause from his classmates, and the teacher asked for a second volunteer.

No one quite expected Ferb to raise his hand: it meant doing what he famously refrained from - speaking.

Ferb walked up, placed his book on the adjacent desk, cleared his throat, and proceeded to give the longest, most moving, deeply passionate book speech Mrs. Guerrero's English class had ever heard.