Play Phineas and Ferb Theme Song
The wind blows multiple calendar pages into the air, starting on June 3.
There's 104 days of Summer Vacation
Then School comes along just to end it
Phineas and Ferb sit under a tree in their backyard.
So the annual problem for our generation
Is finding a good way to spend it
Cue montage of the boys doing multiple activities.
Like maybe
First, the boys land on the moon. They jump out of the rocket and float forwards.
Second, Phineas climbs on top of Ferb. They try to fight a mummy.
Third, they climb up a certain French tower.
Building a rocket or fighting a mummy
Or climbing up the Eiffel Tower
Fourth, Ferb removed a tarp to show a weird unicorn-turtle hybrid. Phineas takes a picture of it.
Fifth, the boys force a monkey into the shower. Neither of them enjoy this one.
Discovering something that doesn't exist
Or giving a monkey a shower
Sixth, they surf on a large wave.
Seventh, they create tiny robots.
Eighth, they find Frankenstein's monster. The brain is missing from the head. It doesn't take them that long to find.
Ninth, they find a bird.
Tenth, they fly on a helicopter with a large paintbrush over the city. They covered the city in orange paint.
Eleventh, the boys work on a painting. The painting depicts a red-headed girl with a mustache.
Surfing tidal waves, creating nanobots, or locating Frankenstein's brain
Finding a dodo bird, painting a continent, or driving your sister insane
Turns out, this girl isn't actually a painting, but the boys' sister, Candace. She turns to Phineas angrily.
"Phineas!" she shouts.
The boys do multiple things, all the while their sister watches angrily.
Film a movie.
Build a giant robot dog.
Tamper with a car.
Ride a rollercoaster.
As you can see, there's a whole lot of stuff to do before School starts this fall
Candace talks to a friend on the phone. She doesn't notice the boys carrying a live elephant into the backyard until she hears Phineas call out, "Come on, Perry!" That gets her attention.
Later, she's seen playing "Whack-a-Pest". The pests that pop out are her brothers and their pet platypus.
So stick with us, 'cause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
Afterwards, the boys dance around and play guitar as images of the infinite possibilities flash by.
So stick with us, 'cause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
When the boys are done, they pose. Their sister comes in.
"Mom, Phineas and Ferb are making a title sequence!" she shouts.
The boys stare at her for a second. They then brush it off and resume their poses.
End Intro
104 Days of Summer Vacation
Day 19
Voyage to the Bottom of Buford
Ferb viewed the area through his binoculars.
"How's the view up there, Ferb?" Phineas asked.
Ferb gave a thumbs-up.
Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, Baljeet, and Django were building a recreation of the eiffel tower in the sand.
"This is the life," Phineas said as he listened to all the ambience. "The sand, the sun, the waves, the crying…"
Phineas stopped at that last part. He turned and noticed Buford sitting on a bench, crying.
"Hey, what's wrong, Buford?" Phineas asked. "Why are you crying?"
"First, let's get one thing straight," said Buford. "I'm not crying. I'm just sweating through my eyes. Second, I lost Biff!"
Buford revealed an empty fish bowl.
"Is he your goldfish?" Phineas asked.
"He's not just a goldfish," Buford retorted. "He changed my life! I used to be a wimp, like you, but then one day at the carnival, I was somehow drawn to this game, and that's how I won my goldfish. I named him Biff after my mother. It was the happiest day of my life, I finally had a friend. Then I met…" He stuttered as he said the next part. "Suzy Johnson. She was only three years old, but the moment I laid eyes on her, I knew she was trouble, so I did what I had to do. After that, I became the bully. I wasn't afraid of anything or anyone, except Suzy, and giant squids, because those are terrifying."
Phineas cleared his throat. "So what happened to Biff?"
"Oh, right," Buford got back on track. "Today, Biff and I went for a swim. After a while, I couldn't hear him anymore. I got worried."
Buford continued to bawl his eyes out. Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, and Django looked at each other, completely speechless. Baljeet was the only one who felt sympathy.
"I think I prefer Buford when he's bullying us," Phineas whispered to Ferb. "We gotta get the old Buford back. Let's find his fish."
Buford bolted up. "Really, you would do that? How about a hug?"
Phineas was disgusted at the idea. "Uh, no. Hey, where's Perry?"
Perry was surfing a tidal wave in his normal form. He wiped out and fell into a nearby tube.
On the other side, Perry reached his lair. He put on his hat and sat down.
"Morning, Agent P," Monogram greeted. "We intercepted some very surprising footage from a local TV station."
Monogram showed a live recording of a cat stuck on a tree. When the fire department tried to save it, it fell off the tree…
Right into the arms of Doctor Doofenshmirtz.
"You see that?" said Monogram. "Doctor Doofenshmirtz saved a kitten. It looks like he's defecting to the good side. Make contact and present him with our standard welcome package. Monogram out."
Perry opened a nearby chest and took out the welcome package.
Perry
Meanwhile, Candace and Stacy were out shopping for glasses.
"What do you think, Stacy?" Candace asked as she put on some glasses with yellow suns around the lenses. "Do you think Jeremy would like these?"
Stacy was barely paying attention. When she noticed Candace busy trying on another pair, she diverted her attention away. What she saw next was shocking.
"Hey, Candace, is that a submarine?" she asked. "And aren't those your brothers?"
Meanwhile, Phineas and Ferb, now in sailor outfits, were lowering a submarine into the water.
"I can't believe how fast we put this together," Phineas remarked.
"Yes," Ferb agreed. "Usually, it takes us at least a montage."
Candace noticed the submarine from where she was at.
"They're not getting away with this," she said. "I know what I'm getting. A disposable camera, that way I have proof."
Candace was about to walk off with the camera she found.
"Hey, you gotta pay for that!" a worker yelled.
Candace turned around to pay for the camera.
Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated
Perry approached the door to Doof's apartment and rang the doorbell. After a few seconds, Doof answered.
"Oh, Perry the Platypus, what do you want?" he asked before noticing the package. "Ooh, a gift for me? How sweet of you?"
Doof let Perry in and opened the note on the package. It read…
"Congratulations, Doctor Heinz Doofenshmirtz, on defecting to the good side."
"Oh, not you too," he whined. "First of all, I'm not going good. Second, I'm gonna keep this goody basket. Third, let me tell you what really happened. I was out picking up a few things, and as I was walking out, I tripped. As I fell, this kitten landed in my bag. After all my evil attempts to dominate the Tri-State Area, this one accident has ruined my reputation. Worst of all, it happened on the eve of the Evil Scientists' Fraternity Reunion. If they see that broadcast, I'll be a laughingstock. They'll take away my membership and I'll lose all my benefits."
Perry was running out of patience. He was about to walk out the conveniently opened door. Sadly, Doof noticed him.
"Hey," he said as he pushed a button. Perry was trapped in a sphere. "I wasn't done talking. That was rude."
"Alright, Buford, you're up," said Phineas.
Buford tried to climb onto the submarine. He was too big for the tiny hatch.
"I'm stuck," he cried.
Phineas turned to Ferb. "Ferb, you're up."
Ferb cracked his knuckles. He took a breath. He jumped, and landed on Buford's head. They both fell through the hatch.
"Thanks, I needed that," said Buford.
Phineas got ready to climb on. He made one last check to make sure no one was looking. Once he thought the coast was clear, he climbed down.
He thought wrong. Candace managed to sneak onto the submarine before the hatch closed.
"Ready when you are, Captain," said Isabella.
"We're ready," Phineas replied. "How's Buford?"
"Buford is doing great," Buford replied, though he was still crying. "I just hope we'll be able to find Biff."
Phineas rolled his eyes, but he kept his cool. "Don't worry. Ferb can communicate with dolphins."
Ferb showed a small group of dolphins a picture of Biff.
"Alright, everyone, the dolphins are leading the way," said Phineas. "Let's follow those aquatic mammals." He noticed Buford sitting in the corner, still crying. "Buford, you just stay put."
Flashback
Play "Fish Out of Water"
Buford sat in the bathtub and allowed Biff to swim around in it.
When I'm soaking in my bath
I dump you in the tub
Buford imagined himself and Biff swimming under the ocean together.
There's no need to say another word
You had me at "glub"
Another time, Buford was throwing snowballs with Biff. Buford never questioned how Biff was able to throw snowballs from inside his bowl.
Your bowl became my world
So my world is empty now
Buford always took Biff with him to school. He fed him bread crumbs during lunch period.
All my love's caught in your filter
It needs to get to you somehow
They say that there's plenty of fish in the sea
No matter where Buford was at, he'd never let Biff out of his sight. He even had Biff sleep next to him every night.
But you're the only one for me
Without you, I'm a fish out of water
I'm hooked, please throw a line to me
End "Fish Out of Water"
End of Flashback
Buford's cries were only getting louder.
"We gotta find that fish, and fast," Phineas said.
"Yeah," Django agreed. "I don't know how much longer I can handle it."
"Need I remind you that Buford just lost his first friend?" Baljeet scolded. "Show him some respect!"
No one noticed Candace sneaking into the room and snapping a photo.
"Hey, I got something," Isabella said as she looked at the radar.
"Alright," Phineas said. "It's time for a swim."
"You found my friend?" Buford asked. "How about a hug?"
Most of the kids left the room. Baljeet stayed put.
He approached Buford. He hesitated. After a few seconds, Baljeet hugged Buford.
Buford froze. He couldn't cry. He couldn't speak. He felt all warm inside.
After a few seconds, Buford did the first thing he could think of. He hugged Baljeet back.
After that, Phineas, Ferb, and Buford put on some scuba gear, then got out of the submarine.
They grabbed onto the dolphins' fins and they were carried into a cave.
After a while, Buford found Biff.
"Biff!" he called out. "Come to Buford!"
Doof led Perry to the balcony.
"So, Perry the Platypus," he announced. "Allow me to introduce the Media Erasinator, patent pending, Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated. It will erase all video signals, print ads, photographs, basically it will erase any image in the entire Tri-State Area, and I will be able to attend my reunion without any embarrassment."
Perry noticed the remote controlling the trap hanging out of Doof's pocket. He swung his hat off, and hit the remote. It fell out of Doof's pocket and onto the floor. It shattered upon impact, releasing Perry.
Before Doof could process what just happened, Perry jump-kicked him.
"Hey guys, he remembers me," Buford smiled.
"It seems so," Phineas sarcastically remarked.
In actuality, Biff looked like he didn't care.
Buford put Biff back in his bowl.
"There you go," he said. "Let's go home."
The three headed back to the submarine.
No one noticed the tentacles emerging from the cave.
The group made it back to the surface.
"I got my Biff back, thanks to you," said Buford. "I'm so happy, I could cry."
Two large tentacles emerged from the water and grabbed Phineas and Ferb.
"Buford, a little help here?" Phineas asked.
Buford screamed and got back on the ship.
"Oh, good, you found Biff," Isabella said before getting grabbed.
"Hey, where are Phineas and Ferb?" Django asked before he was also grabbed.
"What is going…" Baljeet was about to ask before he was grabbed as well.
Buford huddled in the corner. He kept a firm grip on the fish bowl.
"It's all suction cuppy and scary," Buford cried as he tightened his grip.
After a while, he felt the fish bowl slip out of his grasp. When he opened his eyes, it was gone. He watched in horror as Biff was taken away again.
"No!" he screamed.
"Huh, a giant squid," Phineas remarked. "What are the odds?"
"My money is on the squid," said Django.
"Cut me off a slice of that action," said Isabella.
The squid prepared to eat Biff.
"Hey, squid!" a voice shouted. Everyone turned to see it was Buford. "Drop the goldfish! You and me are gonna dance!"
The squid dropped Biff and prepared for an epic duel.
Unfortunately for it, Buford was able to knock it out in just one punch.
"I guess that's that," said Phineas. "Good day for you, huh? You got Biff back and conquered your fear of squids."
"Alright, nothing to see here," said Buford. "Everybody, back inside."
Candace popped out.
"That was amazing," she said. "And the best part is, I got it all on film."
Everyone got back inside.
"I must admit, you were brave out there, Buford," Phineas admitted.
"You saying I wasn't brave before?" Buford reacted.
"Not at all," Baljeet assured. "You were just a lot more sensitive."
"What did you say to me?!"
Buford stuck his finger up Baljeet's ear.
"Buford is back," Phineas smiled.
The submarine sank back under the water. Candace held her camera as high above the water as possible.
"Gotta save the camera," she repeated to herself as she swam back to shore.
The submarine returned to the dock. Baljeet peeked his head out.
"Yay, we're back!" he cheered.
Buford pulled him back down.
"I told you, I'm coming out first," he said as he climbed out. "Biff and I have some catching up to do."
Candace made it back to shore, somehow without dropping the camera. She grabbed a bike from a nearby bike rental place.
"Hey, you gotta pay for that!" a worker called out.
Candace turned around to pay for the bike.
The Media Erasinator started going willy-nilly. It fired beams in all directions. They erased whatever images they hit.
One of those beams hit a stop sign. Multiple cars came in all directions and crashed into each other. One of those was a large truck that tipped over and hit a nearby water tower.
Candace finally made it home.
"Finally," she said. "Those boys are so…"
Before she could finish, she and the camera were drenched.
Perry noticed the machine was about to explode. He grabbed a random piece and used it to glide away.
"Curse you, Perry the Platypus!" Doof shouted.
Agent P
Linda was busy cleaning the house when Candace entered.
"Candace, why are you wet?" she asked.
"Phineas and Ferb… submarine… evidence gone…" Candace muttered.
"I don't have time for this. Dry up before you come in."
Phineas and Ferb entered the house.
"Hey, sis," Phineas greeted. "Have a good swim?"
Candace groaned.
A.N.
After spending three days editing the previous chapters, it's nice to finally get back to updating.
This was one of the more interesting episodes of season one. It showcased Buford's more vulnerable side and even gave him a small bit of character development.
While in the actual episode, everyone was completely apathetic and were only helping Buford so everything can "go back to normal", here, Baljeet does show some sympathy, calls out everyone else's apathy, and gives Buford the hug he was denied in canon.
I was considering having everyone give Buford a group hug, but I scrapped it because I realized that's too much development in too little time. Here, it's just Baljeet that hugs Buford so their particular relationship can develop a little bit.
Also, in this universe, it was Suzy who tried to eat Biff, not that random one-off character. This would explain Buford's fear of Suzy. I wasn't kidding when I said I'd give that plot point a more serious role.
That's all I have to say. Thanks for reading.