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| Production code | 411–412 | ||
| Original air date | August 16, 2013 (2013-08-16) | ||
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"Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel" is acrossover episode of the animated seriesPhineas and Ferb, featuring characters fromMarvel Entertainment. The 22nd broadcast episode of the fourth season and the 196th broadcast episode overall of the series, it aired on August 16, 2013, onDisney Channel and on August 25, 2013, onDisney XD.[1][2] The episode was released on DVD on October 1, 2013.
Phineas,Ferb,Isabella,Baljeet andBuford are surfing on an asteroid belt in outer space ("Surfin' Asteroids") whileAgent P confrontsDr. Doofenshmirtz. Before Agent P destroys it, Doofenshmirtz's "Power-Draininator" inadvertently fires a beam that bounces off the kids' space station and hitsIron Man,Spider-Man,Hulk, andThor, who are battlingRed Skull,Whiplash,Venom, andMODOK inNew York City ("My Streets"), rendering them powerless and allowing the villains to escape.
On theS.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier,Nick Fury notifies them that the beam came from Phineas and Ferb's station, and they go to the boys' house to confront them, but the two profess their innocence. Meanwhile, after finding out that Doofenshmirtz's Power-Draininator has drained the heroes' powers, the villains pay him a visit, initially thinking him to be an evil genius. After running errands with Doofenshmirtz ("My Evil Buddies and Me"), the villains realize his incompetence and decide to bring the heroes to them by attacking the Googolplex Mall.
Meanwhile, Phineas, Ferb, and their friends plan to assist the heroes in a self-built defense facility, the "Secret Hideout for Emergency Defense" (S.H.E.D.). They build a machine to duplicate the lost powers, but due toCandace's interference, the heroes' powers get mixed up. The heroes and Phineas and Ferb, equipped with their Beak suit, go to the mall to face the villains, but are quickly subdued, and subsequently rescued by Agent P wearing a superhero costume.
Back at the S.H.E.D., due to Candace interfering again, Baljeet is struck by a gamma ray from the power-replicating machine and turns into a Hulkified version of himself before storming off. Phineas lashes out at Candace and revokes her S.H.E.D. card while Buford goes out to look for Hulkjeet. Candace and Isabella lament that they can't seem to do much to help ("Only Trying to Help"), while Doofenshmirtz creates a second, improved Power-Draininator. With the device functional, the villains betray Doofenshmirtz, planning to destroy the Tri-State Area with the Power-Draininator before using it to drain the powers of every other superhero and take over the world.
The villains imprison Doofenshmirtz and Agent P, and begin modifying the device to drain energy and matter as well. Despite their lack of powers, the heroes go to confront the villains. Eventually, Agent P frees both himself and Doofenshmirtz, and they aided the heroes in fighting off the villains. Candace and Isabella go to outer space and discover the heroes' powers held in a data collection tank in the space station. They land the station in Danville and restore the heroes's powers ("Feelin' Super"). The kids watch as the heroes defeat the villains ("Feeling Froggy") and Phineas reconciles with Candace.
With the villains stopped, Nick Fury thanks the children for their help and takes them away. Candace attempts to bust the boys for their crashed space station to Linda, but Doofenshmirtz's Disintegrator-inator disintegrates the station, leaving no evidence. Doofenshmirtz feels good about helping save the world, but laments that no one saw him do so. Meanwhile, Buford approaches Agent P and takes off his mask, revealing him to be Ducky Momo. He flees and Perry shows up a few moments later revealing Agent P's superhero suit and a Ducky Momo mask in a trash can nearby.
In 2009,The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment.[3] This was the first animated crossover betweenDisney and Marvel. "Our partnership with Marvel has yielded big returns this year – first with the launch of the Marvel Universe block on Disney XD, and now with production beginning on thePhineas and Ferb / Marvel special. To paraphrase Phineas himself: best year EVER!", saidGary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide.
The episode was officially announced at Comic-Con. Marvel executiveDan Buckley stated that "Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel is an exciting animated special for everyone at Disney and Marvel. Bringing together the worlds ofPhineas and Ferb and Marvel'sThe Avengers is a ton of fun for fans of both properties". Additionally, he said that "It's a thrilling opportunity for these two franchises to take advantage of each other in a way that may go beyond this one special. Fans of all ages are in for a very special treat!"[4]
Phineas and Ferb co-creatorsJeff "Swampy" Marsh andDan Povenmire worked closely with Marvel writers to adapt the characters.[4] They planned for Iron Man to use Thor's hammerMjolnir, but were prevented from doing so and forced to re-board the scene.[5]
On June 6, 2013,USA Today released the first full-length trailer for the special.[6] On July 7, 2013, during an episode ofAvengers Assemble,Disney XD aired a 90-second sneak peek of the special.[7] On August 12, 2013, users of the "Watch Disney Channel" application got to watch the special before it aired on television.
Drake Bell,Adrian Pasdar,Travis Willingham,Fred Tatasciore,Liam O'Brien,Charlie Adler, andChi McBride reprise their roles fromUltimate Spider-Man andAvengers Assemble as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Red Skull, MODOK, and Nick Fury respectively. Additionally,Peter Stormare voices Whiplash,Danny Trejo voices Venom, andStan Lee makes a cameo appearance as a hot dog vendor modeled after his likeness.[8]
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel had 3.8 million viewers, the series highest ratings in six months. It ranked as the night's number one TV telecast across major youth demos and was the number one cable TV telecast in total viewers.[9] In theUnited Kingdom it garnered 234,000 viewers when it premiered on September 12, 2013.[10]
Gwen Ihnat ofThe A.V. Club gave the episode a B+, saying "Instead of worrying about Disney 'kidifying' Marvel, just enjoy thePhineas and Ferb magic in this animated mashup".[11]
Daniel Alvarez ofUnleash the Fanboy gave it 4.5 stars out of 5 saying "Overall,Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel is one of the most fun things to come out of Marvel animation recently. The dialogue is great and you will find yourself laughing out loud at some parts. It's fun for all, young ones and longtime comic fans alike".[12]
Denette Wilford ofHuffington Post Canada enjoyed it, but noted that it was not as good asPhineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension.[13]
The special premiered in theUnited States onDisney Channel on August 16, 2013 and onDisney XD on August 25, 2013. InCanada it premiered on August 16, 2013 onFamily and on August 18, 2013 onDisney XD. It aired on August 17, 2013 onDisney Channel inIndia and on September 12, 2013 onDisney XD in theUK andIreland. It was broadcast on April 10, 2014 onDisney XD inAustralia. In the original US airing, non-diegetic songs had no vocals, but were all restored when it was rerun.