With just 2 months left until the week of Christmas, Phineas & Ferb “A Very Perry Christmas” recently released on DVD and I cannot wait to give this as a gift to one of my cousins!
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Rating: G
Running Time: 80 minutes
Phineas and Ferb and Perry the Platypus are gonna save Christmas! Get ready for the wildest sleigh ride ever as the hilarious heroes of summer vacation launch into their merriest and “Perry-est” mission yet! Amp up the holidays with outrageous laughs, out-of-this-world fun and totally over-the-top songs — everything you need for the ultimate Christmas extravaganza experience! In an all-new, Perry-powered adventure, Phineas, Ferb, and their pet platypus (AKA Agent P) set out to thwart Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s “naughty” plot to ruin Christmas. Will they get everything wrapped up in time for Santa’s flyby? Find out in the coolest gift you’ll get this year — packed with festive bonus features that will have you rockin’ ’round the tree!
There are 5 episodes on Phineas and Ferb “A Very Perry Christmas” including, “Phineas & Ferb Christmas Vacation,” “Interview with a Platypus,” “Oh, There You Are, Perry,” “Chez Platypus,” and “Perry Lays an Egg.” Having never seen a full episode of Phineas & Ferb, I was excited to watch 5 episodes, the first being Christmas themed (my favorite holiday). After watching this show, I can now say that not only did I enjoy it, but I can see myself watching it both by myself and with the family. It’s definitely much more engaging than I had originally thought that it would be. The stories are fun, the characters are quirky but realistic, the settings are fantastical, and the animation really brings this world to life. What really lets me appreciate this show is the fact that it is smart. As mentioned in one of the special features, the show is not “dumbed down” for its young viewers and that is something to appreciate within itself. You’ll find something to appreciate in this show no matter what age you are…and this DVD is holiday themed, so what’s not to love? Pick up this DVD!
Bonus Features:
Phineas & Ferb’s Virtual Fireplace (26:48 minutes) – After about 10 minutes of being at Santa’s rest stop, I decided to exit this feature. Every few moments a character will come on screen and say something funny or even something as simple as “Merry Christmas” and every now and then you’ll also hear a character talking off screen. Though aside from this, viewers will find themselves watching a burning fireplace with the sounds of a busy family enjoying the holiday in the background and instrumental classic Christmas music. This is a fabulous feature to put on Christmas morning or night but aside from that, I am unsure of when this feature can be put to good use.
Dr. D’s Xmas Jukebox-Inator – Watch Dr. D’s favorite songs which include “Winter Vacation,” “I Really Don’t Hate Xmas,” “That Xmas Feeling,” “Where Did We Go Wrong?,” “Danville For Niceness,” and “Thank You Santa.” This feature would be so much better if there were a Play All feature.
Christmas Perry-Oki (33:50 minutes) – Watch the episode “Phineas & Ferb Christmas Vacation” karaoke aka sing a long style! I will definitely try this out with my young cousins come Christmas time, probably more than once as I really enjoyed the episode!
Letters to Santa – Baljeet, Buford, Isabella, Major Monogram, Candance, Perry, Phineas, Ferb, Jeremy, and Doofenshmirtz reveal their Christmas lists in this feature. This is quite an entertaining and fun feature to watch, though again, there is no Play All feature on this DVD. I find it very inconvenient that such a feature is not on this DVD’s special features. This feature is no longer than 10 or so minutes I’d say, so teach your child how to press play on the remote so that they can maneuver the remote and click to their other characters so that you parents can do your thing before Christmas day officially begins.
Keep On Buildin’ (A Jam Session with the Phineas & Ferb Creators) (12:04 minutes)- Viewers get to watch the show’s Creators compose a song in the writer’s room! The main composers: creators, Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, Writer, Martin Olson, and Writer/Storyboard Artist, Jon Colton Barry have their guitars, keyboards, magic markers, and pads at their finger tips. They are ready to write a song (which usually takes them an hour) and talk about working with each other. They have equally funny and sweet things to say about each other in between talking about the process of creating a song. This is probably my favorite feature on the DVD because not only do they mention the process of composing and about working with each other but also working out of their comfort zone genre wise. They’ve written over 150 songs for this show and that is something to admire, sit back and really take in. Such talent these guys have! And it’s all caught on screen! I love it! My favorite quote from this feature: “Your dad probably didn’t know how to fade out.”
Bonus Episode (10:59 minutes) – The bonus episode, “Doof Side Of The Moon” includes a fun new song, Candace attempting to take down her brother yet again, a roller coaster idea, plans involving the moon, and much more. It will bring lots of laughs and should hopefully encourage its viewers to think big!
Surprise Gift From Santa (6:10 minutes)- Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh take viewers behind the scenes of the making of Robert Hughes’s sticky note office! The guys also play a fun acoustic song dedicated to covering Rob’s office in sticky notes as everyone dances in the office. Rob’s reaction is seen and a pretty funny epilogue is shared at the end. I admit, I laughed out loud reading the epilogue. Cast members, Vincent Martella (Voice of Phineas) and Olivia Olson (Voice of Vanessa) make an appearance on this feature.
Own Phineas & Ferb “A Very Perry Christmas” on DVD today.