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Disney’s Phineas and Ferb celebrate summer at Comic-con 2011

Jim Hill

 

DISNEY'S
"PHINEAS AND FERB" CELEBRATE SUMMER AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2011
AS "PERRY THE PLATY-BUS ON TOUR"
ROLLS
ONTO SHOW FLOOR

 

 

NBA All-Star Dwight Howard, "Dancing
with the Stars" Finalist Chelsea Kane and "The Middle's" Atticus
Shaffer Highlight a Roster of Disney Channel and Disney XD Panels

 

 

Featured Panels to Include "Phineas
and Ferb," "Fish Hooks,"

"Kick Buttowski – Suburban
Daredevil" and Upcoming Animated Series

"Tron: Uprising," "Motor
City" and "Gravity Falls"

 

"Phineas and Ferb" leads the charge for Disney
Channel at Comic-Con International, as "Perry the Platy-bus On Tour" arrives
on the show floor in celebration of the Emmy Award-winning series. After making
its debut in Times Square on July 11, the Platy-bus will ride into San Diego
Comic-Con JULY 21-24. This
incredible, 4000-pound customized Airstream trailer comes complete with bill,
tail and googly eyes inspired by Phineas and Ferb's teal-colored pet platypus,
Perry. The event marks a banner year ahead for the franchise, which is set for
the fall debut of the Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), "Phineas and
Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension." The Platy-bus officially opens
for a three-hour preview night on Wednesday, July 20.

 

Fans who visit the "Phineas and Ferb-Disney
Channel/DisneyXD" booth will be able to play the upcoming video game
inspired by the DCOM on the Wii or Nintendo DS family of handheld systems, the
Unity3D online game, which will also be available on www.DisneyChannel.com/2D, "The
Movie Game: The Dimension of Doooom!" and sing Perry-oke. In addition,
Disney will offer premium giveaways and a collection of four Comic-Con
exclusive "Phineas and Ferb" figurines and one mystery figure from
Jakks Pacific for purchase.

The "Phineas and Ferb-Disney Channel/Disney XD"
spectacular showcase spans 25×60 feet and will be located immediately opposite
the main entrance on the convention floor.

The "Phineas and Ferb" panel is joined at
Comic-Con by Disney Channel and Disney XD panels showcasing current hit
animated series "Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil" and "Fish
Hooks," and will feature an exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming animated
slate for 2012 — "Tron: Uprising," "Motor City" and "Gravity
Falls."

[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWCb1AnRmbw]

 

Disney Channel Panels at Comic-Con
International 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

A special sneak preview of the Disney Channel
Original Movie sponsored by Time Warner Cable, "Phineas and Ferb: Across
the 2nd Dimension," will take place Saturday, July 23, with a Q&A
with Dan Povenmire and Swampy Marsh following the screening. Additional details
will be available soon.

 

In this animated Disney Channel Original Movie adventure based on the
Emmy Award-winning comedy series "Phineas and Ferb," stepbrothers
Phineas and Ferb go on their biggest journey yet, into another dimension! When
the boys finally discover that their beloved pet platypus Perry is in fact a
secret agent who battles the forces of evil daily, they join him on a grand
adventure that blasts them to another dimension, where a truly evil Dr.
Doofenshmirtz has taken over an alternate Tri-state Area. When they uncover his
ploy to travel back to their dimension to take over their Tri-state Area, the
gang, as well as their alter-egos, must band together to stop him.

 

The teleplay was written by creators/executive
producers Emmy Award-winner Dan Povenmire, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh and
Jon Colton Barry. Povenmire and Robert Hughes direct. The voice cast features actor
Vincent Martella ("Everybody Hates Chris") as Phineas Flynn, Thomas
Brodie-Sangster ("Nanny McPhee") as Ferb Fletcher, Ashley Tisdale
("Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure") as Candace Flynn, Mitchel Musso
("Pair of Kings") as Jeremy, Caroline Rhea ("Sabrina, the
Teenage Witch") as mom Linda Flynn-Fletcher, Richard O'Brien ("The
Rocky Horror Picture Show") as dad Lawrence Fletcher, Dee Bradley Baker
("American Dad") as Perry the Platypus, Alyson Stoner ("Camp
Rock," "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" ) as Isabella, Jeff
"Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram and Dan Povenmire as the nefarious
Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Doris Roberts ("Everybody Loves Raymond") guest
stars as Mrs. Thompson, Dr. Doofenshmirtz's senile neighbor. "Phineas and
Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension" is a production of Disney
Television Animation. It carries a TV-G parental guideline.

 

2011 to
date, "Phineas and Ferb" is TV's No. 1 animated series in Prime among
Kids 6-11 (1.3 million/5.4 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (1.0 million/4.2 rating),
reaching more than 110 million unduplicated Total Viewers across the U.S. in
the first quarter. In addition, the series has been TV's No. 1 animated
series each year since its launch in 2008 among Tweens 9-14. (Source: NTI, US ratings, most current, 12/27/10-6/19/11,
trackage data with minimum 6 telecasts. Reach: 12/27/10-6/19/11, minimum 6 minutes.)

 

Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family
inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families
through original series and movies. It is currently available on basic cable in
over 99 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels
around the world. Disney XD is a basic cable channel and multi-platform brand
for Kids age 6-14, hyper-targeting boys and their quest for discovery,
accomplishment, sports, adventure and humor. In the U.S., Disney XD is seen on
a 24-hour, advertiser supported network that reaches over 77 million households
via its basic cable affiliates. Disney XD channels are in the UK, France,
Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Latin America and
Japan. Disney Channel and Disney XD are part of the Disney/ABC Television
Group.

 

 

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