Phineas and Ferb
Gaming the System
TV Flash files “Gaming the System” as hour 58 of 260 in the TV Flash guide — Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015) on Disney Channel, season 2, episode 11, aired 2009-04-11, 15 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E11: listed hour 58 of 260 in the Phineas and Ferb guide, hour 11 of 65 in season 2. It aired 2009-04-11 (15 min). The listed hour before it is “Perry Lays an Egg” (S02E10). Next is “The Chronicles of Meap” (S02E12).
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Buford has a new game, "Jump and Duck", which everyone is loving the look of. But Phineas is always one for a challenge, and Candace's comment about a game "sucking them in" is just the inspiration he needs to create a virtual reality machine of "Jump and Duck". The trouble begins when Candace, in her preparations for a Cotillion Jeremy has asked her to, gets pulled in before the boys. Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz has a slightly more disturbing childhood horror revenge story, but is the song and dance really necessary for this one?
Viewer FAQ
Where does Gaming the System sit in the Phineas and Ferb guide?
S02E11 is listed hour 58 of 260 — hour 11 of 65 in season 2, season 2 episode 11.
When did Phineas and Ferb S02E11 air?
Gaming the System aired 2009-04-11 and is listed at 15 minutes.
Is every episode the same on purpose?
Summer as an R&D lab, Candace never quite busts them, a platypus foils Doofenshmirtz — formula as the joke, original songs nearly every episode as the craft.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Two stepbrothers treat summer like an R&D lab; a platypus foils a soft-hearted villain; Candace never quite busts them. Phineas and Ferb is musical comedy animation with adult-level craft — original songs nearly every episode, Doofenshmirtz as sitcom gold, parents who stayed for the hooks.
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