Phineas and Ferb
That's the Spirit
TV Flash files “That's the Spirit” as hour 134 of 260 in the TV Flash guide — Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015) on Disney Channel, season 3, episode 22, aired 2011-10-07, 15 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E22: listed hour 134 of 260 in the Phineas and Ferb guide, hour 22 of 62 in season 3. It aired 2011-10-07 (15 min). The listed hour before it is “Bullseye!” (S03E21). Next is “The Curse of Candace” (S03E23).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
It's Halloween night and the kids encounter a strange boy named Russell who is convinced his house is haunted. Meanwhile, Dr. Doofenshmirtz's disdain for grass causes him to invent a "mind-transfer-inator" enabling him to merge minds with a cow and destroy all the grass in the Tri-State Area. Unfortunately, his plan backfires and he transforms into a scary "were-cow" that wreaks havoc any time there is a full moon. It's now up to Agent P to stop him and save Danville.
Viewer FAQ
Where does That's the Spirit sit in the Phineas and Ferb guide?
S03E22 is listed hour 134 of 260 — hour 22 of 62 in season 3, season 3 episode 22.
When did Phineas and Ferb S03E22 air?
That's the Spirit aired 2011-10-07 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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