Phineas and Ferb
Gi-Ants
TV Flash files “Gi-Ants” as hour 145 of 260 in the TV Flash guide — Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015) on Disney Channel, season 3, episode 33, aired 2012-02-10, 15 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E33: listed hour 145 of 260 in the Phineas and Ferb guide, hour 33 of 62 in season 3. It aired 2012-02-10 (15 min). The listed hour before it is “Monster from the Id” (S03E32). Next is “The Remains of the Platypus” (S03E34).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Thinking it would be cool to be part of an ant society, Phineas and Ferb create and infiltrate the Antius Maximus, a massive ant farm filled with giant ants. Suspecting that the boys are up to something, Candace accidentally drenches herself in the ant pheromones and follows them inside. Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz feels tired and lethargic after eating turkey and decides to create a Turkey-Inator that will create a sleeping epidemic in Danville by turning things into giant irresistible turkeys.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Gi-Ants sit in the Phineas and Ferb guide?
S03E33 is listed hour 145 of 260 — hour 33 of 62 in season 3, season 3 episode 33.
When did Phineas and Ferb S03E33 air?
Gi-Ants aired 2012-02-10 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.
Once, a kids' timeslot was supposed to be disposable — a vending machine with brighter colors, as the streaming desk might put it — and then Phineas and Ferb treated summer like a repertory company with original songs nearly every episode. Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh's Disney Channel series (2007–2015): Vincent Martella's Phineas, Thomas Brodie-Sangster's Ferb, Ashley Tisdale's Candace, Dee Bradley Baker's Perry, Povenmire as Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Caroline Rhea's Linda. Stepbrothers build impossible…
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- Ashley Tisdale as Candace Flynn
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- Caroline Rhea as Linda Flynn-Fletcher
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- Dee Bradley Baker as Perry the Platypus
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- Dan Povenmire as Heinz Doofenshmirtz
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