All you ever need to know about dating you can get from Doofenshmirtz.



Like the title says, Doofenshmirtz is the place to go for dating advice and explanations. Sure he has not had a very good record with it so far, most of his dates resulting in some pretty nasty results: I.E. the one that kept stabbing him with a fork, but his history with women aside he can spout some pretty good advice at times. Just check out how he does in the episode "love at first byte".

 

 

 

After that you still might be able to argue that his advice is rather, um, completely off, and I'll give you that, but it isn't really his relationships/ advice on women that I want to point out here.

 

Ok so kids usually watch Phineas and Ferb for the cool animation and story lines, while their adult guardians, or just adults in general, watch it for the little hidden adult humor bits that are slipped in, but in general they still think of it as a kids show.

Well they're actually only half right.

If you examine the way Phineas and Ferb is done you begin to realize that only part of it is a kid geared show, mainly the part with the titular characters, and the parts concerning Perry and Doof are really geared toward a much older audience. They address issues that most adults/teens actually go through, rejection, loneliness, and the issue of cheating on a person you're in a relationship with and how that can hurt. (Perry and Doof are NOT gay in any way, shape, or form. They're basically drinking buddies) And this is also where those problems are explained, and usually given a remedy. I mean have you seen the Peter the Panda story arc? Just watch the episode "Lost in Danville", no seriously, watch it, it is hilarious. Doof finds out he's Peter the panda's "other" evil scientist, and his real nemesis cant fathom why he's not enough for peter. It's like a soap-opera, almost. Of course Doof gives some great relationship advice.

 

Which later cumulates to this...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENjLMle8BCA

(sorry couldn't upload the video)

 

Don't you just love Doof? He just makes the day better.

HELP A WRITER OUT!!

Ok, I know people look at this, so I'm asking you out there to leave me a comment about you're favorite movie/cartoon that you would like me to post about. It can even be a specific character if you want. I just feel bad about no offering up a lot of posts, and I really do need your help. SO please? help a writer out. =)

OMG! HEAT-SENSORS!

That scene in Thor 2 where the dark elves attack Asgard.

 Ok, so the Aether is on Asgard and everyone is expecting an attack. We see Heimdall standing there, doing his job, when he suddenly bolts outside. OH NO, IT'S THE DARK ELVES! like a boss he jumps up and proceeds to attack their ship. AH! How will he stop it, it's too powerful! DAGGER TO THE EXAUST PORT. The ship explodes, Asgard is saved, YAY! Then the bombshell, there are more ships, as well as the ginormous mother ship. Asgard is totally screwed.

Right here me and my brother were face-palming like crazy, and let me tell you why. Earlier Heimdall complained about being unable to see the Dark Elves despite his powers, and he obviously didn't see those huge freaking ships until they were right on top of him. So what is an advanced alien civilization with amazing technology beyond comprehension going to do? Sadly the answer is put up a shield(that doesn't work) and hope for the best. Yikes.


Really guys?

I would also like to point out that the aforesaid conversation also takes place very close to the one where Odin kind-of slams humanity and human technology, and this is not the first time that one of the "higher races" from the marvel universe has dissed humans for being "inferior".

Well...

"Oh dear Asgard's being attacked, hold this please, and.. oh you can't do, pass me that wire, can't do anything about it because the ships are invisible? Gosh, and the Dark Elves, pass me that screwdriver would you, have lasers and you only have stupid swords and spears that are short range. What could I, a pitiful human, jumper cables please, possibly do that could ever have any sort of effect on these guys. Oh, hey look at this, Thor just hook the other end of that cable to Mjölnir, ok good, and oh... what's this?!

OMG!
HEAT SENSORS!!

And what else? Gasp, a missile system with heat trackers! Isn't human technology GREAT! Those invisible ships are pretty worthless now aren't they? Yeah, the whole Dark Elf/ Asgardian battle to the death, the thousands of innocent deaths, completely avoided. HOW'S THAT FOR AN INFERIOR SPECIES ODIN!!!



Prince Adam syndrome

I shall apologize now for the sheer amount of Disney related posts I shall inevitably write..

Sorry.

Ok, now for the real reason for this post...  how many times have you meet a character at the beginning of a film/ tv series, they're really cool, they got cool powers that they really don't want, and it turns out one of the show's major story arcs is them trying to get rid of said powers. You love them, you root for them, but when it comes time for them to return to "normal" you get this...

YIKES! I mean just look at that shnoz! That actually made me hide during this scene when I was little. Come on Disney, he's supposed to be a prince, please try to make him look less beastly as a human! Honestly I was never a fan of Prince Adam, I always thought the Beast was so much cooler than him, in fact I almost always prefer the cursed character over their original form, and it's this feeling that I'm here to discuss.

presenting...

Prince Adam Syndrome

This is not to be confused with preferring an alter ego, or an alternate personality, or the villain/hero form of a character, this solely refers to the preference of a characters other form, usually brought on by a curse, deal, genetic issue, or scientific accident, which is, or can be, at some point removed. Vampires and werewolves can sometimes fall under this, but generally they are kept more in their own realm of the paranormal. characters who cause this syndrome generally do not look upon their condition with favor and often seek it's removal, viewing themselves as dangerous monsters. BUT their fans often desire the opposite, because, come on, THEY ARE SO COOL!

 These type of characters tend to crop up a lot in super hero stories and Disney films, their stories are really compelling and most of the time writers are trying to get you really involved with the inner demons the character is fighting, that they can't really keep down. some popular examples?



 These guys are just awesome, and their boss modes? Awesome! their human forms? meh. could you turn them back now? Please? I'm surprised Belle didn't say that when she saw prince Adam for the first time, tough she did give this look to the camera...

We're with you Belle, sss, oh Disney, why Disney why?

why from this..to this?

 

Seriously why? Animators/directors need to realize that getting us this invested in a character means we are less likely to appreciate them going from super powerful awesomeness to...

 yeah.

 

Now remember this does not apply to all cursed characters, just some, because that is a discussion for another day, and not all cursed characters make you want to keep them that way, ahem...

 But, there will always be those we love for being the monsters that they are and wouldn't change back for anything, not 1000 'handsome?' princes.