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Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Phineas and Ferb season 5 revival surprises fans with Jonathan Banks cameo and star-studded guest lineup
Phineas and Ferb is making a comeback next week with season 5, arriving on Disney Channel and Disney+ after a decade-long hiatus. The revival will continue to follow the adventurous Flynn-Fletcher family, along with their pet platypus's battles against evil. Known for its vibrant main cast, the show has also featured numerous high-profile guest stars over the years, including Ben Stiller, J.K. Simmons, and Seth MacFarlane. One of the standout moments in the new season is the cameo of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul actor Jonathan Banks. He voices the driving instructor overseeing Candace's driving test. In an interview with Screen Rant, creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh shared their excitement about Banks' role and other guest stars. Povenmire recalled a humorous anecdote from Banks about a scene in Beverly Hills Cop, while Marsh expressed admiration for Banks' extensive career and the joy guest stars experience by participating in an animated show that's family-friendly. The inclusion of such notable voices enhances the show's charm. Past guest roles have often played on the personas of the actors, like Seth MacFarlane's character Jeff McGarland. Side characters, known for their quirky humor, are a major strength of the series. With Povenmire and Marsh teasing even more surprising guest stars, fans can look forward to memorable new episodes. Overall, the new season promises to be full of fun and unexpected moments. The creators' enthusiasm and the involvement of acclaimed actors like Banks suggest this Phineas and Ferb revival could introduce some exciting twists, continuing to entertain old fans and new viewers alike.
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale 'feels weird' about turning 40
Ashley Tisdale "feels weird" about turning 40. The 39-year-old actress - who has daughters Jupiter, four, as well as eight-month-old Emerson with her husband Christopher French - will celebrate her milestone birthday in July but doesn't really have any huge plans to mark the occasion other than a simple dinner with her family and friends. Speaking on 'The View', she said: "It does feel weird, I don't feel 40 and I get told I don't look 40 so I feel like it's just a number. I'm just gonna do something really small. I had a baby eight months ago, Emerson, and I had a baby shower that was this big kind of party so I feel like I already did that. So I'm just doing dinner with my family and friends, making it small." The 'Phineas and Ferb' star initially found fame when she was cast as Maddie Fitzpatrick on the Disney Channel series 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody' and then found further recognition as Sharpay Evans in the network's 'High School Musical' franchise alongside Zac Efron but joked that by the time her success came about she "wanted to retire" because she had been chipping away at it for so long. Ashley - who launched the wellness brand Being Frenshe in 2022 - said: "At 18, I wanted to retire from acting because I'd done it since I was three! It was one of those things where I'd always followed my intuition, and it's kind of cool to be in this stage of my life where I'm older. With Frenshe, COVID had happened and I really wanted to connect with people and talk about my journey there and talk about my mental health and my journey there. It wasn't like anyone was telling me to do it, I didn't have a manager or agent telling me 'Hey, you should do this now...' It was just like me wanting to do it." When asked about the enduring popularity of her 'High School Musical' alter-ego - who appeared in all three films within the trilogy and then in her spin-off TV movie 'Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure' - Asley admitted that it is "wild" to see the longevity but ultimately puts that down to the fans of the musical series. She said: "Literally, she's always referenced in popular culture still today, which is so wild, but she's an icon and she's very popular obviously but I think that it's such a fun movie and it's a comfort for everyone to go back to it. The fans are what made that."
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Sabrina the Teenage Witch star Caroline Rhea addresses 'weird' exit from signature role
Caroline Rhea finds it "weird" that she left 'Sabrina, The Teenage Witch' before it ended. The 61-year-old comedienne starred as Aunt Hilda on the hit 1990s sitcom alongside Melissa Joan Hart, and quit at the end of the show's penultimate season so she could take over Rosie O'Donnell's talk show slot, but still to this day finds it odd that she is not in the final batch of episodes. She told UsWeekly: "That was when I went to do my talk show. So I know it was weird. And sometimes when I watch season seven, I'm like, 'Well, this is very weird that we're not there.' It's so messed up because my [whole stand-up routine] is called 'I Identify as a witch!' "I genuinely think Melissa's my niece. I think Beth [Brodcerick] is my sister. I think the cat [Salem actually] talks!" The former 'Funny You Should Ask' star helmed her talk show for just one season before Ellen DeGeneres took on the slot for 19 years and ultimately passed it on to Sherri Shepherd 2022. Caroline - who returned to her role as Aunt Hilda in the series finale of the magical sitcom - then went on to voice the character of matriarch Linda Flynn-Fletcher on the Disney Channel series 'Phineas and Ferb' and feels "very lucky" to have been on two hit shows as the cartoon returns to screens after more than a decade away. She said: "It feels like the biggest blessing. I get greeted with so much kindness in the world because I was very lucky to be on shows that evoke happiness and innocence. 'It was a very innocent time for both of them. And then I get to be, like, a mother figure. "It's always cheeky and clever. can watch those episodes 10 times and get 10 different jokes. Visually it's funny, the writing is so funny. [And] I love the characters. "[Returning has felt] so different as an actress because 16 years ago I didn't know how to relate to [Ashley Tisdale] as my child. And I love Ashley. I've known her since she was 18. So now it's more fun for me. I just substitute in my own daughter [for Candace]. It's so crazy. They're both 16!"
6 days ago
- Entertainment
Phineas and Ferb return this summer with zany new episodes and a small change
NEW YORK -- The beloved cartoon duo Phineas and Ferb are returning for new episodes this summer after a decade away and pretty much nothing has changed. Except maybe one thing. 'The more observant of you will notice Phineas' shirt has one extra stripe,' says co-creator Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh. Dan Povenmire, Marsh's creative partner, adds: 'He hasn't actually gotten any taller, but we're giving him the illusion of getting taller.' Other than a fourth stripe on Phineas's orange-and-white T-shirt, 'Phineas and Ferb' returns with all the characters that Gen Z viewers so adored, including Perry the Platypus, the mad scientist Dr. Doofenshmirtz, the easily excitable older sister Candice and the bully Buford. 'We were a little worried at first, like are we going to get in the writer' room and just get a lot 'No, did that.' 'Did that.' 'Did that,'' says Povenmire. 'But it hasn't been like that at all. It's been great, fresh, new stories with these characters that we're just thrilled with.' The series restarts with Phineas and Ferb enjoying summer vacation, Doofenshmirtz back to his evil ways — he updates his social media status to 'Evil Again' — and Candace is once more on her everlasting quest to get her brothers in trouble. 'Isn't it great? It's like old times,' says Doofenshmirtz. The first two episodes of the 40 ordered air June 5 on Disney Channel and Disney XD, while the first full batch of 10 episodes will premiere on Disney+ starting June 6. The decision to restart the series was a no-brainer. According to Disney internal streaming data, the show has been streamed some 650 million hours on Disney+ globally to date. According to Nielsen, 'Phineas and Ferb' is among the top 10 most-watched animated kids series on streaming platforms despite not offering new episodes in 10 years. The show — which had four seasons between 2007 and 2015 — centers on the titular stepbrothers — the triangular- headed Phineas and the quiet Ferb — who stave off boredom by turning their backyard into things like ski resorts, surfing beaches or monster truck rallies. Unbeknownst to the pair, Perry, their mute pet platypus, is a secret government agent code-named P who regularly dons a hat and trench coat to save the world from Doofenshmirtz, voiced by Povenmire. The show is pitched to both kids and adults, mixing references to Nietzsche and Girl Scouts. Each episode also includes an original — often very catchy — song, written by Povenmire and Marsh. ('Squirrels In My Pants' is a proven winner.) 'It's something that the whole family can enjoy together,' says Marsh. 'We made a commitment never to cut anything just because somebody said it was too smart. We just believed kids are smarter than you think.' The idiosyncratic show had a hard birth, created in 1993 but not airing until 2007. Povenmire and Marsh, both veterans of shows like 'The Simpsons' and 'Family Guy,' hit it off and stuck with their vision. 'Whenever anybody would ask us to pitch them something, we would always dust this off and say, 'Well, here's the show we really want.' And most of the time people were just like, 'I think it's too complicated,'' says Povenmire. The creators insisted on using no double entendres, took out mean humor and refused to make the moms and dads idiots. Even the so-called villains — Candace and Doofenshmirtz — are good, deep down. 'If you're trying to get a laugh, shocking somebody or putting somebody down are the two easiest, cheapest laughs to get,' says Povenmire. 'We'd made this decision to make it nicer than the shows that we had seen on the air at the time.' The show has been a magnet for celebrity cameos and the upcoming season is no different, with Michael Bublé, John Stamos, 'Ted Lasso' stars Brendan Hunt and Cristo Fernández, Alan Cumming, Leslie Jones, Anna Faris, Megan Rapinoe, Meghan Trainor and Ruth Negga all making guest spots. Phineas and Ferb's penchant for building things like a submarine sandwich submarine or a vaporizer machine has over the years had an unintended effect — inspiring a generation of engineers. When Povenmire visits colleges, engineering students routinely approach to say his TV show was the reason they are studying the field. 'So we're expecting a thank-you letter from all of the engineering schools around the world,' jokes Marsh. Marsh recalls the first time he realized that he and Povenmire had a hit on their hands. He was with his child at an outdoor skating rink in Santa Monica early in the show's run when a little girl came skating by, singing their song 'S'Winter,' a mashup of summer and winter (One lyric goes: 'You can freeze while you get tan'), 'So I started singing along with her, and she circles back and sings the entire song and then she looks at me and she goes, 'Wow, how do you know that song?' I said, 'Well, I watched the show,' Marsh says. 'It was the first time anything I'd written I heard somebody else sing back to me. It was like, 'Allright!''
San Francisco Chronicle
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Phineas and Ferb return this summer with zany new episodes and a small change
NEW YORK (AP) — The beloved cartoon duo Phineas and Ferb are returning for new episodes this summer after a decade away and pretty much nothing has changed. Except maybe one thing. 'The more observant of you will notice Phineas' shirt has one extra stripe,' says co-creator Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh. Dan Povenmire, Marsh's creative partner, adds: 'He hasn't actually gotten any taller, but we're giving him the illusion of getting taller.' Other than a fourth stripe on Phineas's orange-and-white T-shirt, 'Phineas and Ferb' returns with all the characters that Gen Z viewers so adored, including Perry the Platypus, the mad scientist Dr. Doofenshmirtz, the easily excitable older sister Candice and the bully Buford. 'We were a little worried at first, like are we going to get in the writer' room and just get a lot 'No, did that.' 'Did that.' 'Did that,'' says Povenmire. 'But it hasn't been like that at all. It's been great, fresh, new stories with these characters that we're just thrilled with.' 'It's like old times' The series restarts with Phineas and Ferb enjoying summer vacation, Doofenshmirtz back to his evil ways — he updates his social media status to 'Evil Again' — and Candace is once more on her everlasting quest to get her brothers in trouble. 'Isn't it great? It's like old times,' says Doofenshmirtz. The first two episodes of the 40 ordered air June 5 on Disney Channel and Disney XD, while the first full batch of 10 episodes will premiere on Disney+ starting June 6. The decision to restart the series was a no-brainer. According to Disney internal streaming data, the show has been streamed some 650 million hours on Disney+ globally to date. According to Nielsen, 'Phineas and Ferb' is among the top 10 most-watched animated kids series on streaming platforms despite not offering new episodes in 10 years. The show — which had four seasons between 2007 and 2015 — centers on the titular stepbrothers — the triangular- headed Phineas and the quiet Ferb — who stave off boredom by turning their backyard into things like ski resorts, surfing beaches or monster truck rallies. Unbeknownst to the pair, Perry, their mute pet platypus, is a secret government agent code-named P who regularly dons a hat and trench coat to save the world from Doofenshmirtz, voiced by Povenmire. The show is pitched to both kids and adults, mixing references to Nietzsche and Girl Scouts. Each episode also includes an original — often very catchy — song, written by Povenmire and Marsh. ('Squirrels In My Pants' is a proven winner.) 'It's something that the whole family can enjoy together,' says Marsh. 'We made a commitment never to cut anything just because somebody said it was too smart. We just believed kids are smarter than you think.' A labor of love The idiosyncratic show had a hard birth, created in 1993 but not airing until 2007. Povenmire and Marsh, both veterans of shows like 'The Simpsons' and 'Family Guy,' hit it off and stuck with their vision. 'Whenever anybody would ask us to pitch them something, we would always dust this off and say, 'Well, here's the show we really want.' And most of the time people were just like, 'I think it's too complicated,'' says Povenmire. The creators insisted on using no double entendres, took out mean humor and refused to make the moms and dads idiots. Even the so-called villains — Candace and Doofenshmirtz — are good, deep down. 'If you're trying to get a laugh, shocking somebody or putting somebody down are the two easiest, cheapest laughs to get,' says Povenmire. 'We'd made this decision to make it nicer than the shows that we had seen on the air at the time.' The show has been a magnet for celebrity cameos and the upcoming season is no different, with Michael Bublé, John Stamos, 'Ted Lasso' stars Brendan Hunt and Cristo Fernández, Alan Cumming, Leslie Jones, Anna Faris, Megan Rapinoe, Meghan Trainor and Ruth Negga all making guest spots. A champion of engineering Phineas and Ferb's penchant for building things like a submarine sandwich submarine or a vaporizer machine has over the years had an unintended effect — inspiring a generation of engineers. When Povenmire visits colleges, engineering students routinely approach to say his TV show was the reason they are studying the field. 'So we're expecting a thank-you letter from all of the engineering schools around the world,' jokes Marsh. Marsh recalls the first time he realized that he and Povenmire had a hit on their hands. He was with his child at an outdoor skating rink in Santa Monica early in the show's run when a little girl came skating by, singing their song 'S'Winter,' a mashup of summer and winter (One lyric goes: 'You can freeze while you get tan'), 'So I started singing along with her, and she circles back and sings the entire song and then she looks at me and she goes, 'Wow, how do you know that song?' I said, 'Well, I watched the show,' Marsh says. 'It was the first time anything I'd written I heard somebody else sing back to me. It was like, 'Allright!''
