How Do They Come Up With All Those Different ‘Inators’ In Phineas And Ferb? The Creators Told Me Their Hilarious Method

The following article might contain spoilers for Phineas and Ferb. If you’re not caught up on the series, you can check it out on Disney+ with a Disney+ subscription.

Have you ever watched Phineas and Ferb and seen Dr. Doofenshmirtz create something, and you’re just sitting there wondering, “How the heck did the writers of this show come up with this nonsense?” Yeah, me too – so of course I had to ask Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh how they do it.

In honor of Phineas and Ferb returning with new seasons as part of the 2025 TV schedule , I was able to sit down and talk to the Phineas and Ferb creators, and just knew that after 100+ episodes, I had to find out how they keep these “inators” that this mad scientist makes so different each episode. Povenmire’s answer