Have you ever wondered what Star Wars (1977) be like if Phineas and Ferb were in it? If you have, then I have good news for you! Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (2014) is literally just that: an hour-long retelling of Star Wars Episode IV with both Star Wars and Phineas and Ferb characters. Whether you are a Star Wars fan or a Phineas and Ferb fan, I believe that this is the G-rated Star Wars parody you've been looking for! Why? Find out below!
The premise of this special is absurd, yet delightful. The plot of Star Wars Episode IV (1977) plays out like normal. Like it is supposed to be the same movie, with the same dialogue and everything. There is just one catch - characters from Phineas and Ferb also exist in this universe. (The closest movie that I can compare this to is those direct to video Tom and Jerry movies that came out a few years ago. In those, Tom and Jerry happened to exist in the films Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). Like any other Phineas and Ferb episode, there are musical numbers throughout. Don't worry though. The narrator at the beginning of this assures the audience that this special isn't canon.
If the characters were in the original scene being parodied, expect to see them again in this parody, since this is supposed to be Star Wars Episode IV, after all! That's right! Luke, Han, Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO, Omi the Dianoga, Greedo, Obi-Wan, Uncle Owen, Darth Vader, and the rest are in this movie. For example, Phineas and Ferb live next door to Luke Skywalker. They also happen to witness Uncle Owen buying R2-D2 and C-3PO, right down to the exact dialogue from the movie. You know that scene where Obi-Wan is walking on that bridge in the Death Star? Well, we see Ferb walking right below him in the opposite direction. It is little touches like this that make me enjoy this parody all the more.
Instead of being a straight parody of the plot to Star Wars (1977), the Phineas and Ferb plotline is an entirely new storyline that runs alongside the plot to Star Wars Episode IV. So, what are the Phineas and Ferb characters doing whilst Star Wars is going on? In this universe, Candace, Buford, and Baljeet are low-ranking stormtroopers, tasked with stupid errands, such as picking up socks for Darth Vader. When the trio sees R2-D2 and C-3PO escape with the Death Star plans (from the beginning of the film), they see that as their chance to prove themselves worthy of more important tasks. Agent P, a rebel spy in this universe, sneaks along for the ride to Tatooine.
On Tatooine, Phineas and Ferb live next door to Luke Skywalker. They spend all day making new inventions and eating blue milk ice-cream. They have no intention of going on any inter-galactic adventures. Lawrence (Ferb's dad) notices that his neighbor Luke Skywalker cannot wait to see the galaxy, and wishes that his boys desired the same thing. Lawrence isn't worried however because, as he puts it, "wait until Phineas and Ferb realize that there are no girls on this planet." Due to cartoon shenanigans, R2-D2's Death Star plans disc ends up in the backseat of Phineas and Ferb's speeder. The two stepbrothers go to Mos Eisley and just barely miss the Millennium Falcon blasting off. They hire their friend Isabella (from the TV show) to be their pilot to follow Han Solo. In this universe, Isabella and Han Solo are rival smugglers. Candace, Buford, and Baljeet follow them as well.
Meanwhile, Darthenshmirtz's (Doofenshmirtz from the TV show) latest evil plan is to make a Force-powered Sith-inator that will turn anyone into an evil Sith Lord.
This all being said, you do not have to be too familiar with Phineas and Ferb to enjoy this parody. The set-up to Phineas and Ferb is pretty simple and easy to pick up on. The Star Wars references, while G-rated, are still pretty clever. My favorite clever reference/joke is the special's answer to the old Star Wars philosophical question: "What about the innocent janitors and cafeteria workers that were on the Death Star when it blew up?" Well, this movie answers that and shows them all safe and sound on another ship before it blew up.
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