Isabella gets the hiccups, so the boys go to extreme lengths to scare them out of her. Meanwhile, Candace encounters Jeremy's younger sister.Isabella gets the hiccups, so the boys go to extreme lengths to scare them out of her. Meanwhile, Candace encounters Jeremy's younger sister.Isabella gets the hiccups, so the boys go to extreme lengths to scare them out of her. Meanwhile, Candace encounters Jeremy's younger sister.
- Candace Flynn
- (voice)
- Ferb Fletcher
- (voice)
- (as Thomas Sangster)
- Jeremy Johnson
- (voice)
- Buford Van Stomm
- (voice)
- Suzy Johnson
- (voice)
- Holly
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe giant floating baby head, which was first featured in One Good Scare Ought to Do It! (2008), has since become a running gag in the series. According to Dan Povenmire, the baby head came from "one board panel drawn by Michael Diederich and one of our directors, Robert Hughes thought it was hilarious and made a whole bit about it. Now it shows up all the time."
- Quotes
Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz: [Agent P confronts Dr. Doofenshmirtz on his island hideout] You see, Perry the Platypus, this secret hideout doesn't actually belong to me. It belonged to my mentor, Professor Destructicon. Kevin, to his friends. Sadly, he was just captured in the midst of his latest plan to set fire to the sun! Redundant, perhaps. But before they locked him away, Kevin asked a favor of me: to prevent them from discovering his hidden lair and all its secrets, would I please SET FIRE TO THE SUN! I was like, dude, you really got to let that one go, it's a ball of fire! It makes no sense.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cartoon Corner: The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2011)
- SoundtracksPerry the Platypus
Written by Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
Performed by Randy Crenshaw, Danny Jacob and LC Powell
Really liked the concept for "One Good Scare Ought to Do It" and it sounded like a very inventive way to get rid of hiccups (have been known to have them bad after having too much alcohol so would have benefitted myself from this method). While not one of the best episodes of 'Phineas and Ferb', "One Good Scare Ought to Do It" was still great and has everything that is great about the show present. If anybody ever has trouble with hiccups, watching "One Good Scare Ought to Do It" may be a good antidote.
"One Good Scare Ought to Do It" occasionally is a little manic, not uncommon at times for 'Phineas and Ferb'. Other episodes of 'Phineas and Ferb' have more inspired and wonderfully nutty Perry and Doofenschmirtz subplots, though this is just a preference and has no reflection on the two characters or the rapport between them.
However, there is so much great here. The animation is still wonderfully vibrant with very rich attention to detail, especially the wonderfully eerie visuals for the inside of the haunted house. The music is dynamic with the action and the theme song is insanely catchy with very clever and quotable lyrics that anybody still in school fishing for how to spend their vacation will relate to. The Perry the Platypus theme song is also unforgettable and to me "One Good Scare" is an incredibly cleverly written song, with a melody that is very haunted house and lyrics that would appropriately give one the creeps.
Writing is witty, remarkably intelligent and is accessible for children and adults alike, nothing is simplistic here while still being easy to understand. Plenty of gags, none miss. The pace is lively and the formula still has freshness thanks to the imagination of what the boys get up to. When first getting into the show the boys' haunted house to cure Isabella's hiccups plan was one of their ventures that stuck in my brain the most, namely for the inside of the haunted house and the song but to this day everything about it works.
Although there were better Perry and Doofenschmirtz subplots in the show, this one still entertains and the two characters and their dynamic don't disappoint. Candace's subplot is oddly relatable and is not near as cheesy as feared. All the characters are very well written throughout and the voice acting is great.
Overall, great. 9/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Oct 16, 2020
Details
- Runtime23 minutes