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Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh co-created Phineas and Ferb, arguably one of the best-animated shows of all time. The series ran for four seasons across eight years before concluding in 2015. However, the series is expected to return with a revival this year aiming to recapture the magic of summer with the titular genius investors.

Dan Povenmire and Jeff Marsh co-created Phineas and Ferb (Credit: Disney).

During an interview, Povenmire and Marsh reflected on their collaboration on the hit series, which has delivered countless memorable moments for the fans. However, the co-creators admitted that despite working well together, they also had their fair share of disagreements. Here is what Povenmire and Marsh had to say about their biggest disagreement while working on the series.

Phineas and Ferb creators revealed their biggest disagreement on the series

Phineas and Ferb premiered in 2007 after being originally conceived by creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff...

Phineas and Ferb is easily one of the most recognizable and beloved IPs Disney made for the younger demographics. As a result, it isn’t a surprise that the series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh is being revived for a bunch of new episodes that fans will finally get to watch this summer to relive the original’s magic.

Phineas and Ferb is one of Disney’s biggest hits (Credit: Disney).

However, things might have been almost entirely different had Nickelodeon not made the worst decision of turning down the series when it was in development. In an interview, Povenmire and Marsh confirmed they had pitched the series to Nickelodeon, who rejected it for an absurd reason before Disney picked it up. Here is what the creators had to say about Nickelodeon rejecting Phineas and Ferb.

Nickelodeon rejected Phineas and Ferb for an absurd reason before Disney...

Phineas and Ferb is arguably one of the most beloved children’s cartoons. The series was created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh and ran for four seasons before concluding in 2017. After a few years of absence, the dynamic behind-the-scenes duo is once again back together to bring the titular stepbrother duo back to our screens.

Phineas and Ferb was created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh (Credit: Disney).

A fifth installment of the series is slated to premiere later this year, making it an opportune moment to go back in time and reflect on the classic cartoon’s creation. During an interview, Povenmire revealed that the series originated from a doodle he made during a visit to a restaurant. What followed is one of the strangest origin stories for an animated series and here is how it all went down.

Phineas and Ferb co-creator revealed how the...

Lifemark, directed by Kevin Peeples, unexpectedly became a Netflix hit, ranking no. 8 on the global top 10 chart with 3.5 million views. Despite a limited theatrical release and small box office earnings, Lifemark received positive reviews from both critics and audiences. The film faced criticism for supposedly promoting a pro-life agenda, potentially hindering its wider distribution despite its adoption narrative.

The movie Lifemark becomes a Netflix hit as it makes the global top 10. Directed by Kevin Peeples, Lifemark is a 2022 drama that tells the story of a young man named David whose life is shaken up when his birth mother reaches out to him, wanting to meet him after 18 years. Birthmark features a leading cast including Kirk Cameron, Alex Kendrick, Marisa Lynae Hampton, Dawn Long, Rebecca Rogers, and Raphael Ruggero.

Now, Lifemark has become an unexpected hit film on streaming as it makes it onto the Netflix global top 10 chart. Lifemark made it to no.

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Rebecca Rogers just wanted to keep her students interested.

It was 2020. You know what that means. Everything shut down that spring–including schools. And when they “reopened” the next fall, many schools did so virtually. Rogers’ was one of them, and she suddenly found herself with a Zoom room full of hard-to-entertain fifth graders who wanted to do basically anything but listen to her.

“I was trying to come up with different ways to bond with them through virtual learning,” she tells Tubefilter. “I tried so many things. I tried sports, I tried different animes that I knew they were watching.”

Some things worked better than others. But even if something did catch some of her kids’ attention, keeping that attention–especially...