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Phineas And Ferb Season 4
The fourth season of ''Phineas and Ferb'' first aired on Disney Channel on December 7, 2012, and December 31, 2012, on Disney XD. The series centers on stepbrothers Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher trying to make every day of their summer vacation the best ever, while their older sister Candace Flynn tries to bust them. Other main characters include secret agent Perry the Platypus (who is also Phineas and Ferb's pet) and the evil scientist Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. Production On August 25, 2011, the series was renewed for a fourth season as part of a deal between Dan Povenmire, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, and Disney, along with a feature film and possible spin-off. On November 9, 2011, the season was officially picked up, with new episodes rolling out until 2014. Disney, the owner of Marvel Entertainment since 2009, announced that the Marvel heroes Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor would appear on a crossover episode, which premiered on August 16, 2013. On February 15, 2014, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983, under the name The Disney Channel as a pay television, premium channel on top of basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. It dropped the "The" word from the name in 1997, thus getting rebranded as just Disney Channel, with its programming since till date shifting focus to target mainly children and adolescents ages 6–14. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, art release#Film, theatrically released and original television films and other selected third-party programming. , Disney Channel is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Thor Odinson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, based on the god from Old Norse religion and Norse mythology, mythology, Thor (Þórr). Created by artist Jack Kirby, writer Stan Lee, and scripter Larry Lieber, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Journey into Mystery'' #83 (1962) and first received his own title with ''Thor (comic book), Thor'' #126 (1966). Thor is an adaptation of Thor, the deity of the same name from Norse mythology, and many aspects of Thor's character are based on his mythological counterpart. Comic books featuring Thor have been published across several volumes since the character's introduction. Thor is one of the gods of Asgard (comics), Asgard and the son of the Asgardian king Odin (Marvel Comics), Odin. In addition to his Asgardian strength and extended lifespan, Thor wields control over the weather, including rain and lightning. He also carries the enchanted hammer Mjolnir (comics), Mjolnir, that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinchillas
Chinchilla refers to either of two species ('' Chinchilla chinchilla'' and '' Chinchilla lanigera'') of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies called "herds" at high elevations up to . Historically, chinchillas lived in an area that included parts of Bolivia, Peru and Chile, but today, colonies in the wild are known only in Chile. Along with their relatives, viscachas, they make up the family Chinchillidae. They are also related to the chinchilla rat. The chinchilla has the densest fur of all extant terrestrial mammals, with around 20,000 hairs per square centimeter and 50 hairs growing from each follicle. The chinchilla is named after the Chincha people of the Andes, who once wore its dense, velvet-like fur and ate their meat. By the end of the 19th century, chinchillas had become quite rare after being hunted for their notably soft fur. Most chinchillas currently used by the fur indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ball Drop
The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square. Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the ball descends down a specially designed flagpole, beginning at 11:59:00 p.m. ET, and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year. In recent years, the ball drop has been preceded by live entertainment, including performances by musicians. The event was first organized by Adolph Ochs, owner of ''The New York Times'', as an extension to a series of New Year's Eve fireworks displays he held at the building to promote its status as the new headquarters of the ''Times'', while the ball itself was designed by Artkraft Strauss. First held on December 31, 1907, to welcome 1908, the ball drop has been held annually since, except in 1942 and 1943 in observance of wartime blackouts. The event is currently organized by the Times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Robitaille
Luc Jean-Marie Robitaille (born February 17, 1966) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey executive and former player who serves as president of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). During his 19-season NHL career, Robitaille won the Stanley Cup in 2001–02 with the Detroit Red Wings, and played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers, but is most known for his 14 seasons (over three different stints) with the Los Angeles Kings. He served as the Kings' team captain during the 1992–93 season (while Wayne Gretzky was injured) and for the final two games of the 2005–06 season. Robitaille retired after the 2005–06 season as the highest-scoring left winger in NHL history and the holder of several Kings franchise records, along with numerous Kings playoff records. In 2017, Robitaille was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history. Junior hockey career Robitaille was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the ninth round, 171st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional ice hockey league in the world. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the Stanley Cup playoffs, league playoff champion at the end of each season. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) views the Stanley Cup as one of the "most important championships available to the sport". The NHL is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The National Hockey League was organized at the Windsor Hotel (Montreal), Windsor Hotel in Montreal on November 26, 1917, after the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the National Hockey Association (NHA), which had been founded in 1909 at Renfrew, Ontario. The NHL immediately took the NHA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaz (cartoonist)
Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis (born 1959), known professionally as Kaz, is an American cartoonist, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and illustrator. In the 1980s, after attending New York City's School of the Visual Arts, he was a frequent contributor to the comic anthologies '' RAW'' and '' Weirdo''. Since 1992, he has drawn ''Underworld'', an adult-themed syndicated comic strip that appears in many alternative weeklies. He is also known for his long tenure as a storyboard director and writer for ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and worked on animated shows such as ''Camp Lazlo'' and '' Phineas & Ferb''. Career Kaz's comics and drawings have appeared in many alternative and mainstream publications including '' Details'', ''The New Yorker'', '' Nickelodeon Magazine'', ''The Village Voice'', '' East Village Eye'', '' Swank'', '' RAW'', ''Eclipse'', ''N.Y. Rocker'', ''New York Press'', ''Screw'', and ''Bridal Guide''. He has continued to contribute to comics anthologies such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Bernstein
Jim Bernstein is an American screenwriter and producer. He is co-creator and executive producer of the Disney XD series ''Mighty Med''. He is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and has been nominated for three Emmy awards. In 2021, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Animated Program for Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe. Writer *''Homeboys in Outer Space'' TV Series (1996) (staff writer) *'' Big Wolf on Campus'' TV Series (1999–2000) (staff writer) *''Family Guy'' TV Series (1999–2002) (story editor) *'' The Trouble With Normal'' TV Series (2000) (story editor) *''Off Centre'' TV Series (2001) (consultant) *''Oliver Beene'' TV Series (2003) (supervising producer) *''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'' TV Series (2002–2004) (producer) *''Quintuplets'' (2004) TV Series (supervising producer) *''American Dad!'' (2005) TV Series (co-executive producer)—Emmy Nomination *''Shane'' (2007) TV Pilot (co-creator) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliki Theofilopoulos
Aliki Theofilopoulos Kiriakou (born June 14, 1972) is an American animator, producer, director and writer. She is well known for her work on television series ''Phineas and Ferb'' and '' Descendants: Wicked World''. She began her career on Disney films such as ''Hercules'', ''Mulan'', ''Fantasia 2000'' and many more. Biography Theofilopoulos was born in La Jolla, California and raised in San Diego. She attended the University of Southern California and shortly after graduation, moved to Los Angeles. Filmography * ''Hercules'' (1997), animator * ''Tarzan'' (1999), animator * ''Fantasia 2000'' (1999), animator * '' Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' (2001), animator * ''Treasure Planet'' (2002), animator * '' ChalkZone'' (2002–2004), storyboard revisionist, character designer, clean up artist * ''Home on the Range'' (2004), animator * '' Superior Defender Gundam Force'' (2004), voice actress (Zero, Bell Wood, Zakos) * ''Catscratch'' (2005), character designer * '' Random! Carto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert F
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flop Starz
"Flop Starz" is the second half of the fourth episode, as well as the third broadcast episode of the American animated television series ''Phineas and Ferb''. The episode was originally broadcast on Disney Channel on February 1, 2008 (as the official series premiere). In the episode, Phineas and Ferb become one-hit wonders in a morning, much to the disappointment of their sister Candace, who is trying out for the talent show ''The Next American Pop Teen Idol Star!'' Meanwhile, Doofenshmirtz converts his building into a giant robot to aid him in his attempt to conquer the Tri-State Area. The episode's storyboard was written by Sherm Cohen and Antoine Guilbaud, though the story was conceived by the co-creators of the series. The episode included "Gitchee Gitchee Goo," the first song included in the series; it was so popular with Disney executives that they asked for a song in every episode. The episode was broadcast to premiere the series, so a majority of the series' standard hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
