Phineas and Ferb
2007–2015Disney ChannelAnimation
A theme that lists everything the characters intend to build over the summer, at a tempo that leaves no room to breathe.
Phineas and Ferb opens with a main title sequence of 66 seconds.
It arrived on Disney Channel in 2007, when Hannah Montana, Kim Possible and Wizards of Waverly Place were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
66sPosted by Disney's animation channel, with the titles on it, in place of the textless reconstruction rejected before.
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