| Candace Flynn | |
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Background information
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| Movies | Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the Second Dimension |
| Short Films | Unknown |
| Television Programs | Phineas and Ferb
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
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| Video Games | Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb Ride Again Disney Channel All Star Party Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension Disney Universe Disney INFINITY (townsperson) Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff |
| Voice | Ashley Tisdale
Dan Povenmire (allergic voice) |
| Portrayed by | Unknown |
Character information
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| Other names | Candy, Candavere, Constance, Can-tok, The Dangeraffe, Kevin
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| Personality | Urgent, fierce, determined, aggressive, smart, selfish (sometimes), a control freak, frustrated, antagonistic (sometimes), annoyed, short-tempered, funny, crazy, bossy (When she is in busting mode)
Good-hearted, sweet, kind, thoughtful, understanding, nervous, insecure, worrisome, neurotic, protective, motherly, cheerful, excitable, bubbly, feisty, honest, brave, compassionate, sometimes jealous, stubborn, boastful, cocky, grumpy (sometimes), vain (When she is not in busting mode), no-nonsense, serious, responsible. |
| Goal | Unknown |
| Allies | Her crush/boyfriend Jeremy Johnson, Stacy Hirano, Jenny Brown, Vanessa Doofenshmirtz, Albert Du Bois, Isabella Garcia-Shapiro & the Fireside Girls, Phineas Flynn & Ferb Fletcher (sometimes), Meap, Eliza Fletcher, Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Thor Odinson |
| Enemies | Suzy Johnson, Mitch, Hildegard Johnson (formerly), Mindy, Wendy, other girls who are attracted to Jeremy |
| Likes | Jeremy, grilled cheese sandwiches, the Bettys, the Paisley Sideburn Brothers, Tiny Cowboy, Ducky Momo, singing, chatting with Stacy on her phone, superheroes, her brothers, judging books by their covers |
| Dislikes | Being thought of as crazy by her parents, failing to bust her brothers, gelatin, moldy bread, the number seven, her brothers doing anything "bustable", squirrels, clown makeup, Perry (sometimes), animals (sometimes), spiders, her brothers in danger |
| Quotes | "You guys are so busted!"
"Mom! Phineas and Ferb are...!" "You are going down! Down, down, down! D-o-w-n, DOWN!" "THERE ARE SQUIRRELS IN MY PANTS!" "You know what? You're right. I guess it has gone a little old. I just get so frustrated. I always come so close to busting Phineas and Ferb, but it ends up the same way every single time. I look up and see that there's massive things Phineas and Ferb build right in front of me, but every time you look, you always say..." "There it is. I see it. Right on cue. Wait, what, coming in?" You mean, you see my point?" "Will you hold it down?! I could try and use the phone!"
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“Brothers. Does every sister have to deal with this? No. Do I have to deal with this? Of course. You'd think I'd have better things to do and more important things to worry about. Every single day it's one thing after another. But do Mom and Dad see it? No. Do they get in trouble? No. And another thing...”
―Candace about her life
“Wow, was I always this nuts?”
―Future Candace observing her past self
“You are so busted!”
―Candace's catchphrase
Candace Gertrude Flynn is the female protagonist and semi-antagonist of Disney's television series Phineas and Ferb, although she can sometimes be the anti-heroine. She is voiced by Ashley Tisdale.
She is the eldest child of the Flynn-Fletcher household; the 15-year old sister of Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher. Her time is usually occupied by attempting to get her brother and stepbrother in trouble with her mother, Linda, for their daily activities, which she disapproves of, but by the time Linda arrives to see what they are doing, they always look perfectly innocent and normal. A part of her time is also spent with her boyfriend Jeremy Johnson, whether it's spending time with each other or just thinking about him, Jeremy is always on her mind. She also chats with her best friend Stacy Hirano on her cell phone most of the time and acts much like a stereotypical teenager when not trying to stop her brothers' antics.
Physical Appearance[]
Candace has her own set of trademark clothes. As a child, before Phineas and Ferb came into her life, she wore a red sleeveless shirt with a white dress over top, crimson belt, red socks and white dress shoes. ("Nerds of a Feather")
As a teen she typically wears a red sleeveless shirt with a dark red collar, white skirt, crimson belt, red socks and white dress shoes. Her hair is colored orange, unlike the red hair of others in the Flynn family and flows freely down to her shoulders with dark blue eyes. A notable physical trait of hers is her unusually long neck, which measures five and a half inches. On the occasion where her clothing was switched with Vanessa Doofenshmirtz's, Vanessa commented that this made her look like a "walking candy cane." ("Hail Doofania!")
Candace has worn a white T-shirt (once a flower appeared on the front) with jeans on the occasions that she wants to impress Jeremy on a date. Both times she has done this, Suzy Johnson interfered with her date. While working as a lifeguard with Jeremy at Lake Nose, she wore a red jacket and shorts, a visor, and flip flops. ("Comet Kermillian", "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!")
In an attempt to get tickets to go to a concert, she joined the Fireside Girls and wore the standard Fireside Girl uniform and sash. Her Fireside Girl uniform had to be hand-sewn, and it is clear that Candace is not the best seamstress; the stitches on her sleeves are lopsided and irregular. Her Fireside Girl Uniform is similar to her normal set of clothing, but with a color change in order to fit into their color scheme. ("Fireside Girl Jamboree")
20 years into the future, Candace will have a face shaped like Linda's, but still have her unusually long neck and the same haircut. She will also wear a red t-shirt and white pants. ("Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo")
Candace often appears with her own patterned background (as opposed to the generic "triangle" background), which could be described as a filled in letter "D", half of an egg, or the shape of her head in profile, similar to Isabella Garcia-Shapiro's as she has the same head shape.
Personality[]
Candace has the typical personality of a female teenager. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and fantasizing about boys, particularly Jeremy Johnson, whom she is currently dating.
She also has a strong need for control and this causes repeated conflicts between her and her brothers. She always wants to be put in charge of when her parents are away, but rarely gets her wish. Her desire to bust her brothers stems from this need and because their projects always break the norm that she desires to live and maintain. It is very rare for her to be "seduced by the coolness" of their contraptions, and she often has to convince Stacy and her other friends that the boys need to be caught in order to be taught a lesson when in fact she just wants them to stop and be normal kids. However, she is less inclined to bust the boys if it benefits her. She has even sought out the boys' help for her own gain. Generally, Candace is prone to overreact to things, whether big or small. This is probably connected to her need to control things.
Freak-outs[]
Candace, as a teenager, is known to go crazy easily. In "Mom's Birthday", she states in her song, "I'm a little high strung, it's just because I'm young..." and in "Backyard Aquarium", Linda, Candace's mom, attends an author visitation for "high strung teens". When Candace freaks out, she usually calls her mother on her pink cell phone, and when Linda was finally up at the front table with the author, she receives a picture of Candace in the marine animal show. Candace looks like she is insane, and the author gives Linda the rest of the set of books free. Candace especially freaks out over Jeremy, trying to over-analyze every interaction they have.
As she has strived for Jeremy's affection she would analyze his actions closely trying to piece together his attitude towards her. On several occasions, she would misinterpret his actions and come to abrupt conclusions. These occasions include when came to believe he was dumping her after he cancelled their date ("Cheer Up Candace") and when she was convinced that he never called her by any cute nickname because he didn't care about her ("The Baljeatles"). Either way, it has turned out that Candace has overreacted and Jeremy cares about her deeply.
Sanity[]
Due to her behavior, Candace's sanity has been questioned throughout the series. She believes that she would not be able to get away with doing the same kind of things her brothers do, and this has actually been proven once, which is why she wants to bust them. But with each failure, she is notably getting crazier. Her behavior becomes more frantic, she is prone to yell at her brothers more, and busting them becomes more of an obsession. It has even gotten to the point where she cannot even enjoy a relaxing day with her mother without wanting to bust Phineas and Ferb, even after promising to her that she would try. She has also done it for so much of the summer that she has incorporated it into her daily routine, and cannot enjoy a day without thinking about busting them.
Frustration[]
Her constant failures trying to expose her brothers' big ideas to Linda have eaten away at her composure over time and she has sunk down into a morally crippled state. As of now, she frequently displays an erratic behavior for which many people including her mother have come to view her as psychotic and questioned her sanity. Few understand that she is almost always right in her rants and fewer understand how frustrating her day-to-day routines are. ("Out of Toon", "Phineas' Birthday Clip-O-Rama!")