The story ideas for both "Run Run Runway" and "I Scream, You Scream" were great ('Phineas and Ferb' was always very good when it came to story ideas even when following a formula), especially for the latter. It is always great when the fashion industry is lampooned, while it was interesting in the latter episode to have two characters (Candace and the newly introduced Vanessa) simultaneously having family conflicts revolving around getting certain family members busted.
Both "Run Run Runway" and "I Scream, You Scream" do them justice, really hate potential wastes and thankfully neither episode wasted their great ideas which was appreciated. "Run Run Runway" is very good on the whole, though the second half is a good deal better than the first. "I Scream, You Scream" however is brilliant and for me it is a 'Phineas and Ferb' high point, both of the early episodes (which are on the whole better than the later ones) and overall.
"Run Run Runway" has a bit of a sedate start, where there could have been more energy and laughs and a little less of the fashions. Once it gets going, there is a lot more momentum and a great job is done making a repeated basic formula feel fresh because of how cleverly it lampoons the fashion industry in a way that's witty, smart and knowing. The fashion industry portrayal is entertaining and insightful, the fashions are a lot of fun to watch and there are enough funny lines to satisfy. Gaston a La Mode is a wonderfully flamboyant character and the final gag is quite brilliant.
It didn't matter to me at all that the best moments in "I Scream, You Scream" actually didn't come from Phineas and Ferb, though their plan is very clever and boasts some typically smart lines. Absolutely loved everything to do with Candace and Vanessa, their conflicts were both funny and oddly relatable and Vanessa has great chemistry with Doofenschmirtz too. The episode is also well worth seeing, well a must actually, for the song "Busted", one of my favourite 'Phineas and Ferb' songs ever with an infectious melody and very well written lyrics. Ashley Tisdale and Olivia Olson blend so beautifully together as well.
Animation in both episodes is typically vibrant and beautifully detailed and equally so rather than one faring over the other in this regard. The music is dynamic and infectious and as said "Busted" is a fantastic song. The writing is accessible, smart and very funny, especially in "I Scream, You Scream" and there is plenty of energy (without being too manic) apart from "Run Run Runway's" slow start.
Characters are all on top form, especially Candace in both episodes, and the voice acting is on point, Ashley Tisdale's is some of her best.
Summing up, great. 9/10
Both "Run Run Runway" and "I Scream, You Scream" do them justice, really hate potential wastes and thankfully neither episode wasted their great ideas which was appreciated. "Run Run Runway" is very good on the whole, though the second half is a good deal better than the first. "I Scream, You Scream" however is brilliant and for me it is a 'Phineas and Ferb' high point, both of the early episodes (which are on the whole better than the later ones) and overall.
"Run Run Runway" has a bit of a sedate start, where there could have been more energy and laughs and a little less of the fashions. Once it gets going, there is a lot more momentum and a great job is done making a repeated basic formula feel fresh because of how cleverly it lampoons the fashion industry in a way that's witty, smart and knowing. The fashion industry portrayal is entertaining and insightful, the fashions are a lot of fun to watch and there are enough funny lines to satisfy. Gaston a La Mode is a wonderfully flamboyant character and the final gag is quite brilliant.
It didn't matter to me at all that the best moments in "I Scream, You Scream" actually didn't come from Phineas and Ferb, though their plan is very clever and boasts some typically smart lines. Absolutely loved everything to do with Candace and Vanessa, their conflicts were both funny and oddly relatable and Vanessa has great chemistry with Doofenschmirtz too. The episode is also well worth seeing, well a must actually, for the song "Busted", one of my favourite 'Phineas and Ferb' songs ever with an infectious melody and very well written lyrics. Ashley Tisdale and Olivia Olson blend so beautifully together as well.
Animation in both episodes is typically vibrant and beautifully detailed and equally so rather than one faring over the other in this regard. The music is dynamic and infectious and as said "Busted" is a fantastic song. The writing is accessible, smart and very funny, especially in "I Scream, You Scream" and there is plenty of energy (without being too manic) apart from "Run Run Runway's" slow start.
Characters are all on top form, especially Candace in both episodes, and the voice acting is on point, Ashley Tisdale's is some of her best.
Summing up, great. 9/10
