Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror

In the episode, stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb construct an elaborate beach complex in order to survive the intense heat wave that has struck their city.

Believing his family to be unprotected, Doofenshmirtz's father forced his son to dress as a lawn gnome and stand in front of their garden the entire day, unable to move and he became like the Statue of Liberty in New York City.

"Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror" was written by Phineas and Ferb co-creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, who collaborated with Bobby Gaylor and Martin Olson in order to pen their script.

The plot detailed the boys' father, Lawrence, taking advantage of the recent inclusion of sand in his backyard to search for a rare bottle cap.

[2] Actor Vincent Martella, who voices Phineas, cited "Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror" as a highlight of working on the series.

Magazine, Martella detailed an experience on New Year's Eve, where while watching a repeat of the episode with his family members, he noticed both his ten-year-old brother and his adult relatives laughing.

"[4] The event featured Doofenshmirtz using his "Change-inator-inator"[5] to alter scenes from selected episodes of the series, which the viewer was urged to notice in order to participate in an online quiz.

"[6][7][8][9] A bonus feature on the DVD consisted of a game based on the episode entitled "Whack-A-Gnome," in which the player hits gnomes as they pop up from a machine in the style of Whac-A-Mole.

Several critics praised the unique and obscure title; DVD Talk reviewer David Cornelius wrote that it "wins major awesomeness points.

[7] Writing for DVD Town, reviewer James Plath considered the flashback to Doofenshmirtz's youth as a lawn gnome an example of "the deliciously twisted humor of Povenmire and Marsh.

"[14] Fan reaction for the episode was considerably positive and the song "Backyard Beach" has been considered a "popular number"[12] from the series wide variety of musical pieces.