Talk:Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

Images
Okay, my opinion:
 * Main: That particular picture of Doofenshmirtz actually doesn't look very good, I think I'd go for his "official" file photo instead.
 * HQ: I think a picture of his building could be good too, maybe captioned "Dr. Doofenshmirtz resides within his corporate headquarters in downtown Danville, a building he purchased at a low price, the result of the sounds of passing ships at the nearby lighthouse"

Everything else is just fine so far. ViperSnake151  Talk  22:53, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The main picture is in the same style as the other article's images. What do you mean his "official file photo"? Blake (Talk·Edits) 01:47, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * That "photo" from his O.W.C.A. file, that one with him on a beach. ViperSnake151   Talk  03:26, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * That wont be used because like I said, its nothing like the other article's pictures. You have to have some consistency. Also it isn't a full-body image. The current one is fine. Blake (Talk·Edits) 03:53, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Agreed, this is also the far superior image design used all throughout WP:TV. Just look at Homer Simpson, Sideshow Bob, or Peter Griffin. It looks much better than a screencap.  The Flash  {talk} 19:39, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Gnome picture


I'm not sure what the benefit of having this image in the article is. I've moved it here so we can discuss it. Bananasoldier (talk) 04:37, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Well would you look here, maybe the name on Shelbys phone and then this all finding here is a coincidence but I don't think so THE1uNOuWISHuDIDNT (talk) 22:06, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

List of Jingles
Is any of this necessary? It's 3 am and you're giving me a list of jingles? I have things to do besides reading jingles and here I am all I want is Dr.Doofenshmirts' social security number. But to you have that?? NO! You have a list of jingles. Shame. *The Magnificent Few                        - Doofenshmirtz Aluminum'' Siding
 * Toy to the World                           - Doofenshmirtz Evil Annex
 * Journey to the Center of Candace           - Doofenshmirtz Abandoned Vacuum Cleaner Factory
 * Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together - Doofenshmirtz Abandoned Self Storage
 * Greece Lightning                           - Doofenshmirtz Abandoned Theater
 * Traffic Cam Caper                          - Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated! After Hours...
 * Put That Putter Away                       - Doofenshmirtz House in the suburbs
 * One Good Scare Ought to Do It              - Doofenshmirtz Hideout-Shaped Island
 * Attack of the 50 Foot Sister               - Doofenshmirtz: What the? Oh, the festival's so loud I can't even hear my own evil jingle! Okay, guys, take it from the top, louder! Singer 1: A-one, two... The Slacks: Doofenshmirtz Evil Incor-
 * Backyard Aquarium                          - Doofenshmirtz Quality Bratwurst! (sung in a not-so-serious tone)
 * Perry Lays an Egg                          - Doofenshmirtz holding a bucket
 * The Chronicles of Meap                     - Doofenshmirtz Evil is Carpeted
 * Thaddeus and Thor                          - Doofenshmirtz Family Reunion
 * Finding Mary McGuffin                      - Doofenshmirtz Ex-Wife's House in the Hills Somewhere
 * What Do It Do?                             - Doofenshmirtz Rocket Powered Jet Skiff
 * Just Passing Through                       - Doofenshmirtz flatbed micro-bus
 * Suddenly Suzy                              - Doofenshmirtz Carbon Footprint
 * Ain't No Kiddie Ride                       - Doofenshmirtz walks to the diner
 * Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You!    - Doofenshmirtz in a jet airplane
 * Wizard of Odd                              - Doofenshmirtz Wicked Witch Castle! (Doofenshmirtz: It's not witch, it's warlock!!!)
 * Brain Drain                                - Doofenshmirtz's ex-wife's sports sedan
 * Make Play                                  - Doofenshmirtz in a blimp again
 * Last Train to Bustville                    - (Sung by women) Doofenshmirtz vacation condo
 * The Belly of the Beast                     - Doofenshmirtz on a crab boat
 * Candace Disconnected                       - Doofenshmirtz's- (deep monotone voice cuts jingle off) basement
 * Skiddley Whiffers                          - Doofenshmirtz's mini bus camping van
 * Tri-Stone Area                             - Bunkalunk Bunkalunk Bunkalunka
 * Doof Dynasty                               - Doofus Khan's multi-level yurt
 * Excaliferb                                 - Malifishmirtz Evil Incorporated, but not really a corporation because corporations haven't been invented yet so it's more like a guild or a tradesman association
 * The Remains of the Platypus                - Doofenshmirtz in his underwear
 * The Doonkelberry Imperative                - (Sung by Vanessa) Lookin' for books at my dad's place
 * Blackout                                   - Doofenshmirtz Isn't Illuminated
 * For Your Ice Only                          - Doofenshmirtz Evil Igloo on a Mountaintop, eh?
 * Steampunx                                  - (Sung by a barbershop quartet)''

Hi! I moved this information from the article to here. It may be useful, but it cites no sources. It should be moved back when sources are found. Thanks, Bananasoldier (talk) 05:19, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

I think I already found my sources THE1uNOuWISHuDIDNT (talk) 22:48, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Section: "Personality"
''Doofenshmirtz treats his nemesis Perry the Platypus as his best friend, and is often concerned for Perry when he does not arrive at the scene of his next scheme, hesitating to execute his plans and fearing for where Perry has gone - though he notes that he "hopes something terrible has happened to him." It was also shown in one episode that all his traps were platypus-sized indicating that they have always been arch rivals. Doofenshmirtz's relationship with Perry has also been used to his advantage, as he once replaced Perry as his nemesis with a secret agent panda bear (Peter the Panda) to cause depression in Perry, causing a distraction from his actual plot to freeze agents to use as a giant chess set. When Perry is re-assigned by O.W.C.A. (Organization Without a Cool Acronym) to a higher-leveled threat, The Regurgitator, leaving Doofenshmirtz classified as a low-level threat who would be dealt with by a secret agent snail, Doofenshmirtz himself took up an internship with the new villain to assist him in ultimately defeating the new threat and keeping Perry as his nemesis. It is shown that either he is better than all other evil scientists or Perry goes easy on him, as in the episode Oh There You Are Perry, Perry imprisoned an evil scientist in less than a day's time. He is shown to be devoted to his daughter, Vanessa, trying to impress her every time they meet but always ending up failing. There are times, though, that she shows she likes her father although she is not aware that whatever it is that makes her like him is due to the help of Perry the Platypus. In the episode "Hail, Doofania!" Vanessa acted like Candace trying to bust her father to her mom that he is really pure evil. But this was later altered, and she has now accepted his unusual ways. He also has a robot named Norm whose appearance is based on that of his brother Roger, showing that he may have some love for his brother.''

See if there is any information here that can fit into the article. Thanks, Bananasoldier (talk) 07:25, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

More information
''He was disowned by his parents and forced to live with ocelots, smelling so horrible due to the raw meat they ate, he had no friends and was forced to work in a carnival as the ball thrown at a dunking booth. In an episode called "Split Personality" Doofenshmirtz reveals to Perry that in Drusselstein the initiation to being welcomed and respected by your relatives was to prove your manhood by jumping from a swimming pool high dive over 155 feet high and anybody too scared to do it would be deemed as a "schnitzel" (wimp) and be held distant from their parents or relatives.''

''When he was finally taken back by his parents, they were stricken with poverty and had their lawn gnomes, used to ward off black magic in his village, repossessed. His father, in desperation, forced him to become the new lawn gnome 24 hours all day and night without being allowed to move in the slightest for any reason even to eat, study, leave or sleep and he was just like a standing security, statue of a person or a military guard but he was forced to suffer heat stroke, fever and malnutrition. ''

''"Got Game?" shows that even when his father won a pure breed "spitzen hound" that he named "Only Son" as a displacement of his apparent hatred towards him, a pet that became an award-winning show dog, he still forced Doofenshmirtz to dress as a lawn gnome. One of his only real friends was a balloon he had drawn a vaguely Peter Lorre-like face on, and named "Balloony." A few episodes display his issues with his mother and younger brother, Roger. Thinking that her newborn son was to be a girl, Doofenshmirtz's mom knitted several dresses, though when he turned out a boy she forced Doofenshmirtz to wear them instead for lack of material for a year, effectively emasculating him. His brother was, as Doofenshmirtz describes him, a "goody-two shoes" whom his mother favored. In "Thaddeus and Thor," Doofenshmirtz explains that this was due as well to Roger's skill in kickball, a sport Doofenshmirtz was terrible at. ''

''Throughout his school career, he tried different hobbies, including trying to be a magician, making science fair inventions such as "The Inator" and "The Even-Bigger-Inator" (both of which lost to baking soda volcanoes), poetry (where he curiously also lost a competition to a baking soda volcano), and shadow puppetrya successful act which got him a girlfriend for a short period, until he was upstaged by a poor puppeteer with large hands. He also tried being a bratwurst vender until the hot dog industry put him out of business. On a date with Linda Flynn before she became famous, a feat Doofenshmirtz sarcastically suggested was not going to work out by saying he was going to rule the world, she suggested that he start small with the Tri-State Area. ''

''As a result of this and his misfortunes as a child, Doofenshmirtz turned to evil and used his skills at inventing to do so. His daughter, Vanessa, notes that he is not actually a doctor and simply purchased a $15 doctorate with his ex-wife's money. He went to "Evil 101" where his teacher, Dr. Gevaarlijk (which means "dangerous", in Dutch), openly displayed her hatred of him and failed him. ''

I've moved this to the talk page because it seems to be mostly in-universe information and other trivial things. It's likely that there might be useful things in here that I've missed. If you would like to move anything back, please do so and/or discuss it. Bananasoldier (talk) 07:31, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Crossover
In Today's "Brewster Rockit" Dr Doofenshmitz is seen at the annual Mad Scientist convention!

Origin - meaning of the name Heinz Doofenshmirtz?
It has been raised that in German Heinz Doofenshmirtz has a bad meaning ... Doofen means fool or idiot. Does anyone know the entomology of the name? Is this not a good fact to be mentioned Is Heinz a diminutive of Henrich (Henry) and what does shmirtz (You just made me correct this you said Shmirz") mean? Needs somebody with a tad of German local slang, maybe?

AspieNo1 (talk) 15:33, 17 July 2014 (UTC)


 * I thought that was covered in the Creation and design section? If you have reliable sources where the creators elaborate further on the name, you can add it there. Speculating on the etymology otherwise would be original research. -AngusWOOF (talk) 15:53, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
 * For me, as a German, the name sounds like Doofenschmertz ("sch" in German is equivantent to English "sh") which would mean "pain of a fool" of "foolspain". By the way, German short "i" and "e" are no so very different in pronunciation. 2A02:8071:BCF:3D00:D528:1452:8D1D:2CA9 (talk) 14:25, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a forum. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 16:58, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

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I think we should remove the expansion thing in Milo's Murphy Law
I added a lot of information on the Milo Murphy section so I think we should remove it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anilgaming2007 (talk • contribs) 18:09, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Agreed. JDDJS ( talk to me  •  see what I've done ) 19:47, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Will this article be considered a good article when we change the roles in Milo's Murphy Law
I have a small question.Will this article be considered a good article when we change the roles in Milo's Murphy LawAnilgaming2007 (talk) 23:27, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Origin - meaning of the name Heinz Doofenshmirtz?
So I decided to add Fictional German categories in the category section, some might argue that he's from Drusselstein though it's based on nations like Germany and Austria and could even be a possible German State in the Phineas and Ferb Universe as implied by some episodes (Though its also implied to be its own nation but the show never specifies) SuperSkaterDude45 (talk) 04:48, 20 April 2021 (UTC)


 * The show heavily implies that Drusselstein is its own country. I'm almost positive that they even refer to it as such. Regardless, Doof is never referred to being German on the show, so adding him to German categories is original research. Now, it can be added to the article how the country seems to be loosely based on Germany and mention things like his father speaking in German. But it does not belong in the categories.  JDDJS  ( talk to me  •  see what I've done ) 14:05, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

That's actually agreeable, I might add it in when I have time to SuperSkaterDude45 (talk) 18:01, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

"Doofenshmirtz's schemes and inventions" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Phineas and Ferb article
In a meeting with LOVEMUFFIN doof says he's not a MAD scientist, but an EVIL scientist, so someone needs to change that on the P&F article. Milomurphy2022 (talk) 00:11, 20 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Phineas & Ferb has its own talkpage. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 20:27, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

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