Rover is a robot dog built by Phineas and Ferb to tick off an item of their principal summer break to-do list.
Biography
Isabella walks into the backyard in her prying spirit, committed to her goal of spending time alone with her person of interest. Greeting the boys, she takes notice of their project for the day, a sizeable mechanized canine which is amidst a rigging out procedure as they speak. Facing her limerence shyness, the scout brings up the possibility of Phineas accompanying her to the premiere of a movie installment in their preferred fantasy franchise, an offer accepted by him on the condition of finalizing the robotic paragon first.
A few minutes later, the boys manage a closing assessment of the polished mutt, eventually switching it on under safe workings. Isabella takes the opportunity to hurry Phineas into going with her to the cinema, but she is interrupted by a boyfriend-attached Candace demanding her brothers to fix her state pronto. Contemplating the circumstances, they propose an upgraded version for their matter divider, buckling down to the impromptu assignment forthwith while postponing the established leisure plans to after the situation is solved.
The gang reconstructs the substance splitter concurrently to their dog's playtime in the lawn. With the device in hands, Phineas assures Isabella that they can still make it to the theater from their destination on the fair. Unfortunately, Rover picks up the machine ahead of the main act, ensuing a tumultuous chase throughout the plaza grounds. Covering the perimeter, the kids open a gap for Ferb to deactivate the pup after fully cornering him, thereby letting the contraption fall into the ground in what propagates a fissure wave ("Canderemy").
Physical appearance
Rover is a metallic hound composed of a gray rectangular prism body, a gray manhole back hump, four gray mechanical joint legs, four light gray trapeze block paws, a light gray horn tail, a three-layered dark gray cylindrical neck, a gray crusher head, two gray curved plate ears, a light gray curved slab tongue, and two green artificial eyeballs with red irises and black pupils.
Personality
Rover is energetic and playful. His inner programming conditions him to display traits of a regular dog, replicating such behaviors as floor digging, treat munching, and rambunctious sprinting.
Relationships
Kids
The kids appreciate Rover's presence like that of a common canine, although his non-stop attitude provokes a tense race against time.
Passersby
People at the fair are impressed by Rover's appearance, stopping by the stand intersection to have a closer look of him.
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Background Information
- Rover's name, coined by Ferb, is a nod to one of the traditional generic designations for domestic pups, alongside the likes of Fido and Spot.
- When Phineas presents the giant robot dog to Isabella, Baljeet remarks mindfully on it corresponding to the title sequence. Speaking of which, Buford expresses his preference for bathing a monkey.
- To make the canine, Ferb places and adjusts the external parts, whilst Phineas programs and configures the internal wiring.
- Ferb appears interested to join Isabella and Phineas on the movies, however he has to stay out of it due to her having only one extra ticket available. This problem is fortuitously sorted out in the end, with the boys being amalgamated into a single entity.
- A circuitry test is carried out once the mechanism is totally implemented, involving Ferb scratching Rover's back using an itch-relieving tool so as to arouse a hind leg raising.
- From the boys' checklist, it can be inferred that Rover has the functionalities of solenoid tail wagging and cuspid-administered slipper chewing radio, both based on natural animal instincts.
- The loose Rover is seen munching on the tree and digging a massive hole in the grass in the course of the group's repair undertaking.
- Phineas shouts "come back here, boy" as he starts to run after the canine, and "heel, boy" after catching up to it. These are quotes frequently employed by caretakers to refer to their pets.
- Arriving at the Street Fair, the gang initially attempts to ambush Rover at a crosspoint by separating themselves in two squads, nevertheless leaving two sides unsecured.
- Ferb yanks a few cables off of Rover to shut it down. Afterwards, almost everyone races towards the falling machine in dramatic slow motion, perturbing a standing by Baljeet, who mentions the oddity of the effect.
- A blueprint for a mechanical dog similar to Rover is held by Doofenshmirtz during a musical performance conveying the power of imagination ("Phineas and Ferb Interrupted").
- A recreation of Rover, mounted by Phineas, is used to repel Doofenshmirtz-2's invasion of the Tri-State Area (Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension).
- Rover is seen in one of the scenes of the montage recounting the summer ("Last Day of Summer").
- In the game Robot Riot!, Rover is a special weapon in Area 3, where it is called the Dogbot and controlled by Phineas.
Appearances
- "Canderemy" (First appearance)
- "Phineas and Ferb Interrupted" (Cameo)
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
- "Last Day of Summer" (Cameo)
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