Perry the Platypus

Perry the Platypus is an anthropomorphic platypus who belongs to Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher in the Disney Channel cartoon, Phineas and Ferb. Unknown to his owners, Perry lives a double life as a secret agent called "Agent P." Perry enters his lair under the house through many tube systems, the "Chimneyvator" (an elevator in the chimney) and many other entrances. He fights the mad scientist Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, and Perry always accomplishes his missions to stop the doctor's plans. A running gag in the show is that his missions end up covering up evidence of Phineas and Ferb's activities by accident, therefore their mom never finds out about the boys' schemes. While Perry never says anything throughout the show, like all platypuses, Perry can make a growling noise or teeth chattering that he uses at random times.

Personality
Perry acts almost unaware of his surroundings when he is around his owners, but this monotreme is smarter than he looks. He cares for his owners, as seen in episodes "Journey to the Center of Candace" and "The Ballad of Badbeard." He seems to know the way out of any situation, as anytime Dr. Doofenshmirtz captures him, he easily escapes and he has a hat. Whenever someone (usually Phineas) inquires about Perry, this is a lead-in to Perry's missions. At the end when Perry returns, someone (usually Phineas) says, "There you are, Perry."

Relationships

 * Phineas Flynn

While for most of the series Perry's relationship to Phineas is unknown, In the episode "Journey to the Center of Candace," he attacks Dr. Doofenshmirtz with unbridled fury when he realizes that the doctor's "Make Up Your Mind-inator" will destroy Phineas and Ferb. and in "Ready for the Betty's" he protects Phineas and Ferb (at the same time trying to protect his secret identity) and helps them lift up the bus that Candace and Stacey were in.


 * Ferb Fletcher

Perry's relationship to Ferb is possibly the same as Phineas. It is also hinted in the episode "Mom's Birthday" that Ferb may own him seeing as how Candace drops him on his lap saying "This is yours, I believe." And Perry slept on top of Ferb in "Traffic Cam Caper".


 * Candace Flynn

Perry pulls Candace out of an exploding cavern in the episode "The Ballad of Badbeard," meaning that he cares for her. However, in the episode "Candace Loses Her Head," she gives Perry to Phineas and Ferb in the morning and says "this is yours, I believe". However, in the episode "Mom's Birthday", in the end, she says, "Where have you been, Perry? You missed all the fun." She says this while petting him, meaning she cares for him. Also in the episode "traffic cam caper she hugs him because she has proof that will Phineas and Ferb. Also in the episode "Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?", She wakes up to find Perry is sleeping in her bed and takes him to Phineas and Ferb to complain about it. Later in the episode, she states that being a Platypus is so gross, and throws up when she found out the food Jeremy was feeding her were Worms and Insect Larvae, which is a Platypuses basic food.


 * Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

Perry is Dr. Doofenshmirtz's archenemy. In the episode "It's About Time!" when Dr. Doofenshmirtz replaces Perry with a new nemesis, Peter the Panda, Perry feels upset; this shows that Perry and Dr. Doofenshmirtz love to hate each other. They are very bad enemies. The Perry-Doofenshmirtz relationship is discriped as a Batman-Joker relationship, as the two neglet eachothers abilities.


 * Major Monogram

Major Monogram is Perry's boss who tells Perry what he needs to do on his missions. In the episode "Jerk de Soleil", he pranks Perry by taking his picture in his circus costume, and asks Karl, the intern, on what his e-mail is.


 * Vanessa Doofenshmirtz

While Vanessa tries to convince her mom, Charlene Doofenshmirtz, that Dr. Doofenshmirtz is a mad scientist, she also tries to convince her that Perry is a secret agent. Also, in the episode "Dude Were Gettin The Band Back Together" Vanessa thanks Perry for helping her make her party more suitable to her gothic friends.


 * Linda Flynn

Linda once saw Perry as "Agent P," but he put on a pair of goofy glasses to fool her.


 * Lawrence Fletcher

In "Traffic Cam-Caper" Perry cleared up Lawrence's traffic fine meaning Perry takes care of his owners family.

Abilities
Perry is equipped with many items, including whistles that call certain animals, as seen in "Raging Bully". Others include a grappling hooked gun, a parachute, and different types of cheeses. He also has the ability to drive a scooter and his flying car and his jet pack. . Also, he once used his hat to break a remote in Dr. Doofenshmirtz's pocket, that was flewn right back like a boomerang.and in, "Jerk De Soleil" he uses his hat as a buzzsaw.and he also has a machine that was used to drill through Mt.Rushmore in "Candace Loses Her Head".

Entrances to Perry's Secret Hideout

 * A tree that opens when Perry touches it. This tree is the mostly-used entrance, and Phineas and Ferb stumbled upon it in Traffic Cam Caper.
 * An elevator in the chimney, called the Chimneyvator by Major Monogram. Perry meets Santa Claus here.
 * The Fletchers' toilet leads to Perry's hideout.
 * There is a dog house in the backyard that leads to the hideout.
 * There is a trash can at Mount Rushmore that leads back to the Fletchers' backyard, where Perry lands next another entrance.
 * A secret entrance on the side of the house.
 * A wall in the hardware store at the mall that activates when he pulls on the screws, seen in Toy to the World.
 * A lamp post in England near his family's grandparent home seen in A Hard Days Knight.
 * A photo booth in the museum.
 * A soda machine in the mall that activates when he puts his foot on a pad next to it.
 * A glass elevator that pops up from their backyard seen in Jerk de Soleil.
 * A mushroom sometimes seen in their backyard.
 * A top hat that he jumps into seen in Traffic Cam Caper.
 * There's a staircase that leads to his hideout.
 * In the episode Get That Bigfoot Outa My Face Perry slides down a tree slide.

Perry's secret hideout
Perry has a secret hideout under his owners house which he stores his equipment and is briefed on all his missions. It has a big screen computer which Major Monogram appears to give him all his missions. It also includes his vehicles, a Perry head mannequin where he stores his hat, a chair that turns into a flying hovercraft, and several other items which can be seen in the background. In "Ready for the Betty's" Phineas and Ferb discover Perry's hideout, and Ferb continually tries to tell Phineas that he didn't make the hideout, but there are so many interuptions that he gives up towards the end of the episode. He was the only one that knew that someone was a secret agent in or around their house, even though they never spoke of it again (so far).

Trivia

 * Perry has his own theme song called "Perry the Platypus" which first appeared in the ending of the episode "Rollercoaster." It appeared briefly in "Traffic Cam Caper". A longer version is heard in a currently unaired episode called "One Good Scare Outta Do It!". Also, an altered version of the song, based around Perry in Candace's body, is used in the episode "Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?"


 * Perry once seemingly talked while reading a book to Dr. Doofenshmirtz; he was in fact lip-syncing to an audio recording in a tape player attached to his back.
 * Other agents that are animals include: Agent C, a Chicken; Agent D, a Dog; Agent E, an Eagle; Agent H, Harry the Hedgehog; Agent K, a Kangaroo; Agent O, an Owl; Agent T, a Turkey (but was lost last November); and Agent W, a Worm.

Quotes

 * Doofenshmirtz: Any last words, Perry the Platypus? You know, like that silly little chirping noise you make?
 * Perry: *chirpity chirp*.
 * Doofenshmirtz: Yes, that's the one.