Mr. and Mrs. Doofenshmirtz are major antagonists of the Disney Channel series Phineas and Ferb. They are the biological (yet neglectful and abusive) parents of Heinz Doofenshmirtz who are responsible for many of his backstories that pushed him into a life of evil.
They were voiced by Dee Bradley Baker and Cloris Leachman.
Biography
It was told by Heinz through his backstories that he had a terrible childhood in his native country Drusselstein that his parents caused. As it turns out, they did many horrible things to Heinz when he was a child such as:
- being absent from his day of birth
- forcing him to wear girl clothes following the birth of his younger brother Roger
- forcing him to become a lawn gnome after their real one was repossessed
- shutting off any contact with him after he refused to make a high dive out of fear
- briefly disowning him and letting him be raised by a family of ocelots
- favoring Roger over his skills in kickball while ignoring Heinz's skills in stacking cups (though it's only stated that Mrs. Doofenshmirtz favors Roger, as Mr. Doofenshmirtz's relationship with his younger son wasn't specified and it could be deduced he favored his dog Only Son)
- and tricking him into leaving for ship for America so that they can be rid of him.
Due to this tragic childhood, Heinz went into a life of evil, eventually becoming an evil scientist and creating an evil business. It was also the cause of Heinz's annoying and eccentric personality as he had no one to rely on until high school. Despite this, Heinz tried to find his way into earning the love and respect of his parents, but ultimately failed due to their behavior; even Heinz's nemesis Perry the Platypus feels sorry for him after seeing how very shallow Mr. and Mrs. Doofenshmirtz are over their behavior towards Heinz. In spite of his tragic childhood, Heinz has no intention of repeating the same cycle of abuse towards his own daughter Vanessa as he intends to make her life happy regardless of his reputation as an evil scientist, a revelation that Vanessa accepts as she considers her father to be a better parent than her own grandparents.
It's unknown what happened to Mr. and Mrs. Doofenshmirtz following Heinz's retirement from evil, but it's likely that things are still the same, though it can be inferred that Heinz will no longer care about them.
Trivia
- Given to their neglectful and abusive behavior towards Heinz (despite being played for laughs) and the fact that they received no comeuppance for it (the closest thing could be when Mr. Doofenshmirtz lost all his yard gnomes though that only worsened the things), Mr. and Mrs. Doofenshmirtz are considered to be two of the series' most hated characters by fans.
- Mr. and Mrs. Doo
