About

Phineas Touched Ferb And That's Why He Quiet is a copypasta and series of memes based on a viral Facebook post by Ivy Moenae reading, "Now they tryna say Phineas touched Ferb and that's why he quiet." The post, which references the animated series Phineas and Ferb, was made in March 2019 and garnered viral spread throughout the 2020s, inspiring memes referencing and directly using the text of the post.

Origin

On March 11th, 2019, Facebook^[1] user Ivy Moenae posted, "Now they tryna say Phineas touched Ferb and that’s why he quiet," garnering over 54,000 shares and 23,000 reactions in five years. It is unclear who "they" refers to, if anyone, in the context of the post.

Spread

The post was referenced several times on iFunny,^[2] X^[3][4] and Reddit^[5] between 2021 and 2022, but did not garner significant traction. On August 14th, 2023, X^[6] user @podaboutlist posted a meme applying the text from the post to a screenshot of an X DM, garnering over 6,900 likes and 400 reposts in a year.

On September 4th, X^[7] user @Maghrebound posted a version of the Freedom of Speech meme using the post text, garnering over 18,000 likes in a year. On November 29th, X^[8] user @crackcobain__ posted the text, garnering over 11,000 likes in a year.

On August 19th, 2024, YouTuber^[9] Chat Music posted a video singing to several comments, including the "Phineas touched Ferb" post, garnering over 46,000 views in three months.

On November 19th, X^[10] user @blephin_ posted a meme in which the text has been edited onto an image of people dancing at the club, garnering over 14,000 likes in a day.

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