Candace Flynn

Candace Gertrude Flynn is a fictional character from the Disney Channel animated television series Phineas and Ferb, voiced by Ashley Tisdale and created and designed by Dan Povenmire. She first appeared in the series' pilot episode along with the other main characters who star in the A-Plot.
Role in Phineas and Ferb
Candace is part of a blended family, a decision made after an experience Swampy Marsh had in his childhood. In the series, she has two younger brothers, Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher, with Phineas being her biological brother and Ferb her stepbrother. Her best friend is Stacy Hirano. Candace speaks with a valley girl accent, especially when conversing with Stacy. Her birthday is on July 11.
Unbeknownst to her and the other family members, their pet platypus, Perry, is an espionage secret agent who fights Dr. Doofenshmirtz, an evil genius. She is unaware that his battle with Dr. Doofenshmirtz is the cause of many Phineas and Ferb's inventions' disappearances.
In "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo", it is shown that she will have three children in the future: Xavier, Fred and Amanda, with Xavier and Fred acting similar to Phineas and Ferb while Amanda takes after Candace.
Character
Creation and conception
Povenmire described the character: "Candace does get frustrated. She thinks it's not fair—that if she were doing the things they're doing, she'd get in trouble. It's not, 'I'm going to get those guys and ruin their lives.' She does bust them later in the season, but there are a couple of twists to it."
Her personality was based on Jennifer Grey's character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the actress had previously portrayed Doofenshmirtz's professor in "Oil on Candace."
Design
All characters in Phineas and Ferb were drawn in a design borrowed from Tex Avery's style, with geometric shapes being included in their structure; Candace, in particular, is that of a circle.
As the show progressed, Candace, along with Doofenshmirtz, became a fan favorite and was considered the breakout character of the series. Candace and Doofenshmirtz became the protagonists of the final episode of the series "Last Day of Summer".

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