I didn't remember this story until last night, when my sisters and I were trying to figure out what to do. We ended up watching Phineas and Ferb, but the point of this story goes back to my 4th graders and that questionnaire I had them fill out.
In one of the small groups, we were discussing the American Revolution, specifically Benedict Arnold and how he was a traitor. The 4th graders weren't really sure what a traitor was, so Mrs. J tried to explain. After she used the words "double-crosser" one of the kids pipped up, "Hey, that's like Isabella from Phineas and Ferb! In one episode, she double-crossed them." Now, I admit, I watch Phineas and Ferb from time to time, normally when my sister finds good episodes and shows them to our whole family, so I knew exactly what episode this 4th grader was talking about (Phineas and Ferb and the Temple of Juatchadoon).
Mrs. J looked a little confused, so I figured I better help her make the connection, "Oh yeah, I've seen that episode; Isabella keeps handing them business cards and on one of them it says 'dirty double crosser.'" The student kept going with that to explain what happened in greater detail, but another student kind of shook himself, like what I had said finally clicked, "You watch Phineas and Ferb?" Of course I had to explain that my sister loves the show and we sometimes watch it as a family when we come home from college.
What's really funny was their answers to the question, "What is Miss Heintz' favorite TV show?" Almost every single student in that small group wrote down Phineas and Ferb as my favorite show. Unfortunately they were wrong... I like NCIS better.
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