February 8, 2008
As popular and groundbreaking as Family Guy has been, it comes as no surprise that it has helped inspire another animated series, Phineas and Ferb. According to Dan Povenmire, co-creator of the show which airs on the Disney Channel, Phineas and Ferb is somewhat of a hybrid between Family Guy and another well-loved cartoon, SpongeBob SquarePants.
"We always like to say Phineas and Ferb is about the midway point between Family Guy and SpongeBob," Povenmire remarked.