LOS ANGELES -- With "Phineas and Ferb" returning to Disney Channel after a decade, On The Red Carpet caught up with creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh at the premiere of the upcoming fifth season, where we discussed how it all began.

Starting as a sketch by Povenmire on a piece of butcher paper, Phineas Flynn was the first character from "Phineas and Ferb" to be developed, with the other characters following soon after.

The concept was something both he, and his longtime creative partner, Marsh, would shop around for years. But their hard work paid off, when, after years of pitching, Disney Channel picked up the series.

Marsh told us, "We're glad somebody bought it, because otherwise all of our years of continuing to pitch the same show..."

"Would've just been sad and path

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