Organization Without a Cool Acronym

The Organization Without a Cool Acronym, also known as The Agency, and the O.C.W.A., is a government agency seen in Phineas and Ferb whose mission seems to be to stop mad scientists from carrying out their diabolical plans. While the leadership is human, all of the Agency's agents appear to be animals, with two known exceptions: Norm, who was fired shortly after entering, and Planty the Potted Plant. The O.W.C.A. has its own prison that they seemingly rarely use; it is most likely used for only the real threats, like The Regurgitator.

Major Monogram himself doesn't know why the agents are animals. Major Monogram's son, Monty Monogram attended the school known as H.S.W.C.A. or High School Without a Cool Acronym ("Minor Monogram"). Its connection with O.W.C.A. is unknown. It is also known that in 1914 in Panama, a similar organization was in existence known as S.O.K.W.C.A., or Secret Order of the Knights Without a Cool Acronym ("Phineas and Ferb and the Temple of Juatchadoon").

It has a Canadian equivalent, the Canadian Organization Without a Cool Acronym (C.O.W.C.A.).

Leadership
While the O.W.C.A itself is under the authority of the President of the United States, direct government intervention is not usually required for most of its day to day operations. Daily operations are handled by division leaders, who lead groups of about a dozen agents. Division leaders only contact the President in cases of emergency, such as when additional resources are needed for a mission. ("Out to Launch", "Day of the Living Gelatin", "Journey to the Center of Candace", "Undercover Carl")

There are two known division leaders, Major Francis Monogram and Admiral Wanda Acronym. Monogram is in charge of Perry the Platypus's division. He is assisted by summer intern Carl, who seems to be training to be a leader in the Agency himself. As a division leader, he holds meetings with agents throughout the day informing agents of their missions. He also has group meetings with agents during times of high security alerts. ("Traffic Cam Caper", "I Scream, You Scream", "Day of the Living Gelatin", Phineas and Ferb) Wanda is in charge of Pinky's division, also known as Agent P or Pinky the Chihuahua, Isabella Garcia-Shapiro's dog. ("Day of the Living Gelatin and Isabella and the Temple of Sap")

Every agent in the O.W.C.A works all day and there is never an agent to spare.("Journey to the Center of Candace", "Swiss Family Phineas" and "Undercover Carl").

Agents
Agents are the main core of the O.W.C.A. Each agent is a highly trained, with knowledge of disguise, and knowing several different styles of fighting including a variety of martial arts. They are easily identified by their brown fedoras, and some nemeses of the agents can't even recognize them without them. ("Traffic Cam Caper", "It's About Time!", "Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror")

Agents each have their own nemesis, in which they are assigned the specific duty of stopping that nemesis when they are doing something evil. This rule does not always apply, as sometimes, if necessary, an agent may be assigned another mission not involving that nemesis, such as Agent P, who once needed to pursue his owners carrying an important piece of Agency evidence. That nemesis is possibly picked because of closeness to the Agent's main base. The nemesis can become more than just a mission and in some cases they formed a bond with the agent. ("It's About Time!", "Traffic Cam Caper", "Rollercoaster", "Rollercoaster: The Musical!", "The Chronicles of Meap")

Currently almost every agent is an animal - there are exceptions however. One is Norm, who was a Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated former assassin droid. Agent P used him to find the "borrowed" DVD in a traffic camera that spotted the agent doing missions. Afterwords, he briefly joined the Agency, joining along with Major Monogram and several agents in the song And the Animals Go. Then, because it was weird that he wasn't an animal, Major Monogram had Carl fire him. The other one is Planty the Potted Plant, a plant who accidentally defeated the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz. ("Traffic Cam Caper", "No More Bunny Business")

Agents are adopted and probably trained at the O.W.C.A Adoption center. Carl works there and oversees the adoptions and listing of new agents. ("Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension")

The fact that non-agents are normal mindless animals, ("Misperceived Monotreme") it could be hinted that the agents might be "genetically bred" with human intelligence. (As well with the ability to walk on two legs)

Agents sometimes turn evil as well. If so, the O.W.C.A. take it into their hands to stop them from doing evil and capture them. ("No More Bunny Business", "Cheer Up Candace")

Multiple agents are in both Major Monogram's and Admiral Acronym's divisions as well. ("It's About Time!", "Traffic Cam Caper", "Isabella and the Temple of Sap", "Cheer Up Candace")

Agents, along with Professor Poofenplotz, appear in the song Carpe Diem ("Rollercoaster: The Musical!"). The agents also appear with stars from Disney Channel, Disney XD and ABC's "Good Morning America" in the O.W.C.A. video.

SS SN
SS SN, or "Super Secret Spy Network," is a team of heavily armed special soldiers of the government under O.W.C.A. jurisdiction. They function as the organization's paramilitary unit and evidently are only used on targets of particularly high threat or priority as designated by authority. Their troops are clad in bulletproof vests and their identities hidden by a pair of protective goggles. They are highly trained and work with deadly efficiency, their raids well coordinated and executed with perfection. ("Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!")

Knowing their militarized nature and swift response capability they would appear to be the agency's most powerful asset. However, if the agency were to be taken over in hostility, they would supposedly fall under control of the enemy, as demonstrated by Heinz Doofenshmirtz. ("Chez Platypus")

The building where Dr. Feelbetter's show is recorded is also called SS SN. This could be the headquarters of the SS SN men, however it seems that the SS SN wouldn't let the staff of the Dr. FeelBetter show join forces to capture all the agents if it was their studio. ("It's About Time!")

Training and technology
The Agency has a large and vast array of precautionary tactics in cases of emergencies. Due to the sole basis of the organization is protecting the world, technology is used by agents, and they are trained to be masters of several forms of fighting, including basics to even martial arts. Meetings are held in inner-structure or Agency-wide issues in an underground HQ. ("It's About Time!", "Traffic Cam Caper", "Swiss Family Phineas", "No More Bunny Business")

Their training usually includes usage of technologies. New gadgets are designed every day, and technology are used by Agents in every aspect of their missions. Traveling is a basic form of it, and some Agents use devices that can help them escape some of the most perilous of traps. Some technologies are used for Agents to even enter their bases. ("Tip of the Day", Phineas and Ferb)

Lair
Each agent working for the O.W.C.A. has a lair where they receive mission briefings from their immediate superior as well as various equipments and vehicles. As of Season 3, only the lairs of Perry the Platypus, Pinky and Agent E. have been shown on-screen. In the case of Agent E, the lair is simply a nest with the communicator disguised as an egg ("The Ballad of Badbeard").

Perry's lair
Perry's lair is located underground. It is most likely somewhere under the Flynn-Fletcher House, but the exact location of the lair is unknown. Its various features include:
 * An extensive network of underground, platypus-sized tubes and occasionally, slides. The tubes have openings in the Flynn-Fletcher family's house, the Danville museum ("It's About Time!"), Mount Rushmore ("Candace Loses Her Head"), the woods surrounding Phineas's grandparents' house ("Get That Bigfoot Outa My Face!"), the streets and the sewers of Danville (for Perry's vehicles to exit the lair). When Perry follows his owners to London, England ("Elementary My Dear Stacy"), he enters a different lair instead of traveling all the way back to Danville.
 * On most occasions, Perry uses a remote to open the secret passageways, hidden in lamp posts, water hoses, trash cans, trees, large mushrooms, photo booths, ponds. There are exceptions, however: in "Unfair Science Fair", Perry pulls a book on the shelf in Phineas's house and jumps into the drawer that pops out; in "Oh, There You Are, Perry", he has to step on the stones in the backyard in the correct order in order to access the tube hidden beneath one of them. In the television movie, Perry has a locket that doubles as a homing device, guiding him to the entrances. However, this is never seen in the series.
 * A giant monitor/video-chatting device. Major Monogram nearly always appears on the screen to provide Perry with necessary information to complete the mission. The screen doubles as a computer, on which Perry keeps his uploaded files.
 * A bust (its facial features are largely omitted) to put the secret agent fedora on. Perry has used this only once ("It's About Time!") when he considers quitting his job as an agent.

Entrances
All of the ways are not listed here, but here are some of them:
 * The Tree: Upon pressing a certain piece of bark, a door will open revealing a tunnel.
 * The Stone Path: Upon stepping on the right stones, the biggest one will open, leading to the lair.
 * The Chimney-Vator: An elevator hidden in the Flynn Fletcher family's chimney
 * The Trash Can: A trash can in the kitchen is another way in. The one outside the house is also one.
 * The Secret Door: A secret door on the side of the house hides an elevator to the lair
 * The Vending Machine: In the Googolplex Mall, there's a scanner which scans Perry's leg for ID proof
 * The Frame: Behind a frame in the Flynn-Fletcher House which goes down to the lair. (This is the entrance in the Movie)
 * The Photo Booth: In the Danville Museum is a Photo booth also used as a lair entrance.
 * The Toilet: In the Flynn Fletcher House; A toilet which also serves as a lair entrance.

Equipment
Perry has used the following equipment at least once:
 * A multifunctional fedora that identifies him as an agent. Other agents are also seen using this. Agent P, Pinky and Planty the Potted Plant are the only agents who are wearing dark colored fedoras, while the other agents wear lighter ones. But in "Isabella and the Temple of Sap", their fedoras are darker.
 * A watch with a communicator and a small laser. Weirdly this is not the only TV show to use this thing.The Troop uses a very similar thing to communicate with other Troop members (However, it doesn't have a laser).
 * A PDA with a small camera on top.
 * A remote to access various entrances to his lair.
 * A notepad and a pencil (actually for drawing his boss, not jotting down useful information). ("S'Winter")
 * A Ferb costume. ("Traffic Cam Caper")
 * A lawn gnome disguise. ("Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror")
 * An Age-Accelerator-inator-proof suit. ("Lights, Candace, Action!")
 * Groucho glasses. ("Flop Starz")
 * A grappling gun that apparently cost the O.W.C.A. 46 million dollars to develop. ("A Very Perry Christmas Bonus Disc")
 * A can of cheese spray. ("I, Brobot")
 * An emergency cheese suitcase. ("The Fast and the Phineas")
 * A suitcase containing whistles to summon animals. ("Raging Bully")
 * A Media File Eraser/Universal Delete Button. ("Tip of the Day")
 * A generic ray gun.
 * A crossbow. ("The Fast and the Phineas")
 * A particle disruptor.
 * A hand-held buzz-saw. ("Jerk De Soleil", "Road Trip")
 * A measuring tape. ("The Fast and the Phineas")
 * A fishing pole.
 * An escape cone. ("Swiss Family Phineas")
 * A hotdog ("Backyard Aquarium")
 * A computer virus PDA (same one in G-Force)
 * Rays which recreate every object Phineas and Ferb have ever created. ("Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension")
 * Two memory erasers ("I Was a Middle Aged Robot", "Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension" (Though it was originally one of Doofenshmirtz's schemes and inventions, they either took it or made a copy.).

Vehicles

 * 1) Various hang gliders, usually with Perry's face on its wings.
 * 2) A platypus-themed parachute and a Jeremy-themed parachute (during his mission as Perry the Teenage Girl).
 * 3) A jet pack.
 * 4) A jet chair with clamps and a tractor beam. ("Ready for the Bettys")
 * 5) A hoverjet, complete with a magnet ray, a laser, and a cup holder. ("Ready for the Bettys")
 * 6) A helicopter.
 * 7) A teleportation device (not a vehicle, but a method of transportation).
 * 8) A submarine.
 * 9) A jet ski. ("The Ballad of Badbeard")
 * 10) An airplane.
 * 11) An ice cream cone. ("Swiss Family Phineas")
 * 12) A platypus sort of shaped scooter.
 * 13) A rocket skateboard. ("Suddenly Suzy")
 * 14) An ice cream truck. ("Swiss Family Phineas", "I Was a Middle Aged Robot")
 * 15) A fan-powered chair.("Traffic Cam Caper")
 * 16) A rocket car. ("Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension")
 * 17) A military glider equipped with a rocket booster. ("Mommy Can You Hear Me?")

Budget and daily precautions
While maintaining the daily act of emergencies, technology, and general workmanship commission, the O.W.C.A spends several amounts of money. The government supply appears to only give them a certain amount, as budget cuts occur. Sometimes, this affects an agent's mission, and therefore necessary government acts are occurred by contacting the president. There is enough in the budget for minor and large remodeling, and Major Monogram's division once even went on an entire remodel because of the Major's wife. ("Out to Launch," "The Ballad of Badbeard")

With agents spread out clear across the country, the O.W.C.A is aware of anything and all that happens in the United States, using different "sources" and technologies. ("Out to Launch," "Chez Platypus," "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!," "The Lake Nose Monster")

When inner-O.W.C.A dilemmas occur, meetings will be held in an underground HQ by the division leader. There, they will discuss what to do, and if an Agent is sent out to take care of the issue, the other Agents will wait for him or her before taking care of it. ("Traffic Cam Caper")

Government involvement
The government's actual involvement in the O.W.C.A's activity is sketchy. They appear to give the Agency it's budget and money, along with possible protection and technology. Their military involvement appears to be in the training of division leaders, such as Major Monogram. When daily activity is disturbed due to budget cuts and such, the president is contacted. This appears to be the basis of the government's involvement in the Agency. ("Out to Launch," Phineas and Ferb) However, it has been show the Major Monogram has some influence over the government, as seen in Traffic Cam Caper he was able to do a favor for Perry to thank him for retrieving the disk. It appears that either Monogram can give direct orders to the government, or he has connections with officials that owe him favors. In either event, it seems a relationship is not entirely one way as the organization could help the government stop potential threats from mad scientists or criminals; although the government giving money and possible legal protection makes it asymmetrical.

Major Monogram's Division

 * Major Francis Monogram
 * Carl Karl
 * Herman the Hedgehog
 * Gary the Gander
 * Manny the Mongoose
 * Newton the Gnu
 * Perry the Platypus
 * Planty the Potted Plant
 * Peter the Panda
 * Sergei the Snail
 * Terry the Turtle
 * Agent A
 * Agent B (bear)
 * Agent C
 * Agent Crocodile
 * Agent D (dog)
 * Agent D (duck)
 * Agent E
 * Agent F (fox)
 * Agent F (frog)
 * Agents F
 * Agent K
 * Agent K (kangaroo)


 * Agent M (monkey)
 * Agent M (mouse)
 * Agent R (raccoon)
 * Agent T (Tadpole)
 * Agent W
 * Agent X
 * Unnamed beaver agent
 * Unnamed bulldog agent
 * Unnamed lizard agent
 * Unnamed owl agent
 * Unnamed pig agent
 * Unnamed porcupine agent
 * Unnamed rabbit agent
 * Unnamed reindeer agent
 * Unnamed squirrel agent

Admiral Acronym's Division

 * Admiral Wanda Acronym
 * Agent P (Pinky the Chihuahua)

Seattle Division

 * Peter the Panda

Former

 * Norm (fired) (Major Monogram's Division)
 * Agent T (deceased) (Major Monogram's Division)
 * Dennis the Bunny (A.K.A. Dennis the Domesticated Rabbit) (went rogue) (Major Monogram's Division)

Background Information

 * Most of the information known about the Agency comes from the interaction between Major Francis Monogram and Perry the Platypus, along with Agent P's nemesis, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz.
 * Until "Day of the Living Gelatin" it remained unclear whether Major Monogram was the highest leader in the Agency, but in that episode, Perry the Platypus drops into Pinky's lair by mistake. When he makes it back to his own lair, Major Monogram reveals that he is just one of presumably many division leaders.
 * "Day of the Living Gelatin" also raises questions about the nature of the military involvement in the Agency. While Major Monogram seems to be military, Wanda does not appear to be, though the credits for Isabella and the Temple of Sap refer to her as Admiral Acronym. Also, Carl does not appear to have any military training even though he seems to be training for leadership in the Agency.
 * In "Elementary My Dear Stacy", Major Monogram had gotten in trouble with the British Spy Union, and they force Perry to work with Agent Double 0-0, who is under the command of Inspector Initials.
 * It is likely that O.W.C.A. is a governmental agency, since it was revealed in Out to Launch that Major Monogram can contact the president. In Traffic Cam Caper it was revealed that Major Monogram has the governmental pull to pardon Lawrence Fletcher from a traffic ticket.
 * Phineas and Ferb were never officially secret agents. However, they did stumble across Perry's lair by accident one day and made use of his equipment. This was done because Phineas believed it was Ferb's answer to what they would do that day. The boys did so again (this time, on purpose) when receiving information on how to defeat the Norm Bots, Perry the Platyborg and Heinz Doofenshmirtz of the 2nd dimension (by using their Big Ideas from past episodes, thanks to Perry's auto-scan replication device in his fedora). ("Ready for the Bettys", "Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension")
 * Candace was indirectly an agent when her mind and Perry's got swapped. Perry, in Candace's body, continued his mission and their brains were switched back later that day. ("Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?")
 * Norm was used once to retrieve a disc containing evidence that could expose the Agency. ("Traffic Cam Caper")
 * The word "owca" is Polish word for sheep.
 * Agent D and Agent O appear in "No More Bunny Business", when Carl is trying to sketch their description of Dennis a rogue Agent. Agent K, Agent F and the rest of agents are not present.
 * On Christmas, the O.W.C.A holds a Christmas party, where all agents celebrate along with Major Monogram and Carl. They hold a Secret Santa gift giving.
 * The name was first mentioned in the 2009 "Planet Premiere" of the Soundtrack on Radio Disney and confirmed on-screen in "Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You!"
 * O.W.C.A. is a parody of the secret organizations that appeared in 1960's spy/secret agent movies and television programs, such as The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
 * How the O.W.C.A. refers to its agents by their first initials is like the Men in Black, for example, Agent J.
 * In Spanish of Spain version it's call O.S.A.C. "Organización Sin Acrónimo Chulo" (Organization Without Cool Acronym).
 * In Spanish of Latin America it's call O.S.B.A. "Organización Sin un Buen Acrónimo" (Organization Without Good Acronym).
 * The OWCA has a web page made by Carl ("Misperceived Monotreme").
 * Part of the O.W.C.A logo has been revealed. ("Misperceived Monotreme")
 * An unnamed squirrel, fox and lizard agents were seen in "Cheer Up Candace" and Manny the Mongoose was mentioned in "Phineas and Ferb-Busters!" by Dr. Doofenshmirtz for the nemesis toy.
 * In a trailer for "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (video game)", the rest of the O.W.C.A logo was revealed.
 * The O.W.C.A. photo file has a photo of Candace. ("Make Play")
 * The OWCA Secret Headquarters as seen in "Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension" and "Agent Doof" is colored red. It's also revealed that the Agents work in cubicles while Major Monogram works in an office.

Errors

 * On the DVD "Phineas and Ferb: A Very Perry Christmas", Major Monogram's Christmas letter states that he works for "The Agency Without A Cool Acronym", when it actually is called "The Organization Without a Cool Acronym".
 * On one of the Perry Berry Phineas and Ferb Go-Gurt tubes, the answer to the question for "What organization does Agent P belong to?" has the Organization Without a Cool Acronym incorrectly referred to as "Super Secret Spy Network".