 In 2010, Povenmire was nominated amongst several other "Phineas and Ferb" crew members for the Daytime Emmy Award for both "Outstanding Writing in Animation" and "Outstanding Original Song – Children’s and Animation" for their work on the show, winning for "Outstanding Writing in Animation".The distinctive style of the animation legend Tex Avery influenced the show's artistic look.Like Avery, Povenmire employed geometric shapes to build both the characters and the background.