Phineas

Phineas is a sea lion who only appears in. He can be found in the city at anytime of the day in reasonable weather conditions (sunny or overcast/cloudy). He gives the player special hand-held items that the player cannot get anywhere else, for no purpose other than for joy and for free. He has been known to appear in a player's city for days in a row, or not at all for weeks.

As it says in Animal Crossing: City Folk's game guide this is Phineas's description:

''Hitch a ride to the city on sunny days for a chance to meet Phineas out in the plaza. This happy-go-lucky character lives to spread cheer and will give you a balloon, pinwheel, or bubble wand for just talking to him. Limit one goodie per visit!''

Gifts
He gives out a variety of gifts:
 * Balloons
 * Bunny balloons
 * Pinwheels
 * Bubble wands

The player can only receive one per day, for free. If the player asks for another gift, Phineas will respond: "Isn't that a little greedy?" The balloons, bunny balloons, and pinwheels come in a variety of colors, such as: orange, blue, green, red, pink, yellow, and purple. He will warn the player that many of his items are fragile, reminding them not to run into anything while holding the items, in case they break or fly away. In fact, many of the items are fairly indestructible (the Bubble Wand is permanent), but items such as the Balloons and Bunny Balloons will float away if your character trips over (either from a bad fortune from Katrina or by wearing the King Tut Mask).

Trivia

 * Some cranky villagers believe Phineas is K.K. Slider's day job.
 * Unfortunately, if a player Time Travels, Phineas will not appear for a long time.
 * If you get closer to Phineas' cart, the music in the background will start to sound even cheerier and if you stray away from his cart, the music will become back to normal.
 * Phineas is never outside when it is raining or cloudy.