Phil of the Future
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| Phil of the Future | |
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 The Phil of the Future title card. |
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| Format | Children's television series Situation comedy Science-fiction |
| Created by | Tim Maile Douglas Tuber |
| Starring | Ricky Ullman Alyson Michalka Amy Bruckner Craig Anton Lise Simms |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 43 (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Tim Maile Douglas Tuber (season 1) Michael Curtis Roger S.H. Shulman (season 2) |
| Producer(s) | Fred Savage (Season 2) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | The Disney Channel |
| Original run | June 18, 2004 – August 19, 2006 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Phil of the Future is an American comedy children's television series that was produced by 2121 Productions (a part of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment).
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[edit] Premise
The show centers around the Diffys, a family from 2121 who get stuck in the 21st century during their trip through time. The series focuses on their attempt to fit in while trying to fix their time machine and return to the year 2121.
The first season of Phil of the Future focuses around the Diffy family's attempt to fit into the society in 2004 and to repair the time machine to return to 2121. Vice Principal Neal Hackett attempts to discover that the family is from the future.
The second season of Phil of the Future continued the scenario of the Diffy family stranded in another time zone. The season focuses more about Phil and Keely's friendship turning into something more and Pim trying to rule the world.
[edit] Production
Phil of the Future's original title was The Out of Timers, and was originally intended to star Wilder Shaw.[citation needed] It debuted on June 18, 2004 on the Disney Channel and ended on August 19, 2006. The title theme song for Phil of the Future was written by John Adair and Steve Hampton. It was sung by Loren Ellis and The Drew Davis Band [1], who also sang the theme song of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. The series has ended though Phil of the Future is still frequently shown on the Disney Channel.
[edit] Characters
- Philip "Phil" Diffy (born 2107), played by Ricky Ullman: Phil Diffy is the main character in the series. He is a 9th (Season 1) / 10th (Season 2) grader at H.G. Wells Junior/Senior High School. He seems to be the most "in tune" with how things work in this century. Phil frequently has to make up excuses to hide the fact that he is from the future. He's the best friend of Keely Teslow and eventually becomes her boyfriend. Phil is two years older than Pim.
- Pim Diffy (born 2109), played by Amy Bruckner: Pim Diffy is Phil's younger sister. She is a 7th (Season 1) / 8th (Season 2) grader at H.G. Wells Junior/Senior High. Pim is a mischievous girl who is constantly up to no good and is even prone to megalomania. Pim is especially known for liking to pull pranks on people, mainly on Phil, Debbie Berwick and Vice Principal Hackett. Pim tries to make Phil miserable whenever she can. She hangs out with a young boy "Li'l Danny" Dawkins". She also tries to avoid Debbie Berwick and Candida. Repeatedly in the show, she looks for ways to dominate the world, and universe. Even though Pim often causes trouble for Phil, and has a tough attitude, she also cares about her brother but keeps it hidden most of the time. Pim is two years younger than Phil.
- Lloyd Diffy (born 2074), played by Craig Anton: Lloyd Diffy is Phil and Pim's goofy dad, who is working on repairing the time machine. He was an engineer in 2121, and loves "older music". He is paranoid about the government (and Vice Principal Hackett) figuring out he and his family are from the future. During the Diffys' stay, Lloyd and Curtis got jobs at the Mantis hardware store. Lloyd is two years older than Barb.
- Barbara (née Speckle) "Barb" Diffy (born 2076), played by Lise Simms: Barbara Diffy is Phil and Pim's mom. She is very interested in how things work in this century. Unlike other mothers, though, Barbara seems to let her kids figure things out on their own. She loves to cook the old fashion way, however, her food usually ends up with something being wrong, because in 2121 they spray food out of a can. Before the show premiered, it was said she had an artificial body, but none of the episodes ever proved this. She forced Pim to be friends with Debbie even though Pim hated Debbie. Her maiden name is revealed in "Not So Great-Great-Grandpa". Barb is two years younger than Lloyd.
- Keely Teslow (born 1989), played by Alyson Michalka: Keely Teslow is Phil's best friend and eventually his girlfriend. She is the only person who knows Phil and his family are from the future. Keely Teslow is an energetic and bubbly girl who aspires to be a reporter. She starts to harbor romantic feelings for Phil during Season 2. She sometimes uses Phil's gadgets as a shortcut for schoolwork. She is notable on the show for her numerous hairstyles and colorful clothes. In the later episodes of the show, she hosts her own daily news program on the school's closed circuit broadcasting system. In the episode "The Giggle", she gets to look ahead at her own future and learns that she does, in fact, become a successful news reporter. It is also noted that she is wearing a wedding ring, but refuses to see who it is. In the final episode she and Phil finally reveal their feelings for each other and start dating after being voted Cutest Couple (leading to a hilarious scene where she reads that on the announcements before realizing what she said).
- Curtis the Caveman (born circa 30,000 B.C.), played by J.P. Manoux: Curtis is a Caveman (Cro-Magnon, as mentioned in Dinner Time.) who stowed away in the Diffy's time machine when they went back to visit the Stone Age. The Diffys struggle to make Curtis seem like a normal person, and often pretend he is Phil's uncle. Throughout the episodes, he learns more English.
- Vice Principal Neil Hackett (born 1969), played by J.P. Manoux: Vice Principal Hackett is the Vice Principal at Phil, Keely and Pim's school, H.G. Wells Junior/Senior High School. In the school, he is Phil's teacher in science and Pim's teacher in history. He is often found snooping around the Diffys' house as he tries to figure out where they are really from, though he believes that they are aliens. J.P. Manoux also plays Curtis the Caveman.
[edit] Minor Characters
- Deborah Hortence "Debbie" Berwick (born 1992), by Kay Panabaker: Debbie is the complete opposite of Pim and she has a very happy attitude towards life. She hardly ever gets mad and is very nice. Debbie also considers Pim to be her best friend. Because of this Pim likes to take advantage of Debbie's good-natured personality. She doesn't like raisins or chihuahuas or naughty nibblers. She lives with her grandma and her curfew is 6:00 pm. Debbie also teaches a yoga class. Her other friends are Neckbrace Lana and Silent Maya. Debbie used to date Bradley until Pim broke them up by changing Debbie's personality but Debbie went back to normal. Debbie enjoys singing and is in the school band. She is written out of the show in season 2. It was revealed in the Halloween special that she was an evil cyborg from the future who was destroyed by Phil. She melted and then she was never heard from again.
- Seth Wosmer (played by Evan Peters): Seth is the nerdy friend of Phil, Keely and Tia during Season 1. He isn't seen in season 2 or mentioned and is replaced by Owen.
- Tia (played by Brenda Song): Keely's best friend friend during the Season 1. She is pretty, popular and friendly. She is friendly and described as the girl next door by Phil. She moved away in season 2 and was replaced by Via.
- Via (played by Juliet Holland-Rose): Via is a girl from England, transferred because her father's in the military. She became friends with Keely after Tia moved. In the episode "Get Ready to Go-Go," Phil went to a Sadie Hawkins dance with her, after a near-miss in returning to the future ruined his plans to go with Keely.
- Owen (played by Michael Mitchell): Phil's friend in Season 2. He replaced Seth. He is not that smart and is laid-back, also consantly trying to hit on girls (though he never succeeds).
- Ms. Winston (played by Suzanne Krull): Pim's teacher in Season 2 although she was a 2nd grade teacher in Season 1.
- Bradley Benjamin Farmer (played by Rory Thost): Pim's rival of season 1. He is made fun of his short height (constantly being called a munchkin by Pim). He dated Debbie but Pim broke them up and he became infatuated with Pim.
- "Lil Danny" Dawkins (played by Brandon Smith): He has a crush on Pim and always gets involved with her antics. Pim does not seem to show affection for him, with the exception of when they danced at the dance in the episode Get Ready To Go-Go.
- Neckbrace Lana (played by Carlie Westerman)
- Candida (played by Spencer Locke): The "mean" girl that excludes Pim and insults her. She is referred to as one of the "fashion zombies" by Pim.
- Tanner Kirkpatrick : A crush of Keely's in the episode "Your Cheatin' Heart".
[edit] Episodes
| Season | Ep # | First Airdate | Last Airdate |
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| Season 1 | 21 | June 18, 2004 | May 27, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 22 | June 25, 2005 | August 19, 2006 |
[edit] Gadgets used in the TV series
- DNA Scrambler - Manipulates the DNA of the person it is used on
- Dress-Me Hoop - Used to automatically dress a person when he or she goes through it
- Holographic Tracking Sensor - Can be used to track a subject
- I Want Straight Hair - Makes frizzy, messy hair instantly neat and straight
- Insta Morph - Morphs the appearance of the subject into that of another. (As seen in Not-So-Great Great Great Grandpa, Stuck in the Meddle With You, Your Cheatin' Heart, and Dinner Time).
- Invisi-Spray - Used to make someone invisible. (As seen in Double Trouble).
- Laser Squash - A futuristic version of handball. (As seen in Unification Day and It's a Wonder-Phil Life.)
- New-Ager - Can make objects look and/or act older or younger (Such as people or plants) (As seen in Age Before Beauty and Maybe-Sitting)
- Omnimatic Grabifiers - Works as a laser operated gripping device, used for climbing.
- Penny Missile - Springing clip
- Replicator - Replicates (or clones) the subject.
- Skyak - A futuristic flying vehicle, which resembles a jet-ski (as seen in Phillin' In, You Say Toe-Mato, Dinner Time, and Tia, Via, and Me... Uh).
- Spray Food Cans - Spray cans that make any kind of food with a foam-like spray (as seen in Unification Day and Future Tutor).
- The Giggle - A futuristic version of the internet that can view the future up to the year 2121. According to Phil, it replaced the thing that replaced the thing that killed the current (2008) internet in the Pay-Per-View Battle Royale. It is portrayed as a version of Google.
- Time Machine - A vehicle for traveling through time. Has the external appearance of an early 21st century motorhome, but a futuristic internal appearance (as seen in the episode Back to the Future (Not The Movie)).
- Virtu-Goggles - Strap-on goggles that lets people view and experience a virtual reality world.
- Wizard - Can do many things, does not work around pudding.
- Cine-Specs - Used to view futuristic movies on. Looks like regular sunglasses.
- Food 5000 Yummilizer - Can create any kind of food on voice command. (As seen in Dinner Time).
[edit] Video Game
Phil has a new adventure in his video game Phil of the Future, which is marketed by Buena Vista Games. Pim uses a cloning machine to create Blahs, mischievous and trouble-making pets from the future, and it's up to Phil to prevent the attacks. Players must overcome numerous obstacles and challenges to help Phil capture the Blahs and save the day.
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