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{{Short description|American science fiction comedy television series (2004–2006)}}
{{Infobox Television
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}}
| show_name = Phil of the Future
{{Infobox television
| image = [[Image:PhilCast 1024x768.jpg|250px]]
| image = PhilOfTheFuturelogo.png
| format = [[Children's television series]]<br/>[[Situation comedy]]<br/>[[Science fiction on television|Science-fiction]]
| genre = [[Television comedy|Comedy]]<br/>[[Science fiction on television|Science fiction]]
| runtime = 22 minutes
| creator = [[Tim Maile]]<br/>[[Douglas Tuber]]
| runtime = 22 minutes
| camera = [[Film]]; [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| developer =
| producer = [[Fred Savage]]<br/>(Season 2)
| creator = [[Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile|Douglas Tuber<br/>Tim Maile]]
| executive_producer = [[Tim Maile]]<br/>[[Douglas Tuber]]<br/>(season 1)<br/>[[Michael Curtis]]<br/>[[Roger S.H. Shulman]]<br/>(season 2)
| starring = [[Raviv Ullman|Ricky Ullman]]<br/>[[Amy Bruckner]]<br/>[[Craig Anton]]<br/>[[Lise Simms]]<br/>[[Aly Michalka|Alyson Michalka]]
| starring = [[Raviv Ullman]]<br/>as Phil Diffy<br/>[[Amy Bruckner]]<br/>as [[Pim Diffy]]<br/>[[Alyson Michalka]]<br/>as [[Keely Teslow]]<br/>[[Craig Anton]]<br/>as Lloyd Diffy<br/>[[Lise Simms]]<br/>as Barbara Diffy
| executive_producer = Douglas Tuber<br/>Tim Maile<br/><small>(both; entire run)</small><br/>[[Tom Burkhard]]<br/>[[Matt Dearborn]]<br/>[[Tim O'Donnell (director)|Tim O'Donnell]]<br/><small>(all; Season 1)</small><br/>[[Michael Curtis (TV producer)|Michael Curtis]]<br/>[[Roger S. H. Schulman|Roger S.H. Schulman]]<br/><small>(both; Season 2)</small>
| country = {{USA}}
| company = 2121 Productions
| theme_music_composer = John Adair<br/>Steve Hampton
| network = [[Disney Channel]]
| first_aired = [[June 18]], [[2004]]
| opentheme = "Phil of the Future", performed by [[Drew Davis Band]]
| last_aired = [[August 19]], [[2006]]
| endtheme = "Phil of the Future (instrumental)"
| composer = Christopher Brady <small>(Season 1)</small><br/>Kenneth Burgomaster <small>(Season 2)</small>
| num_episodes = [[List of Phil of the Future episodes|43]]
| country = United States
| website = http://psc.disney.go.com/disneychannel/philofthefuture/index.html
| language = English
| episode list = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Phil_of_the_Future_episodes
| imdb_id = 340281
| location = Occidental Studios<br>Los Angeles, California
| tv_com_id = 14838
| network = [[Disney Channel]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2004|6|18}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2006|8|19}}
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 43
| list_episodes = List of Phil of the Future episodes
}}
}}
'''Phil of the Future''' is an [[United States|American]] [[comedy]] [[children's television series]] that was produced by 2121 Productions (a part of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment). Phil of the Future's working title was ''The Out of Timers''. It debuted on [[June 18]], [[2004]] on the [[Disney Channel]] and ended on [[August 19]], [[2006]]. It 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.
'''''Phil of the Future''''' is an American [[science fiction comedy]] television series that originally aired on [[Disney Channel]] from June 18, 2004, to August 19, 2006, for two seasons. The series was created by [[Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile]] and produced by 2121 Productions. It follows a family from the future that gets stranded in the 21st century when their time machine breaks down.


== Episodes ==
As of January 2007, the second season of "Phil" has been nominated for a Writer's Guild of America Award (Children's Series) for "Broadcast Blues," (written by David Steven Cohen) and a Directors' Guild of America Award (Children's Series) for "Not-So-Great-Great Grandpa," directed by [[Fred Savage]].
{{main|List of Phil of the Future episodes}}
{{:List of Phil of the Future episodes}}


== Characters ==
==Characters==
===Main===
*'''Philip "Phil" Diffy''' (born [[2104]]), played by [[Raviv Ullman|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. 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 is the best friend/boyfriend of [[Keely Teslow]], for whom he develops romantic feelings in season 2.
*Philip "Phil" Rupert Diffy ([[Raviv Ullman|Ricky Ullman]]) (born 2107) is the main character in the series. He is a [[freshman]] in Season 1 and [[Tenth grade#United States|sophomore]] in Season 2, at [[H. G. Wells|H.G. Wells]] [[Middle school|Junior]]/Senior [[High school (North America)|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 is the best friend and later boyfriend of Keely Teslow. Phil is two years older than Pim.
*Pimilla "Pim" Nicole Diffy ([[Amy Bruckner]]) (born 2109) is Phil's younger sister by two years. 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 [[Narcissistic personality disorder|megalomania]]. Pim is especially known for liking to pull pranks on people, mainly on Phil, Debbie Berwick, and Vice Principal Hackett. In the second season, she hangs out with a young boy named "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. Though Pim often causes trouble for Phil and has a tough attitude, she cares about her brother, but keeps it hidden most of the time.
*Lloyd Diffy ([[Craig Anton]]) (born 2074) is Phil and Pim's goofy dad, who is working on repairing the [[Time travel|time machine]]. He was an [[engineer]] in 2121, and loves "older music." He is paranoid about the government (and Vice Principal Hackett) figuring out that his family and he are from the future. During the Diffys' stay, Lloyd and Curtis get jobs at the Mantis [[hardware store]]. Lloyd is two years older than Barb.
*Barbara "Barb" Diffy ([[Lise Simms]]) ([[Maiden and married names|née]] Speckle; born 2076) 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 fashioned way; however, her food usually ends up with something being wrong, because in 2121 they spray food out of a can. Promotional material described her as having an artificial body, but this was never seen in the series. She forces Pim to be friends with Debbie, though Pim hates Debbie. Her [[Maiden and married names|maiden name]] is revealed in the episode "Not So Great-Great-Grandpa."
*Keely Teslow ([[Aly Michalka|Alyson Michalka]]) (born March 1990) is Phil's best friend and later girlfriend. She is the only person who knows Phil and his family are from the future. Keely is an energetic and bubbly girl who aspires to be a news 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 series, she hosts her own daily news program on the school's [[closed-circuit television]] 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 turns down the chance to see who her husband is. In the final episode, Phil and Keely finally reveal their feelings for each other and start dating after being voted "Cutest Couple" by their school. However, shortly after they begin dating, Pim helps Lloyd finally repair the time machine, and their relationship comes to an end as Phil returns to 2121.


===Recurring===
*'''Pim Diffy''' (born 2107), 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. 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. It's unclear whether Pim is her actual name or if it's short for something.
*Curtis ([[J. P. Manoux]]) (born around 30,000 BC) is a caveman ([[Early European modern humans|Cro-Magnon]], as mentioned in the episode "Dinner Time") who stowed away in the Diffys' time machine when they went back to visit the [[Stone Age]]. The Diffys struggle to make Curtis seem like a normal person, and often pretends that he is Phil's uncle. Throughout the series, he learns more English.
*Vice Principal Neil Hackett (J.P. Manoux) (born 1969) is the Vice Principal at Phil, Keely, and Pim's school, H.G. Wells Junior/Senior High School. In the school, he is also 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 they are aliens. He is the main antagonist of the series. Other than Keely, he is the only person to find out that Phil and his family are from the future. This is short lived however as The Diffys travel back in time before they ever told him.


====Season 1====
*'''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]].
*Deborah Hortence "Debbie" Berwick ([[Kay Panabaker]]) (born 1990) 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 lives with her grandma and teaches a [[yoga]] class. Her other friends are Neckbrace Lana and Silent Judy. 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 was written out of the show after Season 1. It was revealed in the Halloween special that she was a "happy" cyborg made by a cyborg-making company. She was intended to only do good and be always happy, until finally having a malfunction and turning evil and attempting to "nicely" enslave the world (starting from her schoolmates) into baking cupcakes for charity. At the episode's conclusion, Phil was forced to melt her. She appeared afterwards in the episode "Neander-Phil".
*Bradley Benjamin Farmer (Rory Thost) is Pim's rival in 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.
*Neckbrace Lana (Carlie Westerman) is a girl who did the school news and was in Pim's grade. She and Pim hated each other. She always wears a [[Cervical collar|neckbrace]], as she had pinched a nerve at some time in the past.
*Tia Deanna Fedichelli ([[Brenda Song]]) is Keely's best friend. She is popular and friendly. She also seems to be rich. Though she can be spoiled and snobby sometimes, she is friendly and described as the girl next door by Phil; replaced by Via in Season 2, due to Brenda Song leaving the show to star in ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]''.
*Seth Wosmer ([[Evan Peters]]) is the nerdy friend of Phil, Keely, and Tia. He is a member of the H.G. Wells billiards team, and the first student at the school to befriend Phil. His role was replaced by the more suave Owen in Season 2.
*Ms. Guinevere Winston ([[Suzanne Krull]]) is a second-grade teacher in Season 1 (whose writing class Phil had to attend in the episode "Tanner"), as well as Pim's teacher.
*Tanner Kirkpatrick ([[Chris Hunter (actor)|Chris Hunter]]) is a crush of Keely's in the episode "Your Cheatin' Heart" and was in the show most of the season. Phil seems to dislike him and sometimes cracks jokes about him and vice-versa, especially after Phil caught him cheating on Keely.


====Season 2====
*'''Barbara (née Speckle) Diffy''' (born 2074), 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.
*Candida ([[Spencer Locke]]) is the "mean" girl that excludes Pim and insults her by frequently referring to her as "Pim-ple." She is referred to as one of the "fashion zombies" by Pim.
*Li'l Danny Dawkins ([[Brandon Mychal Smith|Brandon Smith]]) 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."
*Joel Messerschmitt ([[Joel Brooks]]) is Phil and Keely's teacher who takes pleasure in giving extremely difficult assignments that most of his students will fail. He has a sister named Bettina (also played by Brooks) and a nephew, Nathan ([[Josh Flitter]]), who both shockingly carry the same family trait of having a mustache. He reveals in the episode "The Gile" that his parents were acrobats.
*Owen (Michael Mitchell) is Phil's friend who replaced Seth. He is not that smart and is laid-back, also constantly trying to hit on girls (though he never succeeds).
*Olivia ("Via") (Juliet Holland-Rose) is a girl from England who transferred because her father is 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.


== Production ==
*'''Keely Teslow''' (born 1989), played by [[Alyson Michalka]]: Keely Teslow is Phil's best friend/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.
''Phil of the Future''{{'}}s [[working title]] was ''The Out of Timers''. The theme song for ''Phil of the Future'' was written and composed by John Adair and Steve Hampton. The theme song was performed by [[Drew Davis Band]] who also performed the theme song of ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]''.


==Awards and nominations==
*'''Curtis the Caveman''', played by [[J.P. Manoux]]: Curtis is a Caveman 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.
*'''[[Directors Guild of America]]'''
:2007 - ''Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs'' - [[Fred Savage]] for episode "Not So Great Great Great Grandpa" (Nominated)
*'''[[Writers Guild of America]]'''
:2007 - ''Children's Episodic & Specials'' - David Steven Cohen for episode "Broadcast Blues" (Nominated)
*'''[[Young Artist Award]]s'''
:2006 - ''Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress'' - [[Amy Bruckner]] (Nominated)
:2005 - ''Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress'' - [[Aly Michalka|Alyson Michalka]] (Nominated)
:2005 - ''Best Performance in a Television Series: Recurring Young Actor'' - Rory Thost (Nominated)
:2005 - ''Best Performance in a Television Series: Recurring Young Actress'' - [[Kay Panabaker]] (Nominated)


== Related media ==
*'''Vice Principal Neal Hackett''', 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. 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.
A [[DVD]] of the series titled ''Gadgets & Gizmos'' was released on August 16, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Phil-Future-Gadgets-Ricky-Ullman/dp/B0009HLBQQ|title=Phil of the Future - Gadgets & Gizmos|date=August 16, 2005 |publisher=Amazon|access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref> It contains four episodes: "Double Trouble", "Age Before Beauty", "My Way" and the then-unaired episode "Team Diffy". The episode "Christmas Break" was released as a bonus feature on the ''Disney Channel Holiday'' DVD compilation, released November 1, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.disney.com/disney-channel-holiday|title=Disney Channel Holiday|via=movies.disney.com}}</ref>


A video game based on ''Phil of the Future'' was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] on August 22, 2006. In the game, Pim uses a cloning machine to create clones of a pet from the future called "Blahs" and it is up to Phil to stop them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000GA90T6/ref=mp_s_a_1_65?ie=UTF8&qid=1482020894&sr=1-65&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=game+boy+advance|title=Phil of the Future - Game Boy Advance|publisher=Amazon|access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref>
== Episode list ==


=== Book series ===
[[List of Phil of the Future episodes]]
[[Disney Publishing Worldwide|Disney Publishing]] released a variety of ''Phil of the Future''-related books throughout the 2000s, including:


{{Book table |background=#A2BBAC |book_number= |title= |aux1=Based on |books=
{{spoiler}}
{{Book list
| book_number = 1
| title = Stuck In Time
| aux1 = Part One: [[Future Tutor]] <br /> Part Two: [[Future Jock]]
| short_summary = Part One: The Diffy family are stranded in the 21st century; Lloyd and Barbara decides for Phil (9th grade) and Pim (7th grade) to attend H.G. Wells Junior/Senior High School. Phil tutors Keely on Algebra; Pim competes with Debbie for chalk-monitor.
Part Two: Phil cheats so he can try out for the Gymnastics team to impress Keely, but Pim figures it out.
}}
{{Book list
| book_number = 2
| title = The Great Fake-out
| aux1 = Part One: [[You Say Toe-Mato]] <br /> Part Two: [[Corner Pocket (Phil of the Future)|Corner Pocket]]
| short_summary = Part One: Four-toed Phil uses fake fifth toes to fit into tomato-stomping, but Keely finds one - and the Diffy secret; Pim and Debbie help Mr. Hackett pay for an operation, until they learn it's for a hairpiece.
Part Two: Phil helps Keely convince her mom she's a cheerleader; Pim learns that Debbie's allergic to raisins.
}}
{{Book list
| book_number = 3
| title = Blast from the Past
| aux1 = Part One: [[Meet the Curtis]] <br /> Part Two: [[Pheremonally Yours]]
| short_summary = Part One: The Diffys meet a time-machine stowaway who later saves Mr. Diffy's life; Pim reluctantly attends a sleepover.
Part Two: A 9th-grade southern belle takes Phil's politeness the wrong way; Pim worms her way into the junior-high Orchestra.
}}
{{Book list
| book_number = 4
| title = Far-out Phil
| aux1 = Part One: [[Unification Day (Phil of the Future episode)|Unification Day]] <br /> Part Two: [[We'll Fix it In Editing]]
| short_summary = Part One: Phil must decide between the school's party-of-the-year and his family's Unification Day, for which Pim makes a giant meatloaf.
Part Two: Phil is too much the perfectionist in directing a short film that leaves his friends short with him; Pim enters a fast-walk competition - and wins!
}}
}}
{{Inc-lit|date=October 2021}}


== Plot ==
==Home media==
The series became available to stream on [[Disney+]] in the United States when it launched on November 12, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1183735825818734592|title=Phil of the Future (2004)|last=Disney+|date=2019-10-14|website=@disneyplus|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref>
=== Season 1 ===
Season one focuses around the Diffys' attempt to fit into society in 2004, and their attempts to repair their time machine and return to 2121 without anyone (especially Vice Principal Hackett) discovering they're not from this time. It also revolves around Phil and Pim attending school and making new friends without anyone uncovering the family secret. Most of the Diffys' futuristic gadgets are introduced in this season.
{{spoiler}}


=== Season 2 ===
==References==
{{reflist}}
The second season of ''Phil of the Future'' continued the scenario of the Diffy family being stranded in the past. Season 2 deals less with the futuristic gadgets and the Diffys trying to blend in, but more emphasis on Phil and Keely's friendship turning into something more.

The Season 1 characters Tia, Seth Wosmer, Debbie Berwick, and Bradley Benjamin Farmer, are no longer on the cast for Season 2. The second season adds new characters, who show up less than the characters from the first season. Including; Owen, Via, Lil' Danny Dawkins (Pim's new sidekick) and The Fashion Zombies who were led by Candida, played by [[Spencer Locke]]. There is also larger emphasis on J.P. Manoux's character, Vice-principal Neil Hackett, but less with his other character, Curtis the Caveman.

There are also notes that the Season 2 characters are based on Season 1 characters, such as Via and Tia have alot of incoming.

=== Series Finale ===

{{spoiler}}
Phil and Keely are voted "Cutest Couple" by the entire school. After talking it over Phil and Keely decide to start dating. Back at home, Pim discovers Lloyd has known how to fix the time machine for a while, yet he never fixed it because "everybody was happy here", Pim fixes the time machine and Lloyd takes it for a test drive. When he returns we find out that once they return home, they can never come back because of a law created called the "Thanks to the Diffys Law". Everybody sneaks downstairs that night to destroy the time machine so that Phil and Keely can stay together. They all used the "coconut excuse." Phil comes down and stops them saying he can't ask the others to sacrifice their lives for him. The family leaves the next day for the future just as Keely is running to say good bye. However, Phil convinces Lloyd to turn the time machine around so that he can say good-bye to Keely. They kiss while she's doing the school news and he then returns to the time machine. After a while, the family realizes that they have left Curtis back in 2006, and Lloyd reluctantly throws the time machine into reverse to pick him up.
{{endspoiler}}

== Theme song ==
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 [http://drewdavisband.com], who also sang the theme song of ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]''.

== Trivia ==
*The series was created and executive produced by Douglas Tuber & Tim Maile (''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'').
*The name of the school Phil and Pim go to is called Herbert G. Wells High School. Herbert G. Wells, better known as [[H.G. Wells]], was the author of the book ''[[The Time Machine]]'', likely there as a motif based on the situation
*The picture of the school in the episode ''"Back to the Future (Not the Movie)"'' looks like the one in ''Lizzie McGuire''.
*This series is similar to the film series, "Back to the Future".
*The song "Protecting Me" from the episode "My Way" was on [[Aly & AJ]]'s album ''[[Into the Rush]]''.
* A commercial for Disney, themed restaurant, had Phil eating ribs. Actually, this scene is from when the actor that plays Phil played the role of a bad boy in [[That's So Raven]]
* Phil of the Future plays out of order. In the episode [[You Say Toe-Mato]], Phil tells Keely that his family is from the future, but in the episode [[Your Cheatin' Heart]], Keely already knows that Phil is from the future. In the episode [[Future Tutor]], Phil and Keely meet for the first time, but the episodes before this episode Phil and Keely already are friends. In the episode [[Raging Bull]], Phil and Myron are friends, but in the episode [[Double Trouble]], Phil and Myron are enemies. In the episode [[Future Tutor]], Debbie just met Pim, but the episodes before this episode, Debbie already met Pim. In the episode [[Neander Phil]], Pim goes to yoga and Debbie is the teacher, but in the episode [[Halloween (Phil of the Future episode)|Halloween]]

== Video Game==

{{Expand-section|date=March 2007}}
Phil has a new adventure in his video game "Phil of the Future", which is marketed by [[Buena Vista Games]].

== Gadgets Used in the TV Series ==
[[Image:Potfgg-10.jpg|1000px|left|thumb|Bonus Feature from the Phil of the Future: Gadgets and Gizmos DVD.]]

*'''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 (Phil of the Future episode)|Your Cheatin' Heart]],'' ''[[Dinner Time]]'').
*'''Invisi-Spray''' - Used to make someone invisible
*'''Laser Squash''' - A futuristic version of [[handball]]
*'''New-Ager''' - Can make objects look and/or act older or younger (Such as people or plants)
*'''Omnimatic Grabifiers''' - Works as a laser operated gripping device, used for climbing
*'''Penny Missile''' - Springing clip
*'''Replicator''' - Replicates (or [[Clone (genetics)|clone]]s) the subject
*'''Skyak''' - A futuristic flying vehicle, which resembles a jet-ski
*'''Spray Food Cans''' - Spray cans that make any kind of food with a foam-like spray
*'''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 (2007) internet in the Paperveiw Battle Royale.
*'''Time Machine''' - A vehicle for traveling through time. Has the external appearance of an early 21st century [[Recreational Vehicle|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 perform multiple functions, but does not work around pudding


== External links ==
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*[http://www.bmetvfilm.com/ "Brookwell McNamara Entertainment"]
* {{Official website|http://movies.disney.com/phil-of-the-future}}
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Phil of the Future
GenreComedy
Science fiction
Created byDouglas Tuber
Tim Maile
StarringRicky Ullman
Amy Bruckner
Craig Anton
Lise Simms
Alyson Michalka
Theme music composerJohn Adair
Steve Hampton
Opening theme"Phil of the Future", performed by Drew Davis Band
Ending theme"Phil of the Future (instrumental)"
ComposersChristopher Brady (Season 1)
Kenneth Burgomaster (Season 2)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes43 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDouglas Tuber
Tim Maile
(both; entire run)
Tom Burkhard
Matt Dearborn
Tim O'Donnell
(all; Season 1)
Michael Curtis
Roger S.H. Schulman
(both; Season 2)
Production locationsOccidental Studios
Los Angeles, California
Camera setupFilm; Single-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production company2121 Productions
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJune 18, 2004 (2004-06-18) –
August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19)

Phil of the Future is an American science fiction comedy television series that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 18, 2004, to August 19, 2006, for two seasons. The series was created by Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile and produced by 2121 Productions. It follows a family from the future that gets stranded in the 21st century when their time machine breaks down.

Episodes

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Main article: List of Phil of the Future episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
121June 18, 2004 (2004-06-18)October 28, 2005 (2005-10-28)
222June 25, 2005 (2005-06-25)August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19)

Characters

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Main

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  • Philip "Phil" Rupert Diffy (Ricky Ullman) (born 2107) is the main character in the series. He is a freshman in Season 1 and sophomore in Season 2, 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 is the best friend and later boyfriend of Keely Teslow. Phil is two years older than Pim.
  • Pimilla "Pim" Nicole Diffy (Amy Bruckner) (born 2109) is Phil's younger sister by two years. 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. In the second season, she hangs out with a young boy named "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. Though Pim often causes trouble for Phil and has a tough attitude, she cares about her brother, but keeps it hidden most of the time.
  • Lloyd Diffy (Craig Anton) (born 2074) 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 that his family and he are from the future. During the Diffys' stay, Lloyd and Curtis get jobs at the Mantis hardware store. Lloyd is two years older than Barb.
  • Barbara "Barb" Diffy (Lise Simms) (née Speckle; born 2076) 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 fashioned way; however, her food usually ends up with something being wrong, because in 2121 they spray food out of a can. Promotional material described her as having an artificial body, but this was never seen in the series. She forces Pim to be friends with Debbie, though Pim hates Debbie. Her maiden name is revealed in the episode "Not So Great-Great-Grandpa."
  • Keely Teslow (Alyson Michalka) (born March 1990) is Phil's best friend and later girlfriend. She is the only person who knows Phil and his family are from the future. Keely is an energetic and bubbly girl who aspires to be a news 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 series, she hosts her own daily news program on the school's closed-circuit television 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 turns down the chance to see who her husband is. In the final episode, Phil and Keely finally reveal their feelings for each other and start dating after being voted "Cutest Couple" by their school. However, shortly after they begin dating, Pim helps Lloyd finally repair the time machine, and their relationship comes to an end as Phil returns to 2121.

Recurring

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  • Curtis (J. P. Manoux) (born around 30,000 BC) is a caveman (Cro-Magnon, as mentioned in the episode "Dinner Time") who stowed away in the Diffys' time machine when they went back to visit the Stone Age. The Diffys struggle to make Curtis seem like a normal person, and often pretends that he is Phil's uncle. Throughout the series, he learns more English.
  • Vice Principal Neil Hackett (J.P. Manoux) (born 1969) is the Vice Principal at Phil, Keely, and Pim's school, H.G. Wells Junior/Senior High School. In the school, he is also 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 they are aliens. He is the main antagonist of the series. Other than Keely, he is the only person to find out that Phil and his family are from the future. This is short lived however as The Diffys travel back in time before they ever told him.

Season 1

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  • Deborah Hortence "Debbie" Berwick (Kay Panabaker) (born 1990) 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 lives with her grandma and teaches a yoga class. Her other friends are Neckbrace Lana and Silent Judy. 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 was written out of the show after Season 1. It was revealed in the Halloween special that she was a "happy" cyborg made by a cyborg-making company. She was intended to only do good and be always happy, until finally having a malfunction and turning evil and attempting to "nicely" enslave the world (starting from her schoolmates) into baking cupcakes for charity. At the episode's conclusion, Phil was forced to melt her. She appeared afterwards in the episode "Neander-Phil".
  • Bradley Benjamin Farmer (Rory Thost) is Pim's rival in 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.
  • Neckbrace Lana (Carlie Westerman) is a girl who did the school news and was in Pim's grade. She and Pim hated each other. She always wears a neckbrace, as she had pinched a nerve at some time in the past.
  • Tia Deanna Fedichelli (Brenda Song) is Keely's best friend. She is popular and friendly. She also seems to be rich. Though she can be spoiled and snobby sometimes, she is friendly and described as the girl next door by Phil; replaced by Via in Season 2, due to Brenda Song leaving the show to star in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
  • Seth Wosmer (Evan Peters) is the nerdy friend of Phil, Keely, and Tia. He is a member of the H.G. Wells billiards team, and the first student at the school to befriend Phil. His role was replaced by the more suave Owen in Season 2.
  • Ms. Guinevere Winston (Suzanne Krull) is a second-grade teacher in Season 1 (whose writing class Phil had to attend in the episode "Tanner"), as well as Pim's teacher.
  • Tanner Kirkpatrick (Chris Hunter) is a crush of Keely's in the episode "Your Cheatin' Heart" and was in the show most of the season. Phil seems to dislike him and sometimes cracks jokes about him and vice-versa, especially after Phil caught him cheating on Keely.

Season 2

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  • Candida (Spencer Locke) is the "mean" girl that excludes Pim and insults her by frequently referring to her as "Pim-ple." She is referred to as one of the "fashion zombies" by Pim.
  • Li'l Danny Dawkins (Brandon Smith) 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."
  • Joel Messerschmitt (Joel Brooks) is Phil and Keely's teacher who takes pleasure in giving extremely difficult assignments that most of his students will fail. He has a sister named Bettina (also played by Brooks) and a nephew, Nathan (Josh Flitter), who both shockingly carry the same family trait of having a mustache. He reveals in the episode "The Gile" that his parents were acrobats.
  • Owen (Michael Mitchell) is Phil's friend who replaced Seth. He is not that smart and is laid-back, also constantly trying to hit on girls (though he never succeeds).
  • Olivia ("Via") (Juliet Holland-Rose) is a girl from England who transferred because her father is 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.

Production

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Phil of the Future's working title was The Out of Timers. The theme song for Phil of the Future was written and composed by John Adair and Steve Hampton. The theme song was performed by Drew Davis Band who also performed the theme song of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

Awards and nominations

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2007 - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs - Fred Savage for episode "Not So Great Great Great Grandpa" (Nominated)
2007 - Children's Episodic & Specials - David Steven Cohen for episode "Broadcast Blues" (Nominated)
2006 - Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress - Amy Bruckner (Nominated)
2005 - Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress - Alyson Michalka (Nominated)
2005 - Best Performance in a Television Series: Recurring Young Actor - Rory Thost (Nominated)
2005 - Best Performance in a Television Series: Recurring Young Actress - Kay Panabaker (Nominated)
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A DVD of the series titled Gadgets & Gizmos was released on August 16, 2005.[1] It contains four episodes: "Double Trouble", "Age Before Beauty", "My Way" and the then-unaired episode "Team Diffy". The episode "Christmas Break" was released as a bonus feature on the Disney Channel Holiday DVD compilation, released November 1, 2005.[2]

A video game based on Phil of the Future was released for the Game Boy Advance on August 22, 2006. In the game, Pim uses a cloning machine to create clones of a pet from the future called "Blahs" and it is up to Phil to stop them.[3]

Book series

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Disney Publishing released a variety of Phil of the Future-related books throughout the 2000s, including:

No.TitleBased on
1Stuck In TimePart One: Future Tutor
Part Two: Future Jock

Part One: The Diffy family are stranded in the 21st century; Lloyd and Barbara decides for Phil (9th grade) and Pim (7th grade) to attend H.G. Wells Junior/Senior High School. Phil tutors Keely on Algebra; Pim competes with Debbie for chalk-monitor.

Part Two: Phil cheats so he can try out for the Gymnastics team to impress Keely, but Pim figures it out.
2The Great Fake-outPart One: You Say Toe-Mato
Part Two: Corner Pocket

Part One: Four-toed Phil uses fake fifth toes to fit into tomato-stomping, but Keely finds one - and the Diffy secret; Pim and Debbie help Mr. Hackett pay for an operation, until they learn it's for a hairpiece.

Part Two: Phil helps Keely convince her mom she's a cheerleader; Pim learns that Debbie's allergic to raisins.
3Blast from the PastPart One: Meet the Curtis
Part Two: Pheremonally Yours

Part One: The Diffys meet a time-machine stowaway who later saves Mr. Diffy's life; Pim reluctantly attends a sleepover.

Part Two: A 9th-grade southern belle takes Phil's politeness the wrong way; Pim worms her way into the junior-high Orchestra.
4Far-out PhilPart One: Unification Day
Part Two: We'll Fix it In Editing

Part One: Phil must decide between the school's party-of-the-year and his family's Unification Day, for which Pim makes a giant meatloaf.

Part Two: Phil is too much the perfectionist in directing a short film that leaves his friends short with him; Pim enters a fast-walk competition - and wins!

Home media

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The series became available to stream on Disney+ in the United States when it launched on November 12, 2019.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Phil of the Future - Gadgets & Gizmos". Amazon. August 16, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Disney Channel Holiday" – via movies.disney.com.
  3. ^ "Phil of the Future - Game Boy Advance". Amazon. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Disney+ (October 14, 2019). "Phil of the Future (2004)". @disneyplus. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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