Phil of the Future
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| Phil of the Future | |
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| Created by | Douglas Tuber Tim Maile |
| Starring | Ricky Ullman Amy Bruckner Alyson Michalka Craig Anton Lise Simms |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 0:23 (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | June 18, 2004 – current |
Phil of the Future is a comedy television series that debuted on June 18, 2004 on the Disney Channel. The series was created and executive produced by Douglas Tuber & Tim Maile ("Lizzie McGuire"). In addition to being featured on the Disney Channel, Phil of the Future is also shown on Saturday mornings on ABC Kids.
Plot
Phil Diffy, his sister Pim, his mother Barbara, and his father Lloyd, are from the year 2121. One day they rent a time machine for vacation and due to an accident are stuck in the years 2004 and 2005. The family must adjust to life in the early 21st century while hoping one day the time machine will be fixed. Phil has a friend named Keely who is Phil's best friend and the only person who knows his secret. A typical episode revolves around Phil and usually Keely. A secondary plot involving Pim is also shown in the episode.
Season 2
The second season of Phil of the Future continued the scenario of the Diffy family being stranded in their past. However, the show's focus shifted to focusing on Phil Diffy and Keely Teslow's relationship and the foreshadowing of a romantic relationship between the two friends. Some of the episodes in season two have included "The Giggle", (Phil uses a futuristic search engine to see Keely's future.) "Virtu-Date", (Phil gets jealous when he and Keely go on a virtual reality date.) and "Versa Day". (Phil and Pim switch bodies for a day.)
Some major cast changes include season one characters Tia and Debbie not being in season two, also the second season featured a brand new opening credits sequence. In addition, Michael Curtis (Friends) and Roger S.H. Schulman (Living Single) were brought in as the series' new showrunners.
Future Events
2043 - the WZRD is invented by Ricky Singh, which he considered calling the Future Probe 2064 - Smart Pills banned because one kid ate to many and got really annoying 2079 - From this year foward, humans will not have pinky toes 2094 - first Unification Day
Main Characters
Phil Diffy
Phil Diffy is played by Ricky Ullman. Phil Diffy is a teenage boy from the year 2121 who is stuck in our time period. Phil frequently has to make up excuses to hide the fact that he is from the future. Phil has tons of futuristic gadgets, at least one is used in each episode of Phil of the Future. He spends most of his spare time with his best friend Keely.
Pim Diffy
The character of Pim Diffy is played by Amy Bruckner. Pim Diffy is Phil's younger sister. Pim is a mischevious girl who is constantly up to no good. Pim tries to make Phil miserable whenever she can and seems to particularly hate Keely Teslow.
Keely Teslow
Keely Teslow is played by Alyson Michalka. Keely Teslow is Phil's friend and the only person that knows Phil is from the future. Keely Teslow is a energetic and bubbly girl who aspires to be a journalist. She seems to have a crush on Phil, which Phil seems to share; although neither will admit it. She sometimes uses Phil's gadgets as a shortcut for schoolwork. She is notable on the show for her numerous hairstyles and colorful clothes. Her catch phrase is her exclamation, "Ta-Dow!"
Lloyd Diffy
Craig Anton portrays Phil's goofy dad, whom is working on repairing the time machine. He was an engineer in 2121, and loves older music. He is paranoid about the government figuring out he and his family is from the future.
Barbara Diffy
Lise Simms plays Phil's mom. She is very good at communicating with her kids, and they often consult her in situations in which they need advice. Unlike other mothers, Barbara seems to let her kids figure things out on their own.
Recurring Characters
Debbie Berwick
Debbie Berwick played by Kay Panabaker is an overly happy, peppy, girl whom only hates raisins. In the Halloween special, it is revealed that she is a dangerous robot sent back to 2005 to protect 2121. She is defeated in the end, which is reason for her absence in season two.
Curtis the Caveman
Curtis played by J.P. Manoux: A caveman that stowed away on the family's time machine and is currently living in their house. He is often used in Pim's schemes.
Mr. Hackett
Neil Hackett also played by J.P. Manoux is H.G Well's Vice-Principal and the Diffys new neighbor.
Tia
Tia played by Brenda Song is Keely's best girlfriend in Season One. Tia was said to have moved from Pickford and is consequently not seen in Season Two.
Seth Wosmer
Seth Wosmer played by Evan Peters is the fourth member of Phil's little group, Seth is something of a nerd. It is revealed in one episode he is a member of the school billard team. This character is not seen in season two.
Bradley Benjamin Farmer
Bradley Benjamin Farmer played by Rory Thost is the member of many school clubs, Pim has a rival in Bradley. He often has wound up helping Pim out of fear. Bradley has also actually started hitting on Pim since he and Debbie broke up. This character is not seen in season two.
Via
Via played by Juliet Holland-Rose is a new student who is Keely's new girlfriend. Via has a English accent. Via was introduced in Season Two.
Owen
Owen played by Micheal Mitchell is a self-praising idiot with an crush on Keely who is Phil Diffy's rival. Owen was introduced in Season Two.
The Fashion Zombies
The Fashion Zombies are a group of rich and popular girls, led by Candida, who's sole purpose is to make Pim's life miserable.
Episode List
SEASON 1
- 1. Your Cheatin' Heart (original airdate: 6/18/04)
- 2. Unification Day (original airdate: 6/18/04)
- 3. Meet the Curtis (original airdate: 6/18/04)
- 4. Phillin' It (original airdate: 6/18/04)
- 5. Tanner (original airdate: 6/25/04)
- 6. Raging Bull (original airdate: 7/02/04)
- 7. My Way (original airdate: 7/09/04)
- 8. Daddy Dearest (original airdate: 7/23/04)
- 9. Pheromonally Yours (original airdate: 8/06/04)
- 10. Future Tutor (original airdate: 8/13/04)
- 11. Future Jock (original airdate: 8/13/04)
- 12. You Say Toe-Mato (original airdate: 8/13/04)
- 13. Doggie Daycare (original airdate: 8/27/04)
- 14. We'll Fix It In Editing (original airdate: 10/01/04)
- 15. Future Halloween (original airdate: 10/08/04)
- 16. Age Before Beauty (original airdate: 11/12/04)
- 17. Neander-Phil (original airdate: 12/10/04)
- 18. Double Trouble (original airdate: 1/01/05)
- 19. Milkin' It (original airdate: 3/25/05)
- 20. Corner Pocket (original airdate: 4/05/05)
- 21. Team Diffy (Unaired (released on Phil of the Future Gadgets and Gizmos DVD as never-before-seen episode))
SEASON 2
- 22. Versa Day (original airdate: 6/25/05)
- 23. Virtu-Date (original airdate: 6/26/05)
- 24. The Giggle (original airdate: 7/09/05)
- 25. Dinner Time (original airdate: 7/24/05)
- 26. Tia, Via, or Me...Uh (original airdate: 8/05/05)
- 27. Get Ready to Go-Go (original airdate: 8/05/05)
- 28. Phil Without a Future (original airdate: 8/21/05)
- 29. Time Release Capsule (original airdate: 8/27/05)
- 30. Mummy's Boy (original airdate: 9/09/05)
- 31. Maybe-Sitting (to air: 9/16/05)
- 32. Good Phil Hunting
- 33. Christmas Break
- 34. Happy Nirday
- 35. Not Easy Being Green
- 36. Stuck in the Meddle with You
- 37. Where's the WIZRD?
- 38. Pim-cipal
- 39. It's a Wonder-Phil Life
- 40. Ill of the Future
- 41. Phil of the Garage
- 42. Gramps of the Future
- 43. Back to the Future
Trivia
- Many fans of Phil of the Future are Keely and Phil, or Pheely shippers.
- Fred Savage, best known for his role as Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years is a director/producer on the show.
- Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson plays Keely's mother.