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.
Phil of the Future | |
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Genre | Comedy Science fiction |
Created by | Douglas Tuber Tim Maile |
Starring | Ricky Ullman Amy Bruckner Craig Anton Lise Simms Alyson Michalka |
Theme music composer | John Adair Steve Hampton |
Opening theme | "Phil of the Future", performed by Drew Davis Band |
Ending theme | "Phil of the Future (instrumental)" |
Composers | Christopher Brady (Season 1) Kenneth Burgomaster (Season 2) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 43 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Douglas 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 locations | Occidental Studios Los Angeles, California |
Camera setup | Film; Single-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | 2121 Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Disney Channel |
Release | June 18, 2004 August 19, 2006 | –
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.
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]
Disney Publishing released a variety of Phil of the Future-related books throughout the 2000s, including:
# | Book | Based on | |
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1 | "Stuck In Time" | Part 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. | |||
2 | "The Great Fake-out" | Part 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. | |||
3 | "Blast from the Past" | Part 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. | |||
4 | "Far-out Phil" | Part 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! |
This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
The series became available to stream on Disney+ in the United States when it launched on November 12, 2019.[4]