Phil of the Future

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Phil of the Future has quickly become one of Disney Channel's most popular new shows, and is quickly following in the footsteps of their hit shows Lizzie McGuire and That's So Raven. As of October 2004, the show was #1 in its slot among tweens and kids, with roughly four million viewers total per episode.

Story:

Phil of the Future, tells the story of the Diffy family, a futuristic family from the year 2121. When the eccentric dad, Lloyd, rents a time machine for their family vacation, everyone is excited. But then something goes wrong. Their time machine malfunctions and they are thrown out of the space/time continuim in the year 2004. The time machine has broken, and Lloyd is having trouble fixing it, so he, his part-robotic wife Barbara, and his kids: fifteen-year-old Phil Diffy (Ricky Ullman) and his thirteen-year-old daughter Pim, the little menace of the family, are forced to live in the past and pretend to be a normal family in the suburban town of Pickford. The only person who knows their secret is Keely Teslow, Phil's best friend. Together they deal with the things that every teenager in 2004 must deal with: school, bullies, significant others, crushes, homework...and then add the Diffys' habit of getting into trouble by using their futuristic gadgets, such as the Wizrd, the Insta-Morph, Skyaks, the DNA Scramber, and much more.

Characters:

Phil Diffy:

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. Phil Diffy is played by Ricky Ullman.

Pim Diffy:

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. The character of Pim Diffy is played by Amy Bruckner.

Keely Teslow:

Keely Teslow is Phil's friend and the only person 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!" Keely Teslow is played by Alyson Michalka.

Lloyd Diffy

Craig Anton protrays Phil'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 figuring out he and his family is from the future.

Barbara Diffy:

Barbara is the mother of Phil and Pim and the wife of Lloyd. She's a kind and loving mother that's always there for her family.