Phil of the Future
As of January 2007, the second season of "Phil" has been nominated for a Writer's Guild of America Award (Childrens' Series) for "Broadcast Blues," (written by David Steven Cohen) and a Directors' Guild of America Award (Childrens' Series) for "Not-So-Great-Great Grandpa," directed by Fred Savage.
Plot
Season 1
Season one focuses around the Diffy's attempt to fit in 2004. It also focuses around the Diffy's 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 figuring out where they're really from. Most of the Diffy's futuristic gadgets are introduced in this season.
Season 2
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. There is also larger emphasis on J.P. Manoux's character, Vice-principal Neil Hackett, but less with his other character, Curtis the Caveman.
Series Finale
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.
Gadgets Used in the TV Series
DNA Scrambler - Manipulates the DNA of the person it is used onDress-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-Grandpa")
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 clones) 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
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 perform multiple functions, but does not work around pudding
Brain Switcher - Changes the consciousness of two people so they are in each other's body
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