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Phil of the Future: You Say Toe-Mato
An upcoming field trip to the tomato farm has Phil worried: at the end of the trip, the students stomp on tomatoes barefoot, and he is worried that if he goes, people will grow suspicious of the fact that he, like every other person from the future, only has four toes.
Pim and Debbie coordinate a fundraiser upon hearing that Mr. Hackett will be undergoing an operation.
Pim and Debbie coordinate a fundraiser upon hearing that Mr. Hackett will be undergoing an operation.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 1x12 Production Number: 104 Airdate: Friday August 13th, 2004 |
Main Cast
Recap
Phil and Pim are on the back porch, arguing over which one of them will get to use a future gadget first. Phil says he deserves to use it as he is older, smarter, and taller (he emphasizes this by holding the futuristic sphere over his head, out of Pim's reach). Pim counters this by informing Phil that she can hold a grudge forever, and reminds him of a Tuesday when she was 4 and 1/2 years old where he ate her pudding cup. Phil tosses the sphere on the ground, which morphs into a SkyAk, and informs her that he didn't eat the pudding, but put it in her shampoo. He then boards the SkyAk and flies off into the night sky...Read the full recap
Episode Notes
Future Life: According to Phil's parents, humans in the future have only four toes. Humans lost their pinky toes 75 years from the time the Diffy's arrived in the present.
Visual: The name of the hair transplant brochure Mr. Hackett looks through is called "I can't believe it's a toupee! 3000".
T-Shirts: Throughout the series, Pim wears a number of different, snarky t-shirts. This episode, the sayings include "Clowning Angel" and "Guilty."
Episode Quotes
Pim: Okay family, I don't have much time for chit-chat. I need donations: watches, necklaces, belt buckles, gold fillings... don't be stingy. It's for a good cause.
(Phil, Lloyd, and Barbara drop their donations, including watches, billfolds, and jewelry, into the box)
Pim: Thank you. Your donations are appreciated, I'm touched... et cetera, et cetera... (rolls eyes and leaves)
(Phil, Lloyd, and Barbara drop their donations, including watches, billfolds, and jewelry, into the box)
Pim: Thank you. Your donations are appreciated, I'm touched... et cetera, et cetera... (rolls eyes and leaves)
Lloyd: Phil...it's toe-time!
Pim: Hey! You with the face! Come here!
Mr. Fleet: Alright everyone, please remove your shoes and socks.
Phil: Excuse me, is there a place where I can change?
Keely: Change? We're just taking off our shoes and socks...
Mr. Fleet: Well, oddly enough, for some of our shyer visitors, we do have changing facilities.
Phil: Excuse me, is there a place where I can change?
Keely: Change? We're just taking off our shoes and socks...
Mr. Fleet: Well, oddly enough, for some of our shyer visitors, we do have changing facilities.
Mr. Fleet: (spots Phil's fake toe in the tub) Your attention please! Nobody move; we have detected a foreign article in the slurry!
Mr. Hackett: (after receiving $225 from Pim and Debbie) I love public service.
Phil: It does feel kind of good to get my toe off my chest.
Keely: Phil you're my best friend. Just promise me no more secrets. You and I are on a 100% honesty pact: Deal?
Phil: Deal.
(she starts to walk away)
Phil: Uh, wait, there's... one more thing.
Keely: What is it? Don't worry!
Phil: The reason I have four toes is because where I'm from, everyone does. I grew up over a hundred years from now: I'm from the future.
Keely: Phil you're my best friend. Just promise me no more secrets. You and I are on a 100% honesty pact: Deal?
Phil: Deal.
(she starts to walk away)
Phil: Uh, wait, there's... one more thing.
Keely: What is it? Don't worry!
Phil: The reason I have four toes is because where I'm from, everyone does. I grew up over a hundred years from now: I'm from the future.
Debbie Berwick: Excuse us, Mr. Hackett, but we just wanted to wish you good luck on what is growing out of your head?!
Debbie: No disrespect, Mr. Hackett, but I think I'm going to have to give my money to a needier charity.
Pim: Yeah me too. Mine's going to the "Pim Diffy needs a new high-definition TV" foundation.
Pim: Yeah me too. Mine's going to the "Pim Diffy needs a new high-definition TV" foundation.
Phil: So, we were taking our vacation, visiting the Prehistoric era: there were cavemen and dinosaurs, but whatever, my dad had to go back to work... (high pitched laugh) So, ah, we swung by the French Revolution and headed for home. But, our time machine broke down, so now we're stuck here in your time. According to my dad, if the government found out, we'd be captured - or worse.
(Keely stares ahead vacantly)
Phil: If you can hear me can you nod or something?
Principal: Okay, get in here, Diffy! It's your turn!
Phil: I just wanted my best friend to know the truth about me...
(Keely stares ahead vacantly)
Phil: If you can hear me can you nod or something?
Principal: Okay, get in here, Diffy! It's your turn!
Phil: I just wanted my best friend to know the truth about me...
Lloyd: You told her WHAT? Why?!
Phil: I had to! She told me she had dreams about being married to Mr. Potato Head! Look, it's Keely's innermost secret. When she told me that, I realized that it doesn't matter what century you're from; real friends are truthful with each other. And I need a friend. A real friend.
Lloyd: Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, PHIL! Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, when this leaks out, there's gonna be news reports, and a manhunt! Before you know it, they're going to be busting down our door!
(the back gate starts rattling)
Lloyd: Mummalooks! Did you hear that? They're here!
(Lloyd goes to run inside; the gate opens and Keely walks into the yard)
Keely: Hey! Sorry about the racket. Your gate sticks a bit...
Phil: I had to! She told me she had dreams about being married to Mr. Potato Head! Look, it's Keely's innermost secret. When she told me that, I realized that it doesn't matter what century you're from; real friends are truthful with each other. And I need a friend. A real friend.
Lloyd: Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, PHIL! Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, when this leaks out, there's gonna be news reports, and a manhunt! Before you know it, they're going to be busting down our door!
(the back gate starts rattling)
Lloyd: Mummalooks! Did you hear that? They're here!
(Lloyd goes to run inside; the gate opens and Keely walks into the yard)
Keely: Hey! Sorry about the racket. Your gate sticks a bit...
(after watching Phil and Keely zoom off on the SkyAk)
Barbara: Oh, Honey... remember our first SkyAk ride?
Lloyd: ...I never had a SkyAk...
Barbara: Oh, Honey... remember our first SkyAk ride?
Lloyd: ...I never had a SkyAk...
Mr. Hackett: That's right, Debbie, the Dust Bowl, which ripped through the state of Oklahoma. Once a fertile land which was covered in lush crops and fields, the Dust Bowl left behind a dry, barren wasteland where nothing would grow. (turns around to write on the board, revealing that the entire back of his head is still bald)
Episode Goofs
Did Not Do the Research: It is stated in the episode that humans lose their fifth toe in the year 2079. Any evolutionary biologist will tell you that it takes hundreds of thousands of years for a significant evolutionary process like that to occur. Consider that whales and snakes still have vestigial leg bones.
Should've Fixed It in Editing: Phil throws his hot dog into the back of another kid's shirt. When Phil and Keely look back at the kid, the hot dog is on Phil's tray.
Now You See It...: After the tomato fight, it seems the amount of tomato gunk on Phil and Keely's clothes adds and lessens, and the spots change places from where they began.
Cultural References
Episode Title: "You Say Toe-Mato" is a reference to a line from the song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" by George and Ira Gershwin ("You say 'tuh-MAY-toe, I say 'tuh-MAH-toe'...").
Visual: When the skyak dissappears in the sky, it dissappears in a kind of bright flash, similar to that of the Enterprise in Star Trek, another popular science fiction show.
Analysis
Throughout the episode, Phil is constantly covering up his true identity with facetious lies for fear of being rejected (or possibly turned into the authorities). On a similar note, Keely seems suspicious of Phil's odd behavior leading up to and during the field trip. Despite his efforts, she finds his fake toe at the end of the field trip, and explains to him that his lack of a fifth toe doesn't matter. She tells him that best friends should not keep secrets from each other, which prompts him to tell the truth about himself. It is through this exchange that Phil learns his real friends will love him for who he is.
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