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| creator = [[Scott M. Gimple]]
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* [[Christian Roman]]
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| writer = {{ubl|Eddie Guzelian|Scott M. Gimple|Matthew Negrete|Madellaine Paxson|Laura McCreary|Mark Myers|John Cervenka|Sean Whalen|Julie DuFine|Amanda Rudolph|Keith Blocker}}
| voices = [[Orlando Brown (actor)|Orlando Brown]]<br />[[Tara Strong]]<br />[[Horatio Sanz]]<br />[[Lauren Tom]]<br />[[Danny Tamberelli]]<br />[[Kyle Sullivan]]<br />[[Wendie Malick]]<br />[[Jeff Probst]]
| opentheme = "Das Über Tuber, or, The Mystery of Mr. P." by [[Ookla the Mok (band)|Ookla the Mok]]
| composer = Adam English<br />Rand Bellavia<br />[[Walter Murphy]]
| narrated = [[Don LaFontaine]]
| company = [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]]
| producer =
| executive_producer = Scott M. Gimple
| country = United States
| language = English
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'''''Fillmore!''''' is an American animated television series created by [[Scott M. Gimple]]<ref name=bcdb>"[https://archive.today/20130117230532/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Walt_Disney_Studios/Television/Disney_s_Fillmore_/ Disney's Fillmore!]". ''Big Cartoon Database'', May 13, 2012</ref> for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and, later, [[Toon Disney]]. It originally ran for two seasons from 2002 to 2004. A parody of popular [[police drama]]s of the 1970s, ''Fillmore!'' is centered on reformed juvenile delinquent Cornelius Fillmore and his new partner, Ingrid Third, members of the Safety Patrol at X Middle School.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=205–206}}</ref> The series was aimed at
It was the last series produced by [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]] for ABC, before producing shows exclusively with [[Disney Channel]] and its sister channels. It maintains a dedicated [[fanbase]] and is considered a [[cult hit]]. [[Reruns]] later aired on Disney Channel, [[Toon Disney]], and [[Disney XD]].
==Premise==
Seventh grader Cornelius Fillmore (voiced by [[Orlando Brown (actor)|Orlando Brown]]), a juvenile delinquent with a record, was caught raiding the school's new chalk shipment. He was "arrested" and given a choice by the safety patrol officer who caught him
The show is based around him and his partner Ingrid Third (voiced by [[Tara Strong]]) at X Middle School, which is located in the suburbs of [[Minneapolis]] and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] in [[Minnesota]]. The show's format parodies that of hard-boiled police dramas.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=258–260}}</ref> X's safety patrol is much more actively involved in student behavior than a [[Junior safety patrol|typical school's safety patrol]], and officers often seem to spend more time patrolling than normally attending class, although they can be seen attending at times.
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===Main===
* Cornelius C. Fillmore (voiced by [[Orlando Brown (actor)|Orlando Brown]]) is a seventh grader at X Middle School and the main [[protagonist]] of the series. He is a member of the Safety Patrol. His middle name is never revealed in the series. Fillmore was a juvenile delinquent; his crimes included (according to his permanent record) "chalk boosting", "milk counterfeiting (non-dairy creamer)", and "back talkery". Fillmore's life changed when Safety Patrol member Wayne Liggit gave him a choice: spend the rest of middle school in detention or help him solve another case. Fillmore was recruited into the Safety Patrol as a result of his helping out. It is revealed he is an only child, has a pet dog
* Ingrid Third (voiced by [[Tara Strong]]) is Fillmore's [[Goth subculture|goth]] best friend and partner on the X Middle School Safety Patrol. Before her arrival at X Middle School, Ingrid was sent to a [[reform school]] in [[Nepal]] for an incident involving a [[stinkbomb]] and a [[piñata]]. Ingrid, another former delinquent and a certified genius (she becomes the smartest kid in X Middle School) due to her [[photographic memory]], arrives at X Middle School and partners with Fillmore after he helped her clear her name in "Ingrid Third, Public Enemy #1". Her father is a professor and she has an older sister named Ariella. Her mother is seen but never mentioned. It is revealed in "The Unseen Reflection" that she played [[Little League]] for two years.
* Horatio Vallejo (voiced by [[Horatio Sanz]]) is the junior commissioner of the Safety Patrol and Fillmore's immediate superior. Vallejo has had some rough experiences in the Safety Patrol as an officer: losing his friend and fellow safety patrol officer Malika to the Red Robins, a distorted girl scout troop after she went undercover and went bad leaving the force, and unintentionally betraying his partner and best friend, Frank Bishop, after he refused to speak out against his expulsion from the force, believing it would threaten his chances of becoming commissioner. Vallejo has issues with drinking too much [[Hot chocolate|cocoa]], which is a kid-friendly version of issues with excessive caffeine or alcohol. Vallejo is often put at odds against Fillmore, such as when he is forced to take Fillmore off a case even though he does not want to, or Fillmore is close to solving it. He also often refuses Fillmore for his reckless destruction of school property, which usually allows Fillmore to catch the criminal, but makes both him and the safety patrol look bad. The only thing that gets Vallejo more mad is when he sees how much it is going to cost to repair the damages, caused by Fillmore. Vallejo's catchphrase is yelling "Fillmore!", which he does in almost every episode when he hears of something Fillmore broke, like a waxer, or ordering expensive walkie talkies by tricking him into signing his signature. Another running gag is that his first name is either unknown or covered up throughout the series.
* Karen Tehama (voiced by [[Lauren Tom]]) is the crime scene investigator on the Safety Patrol who has a keen interest in [[forensics]] and can usually be counted on to know the word on the street. Although she appears in almost every episode, she is more of a background character.
* Joseph Anza (voiced by [[Danny Tamberelli]]) is the partner of Karen Tehama, known for his bodyguarding training and like Tehama, tends to know the word on the street. Although he appears in almost every episode, he (like Tehama) is more of a background character.
* Danny O'Farrell (voiced by [[Kyle Sullivan]]) is the crime scene photographer for the Safety Patrol, though it is often joked that he should not be qualified to be a Safety Patroller by Vallejo (where in one episode Danny's replacement was a [[tripod]] and in another episode comments "he isn't qualified to operate a stapler"). He has a tendency to get on other people's nerves and has some deep thoughts, overreacting, and weird ideas. O'Farrell serves as the comic relief on the show. He is also able to develop film with common household items as seen in "Masterstroke of Malevolence". His name, red hair and [[kilt]] (which he occasionally wears) characterize him as [[Scottish people|Scottish]].
* Dawn S. Folsom (voiced by [[Wendie Malick]]) is the principal of X Middle School, though she acts like a [[District Attorney]] or a mayor figure in crime shows or is similar to [[M (James Bond)|M]] from the James Bond series. In context of the show's police drama parody theme, she represents the overstressed, image-conscious mayor archetype, where in every episode she threatens to turn the Safety Patrol office into something else ([[yoga]] studio, [[spa]], etc.) if they are unable to solve the case. Tough on the outside with looks that can stop any student in their tracks, she runs her school with a strong presence – but she does it for pride and honor. She does have a kind heart on the inside and does much for her students and staff, sometimes anonymously. It is stated that she is about 40 years old, as in "Next Stop, Armageddon" it is her birthday, and Vallejo mentions that "this year, it starts with a 4".
* Vice Principal Raycliff (voiced by [[Jeff Probst]]) is the school's vice principal and Folsom's
===Recurring===
* Mr. Collingwood (voiced by [[Kyle Gass]]) is one of the teachers at X Middle School.
* Augie Sansome (voiced by [[Frankie Muniz]] in "Test of the Tested", Kiel Holmes in "This Savior, a Snitch"): In the former, he was suspected by Fillmore and Ingrid of stealing the answer sheets to the S.A.T.T.Y. 9 test, but what he really stole turned out to be packets of tartar sauce. In the latter, he wound up being a witness to a set up on Filmore and is asked to testify at a student council meeting to clear Fillmore's name.
* Mrs. Cornwall (voiced by [[Holland Taylor]]) is the algebra teacher at X Middle School and a student in 1956 (when voice actor Taylor was 13 years old and herself
* Librarian Lendrum (voiced by [[Brian George]]) is X Middle School's librarian.
* Cheri Shotwell (voiced by [[Debi Derryberry]]) is the lively, bubbly, blonde-haired cheerleader who also serves as a reporter or interviewer. She also frequently hosts parties and sleepovers.
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* Wayne Ligget (voiced by Lukas Behnken) is Fillmore's original Safety Patrol partner before he eventually moved away and was replaced by Ingrid when she came to X. He is best friends with Fillmore, and before Ingrid became Filmore's partner, Filmore refused to have any partners because he was still greatly affected by Wayne's departure. He has light brown hair. As such, little is known about him and his background, but he is referenced a few times. However, he and Fillmore would meet up again in "South of Friendship, North of Honor", when the latter went to [[Tennessee]] where the former is based and resides currently to take on a case there. Fillmore helps Wayne take down the schools distorted patrol sheriff and Wayne is subsequently named as his school's new safety patrol sheriff.
* Frankie Polk (voiced by Lukas Behnken) is a blonde-haired boy who has an affinity for sketching and painting, and as such, is president of the Art Club.
* Sarah Beel (voiced by [[Mae Whitman]]) is one of several students at X Middle School who either bear malice to the school mascot, Lobstee the Lobster, or to anything else associated with [[Lobster fishing|lobstering]], in Sarah's case, being the latter. She was accused of damaging the "Lobsterman at Port" painting at a art museum in ''Masterstroke of Malevolence''
==Production==
The theme song for the show was written and performed by [[Filk music|filk]] band [[Ookla the Mok (band)|Ookla the Mok]]. It appears on their album ''Super Secret'', as the intro to the song "Das Über Tüber, or the Mystery of Mr. P."
The announcer of the series was voice actor [[Don LaFontaine]], best known for his catchphrase "In a world..."
==Episodes==
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|WrittenBy=Madellaine Paxson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|11|15}}
|ShortSummary=Vampirita, a series of novels about an astronaut vampire, has attracted a huge following at X – and none more so that Torrey and Terri. The next installment of the series will be released in a fortnight, and until then, fans can audition to star in the next book. Terri and Torrey start to build projects to win the auditions, but every time one is finished, it gets sabotaged. Naturally, the main suspects are two members of a rival novel's fanclub – TQ, a mysterious and riddle-talking guy with an affinity for multicultural cuisine, and Trace, a girl who never seems to be happy with the color of her hair
Guest starring [[Olivia Hack]], [[Tanya Roberts]], and [[Steven Weber]]
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|ShortSummary=Fillmore and Ingrid have to investigate the mysterious vanishing of a student named Alexis, only to find that all records of her have vanished from the school, and she has even been taken out of pictures. At the same time someone is working on a computer virus called Electric Haircut which could cause some major reputation damage to the popular students. Meanwhile, Vallejo deals with his hot cocoa intake, a spoof of police officers' [[caffeine addiction]].
Guest starring [[Hayden Panettiere]], [[Raven-
''Parodied crimes'': missing persons and [[computer viruses]] (parody of ''[[The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]'')
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|Title=A Dark Score Evened
|DirectedBy=Christian Roman
|WrittenBy=Julie DuFine
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|1|23}}
|ShortSummary=Four victims and four bullies: Rochelle and Bryan who physically bully Wilbur and Grover, and Fiona and Horace who verbally bully Becca and Stella. Someone can no longer stand people being made to feel helpless and scared and is targeting each victim's bully in turn. Despite not wanting to help bullies, Fillmore sets up a bodyguard system for some of the bullies and starts to work on who would want to have scared the bullies so much. The main suspects are obviously the four victims, but the victim of each bully has an alibi for when their tormentor was terrorized.
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|ShortSummary= Guildenstern, the Science Department's tarantula mascot, has been poisoned, and the prime suspect, Eric Orben, has escaped into the city. Fillmore is given authority to go out into town and catch Eric, but he has to contend with a relentless opponent from his bad-boy past and a case that is not as obvious as it seems.
Guest starring [[Raven-
''Parodied crimes'': attempted murder and cover-up
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==Broadcast==
''Fillmore!'' premiered on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s Saturday morning programming block, [[ABC Kids (TV programming block)|ABC Kids]], on September 14, 2002.<ref name=bcdb /> The show continued to air on the block through the next two seasons. On March 8, 2003, [[Disney Channel]] added the series to their lineup, beginning with a three-hour marathon in primetime. Reruns continued until September 2
On September 2, 2003, reruns began airing on [[Toon Disney]],<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801080112/http://psc.disney.go.com/abcnetworks/toondisney/schedule/index.html |url=http://psc.disney.go.com/abcnetworks/toondisney/schedule/index.html |archive-date=August 1, 2003 |title=Toon Disney – Schedule – This Week's Schedule |access-date=August 1, 2003 |work=Toon Disney |url-status=dead |df=mdy
As of June 2024, like with Buzz Lightyear, Legend of Tarzan, and Aladdin, the animated series and many other late 90s era cartoons, Fillmore! has yet to be added to [[Disney +]].
==Home media release==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130619225244/http://www.disney.co.uk/DisneyChannel/showinfo/programmes/fillmore/ Official
* {{IMDb title|0337761}}
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