Fillmore! (2002–2004)

Former delinquent now fights for the good guys at X Middle School.

Creator:

Scott M. Gimple

Stars:

Orlando Brown, Tara Strong, Horatio Sanz

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Orlando Brown	...	Cornelius Fillmore (26 episodes, 2002-2004)
Tara Strong	...	Ingrid Third (26 episodes, 2002-2004)
Horatio Sanz	...	Jr. Commissioner 'Dutch' Vallejo (26 episodes, 2002-2004)
Don LaFontaine	...	Announcer (26 episodes, 2002-2004)
Kyle Sullivan	...	Danny O'Farrell (22 episodes, 2002-2004)
Wendie Malick	...	Principal Folsom (16 episodes, 2002-2004)
Lauren Tom	...	Karen Tehama (16 episodes, 2002-2004)

Storyline

Former delinquent Cornelius Fillmore saw the light, and now fights on the side of justice at X Middle School. Joining him is Ingrid Third, who has a photographic memory. Together, Fillmore and Third fight all those who attempt to break the rules at X, all while keeping Jr. Commissioner Vallejo off their backs and trying to please the school's overly-image-conscious Principal Folsom.

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Plot Keywords:

school | villain | hall monitor | african american | hero | 

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Genres:

Action | Animation | Comedy | Crime | Family | Mystery | Adventure

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

ABC Kids

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 2003 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Disney's Fillmore!

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Television Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

All the main characters' last names are street names in San Francisco.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Ingrid: Crackers.

User Reviews

"And now, 'Fillmore!' Today's episode: 'Everything Old Is New Again.' Act One..."

As well as being notable for all of its main characters being named after names and places in California (Fillmore and Third, Folsom, Vallejo), "Fillmore!" basically takes the cop show and transfers it to school even more so than "21 Jump Street" and "The Mod Squad" did - on those shows the enforcers came in from the outside, here the school is self-enforcing, with our heroes Cornelius Fillmore and Ingrid Third as a team working as part of the Safety Patrol for X Middle School, an institution for learning that seems to be crammed full of miscreants from the evidence here, from simple bullies to forgery, robbery, etc.

Like "Police Squad!" and "Funky Squad," "Fillmore!" is in the mold of 1970s shows, here complete with a Quinn Martin-type gravel-voiced announcer ("Today's episode: 'Masterstroke Of Malevolence'! Act One: 'A Broken Masterpiece'!" For some reason the act titles appear on screen, but the overall episode titles never do...), bosses constantly leaping down our heroes' throats, and the kind of theme tune that cop shows today wouldn't go near. All of this just adds to the fun for adults watching, but "Fillmore!" doesn't go overboard with the grown-up references - it knows who its main audience is, and it hits it fair and square. It's a cliche, but this really is fun for all the family... I'm willing to bet that the movie version of "S.W.A.T." won't be half as good.

"Fillmore! I'm on it!"