Fillmore!

**Fillmore!** is an American television series created by Scott M. Gimple.

It focuses on a reformed juvenile delinquent Cornelius Fillmore and his new partner, Ingrid Third, members of the Safety Patrol at X Middle School.

The series premiered on ABC on September 14, 2002 and aired for two seasons on Toon Disney until January 30, 2004.

## Plot

Twelve-year-old Cornelius Fillmore, 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, either help him solve another case or spend the rest of middle school in detention. Fillmore decided to help out and he eventually decided to join up with the safety patrol.

The show is based around him and his partner Ingrid Third at X Middle School, which is located in the suburbs of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in Minnesota. The show's format parodies that of hard-boiled police dramas. X's safety patrol is much more actively involved in student behaviour than a 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.

As part of the Safety Patrol at X Middle School, Fillmore and Ingrid solve crimes and mysteries. The series usually presents kid-friendly versions of common crimes, such as stolen scooters, smuggling tartar sauce, holding illegal frog races, and counterfeiting collector cards.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Orlando Brown as Cornelius C. Fillmore
* Tara Strong as Ingrid Third
* Horatio Sanz as Horatio Vallejo
* Lauren Tom as Karen Tehama
* Danny Tamberelli as Joseph Anza
* Kyle Sullivan as Danny O'Farrell
* Wendie Malick as Dawn S. Folsom
* Jeff Probst as Vice Principal Raycliff

### Recurring

* Kyle Glass as Mr. Collingwood
* Frankie Muniz and Kiel Holmes in Augie Sansome
* Holland Taylor as Mrs. Cornwall
* Brian George as Librarian Lendrum
* Debi Derryberry as Cheri Shotwell
* Michael Welch as Philsky / Wade
* Marcus Toji as Vern Natoma
* Anthony Head as Professor Third
* Chris Marquette as Jamie Townsend / Lab Coat Kid #1
* Shaun Fleming as Proper Kid
* Lukas Behnken as Wayne Ligget / Frankie Polk

## Episodes

See Also: List of Fillmore! Episodes

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## Production

The theme song for the show was written and performed by filk 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...".

## Release

Fillmore! premiered on ABC's Saturday morning programming block, ABC Kids, on September 14, 2002. 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, 2003, when the series (alongside The Legend of Tarzan and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command) was pre-empted in favor of a 90-minute showing of Recess.

On September 2, 2003, reruns began airing on Toon Disney, and the final five episodes aired on the channel in January 2004. It was also aired on Disney XD until August 2009. It was briefly shown again on April 19, 2018.

### Home Media

While the series has never been released on VHS or DVD, all 26 episodes are available (for digital download) dubbed in German from iTunes Germany and Amazon Germany. It also appears on Google Play but is currently unavailable to buy. Fillmore! was released on streaming via Disney+ in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland on July 27, 2022. It is also advertised on Apple TV.