Fillmore!

**Fillmore!** is an American animated television series created by Scott M. Gimple. The series premiered on September 14, 2002 and ran for two seasons until January 30, 2004 on ABC.

## Plot

12-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

* Debi Derryberry as Cheri Shotwell
* Frankie Muniz as COMAGY
* Brian George as Librarian Lendrum
* Chris Marquette as Jamie Townsend / Lab Coat Kid #1
* Kyle Gass as Mr. Collingwood
* Holland Taylor as Mrs. Cornwall
* Anthony Head as Professor Third
* Shaun Fleming as Proper Kid
* Steven Weber as Simon Prosper
* Marcus Toji as Vern Natoma
* Michael Welch as Wade Jones
* Lukas Behnken as Wayne Ligget / Frankie Polk

### Guest Stars

* Raven-Symoné as Alexandria Quarry
* Tanya Roberts as Author
* Noel Fisher as Bri-Dog
* R. Lee Ermey as Colonel Thrift
* Thomas Dekker as Crockett
* Jason Fuchs as Johnny Nevada
* Daveigh Chase as Joyce Summit
* John Rhys-Davies as Larry
* Richard Riehle as Leo Grant
* Mary Hart as More Host
* Vincent Pastore as Mr. Castenada
* Steve Carell as Mr. Delancey
* Kurtwood Smith as Mr. Galser
* Caroline Rhea as Mrs. Konquist
* Kristin Chenoweth as Museum Guide
* Kathy Kinney as O'Farrell's Mom
* Francesca Marie Smith as Penny
* Josh Peck as Randall Julian
* Mae Whitman as Robin Spencer
* Ajay Naidu as Sanjay
* Marcus T. Paulk as Sonny Lombard
* Frankie Muniz as Tony Clementina
* Olivia Hack as Trace
* Hayden Panettiere as Yumi

## Episodes

See Also: List of Fillmore! Episodes

 2 | 13

## 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 line-up, 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 favour 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.

**TV:** **Fillmore!** | Season 1 | Season 2 | List of Episodes