Sources
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Dr. Phil (TV series)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Dr. Phil | |
|---|---|
| Format | Talk Show |
| Starring | Phil McGraw |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | approx. 950 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | First-run syndication |
| Original run | September 16, 2002 – |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Dr. Phil is an American talk show hosted by Dr. Phil McGraw. It debuted on September 16, 2002, after McGraw had success with the "Tuesdays With Dr. Phil" segment on The Oprah Winfrey Show. On both shows McGraw offers advice in the form of "life strategies" from his experience as a clinical psychologist.
The show is in syndication throughout the United States and Canada, as well as a number of other countries. Also, the show's syndication contracts specifically state that if Dr. Phil is on another station, it cannot air at the same time as Oprah.
The sixth season premiered on September 10, 2007.
It was announced on August 3, 2005 that Dr. Phil had been renewed through at least 2012-2013, lasting through the 11th season.
In 2007, Dr. Phil was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Talk Show Host".
Contents |
The show covers a wide variety of human issue topics, including weight loss, financial planning, errant children, gift suggestions, people with disabilities, unhappily married couples, dysfunctional families and support for charitable causes, also current radio personality and ex-child star Danny Bonaduce, came to the show, twice in a year, to discuss about his failing marriage (and later divorce) with Gretchen. The show is generally serious in tone, leavened with humor from time to time. It has its occasional tense moments and often trashy scenes, like that of The Montel Williams Show, but without melees or aggressive fights on stage, in contrast to The Jerry Springer Show or Maury. He is noted for often bringing back families for multiple shows for follow-up "therapy" sessions in his segment called "Dr. Phil Family." Generally, the program is filmed and guests appear in studio, but in 2006, the Dr. Phil House began as an occasional series. Dr. Phil and his production staff invite guests to a special house wired with numerous cameras and microphones. There, his staff monitor the conversations of the guests he is trying to help, and intervene as necessary to prevent physical violence. Dr. Phil also provides on-the-spot advice and counseling to the "houseguests".
- The Dr. Phil House was set in an actual house within the Wilshire Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. It received numerous complaints from neighbors about the disruption caused by filming crews and the mentally unstable guests, unsightly cables and production trucks clogging the neighborhood, and the constant traffic caused by filming. After the Los Angeles City Council revoked film permits, in September 2006, the Dr. Phil show stopped filming there. However, Peteski Productions, Dr. Phil's production company, still owns the house. The Dr. Phil House has since moved to a studio back lot, and the exterior of the house shown in the program is that of a sound stage and not that of the actual house.[1]
- There was a scam involving women who lied saying that they knew Dr. Phil. The women set up a phone line that they claimed to be run by the director of the Dr. Phil show. By telling customers that they could have a phone conversation with Dr. Phil for $750 an hour, they scammed Dr. Phil's viewers out of thousands of dollars.[2]
- On December 12, 2006, the show featured a segment on Bumfights and attacks on the homeless across America. Dr. Phil discontinued an interview with the creator/distributor of the video series in disgust and forced him off the set.
- In the Nickelodeon teen comedy Drake and Josh, one episode spoofed Dr. Phil as Dr. Phyllis, which was in the same style as Dr. Phil, and the host was a woman. In that episode, Drake and Josh get chosen to feature in Dr. Phyllis and talk about all their problems as brothers.
- Sesame Street shows a segment from time to time which stars a Muppet called Dr. Feel which hosts a talk show and asks guests about their feelings. Dr. Phil has even appeared as a guest on one episode.
- The same "Dr. Phyllis" spoof was also used in the Brandy & Mr. Whiskers episode "Freaky Tuesday".
- Dr. Phil starred on Frasier, season 10 episode 21 entitled 'The Devil & Dr. Phil', where he has Bebe as his agent.
- The show was spoofed a few times on MADtv with Michael McDonald playing Dr. Phil.
- YTV's The Zone formerly did spoofs of Dr. Phil that were also called Dr. Phyllis.
- Cyberchase had a spoof of Dr. Phil called Dr. Bill
- What in the hell were you thinking?
- I've been doing this over 30 years
- Are you nuts?
- How its working for ya?
- This is going to be a changing day in your life
- You cannot change what you don't acknowledge
- Are you kidding me?
- In Arab World the show airs on MBC 4 at 19:00.
- In Australia the show currently airs on the Network Ten at 12pm each weekday. Prior to 2006, it aired on the Nine Network. The show is also aired on the W. Channel on cable television.
- In Belgium the show airs on VijfTV at 23:00.
- In Canada the show airs on CTV, at varying times depending on region.
- In Denmark the show airs on TV3 at 14:20.
- In Finland the show airs on Nelonen at 16:40.
- In Ireland the show airs every weekday morning on RTE1.
- In Israel the show airs every weekday on Yes Stars3 at 13:15.
- In New Zealand the show airs on TV3 at 13:00.
- In Norway the show airs on TV3 at 11:35, and 19:00 (re-run of 11:35)
- In Portugal the show airs on SIC Mulher at 4:15, 7:45 and 16:15.
- In South Africa the show airs every weekday on SABC2 at 12:00.
- In Sweden the show airs on TV4 Plus at 19:05.
- In The Netherlands the show airs on RTL4 at 15:00 and on RTL 5 at 16:30.
- In the United Kingdom the show airs on Living, throughout the week.
Sophia Dembling, Lisa Gutierrez (2005). The Making of Dr. Phil: The Straight-Talking True Story of Everyone's Favorite Therapist. Wiley. ISBN 0471696595.