This article is about the TV series. For its host, see
Phil McGraw.
Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950) best known as Dr
| Dr. Phil |

Titlecard |
| Format |
Talk Show |
| Starring |
Phil McGraw |
| Opening theme |
Shine by Meredith Brooks |
| Country of origin |
United States |
| Language(s) |
English |
| No. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950) best known as Dr Shine is a Re-issue of the 2003 album Bad Bad One by Singer/songwriter Meredith Brooks, released in 2004 Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1960 in Oregon City Oregon) is an American Singer/songwriter and Guitarist. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. of episodes |
1,011 (as of February 13, 2008) |
| Production |
| Location(s) |
Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, California |
| Camera setup |
Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time |
60 minutes with commercials |
| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
First-run syndication |
| Original run |
September 16, 2002 – present |
| External links |
| Official website |
| IMDb profile |
| TV.com summary |
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The show is in syndication throughout the United States and Canada, as well as a number of other countries. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 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. Its sixth season premiered on September 10, 2007, and it was announced on August 3, 2005 that it has been renewed through at least 2013, or eleven seasons. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Dr. Phil was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2007 for "Outstanding Talk Show Host". The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He won a Grammy Award for his appearance in the episode "Flavor of Love". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Style
The show covers a wide variety of topics, including weight loss, financial planning, errant children, gift suggestions, children who have been diagnosed with autism, unhappily married couples, rebellious teenagers, mothers who dress far from their age, mothers who refuse to attend weddings, children being stars in their parents' rights, dysfunctional families, mothers who refuse to give their married sons monies and support for charitable causes. Weight loss, in the context of Medicine or Health or Physical fitness, is a reduction of the total Body weight, due to a mean loss of fluid In general usage a financial plan can be a Budget, a plan for spending and saving future Income. Language development. The terminology Radio personality and ex-child star Danny Bonaduce, came to the show twice in a year to discuss his failing marriage (and later divorce) with Gretchen. Dante Daniel Bonaduce (born August 13, 1959) is an American radio / Television personality, Comedian, and former Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Dante Daniel Bonaduce (born August 13, 1959) is an American radio / Television personality, Comedian, and former On several shows, children and/or adults took a lie detector exam, knowing if they touched their little girls' genitals, some of them have truthfully claimed they didn't, and the rest have untruthfully claimed they haven't, when some probably have. Lie detection is the practice of determining whether someone is Lying. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute 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, The Steve Wilkos Show or Maury. Tabloid talk shows are a genre of American television talk-shows that achieved peak viewership during the late 20th century The Montel Williams Show (also known as Montel) was a syndicated talk show hosted by Montel Williams. The Jerry Springer Show is a television Tabloid talk show hosted by Jerry Springer, a former politician broadcast in the United States and other The Steve Wilkos Show is a syndicated American talk show which is hosted by the former director of security on The Jerry Springer Maury (formerly known as The Maury Povich Show) is a syndicated American television show hosted by Maury Povich, created along the same lines 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 "house guests".
Notable Shows
- In a show that aired on May 2, 2005 the twin sisters Crystal and Jocelyn Potter appeared. Crystal claimed to want to "work" in the adult industry together with Jocelyn, who rejected the idea as repulsive. Sex industry is the internationalisation of commercial enterprises which supply Sex workers in various capacities Brothel owner Dennis Hof was interviewed and stated that the two could make half a million dollars per year in his establishment. Dennis Hof (born October 15, 1946) is an American entrepreneur restaurateur and legal bordello operator It turns out that the sister's testimony was less than truthful: since 2002 they have appeared as the "Potter sisters" in numerous porn movies together, and in 2003 they even appeared together with Hof in the porn movie "Goin' down at the Bunny Ranch". [1][2]
- The Dr. Phil House was set in an actual house within the Wilshire Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. Wilshire Park is a residential district in the Mid-Wilshire region of Los Angeles California. 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. The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California United States September 2006 was marked by a controversy surrounding statements made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam, during the same week as the fifth anniversary 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. [3]
- There was a scam involving woman who lied saying that they knew Dr. Phil. The woman went by the name of Ms. Cleo. She was initially shut down for her fraudulent "psychic" ability hotline. The woman 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. [4]
- On December 12, 2006, the show featured a segment on Bumfights and attacks on the homeless across America. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bumfights is a Controversial Video series originally created by Indecline Films Dr. Phil discontinued an interview with the creator/distributor of the video series in disgust and forced him off the set after already inviting him.
Spoofs
- Sesame Street occasionally features a segment starring a Muppet as "Dr. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Feel," who hosts a talk show and asks guests about their feelings. Dr. Phil has even appeared as a guest on one episode.
- In the Nickelodeon teen comedy Drake and Josh, a female psychiatrist hosts Dr. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel Drake & Josh is an American sitcom shown on the Nickelodeon television network, starring the two stepbrothers Drake Parker ( Drake Bell Phyllis (played by Gabrielle Carteris). Gabrielle Anne Carteris (born January 2, 1961) is an American actress known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman on the early seasons One episodes centers around this show when Drake and Josh appear on the show and talk about their problems as brothers.
- The same "Dr. Phyllis" character was also used in the Brandy & Mr. Whiskers episode "Freaky Tuesday". Show's Summary Brandy & Mr Whiskers was an American Animated Television series about a snobbish dog and a hyperactive rabbit
- Phil McGraw stars as himself in a minor role in Scary Movie 4, in which he is kidnapped along with Shaquille O'Neal. Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6 1972 frequently referred to simply as " Shaq " is an African American Professional basketball Their captor, a parody of the Jigsaw Killer from the Saw series, pumps a deadly nerve agent into the room in which the two are chained, and Dr. Appearances in film Saw The Jigsaw Killer character was introduced in the 2004 film Saw through the character Dr The Saw series is a Horror film franchise created by director James Wan and Screenwriter Leigh Whannell. Phil is forced to cut off his own foot to escape from his shackles. He cuts off the wrong foot and therefore does not live through the movie.
- Dr. Phil starred on a Frasier episode entitled "The Devil & Dr. Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as Phil", where he has Bebe as his agent.
- The show was spoofed a few times on MADtv with Michael McDonald playing Dr. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. Michael James McDonald (born December 31, 1964) is an American Comedian and Actor formerly starring in the Sketch comedy show McGraw. Often, Debra Wilson would appear on these spoofs as well, playing the character of Oprah Winfrey.
- YTV's The Zone formerly did spoofs of Dr. Phil that were also called Dr. Phyllis.
- Cyberchase's "Dr. Bill" was a parody of Dr. Phil.
- On SNL, Dr. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Phil was the subject of a few sketches, one where he was portrayed by Will Ferrell. John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor,
- Ex-MADtv regular Frank Caliendo also plays Dr. Franklin "Frank" Caliendo (born January 19, 1974) is an American Comedian known for his impersonations on the FOX Network Phil on his own show, Frank TV. Frank TV is a TBS sketch comedy show starring Frank Caliendo.
- On Hannah Montana, Robby Ray portrays Dr. Hannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American Television series, which debuted on March 24 2006 on Disney Channel. Phil as Dr. Philbilly to teach his children to get along.
Phil-isms
- What in the hell were you thinking?
- I've been doing this over 30 years.
- Are you nuts?
- You choose the behavior, you choose the consequences.
- How's it 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?
- I want you to get excited about your life.
- Children are very perceptive.
- Get Real.
- What did I do!?
- If it's happening now, we're gonna deal with it now!
- Get a life.
- We're gonna start putting some verbs in our sentences.
- This relationship needs a hero.
- If You Don't Like It, Then Hit The Door. . . . . . Lady!
- Just shut up!
- Respect my audience.
- Don't waste my time, Woman!
- I am your mother!
- It's all about balance!
Broadcasters
- In Arab World the show airs on MBC 4 at 19:00KSA. MBC 4 is the first Free-to-air channel in the Middle East aired specifically for American programs.
- In Australia the show currently airs on the Network Ten at 12pm each weekday. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. Prior to 2006, it aired on the Nine Network. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney The show is also aired on the W. Channel on cable television. W (also known as W Channel) is an Australian Cable and Satellite television channel which broadcasts programs of special interest to women on
- In Belgium the show airs on VijfTV at 23:00. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
- In Canada the show airs on CTV, at varying times depending on region. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia
- In Denmark the show airs on TV3 at 14:20. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
- In Estonia the show airs on Neljas every day at 18:25 on weekdays and at 18:00 on weekends. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
- In Iceland the show airs on SkjárEinn at 17:45 every day of the week, and all the weeks's episodes shown again at the weekend. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( SkjárEinn ( Icelandic meaning "Screen One" is an Icelandic television channel owned by Iceland Telecom.
- In Finland the show airs on Nelonen at 17:00. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Nelonen is a Finnish commercial TV channel It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1989 on the HTV cable network which name was changed
- In Ireland the show airs every weekday morning on RTE1. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
- In Israel the show airs every weekday on Yes Stars3 at 13:15. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
- In New Zealand the show airs on TV3 at 13:00. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
- 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. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. SIC Mulher (lit SIC Woman) is a Portuguese cable Television channel owned by Sociedade Independente de Comunicação (SIC and launched in March
- In South Africa the show airs every weekday on SABC2 at 12:00. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
- In Sweden the show airs on TV4 Plus at 19:05. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
- In The Netherlands the show airs on RTL5 at 16:40 and on RTL 8 at 18:20. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands RTL 5 is the 2nd channel of the RTL Group in the Netherlands. RTL 8 is a commercial television station which launched in the Netherlands, on August 18 2007
- In the United Kingdom the show airs on Living, throughout the week. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- In South Africa the show airs on SABC, through out the week. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
- In Poland the show airs on nTalk few times a day (irregularly, but daily you can watch it about 4 times or more, not only re-plays but also new episodes)
Recent News
- ^ Ben Widdicombe (2005). Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland n is a Polish DTH platform It was launched October 12 2006 and is owned by ITI Neovision Dr. Phil's Double Trouble (English). New York Daily News. Retrieved on January 31, 2008.
- ^ Anon (2005). How Dr. Phil became Dr. Phoney (English). OnlineHome. us. Retrieved on January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dr. Phil gets the heave-ho for filming abuses," Office of Councilmember Tom Labonge, 4th Council District Newsletter[1] Last accessed 12 Dec. 2006
- ^ "Dr. Phil Confronts Scammers" from Break. Com [2] Last accessed 12 Dec. 2006
Further reading
Sophia Dembling, Lisa Gutierrez (2005). The Making of Dr. Phil: The Straight-Talking True Story of Everyone's Favorite Therapist. Wiley. ISBN 0471696595.
External links
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