Disclaimer: I don't own Phil of the Future. I just love the series!

Author's Note: Call it a mini-challenge, if you like. Let's go to the back of his closet and open Phil's futuristic footlocker and pull out some more of his 22nd Century marvels, gizmos, and doodads. Just a little ad copy to make your fello 21st Century PotF readers drool. I'll start this off by just reaching in and pulling out ...

A.C.M.E Attack Animals

Here at A.C.M.E. (Angry Critters Mobilized Everywhere), you've loved our rabid goldfish birthday favors, Hamsters From Hell, and who can forget Bradley: the Bullying Butterfly from Buffalo? Now we have a new line of angry critters for home and office. No more crippling lawsuits because your trained dobermans chewed off the burglar's gun hand. We use only wild animals native to your region. These will now be "Acts of Nature." You've never even seen these good samaritan squirrels before. Explain to the investigating officers how they must be just a local herd of squirrels which somehow made it inside your hallways and took down the intruder hard - maybe he had peanut butter on his breath - you don't know. Or maybe we've trained them to deal with the nuts in your neighborhood so you won't have to. Yes, A.C.M.E.'s Attack Animals (just request Triple-A) blend into the natural background, then POUNCE, RIP, TEAR and RENDER offenders without mercy and without any bread crumbs leading anyone back to you. One? You'll want to order a dozen. Turtles of Titan! Order a herd! A flock! A swarm! Stealthy owls and hawks offer night and day aerial patrolling while gators and crocs promise that you'll be the one smiling when intruders dare to take a bite out of what's yours. Try our Triple-A sentries and you'll breathe easier. As for your intruders? Well, let's just say that A.C.M.E.'s rabbits will give them a good thumpin'.

Coming next: Hibernation Capsules.


(Suggested items: Cheeseola and other future soft drinks, Smart Aleck Jewelry, iBag, PelletPets, SnowGlobe, ButterFlyBall, Dark Lightbulbs, Charm-in-a-Bottle, Waste-Away, U-C-Me, Portable Pocket Pool, Phfftt!, BigBrother Bracelet, AnotherDay, BuryMe, Memory Stickers (aka, Forget Me Knots), atomic skin magnets, Insane Ice, Stuck-On-You, Melt A-Way, and Mind Reader)