The Best Guys



The Best Guys is an Animated television series created by EliNinja for Nickelodeon. It is about a 12-year-old South Dakotan named Marx and his Guardian angle, Phil, who usually helps Marx when he gets into some situations. The series aired on Nickelodeon from January 2001 - December 2002 for 2 seasons and 24 episodes.

Characters
Marx - (voiced by John DiMaggio) - an average 12-year-old human boy who appearently dropped out of school at the age of 7. Luckily he has a guardian angel who he goes on adventures with often.

Phil - (voiced by Billy West) - Marx's best friend and guardian angel. He usually hangs out with him most of the time. Phil can also speak French on occasion.

Lo - (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - Marx's single narcoleptic mother who sleeps around the house most of the time. She's still able to pay bills and make food, though.

Chair Boy - (voiced by Nolan North) - Marx and Phil's paraplegic friend who likes doing stuf while in his wheelchair, which he uses because his legs are always asleep.

Season One

 * My Guardian Angel (1/5/2001)
 * The Legend of Chair Boy (2/9/2001)
 * Anime Style (3/8/2001)
 * It Ain't Over 'Till The Lady Awakens (4/3/2001)
 * Grass is Blue (5/10/2001)
 * King Arthur (6/4/2001)
 * Lights, Camera, Axes (7/16/2001)
 * Scribbler (8/2/2001)
 * Sword Flight (9/18/2001)
 * Best Halloween Ever (10/31/2001)
 * Turkey Chase (11/23/2001)
 * Christmas in South Dakota (12/24/2001)

Season Two

 * Copy the Copycat (1/8/2002)
 * Love is in the Airplane (2/6/2002)
 * Fanmail (3/20/2002)
 * Chocolate Cheese (4/12/2002)
 * Shorts (5/8/2002)
 * Summer Surf (6/9/2002)
 * American Pie (7/4/2002)
 * Lost Horse (8/2/2002)
 * Sweet Dreams (9/10/2002)
 * Ghoul Girl (10/17/2002)
 * Gravy and Mash (11/20/2002)
 * Chrismastime Travel (12/22/2002)

Trivia

 * Both Phil and Marx's voice actors can be easily recognized as the voices of Phillip J. Fry and Bender Rodriguez of Futurama.
 * The episode "Sword Flight" was originally set to air on 9/11/2001 but was post-poned due to the terrorist attacks on that very day.
 * The show's original pilot episode (which diffrientiates from the series itself) can be seen here.