Phil

Phil
Biographical Information
Alias	Cookie (by Captain Widdershins)
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Affiliation
Profession	Lumbermill Worker (Formerly) Cook on the Queequeg
Loyalty	Lucky Smells Lumbermill (Formerly) Captain Widdershins

“	I wish we could, but we don't have any money.	”
	— Phil, regarding buying proper food ingredients

Phil is an optimist who worked at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill in The Miserable Mill and then as a cook for Captain Widdershins in The Grim Grotto.

History

The Miserable Mill

Phil was one of the friendlier mill workers in "The Miserable Mill" and helped the Baudelaires adjust to their new home. During the Baudelaires' stay at the lumbermill, Phil was injured by a mill machine, operated by Klaus (who was hypnotized at the time). Phil is an eternally optimistic character and was not upset about the accident, saying such things as "at least no one would ask whether I'm right legged or left legged".

It is suspected that Phil may have left his work at Lucky Smells Lumbermill due to a lack of sufficient pay; in The Miserable Mill he stated that he had read law books and learned that being paid with coupons is illegal, and despite bringing this up with Sir it is stated in The Penultimate Peril that the workers at the mill are still being paid in coupons.

The Grim Grotto

In The Grim Grotto, Phil worked as a cook aboard the Queequeg manned by Captain Widdershins (who called him Cookie) and his stepdaughter, Fiona. Noticing Phil's limp, Klaus believed that Phil was still being affected by the stamping machine accident, but Phil informed him it was the result of a shark bite.

He, along with Captain Widdershins, abandoned the Baudelaires and Fiona during the middle of the novel for unknown reasons (it is also possible that they were captured), and did not appear in The Penultimate Peril or in The End. Strangely, Kit never mentions Phil with Captain Widdershins in The End.

TV series

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Phil in the TV series.

“	Look on the bright side. You're alive!	”
	— Phil, trying to cheer up the Baudelaires

In the series by Netflix, Phil is hypnotized by Dr. Georgina Orwell much like the rest of the workers. He is still optimistic, but his appearance is different. When his leg "accident" occurs, he jokes that he will have half-price pedicures for life.

He is played by Chris Gauthier.

Appearances

• The Miserable Mill
• The Grim Grotto
• A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)

Gallery

Books

Phil in Lucky Smell's dorm.

Phil and Sunny making food for the Baudelaires, Fiona and Captain Widdershins in the Russian version.

TV series

Phil (right) with Orwell and Klaus.