History Film / NotQuiteHuman

* ContinuitySnarl: It might be a made for TV movie, but somehow this series suffers from this. ''2'' obviously follows from ''1'', with Chip graduating high school and going to college. he also is seen developing his programming to act more human. At the end of ''2'', Chip and Roberta end up together as do Jonas and Victoria (one of Roberta's creators). In ''Still'', there is no mention at all of Victoria or Roberta, almost like they do not exist. Becky is PutOnABus so at least that is explained away. While "Still" could act as an interquel, Chip acts more human in ''Still Not Quite Human'' than in ''2'', which simply does not make sense. Chip also has more features in the 3rd movie, such as voice mimicry and a magnetic finger, which do not appear at all in ''2''.

* SuperPrototype: Spartacus, the military robot designed by Dr. Berrigon, in ''3''. It has SuperSpeed, SuperStrength, and can fire FrickinLaserBeams. Technically, Chip and Roberta are also this, each designed to initially be the first in a series., but Spartacus was designed for military purposes specifically.

* ArtificialHuman: Chip. Roberta slightly less so until her reprogramming.

* CompleteMonster: Dr. Frederick Berrigon, the main villain of ''3''. Unlike the cartoonishly evil Vogel and Derks or the amoral and bumbling trio of Masters, Moore and Miller, Berrigon has few redeeming qualities and is much more evil. Already a CorruptCorporateExecutive, he has Jonas kidnapped to steal his secrets, keeps him in a prison and submits him to mental torture, and sics his robot prototype on Chip, trying to kill him. Thankfully, he does get his comeuppance.

** Additionally, the virus Chip accidentally installs comes from a floppy disk as well. A virus shown in a previous scene to literally make a computer explode.
* MeaningfulName: Chip - he's full of microchips. Roberta - a female robot (i.e. Robert is often a punny name used for a male robot).

** Played with in ''2'' where Chip's roommate Brendon tries to help Chip be "cool" and popular with girls. This mostly amounts to changing how he dresses; the girls are unimpressed.

* RobotKid: Well, robot teens, Chip, and later Roberta.

* SuperPrototype: Spartacus, the military robot designed by Dr. Berrigon.

* RobotKid: Chip, and later Roberta.

* VoiceChangeling: In ''Still Not Quite Human'', Chip not only has the ability to record and play back literally exactly what he hears, but he has the ability to mimic other people's voices perfectly.

* SuperStrength: Since he is an android, Chip naturally has superior strength. His strength is shown throughout the trilogy. Some examples are: Ripping off a metal walkway Roberta accidentally plunged her foot through in ''2'' and in ''Still'' where he performs a non-lethal NeckLift on Berrigon and throws him out onto a lake.

* RobotKid

* Montages: Appear in both ''1'' and ''2''.
** In ''1'' there are elements of a GoodTimesMontage, which shows Jonas, Becky and Chip acting as a normal family, and briefly a ShoppingMontage, at a grocery store where Chip accidentally shows off his SuperStrength.
** In ''2'', the montages are a ShoppingMontage, where Chip's roommate Brandon takes Chip shopping to help change his nerdy image, and a TrainingMontage where again Brandon shows Chip how to act and how to dance.

* LiteralMinded: Chip, VERY much so. A source of much of the humor.

* MemoryWipe: The computer virus in ''2'' causes Chip to forget certain memories. Sometimes he realizes something is wrong, but then the virus acts up and wipes that memory away.

* DisneyDeath: Happens to Chip twice! In the first movie, he is seemingly electrocuted, frying his entire system. He reactivates right before the end off the movie. In the second movie, the computer virus completely shuts Chip down. At the last second Dr. Carson installs the anti-virus, bringing him back again. Also in the second movie, Roberta seemingly "dies" in Chip's arms from a lack of power. In her case, this means that she will lose all her memories and return to her original state. After Roberta's "death", Chip reveals that he read all of her data with his magnetic finger and saved it to a floppy disk, preserving Roberta's memories and personality.

* DisneyDeath: Happens to Chip twice! In the first movie, he is seemingly electrocuted, frying his entire system. He reactivates right before the end off the movie. In the second movie, the computer virus completely shuts Chip down. At the last second Dr. Carson installs the anti-virus, bringing him back again.

* MagicFloppyDisk - In ''2', Chip is able to save Roberta's entire programming on a floppy disk.

Dr. Carson has been invited to speak at a robotics convention for his technological achievements. Not wanting him to be left alone and concerned for him, Carson brings Chip along, who himself wants to prove his independence. While there, Dr Carson is captured by a ruthless tycoon, Dr. Frederick Berrigon (Christopher Neame) who wants android technology, and replaced with an android double. Chip, who reprograms and names the double Bonus, teams up with a pickpocket and police officer to rescue his father. The third and last of the trilogy seems to be set between the 1st and 2nd movies, with Becky not making any appearances and only being mentioned once, and no mention of Roberta and Professor Gray who became part of the Carson family at the end of 2.

Chip (Jay Underwood) is an android, created by Dr. Jonas Carson (Alan Thicke) and the older brother of his sister Becky (Robin Lively). He is a robot designed to look and act like a normal 17 year old boy. Dr. Carson sends Chip to the same high school Becky goes to and where he is employed as a science teacher. Dr. Carson's ultimate goal is to prove to society that androids can function just as well as humans can and are capable of coexisting alongside them peacefully. However, Dr. Carson and his family are also on the run from Dr. Carson’s greedy former Gordon Vogel (Joseph Bologna) employer and his scatterbrained but intelligent lackey J.J. Derks,, who know about Chip’s existence and want to reprogram him as a military robot. Chip must keep his identity secret not only from Vogel but also from the students at school.

'''Not Quite Human 2'''

'''Still now Quite Human'''

Dr. Carson has been invited to speak at a robotics convention for his technological achievements. Not wanting him to be left alone and concerned for him, Carson bring Chip along, who himself wants to prove his independence. While there, Dr Carson is captured by a ruthless tycoon, Dr. Frederick Berrigon (Christopher Neame) who wants android technology, and replaced with an android double. Chip, who reprograms and name the double Bonus, teams up with a pickpocket and police officer to rescue his father. The third and last of the trilogy seems to be set between the 1st and 2nd movies, with Becky not making any appearances and only being mentioned once, and no mention of Roberta and Professor Gray who became part of the Carson family at the end of 2.

* ArtificialHuman - Chip. Roberta slightly less so until her reprogramming.

* BrutalHonesty - Chip is capable pretty much only of this, due to his programming. He's later programmed to be slightly better at nuance, but it still remains a problem. Sometimes people take offense at his honest questions and statements.
* TheBully - Jake Blocker from 1 and a pair of college kids from 2

* DisneyDeath: Happens to Chip twice!. In the first movie, he is seemingly electrocuted, frying his entire system. He reactivates right before the end off the movie. In the second movie, the computer virus completely shuts Chip down. At the last second Dr. Carson installs the anti-virus, bringing him back again.
* TheFilmOfTheBook - The trilogy is a very loose adaptation of the original book series. For starters, Chip was designed to appear 17 years old instead of 13, and the second movie had him going to college, while in the books he is only in middle school.
* LiteralMinded - Chip, VERY much so. A source of much of the humor.

* MeaningfulName - Chip: He's full of microhips. Roberta: a female robot (ie Robert is often a punny name used for a male robot)

* NotQuiteHuman - Not the TropeNamer, but fits.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot - Averted. Chip may look completely human, but he acts on programming. Expanded on in the later movies.

* VoiceChangeling - In ''Still Not Quite Human'', Chip not only has the ability to record and play back literally exactly what he hears, but he has the ability to mimic other people's voices perfectly.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman?: Played with, obviously the most with Chip. In ''Still'', after realizing his father was replaced with a robot duplicate, Chip reprograms him. The 'Bonus' Carson is treated as a second father by Chip.

* MagicFloppyDisk - In 2, Chip is able to save Roberta's entire programming on a floppy disk.

* VoiceChangeling - In ''Still Not Quite Human'', Chip not only has the ability to record and play back literally exactly what he hears, but he has the ability to mimic other people's voices perfectly.

* MeaningfulName - Chip: He's full of microhips. Roberta: a female robot

Dr. Carson has been invited to speak at a robotics convention for his technological achievements. Not wanting him to be left alone and concerned for him, Carson bring Chip along, who himself wants to prove his independence. While there, Dr Carson is captured by a ruthless tycoon, Dr. Frederick Berrigon (Christopher Neame) who wants android technology, and replaced with an android double. Chip, who reprograms and name the double Bonus, teams up with a pickpocket and police officer to rescue his father. The third and last of the trilogy seems to be set between the 1st and 2nd movies, with Becky not making any appearances and only being mentioned once, and no mention of Roberta and Professor Gray who became part of the Carson family at the end of 2.

The ''Not Quite Human'' film trilogy is a Disney Channel Original Movie SCI-FI series with elements of Slice of Life and Comedy. The films were based on the books written by Seth McEvoy. The 3 films in the trilogy are