Danny Phantom
Series, 2004, The 2000s, Set in Amity Park
Danny Phantom is #20 of 21 in release order and #20 of 21 in chronological order in the Nickelodeon Classics.
The story
Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked up paranormal powers, but only his sister, Jazz, and best friends, Samantha and Tucker, know his secret. Danny's busy fighting ghosts, saving Casper High and hiding his new identity all while trying to graduate.
Danny Phantom recap
Danny Fenton, fourteen, is the son of two ghost hunters, Jack and Maddie, who build a portal to the Ghost Zone in their basement. When Danny steps inside and switches it on by accident, he becomes half ghost. He can turn into Danny Phantom, with powers of flight, invisibility and intangibility, and he uses them to protect his town, Amity Park, from ghosts coming through the portal, while his own parents try to catch him. His best friends Sam Manson, a goth, and Tucker Foley, a tech fan, help him, and his sister Jazz learns his secret in season 1. His main enemy is Vlad Masters, his father's old college friend, who is also half ghost as the villain Vlad Plasmius. Valerie Gray becomes a ghost hunter who targets Danny. The series runs three seasons, from 2004 to 2007; the last season introduces Dani, a girl cloned from Danny by Vlad.
Danny Phantom ending explained
The finale, "Phantom Planet" (2007), has Vlad expose himself as a ghost and try to rule the world while an asteroid heads for Earth. Danny briefly gives up his powers, gets them back, and leads the ghosts of the Ghost Zone to make the whole planet intangible so the asteroid passes through. He reveals his identity to the world, Vlad is stranded in space, and Danny and Sam kiss. There has been no revival series.
Where to watch Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom is streaming on Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 7.2/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after My Life as a Teenage Robot, before Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Chronological order: after My Life as a Teenage Robot, before Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Cast
- David Kaufman as Danny Fenton / Danny Phantom (voice)
- Grey DeLisle as Samantha 'Sam' Manson (voice)
- Rickey D'Shon Collins as Tucker Foley (voice)
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Jasmine 'Jazz' Fenton (voice)
- Rob Paulsen as Jack Fenton (voice)
- Kath Soucie as Madeline Fenton (voice)
- Ron Perlman as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
- Maria Canals-Barrera as Paulina
- Martin Mull as Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Skulker (voice)
- S. Scott Bullock as Dash (voice)
- Tara Strong as Ember (voice)
Created by Butch Hartman.