Line #29 WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom


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5	[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Not seeing is believing.]]]]
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7	->''"I'm going ghost!"''
8	-->'''-- Danny''''s {{Invocation}} for transforming
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10	''Danny Phantom'' is an animated {{Superhero}} series created by Creator/ButchHartman (of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' fame) for Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}.
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12	First airing overseas in 2003, the United States in 2004 and running until 2007, the series revolves around the adventures of [[KidHero 14-year-old]] Danny Fenton, the son of professional ghost hunters. ([[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} No]], [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters not]] [[WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters those]]. [[WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters Or those]].) While generally less than competent, his parents' engineering skill is phenomenal, leading to inventions such as the [[WeirdScience Fenton Portal]], a machine that opens up a path to the "[[PhantomZone Ghost Zone]]", an odd kind of afterlife where, like in its [[{{pun}} spiritual predecessor]], [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghosts are both beings of the dead and creatures originally from that other dimension]]. Danny explores the portal and [[FreakLabAccident accidentally activates it]], [[TechnoBabble imbuing his molecular structure with ectoplasmic energy]].
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14	Now with a set of formidable ghost powers, Danny eventually decides to use them to protect humanity from various spectral threats. Unfortunately, since most of the town (including his own parents) fears and hates ghosts, Danny has to keep his Danny Phantom identity and his ghost powers secret. Fortunately, his best friends, Sam and Tucker (and his sister Jazz, who [[SecretSecretKeeper quietly knows Danny's secret]] as well), are his constant companions, who give him vital practical and emotional support in his self-appointed role.
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16	It's pretty much ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' if he was a ghost superhero.
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18	Halfway through the airing of the second season, Creator/ButchHartman announced the series would end with a shortened, 12-episode third season. Dedicated fans [[SendingStuffToSaveTheShow orchestrated various petitions and small organizations to overturn the decision]], but, despite these protests, the production of ''Danny Phantom'' finished in February 2007, with no plans for future episodes. Despite this, ''Danny Phantom'' now maintains a cult following that regularly calls for a series revival, with Hartman being one of the most vocal about this.
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20	The complete first season was released on DVD on September 13, 2011 by Creator/ShoutFactory, the first part of Season 2 released on April 3, 2012, with the second part released on August 28, and Season 3 on October 14, 2014. For those going for the Full Monty, however, [[http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Phantom-The-Complete-Series/dp/B00FMGPVCO a complete series DVD was released on January 28th, 2014.]] All episodes are currently (as of Jan 2021) also available on Apple TV.
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22	On February 21, 2017, to promote Butch Hartman's newest show, ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'', Nickelodeon released a [[https://youtu.be/B8I8vhGHC2E three minute short]] featuring characters from ''Danny Phantom'' along with characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'' and ''Bunsen Is a Beast''.
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24	On July 18, 2023, a graphic novel based titled ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'' was released. Written by Gabriela Epstein, ''A Glitch in Time'' takes place some time after the GrandFinale and sees Danny and friends forced to work together with Vlad to stop Dark Danny, with the time-displaced entity's escape also causing time itself to unravel.
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26	!!Tropes that apply to the following movies go to their designated pages:
27	[[index]]
28	* ''WesternAnimation/ReignStorm''
29	* ''WesternAnimation/TheUltimateEnemy''
30	* ''WesternAnimation/RealityTrip''
31	* ''WesternAnimation/PhantomPlanet''
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33	!!Tropes that apply to the following novels go to their designated pages:
34	* ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime''
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36	!!This series contains examples of:
37	* DannyPhantom/TropesAToG
38	** [[Expy/DannyPhantom Expy]]
39	* DannyPhantom/TropesHToP
40	* DannyPhantom/TropesQToZ
41	[[/index]]
42	----
43	->''"[[MangledCatchPhrase I'm... going... to become... ghostly!]]"''

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