Danny Phantom

Danny Phantom is an American animated superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows Danny Fenton, a teenage boy who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human world and the "Ghost Zone", becomes a human-ghost hybrid and takes on the task of saving his town (and the world) from subsequent ghost attacks using an evolving variety of supernatural powers. Danny is aided in his quest by his two best friends Sam Manson and Tucker Foley, and later, his older sister Jazz, who for most of the series' run are among the only people who know of his double life.
Throughout its run, Danny Phantom received five Annie Award nominations and positive reviews.[3] In the recent years, it has received renewed attention and critical acclaim from critics and audiences, being considered by many as Hartman's best and most acclaimed work.[4][5] Additionally, Danny Phantom has spawned video games, home video releases, toys, and various other merchandise. A campaign to revive Danny Phantom called the Go Ghost Again Movement has spawned in recent years, including a petition on Change.orgthat has received thousands of signatures.[6]
The show aired on April 3, 2004, right after 2004 Kids' Choice Awards.
Samantha "Sam" Manson (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is Danny's female best friend and eventual girlfriend at the end of the series; she is also responsible for the accident in which Danny gains his powers. Sam is a fourteen-year-old girl who is a self-proclaimed goth and a practitioner of a dramatized form of vegetarianism called "Ultra Recyclo-Vegetarianism"[8](often generalized as "not eating anything that had a face") and is an amateur activist, often protesting about environmental issues and animal rights. At first, she is Danny's closest friend; however, her romantic feelings for Danny strengthen over time. Her patience pays off, as Danny secretly falls in love with her as well; they ultimately share their true feelings with each other and become a couple
* Tucker Foley (voiced by Rickey D'Shon Collins) is Danny's African-American male best friend, a nerd who is obsessed with technology and carries a PDA at all times. When not obsessing over gadgets, he obsesses over girls.[17] Like Sam, he shares in Danny's secret and often helps battle ghosts and send them back into the Ghost Zone. He generally provides comic relief–along with Danny's puns and witty quips.[18] Tucker's gadgets are sometimes redundant but work well in the Ghost Zone or against ghosts. Tucker and Sam frequently handle the toils and triumphs of aiding Danny, especially when he's "going ghost."[19]
* Jasmine "Jazz" Fenton (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey) is Danny's somewhat overprotective but incredibly loving and well-intentioned older sister. An intelligent and highly sociable overachiever whose accomplishments unknowingly make Danny feel insignificant, under-appreciated, and stupid in comparison–making her little brother feel like he has something to prove. Jazz–while only two years older than Danny–acts as a surrogate parent to her little brother, as their real parents don't pay much attention to their kids, something both Jazz and Danny have learned to live with. Taking care of her brother all her life has initially caused Jazz to think more like an adult then a teenager, unaware that Danny needs a big sister more than he needs the parent she tries so hard to be now that he's old enough to look after himself. Jazz views her parents' obsession with ghosts and the paranormal world as a sign of needing psychological help.[8][20] She eventually learns about Danny's ghost powers,[21] but chooses not to reveal her knowledge until he is ready to talk about them with her, not realizing that he continuously searches for a way to tell her. Once Danny realizes that Jazz knows about his double life, as per the episode The Ultimate Enemy, they become much closer.[14] Jazz eventually develops a deep respect for her brother's selflessly heroic nature and supports him through "thick and thin".
* Jack Fenton (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is Danny and Jazz's father and Maddie's husband. Jack expresses an obsession with destroying ghosts, blindly holding the belief that all ghosts are evil and must be destroyed, including Danny Phantom.[22] He is generally incompetent in nature, but can be an effective fighter when provoked.[22][23][24] Jack cares about his family but doesn't know about Danny's powers.[8][20] He is almost never seen without his orange jumpsuit.
* Madeline "Maddie" Fenton (voiced by Kath Soucie) is Danny and Jazz's mother and Jack's wife. She is a gifted genius and dedicated hunter of ghost, though she usually aims to dissect and study them rather than destroy them.[20] A ninth-degree black belt, she is an excellent, competent fighter from whom Danny probably inherited his own talent for combat.[23][25] Like her husband, she doesn't know about Danny's powers and is almost never seen without her blue jumpsuit.
* Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius (voiced by Martin Mull) is Danny's nemesis throughout the series. Vlad had attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with Jack and Maddie until Jack's prototype Ghost Portal shot ghost energy into Vlad's face, giving Vlad ecto-acne and ghost powers and ruining his social life. Half-ghost for 20 years, Vlad has much more experience with his ghost powers than Danny. Vlad serves as the main antagonist throughout the entire series as he always tries to steal Maddie away from Jack and to persuade Danny to join his side and destroy his friends. However, Vlad does ally with Danny from time to time during situations where it is needed.
Category:Nickelodeon
Category:Nicktoons
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