5.044 minSeason 3 • Episode 12
LatestDanny, after being publicly shamed by Vlad's new ghost hunting team, wants to be normal again. So he gets rid of his powers by reactivating the Fenton Portal after Jack dismantles it for a software upgrade. However, an asteroid made of Ectoranium threatens the Earth, and Vlad - after revealing to everyone that he is Plasmius - fails to stop it. The world now relies on a powerless Danny to get help from the ghosts in the Ghost Zone!
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.
Writing
Surprisingly sharp teen dialogue that aged better than expected.
Visual Effects
Iconic green-black-white color palette still slaps visually.
Acting
Grey DeLisle's Sam defined sarcastic goth girl voice forever.
Creator
Butch Hartman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Butch Hartman pitched this as 'Spider-Man meets Ghostbusters' and accidentally created the entire aesthetic for mid-2000s Hot Topic culture.
The theme song by Derrik Boss & Guy Moon is permanently embedded in millennial brains; it was originally twice as long before Nickelodeon cut it.
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