Danny Phantom is an American animated superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon . The series premiered on April 3, 2004, immediately after the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards , and ended on August 24, 2007. 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 by his older sister Jazz, who for most of the series' run are among the only people who know of his double life .
43-448: Throughout its run, Danny Phantom received five Annie Award nominations and positive reviews. In recent years, the series, particularly its first two seasons, has received renewed attention and critical acclaim from critics and audiences, being considered by many as Hartman's best work. Additionally, Danny Phantom has spawned video games, home video releases, toys, and various other merchandise. A campaign to revive Danny Phantom called
86-718: A 2D platformer that adapts the events of the TV movie of the same name; it was released for the Game Boy Advance on September 8, 2005. Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle is a shooter game loosely based on the episode of the same name, released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS on September 19, 2006. Danny is one of the main heroes in the Nicktoons Unite! series, appearing in all four games: Nicktoons Unite! , Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island , Nicktoons: Attack of
129-480: A company called Jazwares Toys released a 6-inch tall action figure of Danny Phantom as part of their Nicktoons toy line. In 2020, Funko Pop released a limited edition Danny Phantom figure for 2020 New York City Comic Con . The figure was also released in Target stores. As of 2020, a line of Danny Phantom shirts is available at Kohl's as part of their licensed Nickelodeon merchandise collection. Danny Phantom
172-404: A ghost grants Sam's inadvertent wish that she and Danny had never met; in consequence, Danny loses not only memories but his ghost powers as well, as Sam had primarily been the one to persuade Danny to investigate the portal in the first place, which led to the accident. Luckily, however, Sam had been protected from the wish by the ghost-hunting technology of Danny's parents, allowing her to persuade
215-453: A linear channel on the Paramount -owned FAST service Pluto TV titled 90s Kids , which features the same programming and on-air branding as NickRewind but with a new name and logo. Regular programs on the channel include Rugrats , Hey Arnold! , Doug and CatDog , all of which received frequent airplay on the former block. As part of the launch of "The '90s Are All That" in 2011,
258-472: A secret. Danny's ghost form is a polarization of what he looked like when he first entered the Ghost Portal. When he "goes ghost", his jet-black hair turns snow-white, his sky blue eyes turn neon green, and the black-and-white jumpsuit he had put on before the accident appears in negative color, with the originally white areas of the suit appearing black, and vice versa. In the premiere episode of season two,
301-488: A set weekly schedule. These programs also included programs that originally aired in the 1980s and the 2000s. On November 23, The Splat and Nick at Nite simulcast a Double Dare reunion show upon the series' 30th anniversary. The special featured the cast of All That participating in a new first-run episode of the game; to accommodate the simulcast, The Splat began airing an hour earlier than usual. To align itself with Nickelodeon's cross-platform branding, The Splat
344-417: A short period of time, becomes his love interest, an enemy half-ghost Vlad Masters, an old college friend of his father's and considered to be Danny's true arch-rival, and even his own parents who, as ghost hunters, view Danny Phantom (as they would and do to any ghosts) as nothing but a menace to human society. Furthermore, Danny tries to keep his secret safe from his classmates, teachers, and family. Throughout
387-568: Is initially frightened by his new abilities and has little control over them, but he soon learns to use them to protect his town from evil spirits. Danny turns to the life of a superhero , using his powers to rid his hometown of the various ghosts and mutant animals which begin to plague it and are almost always brought into the world thanks to the sporadic activation of the Fentons' Ghost Portal. Sam, Tucker, and Jazz are Danny's primary allies in his ghost-fighting activities, and help him keep his ghost-half
430-605: The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . Many felt that the vote had been rigged: DreamWorks at the time gave each of their employees a free membership to ASIFA-Hollywood, which in turn conferred voting rights. (For most film awards, voting rights cannot be bought but must be conferred by one's peers.) As a result, Walt Disney Studios decided to cease submissions and support for the 2010 Annie Awards from their two animated film divisions, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. Due to Disney's complaints, ASIFA-Hollywood changed
473-610: The ASIFA board. Catmull said, "We believe there is an issue with the way the Annies are judged, and have been seeking a mutually agreeable solution with the board. Although some initial steps have been taken, the board informed us that no further changes would be made to address our concerns." ASIFA-Hollywood did not agree to this demand. Disney and Pixar rejoined the Annie Awards in 2011, with no formal announcement. Ironically, earlier that year,
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#1732869321214516-466: The Annie Award nominees for Best Short Subject included two Walt Disney cartoons, a Pixar short, and two independent films: Picnic Pictures' The Chestnut Tree , and Don Hertzfeldt 's short Everything Will Be OK . Official rules for the Annie Awards state that voting members must view all nominated achievements in their entirety before casting their ballot for a winner. Members are directed to view
559-945: The Annie Awards had a near-exact replay of the 2009 results, with DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon sweeping all the major Annie Awards over Pixar's Toy Story 3 , which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and also received a nomination for Best Picture . The following nominees (motion pictures and direct-to-video films) received multiple nominations: The following winners (motion pictures and direct-to-video films) received multiple awards: The following nominees (TV shows, specials, and special presentations) received multiple wins and nominations: The following winners (TV shows, specials, and special presentations) received multiple awards: NickSplat NickRewind (formerly The '90s Are All That , The Splat , and NickSplat )
602-554: The Ghost Portal created by his parents in their attempt to bridge the human world and the Ghost Zone (the parallel universe in which ghosts reside), that when plugged in, failed to work. Once inside, he inadvertently presses the "On" button (which his parents naively failed to do), thus activating the Portal and infusing his DNA with ectoplasm , transforming him into a half-ghost. Danny, who calls himself "Danny Phantom" in ghost form, develops
645-539: The Go Ghost Again Movement has spawned in recent years, including a petition on Change.org that has received thousands of signatures. Daniel "Danny" Fenton, a 14-year-old boy living in the small town of Amity Park, lives with his ghost hunting eccentric parents, Jack and Madeline "Maddie", and his overprotective but caring 16-year-old sister, Jasmine "Jazz". Upon pressure from his two best friends, Samantha "Sam" Manson and Tucker Foley, Danny decides to explore
688-688: The Toybots , and SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom . Danny and other characters and locations from the series have also been featured in other Nickelodeon crossover video games, including: Nicktoons: Summer Camp , Nicktoons Basketball , Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy , Nicktoons Movin' , Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing , Nicktoons Nitro , Nicktoons MLB , Nickelodeon Super Brawl Universe , Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix , Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl , Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis , Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway , and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 . Danny
731-510: The ability to fly, become invisible, intangible, and "overshadow" (possess and control) people after first learning how to switch back and forth at will between his ghost and human forms. He becomes much more unique then the other guys. Over time, he develops much stronger abilities, such as his Ghost Ray (a concentrated blast of energy he fires from his hand), his Ghostly Wail (an intensely powerful scream with sonic capabilities that knocks back anything caught in its path), and even cryokinesis. Danny
774-556: The award has been given to individual works since 1992. Membership in ASIFA-Hollywood is divided into three main categories: General Member (for professionals), Patron (for enthusiasts of animation), and Student Member. Members in each category pay a fee to belong to the branch. Selected professional members of the branch are permitted to vote to decide the awards. The 48th and 49th Annie Awards ceremonies were held virtually on April 16, 2021, and March 12, 2022, respectively, due to
817-450: The ballot; however, Everything Will Be OK was again not included: this time, the online ballot only played a portion of this film's 17-minute running time to voters, abruptly cutting out in the middle of a scene. ASIFA again took several days to repair the ballot, but this time allowed voting to continue. By the time the ballot officially closed on February 1, Everything Will Be OK was only available to voters for less than 24 hours of
860-483: The block became trending topics on Twitter and the Nielsen Ratings for TeenNick on the debut night increased to between eight and 60 times the ratings TeenNick received in previous weeks, beating numerous higher-profile basic cable programs in the same time slot. Beginning October 5, 2015, the block expanded to eight hours (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and began airing a broader variety of series. Renamed as "The Splat",
903-432: The block continues to post compilation content from past Nickelodeon shows. The final week of 2011, dubbed "Party Like It's the '90s", featured shows originally featured in the 1995 through 1999 incarnation of SNICK . KaBlam! and Animorphs were excluded and replaced with other SNICK programs of the era. This also included '90s Nick IDs. The December 31 edition, called "Stick Clark's New Year's Sticking Eve", featured
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#1732869321214946-489: The block had its own dedicated website, which featured clips, the schedule, and voting sections. In September 2015, along with the announcement of the block's relaunch as "The Splat", a new keyboard app was announced to be released to the Apple App Store and Google Play. Titled "The Splat Emoji Keyboard" and developed by Snaps Media, the app features pictures and GIFs of 90s Nicktoons characters and various objects. The app
989-508: The block's name and logo came from Nickelodeon's logo from 1984; a white brush-printed wordmark on an amorphous orange background (often manifested as a "splat" shape, but which was frequently rendered in many others). To align itself with Nickelodeon's cross-platform branding, the block changed its name to NickSplat on May 1, 2017. The block would adopt its final name on March 15, 2019, and discontinue broadcast on January 31, 2022, returning TeenNick to 24-hour programming. The YouTube channel for
1032-509: The block's programming on Pluto TV (which had been carrying much of the same content as NickRewind since May 2019) and Paramount+ . Meanwhile, Nickelodeon will keep its NickRewind social media pages on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube channel open for fans, with the YouTube channel concentrating more on live-action Nickelodeon shows made post-2000, such as iCarly , Victorious and Sam & Cat . On October 17, 2023, Nickelodeon launched
1075-588: The enemies Danny had to fight in each episode." Annie Award The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association , ASIFA-Hollywood , has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in American cinema and television. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation,
1118-573: The entire 18-day voting period. Even though ASIFA apologized to Hertzfeldt, they took no further action and carried on with the event, awarding the prize to the Pixar short, Your Friend the Rat . (Hertzfeldt would eventually win the award for his 2015 Oscar-nominated short film World of Tomorrow .) In 2009, DreamWorks Animation 's Kung Fu Panda swept the Annie Awards in a surprise upset over Pixar 's WALL-E , which won no Annie Awards but did go on to win
1161-592: The first time in January 2019, but episodes stopped airing on February 1, 2022, due to the discontinuation of NickRewind . The series aired on CBC , YTV , and Nickelodeon in Canada. Danny Phantom also appeared on CITV in the UK as part of the CITV morning block Action Stations in 2008. There have been two video games released for the main series. Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy is
1204-401: The first to be honored by the first Annie Awards for creating Betty Boop , bringing Popeye , and Olive Oyl to the animated screen, and for inventing the technique of rotoscoping . According to Foray, her husband Hobart Donavan suggested that the awards be called "Annie", because they are presented for excellence in animation. The first trophy for the Annie Award trophy was presented in
1247-403: The nominated films on a secure website. When the online ballot launched on January 15, the two independent films were not included for voters to judge. ASIFA acknowledged this error over a week later, at which point all the votes were reportedly thrown out and the balloting system was reset. Voters were instructed to return and re-vote the category. "The Chestnut Tree" was now uploaded properly to
1290-516: The now fully human Danny to regain his powers by re-enacting the accident. This time, before Danny enters the portal, Sam replaces the logo of his father's face on the jumpsuit, which she also had removed the first time (if she hadn't, it would have been part of Danny's ghost form), with her recently designed "DP" fused-letter logo on the chest so that it appears when he goes ghost from then on. Danny faces threats of many kinds, including vengeful ghost hunter Valerie Gray (voiced by Cree Summer ) who, for
1333-478: The progression of the series, Danny slowly realizes his own potential and purpose, while both worlds slowly begin to accept him as their defender. Danny Phantom premiered on April 3, 2004, at 9:30 p.m. with its first episode airing after the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards . The final episode aired on August 24, 2007. Shortly after the series ended, reruns aired occasionally on Nicktoons until March 31, 2021. The series also aired on TeenNick 's NickSplat block for
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1376-525: The revival of "U-Dip," another Nick in the Afternoon feature, as an homage of the large list of objects dropped on New Year's Eve across the United States. Nickelodeon's trademark slime won the vote. The block started at 10 pm and ended at 2 am, with a re-air from 2 am–6 am, to accommodate the occasion. On September 11, 2015, the block's Facebook page announced a new program block called "The Splat". It
1419-489: The rules on voting for individual achievement categories, making those categories only available to professionals within those categories. ASIFA-Hollywood head Antran Manoogian also said that Annie voters would in the future have to be approved by a committee and non-professionals would now be ineligible to vote. That was not enough for Disney president Ed Catmull, who had called for an advisory committee of relevant executives representing each studio to recommend rule changes to
1462-599: The second award ceremony, to Walter Lantz , the founder of Walter Lantz Productions and creator of Woody Woodpecker . Made of wood and plastic, it was shaped like a zoetrope . The next year, Tom Woodward designed the trophy now presented. As of 2022, 37 categories are presented including for film and television productions. Production Individual achievement in Film Individual achievement in Television, Broadcast and Video Game Juried awards In 2008,
1505-535: The then ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . In 1972, June Foray first conceived the idea of awards for excellence in the field of animation. With the approval of ASIFA-Hollywood president Nick Bosustow, an Annie Award ceremony was organized. The first ceremony was held at the banquet room of Sportsmen's Lodge in Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, Los Angeles, California . Max Fleischer and Dave Fleischer were
1548-417: Was an American late night programming block that aired nightly over the channel space of TeenNick . The block showed reruns of mid-late 1980s, 1990s, and early-mid 2000s children's programming, mostly shows that aired on Nickelodeon during their original runs. Collectively under all of its various brands, TeenNick's overnight classic programming block ran from July 25, 2011 to January 31, 2022. The block
1591-428: Was later confirmed that The Splat would launch on October 5, 2015, and run for eight hours. The same general format and program library were being used, with less repetition of series; whereas The '90s Are All That aired most of its shows five days a week, The Splat added a few shows into the rotation that had either not yet been seen on the previous block or had only aired as special presentations, no longer airing them on
1634-735: Was one of several Nickelodeon-themed character skins released during a limited-time event in Smite on July 12, 2022 In October 2005, Scholastic Corporation published a Nick Zone chapter book, Stage Fright , with an original Danny Phantom story written by Erica David and illustrated by Victoria Miller and Harry Moore. Danny Phantom also made several appearances in Nickelodeon Magazine , including original comics "Brat's Entertainment!" (featuring Youngblood) and "Seeing Red" (featuring Undergrowth). A graphic novel, titled Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time ,
1677-421: Was preceded by The '90s Are All That , which debuted the night of July 25, 2011 (early July 26) and was inspired by a large amount of interest in classic Nickelodeon series from the 1990s by users of social media outlets such as Facebook . From October 7, 2011 to October 23, 2011, the block aired in an earlier time slot, from 10 p.m. to midnight. Response to the debut was very positive; hashtags pertaining to
1720-527: Was released in October 2015, coinciding with the launch of The Splat. In 2016, Nickelodeon UK launched a British version of "NickSplat". Instead of it being a block, it's an online-only service on Nick.co.uk. For a limited time in 2017, Nicktoons UK broadcast some of the shows from the block. On December 12, 2016, Nickelodeon Netherlands & Flanders launched a Dutch version of "NickSplat" simply called "Splat". The block airs on weeknights at midnight since
1763-409: Was released on July 18, 2023. It was written and illustrated by Gabriela Epstein and published by Abrams Books . The graphic novel is set after the events of the series finale and features the return of Dark Danny. A sequel is currently in the works. Little official merchandise has been produced for Danny Phantom. In 2005, Burger King released a line of Danny Phantom kids' meal toys. In 2012,
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1806-441: Was renamed NickSplat on May 1, 2017. On March 18, 2019, the block, along with its social media presences, was officially renamed "NickRewind". On January 31, 2022, the branding ended, though traditional TeenNick content had begun to air overnights in mid-December 2021. Although there was no initial announcement, the end of the block was confirmed by NickRewind's Twitter account on February 2, 2022, with viewers directed to watch
1849-625: Was very well received by both television critics and audiences, gathering a cult following since its original run. Sean Aitchison from CBR said " Danny Phantom might have a few elements that firmly place it in the 2000s, but the storytelling and design still feel fresh and fun in modern day. The show was full of action and humor, and the characters felt real and layered. If you're looking for an old Nickelodeon cartoon to rewatch, Danny Phantom should be on your list." Eric McInnis writing for Study Breaks Magazine said, "The show offered fun comedy, memorable characters, and fantastic character designs for
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