 All 20-episodes from the first season are included in “Danny Phantom: Season 1”. Highly entertaining not just for children or teens but also for adults! Definitely recommended!
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DVD TITLE: Danny Phantom: Season 1
AIR DATE: 2004
DURATION: 20 Episodes (7.5 Hours)
DVD INFORMATION: Full Screen,English Dolby Digital
COMPANY: Shout/Viacom
RATED: NOT RATED
RELEASE DATE: September 13, 2011
Created by Butch Hartman
Directed by Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Kevin Petrilak, Gary Conrad, Richard Bowman
Written by Steve Marmel, Butch Hartman, Marty Isenberg, Sib Ventress, Mark Banker
Producer: Steve Marmel, Bob Boyle
Executive Producer: Butch Hartman
Line Producer: Deirdre Brenner
Music by Guy Moon
Art Direction by Bob Boyle
Featuring the voices of:
David Kaufman as Danny Fenton
Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Jazz Fenton
Grey DeLisle as Samantha “Sam” Manson
Rickey D’Shon Collins as Tucker Foley
Rob Paulsen as Jack Fenton, The Box Ghost, Nicolai Technus
Kath Soucie as Maddie Fenton
S. Scott Bullock as Dash Baxter
Ron Perlman as Vice Principal Lancer
Maria Canals-Barrera as Paulina
Martin Mull as Vlad Masters
Dee Bradley Baker as Lance Thunder
June Angela as Shelly Makamoto
Kevin Michael Richardson as Skullker
Tara Strong as Penelope Spectra
James Sie as Kwan
Laraine Newman as Mrs. Tetslaff
Cree Summer as Valerie Gray
Phil Morris as Damon Gray
Dat Phan as Kwan
Jim Ward as Bertrand
One of the most memorable Nickelodeon cartoons, Danny Phantom stars 14-year-old Danny Fenton, an unpopular but good-natured boy attending Casper High School in his small American hometown. Danny lives with his strange, ghost hunting parents Maddie and Jack as well as an overbearing 16-year-old sister, Jasmine. One day, while exploring his parents’ Ghost Portal, Danny accidentally turns himself into a half ghost boy launching a series of memorable adventures. Accompanied by his best friends Samantha and Tucker, Danny battles ghosts, the spiteful ghost hunter Valerie Gray, his ghost hunting parents all while keeping his new identity a secret!
In 2004, American animator and series creator Butch Hartman had created the animated series “Danny Phantom”. Aired on Nickelodeon in 2004-2007, the series was produced by Billionfold Studios.
“Danny Phantom” is a series that focused on the adventures of a teenager named Danny Fenton who has parents who are well-known ghost hunters. His parents created a Ghost Portal which would bridge the real world with the Ghost Zone but when Danny tried to use it, the Ghost Portal didn’t work. But while inside the portal, he turned on the “on” button (which his parents forgot existed) and it activated the portal.
Because he was inside of the portal, the portal fused with his DNA with ectoplasm and now he has been transformed into Danny Phantom.
The only one that knows his secret is his best friends Sam (a goth vegetarian) and Tucker (who is a technophile and a meat-lover) but somehow Danny’s parents have an inkling that one of their children may be a ghost but instead of think Danny is the ghost, they think it’s his older sister Jasmine.
But Danny now has these powers that allow him to be a ghost which allows him to fly, be invisible and eventually through the season, learns that he has other powers. And now, Danny uses his powers for good against bad ghosts that are plaguing his hometown.
While the series has been released on DVD before (albeit not including all episodes which frustrated “Danny Phantom” fans), the license for “Danny Phantom” has been acquired by Shout! Factory and fortunately, the first season of “Danny Phantom” will feature all 20 episodes on DVD.
The main characters of “Danny Phantom” are:
- Danny Fenton /Danny Phantom (voiced by David Kaufman) – The main protagonist of the series. Danny and his friends are not popular at school and are constantly bullied by the jocks. After an accident using his parent’s ghost portal, he now has the powers of a ghost but also discovering new powers along the way. Many think he and Samantha are boyfriend and girlfriend.
- Samantha “Sam” Manson (voiced by Grey DeLisle) – Danny’s best friend and is partly responsible for the accident in which Danny received his powers. She is a goth, a vegetarian and believes in animal rights. She has a crush on Danny.
- Tucker Foley (voiced by Rickey D’Shon Collins) – Danny’s est friend who loves technology and meat. Also, obsesses over girls. He is also partly responsible for the accident in which Danny received his powers.
- Jasmine “Jazz” Fenton (voiced by Colleen O’Shaughnessey) – Danny’s overprotective, intelligent and sociable sister who thinks her parents are freaks.
- Jack Fenton (voiced by Rob Paulsen) – Danny and Jazz’s father and Maddie’s husband. He is obsesses in destroying ghosts and thinks Jasmine may be a ghost.
- Maddie Fenton (voiced by Kath Soucie) – Danny and Jazz’s mother and Jack’s wife. A genius and dedicated ghost hunter. She believes in dissecting the ghosts and not destroying them. Always wearing her jumpsuit.
Episode listing on “Danny Phantom: Season 1” DVD are as follows (note: these are spoilerless summaries):
DISC 1:
- EPISODE 1 – Mystery Meat – Danny uses his new ghost powers to take on the ghost Lunch Lady.
- EPISODE 2 – One of a Kind – Skulker the ghost hunter has his target set on Danny Phantom.
- EPISODE 3 – Parental Bonding – Danny uses his “overshadowing” power to take control of his dad during a parent-teacher conference. Meanwhile, a ghost amulet turns a girl that Danny likes into a dragon.
- EPISODE 4 – Attack of the Killer Garage Sale – Danny sells his parents ghost hunting junk, not knowing that the objects have residual ghost energy and now he must take on Technus, the Spectral Master.
- EPISODE 5 – Splitting Images – Danny uses his power to get back at Dash, the school bully but accidentally triggers the ghost of Poindexter, a kid who was bullied.
DISC 2:
- EPISODE 6 – What You Want – Wish granter Desiree gives Tucker ghost powers.
- EPISODE 7 – Bitter Reunions – Danny meets his evil opposite, Vlad Plasmius.
- EPISODE 8 – Prisoners of Love – Danny fears that he may be breaking his parents up when he accidentally knocks his father’s anniversary gift to the Ghost Zone.
- EPISODE 9 – My Brother’s Keeper – Jazz mistakes her younger brother’s ghost hunting as a form of depression and signs him up for therapy.
- EPISODE 10 – Shades of Gray – A ghost wrecks a popular co-ed’s school life and now she becomes a ghost hunter.
DISC 3:
- EPISODE 11 – Fanning the Flames – Danny and Sam become romantic thanks to the musical powers of ghost rocker, Ember.
- EPISODE 12 – Teacher of the Year – Lancer and Danny’s parents put pressure on him to ace a test. Meanwhile, Technus escapes into Danny’s online game.
- EPISODE 13 – 13 – Jazz falls for a boy ghost, Johnny 13. Danny must become the overprotective one.
- EPISODE 14 – Public Enemies – Amity Park is invaded by ghosts and the ghost sheriff wants to capture Danny Phantom.
- EPISODE 15 – Fright Night – Danny vs. Dash in a haunted house decorating contest.
DISC 4:
- EPISODE 16 – Maternal Instinct – Maddie wants to bond with her son during the mother/son science seminar.
- EPISODE 17 – Lucky in Love – Paulina witnesses Danny’s ghost transformation.
- EPISODE 18 – Life Lessons – Danny and Valerie Gray are forced to become parents to a sack of flour for a school assignment. Meanwhile, Skulker tries to pit the two against each other.
- EPISODE 19 – The Million Dollar Ghost – Vlad Master’s ghost portal explodes and now he wants to use Jack Fenton’s ghost portal to replace it.
- EPISODE 20 – Control Freaks – Sam wants to attend the Goth circus, but she is unaware that the performers are ghosts.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“Danny Phantom: Season 1” is presented in full screen (1:33:1) and presented in Dolby Digital. For those familiar with this animated series, “Danny Phantom” uses strong lines around the characters and bold colors. In fact, the series is quite vibrant and colorful and looks great on DVD.
Dialogue, special effects and music are quite clear coming through the center and front channels. I chose to watch the series via stereo on all channels for a more immersive soundscape but for the most part, picture and audio quality for this series on DVD is very good.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Danny Phantom: Season 1” comes with no special features.
In our household, Butch Hartman animated series reigns supreme. Every morning, my young son must have his dose of “The Fair Odd Parents” or “T.U.F.F. Puppy” and before these two series, he was all about “Danny Phantom”.
If anything, it was an introduction for him as a young child to watch a series that brings a ghost hunter taking on bad ghosts in a hilarious and fun way.
And many times I have watched this series with him and what I liked about it is that it was a series crafted not just for the kids but also for teens or adults. These were continuous storylines that feature a young teenager with his powers and also dealing with high school bullies, being unpopular but enjoying life by hanging out with friends but taking on bad ghosts. So, in a way, it has a similarity to popular superhero storylines such as Spider-Man and Superman (but in a more Dr. Strange meets Ghostbusters kind of way). And also, he is a character that is not perfect and that many kids probably can relate to.
Also, the artistic look of the series, especially with its character designs and its bold strokes will no doubt capture your attention and it’s a visual style that continues today through Hartman’s latest animated series.
But the series has a lot of factors that make is so accessible and entertaining. From Danny’s family to his best friends but also the other characters that he meets through school or the ghosts that he encounters, there’s always something new in each episode and not rehash of the same stories over and over again.
As for the DVD release, yes, this has been released before but in the past, not all episodes were included. With this latest DVD release from Shout Factory, you get all 20-episodes on four DVD’s and one can only hope that Shout continues to bring the other two seasons (including the specials and possibly newer episodes) on DVD as well.
Overall, if you were a big fan of “Danny Phantom” or young at heart and want an animated series with a ghost-busting storyline, definitely give “Danny Phantom: Season 1” a try!
