Danny Fenton and friends are back with more adventures and ghost busting in “Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 1”. Danny and friends take on Vlade, ghosts and pirates! Featuring ten fun, entertaining and action packed episodes from the second season!
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DVD TITLE: Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 1
AIR DATE: 2005
DURATION: 10 Episodes (4 Hours)
DVD INFORMATION: 1:33:1 Full Frame, 2.0 Stereo
COMPANY: Shout! Factory/Viacom
RATED: NOT RATED
RELEASE DATE: April 3, 2012
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
Danny Phantom returns with a second season full of phantasmic adventures! With the extraordinary ability to turn himself into a superheroic apparition, Danny Fenton — along with his best friends Tucker and Sam — must track down and defeat ghastly ghouls! And now you can join in the fun with the first ten episodes from Danny Phantom’s second action-packed season!
10 original episodes from the first half of Season Two of the hit series!
Danny Phantom is back!
Shout Factory! has now released the second season (via part 1)Â on DVD and that can only mean more adventures with Danny Fenton, Tucker and Sam!
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 secnd season, part one of “Danny Phantom” will feature the 10 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 2, Part 1” DVD are as follows (note: these are spoilerless summaries):
NOTE: It’s important to note that the episodes featured inside the DVD cover are incorrect (as confirmed with Shout! Factory). The correct episodes are as featured:
DISC 1:
- EPISODE 24 – Reign Storm, Part One – Vlad frees the evil ghost king Paraiah Dark, now the city of Amity Park is in trouble.
- EPISODE 25 – Reign Storm, Part Two – Danny, Valerie and Vlad must work together to stop the evil ghost king Paraiah Dark.
- EPISODE 22 – Doctor’s Disorders – Ghost bugs have invaded Casper High.
- EPISODE 26 – Identity Crisis – Danny wants to prioritize his life and so he uses Fenton Ghostcatcher to split his alter-ego.
- EPISODE 27 – The Fenton Menace – The young pirate Younblood continues to bother Danny.
DISC 2:
- EPISODE 23 – Pirate Radio – Danny encounters a bratty ghost known as Youngblood.
- EPISODE 30 – The Fight Before Christmas – Danny behaves like a grinch during the holidays.
- EPISODE 33 – Micro-Management – Jack’s new invention accidentally shrinks Danny and Dash.
- EPISODE 36 – Masters of All Time – Vlad (who is suffering from ecto-acne) infects Tucker and Sam, now Danny must find a cure.
- EPISODE 34 – Beauty Marked – Sam signs up for a beauty pageant.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 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 2, Part 1” comes with no special features.
More fun and action with Danny, Tucker and Sam as they encounter Vlade, pirates, ghosts and more in this latest DVD release!
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, you get ten episodes from the first season. I know a few fans have complained that episodes are missing but having spoken to Shout! Factory, the problem stems from the episode listing which were incorrectly printed in the inside cover. The episodes featured on the DVD (and featured in our episode listing is correct). I did ask if there will be a reprint of the cover and was told by the rep that he would be looking into it. I know a lot of people were expecting the release of “The Ultimate Enemy” as stated in the DVD insert, but hopefully we will see the episodes in season 2, part 2.
Although I do wish they followed the first season DVD release and included four DVD’s and 20-episodes, you do get 10 episodes with this season, part 1 DVD release and of course, the price is much cheaper. As for the episodes, not sure if the episode listing is based on production number but I do know it is different from air date.
Still, “Danny Phantom” is an enjoyable episode that many fans love. While I hope the typo doesn’t upset too many fans, it’s still a DVD worth getting if you are a fan!
Overall, if you were a big fan of “Danny Phantom” back then or just a person who is young at heart and want an animated series with a ghost-busting storyline, definitely give “Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 1” a try!
