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Fanning the Flames

Episode Number: 11    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Friday October 8, 2004    Prod Code: 011
Danny and Sam find their platonic friendship turned forcibly romantic through the musical powers of Ember, a hard-rocking girl ghost who feeds off the idol worship of teens. With her massive, free concert scheduled only a few days away -- a concert that will be broadcast worldwide and give her ultimate power, Sam has to get the now completely and utterly love-addled Danny to focus on fighting ghosts. Even if it means breaking his heart.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Marty Isenberg, Steve Marmel
Director: Wincat Alcala, Juli Hashiguchi, Butch Hartman
Star: Maria Canals (Paulina),  Ron Perlman (Mr. Lancer),  Kath Soucie (Maddie Fenton (Mom)),  Grey DeLisle (Samantha "Sam" Manson),  Rickey D'Shon Collins (Tucker Foley),  David Kaufman (Danny Fenton/Phantom),  Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Jazz Fenton),  S. Scott Bullock (Dash Baxter),  Rob Paulsen (Jack Fenton (Dad))
Recurring Role: Kath Soucie (Kid),  James Sie (Kwan),  S. Scott Bullock (Klemper),  Tara Strong (Ember)
Guest Star: June Angela (Principal Ishiyama),  Robin Kirmissel (Singing Ember)

Notes

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Look Hard - During the scene where Jazz is standing next to Paulina and commenting on the "killer light show," you can see that Paulina is very slightly taller than Jazz. (edit)
Look Hard: One of Ember's eyebrows is much thinner than the other, which is shown on the first Ember t-shirt. (edit)
Listen Hard: When everyone's at Bucky's Music Store, and the chorus of "Remember" ends, the next two lyrics fade into into a tune. The lyrics are: (from what can be heard) "Your heart, your heart abandoned. Your wrong, now bear the shame". (edit)
Ember has the same ghost eyes as Danny. (edit)
When there is a close-up on Danny and Sam's hands together, Sam's skirt is blank. When Danny goes intangible and he and Sam fly away, the green lines on her skirt are back. (edit)

Quotes

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Jack: Fenton Stockades. (Maddie gets angry and puts Jack in the Fenton Stockades; referring to Danny and Jazz) I meant them! (edit)
Sam: (About Ember) You do realize she's an evil mind-controlling spirit from another dimension?
Tucker: Yeah, but you said the same thing about Paulina.
Danny" Y'know, he has a point... (edit)
Maddie: Jack, we can't lock the kids up in some medieval containment device.
Jack; Oh all right, we'll just "Ground 'em" like every other parent. (edit)
Danny: I still don't get why we're not affected by Ember's music.
Sam: Maybe be cause of your ghost powers and my...
Danny: Individuality or intelligence?
Sam: I was gonna say "utter disdain for anything popular" but okay. You really think I'm smart?
(both blush) (edit)
Sam: Tucker, I'm so sorry.
Danny: You're beautiful when you're racked with guilt. (edit)

Trivia

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When Dash ran away after being kissed by Sam, why in the world would Kwan run away too? (edit)
When Tucker says that he always knew that Danny and Sam would end up together, the sound of Sam pushing him away can be heard seconds before we see her actually do it. (edit)
This is the first episode that talks about Danny and Sam possibly being more than just friends. (edit)
After Danny says,"So why are you still holding my hands?" to Sam and before she lets go of Danny, Sam had pupils. (edit)
While Mr. Lancer makes that announcement that Tucker is excused from the Cramtastic Test and Tucker jumps up you see Danny sitting right beside him. When Tucker walks away you see Danny sitting next to Sam who is behind Tucker's desk. (edit)

Allusions

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Episode: Plot
The plot is very simular to the real Ghostbusters episode "Bansee Bake a Cherry Pie", in which a female ghost becomes a rockstar and puts one of the ghostbusters under a spell that makes him madly in love with her. (edit)
Title: Fanning The Flames
The title itself is an allusion. Fanning the Flames means to make the flames higher, stronger, and hotter. This is exactly what happens to Ember and her hair when people chant her name. She gets stronger, and her hair gets higher and higher. When the crowd stopped chanting her name, or stopped "fanning the flames," Ember got weaker, and her hair went out. Also, the title could be reference to fanning the flames of love, which Ember does with Danny and Sam's relationship. (edit)
Jazz: Rope Gun
The rope gun that Jazz used to swing out of her bedroom and go to Ember's concert is extremely similar to a gadget that James Bond used to get to the roof of the Whyte House in Diamonds are Forever. (edit)
Jazz: Grappling Device
The grappling device that Jazz uses to sneak out of her window looks very similar to Batman’s “Bat-Grappler.” (edit)
Danny: (To Sam) Oh, this is just like Romeo and Juliet, except I'm the one on the balcony and I can understand everything we're saying.
Romeo and Juliet is a popular tragic play by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers who were not allowed to be together because of their feuding families. Danny makes a reference to the popular balcony scene in the play and how Shakespeare’s language is hard to understand. (edit)
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Community Reviews (80)

 
10.0
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Fanning the Flames
"Above average"
A rock star ghost, named Ember, comes to Amity Park and uses her power to control every teen in town, except Danny and Sam.
Continue » Posted Jul 3, 2008 4:44 pm PST
9.7
Superb
Fanning the Flames
"A very special episode"
This episode was so freakin' awesome!!!!!
Continue » Posted Sep 25, 2007 1:41 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Fanning the Flames
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Ember is one of my favorite villains, and this episode was cleverly plotted with enough DxS moments to drive me crazy. I loved it!
Continue » Posted Jul 16, 2007 8:03 pm PST
9.5
Superb
Fanning the Flames
"Exactly why I watch this series"
A mysterious ghost becomes the new singing sensation to the students of Casper High.
Continue » Posted Jun 16, 2007 3:24 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Fanning the Flames
"Exactly why I watch this series"
OMG I love this!
Continue » Posted Jun 4, 2007 5:30 pm PST
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