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Score: 9.0 Superb 205 votes

My Brother's Keeper

Episode Number: 9    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Friday June 25, 2004    Prod Code: 009
Originally aired: Friday June 25, 2004 on Nickelodeon
Writer: Sib Ventress, Steve Marmel
Director: Juli Hashiguchi, Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala
Show Stars: Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Jazz Fenton), S. Scott Bullock (Dash Baxter), David Kaufman (Danny Fenton/Phantom), Ron Perlman (Mr. Lancer), Maria Canals (Paulina), Rob Paulsen (Jack Fenton (Dad)), Rickey D'Shon Collins (Tucker Foley), Grey DeLisle (Samantha "Sam" Manson), Kath Soucie (Maddie Fenton (Mom))
Recurring Role: Grey DeLisle (Valerie/Kid #1), Tara Strong (Penelope Spectra), Jim Ward (Bertrand)
Guest Stars: Dat Phan (Kwan)
Production Code: 009

It's "Spirit Week" at Casper High. Jazz talks to Mr. Lancer about Danny's strange habits, that he's not himself. Meanwhile, Danny's fighting a new ghost, but it gets away just as Mr. Lancer and Jazz arrive.
Afterwards, the new psychologist, Penelope Spectra arrives at school, with her assistant Bertrand. Mr. Lancer is scolding Danny and he leaves. Afterwards, Spectra has a huge plan for Jazz's speech, involving a domino chain that says "Casper Spirit".
Danny has to see Spectra for a therapy session, and she tells him Jazz said he was a baby and a loser. Furious and miserable, he storms out of her office, while Spectra talks about misery keeping her young. Bertrand is revealed to be the ghost Danny fought earlier and transforms into a wasp.
Jazz tries to talk to Danny, but he just snaps at her until his ghost sense goes off. He ran away to transform and Bertrand shows up in wasp form. As it was about to hurt Jazz, Danny kicked it away. As hard as Danny tried to capture him, he gets away again. Danny starts to believe he is a loser.
That night, Jazz tells him about it, but Danny pretends not to believe her. She called her parents, saying she wants to talk about Danny, but he gets out of it by saying Jazz saw a ghost at school.
The next day, Spectra forces him to wear a baby outfit. Dash and his pals see him and get a good laugh out of it. After school, Danny, Sam, and Tucker are in the mall, Danny more miserable than ever, saying he had been feeling worse since he saw Spectra. Jazz shows up, but Danny just snaps at her again. His ghost sense goes off and he runs into the back alley.
Jazz follows him... and sees him transform into Danny Phantom! Tucker and Sam try to hide it, and Jazz pretends to believe them. Meanwhile, Danny's fighting Bertrand, but isn't faring very well. Bertrand insults him, calling him a "loser ghost". Furious, Danny kicks him aside and attacks. Bertrand makes a statement and leaves, leaving Danny in his depression.
He sadly flies home, not realizing that Jazz saw the whole thing. At their house, Jazz tries to see signs that Danny's a ghost, while Danny gets irritated as usual. Jazz tells him she cares about him, and it looked like he would tell her, but Danny's parents intervene, talking about the Fenton Ghost Peeler in the living room. Before leaving, Jazz kisses Danny's head.
At school, everyone except Tucker and Sam are miserable, and Danny begins to suspect something. After Sam and Tucker come out of Spectra's office, Danny sneaks in, in ghost form. He hears Spectra and Betrand's plans to eliminate his sister, and then they leave. Knowing he had to stop them, Danny went after the pair. Meanwhile, Jazz is preparing her speech, while Mr. Lancer tried to cheer up the crowd without success. Sighing, he then starts the domino chain. Danny interrupts Spectra and Bertrand, telling them he knew of their plans. Spectra then claps, and turns into a deadly ghost. Before Danny can do anything, Bertrand attacks him. However, he manages to get away, and punched Bertrand into the air, only to be caught by Spectra. She tells him that his sister will die, and it would be all his fault.
With renewed determination, Danny breaks free and traps Bertrand in the Fenton Thermos. After temporarily taking care of Spectra, Danny rushes to save his sister. He is just barely in time. He smiled at Jazz... only to be caught by Spectra. She tells him no one could possibly care for a freak like him, when Jazz intervenes. She activates the Fenton Peeler and attacks Spectra.
Taking advantage of her weakness, Danny sucks her into the Thermos. Danny then flies off, not hearing Jazz saying he's tell her when he was ready. Mr. Lancer leads her back to the gym, where everybody cheers for her. At the end, Danny is flying around Amity Park, his confidence restored.

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Episode: My Brother's Keeper
Season Number: 1
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