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Look Hard: When Dash shows Danny the Jock Quarterly magazine, you can see the words Exclusive! Butch Hartman Interview! Butch Hartman is the creator of Danny Phantom.
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This episode can be found on the Game Boy Advance Video Cartridge Nicktoons Collection Volume 3.
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Danny's ghostly glow is blue in this episode.
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Cable Episode Info:
Danny sells some of his parents' ghost hunting equipment in order to buy a new outfit.
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If you listen, Technus's voice is different in the giant robot than when he is not in the robot.
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It is revealed that Dash is a jerk to Danny: He insults him constantly whether he's alone or with others.
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According to Mr. Lancer, his idea of a fun Saturday night is to have a back shaving jamboree.
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Insight Digital Description: Danny sells some of his parents' ghost-hunting equipment and then must face Technus.
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Apparently, Sam has a grandmother named Whoopi.
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The way how Technus telekinetically combines technology to create a body suit is very similar to how the Lunch Lady Ghost telekinetically combines meat to herself to create a body suit.
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Danny uses his body splitting power for the second time in the series. The first time was in "
Mystery Meat."
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Apparently, the blue round table that Danny and Skulker broke in "
One of a Kind" has been fixed or replaced, since Jazz and Dash were sitting at it in the opener.
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In this episode, Technus tells Danny that he should be a tutor, then a teacher. Coincidentally, the next episode in which Technus is the main villain is called "
Teacher of the Year."
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The boy who left Valerie dateless for the dance in "
Parental Bonding" is revealed to be named Kwan.
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Nickname(s) Dash Gives Danny: Fentonowski, Fentina.
Nickname(s) Kwan Gives Danny: Fentonmeister.
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Look Hard: In Sam's downstairs, there are frames which say "Wars," "Citizen Kane," "Jaws," and "Planet of the Apes."
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Look Hard: In Dash's room, there are posters that say, "Fear" and "X-Dog," a medal hung in a frame, and a flag that says "Ravens" (the Casper High football team).
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Opener: Jazz is trying to tutor Dash to prove her thesis that anyone can be tutored, but Dash is too wrapped up in her beauty to concentrate, but quickly refocuses when Danny comes in and accidentally makes his hand intangible. Dash invites Jazz to his party and she reluctantly agrees, but on one condition. Meanwhile, Jack's Ghost Weasel sucks the Fenton Thermos, so Danny throws it in reverse which causes the Fenton Thermos to hit the "on" button on the Fenton Portal, releasing Technus -- Ghost Master of Technology. Danny sucks up Technus in the Ghost Weasel and it explodes, leaving the technology in the lab covered in ectoplasmic residue. Jack returns, but does not notice anything different.
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When Dash is opening his locker, he is wearing his "loser chic" clothes from the party.
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Sam has a toaster from Denmark that floats in the air.
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In the scene where Lancer buys the hair hornet, he is not wearing his usual trademark clothes. Instead, he is wearing a casual blue top with black shorts.
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Look Hard: The magazine that Dash shows Danny regarding the high-end sweats is called
JQ Jock Quarterly: Fashion Issue and these were the following features on the cover of the magazine: "Athlete's Foot: Friend or Foe," "Tips for Snapping Towels," and "Exclusive Butch Hartman Interview" (
Butch Hartman is the creator of
Danny Phantom).
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After it has been hinted in previous episodes, Dash confirms that he is the most popular guy at Casper High.
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There is an on/off switch next to the Fenton Portal.
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It is revealed that Jazz is Dash's tutor, although in future episodes, Dash's tutorial is never brought up again.
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It is shown that Paulina is now part of Dash's posse, even though she seemed disgusted by him in "
Parental Bonding."
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This is the first episode in which Dash and Jazz appear in the opener.
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It is revealed that Jack and Maddie also invent devices that are not ghost-related.
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It is revealed that, despite not having an actual money-paying job, Jack and Maddie are able to obtain money from their inventions.
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This is the first appearance of the fast-food restaurant, "Nasty Burger."
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Look Hard: Star (who plays a larger role and officially "debuts" in "
Lucky in Love") makes two short cameos in this episode. First, Star is seen in the scene where Dash is passing out invitations at the Nasty Burger: she is one of those kids that got one. Second, at the very beginning of the scene after Tucker says "Don't thank me, thank lousy software," Star can be seen standing still by a locker in the hallway.
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We learn that Jack is a pack rat and that the shed is filled with old gadgets and electronics and it has not been cleaned out in years.
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Look Hard: When the camera focuses on a group of people at Dash's party, there is a boy wearing Sam's clothes and hairstyle.
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Apparently, Dash's idea of "loser chic" is the clothes that Danny, Sam, and Tucker wear.
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In all their years of friendship, this episode features the first time that Sam has invited Danny and Tucker to her house or even revealed that she was rich.
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Running Gags: 1) Danny giving Technus ideas that can work to Technus' advantage, followed by Technus suggesting a profession in education for Danny. 2) Technus stating his name and purpose for existing. 3) Danny leaving Sam and Tucker for the popular kids in the middle of a conversation, and Sam continuously claiming that he's ignoring her.
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Major Human Debut(s): Sam's grandma.
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We learn that Dash has a lot of letter jackets and teddy bears in his closet.
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Apparently, Dash has a crush on Jazz.
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Apparently, Tucker got a new PDA, since his last two were destroyed due to Skulker in "
One of a Kind."
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The old woman that appeared at the bowling alley in Sam's basement, may possibly be Sam's grandmother. In the credits, she was credited as "grandma." She also makes a short cameo appearance in "
What You Want" in Sam's room when Sam was sick. In "
Control Freaks," it is confirmed that the old woman is Sam's grandmother.
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December 10, 2004 marks the first time that "The End" title screen ever appeared in this episode, after many airings without one.
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It is revealed that Sam's family is incredibly rich and their wealth comes from Sam's great-grandfather, Izzy, and his invention of the machine that twirls cellophane around deli toothpicks.
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Title Screen Caption: "Technology And Terror Collide!"
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Featured Named Invention(s): Ghost Weasel, Fenton Unlodger.
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Major Ghost Debut(s):
Nicolai Technus - The self-proclaimed ghost master of science and electrical technology, Technus seeks to take over the world using all electronics at his disposal. He enjoys talking about himself, which commonly works to his disadvantage, and giving off "hip" sayings.
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Main Villain(s): Nicolai Technus.