Danny Phantom

Pirate Radio

Season 2, Episode 3, Aired 7/22/05

Episode Summary

A group of ghostly skeletons under the command of a bratty 10-year-old pirate named Youngblood attacks FentonWorks and steals the ghost shield. Soon after, all the adults in Amity Park are packing for a cruise without their kids. Danny, Sam, and Tucker discover that the cruise is a hoax and the adults are under the spell of a mysterious (and cheesy) song created by Ember to make them into galley slaves for Youngblood's pirate ship! The stolen ghost shield prevents Danny Phantom from getting on board the ship, so Danny Fenton has to lead Amity Park's teenagers in a daring attempt to save their parents.moreless

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Maria Canals

Paulina
Ron Perlman

Mr. Lancer
Rickey D'Shon Collins

Tucker Foley

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Ember's back!

9.8

"Superb"

By 1ghostgal1, Jul 08, 2007 Report Abuse

I thought the 'M. BersBack' was really creative! :)

"That's not a clue- that's a billboard!"

"We've really gotta start paying more attention in these things!"

And there was awesome animation! I also loved seeing Danny get the school to work together- he has such good leadership! Talk about teamwork!

"You're one brave geek, Fenton! When I'm wailing on you tomorrow, I'll be wailing on hero. But I will be wailing on you."- By Dash's standards, that's a compliment.

The scene where the kids fight Ember, Youngblood and the rest of the pirates was the best- along with where he flies everyone off the ship. Phantastic episode!moreless

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Ember's back!

9.0

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By TheCandeh, Jan 30, 2007 Report Abuse

Yay! I was so happy when I saw that Ember was back, and as, what better, a pirate! I thought the plot was great and I liked how Danny got each one of his classmates together in helping him save all of their parents. Danny was so adorable in his father's orange jumpsuits and the whole episode was funny and entertaining. I liked how Youngblood was working with Ember, too. The two of them both hate adults, and the two of them working together was well thought out and planned. Good job Butch and your team, this was defintaly a great episode.moreless

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Ember teams up with a pirate named Youngblood in an attempt to kidnap all adults.

9.5

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By trm6, Jan 14, 2007 Report Abuse

This episode was very exciting and adventurous. It was funny to see Danny get ignored by everyone, but then in the end they are all forced to listen to him to save their parents. It was funny to see Danny and all of his classmates in the same outfit that Jack wears. It was also pretty interesting to see Danny fight Ember and Youngblood without his powers. My favorite part was when Dash and Danny are fighting back to back and then Dash says to Danny, 'When I'm wailing on you tomorrow, I'll be wailing on a hero. But I will be wailing on you.'moreless

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Ember returns with a hypnotic song, working with a kid pirate captain named Youngblood to capture the adults.

8.2

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By JK_rules, Jun 30, 2006 Report Abuse

One day some strange song gets every adult in Amity Park listening. Danny then has to fight off a kid pirate captain named Youngblood, and his crew of ghosts. After the fight, he finds out Jazz and his parents have gone on a cruise, along with every other adult in Amity Park. After listening closely to the song, the trio discovers the song is telling the adults to come to the cruise, and Ember is the one broadcasting it! As their parents are captured on a pirate ship with a ghost shield, Danny Fenton must lead the kids on board to rescue them.

I have to admit, I was looking more forward to PR than the excellent DD that aired a week before, but I was met with results that weren't so excellent, even though it was still a pretty good episode.

The opening was done very well. The animation they had for the shots of the sky was amazing, it made the stars look lovely, and I also enjoy that the trio enjoys doing fun stuff like star-gazing. As for the pirate attack on Fenton Works, I felt it could have been better, but it was still pretty cool. I enjoyed that Youngblood always had to turn to his parrot for advice on pirate lingo. I can understand that Danny would underestimate Youngblood because he was so young, but I thought Youngblood got his shots in on Danny a bit too easily. Also, I didn't quite get the "He said 'booty'" gag. But other than that, very good.

The segment after the opener was done somewhat okay. This might just be a matter of opinion, but I didn't like that Danny went to change the station on the radio that much. I thought it was a little rude, but that's probably me, since I would normally walk out of the room. But Danny did that later on, so it's alright. I was a little concerned that Jack ignored the alarm of the Ghost Shield being gone, but I'll let it go since it was probably the song doing it.

As for Danny, I liked him throughout most of the episode. I liked that he tried to get the kids excited about putting good music on the school's radio station, despite the fact that he was basically ignored. The fact that Tucker and Sam's attempts to support him were feeble didn't bother me; I certainly feel uncomfortable being the only one in a crowd to shout something. And his being suspicious about the cruise was pretty good as well, although I would've first expected that from Sam (more on that later). Also, his being the somewhat leader of the Casper High kids to get their parents back was nice, but that whole phase certainly could've been done better (also, more on that later).

I was able to find Youngblood plenty funny and a bit more impressive than I really thought he would. I was expecting Ember to take center-stage, but I actually found this pretty good as well. As I mentioned, his turning to his parrot for proper pirate lingo was funny, and he was also, as he said, mature beyond his years. His fighting abilities and leadership skills were quite impressive for him being so young.

I was hoping Ember played a bigger role as a villain in PR, but she still played a pretty good one. And I liked that she abandoned Youngblood when things started going down. Very sinister. I was also hoping Danny would be more spiteful towards her after the events of FtF; it was also something I had expected in DD.

I had a problem with Sam in this episode. The fact that she cared more about the radio station that being suspicious about the adults being gone was quite OOC, since she's usually the one of the trio that is the most logical. But her being happy that her parents were gone didn't bother me THAT much, since she pretty much has it hard with parents like hers. But she improved very much over the course of the episode. I know some were bothered with the end where Sam pointed out that Danny let them use the op-center, but not so much for me. She probably couldn't tell what was going on with how far away she was.

I could definitely notice the threat in this episode, but I honestly don't think it was addressed as being one by the teens. I was hoping they would be much more worried that their parents were in danger. The only sign of that was when Paulina yelled, "Hey! They got my parents!" After that, Kwan celebrated, and everyone started fighting. I enjoyed Danny taking charge, but there wasn't enough energy in his role as leader, IMO.

Some humor in this episode was very good, but others were goofy gags that didn't suit me. I thought the trio's little part where they spoke simultaneously about that song was funny, but I wish it would've appeared more. And Danny's remark about not being invited to a party at his house was hilarious. I also liked Sam's remark about Jack being the second biggest blimp in the family, and where the control for the op-center was. And I also liked when the parrot said, "So what's powering the ship?" when the adults ran off. But I didn't enjoy Danny's remarks to Paulina as Phantom. "You should make out with him"? "Wrap your mind around Paulina Fenton"? Oy. That's something Tucker would say, not Danny. And Maddie's cry of "At last!" was sort of funny, but not that much.

The animation was very sweet with the shots of the ship flying. And the music to go with it was very proper for what was going on. Quite theatrical. Also, the shot with Ember's hair flying out like fireawesome. And the fights they had were pretty cool, although I wished the last one could've gone longer.

The ending started pretty mediocre, but picked up. When Jack confronted Danny about possibly taking the op-center, I thought he should've said they were being controlled by a ghost and he used it to save them. Also, how could he have guessed that Danny used the op-center at all? And I didn't like that he was grounded for that long. But when it showed the pirates trapped on the ship, thanks to Tucker, that was very cool. A bit harsh, but IC for Tucker and appropriate for the little punk.

All in all, PR was an enjoyable episode. I give it 8.2/10.moreless

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Embers back and ready to rock!

9.7

"Superb"

By lyokophantom, May 16, 2006 Report Abuse

You might think your parent needs some exercise but not if it means a ghost plot is to take place. The ghosts set up a cruse to attract the adults. Once their on the ship it's down hill from there. No cruse. Just a hoax. Youngblood gets his pirate crew to take the rest of the over 30's (adults) and puts them on his ship. They will be his fuel source for the ship. He will then order his men to take exercise equipment from the Casper High weight room and put those on his ship too. The over 30's will exercise on the boat against their will. Why can't they just stop exercising when they please and leave the ship? Well first they are floating in the air on a ghost ship. Second Ember is playing music to keep them motovatied so the ship will run. When other music jams the air waves that's not good so and Sam continues to play music and jam the air waves while Danny and every other student go up to the ship and deactivated from with in.moreless

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Trivia
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- When Youngblood shows up at Casper High, Mr. Lancer runs in terror. But in "Fenton Menace," Youngblood says only kids can see him, so Mr. Lancer should not have been able to. Edit
- If the subliminal message was: "Leave your KIDS, Come to the cruise", how was Jazz effected? Even if she does believe she's an adult, she doesn't have any children of her own, so the message shouldn't have worked on her. Edit
- In Fanning of the Flames Jazz fell under Ember's spell because teenagers fall under the spell of the song. In this episode, adults fall under the spell. So Jazz should not have been under the spell in Fanning of the Flames because she's an adult, or vice versa. Edit
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- The name of the radio station Sam started was called "The P.A.R.T.Y." (Providing Alternative Radio To You). It's slogan was "P-A-R-T-Y, We ain't got no alibi!" Edit
- The name of this episode comes for the fact that pirates are attacking and Sam makes her own radio station (P.A.R.T.Y.), and they have to use radio signals to defeat the pirates. Edit
- Look Hard: A guy abducted by the pirate ghosts is reading a book titled "Caribbean Adventure", which is similar to real titles such as "Treasure Island" and "Pirates of the Caribbean". This is subtle humour keeping to the pirate theme of the episode. Edit
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- Danny: All right pee-wee! Talk! Tell me what you want with these people or I'll...I'll...spank you or something! Youngblood: I'd love to see you try! (Blasts Danny with rays from eyes) Edit
- Ember: (To Youngblood; after she burns the ship's mast) Okay, maybe not the best idea. Ah, well. Bon voyage, kid! Catch you on my comeback tour! (Laughs and disappears) Edit
- Danny: Now if I were my dad, where would I put the secret control panel for the Op-Center? Someplace where I would see every time I come here. (Figures out it would be the refrigerator; goes to it; finds and presses the button) Yep, next to the ham! Computer Voice: Defense system activated. Also, the ham has spoiled. Edit
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- Ember: (To Danny) Wasting your time, wannabe! "Wannabe" is the title of a pop/rock song. It was once played in the 2005 movie Chicken Little, performed by the characters Abby Mallard and Runt of the Litter; or, to a more specific extent, Joan Cusack and Steve Zhan, the voices of the characters. Edit
- Episode Title: Pirate Radio The title is probably a reference to the act of illegally downloading music. Edit
- Sam: Nice goin', matey. You just got your butt kicked by Short John Silver. The name that Sam gives to Youngblood, Short John Silver, is obviously a parody of Long John Silver, a famous fictional character from the novel, Treasure Island. He was a pirate and the ship's quartermaster under the notorious Captain John Flint. More Info Edit