As you probably know the show is about a boy named Danny Fenton who has supernatural ghost powers and uses them to become Danny Phantom. Hard to believe none of his friends noticed the similarity, especially since his "ghost form" looks almost exactly like his human form.
Anyway, I remember somewhat liking the show when I was a kid. However, now that I have watched some episodes more recently I came to realize that the humor was very bad and extremely misplaced. Like all other Butch Hartman creations the humor is very repetitive and the animation is quite sub-par.
The plot tries to be cool and adventurous, but they are all very simple and very unoriginal. The characters are extremely static and undergo no real changes. Some characters, like Vlad, are actually fairly interesting and well crafted, but most of them are fairly bland.
The action sequences are decent but often times have a sense of unintended goofiness are are not nearly as good or well-choreographed as other shows such as Avatar or Samurai Jack.
Overall, not a completely terrible show, but not one really worth watching or re-watching.
What can I say this show is awesome. It's got the right mix of action and comedy. Danny's powers are very interesting and unique which is more than I can say for most Heroes. This show is even better than Fairly Odd Parents and Tuff Puppy. Sure it is old but I'd be happy to get the entire series on DVD some day or at least purchase it on iTunes.
I have to say this is one of Butch Hartman's best animated shows.
Danny Phantom is not only funny, and action-packed, but it also took it's audience seriously, like Avatar: the Last Airbender, unlike My Life as a Teenage Robot, or the other shows in the Nicktoon action period. What is this Nicktoon action period I speak of? Let me explain (Note: if you don't want to read this part, just skip to the 3rd paragraph.)
In 2004, after the cancellations of Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, The Wild Thornberries, CatDog, Rocket Power and more, Nickelodeon wanted to do shows in a genre currently popular. So Nickelodeon noticed the tremendous success of films, like Mission: Impossible, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, among others, and decided to do something that hasn't been seen on Nickelodeon before: action cartoons. So with this came Teenage Robot in 2003, Danny Phantom in 2004, and Avatar: The Last Airbender in 2005. Not only were they a success, they were so strong, that other shows like Catscratch and Mr. Meaty. The X's and El Tigre tried to follow suit, but sadly failed miserably. And even right now, the action period seems to return, what with Penguins and T.U.F.F. Puppy showing action, and being more successful than Planet Sheen or Fanboy and Chum Chum.
Anyway, back to the show. The story is about Danny, an average kid who gets picked on and ignored. However, in a mishap with his ghost-hunting parents ghost portal, which makes him half-boy, half-ghost. So with this, he has to destroy the ghosts invading his town, while also keeping his identity a secret from his parents, so they won't tear him apart molecule by molecule.
The reason why this show is awesome is because of all the creative ghosts Danny must face, from lunch ladies, to pop singers, to genies. Also, with this, Danny gets help from his friends and sister, Tucker, a geek who tries to act cool, Sam, a goth who has a secret crush on Danny, and Jasmine, a 16 year old who thinks she's an adult, but still loves her dolls.
Overall, action packed, amazing story, and fun characters. 10 out of 10.
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