Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom is an American animated superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on April 3, 2004, right after the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards, and ended on August 24, 2007. The series follows Danny Fenton, a teenage boy who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human world and the "Ghost Zone", becomes a human-ghost hybrid and takes on the task of saving his town (and the world) from subsequent ghost attacks using an evolving variety of supernatural powers. Danny is aided in his quest by his two best friends, Sam Manson and Tucker Foley, and later by his older sister Jazz, who for most of the series' run are among the only people who know of his double life.
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Created by | Butch Hartman |
Developed by | Steve Marmel |
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Opening theme | "Danny Phantom", performed by Deric Battiste and Guy Moon |
Ending theme | "Danny Phantom" (instrumental) |
Composer | Guy Moon |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 53 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Butch Hartman |
Producers | Bob Boyle (2004–05) Steve Marmel (2004–05) George Goodchild (2006–07) |
Animator | Rough Draft Korea |
Running time | 23 minutes 46 minutes (2-part episodes) |
Production companies | Billionfold Inc. Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
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Network | Nickelodeon |
Release | April 3, 2004 – August 24, 2007 |
Throughout its run, Danny Phantom received five Annie Award nominations and positive reviews. In recent years, it has received renewed attention and critical acclaim from critics and audiences, being considered by many as Hartman's best and most acclaimed work. Additionally, Danny Phantom has spawned video games, home video releases, toys, and various other merchandise. A campaign to revive Danny Phantom called the Go Ghost Again Movement has spawned in recent years, including a petition on Change.org that has received thousands of signatures.