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{{quote|''[[By the Power of Grayskull|"I'm going ghost!"]]''}}

 

 

The series revolves around the adventures of Danny Fenton, the son of parents who are professional ghostbusters. ([[Ghostbusters|No,]] [[The Real Ghostbusters|not]] [[Extreme Ghostbusters|those.]] [[Filmation's Ghostbusters|Or those]].) While generally less than competent, their engineering skill is phenomenal, allowing the creation of such inventions as the [[Weird Science|Fenton Portal]], a machine that opens up a path to the "[[Phantom Zone|Ghost Zone]]", apparently an odd kind of afterlife where ghosts are either beings of the dead and/or [[Word of God|monsters from another dimension]]. At the urging of his good friend, Sam Manson, Danny explores the portal and [[Freak Lab Accident|accidentally]] activates it, [[Techno Babble|imbuing his molecular structure with ectoplasmic energy]].

Despite the comical tone, this series is a surprisingly [[Continuity Nod|well-conceived]] and [[Story Arc|endearing narrative]] of a boy [[Call to Adventure|growing into his true calling]] while the world gradually comes to accept him, much like a variant of [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider Man]] at that franchise's best.

 

 

Before reaching half-way through the second season, Butch Hartman announced the decision made by Nickelodeon to cancel the production of the show, making it 53 episodes in three seasons. Dedicated fans [[Sending Stuff to Save the Show|orchestrated various petitions and small organizations to overturn the decision]], but despite these protests, the production of Danny Phantom finished in February 2007, with no plans for future episodes after 53. However, at least the series had enough lead time to create a [[Grand Finale]].

* [[Aborted Arc]]: The news that the series would only have three seasons caused a lot of planned story arcs to simply disappear without a trace. What deal did Vlad and the Fright Knight broker? What role does Dani end up playing? What did Valerie do after she discovered the existence of halfas, and Vlad's identity? Does Dark Danny escape and make a return appearance, as is hinted at in "The Ultimate Enemy"? We'll never know now.

* [[Accidental Hug]]

* [[Acquired Situational Narcissism]]: Danny in the episode where he became filthy rich. Tucker in the episode where he was made King of the world.

* [[Adorkable]]: Danny. Also Tucker

* [[Affably Evil]]: Most villains. Especially Vlad, who's the [[Big Bad]] no less. How can you take him seriously as a villain after you see his Green Bay Packers cheesehead?

* [[All Animals Are Dogs]]: Or the Sphinx is, anyway.

* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: Danny is patronized by his family, bullied at his school and feared and hated in his superhero identity by both most mortals and ghosts. Fortunately, his best friends help keep him steady while the world, starting with his sister, begins to gradually come around.

* [[All Powerful Bystander]]: Clockwork.

* [[Alter Kocker]]: The "ecto-American" vulture ghosts.

* [[Always Need What You Gave Up]]: {{spoiler|In "Phantom Planet", when Danny gets rid of his powers to have a normal life, just before he needs them to save the world.}}

** On a much darker note, cheating wasn't a good idea either. Nor was begging his archrival to ''remove his humanity''. It backfired ''horribly''.

** Similarly in "Phantom Planet", {{spoiler|Vlad revealing himself to be half-ghost to the world, and then forcing the world to pay him in order to save the planet... which he couldn't actually do.}}

* [[Amulet of Concentrated Awesome]]: The amulets that Dora and Aragon wear to turn them into dragons.

* [[Ancient Keeper]]: Frostbite

{{quote|'''Tucker:''' Looks like we're gonna miss the movie.

'''Sam:''' Unless we find some way to ignore all speed limits, red lights, and certain laws of physics.

'''Danny:''' The way my dad drives, this is faster. }}

* [[Anti-Villain]]:

'''Lancer''' Calling me OLD MAN... }}

** Vlad's...

"I've forgiven him for many things... causing the accident that ruined my life, stealing you, the backwash incident..." }}

* [[Art Evolution]]: The main characters don't look like stick figures and actually gain muscles in latter series; the colors also get more vibrant.

* [[Backstory]]: While we do know the basics of how Danny got his powers from the [[Expository Theme Song]], it isn't until the episode "Memory Blank" that we actually learn it was Sam that persuaded him to enter the portal in the first place.

* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Danny and Skulker in "Prisoner of Love".

* [[Badass]]: Long list, including Vlad, Skulker, and a purple-backed gorilla.

* [[Badass Family]]: Danny may be the one with superpowers, but Jazz, Maddie, and even Jack have proven capable of fighting ghosts.

* [[Baddie Flattery]]: Vlad to Danny, in conjunction with [[Not So Different]].

* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: Technus uses some sort of remote control to turn Danny into a cowboy, a model, and [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Spock]].

* [[Batman Gambit]]: Vlad's preferred MO, although he's not always as good at predicting responses as he thinks he is. He also occasionally pulls a [[Xanatos Gambit]] when the writers want to hand him a win.

** He's not the only one who pulls it off. In "D-Stabilized", Valerie used Danielle in order to capture Danny.

*** There's also Clockwork who pulled one off so perfectly in "The Ultimate Enemy", no one was aware he was a good guy until the end.

* [[Battle Cry]]: '''"I'M GOING GHOST!"'''

{{quote|'''Vlad:''' You have a [[Lampshade Hanging|battle cry]], hilarious.}}

** "FOR BEARBERT!"

* [[Beam-O-War]]: Danny and Vlad with ectoplasmic rays in "Kindred Spirits".

* [[Beard of Evil]]: Vlad, Dark Danny, Ghost Writer, Skulker; minorly subverted with Ghost Writer, who isn't evil, just mad at Danny for destroying the poem and does what he does to teach Danny a lesson about being a scrooge.

* [[Beat It by Compulsion]] - Ghosts' typical behavior makes them vulnerable to this. A notable example is Desiree granting every wish she hears, even ones that work against her goals.

* [[Bedsheet Ghost]]: Danny tries to pull this off on Halloween, though he'd probably be better off [[For Halloween I Am Going as Myself|going as himself]], seeing as how he's an actual (sorta) ghost and, for the majority of the series, is feared by everyone who doesn't want to outright beat him down.

** One of his clones, however, pulls this off in the best way.

** Nearly all of Wulf's lines are in Esperanto.

* [[Black Best Friend]]: Tucker.

* [[Blatant Lies]]: From "Maternal Instincts":

{{quote|'''Vlad:''' What an amazing, unexpected, and totally unplanned surprise! Personalized gift baskets?}}

* [[Blessed with Suck]]: Early in the series Danny has little control of his powers and has started sinking through floors and making his pants intangible so that they fall down. He also got banned pre-series from bearing anything breakable while on school grounds.

* [[Body Horror]]: Happens every time Danny tries to split himself.

** Most extreme by far: Identity Crisis. He starts out with two heads, one of which sprouts another head, whose tongue forms the neck for another head. Then, from the main torso sprout two extra feet, a bug eye, a mouth with a bug eye on its tongue, and three more heads, one of whose tongue is a forearm and hand, which sprouts a head on each finger. It just keeps going from there.

* [[Book Dumb]]: Danny (and Tucker).

* [[Book Ends]]: In the first episode, Danny and Sam are vehemently denying that they were boyfriend and girlfriend. In the [[Grand Finale]], their [[Relationship Upgrade]] is complete.

* [[A Boy and His X]]: "A boy and his dog. Somehow, it's not supposed to be this weird." The dog in question was a ghost dog that alternates between being cute, and large and vicious.

** Used again in "Infinite Realms": "Awww, a boy and his snow monster." (Both were said by Sam, come to think of it...)

* [[Bragging Theme Tune]]: '''He could walk through walls, disappear and fly! He was much more unique than the other guys!'''

* [[Breather Episode]]: After the heavy-handed "Reign Storm" dealt with character developments and important story arcs, the next episode aired was the lighthearted (possibly THE most lighthearted DP episode), "Identity Crisis". There was also "The Ultimate Enemy" which was just ''gruesome'', but the episode that aired after was a light and fluffy [[Christmas Episode]].

* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: Danny involuntarily lost his powers thanks to [[Literal Genie]] Desiree in "Memory Blank". {{spoiler|He also loses them in "Phantom Planet", but since that was done voluntarily, it's [[Always Need What You Gave Up]]}}

* [[Bumbling Dad]]: Jack Fenton may be a brilliant inventor, but otherwise he's an idiot.

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: See [[Bumbling Dad]].

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Tucker. He's dumped on quite often despite saving/helping Danny more than once and yet, he barely gets thanked. Several times in the latter portion of the series, he is often the butt of the joke or virtually ignored.

** It becomes part of the plot in "What You Want" when Tucker, after routinely getting pummeled every time Danny ditches him to save the world, wishes for ghost powers.

** "I AM THE BOX GHOST!"

* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Jazz in Reality Trip.

{{quote|'''Jazz (imitating Jack):''' I know! Let's catch the ghost and rip it apart [[Large Ham|mmmolecule by mmmolecule]]! [[Sarcasm Mode|You guys are so understanding]].}}

** [[Literal Genie|Desiree]]: So you have wished it, so shall it be.

** Various characters: "For the record, I blame you." "Survey says..."

* [[Celestial Body]]: Nocturne, the ghost of sleep, has his entire body except his eyes and face-mask as stars in space.

* [[Changed My Jumper]]: Subverted in the episode ''Masters Of All Time'' where Danny's time travel to the 1980's reveals that his black jumpsuit is actually ''fitting'' for that time period.

{{quote|'''Danny:''' Oh, great, I blend in.}}

* [[Chef of Iron]]: The Lunch Lady Ghost.

* [[Chekhov's Boomerang]]: The [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Boooomerang]], first used in "The Ultimate Enemy" to find Danny, gets used again in "Kindred Spirits". Bonus points for being an actual boomerang.

* [[Dish Dash]]: In the series' very first episode. Danny protects Sam from death by flying dishes by catching them all. Unusual for the trope, he gets all the dishes safely put away!

* [[Disposable Superhero Maker]]

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Overshadowing looks really, really similar to possession albeit benign. It would be prime candidate for [[Insistent Terminology]] if anyone connected the dots.

** Sam, Tucker, and Jazz trying to convince Danny to let them help him sort out his problems and that {{spoiler|he doesn't have to get rid of his powers}} in "Phantom Planet".

* [[Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend]]: Jazz.

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: After having lot of trouble during the whole series, in the last episode "Phantom Planet", things end well for Danny and his friends.

* [[Egg Sitting]]: Danny and Valerie, Dash and Paulina, Tucker and Sam all are in the same "this bag of flour is your baby" project for health class in "Life Lessons".

* [[Enemy Mine]]: Danny and Vlad in "Reign Storm" (against the Ghost King) and "Torrent of Terror" (against Vortex).

'''Tucker:''' Waste ''these'' looks and all ''this'' charisma hunting ghosts? Criminal. }}

* [[Eternal English]]: You would think that someone who died 1600 years ago would ''not'' be speaking Modern American English. Also, the one non-English speaker speaks ''modern'' Esperanto.

* [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]]: "Attack of the Killer Garage Sale", "Public Enemies", "Double Cross My Heart", ''Danny Phantom'' is riddled with this.

* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Danny and Sam, despite their [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|vehement denials]].

* [[Evil Makeover]]: Danny, Sam and Vlad each get one. Fans really dig how their looks (and voices) turned out. Wow. [[Evil Is Sexy]] indeed.

* [[Evil Plan]]: While the [[Monster of the Week|particular episode's ghost(s)]] might have their own agenda, [[Big Bad|Vlad]]'s plan stays the same until his [[Villain Decay]] in Season 3: Kill Jack, make Maddie his wife, and make Danny his son.

** This is [[Justified]] by the face that the previous clones weren't fully sentient and if the "perfect clone" awoke, Vlad would've taken out the original.

** Vlad himself only considered the "perfect clone" human, even [["Well Done, Son" Guy|rejecting]] the only person who probably loved him. [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]].

** It's likely that Desiree, the [[Literal Genie]], is an expy of [[I Dream of Jeannie|Jeannie]].

** [[The Jeeves|Hobson]] from "Livin' Large" has the same job, appearance, personality, voice, and ''[[They Just Didn't Care|name]]'' as John Gielgud's character from ''[[Arthur (film)|Arthur]]''.

*** Some people have also noticed similarities between Danny and Spider-Man himself.

** Dark Danny seems to be one of both [[Incredible Hulk|the Mastero]] ([[Future Me Scares Me|The hero's future self is an evil madman bent on ruling the world]]) and [[X-Men|Onslaught]] (taking out his archenemy's dark side and being a combination of it and the hero's).

** The aforementioned [[Hello Kitty|Sayonara Pussycat]]. Also see [[Bilingual Bonus]].

* [[Fail O'Suckyname]]: Before he tells the entire population of Amnity Park that his name is Danny Phantom, the name that the public used for Danny's ghost form was "Inviso-Bill".

* [[Flynning]]: That sword fight between Danny and Vlad in "Infinite Realms".

* [[Fog Feet]]: Danny often had a ghost-like tail.

* [[Foreign Exchange Student]]: One episode has a Hungarian transfer student coming in to be Sam's [[Romantic False Lead]]. {{spoiler|Turns out that he was an American guy putting on a show just to mess with Sam.}}

* [[Foreshadowing]]: ''Loads''. A lot of it is really subtle and hard to catch until you rewatch things, but two good examples: the ectopusses Danny fights in episode 1 are sent by Vlad (who only shows up in the seventh). In the background, Valerie says "Mrs. Spectra says I worry too much about material possessions" in "My Brother's Keeper." The next episode, it's the loss of her material possessions that drives her to become a very aggressive ghost hunter.

* [[Forgot About His Powers]]: Danny tends to forget about his ability to become intangible.

* [[Forgotten Anniversary]]: When the anniversary gift goes to the ghost world...guess what happens. {{spoiler|Subverted in that it isn't Jack's Anniversary present for Maddie but rather a present for his Sister-In-Law's anniversary of her Divorce.}}

* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: "Team Phantom" - Danny is Choleric for good leadership skills, but highly emotional personality, Tucker is Sanguine because he's fun-loving, Jazz, though not depressive is Melancholic for her kind, but perfectionist persona, and Sam is Phlegmatic because she's a responsible [[Deadpan Snarker|Stoic Goth]].

* [[Freak Lab Accident]]: ''"But then Danny took a look inside of it. There was a great big flash, everything just changed. His molecules got all rearranged."''

* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]: Between Danny and Poindexter.

* [[Friendless Background]]

* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Vlad implied in one episode that his relationship with Danny is like this, stating "I'm sorry, but funny, joke-around Vlad isn't here today" before attacking him. This is a relationship Vlad saw with Danny during most of the series' run, on account of the villain's desire to have Danny as his surrogate son, his role as an [[Unwitting Pawn]] notwithstanding.

** "Reality Trip" - The trio use a book to find out about the Reality Gauntlet and find out it was written by the [[Evil Albino]].

** "Infinite Realms" - Vlad mysteriously has a book with information about the Infi-Map in it.

* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Sam gets really annoyed whenever Danny starts drooling over Paulina.

** In the episode 'Double Cross My Heart', Danny grows increasingly irritated about Sam's crush on the new transfer student.

'''Danny:''' Where, in Gregor's locker?

'''Sam:''' Whoa. Thank you, Joe Hostility. }}

* [[Groupie Brigade]]: One episode focused on this when Danny Phantom (by this point, a well known hero and celebrity) is on the run from screaming teenage fans; most of which come from his own school. He had to secretly [[Secret Identity|turn human]] to get away from the crazed mob.

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Apparently, the accident turned Danny into a "half-ghost", which is refered to as "halfa".

** Sam in "Urban Jungle", but otherwise she's quite [[Incredibly Lame Pun|trimmed]].

* [[Heh Heh, You Said "X"]]: In "Pirate Radio", after Youngblood and his pirates swipe the Fenton Ghost Shield, Youngblood turns to his parrot for the term, to which he says 'booty'. Youngblood, his crew, and even Tucker giggled at the word.

* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]: Poor, poor Danny...

* [[Heroic Willpower]]: Displayed, surprisingly enough, by none other than Jack Fenton in Bitter Reunions. At the time of the episode, he was the only individual without ghost powers to ever stave off an overshadowing, even if for a short period.

* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Danny, especially when standing beside Tucker.

* [[Homage]]: Multiple. The Goth Bookstore showcases George McFly's book from ''[[Back to The Future]]'' on its shelves. When Danny collapses from cold in "Urban Jungle", he wakes up floating in his underwear in a water tank a la ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. Then there's "three for the OpCenter" as they "beam up" to the upper level of the Fenton house. And those are just the really obvious ones. There's more than a few examples in dialogue as well.

'''GIW:''' [[Star Wars|He's not the ghost we're looking for]]. }}

** To add into the "Back to the Future" references, "Masters of All Time" has a blink-it-and-you'll-miss-it" cameo of Marty McFly in the group shot of the 80's college student (wearing his infamous red "life jacket") and an even cooler homage: the clock tower on the school reads 10:04. ''Awesome''.

* [[Hypno Trinket]]: Freakshow's staff in "Control Freaks".

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Sam got upset with Danny for using his powers to spy on her and Gregor, but when Danny was spending time with Valerie, Sam wasn't exactly keeping her nose to her own business.

* [[An Ice Person]]: Season 3 Danny.

* [[I'd Tell You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You]]: "You three have seen too much. You must be eliminated before you permanently alter the time stream."

* [[Idiot Ball]]: Vlad grabs it firmly in Reign Storm

* [[Impairment Shot]]: Danny wakes up to see Vlad and {{spoiler|Dani}} out of focus in "Kindred Spirits".

* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: many of the ghosts have this, but this is averted with most of the humans. Except for Danny. What kind of hairstyle ''is'' that, a reverse mullet?

([[Beat]])

"Must we end every scene with a terrible pun?" }}

* [[Infant Immortality]]: Averted hard in "[[The Movie|The Ultimate Enemy]]" which shows the only cold-blooded murder committed in the series and the accidental deaths of {{spoiler|Jack, Maddie, Mr. Lancer, Jazz, Sam and Tucker}}. Sidney Poindexter may also be an aversion, but he's already a ghost. An annoying one at that.

* [[Informed Judaism]]: Actually averted, if you pay attention - Grandma Manson occasionally uses Yiddish words when she's otherwise speaking English, and Manson is a fairly common Jewish last name. Ironic since Sam's parents are characterized as WASPs.

* [[Invocation]]: Danny's "Going Ghost!" is just a habit to say when he changes, it's not necessary.

** Lampshaded the first time he meets Vlad.

* [[It's Not You, It's My Enemies]]: Ironically, ''Valerie'' severs her relationship with Danny (Fenton) before it can start because she doesn't want him to get hurt because of her job hunting ghosts, including Danny Phantom.

* [[The Jailer]]: Walker.

* [[Jerkass]]: Vlad, especially in {{spoiler|the series finale, after he reveals his ghost powers to the world. Jack, while surprised at this, is willing to overlook it and try to rebuild their friendship. Vlad coldly blows this off however since he thinks his plans are coming to fruition. When they don't though, he tries crawling back to Jack. Say the least, his chance at redemption is long since gone and Jack leaves him to rot.}}

** A bit of [[Alternative Character Interpretation]] can cause the Ghostwriter to be this. He causes the whole world to torture Danny because Danny ''accidentally'' incinerated a Christmas poem he wrote. Sure, he considered it his [[Magnum Opus]], but what self-respecting writer considers a ''Christmas poem'' his greatest work? And if it really ''was'' that important, he just could've used his power to [[Rewriting Reality|rewrite reality]] and make it so that Danny never incinerated it. In order to torture Danny, he breaks an annual Christmas truce that EVERY ghost follows.

* [[Jive Turkey]]: The second episode has Mr. Lancer trying to speak rap using a "How to Talk Slang" book.

** Hey Technus, your language is FAR OUT, but your execution is FUNKY FRESH.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: "Besides, shouldn't you be failing a test, kicking a puppy, or beating up somebody weaker than you now?"

* [[Kid From the Future]]: Box Lunch, daughter of The Box Ghost and The Lunch Lady.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: "Jazz, take it easy. There's a rhythm to these things. Ghost attacks, we exchange [[Witty Banter]], I kick ghost butt, then we all go home [[An Aesop|having learned a valuable lesson about honesty]] or some such nonsense." Also used by Dark Danny to his parents (so very justified) and subtly by Clockwork.

* [[Large Ham]]: Oh, where do we ''begin''? Box Ghost, Technus, Super Danny in "Identity Crisis", arguably Jack, and especially Undergrowth's "''I AM '''EVERYWHEEEERE!'''''"

* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]: Danny and Dark Danny's "Ghostly Wail".

* [[Mama Bear]]: Maddie Fenton can get rather aggressive if either of her children are in danger.

* [[Man Hug]]: It's brief and goes without comment, but Tucker hugs Danny at one point in "The Ultimate Enemy".

* [[The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life]]: Danny and Valerie.

* [[Mass Hypnosis]]: One of Ember's main abilities.

** Danny, with regards to Jazz knowing his double life. "Danny! Go somewhere I can't see you and get help!" "Are you hiding here? Then I'll hide way over there where I can't see you."

* [[Master of the Mixed Message]]: Danny.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Most ghosts' names give clues as to some aspect of their appearance or what they can control. Example: The Box Ghost can control boxes and other cube-like objects. {{spoiler|BEWARE!!!}}

** Desiree, a genie ghost who grants wishes and lived her life trying to fulfill them for others, is simply another way to pronounce desire.

** Kwan, a name Korean in origin, meaning "strong".

** Some of the episodes use punny names to hint at villain reappearances like {{spoiler|"Dr. Burt Rand" from the episode Doctor's Disorders}} or {{spoiler|M.Bursback Cruse line in Pirate Radio}} referring to {{spoiler|Burtrand, Penelope Spectra's assistant and Ember's second appearances respectively}}

* [[Mercy Lead]]: Valerie in "D-Stabilized". Subverted in "Maternal Instinct" by both Vlad and later Danny.

* [[Merry Christmas in Gotham]]: The show has an all-round Christmas Spectacular as Danny {{spoiler|teams up with his enemies to fight someone}} who is trying to spoil the event. Unusually for a children's show, Danny ''loathes'' Christmas, but with good reason.

* [[Me's a Crowd]]

* [[Mickey Mousing]]

* [[Mind Rape]]: Vlad's attempts to get Danny over to his side. Done later on when Vlad tries to ''remove Danny's human emotions'' (at ''Danny's'' request, chillingly). That it backfired is [[Psycho for Hire|putting it mildly]].

* [[A Pirate 400 Years Too Late]]: Youngblood and his pirate crew.

* [[Plot-Sensitive Items]]

* [[Post Dramatic Stress Disorder]]: Rather often, starting in the first episode with Danny saving Tucker and Sam from the Lunch Lady, only to collapse afterward. Subverted in the climax of "[[The Movie|Ultimate Enemy]]". Eventually, he grows out of this as he gets used to his powers and develops them further.

* [[Power Degeneration]]: The fate of the Danny clones, and almost that of Dani when overextending her powers.

* [[Power Levels]]: implicitly done with [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]; Green, Blue, Purple, Red.

* [[The Power of Rock]]: Ember is a villainous version of this.

* [[Puberty Superpower]]: Well, Danny is a growing 14-year old boy with ghost powers.

** True, but puberty was not the cause of his powers; a [[Freak Lab Accident]] was.

** Ember actually helped them see it.

** Everyone seemed to think they were an item, or should be. Even the [[Alpha Bitch]].

** Also, after forcing Danny to [[Walk the Plank]] from Youngblood's flying pirate ship:

{{quote|'''Ember:''' [[Peter Pan|So...where's the splat?]]}}

** The name of the male who wears the amulet to become a ''dragon'' is '' '''Aragon'''. '' (Possibly a shout out to the popular book series ''Eragon''?

** The high school is named [[Casper the Friendly Ghost|Casper]] High School.

{{quote|'''Paulina:''' So you're like, [[Casper the Friendly Ghost|a friendly ghost]]?}}

** Danny plays it on giant-robot-Technus' chest in "Attack of the Killer Garage Sale".

*** Actually, that was more of a case of [[Mickey Mousing]] than anything else. Technus didn't have any musical instruments on his chest.

* [[They Would Cut You Up]]: Even Danny's own ''parents'' want to do this to his ghost half. And the [[The Men in Black|Guys in White]], and their famous quote from Reality Trip.

{{quote|"You're coming in for [[Enhanced Interrogation Techniques|questioning]]-" "-and [[Playing with Syringes|experiments]]. Lots and lots of really ''[[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|painful]]'' experiments."}}

* [[Token Trio]]: Danny, Tucker, and Sam.

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Invariably Danny and Tucker, followed by a reproachful Sam.

** Does anyone remember the Box Ghost in the Dark Danny timeline? I'd say that qualifies.

{{quote|''Beware''.}}

* [[Totally Radical]]: Executed mercilessly. Sam has even used the word "radical" on at least one occasion.

** "Stellar" has also been used a few times.

{{quote|'''Tucker:''' ''[while climbing up a rope]'' Like chinning up to a killer bird's nest on a tree branch of ''empty lies''!}}

* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Danny entered a very coherent rage during his first true confrontation with Spectra.

* [[Triple Shifter]]: "Of course it was a late night. Every ghost I know -- and about a million I don't -- ''are loose''!"

* [[Truth in Television]]: Vlad can't buy the Packers because "...the city of Green Bay...won't sell them to me!" The Packers franchise is collectively owned by most of the population of Green Bay, and their original contract (which was grandfathered in and isn't allowed anymore) specifies that no single person can ever own more than 5 percent of the team and that the only way to change the ownership by-laws is to disband the team.

* [[Two Guys and a Girl]]: Vlad, Jack, and Maddie; also Danny, Tucker and Sam.

* [[Two-Teacher School]]

** Though in the first episode, we get a brief glimpse of more staff members at the Teachers Lounge All-Meat Buffet.

** Well, technically there's also Principal Ishiyama, but she does less teaching and more trying to run a school in the midst of ghost chaos...

* [[Tyke Bomb]]: Danielle.

* [[Undeathly Pallor]]: Averted/played with: Danny's skin colour sometimes changes when he goes ghost, but to a healthy tan, not a sickly pale.

* [[Uptown Girl]]: Danny and Sam, though Sam doesn't really care much about her family's comically vast fortune, rarely tells anyone about it, and the series itself only occasionally draws attention to it. Despite that, it's pretty clear that Sam's parents don't exactly like her friends, and the various [[Secret Identity|unexplainable]] ghost related hijinks that happen over the course of the series don't help much.

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: Three guesses who and the first two don't count.

* [[Villain Takes an Interest]]: Vlad to Danny.

* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]: Vlad is a billionaire celebrity and later becomes {{spoiler|mayor of Amity Park. Granted, he possessed the voters to win, but he keeps his position for the remainder of the season.}}

* [[Vocal Evolution]]: Danny, Vlad, etc.

* [[Voice of the Legion]]

* [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World]]

* [[The Walls Are Closing In]]: Happens during the first [[Halloween Episode]], Fright Night.

* [[Weapons That Suck]]: The Fenton ghost thermos.

** There's also the Ghost Weasel and the Extractor, both of which are essentially high-powered ecto-vacuums.

* [[Weird Science]]: Almost nothing in this show even resembles real science but does have a logic (r lack thereof) all its own.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Valerie. Oh, ''Valerie''...

** Vlad before his [[Villainous Breakdown]] could be interpreted as one of these as well. All he wanted was love and a family...and to get them, he resorted to the most drastic of means.

*** Undergrowth's was understandably angry over too much destruction of nature, but unfortunately, how he decided to handle the situation wasn't any better.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: "Public Enemies". While Danny's exploits up to this point were mostly low-key, below the radar, and ignorable, now the entire town is aware of his existence, and ghosts have become very real for them.

* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Jack Fenton is made of this. When [[Me's a Crowd|split]] into "hero" mode and "slacker" mode, hero!Danny is too.

 

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