Danny Phantom

Danny Phantom is an American animated television series (2004–2007) about a teenage boy who gains ghost powers after an accident with his parents' ghost portal.

The character's name has become shorthand for the show itself: I grew up watching Danny Phantom.

The series developed a cult following and remains a nostalgic touchstone for millennials.

Opposites
ghost vs. human identity

Danny Phantommortal

Subject to death

Paulina

hero vs. villain

Danny PhantomWalker

Occupational surname

animated action hero archetype

Danny PhantomJimmy Neutron

Kim Possible · Ben 10 · The Powerpuff Girls

Family

phantom, phantasm, phantasmal, phantasmagoria, phantasmagoric, phantoms, emphasis, emphatic

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G