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The Worst Episodes of Danny Phantom

Every episode of Danny Phantom ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Danny Phantom!

Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked...
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Nickelodeon

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Fenton Menace" is the worst rated episode of "Danny Phantom". It scored 6.9/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Kevin Petrilak and written by Marty Isenberg, it aired on 10/7/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Eye for an Eye".

  • The Fenton Menace
    6.9/10132 votes
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    #1 - The Fenton Menace

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/2005

    Danny Fenton is losing his mind! At least, that's what Jazz decides when her little brother starts acting strangely and fighting ghosts that aren't there. In reality, Danny is being tormented by a revenge-seeking Youngblood, who cannot be seen by adults -- or by big sisters who think they're adults. When Jazz sells the family on a ghost-tech-free camping trip, Youngblood follows and unleashes a series of juvenile attacks that make Danny seem even crazier, and put the Fenton family in danger.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Kevin Petrilak

    Writer: Marty Isenberg

  • Eye for an Eye
    6.9/10116 votes
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    #2 - Eye for an Eye

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2007

    Danny and Vlad’s game of revenge against each other begins with childish pranks, and, unfortunately for Danny, ends when Vlad decides to run for mayor of Amity Park! By overshadowing voters, Vlad wins in a landslide. The new mayor is eager to use his new power to make life as miserable as possible for Danny and his friends. He shuts down the Nasty Burger, outlaws technology, creates new school uniforms, and passes so many new laws in the name of “protecting the children” that Danny finds it impossible to go ghost.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Gary Conrad

    Writer: Sib Ventress

  • Mystery Meat
    7.1/10270 votes
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    #3 - Mystery Meat

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2004

    Danny's new ghost powers are put to the test when the school cafeteria's all-vegetarian menu arouses the ire of the ghostly Lunch Lady, a 50-foot shambling pile of mystery meat who seeks revenge and a return to high-cholesterol diets. It's up to Danny to push her back in the fridge where she belongs.

    Director: Butch Hartman

    Writer: Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel, Mark Banker

  • Parental Bonding
    7.2/10210 votes
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    #4 - Parental Bonding

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2004

    Danny uses his "overshadowing" power to take control of his Dad during a parent-teacher conference, but the plan backfires when Jack Fenton is invited to chaperone the school dance. At the same time a ghostly amulet turns the girl with whom Danny is smitten into a dragon, and he must alternately control his Dad and fight the ghost dragon!

    Director: Butch Hartman, Sean Dempsey, Wincat Alcala

    Writer: Steve Marmel, Sib Ventress

  • King Tuck
    7.2/10130 votes
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    #5 - King Tuck

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/17/2006

    Tucker's running for student body president, but no one's paying his campaign any notice, and that includes his campaign managers: Danny and Sam. On a field trip to a museum to look at ancient Egyptian artifacts, everyone is surprised that the pharaoh in question looks just like Tucker. And when Tucker looks in a ghostly mirror, his image brings the pharaoh's minion, Hotep Ra, to life! Hotep Ra bows before Tucker and becomes his servant, urging him to not stand by anymore and be ignored. Tucker's new attitude -- with help from his new king's scepter -- gets him even more respect than he expected when he accidentally transports his friends and classmates to ancient Egypt during a school debate. Now, Tucker is a king, and it's hard not to enjoy the perks. Unfortunately, the servant Hotep Ra has his eye on Tucker's throne and some sinister plans in mind for the students of Casper High.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Kevin Petrilak

    Writer: Sib Ventress

  • Boxed Up Fury
    7.2/10113 votes
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    #6 - Boxed Up Fury

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 8/21/2007

    As one of the weakest ghost in the Ghost Zone, the Box Ghost attacks with every "deadly box" he has in the human world, but is easily defeated by Danny. He then makes a plan: he will use "Pandora's Box", the most powerful box ever created, and will use the evil and deadly powers inside it to attack Amity Park. Now Danny must find the only one able to save the day: Pandora herself!

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Gary Conrad

    Writer: Kevin Sullivan

  • One of a Kind
    7.3/10191 votes
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    #7 - One of a Kind

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/9/2004

    Skulker, a predatory ghost hunting legend who fancies himself a collector of all things rare and unique, has set his sights on Danny Phantom, the world's only half-ghost/half-human hybrid. The games begin, as good and evil ghosts face off.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala

    Writer: Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel, Mark Banker

  • What You Want
    7.3/10171 votes
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    #8 - What You Want

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/2004

    When wish-granting ghost Desiree gives Tucker ghost powers, Danny finds himself dealing with his friend's jealousy in the worst way possible: by having to fight him.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Richard Bowman

    Writer: Sib Ventress

  • Fright Night
    7.3/10159 votes
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    #9 - Fright Night

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/29/2004

    In an attempt to beat Dash in a haunted house decorating contest, Danny 'borrows' the enchanted sword of the Spirit of Halloween, the Fright Knight! When the evil, ghostly knight comes to retrieve his magic saber, he decides to stick around long enough to turn the real world into his own stormy realm of terror. Danny Phantom has other ideas, and banishes the Fright Knight to the Ghost Zone.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Juli Murphy

    Writer: Marty Isenberg

  • Double Cross My Heart
    7.3/10121 votes
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    #10 - Double Cross My Heart

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 5/5/2006

    Sam's got a new crush: Gregor, a goth transfer student from Europe. And Danny's jealous, although he won't admit it. Instead, he convinces himself that Gregor is an undercover operative for the Guys in White, out to get Danny Phantom. When Sam finds out Danny has been spying on her, she's furious, but Danny's suspicious grows when the Guys in White show up in Amity Park. The mystery deepens as Tucker tries to help Danny uncover Gregor's intentions. Is Danny right? Is Sam truly in danger from Gregor and the Guys in White, or is Danny just jealous of Sam and Gregor's growing romance?

    Director: Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad, Daniel De La Vega

    Writer: Sib Ventress

  • Girl's Night Out
    7.3/10117 votes
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    #11 - Girl's Night Out

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 7/10/2007

    After an argument with their respective boyfriends, Spectra, Kitty and Ember join forces and use their powers to make all men vanish. Danny and Jack are fishing in Lake Eerie, the only place on Earth immune to the spell. Sam, Jazz and Maddie must stop the villainesses while Danny is out of town. Unfortuantely for Danny, Skulker is taking more time hunting Danny to prove his girlfriend how great hunter he is. Can Amity Park be saved without its hero?

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Gary Conrad

    Writer: Kevin Sullivan

  • Attack of the Killer Garage Sale
    7.4/10179 votes
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    #12 - Attack of the Killer Garage Sale

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/2004

    When Danny sells some of his parents' ghost-hunting junk to make money to buy a cool new outfit, the objects take on a life of their own and go on the attack. Now he must defeat Technus, the Spectral Master of all things technological, without ruining his new duds.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Richard Bowman

    Writer: Sib Ventress

  • 13
    7.4/10157 votes
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    #13 - 13

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/5/2004

    When Jazz falls for hunky boy ghost, Johnny 13, who can cast his shadow out and create bad luck for everyone who crosses him - especially the girls he's dating, Danny is forced to behave like an overprotective parent, much to Jazz's dismay.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Juli Murphy

    Writer: Sib Ventress, Marty Isenberg

  • Lucky in Love
    7.4/10156 votes
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    #14 - Lucky in Love

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/2005

    When Paulina witnesses Danny's ghost transformation, he fears the exposure. Imagine his surprise when Paulina swears to keep his secret - then becomes his girlfriend! Life is great for Danny, until he finds out that Paulina has actually been overshadowed by Johnny 13's girlfriend, Kitty, in her plot to make Johnny jealous. Danny reluctantly plays along to protect his own identity, but, when Kitty's welcome wears thin, Danny pleads with Johnny 13 to take her back. When Kitty abandons Paulina's body and goes back to her true love, Paulina resumes her indifference towards Danny Fenton - although she's now madly in love with Danny Phantom!

    Director: Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad, Ken Bruce

    Writer: Sib Ventress

  • Pirate Radio
    7.4/10147 votes
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    #15 - Pirate Radio

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2005

    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.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Kevin Petrilak

    Writer: Marty Isenberg

  • Infinite Realms
    7.4/10124 votes
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    #16 - Infinite Realms

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 7/9/2007

    After getting lost in the ghost zone, Danny and his friends find in a frozen zone the Infimap, a map that lets the holder to travel everywhere in the ghost zone. After Vlad Masters steals the map, Danny, Sam and Tucker must chase him through different times and places, from Salem to ancient Rome, to get this treasure before he manages to conquer Earth.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Gary Conrad

    Writer: Butch Hartman

  • Torrent of Terror
    7.4/10115 votes
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    #17 - Torrent of Terror

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/11/2007

    Amity Park is in the midst of a drought, and Mayor Vlad, eager to score points, releases Vortex, the weather ghost, to make it rain. But when Vlad double crosses Vortex, the ghost conjures a storm that threatens to drown the town! As Danny Phantom flies to the rescue, he’s zapped by a lightning bolt. When he comes to, he discovers that his emotions are now directly tied to the weather!

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Gary Conrad

    Writer: Butch Hartman, Sib Ventress

  • Livin' Large
    7.4/10122 votes
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    #18 - Livin' Large

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/13/2007

    The Fentons sell Fenton Works to the Guys in White who plan to destroy the Ghost Zone (unaware that Earth will be destroyed too) with a missile; meanwhile, Danny starts to let the rich life get a hold of him and jeopardize his friendship with Sam and Tucker.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Gary Conrad

    Writer: Mark Drop

  • Shades of Gray
    7.5/10158 votes
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    #19 - Shades of Gray

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/24/2004

    When ghosts wreck a popular co-ed's school social life, she dedicates herself to hunting them, which forces Danny to deal with a threat just a few lockers down the hall. Worse yet, Tucker has a crush on the girl.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Juli Murphy

    Writer: Sib Ventress

  • Life Lessons
    7.5/10149 votes
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    #20 - Life Lessons

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/2005

    Danny and Valerie Gray are forced to become ""parents"" to a sack of flour for a one-week school assignment. At the same time Skulker, ghost hunter extraordinaire, decides to pit Valerie and Danny Phantom against each other in a contest - with the winner earning the privilege of becoming his prey. When Skulker's orchestrated contest ends in a tie, he handcuffs Danny and Valerie and hunts them both through the Ghost Zone. In order to survive, Danny and Valerie learn to let go of their mutual dislike and cooperate with each other - which may just affect their relationship in the real world. Or, not.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad, Ken Bruce

    Writer: Marty Isenberg

  • Secret Weapons
    7.5/10166 votes
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    #21 - Secret Weapons

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2005

    Skulker's on a looting spree, snatching up a number of seemingly unrelated items. Unfortunately, Danny's attempts to stop him are thwarted by the well-intentioned meddling of Danny's new sidekick: Jazz. However, Danny didn't ask for -- and doesn't want -- Jazz's help, and after a series of humiliating mishaps, Danny blows up at his sister. In response, Jazz runs away from home... to Vlad's castle in Wisconsin! But it's only a ruse. Jazz soon manages to break into Vlad's inner sanctum and discovers that he has been using Skulker to collect the items necessary to upgrade the Fenton's stolen Ecto-Skeleton. When Danny arrives at the castle, Vlad makes Jazz don the improved battle suit in a no-holds-barred fight against Danny Phantom!

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Kevin Petrilak

    Writer: Marty Isenberg

  • The Million Dollar Ghost
    7.6/10155 votes
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    #22 - The Million Dollar Ghost

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/3/2005

    When Vlad Masters' ghost portal explodes, he schemes to replace it by stealing Jack Fenton's portal. As a distraction, Vlad anonymously offers a million dollar bounty to eliminate Danny Phantom. As ghost hunters from around the world gather in Amity Park to hunt the ghost kid, Danny sacrifices himself to Jack - both to win the prize money for Dad and to bolster Jack's inept reputation, which embarrasses Danny. However, when his family's life is put in jeopardy, Jack needs no help from Danny to save the day on his own.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad, Ken Bruce

    Writer: Sib Ventress

  • The Fright Before Christmas
    7.6/10140 votes
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    #23 - The Fright Before Christmas

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/2005

    Danny Fenton hates Christmas. When he accidentally destroys the only copy of a ghostly Christmas story, the book's author, Ghost Writer, makes Danny hate the holiday even more by turning him into the main character of a brand new Yuletide tale. Danny is now trapped in a scenario where everyone talks in rhyme! With his magical Quantum Keyboard, Ghost Writer creates a series of catastrophes that threaten to ruin Christmas for all of Amity Park and pins the blame on Danny. When Danny goes into the Ghost Zone to confront Ghost Writer, he is surprised to find his old ghostly enemies in a giving mood. Danny enlists them to help him defeat Ghost Writer and restore the spirit of Christmas to Amity Park and, perhaps, to his own heart.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Kevin Petrilak

    Writer: Steve Marmel, Sib Ventress, Marty Isenberg

  • Splitting Images
    7.7/10188 votes
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    #24 - Splitting Images

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/23/2004

    After a series of humiliating run-ins with Dash, the school bully, Danny uses his powers to get revenge and triggers the ghost of Poindexter, a kid who was shoved in his locker so many times he haunts it to this day. Danny must battle this ghostly defender of nerds and geeks, while proving he's not the bully Poindexter thinks he is.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Richard Bowman

    Writer: Marty Isenberg

  • Prisoners of Love
    7.7/10161 votes
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    #25 - Prisoners of Love

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/14/2004

    Danny fears he's going to cause his parents' break-up when he knocks Jack's anniversary gift into the Ghost Zone. Desperate to retrieve it, he dives into a ghostly dimension where he runs afoul of Walker, the ghost warden of a ghost jail, and is thrown into prison with every ghost he's ever caught.

    Director: Butch Hartman, Wincat Alcala, Juli Murphy

    Writer: Marty Isenberg