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 up paranormal powers, but only his sister, Jazz, and best friends, Samantha and Tucker, know his secret. Danny's busy fighting ghosts, saving Casper High and hiding his new identity all while trying to graduate.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Danny Phantom" is "The Fenton Menace", rated 6.9/10 from 126 user votes. It was directed by Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Kevin Petrilak and written by Marty Isenberg. "The Fenton Menace" aired on 10/7/2005 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Eye for an Eye".
6.9/10 126 votes#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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Kevin Petrilak
Writer: Marty Isenberg
6.9/10 110 votes#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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad
Writer: Sib Ventress
7.1/10 259 votes#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: Steve Marmel, Mark Banker, Butch Hartman
7.1/10 107 votes#4 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad
Writer: Kevin Sullivan
7.2/10 202 votes#5 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Sean Dempsey
Writer: Steve Marmel, Sib Ventress
7.2/10 185 votes#6 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman
Writer: Steve Marmel, Mark Banker, Butch Hartman
7.2/10 124 votes#7 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Kevin Petrilak
Writer: Sib Ventress
7.3/10 166 votes#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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Richard Bowman
Writer: Sib Ventress
7.3/10 154 votes#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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Juli Murphy
Writer: Marty Isenberg
7.3/10 111 votes#10 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad
Writer: Kevin Sullivan
7.4/10 174 votes#11 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Richard Bowman
Writer: Sib Ventress
7.4/10 152 votes#12 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Juli Murphy
Writer: Marty Isenberg, Sib Ventress
7.4/10 151 votes#13 - 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: Ken Bruce, Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad
Writer: Sib Ventress
7.4/10 143 votes#14 - 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: Ken Bruce, Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad
Writer: Marty Isenberg
7.4/10 140 votes#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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Kevin Petrilak
Writer: Marty Isenberg
7.4/10 110 votes#16 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad
Writer: Butch Hartman, Sib Ventress
7.5/10 154 votes#17 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Juli Murphy
Writer: Sib Ventress
7.5/10 160 votes#18 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Kevin Petrilak
Writer: Marty Isenberg
7.6/10 156 votes#19 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Juli Murphy
Writer: Marty Isenberg
7.6/10 149 votes#20 - 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: Ken Bruce, Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad
Writer: Sib Ventress
7.6/10 133 votes#21 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Kevin Petrilak
Writer: Steve Marmel, Marty Isenberg, Sib Ventress
7.6/10 114 votes#22 - 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
7.6/10 119 votes#23 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad
Writer: Butch Hartman
7.6/10 117 votes#24 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Gary Conrad
Writer: Mark Drop
7.7/10 183 votes#25 - 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: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Richard Bowman
Writer: Marty Isenberg