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On TV Tome's Danny Phantom Forum - the "Ghost-Zone" is described as a Limbo or Purgatory between life & death - quote: "According to parapsychology, the world of the dead is a whole different dimension then the world of the living, the portal may be the passageway between the two dimensions, the dead enter the world of the living through it and the alive enter the world of the dead through it."
If you have seen the movie Ghostbusters II; you will observe a pink "Mood Slime" or Psyco-Reactive Plasm, that bubbled & replicated when exposed to certain activity, namely positive or negative human emotional states - felt or expressed (words - insultive or of encouragement, song & music), the enpowered Mood Slime/Psyco-Reactive Plasm had useful properties, making ghosts appear, warping solid objects (Dana's bathtub), and even emotionally affecting people covered in it (Raymond "Ray" Stantz, Winston Zeddemore & Dr. Janosz Poha); and it was this Mood Slime/Psyco-Reactive Plasm that was giving the bad guy - Vigo the Carpathian, Vigo the Unholy etc, his power, & with all of New Yorks bad vibes negatively empowering the Mood Slime/Psyco-Reactive Plasm, Vigo had a lot of evil power.
I think that the "Ghost-Zone" in the Danny Phantom Universe, is a Dimension that co-exists with our own, like the Astral Plane co-exists with our own Dimension like it does in the Marvel Universe.
I think that the "Ghost-Zone" in the Danny Phantom Universe is full of Ectoplasm that behaves like the Mood-Slime/Psyco-Reactive Plasm, and with the "Ghost-Zone" co-existing with our own world, it is influenced by human emotional human states; when a person dies, they can be caught in the Ectoplasm in the Ghost-Zone - becoming a ghost of their former-selves & can even have an array of Ghost-Grade Powers, as ghosts are made of Ectoplasm.
I figure that the "Fenton Portal" works by creating a warp in time & space between Danny's dimension & the "Ghost-Zone". When Danny Fenton triggered to Fenton Portal to work, while standing inside the portal, he too was warped, and his body was fused on the molecular level with Ectoplasm/Mood Slime/Psyco-Reactive Plasm, that reacts to his teenage emotions, and turning him into a Human/Ghost molecular Hybrid, with his own array of developing Ghost-Grade Powers.
User:Mare-Silverus 15:47, 15, Jan 2005
Runa27 04:47, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
It's like the movie Beetle Juice where the dead go and turn into a form that suits it personality the most.
Hallo? They are Butch Hartmans worlds, befor making theories, about a carton(i have to add: a really good cartoon)asking the creator himself about it, he´ve got a mail box. The adress is written on his web site.80.123.27.170 19:02, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
Similarities to other TV series
The whole "Notable" section listing other TV series that this series "resembles theme-wise" is at best just a bit of interesting trivia, not worthy of a section in this article. Most of these resemblances are simply typical elements of the formula that shows of this kind are based on. For example, Westerns have cowboys, Sci-Fi movies have space ships, Police shows have car chases, and TV shows for kids or teens have heroes their age with some unique characteristics and a couple of friends as supporting characters.
Notable
It is notable that this animated series somewhat resembles theme-wise:
- Dragon-Ball Z
- The Phantom - the Ghost who walks - the Ghost-Boy
- Ghostbusters - Ghost science - study of Paranormal activity - building equipment for ghost tracking, hunting, and containment.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, et al. (the spandex suit and similarity to the morphing call "It's Morphin Time!")
It is also notable that this animated series is somewhat similar theme-wise to other series, such as:
- Big Wolf on Campus - teenage kid named Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins, is bitten by a Werewolf during a camping trip in the woods; after becoming a Werewolf he fights against vampires, cat women, ghosts, zombies etc to keep his hometown of Pleasantville safe - though almost everyone in Pleasantville belives that " The Pleasantville Werewolf " is dangerous. Tommy Dawkins has two friends who know his secret: Merton J. Dingle (Goth) and Lori Baxter (knows martial arts and wrestling moves) as fights against vampires, cat women, ghosts, zombies etc.
- American Dragon: Jake Long - teenage kid with secret powers (he can turn into a fire breathing dragon) and has two close friends (one boy (Spud) & one girl (Trixie)) who know his secret.
Danny Phantom was out way before American Dragon.
- Harry Potter - teenage wizard with magical powers and two close friends (one boy (Ron) & one girl (Hermione))
- Static Shock - Virgil Hawkins - a teenage kid with super powers and friends (one friend knows (Richie))
Also note that Tucker and Richie have the same last name: Foley.
Butch Hartman revealed "Foley" was a reference to the character Axel Foley though. It's just a coincidence. ~Skye-chan 15:42, 21 October 2006 (UTC) The comparisson between danny and jake and harry doesn't matter cuz every single character have only two friends(boy & girl) try to make comparissons like " The Negative zone(fantastic four) and the ghost zone.
- Kim Possible - teenage kid with natural gymnastics and martial arts skills and the world knows about her (she has a website - and she's not afraid to use it), she has two close friends (one boy (Ron) & one girl (Monique)).
- Bleach (manga) - The idea of a person related to ghosts unwillingly made into a so-called ghost themselves (in a strange way), the Ghost Zone and Soul Society, parents who (seemingly) don't know about their power and the enemy consisting of mainly other ghosts. Also, the ghosts in Danny Phantom could be compared to the hollows and plus spirits of Bleach.
User:Mare-Silverus 12:22, 23, May 2005
Good observation on the similarities! This happens for several reasons. One, lack of originality: Everyone is just borrowing from each other--industrial espionage and reverse engineering. The two main cartoons of this time and age are The Simpsons and Ren and Stimpy . Most of what you see in animation is a derivative of these two cartoons.
Compare the voices and appearance of Denzel Q. Crocker and Montgomery Burns . Or compare the parents in The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom with Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson. You see that it is the same personality template—the father is dumb, and the mother is smart. I am unclear why this keeps coming up. Or maybe the creators have what Carl Jung calls an anima, such as Lewis Carroll. Or, they may just be selling the cartoon to the moms.
The second reason is that all stories are really just one story: the monomyth. In The Hero With A Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell makes the pint that every story is just a variation of certain elements. Hence, all stories are really telling the same story, once you get past the non-essentials.
Señor Cardgage 04:24, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
Pacific Coast Highway {blah 02:11, 22 October 2006 (UTC)• Happy Halloween! • WP:NYCS} 16:21, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
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Also the series, The Secret World Of Alex Mack is similar. Alex recives her powers on accident, she has an african american best friend (Ray) so does danny phantom (Tucker), also both of the older sisters know. And the parents do not.
Comment: One could argue that Phantom is borrowing from Potter, as the first HP book was released in the late 1990's. But I like them both!--206.27.244.59 20:37, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
Episode Titles
If someone is adding an episode title, please make sure it is accurate. Someone put a title of "Time Revenge" under Season Two, and I know for a fact that it is inaccurate. I or possibly someone else will put the real titles up once I make sure it's ok with the people I got them from.
So, dear person who placed the title and airdate: Check your facts next time.
This goes for everyone, actually.
(I'd also like to apologise in advance for any mistakes I may make/may have already made. I'm new to this. I think I already made o
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