Overview
Butch Hartman is the brains behind the animated television series Danny Phantom, which airs on Nickelodeon in the United States and is produced by Billionfold Studios. The animated series The Fairly OddParents, as well as this one, were both released by the Canadian business Nelvana. The plot of the show revolves around a teenager named Danny Fenton, who, after being involved in an accident involving an unpredictable portal between the human world and the supernatural "Ghost Zone," becomes half-ghost and frequently saves his town and the world from ghost attacks while attempting to keep his ghost half a secret from everyone, with the exception of his best friends Tucker Foley and Samantha Manson. The first episode of the series aired on April3,2004, and the final episode aired on August24,2007; the series had a total of 53 episodes across its three seasons. The DVD version is now in the process of being distributed. On his Twitter account on August5,2013, Hartman announced the possibility of a revival of the show as a response to the consistent praise from fans and the successful ratings for T.U.F.F. Puppy; however, there has not yet been any official word from either Hartman or Nickelodeon regarding the matter.