Danny Phantom - Season 1

Fans have been clamoring for Danny Phantom DVDs for ages, and while it's very exciting to finally get some, this is more than a little disappointing. The back cover claims "It's a scary good time with the COMPLETE first season of Danny Phantom." (emphasis mine.) However, it only contains the first 13 episodes, while season one was twenty episodes long. Similarly, the "Season Two" set contains episodes 14-26 and does NOT include the fan favorite "The Ultimate Enemy," which is probably why many fans wanted this one to begin with.

Save your money for a REAL box set that has all twenty episodes, plus extras and everything a season box set should have. This, sadly, isn't it.

Unlike the previous manufactured on demand (MOD) using DVD-Rs releases that had been available on Amazon, this is an official release by Shout! Factory. The picture and sound on this 4 disc release is great and each disc has 5 episodes on it. Also unlike the MOD release, this release has nicer main menus on the discs (the theme song plays while it loops through character images) and each episode has chapters (meaning when you click the next button it doesn't skip the entire episode). Like the MOD release this release has no extras, but that won't stop me from buying the seasons 2 and 3 releases though (I love this show and I personally don't care that much if it has no extras/bonus features - extras/bonus features are just that to me, an extra/a bonus, especially when its only $20 - but again that's me, I know others look at extras/bonus features when making a decision to buy a DVD). The only "flaws" I found with this release is that on the inside of the case it lists what episodes are on each disc, but it does not list them in the order they actually play on each disc (except disc 2, that one is listed in the same order it actually plays on the disc), and the cover image is from season 2, not 1. Neither of these "flaws" affect the great quality of the show or the DVDs of course, I just wanted to mention them for those who may care and to give a detailed product review. This set does contain and play all 20 episodes of the first season in the correct order (except #2 and #3 are swapped, but it doesn't affect the story or anything). Below is the order the episodes play:
1. Mystery Meat
2. One of a Kind (supposed to be episode 3)
3. Parental Bonding (supposed to be episode 2)
4. Attack of the Killer Garage Sale
5. Splitting Images
6. What You Want
7. Bitter Reunions
8. Prisoners of Love
9. My Brother's Keeper
10. Shades of Gray
11. Fanning the Flames
12. Teacher of the Year
13. "13"
14. Public Enemies
15. Fright Night
16. Maternal Instinct
17. Lucky in Love
18. Life Lessons
19. The Million Dollar Ghost
20. Control Freaks

I hope that helps anyone thinking of buying this great DVD release of this wonderful show!!!

This is a good DVD for any DP fans but I rather get the BOD releases. Here's the back boxart description:

It's a scary good time with the complete first season of Danny Phantom! Cheer Danny on as he battles the school Lunch Lady who transforms into a 50-foot pile of mystery meat, help him stop technological ghost master Technus from taking over the world's computers, and enter the Ghost Zone with Danny on his quest to...rescue a package? It's a season full of out-of-this-wor'ld adventure at your fingertips!

Disc 1:
Mystery Meat (Aired April 3, 2004)- A 14-year old boy, Danny Fenton has recently gained ghostly powers and is still learning to use them. Danny's best friend, Sam Manson, has convinced the school to change its lunch menu to one that suits her ultra-recyclo-vegetarian tastes, thus angering the students and a ghostly lunch lady.
One of a Kind (Aired April 10, 2004)- Danny figures out a way to raise his grade while fending off rogue ghost hunter Skulker.
Parental Bonding (Aired April 10, 2004)- Danny tries his might to ask Paulina out on a date while trying to fend off a ghost dragon at the same time.
Attack of the Killer Garage Sale (Aired April 17, 2004)- Danny's garage sale to raise money for an outfit goes bust when he has to confront Nicholai Technus, the ghost master of technology.
*Splitting Images- (Aired April 24, 2004)- Danny must deal with a teenage ghost nerd who wants revenge on bullies for what he had to suffer through.

Disc 2:
What You Want (Aired May 1, 2004)- When Danny's best friend Tucker expresses jealousy over his ghost power, he gets his wish to have one of his own by ghost genie Desiree, but he's slowly succumbing to its ghostly powers.
*Bitter Reunions (Aired May 8, 2004)- An invite to Jack and Maddie's college reunion goes wrong when Danny meets with another half ghost like himself, Vlad Masters.
Prisoners of Love (May 15, 2004)- Danny gets caught by law enforcer ghost Walker in the ghost zone and sentence to spend 1000 years in prison alongside with his old foes, all the while facing the possibility of his parents getting divorced!
My Brother's Keeper (Aired June 25, 2004)- A new guidance counselor named Penelope Spectra starts a chain reaction of depressed students while Jazz tries to figure out her brother's strange behavior.
Shades of Gray (Aired September 24, 2004)- An encounter with Danny Phantom and a ghost dog turns Valerie's life upsidedown. Now she swears revenge on Danny and the ghost dog for ruining her life.

Disc 3:
*Fanning the Flames (Aired October 8, 2004)- Ember, a rock star ghost, uses her music to take over the world. To keep Danny Phantom from interfering with her plans, she puts a love spell on him so that Danny falls madly in love with Sam.
*Teacher of the Year (Aired October 15, 2004)- As Technus invades the contents of an online game, Lancer makes sure Danny works hard to pass his grade.
"13" (Aired November 5, 2004)- Jazz falls madly in love with a biker unaware he is a ghost sent by his girlfriend, Kitty to find a suitable host for her to live in.
Public Enemies (Aired October 28, 2004)- Walker plans to make Danny Amity Park's public enemy #1 while Danny befriends a ghost wolf named Wulf.
*Fright Night (Aired October 29, 2004)- Danny and Dash compete to put on the best Halloween exhibit, so when Danny reads up in the legend of the Fright Knight, he takes his sword only for the Fright Knight to invade Amity Park.

Disc 4:
Maternal Instincts (Aired February 18, 2005)- Maddie, wanting to bond with her son, takes Danny to a mother/son convention, only to be tricked and ending up right in the Rocky Mountains where Vlad suspiciously awaits for them both.
Lucky in Love (Aired February 11, 2005)- Paulina suddenly has a desire to date Danny after witnessing his secret as the ghost boy, much to his joy, but things turn sour when Johnny 13 crashes the party.
Life Lessons (Aired February 25, 2005)- Danny and Valerie hardly get along, but unfortunately the two are stuck watching over a flour sack for school while at the same time having to avoid Skulker, who is clearly on both their tails.
The Million Dollar Ghost (Aired June 3, 2005)- Vlad Plasmius sends a million dollar bounty on Danny's head to keep him busy while he steals the Fenton's ghost portal.
Control Freaks (Aired June 17, 2005)- When Sam hears about the new Goth circus, Circus Gothica, her overprotective, over peppy parents forbid her. She still goes, and discovers the ringmaster, Freakshow, uses a staff that control ghosts and has come to add Danny to his employment.

Note: Episodes marked with a * means that the episodes were repeated from the Nick Picks DVD's.

5 episodes are repeated on this DVD.

Nice DVD for the fans.