Shades of Gray (Danny Phantom)
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| "Shades of Gray" Danny Phantom episode |
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| Season | 1 |
| Number | 10 |
| Prod. code | 010 |
| Airdate | September 24, 2004 |
| Writer(s) | Sib Ventress, Steve Marmel |
| Directors | Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Julie Hashiguchi |
| Ghost Appearances | Ghost Dog "Cujo" (1st), Vlad Masters (cameo) |
| Abbreviation | SoG |
| Previous episode My Brother's Keeper |
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| Next episode Fanning the Flames |
"Shades of Gray" is the tenth episode in the TV-series Danny Phantom. An encounter with Danny Phantom and a ghost dog turns Valerie's life upside. Now she swears revenge on Danny and the ghost dog for ruining her life.
[edit] Episode Summary
Danny's day starts of rotten when Dash, having failed his test, chases after him out of anger to beat him up. Danny accidentally bumps into Paulina who's coffee spills all over popular girl, Valerie Gray's new shirt. Upset, Valerie orders Dash's friend Kwan to beat up Danny. With Danny stuck between Dash and Kwan, he finally remembers his ghost powers, phases out (causing the two jocks to run into each other accidentally), and lands outside the school's parking lot. There, he's ghost sense lets loose, but he is relief to find the only ghost around is a small playful ghost puppy (now refer to as "Cujo" for conviencence sake)...who unfortunately has the ability to grow twice its own size.
A tour on the latest state of the art in security in Axion Lab goes wrong for Valerie and her father, Damon when "Cujo" (still in giant form) runs amok and wrecks havoc, all the while as Danny Phantom tries desperatly to stop him. Fired from his job, Damon and his daughter now has to move away to a less costly house as well as sell away valuables for money. Danny expresses his guilt for not catching the pup and expresses his condolences to Valerie while Tucker tries to flirt his way while she's down. Either way, Valerie still refuses to assiocate with them due to their status. "Cujo" appears once more and again Danny tries to stop him, only to further wreck the Gray's possession. Once he manages to calm "Cujo" down and fly off with it, Valerie vows to find out what the heck is going on. Danny manages to put "Cujo" back into the Ghost Zone via the Fenton portal, but it manages to dig its way out.
The next day in school, Valerie confesses to her friends she had to sell her tickets for the local Dumpty Humpty concert which causes them to shun her. Sitting all alone, Tucker comes over to cheer her up, only for her to angrily deny his comfort. "Cujo" invades the school cafetorium until it meets Danny. Tucker reveals to Valerie that the two were ghosts afterwards.
Elmerton serves as Damon and Valerie's new home, a rather run down apartment. There Damon tells his daughter he's getting one last chance in Axion Labs by acting as a lone security guard. He then gives her a package that came from Wisconsin before leaving. Valerie opens to find weapons to combat ghosts, given to her from Vlad. Not knowing who he is, she rather expresses joy over her new toys.
Elsewhere in a park, Sam watches as Danny tries to train "Cujo". Rather impressed "Cujo" is already trained, Danny then encounters Valerie who comes with a full offensive attack in her new ghost hunting outfit and hoverboard, sending a missile his way. However she is rather poor with her newfound weapons, but easily starts to get the hang of it. Sending "Cujo" away by getting it to fetch a ball (his ecto ray), he panickly asks Sam for help. Tackling him down, Sam kisses a now human Danny. Valerie flies away after witnessing this, leaving Sam to recognize her voice as Valerie's while Danny seemed rather content with the kiss, later leading to an awkward situtation for the both of them.
Tucker makes note of that in school the next day (which Danny and Sam only claim the kiss as a "Fake Out, Make Out"), then runs into Valerie. After noticing her recent interest in ghost hunting, he makes note that Danny's parents are professional ghost hunters. Seeing that as a surefire ticket to hunt ghosts, Valerie spends her time with Tucker to gain as much info on Danny's parents' profession as possible. Danny and Sam however are both livid over Tucker's involvement with her during a basketball game. "Cujo" crashes the game and both Danny and Valerie heads over to their respective "jobs". Danny manages to figure out "Cujo" is looking for something while Valerie continues to pursue the two. Despite her reputation, Tucker still refuses to give up on her either.
Later on, Danny uses a dog obedience book to send "Cujo" to fetch his missing item. "Cujo" runs off to the Axion Lab. Reporting his friends over, Danny heads alone inside while Sam and Tucker watches over the pup. Damon leaves to get food for Valerie after taking a short break from his duty. Afterwards, noticing Danny was here, she gives chase and the two battle, setting off the alarm while doing so, alerting Damon nearby. "Cujo", possibly sensing Danny is in danger runs after him, dragging Sam and Tucker with it. "Cujo" manages to reach the lab while Danny is thrown back by one of Valerie's weapons, tossing him into an old dog kennel where the lab once trained guard dogs. Feeling a squeak in one of the old bags, Danny fishes out an item: a squeaky chew toy. Reuniting "Cujo" with its favorite item, the puppy finally leaves. Danny tries to make amends with Valerie, but she refuses, seeing ghosts still as nothing but bad news. Danny makes his exit by the time Damon and his boss returns to a messy room. Tucker defends Valerie by purposely capturing himself, letting them to assume he's the one to have cause the damage, saving Damon's job.
Now that Valerie is still continuing her pursuit of ghosts, Danny has one more worry to add as well as questions on where she got her weaponry. Sam theorizes the money she got for it was possibly due to the tickets she sold which were bought out by her. The three then end up in the Dumpty Humpty concert, much to the dismay of the popular kids.
[edit] Allusions
- Danny's nickname for the ghost dog "Cujo" is based on Stephen King's horror novel by the same name.
[edit] Trivia
- This episode marks the first time Valerie would be voiced by Cree Summer, before she was voiced by Grey Delisle.
- This episode marks the first time Danny and Sam ever kiss. They will repeat this in "Memory Blank".
- This isn't the first time Valerie appeared in the series. She also appeared in "Parental Bonding" and "My Brother's Keeper" as brief cameos.
- Vlad Masters has a cameo appeance in this episode.
