Teacher of the Year (Danny Phantom)
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| "Teacher of the Year" Danny Phantom episode |
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| Season | 1 |
| Number | 12 |
| Prod. code | 012 |
| Airdate | October 15, 2004 |
| Writer(s) | Sib Ventress, Steve Marmel |
| Directors | Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Juli Hashiguchi |
| Ghost Appearances | Technus |
| Abbreviation | TotY |
| Previous episode Fanning the Flames |
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| Next episode "13" |
Teacher of the Year is the twelfth episode in the TV-series Danny Phantom. As Technus invades the contents of an online game, Lancer makes sure Danny works hard to pass his grade.
[edit] Episode Summary
Danny and Tucker plays the contents of an online video game called "Doomed" only to be defeated easily by someone named "Chaos". Frustrated, Danny flings the Fenton Helment (which he substituted for a game controller to give him an edge) which hits the button of the Fenton Ghost Portal, unleashing Technus. Seeing the "Doomed" video game, Technus views it as a much better place to inhabit then Earth, however Danny refuses him any access and a battle begins. Technus easily overcomes the ghost boy by wrapping him with an electric shield, accidentally destroying Danny's computer in the process. At a loss, Technus quickly picks himself up and escapes, vowing to return. Danny states he'll hunt him tomorrow, finding out it IS tomorrow, having stayed up all night playing the game.
Danny sleeps his way through a test in school, much to Lancer's dismay. Later that night, Danny (wearing the Fenton Phones) and his friends search for Technus while he and Tucker discuss the game in thorough, including the glitch in "Doomed", that of Level 0 which has no access way out. Sam isn't as obsessed over the game as her male comrades and is rather annoyed with their constant references to it. She eventually spots moving appliances which Technus uses to mold a "Chaos"-like suit for himself. Danny asks for Tucker's help in battle using moves from the game while he tells Sam to stay put, annoying her further. Danny manages to defeat Technus by sending an Ecto Ray his way, immobilizing his suit. Seeing he lacks the skills of the online video game, Technus self-destructs his suit and hides inside Danny's Fenton Phones. To celebrate his defeat, Danny and Tucker plays "Doomed" once again, only to be defeated by "Chaos" once again. After pulling another all-nighter, Danny leaves the lab, letting Technus (who comes out of the Fenton Phones) to easily enter the computer screen and into the game itself.
At school, Danny has failed his test. Seeing as it counts for one-quarter of his grade, Lancer gives Danny the opportunity to retake the test. With three days to study, Danny instead continues to goof off on "Doomed" in an internet cafe to which Lancer catches him in.
Meanwhile, Technus gets help from Tucker (who is unaware of who he is due to a different body form the ghost has taken) to master the game. There, Tucker explains the purpose of the game is to find the Seven Keys of the Apocalypse, defeat all 13 levels, and gain access to the World Wide Web. Technus also discovers he still possess his ghost powers, something other players do not have.
Danny is driven home by Lancer who gives him a talk about school success. He then drops Danny home to his angry parents where he suggests Danny stay after school to study for the make-up tests. Danny (as well as Jazz) tries to make up an excuse to get out of it (due to his superhero duties), but none of the adults wishes to hear any further. Danny's parents denies any electronic access to him until he passes the test (Jack going as far as crushing Danny's phone which proved bad timing when his friends tries to call him upon Tucker discovering Technus was in "Doomed"). Tucker, constantly being beaten by Technus now discovers "Chaos" is Sam.
By school next day, Danny also expresses shock on who "Chaos" is while Sam proves she's just as "game" as her male companions. While Danny is stuck studying, Tucker and Sam vows to take Technus down. Lancer tries every method to get Danny to study, including talking about his lack of visit to his sister whom he has a picture of (when it reality it's just a ploy he uses to get students to study harder, the picture really being Lancer in a dress), but nothing seems to be getting through to him. When Lancer leaves briefly in, Danny takes over his computer to check up on the others, both of whom are having no luck with Technus. Lancer eventually catches Danny and storms off. Guilty, Danny turns off the computer and focuses solely on studying and the test which he passes, much to the pleasure of both Danny and Lancer.
Now having passed his grade, he returns to the game and tries to make his way to the last level, using his ghost power as support. Danny and Sam continuously attack Technus to lower his powers while Sam uses a cheat code to make herself a giant Tiki-like monster, smashing Technus and letting Danny send him to Level 0, the glitch program.
With all the keys now in their possession, the three ready themselves to win the entire game, but are easily defeated by Lancer of all people. Lancer regains in victory over his wins while the trio wondered who managed to defeat them.
[edit] Trivia
- Lancer's outfit (and to a certain extend, Danny's) resembles the outfits from the movie, Tron and in the video game Virtua Cop.
- The Game "Doomed" is a parody of the hit video games Doom, RuneScape, and Virtua Cop.
