Claw of the Wild
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| "Claw of the Wild" Danny Phantom episode |
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| Season | 3 |
| Number | 50 |
| Prod. code | - |
| Airdate | ? |
| Writer(s) | Kevin Sullivan |
| Directors | Wincat Alcala, Gary Conrad, Butch Hartman |
| Ghost Appearances | Wulf, Walker, Ghost Police |
| Abbreviation | CotW |
| Previous episode Frightmare |
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| Next episode D-Stabilized |
"Claw of the Wild" is the fiftieth episode in the TV-series Danny Phantom. A camping trip with Danny's classmates goes bust when campers are slowly being kidnapped by monsters, causing Danny and his friends to investigate the matter, ultimately running into an old friend in the process.
[edit] Episode Recap
Danny's class goes to a camping trip with Mr. Lancer and Ms. Teslaff, the only one even visibly excited being Sam herself. They end up in an abandoned, near dilapadated campsite that also seems to be haunted. When classmates Mikey and Lester leaves to go use the bathroom behind the bushes, the former quickly returns in panic, crying over Lester's sudden disappearance by a monster. Danny, Sam, and Tucker decide to investigate later that night, only to find there's more truth to the stories going around as they find a Black lagoon-ish monster ghost. With new Fenton weapons (blaster on a wrist provided by Jack) and Danny's ghost powers, they do away with the beast, but find no sign of Lester.
They try to warn everyone (especially when more students go missing), but the Tetslaff takes charge and splits the team in two: one that goes on a excursion (In which Sam is stuck going to) led by Tetslaff and another one to handle the "fun stuff" (such as canoeing--in which Tucker and Danny are stuck) hosted by Lancer. During canoeing, mist covers the lake, giving leeway for Danny to go ghost and investigate, accidentally leaving his Fenton Thermos behind. Meanwhile on Tetslaff's team, Sam wanders off alone when she hears noises from behind a bush, eventually countering a Bigfoot type ghost monster. Danny quickly flies and delivers the goods, ultimately freezing it to keep it intact when he remembered his forgotten thermos. Unfortunately at the same time, every single person, including Tucker are surrounded by numerous Ghost Cops and kidnapped.
Danny and Sam quickly return to see the unfortunate site before them, but before they can do anything else, Wulf shows up unexpectedly, damaged and injured, especially his claws. Sam immediately bandages him in the first aid cabin while they find out Wulf had hurt himself while trying to open a portal to the real world, possibly and unexpectedly alllowing other beasts out. Danny and Sam decides to close said portal, but a tired Wulf quickly falls asleep instead. All of this is on being watched via spy camera hovering above, unknowingly to the three. Thrilled that he conveniently can get two prisoners for the price of one, he sends his goons to "convince" Danny to turn Wulf in. By nightfall, Danny meets up with two of the Ghost Cops who demand Wulf in return for all the missing campists, proving it by giving him Tucker's hat.
Using Tucker's hat, Wulf sniffs out the way, combating a tiger-like ghost monster on the way and ultimately reaching a waterfall by dawn where the inners house the open portal. There, they plan to trick Walker. Danny enters his prison with a bag that supposedly contains Wulf, though it's really Sam using part of a furry disguise. Danny eventually sees his classmates and teachers all suspended in a liquid container, freeing them only proving to be an impossibility due to an electric shield of sorts. Walker shows up to negotiate his deal with Danny, only to end up tricking him by containing Danny in his own thermos. Walker is just when he's about to open the bag that contains 'Wulf', but is met with Sam who jumps out and uses her blaster to attack the warden and his minions. The battle ensues until Walker gets the upper hand and holds the two down. Just when Danny and Sam are about to lose, Wulf shows up and saves the duo. The three immediately team up and fight off the cops, Danny freezing Walker and ultimately saving the students and teachers; later quickly escaping the prison with the container and closing the portal once back in the real world.
Danny tells Wulf he's free and with it, Wulf makes his grand exit, leaving the two friends alone where they quickly decide they don't necessarily have to release everyone yet. Later that night, while Tucker is already free, the others are still suspended in the container. While Tucker wants to enjoy a relaxing movie on a portable DVD player, Sam perfers to see and hear nature, one which Danny and Tucker quickly join her in. Tucker however falls asleep in mere seconds, leaving Sam and Danny to enjoy nature together.
[edit] Allusions
- Title: Most likely a pun on the novella "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London.
[edit] Trivia
- This episode's title along with the other Season 3 episode titles were revealed on April 3rd, 2007 on the DPOF at this link: http://z6.invisionfree.com/Phanatix/index.php?showtopic=7193
- The character Nathan curiously goes by the name of Lester in this episode.
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