A fanlisting (FL) is a non-profit, non-commercial online listing of all fans of a certain subject, mostly for entertainment purposes. In this case, this site is an FL for the relationship between Danny Fenton/Phantom and Samantha "Sam" Manson, either as just friends, as romantically involved, or both.

Why bother with a fanlisting? For website owners, a fanlisting serves the same function as any other listing -- more exposure for your site, since it gives you more backlinks, possibly improving your pagerank. For non-website owners, it's a fun way to see your interests immortalized online. :p

I like Danny Phantom a whole lot -- the script is sarcastically hilarious, actually kind of mature in its humor, and the characters are well-drawn and rather likeable. :) I became hooked on the show when I was channel surfing one Saturday afternoon and chanced upon Nickelodeon, where the first episode "Mystery Meat" was being aired. I instantly latched on Danny, because he's so cute (tee-hee) -- I'm partial to geeky, unpopular teenage boys. The bit about him having a secret identity struggling to be half-boy, half-ghost, and being a full-time superhero was pretty cool. Plus, I liked the dynamic he, goth girl Sam, and techno-geek Tucker shared, as best friends.

About two or three weeks later, I caught the episode "Fanning the Flames" -- in the Asian region, I believe, the episodes weren't shown in order. The episode was very DannyxSam-centric -- they even kissed for the first time there (of course, it was the "fake-out make-out," since Danny wasn't exactly himself. More about the episode here). And being the hopeless romantic, OTP-hunting fangirl that I am, I was instantly a fan of the pair. Initially because I do subscribe to the shallow notion that the first girl whom the hero shows interest in should end up together with him. But mostly because, as I continued to watch the show, their personalities truly complement each other, and because they've been friends a long time, they understand each other's flaws and abilities best. Read more about Danny and Sam.

Now, the surprising thing is, I really am not a huge fan of best friends turning into lovers. I hated the fact that Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable of Disney's Kim Possible got together, because they were much better off as friends. Maybe because I sort of wanted to prove that a guy and a girl can maintain a platonic relationship and not have to develop romantic feelings for one another. However, for Danny and Sam, I really can see them going in that direction. :) Probably because it's been obvious to me that they have feelings for each other from the start, and it was only a matter of time. For another, their friendship doesn't seem to be affected at all when they took things to a different level -- if anything, their love in effect has been transformed and deepened.

I chose to adapt Ryoko's title for the FL. Denial pretty much characterizes the whole course of their relationship: at the beginning Sam was in denial that she was in love with him, and Danny was denying himself the chance to truly fall for Sam when he was so focused on Paulina and Valerie (a relationship I absolutely cannot take). But I modified the title a bit, because at the very last episode of the series ("Phantom Planet, Parts 1 and 2"), they finally let go of their misgivings and got together as sweethearts. :) A pretty sweet beginning.

Images for this layout are from the screencaps of the two-part Danny Phantom episode "Phantom Planet," taken by TV.COM member Redpoet. :) Photo manipulation done in Adobe Photoshop 7.0, using brushes by Inobscuro, Ego-Box, At0mica, and Inspired-Colors. Pattern from Rain Harbour Resources; gradients and actions from FEEL and Must Love.

I am not in any way affiliated with Nickelodeon, Danny Phantom's creator Butch Hartman, the animation team, the production crew, any of their management, family, or production crew. This is a non-profit website, put up for appreciation and entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement is intended.