"Lucky in Love" is the sixteenth episode of the TV series Danny Phantom.
Plot[]
Paulina suddenly has a desire to date Danny after witnessing his secret identity as the ghost boy, much to his joy, but things turn sour when Johnny 13 crashes the party and Danny realizes that Kitty has overshadowed Paulina and is dating him to make Johnny jealous.
Synopsis[]
The trio (Danny, Tucker, and Sam) are having fun at the water park, Floody Waters. Fun time is cut short by Dash and Kwan's bullying and later Johnny 13's Shadow.
Going ghost, Danny gets mauled by Shadow until he places it in water, flushing it down. When he transforms back into a human, he is shocked to see that Paulina was watching and has discovered his secret.
News has already gotten out on Danny's recent trip in the park as a ghost, or as the public acknowledges him as "Inviso-Bill." Danny, however, is more concerned telling his friends that Paulina knows his secret. Sam remarks on her rudeness when she encountered her in the restroom earlier and goes as far as defending Danny when Paulina comes over to them. Instead, she is ecstatic Danny is the ghost boy, stating she'll keep it a secret as well, much to Danny's relief and joy.
In school, however, Danny is still worried Paulina has revealed his secret, despite her intentions. Luckily, it seems that no one knows.
Shadow comes to attack again and Danny makes him vanish by taking a magnifying glass from the school science lab and shooting his ecto ray through it, which intensifies it. Paulina catches all this and announces to everyone in school that the two are dating, much to their surprise. While Danny is now on the A-List in school, Sam watches over in intense jealousy. Because of his new position as a popular kid, Kwan is kicked out in favor of Danny, the former now stuck with Tucker and Sam, much to their annoyance.
Kwan obsessively spends as much time as he can with Tucker and Sam, while Danny enjoys his dates with Paulina. Afterwards, Tucker makes his move on Star, a popular girl who once hung around with Paulina until she started dating Danny.
Star quickly bosses Tucker around while Sam is stuck with Kwan. Upset he doesn't fit in anywhere, Kwan leaves until Sam asks if he wishes to attend a Goth Poetry Slam session out of pity. He agrees, and the two are off.
While Danny helps Paulina with her bowling game (through use of his ghost powers, at her request), Star continues to further dominate Tucker's life and Kwan gets himself and Sam kicked out of the Poetry Slam.
Afterwards, Paulina takes Danny outside, where they almost kiss until Johnny 13 interrupts, demanding "his girl" back. He sends Shadow after Danny (which Tucker notices).
The two battle until Tucker makes the Shadow vanish by shining a headlight at it, while Johnny takes Paulina, who in reality is Kitty possessing her. Kitty seems fit to stay with Danny, enough for Johnny to leave her with him in anger, heading back to the Ghost Zone via a Fenton gadget that he had stolen previously.
In the Fenton basement, Kitty explains her story: when Johnny modified his bike to let him travel to the human world, she wished to return to Earth to visit. While there, she noticed how Johnny keeps eyeing every pretty girl he meets, angering her. She flew away and ended up in Floody Waters, prompting Johnny to send Shadow to get her back.
Remembering that Johnny disliked Danny, she decided to use him to make Johnny jealous by trying to possess Sam, so she hid in the restroom until she came in, ready to overshadow her, but before she could, Sam is pushed rudely aside by Paulina, causing her to storm off and for Kitty to end up in Paulina's body instead; which is fine enough for her but not for Danny. Kitty, however, plans to tell everyone Danny is the ghost boy unless he continues to play along.
In the Nasty Burger the next day, Sam and Tucker finally lose Star and Kwan when the two A-listers immediately get together, much to their relief.
Danny later tells his friends that he is having problems with Paulina/Kitty since she is using him to make Johnny jealous. Sam finally announces a plan he could use to get them back together. Later in the Ghost Zone, Danny starts his plan and literally begs Johnny for help, stating Kitty is too obsessed with him.
Later that day, during a picnic between Danny and the possessed Paulina, Danny states he'd kick Johnny's butt for her. Right on time, he arrives and Kitty is happy to see him. To make Kitty want Johnny more, the two boys have a fake fight, making Kitty worried. Johnny loses on purpose and Danny pretends to be ready to finish him. Kitty finally gives in that she leaves Paulina's body and attacks Danny and confesses her love for Johnny. All part of the plan, Johnny now leaves for the Ghost Zone finally reunited with Kitty, but Danny destroys the Fenton gadget he wired to his bike. Johnny is dismayed as that wasn't part of the deal, but he says that too loud as Kitty hears and she gets upset with him again.
Afterwards, he checks up on Paulina, who only recognizes him as the ghost who saved her. Danny flies off, relieved once more while Paulina now has a newfound love for "Inviso-Bill" (the name that Danny hates).
With that over with, Danny's status returns to normal, and he is happy to be back with his friends. Unfortunately, the popular kids once more treat him with disrespect, including Paulina, who now has a huge crush on his alter ego.
Home Media[]
DVD[]
- Danny Phantom: Season 1
- Danny Phantom: The Complete Series
iTunes[]
- Danny Phantom: Season 1
Casting[]
- David Kaufman as Danny Fenton/Phantom
- Rickey D'Shon Collins as Tucker Foley
- Grey DeLisle as Sam Manson; Star
- Dee Bradley Baker as Mikey; Goth Kid
- Maria Canals as Paulina
- Scott Bullock as Dash Baxter; Goth Announcer
- James Sie as Kwan
- William Baldwin as Johnny 13
- Chynna Phillips as Kitty
- Ron Perlman as Mr. Lancer
Series continuity[]
Trivia[]
- Allusions: See List of allusions
- Goofs: See List of goofs
- Star, a recurring teenage character who has appeared in several prior episodes without lines, has her first speaking appearance in this episode.
- This is one of only four episodes that features Danny in his human form on the title card.