The Lunch Lady Ghost, also known as simply the Lunch Lady or Meat Monster, is a ghost villain in Danny Phantom.
History[]
Background[]
Though never confirmed, it is heavily implied that, when she was alive, the Lunch Lady worked in the cafeteria of Casper High School and was opposed to any changes in the menu, to the point that her spirit continued to linger even after her death.
Season 1[]
The Lunch Lady makes her first appearance in the very first episode of Danny Phantom, "Mystery Meat." When Sam successfully campaigns for the lunch menu to become ultra-recyclo-vegetarian, the Lunch Lady's fury is brought forth. Danny eventually defeats her by capturing her in the Fenton Thermos, marking its first use.
In "Prisoners of Love" she appears as a prisoner of Walker's prison, and fittingly she works as the lunch lady in the cafeteria. At the end of this episode she works with Danny to start a riot and finally escape from prison.
Season 2[]
In "Reign Storm," the Lunch Lady appears as one of the ghosts that flee from the Ghost Zone after Pariah Dark destroys the ghosts' homes.
In "The Ultimate Enemy," albeit she does not appear herself, she is married to the Box Ghost and has a daughter, Box Lunch. Because this happened in an alternate future, it is unknown if this relationship will exist in the current future.
In "The Fright Before Christmas," the Lunch Lady is one of the ghosts that break in the Ghost Writer's mansion after he broke the truce, and then help Danny save Christmas.
She appears in "Secret Weapons" as one of the ghosts that Jazz fails to assist Danny in hunting. Jazz erroneously calls her "Lunch-A-Belle." In Kindred Spirits, She makes a cameo appearance in flashback in her meat monster form preparing to stomp on Danny, Sam and Tucker. Danny dodges leaving his friends to be stepped on.
Season 3[]
In "Phantom Planet," the Lunch Lady has multiple appearances. She is first seen being attacked by the Masters' Blasters, along with Desiree and Skulker, on TV during Vlad's speech. Later, she is seen in her meat monster form attacking Casper High, where she is once again stopped by the Masters' Blasters. She is later in the group of ghosts attacking Danny in the Ghost Zone, and is finally seen helping turn the planet intangible.
Apperance
Personality[]
The Lunch Lady is normally fairly sweet, but can unpredictably turn vicious. She has a fondness for meat. The Lunch Lady greatly wants to preserve the status quo and becomes furious if anyone changes her menu. During a fit of outrage, the Lunch Lady may suddenly take on a sweet demeanor and offer food to her opponent.
Almost everyone makes the wrong choice and she responds angrily, resuming her attack. The Lunch Lady Ghost formerly worked at Casper High, and that can be determined due to how she only appeared when Sam changed the lunch menu at Casper High, and she states that the menu was the same for the last 50 years.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Invisibility, Intangibility and Flight: Standard ghost powers.
- Telekinesis: With this power, she is capable of controlling all appliances, dishes, and utensils. She can turn ovens into fire-breathing monsters.
- Size Alteration and Pyrokinesis: Upon being angered, she once grew larger and coated herself in flames.
- Food Manipulation: The Lunch Lady has the main ability to manipulate food items, especially meat.
- Meat Monster Transformation: The Lunch Lady uses the controllable meat to transform herself into a giant meat monster. In this form, she is much stronger and highly resistant to attacks.
- Conjuration: She can conjure up other types of food, such as cookies or cakes appear out of thin air, as well as turn meat into minions that reform when destroyed.
Abilities[]
- Culinary Mastery: The Lunch Lady has experience in meal preparation for everyone at Casper High School before her death.
Sightings[]
Season 1
- 101. "Mystery Meat"
- 108. "Prisoners of Love"
Season 2
- 204. "Reign Storm"
- 208. "The Ultimate Enemy" (mentioned)
- 210. "The Fright Before Christmas"
- 211. "Secret Weapons"
- 217. "Kindred Spirits" (flashback, no lines)
Season 3
- 312. "Phantom Planet"
Trivia[]
- While she was the first main villain to appear in the series, she was not the first ghost Danny ever fought, that honor goes to the ectopuses.
- Along with the Fright Knight and Ember McLain, The Lunch Lady is one of the few recurring villains who’s only starring role was in their debut episode. From that point onwards, all of her other episodes have her share screen time with other villains.
- On that note, her debut was also the only episode where The Lunch Lady was the main antagonist.
- She is credited as "Meat Monster" in "Phantom Planet."
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