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Danny Phantom Telemovie Premieres on Nick Sept. 16

Nickelodeon will premiere the one-hour movie, DANNY PHANTOM: THE ULTIMATE ENEMY, from creator Butch Hartman (THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS) on Sept. 16, 2005 from 8-9:00 pm. The series hero, Danny Fenton (voiced by David Kaufman) finds being back at school while simultaneously fighting ghosts is too much for him. When he decides to cheat on a test, Danny suffers the consequences and must face his ultimate enemy or risk turning to the dark side forever.

Leading up to the movie premiere on Friday, Nickelodeon will air the Danny Phantom Ultimate Enemy Countdown, Monday - Thursday (September 12-15) from 6-7:00 pm, featuring episodes including Danny's most fearsome foes.

DANNY PHANTOM follows the funny, fantastic action-packed adventures of Danny Fenton, who straddles two worlds as a shy freshman at Casper High and a heroic phantom-fighter with ghostly superpowers. With his best friends techno-geek Tucker and freethinking Goth girl Sam he thwarts the misdeeds of menacing ghosts and stumbles through daily social hurdles. Since its debut in April 2004, DANNY PHANTOM, has grown to be the third-ranked property on all of kids' television among kids 2-11.

In DANNY PHANTOM: THE ULTIMATE ENEMY, Danny and his classmates must take their Career Aptitude Test (CAT) but he hasn't had any time to study or think about his future, so he cheats on the test. But in the distant reaches of the Ghost Zone, a group of beings called the Observants are not happy with what Danny has done. Danny's decision to cheat causes a tragic chain reaction that spells doom for all the citizens of Amity Park.

The Observants send a ghost named Clockwork (David Carradine), who has the power to control time, to Amity Park to do whatever it takes to stop Danny from heading down the path that will cause him to renounce his humanity and confront his ultimate enemy (Eric Roberts). Danny, along with the help of Sam (Grey Delisle), Tucker (Rickey Collins), Jazz (Colleen O'Shaughnessey) and a new power, try to prevent the inevitable and change the course of his future.

This special episode of DANNY PHANTOM also has a Nick.com game/event tie-in, THE DANNY PHANTOM ULTIMATE ENEMY FACE-OFF, in which kids create and name their own ghost. Kids may watch on-air for spots instructing them to collect codes that will unlock special powers online that will help their ghost compete against other ghosts. After building their ghost, kids can tune in to see if their ghost is one of the few that will be randomly selected and shown on-air the week leading up to the movie's premiere.

"Butch Hartman has delivered another great adventure by giving Danny his biggest personal challenge yet facing his ultimate enemy," said Marjorie Cohn, evp, development and original programming, Nickelodeon. "This action-packed special provides the adventures and laughs that keep our audience coming back for more."

DANNY PHANTOM is a Nicktoon, and is produced at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California.

Nickelodeon (www.nick.com), now in its 26th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. The company includes television programming and production in the U.S. and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeons U.S. television network is seen in more than 89 million households and has been the number one-rated basic cable network for more than 10 consecutive years.