*In the Beginning...
...God created the world and toiled for seven days. Then over millions of years, evolution took its course. Of course I'm obligated by the state of Kansas to present the church's alternative to the theory of evolution. Jeanie pops up and magically creates bunches of life in existence.*
*An Ungodly amount of time ago
Pariah Dark, his right hand lackey Fright Knight, and his army ruled The Ghost Zone with an iron fist. Every ghost hated being bossed around by this big bully, so the Ringwraiths—I mean Ancient Ghosts used whatever desperate powers they had and slammed Sauron—I mean Pariah down. They took the Ring of Rage off his finger and trapped him in the Sarcophagus of Forever Sleep, destroyed the lands surrounding his castle, and well—was done with. La Dee Da (Story told in "Reign Storm").
Sometime between then and the next timeline, the Fright Knight terrorized the Ghost Zone and I presume Earth as well, gaining enough presence outside of his hometown to be written in legends (If Sam's book on the Fright Knight Chronicles is any indication). Apparently, someone must’ve disliked his reign of terror, too, so they stuffed him and his horse into individual pumpkins and placed him in the same castle with Pariah (Story told in "Fright Night").
*Thousands to hundreds of years ago
Desiree is a harem girl from an unknown Middle Eastern country. She catches the eyes of her Sultan who was so smitten that he gave her whatever she desired (presumably in exchange for some pooky-pooky). The Sultan’s wife grew jealous and banned her. She died of a broken heart—and old age (Story told in "What You Want"
).
A bunch of monks get PWNED by a ghost in white. He is defeated by a black cladded ghost samurai...("Infinite Realms")
A ghost in white is proclaimed a deity by the Romans until a ghost kid in black tricks him into destroying his own city, causing angry Romans to revolt. ("Infinite Realms").
*Late 1600's
A girl dressed in black is nearly burnt at the stake after being proclaimed a witch if not for the help from a ghost boy.("Infinite Realms")
*1903
The Wright Brothers take their infamous flight, almost crash-landing due to a malevolent ghost's action. The ghost boy managed to save the plane and the Wright brother on board ("Infinite Realms").
*At least between 1933 to 1945
A ghost child accidentally spooks a kid and his mother ("Infinite Realms").
*1955-1958
Sidney Poindexter is a nerdy kid who’s been designated the most bullied student in Casper High, so much so that it became a required graduation project. This would have consequences for Danny some 60 or so years down the line (Story told in "Splitting Images").
*1962-1963
Jack, Maddie, and Vlad are born. Presumingly they are the same age, give a year or two.
*1985
Vlad and Jack are part of a band called the "Skunk Punks". They stunk.
A photo of the band showed it was taken in 1985. This contradicts several time continuity listed below. Since they were in college as far back as 1981, that would mean they would have attended for five years. Unless the writers made a grave error, I can assume they're either undergraduates or trying to earn an extra degree or some such.
Either way, this wouldn't work as Vlad has stolen his first million upon receiving his powers after spending "years in the hospital" by 1983. Unless Vlad somehow decided to hide his powers from his friend and love interest (and I don't know, go on regular hospital check ups for his Ecto Acne) or some bullshit like that, this doesn't add up as solidly and is just about as time paradox-ish as the May 9th incident. (Read on to find more info on this)**
*Between 1981 and 1983 (or 85)
Jack, Maddie, and Vlad builds a portable ghost portal in their college lab. Jack unknowingly puts in diet soda inside the main engine of the portal instead of Ecto Purifier. He activates the machine, causing a reluctant Vlad to get a face full of Ecto. He develops Ecto-Acne and spends years in the hospital. (The year 1981 comes from a college yearbook in "Secret Weapons", events told in "Bitter Reunions").
*Between 1981 and 1983 (or 85)
Vlad spends years in the hospital. He presumably discovered his ghost powers sometime around here.
*June, 1983
Vlad robs his first million in a Wisconsin bank using his ghost powers (Date and year shown in newspaper in Kindred Spirits).
*Between 1983 to 1985 (at least)
Jack and Maddie graduate from college ("Phantom Planet" indicates they graduated at least by 1985. "Bitter Reunions" hints 20 years have gone by since graduation, so 2005 could be considered the current year of the series. 2004 if you don't accept the "1985" mark, indicating that Jack, Maddie, and Vlad could have tended the university in 1981 and graduated in 1984.
*Between 1983 and 1997
Vlad is a billionaire by at least 1997. (Shown in "Kindred Spirits")
*1987
Jack and Maddie hitched and eventually moved to their home in Amity Park to continue their ghost work and raise a family. (Number of years of marriage hinted at in "Prisoners of Love").
*1988-1989
Jazz is born.
*1990-1991
Danny, Tucker, and Sam are born; as well as a whole slew of freshmen who attend Casper High.
*1991/1992 (either one depending on his birthday)
Danny gets his first exposure to his life standing hatred for Christmas when a dog pees on him while his parents argue over Santa’s existence ("The Fright Before Christmas" flashback).
*1994/1995
Danny, about 4 or 5 years old faces a radioactive turkey or something while his parents bitch again. Jazz kicks kung-fu ass ("The Fright Before Christmas" flashback).
*March 3, 2005
Upon Sam’s suggestion, Danny goes inside the ghost portal, accidentally presses a button, and gains super power, thus turning into Danny Phantom for the first time (Flashback in "Memory Blank")
*April 3, 2005
The events of "Mystery Meat" occurs. Danny stated here that he had his powers for a month—the April date and year is something I just added to give it a sense of coherence and establish the remaining timeline more fluently. Apr. 3rd is also the airdate of "Mystery Meat". Also, as "Prisoners of Love" states, the first seven episodes had to have taken placed before May.
*Between April 3, 2005 and May 9, 2005
"Parental Bonding", "One of A Kind", "Attack of the Killer Garage Sale", "Splitting Images", "What You Want", and "Bitter Reunions" occurs.
*May 9, 2005
"Prisoners of Love occurs: May 9 is Jack and Maddie’s anniversary; they married for 18 years.
*Between May. 9 and Oct. 24, 2005
"My Brother's Keeper" and "Shades Of Gray" takes place. There is a calender in the latter episode that states it is April; most likely an error.
*If these dates are correct, Danny and friends should technically be in their sophomore year as there is a summer that occurs between "Prisoners of Love" and "Fright Night". Instead, it's implied he's still in his freshmen years (potentially evident the most in "Reality Trip"). Unfortunately, this is the only real big time lump (aside from the 1985 incident) because if May 9 wasn’t established as Jack and Maddie’s anniversary, the entire timeline could flow almost flawlessly (I'd merely tweak the "Mystery Meat" beginning as a latter date of like September—as long as the timeline doesn't pass a summer). By the end of the series, Danny would be logically getting ready for his junior year of high school. Read on to see what I mean.
*Between the Time Period of "Shades of Gray" and "Kindred Spirit"
Danielle could theoretically have been "born" sometime shortly after "Shades of Gray". Why she was not active till “Kindred Spirits” could merely be explained as Vlad training her and manipulating her emotions so that she is loyal only to Vlad. All I can guess is that she must have had some specific time to bond with Vlad, not unless Vlad managed to input false fatherly memories in her.
*Oct. 24 to Oct, 31, 2005
The events of "Fright Night" occurs. As said by Danny, the episode spans a week.
*Between Oct. 31 and Dec. 24, 2005
"Maternal Instinct", "Lucky in Love", "Life Lessons", "The Million Dollar Ghost", "Control Freaks", "Memory Blank", and "Doctor's Disorders"occurs.
"Lucky in Love" is a stretch. Unless there was some major heat wave going around, I have to take a delusion of grandeur that Danny and friends went to Floody Waters during the Fall/Winter seasons. Maybe I should just blame it on global warming. Tucker also suffered a leg injury and had to have a leg cast by the end of "Doctor’s Disorder". Normally, it takes some 6-8 weeks for it to heal, depending on how severe it is. If this is the timeline bypass, he healed sometime before the end of December.
*Between Oct. 31 and Dec. 24, 2005
"Pirate Radio" and "Reign Storm" occurs. Like Tucker, Valerie suffers an arm injury in "Reign Storm", also hosting a cast. The rules applies the same towards her healing process).
"Identity Crisis", "the Fenton Menace", and "The Ultimate Enemy!" occurs.
*Danny hinted at the end of "Identity Crisis" that the episode takes place during the summer, but it seems highly questionable since the trio tries to spend a weekend of fun when they theoretically have all summer. He probably meant to say to leave the house until summer season is over.
*Sometime after Oct. 31, 2005 and 2015 (Alternate timeline)
Danny’s friends, family, and Lancer are killed in a Nasty Burger explosion, causing him to be orphaned and live with Vlad. Honoring his wishes, Vlad rips out Danny’s ghost from his human self. Ghost Danny goes postal and rips out Vlad’s ghost self from his human self, then possesses it, resulting in the birth of Dark Danny. Phantom kills Danny’s human self, blows up Vlad’s manor, and then reigns terror for ten years. Unfortunately, there is no Jaws 19 with holographic shark popping out. Back to the Future lied to you.
*Dec. 24, 2005
The events of "The Frightmare Before Christmas" occurs.
*Between Dec. 25, 2005 to June, 2006
"Secret Weapons", "Flirting with Disaster", "Micro Management", "Beauty Marked", "King Tuck", and "Masters of All Time" occurs.
The last episode in this list has Sam stating she is still 14. Whether or not Danny and Tucker is still the same age is debatable.
*June, 2006
The events of "Reality Trip" occurs. It is established that Danny and friends passed the 9th grade since this episode focuses on their summer vacation starts. Jazz later adds a comment, saying she has "one and a half year of high school left"—provided "year" equals to the amount of months in school and "half" to this summer and the next before college; indicating her last year as a senior. One can then assume events after this episode has Danny and friends placed in their Sophomore year. The only thing you’d have to do is ignore the time plothole of the May 9th incident in which case, Danny and friends would logically be in their junior year which would debunk Jazz’s sentence...and we all know Jazz ain't stupid!*Between Sept, 2006 to Nov, 2006
"Double Cross My Heart" and "Kindred Spirits" occur.
*Nov, 2006 to at least Spring, 2007
"Eye for an Eye" occurs. Vlad runs for mayor and wins elections against Montez . My politcial skills are lacking, but I'm pretty sure mayoral elections are on November. "Infinite Realms", "Girls' Night Out", "Torrent of Terror", and "Forever Phantom" occurs.
*Spring, 2007
The events of "Urban Jungle" occur. I’m gonna make a stupid assumption and assume "UJ" takes place during the spring. It certainly fit’s the nature theme best.
*Between Spring 2007 to Summer, 2007
"Livin’ Large", "Boxed up Fury", and "Frightmare" occurs.
*Summer 2007
"Claw of the Wild" occurs. It’s Summer vacation again. This is officially their second. Sophomore year is completed for Danny and friends, so they would logically be in their junior year after if we continuously follow the timeline outside of the May 9 potential plothole.
*Between Summer 2007 and beyond
"D-Stabilized" and "Phantom Planet" occurs.
*2015 (Alternate Timeline)
Valerie Gray is Amity Park’s sole protector. She is partnered with her father as the two guard Amity Park from the rampage of Dark Danny, who has terrorized [presumably] the entire world. His past self stops him. There's a time traveling theory I already worked on for more of that.
**The 1985 info was discovered and inform to me by Myaibou.
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