Phantom Investigators

Phantom Investigators is an American children's animated TV show that aired on Kids' WB in 2002, premiering on May 25 and ending on August 17 for 13 episodes.[1] It was created using a special mixture of stop-motion (used for the main cast and the other citizens), puppetry (used for many of the supernatural creatures that are encountered), and live-action (used mainly for ghosts).[2] The show was created by Stephen Holman, known for his work on Joe Normal for MTV's Liquid Television and Life with Loopy for Nickelodeon's KaBlam! which ran during all the duration.

Phantom Investigators
Created byStephen Holman
Josephine T. Huang
Directed byStephen Holman
Josephine T. Huang
StarringCourtney Vineys
Alecsander Kocev
Andrew Decker
Amber Ross
ComposerJD Reilly
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersIlene Staple
Stephen Holman
Josephine T. Huang
ProducersIlene Staple
Josephine T. Huang
Kevin Murphy
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesColumbia TriStar Domestic Television
(W)holesome Productions
Adelaide Productions
DistributorColumbia TriStar Television Distribution
Release
Original networkKids' WB
Original releaseMay 25 (2002-05-25) –
August 17, 2002 (2002-08-17)

Synopsis

The show revolved around four 12-year-old children in junior high school. Three of them possess a idiosyncratic supernatural ability. Their group is known as The Phantom Investigators, or "P.I." for short. Together, they help solve supernatural mysteries that occur all over town. In some reasons, they will simultaneously find a solution to a usual problem they are dealing with in the beginning of the episode.

Characters

PI
  • Daemona Prune, a redheaded girl without powers, who is the leader of the Phantom Investigators; voiced by Courtney Vineys
  • Jericho, an Italian-American boy who has telekinetic powers; voiced by Alecsander Kocev
  • Casey, a brown-haired boy who can shapeshift into anything; voiced by Andrew Decker
  • Kira Jones, an African-American girl who has telepathic abilities; voiced by Amber Ross

Companions
  • Wad, a gum-chewing sprite and once a pixie named Todd ended up get demoted into a sprite for his punishment is mentioned from "Thank Wad"; voiced by Stephen Holman (the show's creator).
  • Jinxy, an unlucky demon; voiced by Stephen Holman (the show's creator).

Others
  • Max, who is only appeared in "Ghosts on Film"; voiced by Adam McArthur
  • Professor Felix Navarro, a mentor figure to the Phantom Investigators; voiced by Richard Cansino

Episodes
  1. Birthday Presence (airdate: May 25, 2002)
  2. The Year of the Snake (airdate: June 1, 2002)
  3. Stall of Doom (airdate: June 8, 2002)
  4. Were-Dog (airdate: June 15, 2002)
  5. Demon Driver (airdate: June 22, 2002)
  6. Omega Pizza Pi (airdate: June 29, 2002)
  7. Think Wad (airdate: July 6, 2002)
  8. Secrets Exposed! (airdate: July 13, 2002)
  9. Skating the Plank (airdate: July 20, 2002)
  10. From Egypt with Love (airdate: July 27, 2002)
  11. Haunted Dreams (airdate: August 3, 2002)
  12. The 5th P.I. (airdate: August 10, 2002)
  13. Ghosts on Film (airdate: August 17, 2002)

References
  1. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 454. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 611–612. ISBN 978-1476665993.


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