Danny Phantom aired on Nickelodeon from 2004 to 2007 and followed Danny Fenton, a teenager who gained ghost powers after an accident with his parents' portal. Whenever he transformed, he announced he was going ghost, and the accompanying sound became closely linked to that moment in the show. Clips of the transformation circulated widely in fan edits, TikTok videos and meme compilations long after the series ended, helped by nostalgia for early 2000s cartoons. It remains popular because the short burst instantly signals a shift from ordinary to extraordinary.