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in 2002, premiering on May 25 and ending on August 17 for 13 episodes. 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). The show was created by Stephen Holman, known for his work on ''Joe Normal'' for

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Synopsis

The show revolved around four 12-year-old children in

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. 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

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; voiced by Stephen Holman (the show's creator).

Others

*Max, who is only appeared in "Ghosts on Film"; voiced by

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*Professor Felix Navarro, a mentor figure to the Phantom Investigators; voiced by

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Episodes

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

References

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* * 2000s American animated television series 2002 American television series debuts 2002 American television series endings American children's animated fantasy television series American children's animated horror television series American children's animated mystery television series American children's animated supernatural television series American stop-motion animated television series American television series with live action and animation American television shows featuring puppetry Animated television series about children Animated television series about ghosts Kids' WB original shows Television series by Adelaide Productions Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television series about demons Television shows set in San Francisco {{Animation-tv-prog-stub