Series synopsis
Invader ZIM is an American animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy family television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on March 30, 2001. It ended on August 19, 2006. It was created by Jhonen Vasquez. It stars Richard Steven Horvitz, Andy Berman, Rosearik Rikki Simons and Melissa Fahn.
Zim dreams of greatness. Unfortunately, though, he's hopelessly inept as a space invader. Desperate to be rid of the annoying Zim, his planet's leaders send him on a mission to infiltrate Earth, providing him with leftover, cobbled-together equipment. To their consternation, Zim succeeds in setting up a base on Earth and infiltrating human culture, posing as a human child as he plots the planet's downfall. Only Zim's archnemesis, Dib, recognizes that Zim is an alien, and of course, nobody believ ...
Premise
Zim dreams of greatness. Unfortunately, though, he's hopelessly inept as a space invader. Desperate to be rid of the annoying Zim, his planet's leaders send him on a mission to infiltrate Earth, providing him with leftover, cobbled-together equipment. To their consternation, Zim succeeds in setting up a base on Earth and infiltrating human culture, posing as a human child as he plots the planet's downfall. Only Zim's archnemesis, Dib, recognizes that Zim is an alien, and of course, nobody believes Dib's claims.
Premise: Bow down and prepare for DOOM!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Zim (voice)
- Andy Berman as Dib (voice)
- Rosearik Rikki Simons as GIR (voice)
- Melissa Fahn as Gaz (voice)
- Lucille Bliss as Ms. Bitters (voice)
- Rodger Bumpass as Professor Membrane (voice)
- Kevin McDonald as Almighty Tallest Purple (voice)
Guest cast
- R. Lee Ermey
- Eliza Schneider
- S. Scott Bullock
- Sherman Howard as Oog-Oh (voice)
- Dwight Schultz
- Greg Ellis
- Danny Cooksey
- Olivia D'Abo
- Philece Sampler as Scientist #4 / Germ Woman / Tiny Germ Voice (voice)
- Mo Collins
- Candi Milo as Mrs. Buggy / Giganto Baby (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Santa Gerg / Guy in Crowd #1 / Cutest Little Kid (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | November 12, 2000 | November 12, 2000 |
| Season 1 | 36 | March 30, 2001 | September 28, 2002 |
| Season 2 | 10 | December 10, 2002 | August 19, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Dib has been taking notice of how ZIM never eats human food and he believes he may just be able to exploit this fact to prove ZIM is an alien. However, ZIM isn’t about to let someone ruin his mission and he does everything he can to appear as normal as possible, though will any of their attempts actually matter since most of the children at the skool aren’t even paying attention to them? |
November 12, 2000 |
| 2 |
The Voices of Zim An interview with the cast and creators of Invader ZIM. |
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| 3 |
The Writers of Zim Interviews with the writers of Invader ZIM. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Nightmare Begins Dedicated Irken soldier Zim is sent on a secret mission to Earth, where he disguises himself as an elementary-school student and gathers information about human beings. His plan is moving smoothly until an extraterrestrial-obsessed classmate named Dib takes notice of Zim's green skin and missing ears. |
March 30, 2001 |
| 2 |
Parent-Teacher Night After another day at the Earth skool, Ms. Bitters reminds the children that it’s Parent Teacher Night and that all the parents must come to the skool at the end of the day. Zim becomes worried because his robotic parents aren’t programmed for such a task yet and he cannot permit them to blow his cover, so he attempts to help them become the parents they should be, but Gir’s carefree nature soon puts his plans in jeopardy. |
April 6, 2001 |
| 3 |
Walk of Doom Zim goes on an outing to the downtown area in order to test a new guidance chip he installed in GIR, but when GIR removes the chip before leaving in order to store a cupcake, Zim and GIR are left lost and have to resort to public transport to find their way back. Their journey home is complicated further by Zim temporarily losing his vision by looking at the sun, his disguise being mistaken for that of a bank robber, and his escape from the police being wrecked by GIR replacing his extra rocket fuel with tuna fish. |
April 6, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Most Horrible X-mas Ever Zim's Yuletide plan to overtake Earth by posing as Santa starts to backfire when he takes on characteristics of the Jolly Old Elf. Dib, meanwhile, tries to save the population from impending doom. |
December 10, 2002 |
| 2 |
Backseat Drivers From Beyond the Stars Dib interferes majorly with Zim's plan to bring the Almighty Tallest to Earth just as he's preparing to bring about the downfall of the human race with mind-sucking parasites. |
June 10, 2006 |
| 3 |
Mortos der Soulstealer Dib summons Mortos der Soulstealer, a mystical being who emerges once every thousand years, in order to wish for him to steal ZIM’s soul. However, when it turns out that Mortos needs to recharge his power before he can complete the task that Dib requested, Dib must help him do many absurd things in hopes of putting an end to ZIM once and for all. Meanwhile, ZIM heads around town undergoing his latest evil scheme, which is the reason Dib was so eager to enlist Mortos’ help in the first place. |
June 17, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 30, 2001 |
| Last aired | August 19, 2006 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Sunday at 14:30:00 |