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Invader Zim Season 1, Ep. 1 "The Nightmare Begins"

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Zim gets his assignment as an Invader: Earth.
  • Starring: Brad Abrell, Andy Berman
  • Directed by: Steve Ressel
  • Runtime: 25 minutes
  • Original air date: March 30, 2001
  • Network: Nickelodeon
 
  
 
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0. Invader Zim Episode #16
  January 1, 2001
# ZIM has done such an excellent job portraying an earthinoid that two other aliens insist on adding him to their collection of creatures as a perfect representation of a human being. Mysterious Mysteries airs a segment on Chickenfoot, a creature that is neither man nor chicken. Dib is furious that the good name of paranormal science is being sullied by what is obviously just a guy in a Mr. Chicklylicky restaurant costume and sets out to prove Chickenfoot a fraud.
 
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1. The Nightmare Begins
  March 30, 2001
Zim gets his assignment as an Invader: Earth.
 
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2. Bestest Friend / NanoZim
  April 13, 2001
Zim gets an annoying best friend and Zim shrinks himself to a microscopic size to get into Dib's body.
 
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3. Parent Teacher Night / Walk of Doom
  April 6, 2001
Zim is worried his robotic parents aren't ready for Parent Teacher Night and Zim and Gir get lost.
 
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4. Germs / Dark Harvest
  April 20, 2001
Zim studies germs and then steals his classmates' internal organs.
 
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5. Attack of the Saucer Morons / The Wettening
  April 27, 2001
Zim takes his Voot out for a test drive and Zim experiences rain for the time.
 
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6. Career Day / Battle-Dib
  May 4, 2001
Zim gets a job in fast-food and Dib tries to get on TV to tell all about Zim.
 
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7. Planet Jackers/Rise of the Zitboy
  August 31, 2001
ZIM must protect the Earth from the Planet Jackers, a race of aliens that need to keep throwing planets into their burning sun, just so he can be the one who destroys Earth. Also, when ZIM grows a zit with hypnotic powers, he uses it to try and get information out of Dib.
 
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8. Invasion of the Idiot Dog Brain/Bad, Bad Rubber Piggy
  August 24, 2001
Gir messes with the security features of ZIM's house. Also, ZIM uses a time machine to 'attack' Dib throughout the past with the most vile of all weapons, rubber piggys.
 
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9. A Room with a Moose/Hamstergeddon
  August 17, 2001
ZIM implements his most horrific plan yet, a room with a moose. Also, ZIM uses the skool's pet hamster to try and destory the Earth.
 
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Episode 1, "The Nightmare Begins"
Synopsis: Zim gets his assignment as an Invader: Earth.
Original air date: March 30, 2001
Runtime: 25 minutes
ASIN: B000H167M2
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,925 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Invader Zim Season 1
Synopsis: Stand back, ignorant Earth filth! Invader Zim has been sent from the planet IRK on a mission of doom. Disguised as a child and accompanied by GIR, his robot, Zim has come to assume control of Earth. But, a wrench named Dib interferes with his plan...
Starring: Richard Steven Horvitz, Rosearik Rikki Simons
Supporting actors: Andy Berman, Melissa Fahn, Lucille Bliss, Rodger Bumpass, Frank Conniff, Mary Scheer, Jhonen Vasquez, Fred Tatasciore
Creator: Jhonen Vasquez
Season year: 2001
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Executive producer: Mary Harrington
Network: Nickelodeon
ASIN: B000H10GSS
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5.0 out of 5 stars Underappreciated. Devilishly funny., January 13, 2010
This review is from: Invader Zim Season 1 (Amazon Instant Video)
What was Nickelodeon thinking? I don't mean that to sound like a criticism of Invader Zim, but of the weird decisions the network made regarding it. For one, what made them think that the dark humor of Jhonen Vasquez, creator of Johnny The Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut, would translate into an innocent kiddie tv show? Were they thinking they could get another Ren and Stimpy out of it? Regardless, Invader Zim was created, and the Viacom folks must have been--shall we say--displeased. My guess is that the meddling began, because while the show as a whole is genius (and hence the five stars), the later episodes started showing signs of neutering: the humor was less dark, the stories not as fleshed-out. Zim was no longer the organ-stealing, genocidal, eyeball-ripping alien, but something intangibly softer (for lack of a better phrase). The Earth that he was trying to destroy was less parody and more muddled. Then came the decision to cancel the show, which likely didn't surprise any of the fans, but there are less dignified ways to end a series. TV history is virtually littered with the reruns of shows that were kept going long past their time.

I'm extraordinarily happy that Invader Zim continues to live as the cult classic it is.
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0 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea., October 31, 2009
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I love the invader zim drawings. They crack me up, but watching an entire show, is not my cup of tea.
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