Invader ZIM
2001 · TV Series · TV-Y7 · 30 min · ★ 8.5 · 95% critics
An inept space invader dreams of greatness, but his attempts to take over Earth go comically wrong. Sent with leftover gear, he builds a base and tries to blend in as a human child while his biggest rival spots his alien origins—only nobody believes him.
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Details
- Years
- 2001–2006
- Release date
- 2001-03-30
- Network
- Nickelodeon, Nicktoons
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-Y7
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 (459 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Invader ZIM if you want fast, chaotic alien takeover humor with a darker edge and plenty of bizarre moments; Not for you if you prefer gentler Nickelodeon comedy like My Life as a Teenage Robot or the more wholesome adventure tone of Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
Pros: dark, funny misadventures; quotable robot chaos; cult-classic charm | Cons: uneven laughs; sometimes too dark; hard to fully develop aliens
Themes
- invasion
- stupidity
- misanthrophy
- alien
- school
- robot
- disguise
- science and technology
- snacks
- spaceship
Cast & crew
Richard Steven Horvitz
as Zim (voice)
Andy Berman
as Dib (voice)
Dwight Schultz
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)
R. Lee Ermey
- ES
Eliza Schneider
Directed by Steve Ressel
Created by Jhonen Vasquez
Episodes2 seasons · 46 episodes
Season 136 episodes
- S1E1The Nightmare Begins24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E2Parent-Teacher Night11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E3Walk of Doom11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E4Bestest Friend11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E5NanoZim11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E6Germs11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Apple TV+
- S1E7Dark Harvest11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E8Attack of the Saucer Morons11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E9The Wettening11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E10Career Day11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E11Battle-Dib11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E12A Room with a Moose11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E13Hamstergeddon11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E14Invasion of the Idiot Dog Brain11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E15Bad, Bad Rubber Piggy11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E16Planet Jackers11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E17Rise of the Zitboy11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E18Plague of Babies11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E19Bloaty's Pizza Hog11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E20Bolognius Maximus11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E21Game Slave 211m
- S1E22Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom24m
- S1E23Mysterious Mysteries11m
- S1E24Future Dib11m
- S1E25Door to Door11m
- S1E26FBI Warning of Doom11m
- S1E27Battle of the Planets24m
- S1E28Abducted11m
- S1E29The Sad, Sad Tale of Chickenfoot11m
- S1E30Megadoomer11m
- S1E31Lice11m
- S1E32TAK: The Hideous New Girl24m
- S1E33GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff11m
- S1E34Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom11m
- S1E35Hobo 1311m
- S1E36Walk for Your Lives11m
Season 210 episodes
- S2E1The Most Horrible X-mas Ever24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E2Backseat Drivers From Beyond the Stars24mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E3Mortos der Soulstealer11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E4ZIM Eats Waffles11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E5The Girl Who Cried Gnome11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E6Dibship Rising11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E7Vindicated!11mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E8The Voting of the Doomed11m
- S2E9Gaz, Taster of Pork24m
- S2E10The Frycook What Came From All That Space24m