Zim is the title character from the Nickelodeon animated series, Invader Zim. He is from Irk, a planet far out in the Milky Way galaxy. He is a short Irken defective but, despite his size, he feels that he is superior to other Irkens and other universal creatures. He hates humans and Earthly culture (as would any Irken), and dreams of conquering the planet for Irken use. He thinks the Almighty Tallest sent him on a "secret mission" to Earth, but in reality they simply wanted to get rid of him. After arriving on Earth, he ...

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• Zim Invader Zim - Statistics
• Zim Invader Zim - Weaknesses and immunities
• Zim Invader Zim - Overreaction and overdramaticism
• Zim Invader Zim - Disguises worn in public
• Zim Invader Zim - Prospective occurrences during Zim's secret mission on Earth
• Zim Invader Zim - The Trial cancelled episode
• Zim Invader Zim - Voice actors
• Zim Invader Zim - Personality

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Invader Zim, Invader Zim - Plot, Invader Zim - Main Characters, Invader Zim - Planets of the Invader Zim Universe, Invader Zim - Music, Invader Zim - References and inside jokes, Invader Zim - Other notes, Invader Zim - Episodes, Invader Zim - DVD collection, Invader Zim - Merchandise, Invader Zim - Series One, Invader Zim - Series Two, Invader Zim - Other toys, Invader Zim - Attempts to put Zim back in production, Invader Zim - Invader Zim in other languages, Invader Zim - Notes

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Two seasons of Invader Zim aired. In Season 2, the animation style is slightly different than season 1. Also, all episodes in Season 2 except "The Most Horrible Christmas Ever" were not aired in the US. There were also over a dozen partially finished episodes and a few which were still in the outline stage when the show was cancelled. Some of the scripts to these episodes can be found on the Scary Monkey Show or Room With a Moose webistes. (links can be found on the bottom of this page) These unfinished episodes include a two-part finale in ...

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Invader Zim, Invader Zim - Plot, Invader Zim - Main Characters, Invader Zim - Planets of the Invader Zim Universe, Invader Zim - Music, Invader Zim - References and inside jokes, Invader Zim - Other notes, Invader Zim - Episodes, Invader Zim - DVD collection, Invader Zim - Merchandise, Invader Zim - Series One, Invader Zim - Series Two, Invader Zim - Other toys, Invader Zim - Attempts to put Zim back in production, Invader Zim - Invader Zim in other languages, Invader Zim - Notes

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Parking Structure Planet (formerly Blorch) - Known as the home of the slaughtering rat people, this planet is seen in Episode 1 and is assigned to Invader Skooge during the great assigning for Impending Doom 2. It is later dominated by Invader Skooge. The Tallest, quite off-handedly, christen it to be a planet composed solely of parking structures. Vort - Home of the universe's most comfortable couch. Also part of the assigning from Episode 1, this planet is assigned to Invader Larr, who was originally assigned Blorch, b ...

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Invader Zim, Invader Zim - Plot, Invader Zim - Main Characters, Invader Zim - Planets of the Invader Zim Universe, Invader Zim - Music, Invader Zim - References and inside jokes, Invader Zim - Other notes, Invader Zim - Episodes, Invader Zim - DVD collection, Invader Zim - Merchandise, Invader Zim - Series One, Invader Zim - Series Two, Invader Zim - Other toys, Invader Zim - Attempts to put Zim back in production, Invader Zim - Invader Zim in other languages, Invader Zim - Notes

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The term Zim may refer to: Invader Zim, a 2001 animated television series Zim, the title character from Invader Zim The Zim people of Cameroon Other related archives2001, Cameroon, Invader Zim, Zim, animated television series

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Walter Marvin Koenig (born September 14, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois) is an actor. He played the navigator Pavel Chekov on the USS Enterprise in the original Star Trek television series and in the several movies that featured the original cast. He is of Russian Jewish descent, but his family changed their surname from Koenigsberg to Koenig, and claimed to be of Lithuanian descent during the McCarthy ...

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The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog and is named for the Chihuahua region in Mexico. Chihuahua dog - Appearance. The standard recognized by the AKC (American Kennel Club) is only known as "Chihuahua", but they come in two varieties, the longcoat and the smoothcoat. According to AKC standards, Chihuahua should not weigh more than six pounds, although they often weigh more. They come in many colors, and are known for their large erect ears. Chihuahua puppies are often mistaken for hamsters because of t ...

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• Chihuahua dog - Appearance
• Chihuahua dog - Temperament
• Chihuahua dog - History
• Chihuahua dog - Health
• Chihuahua dog - Miscellaneous
• Chihuahua dog - Teacup and Deer-faced Chihuahuas
• Chihuahua dog - Famous Chihuahuas

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YTV is a Canadian cable specialty television channel aimed at youth, available nationwide through cable and satellite television. Presently it is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment. "YTV" presumably stands for "Youth Television", although YTV itself denies this. Launched on September 1, 1988, YTV was the successor to two prior special programming services operated by various Ontario cable companies beginning in the late 1970s. Not surprisingly, then, the two largest shareholders in YTV were two cable companies, Rogers Cable an ...

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• YTV Canadian television - Programming
• YTV Canadian television - Current programs As of January 2006
• YTV Canadian television - Past programs
• YTV Canadian television - Other programs of note
• YTV Canadian television - External link

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Chuck E. Cheese's is a franchise of giant video arcades complemented by small rides, pizza (a central focus), and other popular diversions for young children such as climbing equipment, tubes, and giant slides. The franchise has locations all over the world, including the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel. Its logo and mascot, named Chuck E. Cheese, is a giant anthropomorphic mouse. The business was founded in 1977 by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell as the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, and featured singing animatro ...

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• Chuck E. Cheese's - Kid Check
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Food Service
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Birthday Parties
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Employees
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Host/Hostess
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Kid Checker
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Cashier
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Game Room Attendants
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Walk Around Character
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Lawsuits
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Parodies
• Chuck E. Cheese's - Tokens

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Zim's skin sizzles and smokes on contact with water. The episode "The Wettening" first clearly shows this, and it has since become one of Zim's primary bodily weaknesses. He also hated human food (as he thought it was "human filth") until the episode "Zim Eats Waffles" (although the waffles that GIR produces are not typically edible to humans, which may explain why he can eat them). When his face came in contact with soap and bacon, he grew a hypnotic pimple ...

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Zim Invader Zim, Zim Invader Zim - Statistics, Zim Invader Zim - Weaknesses and immunities, Zim Invader Zim - Overreaction and overdramaticism, Zim Invader Zim - Disguises worn in public, Zim Invader Zim - Prospective occurrences during Zim's secret mission on Earth, Zim Invader Zim - The Trial cancelled episode, Zim Invader Zim - Voice actors, Zim Invader Zim - Personality

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In May 2004 Nickelodeon and Media Blasters finally released the first volume of an official Invader Zim DVD collection. Titled Volume 1: Doom Doom Doom, the two disc set includes nine half-hour episodes (most of which are comprised of 2 quarter-hour sub-episodes): 1. The Nightmare Begins 2A. Bestest Friend; 2B. NanoZim 3A. Parent Teacher Night; 3B. Walk of Doom 4A. Germs; 4B. Dark Harvest 5A. Attack of the Saucer Morons; 5B. The ...

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Invader Zim DVD collection, Invader Zim DVD collection - Doom Doom Doom, Invader Zim DVD collection - Progressive Stupidity, Invader Zim DVD collection - Horrible Holiday Cheer, Invader Zim DVD collection - Zim House Box Set

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Jhonen Vasquez - Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, popularly referred to as JTHM, ran for seven issues. Early one-page strips featuring Johnny were published in Carpe Noctem magazine. Published as a trade paperback under the name Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut, a hardcover edition is also available. Both paperback and hardcover editions have "Z?" on the cover. This logo, which stands for "question sleep", appears frequently throughout Vasquez's work ...

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Jhonen Vasquez, Jhonen Vasquez - Books by Vasquez, Jhonen Vasquez - Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Jhonen Vasquez - Squee!, Jhonen Vasquez - I Feel Sick, Jhonen Vasquez - Fillerbunny, Jhonen Vasquez - The Bad Art Collection, Jhonen Vasquez - Everything Can Be Beaten, Jhonen Vasquez - Happy Noodle Boy, Jhonen Vasquez - Invader Zim, Jhonen Vasquez - Trivia

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Wally Wingert - Live. Pyscho Blue - Power Rangers: In Space Wally Wingert - Animated. Almighty Tallest Red - Invader Zim Seth - Totally Spies! ...

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Wally Wingert, Wally Wingert - Notable Roles, Wally Wingert - Live, Wally Wingert - Animated, Wally Wingert - Anime, Wally Wingert - PC or Video Games

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The third volume is titled Volume 3: Horrible Holiday Cheer, contains discs 5 and 6 of the set, and includes the following episodes: 19A. GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff; 19B. Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom 20. Tak: the Hideous New Girl 21. Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars 22A. Mortos Der Soulstealer; 22B. Zim Eats Waffles 23A. Girl Who Cried Gnome; 23B. Dibship Rising 24A. Vindicated!; 24B. Voting of the Doomed ...

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Invader Zim DVD collection, Invader Zim DVD collection - Doom Doom Doom, Invader Zim DVD collection - Progressive Stupidity, Invader Zim DVD collection - Horrible Holiday Cheer, Invader Zim DVD collection - Zim House Box Set

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Invader Zim was an animated series produced for the children's cable network Nickelodeon. The show was cancelled after little more than a year; only 27 episodes were made; most of them 15-minute but several were a half-hour long. On May 11, 2004, two years after the cancellation of the series, after much request by fans, Volume 1 of an official Invader Zim DVD collection was released, featuring the first nine episodes plus audio commentary by Vasquez and various cast and crew, including Richard Steven Horvitz, Rikki Simons, Mel ...

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Jhonen Vasquez, Jhonen Vasquez - Books by Vasquez, Jhonen Vasquez - Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Jhonen Vasquez - Squee!, Jhonen Vasquez - I Feel Sick, Jhonen Vasquez - Fillerbunny, Jhonen Vasquez - The Bad Art Collection, Jhonen Vasquez - Everything Can Be Beaten, Jhonen Vasquez - Happy Noodle Boy, Jhonen Vasquez - Invader Zim, Jhonen Vasquez - Trivia

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The existence of alien beings (intelligent extraterrestrial life) has been one of the enduring themes of science fiction. One of the first fiction writers to use alien beings from another planet was H. G. Wells. The War of the Worlds is the best known of his works; it also introduced the modern reader to the recurring concept of interplanetary invasion by malign aliens. The alien invasion was one of two themes which was to crop up again and again in the 'pulp science fiction' years, the 1930s to 1960s. The Cold War made ...

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Extraterrestrial life in popular culture, Extraterrestrial life in popular culture - Typical characteristics, Extraterrestrial life in popular culture - Extraterrestrial life in fiction, Extraterrestrial life in popular culture - Silicon based life

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Tim Schafer's team was partly comprised of several people he worked with on Grim Fandango at LucasArts. Amongst the art design crew was background artist Peter Chan and cartoonist Scott Campbell. Voice actor Richard Steven Horvitz, best known for his portrayal of Zim in the animated television series Invader Zim, provides the voice of Raz, the game's protagonist. Originally, Psychonauts was to be published by Microsoft for release exclusively on their Xbox console, but in March 2004, Microsoft pulled out of this d ...

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Psychonauts, Psychonauts - Plot, Psychonauts - Gameplay, Psychonauts - Development history, Psychonauts - Characters, Psychonauts - Trivia

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In The Nightmare Begins (the first episode of Invader Zim), it's revealed that Purple is as self-absorbed and concerned with his political status as Red. He likes smoke machines and curly fries. As with Red, he has a fixation with snack foods. The voice of Almighty Tallest Purple was done by Kids in the Hall veteran Kevin McDonald, who has also provided the voice of Agent Pleakley in Disne ...

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Almighty Tallest, Almighty Tallest - Almighty Tallest Red, Almighty Tallest - Almighty Tallest Purple, Almighty Tallest - The role of the Almighty Tallest, Almighty Tallest - Previous Tallest

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In popular culture, such as movies and comics, "aliens" are often depicted as somewhat humanoid in their appearance (See Greys, Little green men). There are several reasons for this humanoid depiction in popular culture. It makes it easier for an alien in a movie scene to simply be a disguised human actor. Aliens in movies, in order to catch our attention, must trigger instantaneous emotional reaction; this requires a design based on recognizable human facial features and expressions. It is easier to relate to an alien with features w ...

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Extraterrestrial life in popular culture, Extraterrestrial life in popular culture - Typical characteristics, Extraterrestrial life in popular culture - Extraterrestrial life in fiction, Extraterrestrial life in popular culture - Silicon based life

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In popular culture, such as movies and comics, "aliens" are often depicted as somewhat humanoid in their appearance (See Greys, Little green men, Star Trek). There are several reasons for this humanoid depiction in popular culture. It makes it easier for an alien in a movie scene to simply be a disguised human actor. Aliens in movies, in order to catch our attention, must trigger instantaneous emotional reaction; this requires a design based on recognizable human facial features and expressions. It is easier to relate to an ali ...

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Extraterrestrial life in popular culture, Extraterrestrial life in popular culture - Typical characteristics, Extraterrestrial life in popular culture - Extraterrestrial life in fiction, Extraterrestrial life in popular culture - Silicon based life

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