
Zim pleads with the Tallest to assign him a planet and, in a desperate act to get Zim as far away as possible, they assign him to a presumed planet on the outskirts of their known universe that has never been explored. Here, elite Irken soldiers are chosen to become Invaders: special soldiers whose mission is to blend in with the indigenous life forms of their assigned planet, collect intelligence and prepare the planet for conquest by the Irken Armada. Upon hearing of Operation Impending Doom II, Zim leaves Foodcourtia and arrives at the Great Assigning.
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As recounted during the series premiere, "The Nightmare Begins", Zim, who is both very short and very naïve, was banished to the planet Foodcourtia for overzealously attacking his own planet and allies during Operation Impending Doom I. The Irken leaders, known as The Almighty Tallest, serve together because they are exactly the same height. Zim is a member of the imperialistic Irken race, an extraterrestrial species whose social hierarchy is based on height. Invader Zim revolves around the life of its lead character, Zim, his malfunctioning robot GIR GIR and the humans and aliens who become involved in his schemes. Almost every one was directed by Steve Ressel the only exception is the pilot episode (directed by Jordan Reichek). 19 of the episodes are split into two individual stories, each lasting about 12 minutes. On August 19, 2006, all 46 canon episodes have aired on television and been released on DVD. The show has maintained a cult following since cancellation with a pilot episode, 46 canon episodes, and at least 17 episodes that were in production at the time of the series' cancellation.
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Before the second season was completed, Nickelodeon canceled the series, leaving at least 23 episodes and a planned television movie series finale unfinished. Invader Zim was first broadcast on Maand was targeted at children in their early teens, and met with critical acclaim, but after the first season, the show's ratings began to suffer. His various attempts to subjugate and destroy the human race are invariably undermined by some combination of his own ineptitude, his malfunctioning robot servant GIR, and paranormal Dib, one of very few humans attentive enough to be aware of Zim's identity.


The series is about an extraterrestrial named Zim from the planet Irk, and his ongoing mission to conquer and destroy Earth. It was produced by and subsequently premiered on Nickelodeon. Invader Zim is an American animated television series created by Jhonen Vasquez.
