Invader ZIM: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Invader ZIM is an eccentric alien soldier from the planet Irk. He was banished from the Irken Empire after nearly destroying his home planet on an early mission. After begging his superiors, the Almighty Tallest Red and Purple, for another chance, they decide to get rid of him once and for all. They trick him into going on a "secret mission" to an obscure planet at the edge of the universe, a planet with the unlikely name of Earth, in hopes that he'll die along the way. But their trick backfires when ZIM safely reaches Earth and begins his ever-so-subtle conquest of it. He disguises himself as a schoolboy, and now the only person who can stop him is one kid - Dib, a somewhat insane paranormal researcher, who sees straight through ZIM's disguise and is intent on stopping his reign of "terror". The only problem is that neither of them is very good at stopping the other.

Series details

• Title: Invader ZIM
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 2001-03-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-08-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Nickelodeon
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 409

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Steven Horvitz — ZIM
• Rosearik Rikki Simons — GIR
• Andy Berman — Dib
• Melissa Fahn — Gaz
• Rodger Bumpass — Professor Membrane
• Wally Wingert — Almighty Tallest Red
• Kevin McDonald — Almighty Tallest Purple
• Lucille Bliss — Ms. Bitters

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-03-30; final listed air date 2002-09-28; episode order: 36.
• Season 2: premiered 2002-12-10; final listed air date 2019-08-16; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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