Invader Zim Episode List May 2026

Invader Zim is an American animated dark comedy series created by Jhonen Vasquez. It originally aired on Nickelodeon from March 30, 2001, to August 19, 2002, though 27 episodes were produced (including one unaired in the US). The series follows Zim, an inept extraterrestrial from the planet Irk, who is sent on a fake mission to conquer a worthless planet: Earth. He is opposed by his paranoid nemesis, Dib Membrane.

Nickelodeon aired the episodes out of production order. The list below is the intended narrative production order (the order the creators made them), which is the standard for DVD/streaming releases. A separate "Nickelodeon broadcast order" existed. Season 1 (2001) | Prod. # | Episode Title | Original Air Date (US) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | The Nightmare Begins (Pilot / Episode 1) | March 30, 2001 | | 2 | Bestest Friend | April 6, 2001 | | 3 | NanoZIM | April 13, 2001 | | 4 | Parent-Teacher Night | April 20, 2001 | | 5 | Walk of Doom | June 22, 2001 | | 6 | Germs | June 29, 2001 | | 7 | Dark Harvest | July 6, 2001 | | 8 | Attack of the Saucer Morons | July 13, 2001 | | 9 | The Wettening | July 20, 2001 | | 10 | Career Day | July 27, 2001 | | 11 | Battle-Dib | August 10, 2001 | | 12 | Planet Jackers | August 17, 2001 | | 13 | Rise of the Zitboy | August 24, 2001 | | 14 | Invasion of the Idiot Dog Brain | September 7, 2001 | | 15 | Bad, Bad Rubber Piggy | September 28, 2001 | | 16 | A Room with a Moose | October 5, 2001 | | 17 | Hamstergeddon | November 9, 2001 | | 18 | Plague of Babies | November 16, 2001 | | 19 | Bloaty's Pizza Hog | November 30, 2001 | | 20 | Door to Door | March 1, 2002 | | 21 | FBI Warning of Doom | March 8, 2002 | | 22 | Bolognius Maximus | March 15, 2002 | | 23 | Game Slave 2 | March 29, 2002 | Season 2 (2002 – Unfinished) Due to low ratings and production issues, Nickelodeon canceled Invader Zim after 27 episodes. Only four episodes of Season 2 were completed and aired in the US. Two more were finished but aired only in other countries (or later on DVD). invader zim episode list

The film resolves the cliffhanger of Zim finally contacting the Almighty Tallest, leading to a reality-bending confrontation. Nickelodeon famously aired episodes out of sequence. For example, they aired The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever halfway through Season 1 (on June 8, 2001) and scattered Season 2 episodes as filler. This caused continuity confusion (e.g., Zim losing and regaining his base). The production order above is the recommended viewing order. Trivia: The episode Dark Harvest (where Zim steals children's organs) was temporarily pulled from reruns due to its graphic body horror, but later reinstated. The unaired episodes The Girl Who Cried Gnome and The Voting of the Doomed were finally released on DVD in 2011. Invader Zim is an American animated dark comedy

| Prod. # | Episode Title | Original Air Date (US) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 24 | The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever | December 10, 2002 (Special) | | 25 | Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars | August 19, 2002 | | 26 | Mortos der Soulstealer | August 19, 2002 | | 27 | Zim Eats Waffles | August 19, 2002 | He is opposed by his paranoid nemesis, Dib Membrane

| Title | Release Date | Platform | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | August 16, 2019 | Netflix (worldwide) |