Some fun fact about Invader Zim and Columbine: the network tried to change Dib's design, because Dib has a long black coat, and at the time, making a loner, crazy character with a long black coat wasn't really a good idea. Jhonen fought for it to stay a part of his design and ended up winning

@Gooby_12

29 күн бұрын

why?

@SillyGooberFrolickingInLasagna

18 күн бұрын

@Gooby_12 because he’d probs look like a drvg dealer

@freakthecentipede2743

18 күн бұрын

@@Gooby_12 black coats are really associated with Columbine, apparently

@ModestMadMan

5 күн бұрын

@@SillyGooberFrolickingInLasagnabecause of columbine.. trench coat mafia.. maybe research that

@Sarcastic-brainwash

2 күн бұрын

​@@SillyGooberFrolickingInLasagna nah it's because he looked like a 🏫 🔫

It's gotta be Dark Harvest.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

🎯 lol

@stellastarfield1111

5 ай бұрын

I knew it was Dark Harvest too 😂

@JuiceBox000

2 ай бұрын

A League of Legends rune?

@BrandonScott-mi5pz

2 ай бұрын

SERIOUSLY DISTURBING,

@williamchamberlain2263

12 күн бұрын

​@@BrandonScott-mi5pzclassic ending

I loved Zim and this episode. My brother and I used to yell MY SQUEEDILYSPOOCH every time we got hurt lmao

I watched Dark Harvest for the first time a couple months ago on an old CRT late at night thinking it couldn't be *that* bad. Boy was I wrong. I was on edge for the whole episode waiting for the jump scare to happen, but it never did. The atmosphere captured by that episode is something I haven't felt in over a decade. Excellent Episode

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

That is such a great way to put it. This is an episode that CONSTANTLY leaves you waiting for the jump scare that never comes. I love that lol. Thanks for watching :)

@theghosttm8245

4 ай бұрын

Watched it with my Dad and he was going “WTF” the whole time. When Zim slurped intestines(?) back up he gagged.

This and the one episode where Dib and Zim were transported to the alternate world where everyone's a monster are definitely 2 of my absolute favorite episodes from this show. I'd honestly LOVE to see Vasquez do a full on reboot where he can freely write each episode the way he intends it to be, where characters die off and the most absolutely morbid stuff occurs. This show was amazing for being the oddest show at the time and definitely was a show I enjoyed.

@nothanks7263

5 ай бұрын

Halloween Spooktacular.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Oh, man. I'd LOVE to see like an Adult Swim style reboot where he can just go gloves off and do whatever he wants. That would be insane!

@pinkiichi

5 ай бұрын

As awesome as that would be, nickelodeon holds the copyright for the series ans considering the content they're pushing, I don't see them greenlighting an adult version of Invader Zim.

Invader Zim and Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy developed my dark sense of humor

@drgojira6044

2 ай бұрын

username checks out lol same though honestly

@huggable2

Ай бұрын

My favorite cartoons growing up. They made me laugh the most. I never thought of them like Ren and Stimpy, I didn't even like that show.

I think what stood out most to me in this episode is the sheer detail they put into the xray shots. Seeing cartoon character proportions with realistic-ish organ placement and organization is just a level of gross uncanny valley I was completely unprepared for as a tween. As an adult I can appreciate a little, perhaps unintentional, commentary on how cartoon characters look like aliens themselves. Sort of like those "anatomically correct anime characters" memes. It's kind of amazing this got all the way to airing but I'm glad it did as it's probably one of the most unique-feeling media experiences I've ever had.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Right? the way they drew the x-ray shots was just so intense lol. This episode from start to finish is definitely one in a million. There aren't very many episodes of shows that captured this same kind of vibe.

I loved Invader Zim as a kid. I liked the dark humor and the artwork. I was so sad when it was canceled!

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

I agree! There hasn't been anything like it since.

@robinkholmes7127

5 ай бұрын

"Invader Zim" and "Courage the Cowardly Dog" you felt like you were getting away with something by watching them.

@DelbelOfTheVoid

5 ай бұрын

Same.

Invader Zim actually felt more like what Nicktoons was than any other toon to me. Specifically because gross out was in fact its entire gimmick dating back to slimetime and ren and stimpy. Invader Zim carried more Nickelodeon brand than literally everything. SpongeBob, when you really think about it, is the odd one out stylistically, writing wise and vibe wise. As far back as I can recall, I attributed Nickelodeon with this uncanny and uncomfortable vibe from claymation bumpers, aforementioned Ren and Stimpy, and the style that seemed to only be found on the nick channel. Rugrats, The Wild Thornberries and even As Told By Ginger looked like they belonged to the same universe, just like CN did in the day. Invader Zim may have its own style going on, but it was weird, jaunty and yet fluid in a way that just made it BELONG there. And the episodes… yeah. That was Nickelodeon through and through.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

I really like the way that you put it! Though there were a lot of shows that stuck to a vibe similar to Rugrats and Doug that weren't really in the vein of gross out humor, the network really did have that gross out kind of feel from the start. It kind of came with the territory of them making it seem like a network made by kids for kids imo. I appreciate this comment! It definitely changed my perception of the gross out humor in this show :)

@blockotheblock5672

5 ай бұрын

Nah I’d argue SpongeBob also fits well with it having lots of gross up gags and it’s absurd world.

@J.Soffer

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@RogueT-Rex8468

5 ай бұрын

not until recently tbh. i dont recall spongebob having that kind of gags until later seasons to present. (kinda why i dipped out. they werent as tasteful as the 90s did it fsr. i think its the shock value) @@blockotheblock5672

@RogueT-Rex8468

5 ай бұрын

@@DuskTillShawn glad to be of a different perspective! Thanks for taking the time, sib. Keep going Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

This episode gave me actual nightmares as a kid. I was terrified that aliens would abduct me to steal and eat my organs. Not even kill me, just steal the organs. I knew I'd be basically screwed if i lost any of my organs. The anxiety of worrying about how i would be able to live missing my shit.

There's also the story of Bloody Gir. Allegedly there was gonna be an episode the would have ended up leaving the character of Gir cover in blood, but obviously the network wouldn't allow that. In response the people working on the show hid bloody Gir in several episodes. You can actually find them, the easiest one to find being while the theme song play for the episode Mortos der Soulstealer.

@controlbrains

2 ай бұрын

There are actually still some Bloody GIRs that have never been found.

I don't know why but Dib saying "pretty far" about the pencil always makes me laugh 😂

@WC3fanatic997

Ай бұрын

My first girlfriend absolutely adored this show and that was probably one of her favorite and most-often-cited scenes from it. We would adopt it into everything we could think of.

Thank You so much for dispelling the rumor that this show was cancelled due to inspiring a murder Shawn.

@akganimationstudioproducti3779

5 ай бұрын

I heard another reason it was canceled was because it was going over budget

I remember I was rewatching Invader Zim on Netflix and I couldn't get passed Dark Harvest. I turned it off right when Zim replaced the Hall Monitor's organ with the explosive hall pass.

Is it weird that I was never bothered by Dark Harvest? Nah, the episode that was too much for me was Bad Bad Rubber Piggy. It took something far more conceptually complex like indirect murder through time manipulation to freak me out.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

I don't remember that one off the top of my head! I'll totally check it out :)

@DuskusCB

5 ай бұрын

@@DuskTillShawnIts the one where Zim sends a bunch of rubber pigs to the past to replace random stuff at moments throughout Dib’s life causing him to get severely hurt, and every time this happens it physically affects present Dib more and more.

@mikefine619

5 ай бұрын

​@@DuskusCB dude that episode was crazy I totally forgot about it.

@lydiajulianprower8356

3 ай бұрын

And in the end one of the piggies replaces Zim's brain.

@Itariatan

21 күн бұрын

Agreed. That episode horrified me, and I was a teenager when I watched it. It's probably because Dib is my favorite, though. ​@@DuskusCB

I love Invader Zim so much, this is one of the few episodes that actually creeped me out growing up, and am glad you made a video about this, I'm hoping my next tattoo is an Irken symbol !

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Oh man, that sounds like a sick tattoo! :D

I believe that Invader Zim Is One Of The BEST NICKTOONS That Kept The Old Era Of Nickelodeon ALIVE Along With SpongeBob SquarePants, Fairly OddParents, Avatar: The Last AirBender, & The Loud House!!

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

I agree!!! It’s a very original show and there’s not many shows that capture the same vibe that Invader Zim did. 😁

@mrquake7789

5 ай бұрын

Definitely

@D7DE

2 ай бұрын

Idk about loud house

The fact that this show premiered on the same night as the Fairly Oddparents is INSANE!

You've got to admire people who can call a TV executive a decent person and admit that he was just nervous about upsetting people.

If Dib hadn't taunted Zim, he wouldn't have been inspired to steal organs.

As an RN, I find this episode Invader Zim interesting on the premise that the organ harvesting is done to avoid detection by the school nurse.

I wish this show was on cartoon network adult swim would've thrived with this show in the 2000s

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

You're so right. It would have done SO MUCH BETTER being shown to that demographic lol.

This episode lives up to its name.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Right? This episode was so morbid from start to finish.

Invader Zim was always one of my favorite cartoons as a child. I sadly don’t remember very much of it, but the bit I do remember is an incredible TV show that had all sorts of chaotic twists and turns. So many that you didn’t know what was going to happen next. And honestly, that’s the best way to describe Zim’s show and his character: you never know what he’ll do next.

I've never seen Invader Zim but from watching this vid it seems like my type of cartoon

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Its different for sure. If you like a dark aesthetic and twisted humor, then it'll be right up your alley lol. I absolutely love it tbh :D

@ThePurestMayhem

5 ай бұрын

Oh it's excellent, you should definitely watch it asap

I grew up with invader zim ❤❤❤ it was a family tradition to watch multiple episodes after eating dinner or just whenever we wanted :) we had the complete DVD set and to this day, me and my entire family quote this show. we all love it so much. it's a shame people excuse their horrible actions on shows like invader Zim or similar.

Invader Zim rules! I named my dog Gir❤! Zim deserved better and I'm glad he's still around.

Nickelodeon was in the gross out game since Nicktoons started, young'un.

I did watch invader Zim but it didn’t come out until I was in my late teens. A fact for which I am enormously grateful because it probably would have scared me for life if I’d seen it as a child.

@cosmicbug6264

4 ай бұрын

😹😹I was 11 when it came out/watched it, it was definitely an ✨️experience✨️

I love invader zim and I love this episode too, and that's the request I was asking for. Thank you for my request.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Sorry if I missed your comment for a request! I totally would have given you a shoutout for wanting this episode. 😊 I love fan requests… If there’s any other episodes or other shows you wanna see me cover, email is the best way to reach me. It’s in the description box of every video 😁

@patcahill3724

5 ай бұрын

@@DuskTillShawn Okay then

There was definitely a period around 2003-2006 where Nickelodeon acted like Invader Zim didn't even exist, just like they did with Ren and Stimpy from c. 1999-2006. I remember that during the rare instances where reruns of either show were aired, they would be unannounced without relevant bumpers.

Looking over this episode, oh my god, Dib keeps saying things that just make Zim go out and steal more organs. He could've just let Zim go to the nurse's office, quietly hoping the Nurse actually does notice something, which maybe she wouldn't 'cause this is a world of stupid people. Was Dib hoping Zim would just go hide from the nurse all day or something? Whatever the case, Dib warned the dangerous alien his life was in danger, incentivizing the whole organ stealing spree. But that's not enough. Dib has to quiz Zim on which organs he has and point out which ones he's still missing. Instead of pointing out that no human even has that many different organs so he's already gone too far. Like, Dib might as well just team up with Zim as his friend in this episode since he's giving him warnings and quizzes so that he knows all his possible mistakes. Dib+Zim=BFFs4life. Edit: 22:00 lol, I wrote my entire rant before even getting to this part of the video where you point out t he same thing. High five.

Invader Zim was awesome. I didn’t know they canceled it after one season

@davidtalavera9138

5 ай бұрын

They cancelled the show after season 2 btw

@akganimationstudioproducti3779

5 ай бұрын

Unlike other nicktoons, I can kind of see why it was canceled I get that it was meant to appeal to an older audience, but it didn’t exactly help that it was presented on a network that included SpongeBob and Rugrats

@quinnhouk5369

5 ай бұрын

@@akganimationstudioproducti3779 I just looked it up and it aired in 2001 so I would’ve been 2 depending on the month. I did watch it when I was like 11 or something

This episode is so trippy and wacky loved this series

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Right!? It was such a unique show and I love it!

This scared me so much when I saw it as a kid, because I was old enough to have some knowledge about organs and I knew that replacing organs with objects would kill someone in real life. But I was also young enough to not understand it was a cartoon and it didn't follow real life logic. This show, along with Courage, the Cowardly Dog, were my first adventures into horror, or at least, shows with horror-like themes, and I feel like they influenced me to be the horror lover I am today.

The TMNT comics feeling different from the superhero comics is hilarious because TMNT is a parody of the Daredevil comics

This was one of my favorite shows when I was 11

I haven't been able to sit and enjoy a good video in a while with the holidays. What better vreator to cave for than my favorite. Thank you for giving me a reason to, Invader Zim was basically my personality for all of my preteen and teen years. This being my favorite episode and you talking about the real life case surrounding it is gonna make for an amazing video.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Oh, man. I know how busy the holidays can make us. I'm so glad you got some time to check out this video though :D I hope you enjoyed it and that you have an amazing holiday season!

Just wanted to say thank you for making content on invader zim. Ive been watching your videos for the past year or so and don't necessarily watch them in any particular order as i love listening to them while im at work when im tired of music or just in my free time at home. I dont really comment on anything online hardly so just wanted to show my thanks this way and maybe ask if you could make more videos on invader zim if theres any other interesting episodes to make a video on and if you havent already done so, since invader zim was one of my favorites

@DuskTillShawn

Ай бұрын

Thank you so so so much for your support, my friend! I really can't thank you enough for it. Sorry it took me a while to respond, I've been going through a lot in my personal life. I'm getting back to it now, thankfully! I LOVE Invader Zim. It was a show that definitely stood out in comparison to every other Nicktoon. It's a shame that it didn't get more love from Nickelodeon because it really was fantastic. I'm definitely going to make more videos about it. I have a few ideas in mind. Any specific episodes you'd like to see me cover? :D

@SaydiRoss

Ай бұрын

@DuskTillShawn There's no need to apologize. Your mental health is important and so is being with your family. But as far as Invader Zim, it honestly surprises me that the show didn't get much attention as almost everyone I know that grew up in the 2000's loved it. The most notable episodes I can remember that might be video worthy would maybe be NanoZim and Bad Bad Piggy and maybe even the more recent Invader Zim movie that came out a couple years ago. On a side note though related to Invader Zim, I actually almost on a weekly basis call my husband My Tallest since I'm 5'2 and hes over a foot taller than me, when I need him to grab something for me that I can't reach XD

Omg the germs and lice episode.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

The lice one still gives me the ick to this day lol

Dib is giving young Mr Crocker vibes.

I was 19 when a goth girlfriend of mine showed me Invader Zim. I had read Johnny the Homicidal Maniac so fell in love with Zim when I watched it for the first time.

@shaynemaskall6984

3 ай бұрын

The goth's and emo's like that show, it is a rather morbid and sanguine show.

This is the only episode of Invader Zim I remember, but also what I remember most vividly is Gaz and the gameslave. Same Gaz. Same.

I was fortunate to be old enough to rationalize the farfetched nature of the premise this episode had. But even back then, I could TOTALLY understand why it scared my younger sibling into nightmares for a few days. There are some cartoon episodes that are generally creepy, but this is absolutely horror. Funny now, as an adult, but I wouldn’t show this episode to anyone under like 12, it’s just too much.

My first introduction to Invader Zim was my friend singing the doom song at a board games club somewhere in my late teens-early twenties.

Back in the day my friend pointed out that at the beginning of this episode, Zim is actually playing with the other kids. Funny to see him doing that back in these early ones.

I love Invader Zim as a kid! But fell in love with it even more when i had the DVD of the complete series with DVD commentary back in 2007

Invader Zim depicts school as a prison. A place where the student is seen as a guilty criminal who deserves no mercy and one step away from being removed. Entirely.

I saw a squirrel . He was doin like this🐿

Even as a kid growing up through it I knew it was just silly "lol" edgey nonsense, what amazes me is that he was able to make "dark harvest" without fully grossing me out... the moose terrified me though

ANOTHER DUSKTILSHAWN VIDEO HOORAAYYY ANOTHER KZreadR TALKING ABOUT MY SPECIAL INTERESTS ^_^

I miss the times when cartoons for kids were edgier than adult TV...

911 has ruined a lot, invader zim, the spider-man movie trailer and even ren and stimpy. it's just annoying that nobody let it go. censoring the tradgy will do nothing, remembering it is the best way to pave respect.

Great video!!! I'd wake up early every Saturday morning because Zim was after YuGiOh in the UK early 00s 😀💖

I understand why Zim was cancelled, but honestly I felt like it could've been done in such a way now that would match Jhonen's vision, maybe on another medium more accepting to 'darker' themes like HBO Max. I am happy that we got what we did, it's just sad someone had to twist it out of proportion. Reminds me of the Lennon trial and Catcher in the Rye. Unfortunately, Waking Life had the same kind of flack for a murderer siting it as his 'favorite film'.

"I don't get it!? Why does he want to take over the world so badly!? What does he got to looose!?" 4:14

Invader Zim is one of my all time favorite cartoons. It satiates my daily desire for dark humor and weirdness. I wish more shows were like it but I guess the fact that there are so few cartoons willing to go all out is part of what made this show so great! Much respect to Mr. Vasquez!

I never watched Invader Zim from beginning to end. However, I do remember 3 episodes sticking with me that I have watched. Dark Harvest, The Most Horrible X-mas ever, and Bestest Friend.

Zinvader Im is just a next level show, before it's time, and the humor on it for me was perfect. Shawn I almost dare you to do an analysis of Zims robo parents and keep a straight face. If you manage it I owe ya a cookie.

I never knew this show existed until around 2014-15, and this was the first episode I ever saw from Invader Zim. Talk about a first impression.

5:31 this is one of the reasons why I read fanfiction, that feeling exactly

The beginning really set the tone for the videos title

Poor filler bunny 😢

It may have been Dibs fault but the episode still didn't have to go that far. Even Ran and Stampy wasn't that graphic

This show was art and I'm glad we got what we could.

Knowing that some characters were to supposed to die and they rewrote the deaths to be sarcastic makes a lot of sense. I think that's what ienjoyed so much. It felt so ridiculously right haha

Dark Harvest was my favorite classic episode, I think it helped jumpstart my darker edgier humor since I was only 6 when it came out lol

I LOVED Invader Zim as a kid and still do. it was so weird, dark, random, and super funny to watch

0:36 you can still see the skip button behind the black box lol

I never watched this show as a kid, it was too scary. To this day I’ve never ever seen a full episode but I still know about the show 😭

@ZeranZeran

5 ай бұрын

its actually really funny! you should check it out

I gotta say that the kid who cited this as inspiration for what he did is full of it. I’ve seen this episode as a kid too and I don’t kill people. There was something going on with him before hand and it’s a shame it didn’t get noticed until it was too late.

the receptionist being replace with a cow mooing toy was really disconcerting mainly because I liked those toys as a tot

I have a episode, just recently rewatched and it is dark. Episode name is “Bestest Friend”. It’s honestly scary as sh.t

No way Scott was inspired to kill Pamela because he watched this ep. No that kid was just insane like Jeffrey dalmer or mark chapman. Remember him he killed john jennon because he read Cather in the rye

man, if it isn't obvious by my pfp i love Invader ZiM, kinda crazy to see it mentioned with something like this but also at the same time considering it IS Invader ZiM .. plus dark harvest lol.. idk just still semi odd to see about this show in something so horrible😭

Zim crawling through the schools rafters was intense

I loved zim then, and love it still.

This is probably the most horrifying episode of a kids TV show that I know about.

It's funny I remember when this show premiered and then I would see all the episodes, I was not afraid of it or grossed out despite being afraid of many of the stuff

if it’s not dark harvest I’ll sell my quiggly-spooch.if you know you know if not well then may I aim your eyes at invader zim? 0:03

Awesome video :D

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching 😊 I really appreciate it.

@Goat-tz6gs

5 ай бұрын

@@DuskTillShawn your welcome have a good day or afternoon or evening :D

As a kid this dark harvest episode and the other one that reminds me of the butterfly effect are still in my head to this day . Great series tho. Loved it.

This is a good video. Also i heard that the creator of the cartoon said there was a plot twist about dib and his family, they were clones of the same race as zim and the dad of dib and his sister were originally an alien but quiet the race for reasons. Its kinda interesting but of course, nickelodeon had to cancel the show😑

Honestly i somehow completely missed just how dark this episode was as a kid.

I still remember this episode. It was very surprising to me as a kid.

People try to say how soft people are now about stuff and yet they had issues with the show all the way back then people were always too sensitive

To clarify since this video never mentioned it: the killer’s alibi was thrown out/debunked, because the episode didn’t air on television until long after the murder actually took place. So weather he or the prosecution made it, it was more likely than not from a viewing of the episode while the trial was already going on.

@shaynemaskall6984

3 ай бұрын

This episode of invader zim aired in April, 20, 2001. So the killer definitely saw this episode. I remember seeing a rerun of it in 2004.

8:38 we just gonna ignore that dirty joke or something? I can't possibly be the only one who got that

OW! MY SQUGGLY SPLOOGE!

Wait this dude gf heard him say I want to kill kids, and take organs, and was like "ya he a keeper." Like wtf? I imagine anyone who not insane in that moment would be like, "this dude is actual threat to people and around him" and quickly dial 911

I suggest you to do either catdogumentary from catdog or the haunted house episode from samurai jack next.

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Yessssss. I’ll add both to my list. I wanna make a long form video about Samurai Jack in the future. That show is SO underrated imo. Thanks for your suggestions, friend! You have great taste in shows 😁

@patcahill3724

5 ай бұрын

@@DuskTillShawn You're welcome, and I really do have great taste in shows.

I remember watching this dark episode when I was a kid and being grossed out by it but before you even showed it again I still remember the creepy off distance sound of just hearing the pigeon and knowing Zim was nearby. I did enjoy watching Invader Zim esp when Grr came on screen!

Invader Zim will always be my favorite nicktoon 🖤 Every episode is great but one of my favorites that no one talks about is prolly Hobo 13. Where Zim has to prove himself through a bootcamp elimination process that is super dark. You just gotta love that time period of television

i've always wanted you to make an invader zim video

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

It’s been on my list for such a long time! I can’t wait to make more 😁

@CrazyUFOKid

5 ай бұрын

@@DuskTillShawn yippee !!!

I love invader Zim! Wish they'd make new episodes. Awesome video, I appreciate you very much Bruv 🙏🖤💯💯💯♠️

@DuskTillShawn

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!!! I really appreciate it :D

@carlzombie6722

5 ай бұрын

@@DuskTillShawn no problem homie. Thank you very much for all the awesome content. Tbh your Hey Arnold breakdowns is what got me into your channel. Keep up the great work my Guy. I appreciate you very much 🙏

Man, I forgot how fitting the name Dark Harvest was. Jeez lol

I love this show! The dark humor is right up my alley

One of my favorites

The school is so futuristic yet so uneducated This show is a lot like idiocracy. It's a satire on current America and where it's headed. I wouldn't be shocked if some schools have done this before with a "hall pass".. only non exploding, lol.

I'm surprised they got away with that joke of Gaz saying "[She's] got a squeedly-spooch"