Zim Steals Organs - Dark Toons

[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@theaveragemalx922]

I love Zim the entire series

[@minimoose3198]

Dark harvest was the best👍👽🧠

[@NEVETSGILBERT1233]

Thank you finally now I can shut the hell up until i think of another one

[@nightwarper1760]

You should do a dark sponge bob episode

[@skellington15]

Major recommendation for a future video. It's another Courage the Cowardly Dog episode, except this one is one of the most beautifully crafted in setting, music and atmosphere. My recommendation: *Windmill Vandals* by Bill Marsilii.

[@TeamSoraPresents]

I'm surprised Doug hasn't seen this show before, it's right up his alley.

[@kimifw58]

He stopped watching cartoons in the late '90s and is only recently catching up on what he missed.

[@brandonjones5879]

Nigga Luva the 2000’s

[@kmel3588]

@Nigga Luva you can find the invader zim movie on youtube

[@louisduarte8763]

@Nigga Luva I want to say 2001, but Nickelodeon kept changing its timeslot, so it made it hard to watch them all.

[@snappytofu2301]

Invader Zim was so ahead of its time

[@sarafontanini7051]

fun fact: this is pretty much the ONLY time Zim's threatening. Sometimes he's shown to be A threat and fairly competent, but this is the only time Zim's given a chance to be SCARY.

[@koichidignitythief7429]

What about Enter The Florpus. Where Zim actually did take over the earth. Even if he did lose.

[@eslov]

the episode where he torment dibs past with pigs is also a bit scary even if zim dont win. or the waterbaloon fight where he destroys the town from orbit.

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@eslov yeah the pig one's neat, though it's still a bit comical and zim did it by accident, and the water balloo fight was even more comical so ahrder to take seriously. Neither actually made Zim, HIMSELF, scary.

[@burningsexuality1540]

Didn’t he literally rip out a kids eyes?

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@burningsexuality1540 yes he did, via a gadget he elft for the kid to grab

[@Macandbloo11]

Yeah, this show really crossed the line a lot with its humor. Gir: "Puppies!" Zim: "No, Gir! You can eat later!"

[@solitaire460]

Congrats I'm Your First Comment

[@clownymoosebean]

@@solitaire460 Congrats, I'm YOUR first comment.

[@AnInsideJoke]

That's what made it great though.

[@iloveGIRsomuch1]

Zim: No, Gir likes that place, I think it's dirty Gir: I ATE A BABY THERE!! Zim: He really did...

[@RialVestro]

I don't think that really crosses the line. It would if they ever showed anyone eating puppies but I think the joke here is that Zim misunderstood what GIR's intentions were... or the misunderstanding of human culture in general.

[@BBJ111]

Just remembered that Gir isn't in this episode, Gir will either make or break the show for Doug.

[@feralharmony5927]

I was thinking the same about gir. But I know that he'll love mrs bitters, and the movie references (specially the fargo one) across the series

[@HigherQualityUploads]

@@feralharmony5927 *Ms. Bitters There's no way she's married lol

[@yuishishido8780]

At the same time, he is in the show. In every episode typically for a single frame they show what's known as "Bloody Gir" This is because originally Gir was meant to have episodes where he went completely insane and wound up covered in blood one way or another. Nickelodeon executives shut it down saying it would be too much, so in response every episode has at least one Bloody Gir slipped in.

[@philliptivis3082]

Cut the best part of the school nurse's line: "Such a healthy child. And so full of organs!"

[@OrdemDoGraveto]

I was going to comment that!

[@montywh]

my fave line in the whole episode is Zim saying "more organs means more human"

[@Pfhorrest]

montywh Same!

[@shadowpuppet8192]

Correction. "Why you're one of the healthiest little children I've ever seen! And such plentiful organs!"

[@alexiaNBC]

Also missed a funny line when Dib sticks the pencil in his nose: Ms. Bitters: How far in your brain? Dib: ............. pretty far.

[@jd11287]

"I had head pigeons once... maybe it was lice" Sir, that is a WHOLE other episode, let me tell you...

[@pundertalefan4391]

Really? Eeewwww.

[@isaiascanete6651]

@@pundertalefan4391 oh the lice episode is amazingly disgusting

[@Twinklethefox9022]

That reminds me of the KND episode. They had mutant lice. I can't be the only one who remembers that

[@floricel_112]

@@Twinklethefox9022 you're not

[@mas8705]

That was a lovely kids version of Aliens...

[@FoxiFyer]

"are the other episodes like this?" Yeah pretty much.

[@lasarousi]

The one with the pimple is factually the best one. Facts.

[@ANBPyro]

Pustuuulio LOL The Germs episode is another one of my favorites. lol

[@ryanschneider115]

It’s the whole damn show, I do remember when Zim found his weakness to water.

[@dastvan8002]

I honestly prefer Dib's wonderful life of DOOM

[@aidenkriens-nauer5575]

@@lasarousi Zim: "Why is there bacon in the soap!?!?!" G.I.R: *i MaDe It MySeLf*

[@10.ikadekanandadwipayadnya83]

"Dark harvest" wasnt the reason the show was cancelled Its because its use of 3d animation on some episodes causes it to be the most expensive show nickelodeon has ever produced, And due to "low ratings" nick decides its not worth it and decides to cancelled it

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

Wasn't it also because Vasquez was a nightmare to work with?

[@Cybershroom]

@@TheGoldenDunsparce There are several rumors surrounding the cancellation of this show ranging from the subtle bloody Gir picture in one of the intros for just a split second to Nickelodeon taking too much creative control over Vasquez original vision, to the low ratings and then the really high budget.

[@Asaylum117]

I don't think the show had low ratings. I think the only reason the show was cancelled, because like you said, how expensive it was to make and also how dark it was.

[@Cybershroom]

@@Asaylum117 There was another thing which i forgot to mention, the show was supposed to target younger demographics but ended up attracting teenagers and young adults instead which could have been another reason why it was hard for them to keep the show going. After Enter The Florpus came out, it gave me a glimpse of hope that this show could be continued on Netflix, hell, i would even enjoy seeing it on Adult Swim.

[@HexManiacQuinn]

There were a ton of rumors. "Bloody Gir" in some frames was another rumored reason.

[@sammy5151]

6:08 What makes this scene even darker is that he replaced that kids liver with a hall pass. Y’know, the one that Ms. Bitters said would explode if it left school grounds? You can piece together what happens when the kid eventually leaves the school.

[@Asaylum117]

Jesus.

[@katieholland4244]

😱

[@pundertalefan4391]

Poor kid.

[@quietone2674]

Yeah, that's pretty dark. But how about the girl who had a *live cat* stuffed inside her?

[@makarovmozzie]

@@Asaylum117 yeah that's who he's going to see

[@williambeck2372]

"I've had head pidgeon before.... or maybe it was lice." FUNNY YOU MENTION LICE WHILE TALKING ABOUT THIS SHOW DOUG.

[@alexiaNBC]

Ah yes, the hunt for the lice queen and Zim having his skin painfully shredded to make a juice to destroy it. You know, for kids!

[@AnInsideJoke]

That, along with "Room with a Moose" were two of the more "out there" episodes. And you have to have some REALLY wierd shit in there to have a Zim episode qualify as "out there" as opposed to it's normal level of WTF.

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

omg I forgot about that lice episode...

[@angelmeadows3337]

Ayyyyyyy I get ya

[@sonikku956]

@@AnInsideJoke No joke, that moose actually scared me after a while. Not in a screaming sense, just in an unnerving way.

[@theamazinggamer111]

Who else has been waiting for the day that the Nostalgia Critic talks about Invader Zim?

[@kimifw58]

I've been waiting since 2009.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

Yo!🙋

[@solitaire460]

Meh

[@SonicJrandSarah]

I never expected it.

[@AnInsideJoke]

I'm just shocked that he's apparently never seen Invader Zim before. I mean, I remember he even used music from it in a Nostalgia Critic episode!

[@ZeldamateurLP]

10:31 No one gonna talk about this glorious gem of a dialogue? "I suppose you've got a heart in there." "Six of them." "Intestines?" "Large and small." "Spleen?" "In three different colors."

[@RandomYorkshireGaming]

Sounds like the dark web.

[@leephillips4402]

I mean, more than he just did.

[@avalasialove]

“How ‘bout lungs?”

[@wjzav1971]

Given the incompetence of the nurse and the entire school, They probably wouldn't have even noticed that Zim has no organs.

[@jbcatz5]

Or given the total indifference everyone shows even if they notice they wouldn’t care.

[@BBHood217]

Incompetence and indifference is the norm, and Dib is a freak for being the one and only human being in the entire planet to have common sense.

[@Thoralmir]

What about his sqeedilly-spooch?

[@kieferfulsom4432]

"I'm kinda surprised they got away with that, especially on Nickelodeon." Early 2000's Nickelodeon was a lawless place.

[@CheeseBlaster]

Now image if this was on cartoon network

[@jacksoninskip1614]

“Are they all like this?” Oh, don’t worry Doug.....They are.

[@Webshooters1]

The episode that stood out to me was the one about Bloaty Pizza Hog. Actually it's been years since I watched the show but I kinda want to rewatch it now. I did see "Into The Florpus" though and I just smiled because it was like seeing an old friend who you haven't seen for years but they haven't changed at all.

[@AirahsELL]

Battle Dib is pretty tame. That was just a spoof of American Gladiator and more fun than anything else.

[@xisla9946]

- Are they all like this? - Yeah, man, heres some weed and beer

[@Whimsy3692]

Yeah, no, not really.

[@slashtheporcupine6746]

Not this incredibly dark, but pretty close.

[@musicsheep9816]

This isn't what got the show cancelled. What got the show cancelled was that they accidentally spent an entire season's budget on 3D walnuts for a single gag.

[@TheSteamLord]

My walnuts!

[@orangeslash1667]

@@TheSteamLord Why is this show so expensive, you see Jhonen Vasquez had no animation experience before this.

[@matthewgallaway3675]

Worth it

[@Nasser851000]

This show really shouldn't have been cancelled :(

[@austinmanriquez4785]

Well at least there is the netflix movie

[@AnymousScreams]

This show was fantastic. It was strange, a little dark, and overall rather funny. It's a good time.

[@Blucham]

That, or it should have been cancelled immediately 😜

[@keynanmartinez]

It's influence is still strong.

[@Marinealver]

Today it wouldn't last a single episode

[@christophergirardi8145]

Dib: humiliated and harassed by the press and called a freak Doug: gleefully laughs

[@SukiNoKoe]

But I mean how does one not laugh at the irony...or even the title 'Hideous Cow Cyborg Boy Found" xD

[@1805movie]

*Fun Fact:* Gaz, Dibb's sister, is voiced by Melissa Fahn who played Ed from _Cowboy Bebop_ .

[@Macandbloo11]

The only other voice role I know she has done was Dendy from OK K.O Let's Be Heroes.

[@FrozenTundra88]

Ed, Dendy, Ninamori from FLCL, Neptune from Hyperdimension Neptunia...she has a big filmography. I think she even voiced a minor extra or two in Ren & Stimpy, another Nickelodeon show.

[@Zull-vh7nq]

And Rika from Digimon

[@titang6173]

And Rider from Fate/Stay Night

[@heathazezero3967]

And now Himawari Uzumaki from Boruto:Naruto the Next Generations

[@KristenAnnStuhr]

this episode traumatized me as a child. I remember being scare shitless for days. I remember being too scared to eat. I think we went out to eat the day I had watched it and I remember sitting there thinking Zim was going to come down from the ceiling and steal my organs. That memory too made it so difficult to click on this video.... I haven't seen this episode again since I first watched it as a kid.

[@fernandobanda5734]

Did you ever watch it again?

[@linalokir2178]

That's the same as I feel when someone had a video of a cartoon lost episode creepasta

[@SuperBC1975]

When a cartoon character steals organs you know you are in some dark toon territory for sure.

[@henrymason4338]

"If you leave school grounds, it will explode" - Ms. Bitters referring to the hall pass she gives to Zim.

[@PhantomGEmi]

So.....is that kid with the hall pass in him living on school grounds after this or did this just not happen? Or the forbidden option... which is death of course.

[@gaaraofthefunk2011]

I love gaz, her dry humor is great. I love the EP where she stalks the hell outta of a kid who stole her game console.

[@filmfangirls9163]

Iggens!!!

[@theaveragemalx922]

Ooh he should receive the Piggy Episode

[@blisswonder]

Absolutely my favorite episode. You can definitely tell the horror inspiration that episode had.

[@BobbyDrake2000]

I remember Nick making them tack on the ending where Iggens is alive and flying out of the elevator, just like them forcing them to add on Keith's line of "You don't like waffles?" at the end of his episode to show he was still alive. Nick apparently something against killing children, I don't know why.

[@zynidian]

Ah yes, Game Slave 2. One of my favorites.

[@Sonicfalcon16]

Invader zim feels like an adult swim animated show scaled back quite a bit.

[@kimifw58]

I've been calling it "Futurama for kids."

[@dabuff1319]

Dude like half of all of invader zim is super dark. I'd recommend watching the show it's really funny and the dark episodes don't hold back.

[@eaglescout1984]

"I've never seen Invader Zim before" You'll do your species the honor by being one of the first to be experimented on.

[@ChristionGirl45]

Doug "It was so dark it was rumored to of gotten Invader Zim cancelled" Also Doug "Magnificent!" Not sure why I found that so funny! 😅 Also, yes this show was just messed up, but this was one of the more messed up episodes!

[@minimoose3198]

In reality it just didn’t get high enough ratings or views from children, despite winning an Emmy and other awards...

[@kittyakara1]

@@minimoose3198 Nickelodeon were getting the rating of viewer from the age of 6-11. Obviously this show was for older children and pre-teens. Even as a teen, me and friends would rewatch reruns for its dark humor. Now it's a cult classic with so much merch still being produced.

[@minimoose3198]

@kittyakara1 Honestly why tf would they solely let the kids decide if IZ is good content if most of them like things like Teen Titans Go or Bread Winners?

[@kittyakara1]

@@minimoose3198 they want great hits like Sponge Bob and Fairy Odd Parents.

[@pundertalefan4391]

And now everybody wants it back. XD

[@sonicfan20]

One more Invader Zim episode I can think of that went rather dark for a kid's cartoon: "Bad, Bad Rubber Piggy".

[@retro_nintendom8493]

and Bestest Friend god XD

[@fernandobanda5734]

Darkest episode by far

[@heyitzbabygurl4025]

Gaz: "I have a squaddlie spooch." I don't know how to interpret that.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

She may have been sarcastic.

[@graygarrison2665]

@@crystalgemgirl731 True but it still sounds so wrong like She meant something Sexual Gross!

[@crystalgemgirl731]

@@graygarrison2665 That's fair.

[@graygarrison2665]

@@crystalgemgirl731 I could be wrong about Her Meaning Something Sexual but it still sounds so wrong doesn't it?

[@colinoettel1287]

I've watched this series at least 7 times and I know Gaz like the back of my hand, she was just trying to be annoying and disagree with Dib. That's all it is

[@Scarshadow666]

I do like that the dark humor is covered in this, and not just the disturbing stuff that this episode (and in retrospect, for the whole series) is famous for.

[@comicalpun9090]

that episode of ed, edd, n eddy where Ed wears a monster costume and goes on a rampage kidnapping the other cul de sac kids and the rest of the Edd try to stop him. Thats a personal favorite of mine

[@TheWesinatorvids]

The Day the Ed Stood Still

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

Yesssss!!

[@noreehix5714]

Yes that episode is dark and it surprised me!

[@thomasdunn9009]

My personal favorite is the one where they break physics

[@glowworm2]

@@thomasdunn9009 1 plus 1 Equals Ed is my favorite episode too!

[@BunnyLongEars]

There’s an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy that still haunts me to this day, Little Rock of Horrors. It’s about a meteor that consumes brains and I just remember all these people being lined up to have their brains consumed, all the while a musical number is going on. Scarred me as a kid and this series has made me remember it. Please if anyone else remembers this episode, signal boost this for Doug to see and review!! It’s a creepy episode

[@glowworm2]

Ah, "Little Rock of Horrors" is definitely creepy, but I wound up loving it due to the episode introducing me to the music of Voltaire--the guy who wrote and sang the "Brains" song as the meteor. Votaire's music is awesome.

[@littenfire3563]

I love that episode! When the meteor starts to sing about eating brains, it's awesome

[@TwilightLink77]

@@glowworm2 Wasn’t he good friends with the creator of Billy & Mandy?

[@fynnthefox9078]

All I remember was the catchy song. Maybe my brain was sucked out?

[@roxassora2706]

​@@glowworm2 Was it like "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space"?

[@narutojuly98]

There's something oddly charming about seeing Doug talk about stuff he actually likes. I also never really appreciated how well stuff was shot in IZ before

[@alexiaNBC]

I just love how the nurse's office has signs for specific ailments that include cold, flu, head wounds, radiation burns and wedgie burns XD

[@austinmorrison6953]

Doug I can tell you personally that Invader Zim is perfect for anyone who loves dark toons.

[@theaveragemalx922]

Yasss

[@crystalgemgirl731]

I can second that.^^

[@alexiaNBC]

Or even lines that are meme worthy like: "It's genius!" "I'm goooonnna huuuug yooooouuuuu." "You're after my robot bee!" and of course "NOT SCIENTIFICALLY POSSIBLE!!!"

[@dynamobeard]

Out of all the dark toons you've covered so far, this is one of the few I saw when it first aired, and you really did a great job analyzing it. Also thanks for pointing out the 'goth comics' movement that happened back in the 90's. What with the move more towards webcomics now urging people to read digitally rather than any older physical media, that stuff was already a small, niche movement back then, so it's mostly forgotten nowadays.

[@SupportGamin2024]

Invader zim is considered one of Nickelodeon's most darkest shows,of the early 2000's

[@SuperGodzilla2]

he doesnt mention that Zim put a bomb in a kid thats gonna go off as soon as he leaves school.... thats pretty messed up

[@powergannon]

This episode scared the shit out of me as a kid. And I loved it.

[@zephodb]

Simply: Sit down and watch all of Zim, most of the series is your 'dark and twisted'. >.>

[@jenneacubero1036]

I remember being a little kid seeing this episode at my grandma's house. I wasn't freaked out, per se, though I remember being pretty disturbed by the boy with the heater. I thought he ate that thing.

[@robbie3612]

What did your grandma think of it?

[@Spectra651]

FINALLY!!! I've been waiting YEARS to hear you talk about this show (I'm the one who drew the NC crew in the ZIM style for the DVD cover contest a few years back, plus the NC and Santa Christ Christmas drawing you have hanging on your studio wall in the same style)! And now that you've seen one episode, you absolutely *have* to check out the Invader ZIM X-mas special--just think more of this demented stye and humor, only... Christmasier. I know you'll love it. The Halloween special is a great one too; it has the best production design out of any other episode imo.

[@JamesMa11hewsLIVE]

This cartoon scared the shit outta me when I was young, Jesus, the look of Zim near the end, terrifying...

[@vonzellable]

BTW Ms. Bitters, the teacher, is done by the same voice actress as 1980's Smurfette. LUCILLE BLISS

[@glowworm2]

I know--I love that fact. She also voiced Anastasia in Disney's Cinderella and voiced Crusader Rabbit.

[@pundertalefan4391]

What.

[@tripdubb1]

I would recommend “The Day the Ed Stood Still” from Ed, Edd & Eddy, where Ed is acting like he’s a monster in a horror film.

[@TheWesinatorvids]

Yes! I recommended this one last week!

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I hope he does/did do it

[@jokerhalo1]

"Argh my organs!" one of the best lines in the show

[@InvaderPlays]

5:58 In the episode that glowing collar explodes when you leave the school so when that class is over that boy is gonna explode in front of everyone. Just for extra context.

[@pundertalefan4391]

Poor kid.

[@Meanlucario]

"Everyone seems to be recommending this episode of Invader Zim to me for this series. I've never watched the show before, so I'm going to give this a wa- and now I have the first season for my personal pleasure."

[@van8ryan]

You're not alone: I've literally watched the whole series for the first time during quarantine (years after my friend kept telling me I'd love it............and he's right; it's AWESOME!!!!!!)

[@TheMichigami]

"the most horrible xmas ever" is another episode that became quite notorious thanks to berzerk robo-symbiote-suit santa and his jolly boots of doom, and the tentacles and the whole killing a giant space monster santa claus thing didn't sit well with some parents at the time who insisted it had terrified their kids and scarred em for life. its nowhere near as well remembered as dark harvest or some other episodes since it was made right before cancellation and was not run often. nickelodeon was constantly battling with em to change the show despite its popularity so jhonen and the staff kept sneaking protest jokes into the episodes. (like Nick, the kid who lives in a tank in zim's lab constantly getting experimented on. zim had rewired his brain to be painfully happy and cheerful all the time, and the kid has a shirt with the nickelodeon logo on it, he was a very unsubtle recurring jab at them.)

[@AirahsELL]

The entire third season never made it to television during initial syndication. It was eventually picked up by the Nicktoons exclusive channel and it ran the completed "lost episodes." The Christmas special did air on regular Nickelodeon but by then Zim had not been relevant for a while.

[@GrandInfernoElite]

I love that episode. It was the most messed up christmas special i had seen until american dad and for whom the sleigh bell tolls

[@TwilightLink77]

I seen clips of it on The Splat, but never aired the Christmas episode till NickRewind.

[@zai24]

Doug Finally talks about Invader Zim, I can finally die happy!

[@catguy5425]

"They made SMOKE pointy!" -Doug Walker, July 2020

[@mashpotetatez4730]

My life as Teenage robot the skin suit episode i don’t know what they were thinking that day but they definitely made something

[@littenfire3563]

It wasn't that bad tbh. The only thing that made that episode dark was how the skin suit sort of possessed Jenny and began to control her behavior

[@trolleyfan]

"I had head pigeons once...or maybe it was lice" Oddly, there actually was a Zim episode *with* lice. The first (pilot) episode of "Invader Zim" is f*ckin brilliant. Twenty-two minutes, and it introduces all the main characters and their basic identities, clearly defines the set-up for the rest of the series, gives us backstory that will actually be *referenced* a dozen or so episodes down the line...and does it all while not sacrificing any humor.

[@barelysmert6650]

Fun fact: this is the first invader zim episode I watched when I was a kid also.

[@theaveragemalx922]

My first was Gir Goes Crazy and Stuff

[@Anon-lu6ct]

Same

[@barelysmert6650]

Sounds like a good episode

[@pLanetstarBerry]

I know this wasn't the first Invader Zim episode I watched. But I did binge watch some episodes in my first veiwing of the show, this episode being among them. A friend of my sister's talked me and her friend group into watching it. Reactions were mixed with the friend group, but I adored it. I ended up asking for the dvd collection for my birthday!

[@Webshooters1]

"Are they all like this?" Yes. And we loved every second of it.

[@ogbee9690]

No, they’re not. This is definitely the darkest and least funny episode.

[@andrealopriore9062]

Speaking of this Zim character, his voice actor also has a role in the recent indipendent cartoon "Helluva Boss". Ever heard of it? If not, you HAVE to give it a watch, it's absolutely worth it!

[@pokemon_trainer_isaiah]

I love Invader Zim and Helluva Boss, and I was excited when I figured out that Moxie has the same VA as Zim I love Vivziepop's animations so much

[@MasterJunior93]

"ARE YOU FUCKING FILMING US RIGHT NOW?!?!" That got a laugh out of me.

[@CrazyAlienLady051]

Are you talking about the pilot Vivziepop worked on?

[@alexiaNBC]

@@MasterJunior93 " You sit on, er... you, uh, uh... DO YOUR JOB!!"

[@ravendraws4094]

@@alexiaNBC "W-WHY ARE YOU IN OUR FRIDGE?!"

[@lizerdtnt]

You didn't mention how Zim had Head Pigeons for nearly the entire episode and how the pigeons coo acted as a means to let Dib know that Zim was close. Funny how the whole Head Pigeons thing was more than just a means to get Zim out of class. XD

[@AnymousScreams]

I really love how Invader Zim worked as a show. It was clever, dark, and had the needed humor. It's up there in the top 10 shows I enjoyed growing up. Ren and Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life are also in this list. I enjoyed Invader Zim over Spongebob.

[@erin8325]

If you enjoyed this episode of Invader Zim, you should definitely see the entire series + movie. It would not take you long as it was unfortunately, short lived-but it is RIGHT up your alley for sure. And kept with this dark tone and humor all throughout.

[@Dr.Gold-Dry-Bowser]

Zim had a lot of strange moments.

[@EndFright]

A ROOM WITH A MOOSE!!!

[@theaveragemalx922]

And we all loved it

[@NEVETSGILBERT1233]

Not scientifically possible

[@kittyakara1]

DIAHERRA!!!! Omg those commercials 👌

[@Kumori90]

Remember, Invader Zim did “Yes, yes I am!” before Phineas and Ferb.

[@Bostonterrierslol]

Hey Arnold episodes - Helga on the Couch The Headless Cabbie Ghost Bride

[@Goldstar_]

Helga on the Couch isn't dark, at least not in the creepy sense.

[@Bostonterrierslol]

Jason Pollitt it’s dark in a real sense which personally I feel gets overlooked. Maybe Doug should also consider the times cartoons got REAL especially the little kids ones

[@AirahsELL]

@@Bostonterrierslol 1. It is one of the most popular episodes in that show. It is by no means overlooked. It's one of the only episodes I personally remember pretty clearly. 2. The series just seems to be focusing on dark imagery and not real world fear and themes. Maybe he could do those after this series has run its course a bit.

[@fruitpun6h]

Helga on the Couch is dark, but not creepy dark

[@kwil1983]

Invader Zim was so well designed and written. It's a tragedy it got canceled before finishing the story they wanted to tell.

[@Nasser851000]

this is one of my favorite dark comedy cartoons :)

[@that1glitch685]

A pretty dark cartoon I watched as a kid was the episode where spongebob and Mr Krabs tried to bury a dead body

[@RandomCartoonFan2639]

My favorite SpongeBob episode of all time

[@chayden153]

Love that episode

[@justsomeokami8867]

Doug should do the TeenTitans episode “Fear Itself” plenty dark and awesome animation in that one.

[@dragonkeeper19600]

That episode was gnarly, but I feel like the episode "Haunted" is scarier in a more adult way.

[@Silverstar_]

Teen Titans isn't really for little kids, though. More for older kids and teenagers.

[@Melvinshermen]

Audrey Ivey i think No action show

[@HexManiacQuinn]

What Damon said. I don't think that really counts as a show for little kids.

[@justsomeokami8867]

dragonkeeper19600 yeah Haunted works too, but I think it’s a little more mature than Fear Itself

[@DoopsZero]

I don't remember the name of Zim's Halloween episode, but the art style of the alternate world was damn scary looking.

[@kristofgriffin384]

If you're looking for more creepy cartoon episodes to review, might I recommend "Jack and the Haunted House" from Samurai Jack? That episode terrified me as a kid. So much so that everytime it aired on TV, I wouldn't even watch it.

[@crimsoncrusader518]

Flapjack would be perfect for this.

[@Feras_Ahmed661]

He said that he only does episodes from cartoons for younger kids

[@kristofgriffin384]

@@Feras_Ahmed661 Samurai Jack originally aired on Cartoon Network as a series that is primarily aimed at a younger audience. So, episodes from the first four seasons still count.

[@kayleelockheart8208]

You faded out on the best line! You had the beginning with the cheerful nurse saying "you're the healthiest child I've ever seen..." but left out the best part..."with such plentiful organs."

[@noahzorn6048]

please do one of these for the "I Was a Teenage Gary" episode of Spongebob

[@Macandbloo11]

"Will you clam up?!"

[@Zmoney-ep9hh]

Which one was that?

[@glowworm2]

@@Zmoney-ep9hh Squidward has to pet sit Gary. He does a terrible job. Gary doesn't look good--but simply needed some water. Spongebob gets hit with some sort of snail syringe and transforms into a snail. The transformation sequence is quite disturbing. Then he chases Squidward around all the while going "Meow!"

[@rockngaming2060]

Don’t forget night shift, rock bottom and the health inspector

[@jonathanstmartin]

The Samurai Jack episode with the haunted house would be perfect for Dark toons

[@NamelessGamer29]

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack had several dark episodes. One I remember is the one where they head West and got lost at sea.

[@Silverstar_]

Agreed. That's a good choice.

[@thundergaming155]

Wesssssst

[@Thed538dhsk]

Doug has to do an EP from there so great

[@pundertalefan4391]

Oh lord, that show. I HATE that show, it's so disgusting, and I'm just not on board. XP

[@ThenewTchannel]

I love Invader Zim for every reason Doug mentioned. The colors, shadows, and angles all give off a very grim atmosphere, and I love it

[@fearnloathingingeneral]

I knew you'd upload something today. Felt it deep in my squiddlyspoosh.

[@KageNoTora74]

I love the episode GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff, where Zim swaps a security guard's brain for a squid's (absurd, since cephalopods don't have a central nervous system) and, at the end, Zim and GIR watch the guard swim off into the ocean as GIR cheerfully says, "awww, he's being eaten by a shark..." as Zim stares in horror and disgust.

[@lukestarkiller441]

Everyone says this was one of the Darkest episodes, but I think "Game Slave 2" was pretty dark, if not moreso than this one. Imagine literally referencing The Ring, in a children's show. I hope Doug watches more of this show, I think he would love it.

[@eefthebeef3047]

IGGINS!

[@powerrangernerd8122]

Who shouts "Ow my organs" when their hit by a ball in the stomach?!?

[@mangaanimefan3089]

After this episode, I'd say it if I got hit pretty hard. It's simple but broad. :)

[@dancepiglover]

A real human of course.

[@floricel_112]

@@dancepiglover yes, hello, I am a real human person. Hey, do you wanna go skateboarding?

[@Kil-Caustic]

"You wanna hear The Doom Song!!!??"

[@richiesahlin6409]

DOOM DOOM DO DO DOOMY DOO DO DOOM DOOMY DOOM DOOM DOOMY DOOM DOOM! Like that right?

[@LucyLioness100]

GIR was so funny 😅😅😅

[@cheriblossom983]

WHY?!?!?!WHY MY PIGGY I LOVE-E D YOU PIGGY I LOVE-ED YOU

[@jbcatz5]

“Why is there bacon in the soap?” “I MADE IT MAHSELF!” I’ve met Rikki Simons, GIR’s VA. He’s great.

[@zethany9485]

"Are they all like this?! I hope so!" OOOOHH BOY DOUG are you in for a treat. Wait til you get to the episode Zim goes back in time to slowly kill an innocent boy.

[@AlexMcGillvrey]

I would love to see you do a Dark Toons video about the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Son of Nergal", whcih I find to be the darkest episode of that show.

[@LucyLioness100]

Or the episode with the tricycle that is a parody of “Christine”; I didn’t figure that out till I read the book and saw the movie

[@SingeScorcher]

Honestly there's a lot of Billy and Mandy that would warrant an episode of this.

[@Macandbloo11]

I would go with "Little Rock of Horrors."

[@glowworm2]

@@Macandbloo11 Same, "Little Rock of Horrors" is actually one of my favorite episodes. I originally found it to be disturbing, but quickly ended up liking it due to the amazingly catchy Voltaire song "Brains" featured in it.

[@AlexMcGillvrey]

@@Macandbloo11 Nah, Son of Nergal is darker. Remember that kid Junior got his human form from and mocked him for his appearance? I'm pretty sure Junior killed that boy. If that's not dark, I don't know what is.

[@noahroangoldwing]

Zim may be a bad guy and Dib may be a good guy (morally) but Zim is our protagonist and Dib is our antagonist

[@aaronwilder2775]

8:27 - I just noticed, that soda can is labelled "Poop"

[@SukiNoKoe]

FREAKING FINALLY BRUH... "This show is great" All of KZbin: YEAH, LOOK WHAT YOU MISSED.

[@toiahere7478]

I watched this when I was a kid and I remenber being more grossed out that freaked out

[@killallhumons2183]

I watch it as a kid too but I thought it was funny

[@Macandbloo11]

As strange as this may seem, I would like to see Doug review Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Pyramid of Light as the Nostalgia Critic. I would like to see him give thoughts on the film that was the second lowest-rated animated film of the 2000's on Rotten Tomatoes, and it was the lowest rated animated film on Metacritic until The Emoji Movie released in 2017. Since he reviews movies based on shows he hasn't seen like Totally Spies and Pokemon, I would like to see where his review would go with this movie.

[@alecfoisy58]

I'd love to see him talk about the SpongeBob episode Nasty Patty.

[@crimsoncrusader518]

He needs to see the marvelous misadventures of flapjack. It’s a season worth of dark toons.

[@LucyLioness100]

Oh that episode is so hilarious in that dark comedy fashion

[@coltafanan]

He should do the spongebob episode with the nasty splinter

[@TheWesinatorvids]

Coltafanan Studios nah, that ones just gross. Nasty Patty has some really dark themes to go with the gross imagery

[@foxboss1925]

Think you could do a Top 11 Invader Zim episodes for this Nostalgia-Ween? Or maybe Top 11 weirdest/creepiest moments. Hell, you should do it for other normally weird shows, like Gravity Falls, SVTFoE, Steven Universe, etc. I mean, each shows has at least one episode with some very disturbing imagery. Pretty much any episode with Bill is bound to have at least one freaky scene. And there's the Cluster Gems from Steven Universe. And so on and so on. And at the end, you could do a Top 11 of them altogether, revealing the one that actually might have terrified you.

[@youdom5]

Need to cover the episode of the Powerpuff Girls ruining the future

[@robbieking4070]

Good suggestion, or there’s the other Him episode where he takes over all the citizens’ minds and makes them try to kill the girls forcing them to beat them all up to free them from his control.

[@finikksu]

Oh yeah the wrong future one. He needs to comment about that one.

[@xXSimplySammyXx]

Jeez, that's a blast from the past. You're right!

[@Macandbloo11]

Oh, yeah. "Speed Demon." It was one of the most dark and depressing episodes.

[@glowworm2]

This is the episode I want him to cover the most!

[@TheFanalysisChannel]

Interesting that no one here (including Doug) hasn't commented on the fact that the "hall pass" is literally just a Battle Royale collar...

[@NamelessGamer29]

Believe it or not, but the people who worked on the show wanted to take even darker approaches but Nickelodeon shot the ideas down many times.

[@littenfire3563]

Yup. I heard the final episode of Invader Zim was going to have his backpack be removed and that helped him tolerate the oxygen on earth. So since it was stolen, they were going to have a real timer count down to the final seconds of the episode and Zim would die

[@Dargonhuman]

@@littenfire3563 Sounds a bit like what How I Met Your Mother did in the episode leading up to the death of Marshall's dad - they had a "hidden" Easter Egg where numbers on props and in the background gradually counted down until the climactic phone call at the end of the episode.

[@fernandobanda5734]

I think that Nickelodeon's limits really made this show strike such a great balance between dark but not too overt. For example, I think the pig kid (the one they mocked) jumping out of the window and flying is much more funny than if he literally jumped to his death.

[@GrandInfernoElite]

There was going to be another episode where it turns out that zim got the previous almighty tallest, a female, killed.

[@linalokir2178]

Yeah

[@cartoonmaster2401]

"That bunny was from another one of the creator's comics." Me: "Huh. That's a cool easter egg---ohhhhhh."

[@BugsyFoga]

Nick seeing a Zim cartoon where he steals organs : "Yeah , this is fine "

[@SpaceCase132]

And this was the second episode of the series.

[@spence8507]

@@SpaceCase132 It was actually the 4th episode almost right after bestest friends which has melvins eyes being ripped out then falls to death because of a squirrel.

[@jennifermoy272]

I recommend the "Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends" Halloween episode, where Bloo deals with zombies.

[@stephaniecarlson1068]

The return of Raggedy Andriod. My life as a teenage robot.

[@chayden153]

That episode still creeps me out

[@stephaniecarlson1068]

@@chayden153 I wish Doug would review that one. But sadly the word "Teen" probably cancels that option. It would be such a great choice still.

[@DriedVix]

This was ironically my favorite episode. I remember having it recorded on my lil Tivo box and I would just flick it on as my background show while drawing.......freaking best show, hands down.

[@trevorjones6332]

Please do Abracadaver and Speed Demon from The Powerpuff Girls.

[@idk_or_care3099]

I Really hope you do more invader zim, it's my favorite childhood cartoon!!

[@bromodragone8405]

Zim is famously voiced by the amazing Richard S. Horvitz. He also voiced Billy in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Kaos in Skylanders, Alpha 5 in Power Rangers, Grey Matter in Ben 10, Zoni in Ratchet & Clank, Daggett in The Angry Beavers and Moxxie in Helluva Boss.