Invader Zim - Dark Harvest Part 1

[@gcHK47]

When this episode was test screened at Nickelodeon in front an audience of children, one kid ran out of the room crying, and the others were visibly traumatized by the end.

[@andocoolxd5158]

When I first saw it, I did too; to the point I was terrified to see anything related to the show for years until I reencounted it in 2017 and became a fan

[@powermetalcarnivore5088]

Wait is that true where did you hear that?

[@MaximumTime-2Think]

Yea honestly this is probably one of the more horrific episodes in the series

[@JustinCage56]

Common Invader Zim experience

[@TotalDec]

Of course, they hired a guy famous for creating a serial ki1|er comic to make a kids show.

[@GeinsArtAndCraftSupplies]

It's funny to see Zim actually attempting to play with his classmates

[@Nora_IzMe]

He’s so adorable. Very cute🥰🥰🥰

[@sonicover]

You know what's f-up? If what the teacher says is true, the moment the hall monitor (The first victim) leaves school grounds, the hall-pass-collar will explode. He's a walking bomb, they can't even rush him to a hospital to operate since the pass will simply go boom. They would basically have to operate him right there.

[@IL1K3M3]

That's why Zim did what he did.

[@scottylewis8124]

Reminds me of the collar in Saw 3.

[@Killer_Kotomibro]

"You're full of organs... And you wouldn't mind if you were missing a few" is a line that lives rent free in my mind.

[@hajde8128]

I've got a squiddily spooch

[@Nora_IzMe]

*pause* *boombastic side eye by dib*

[@Cardlimits]

this was just relatively dark, as a nickelodeon topic it's actually quite frightful

[@TheDon_Vito]

its just a reflection of their whole company theyre a dark twisted company

[@avosmash2121]

You kids never had any views of a certain Ren and Stimpy eh. .....No jokes aside this was incredibly dark and fucked up for Nick. They done lots of dark stuff in jokes, Catdog, Rugrats, Aah Real Monsters!, As Told by Ginger, Wild Thorberrys, Angry Beavers, they all had hugely dark moments or one of THOSE extra morbid episodes that take it one step beyond.... it's just Zim used that vibe as it consistent tone entirely. This was the only show I feel that truly mocked how authoritarian and dystopic the real world and hyper-capitalism/school is NOT just wacky good fun for us all.

[@glurp895]

Unfortunately, no other modern cartoon may ever try to be this edgy or dark.

[@Gir_is_savage]

Gaz: I've got a squiddly spooch Dib: WTF💀

[@johnmorrow3251]

Ngl, that moment when Zim steals that woman’s brain freaked me tf out as a kid. Especially when she starts foaming at the mouth 😬

[@biscuitz777]

3:43 This scream sound effect never fails to make me laugh

[@12roses8]

Thanks Also Head Pigeon is contagious

[@pjsdrawings8833]

1:30 No way bro just said “Sir!”

[@carolinebergin4633]

It’s just Zim being Zim I guess

[@Bi_Strawberry]

Zim will steal your heart 🥰♥😍💀😭

[@micahreith3334]

Zim looks like jobba the hut from star wars.

[@athaliehunte4349]

Except for the tail

[@micahreith3334]

@@athaliehunte4349 indeed 🤭

[@ZerryBerrytheSpaceRaccoon]

He's pretty high up on the "Chonk Chart".

[@micahreith3334]

@@ZerryBerrytheSpaceRaccoon hell yeah he is bro lmfao.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Rico-y1n]

That was from Spaceballs not Star wars

[@pifflesomepuffnadder855]

*The cooing... THE COOING...*

[@scottylewis8124]

Jason Marsden as the Hall monitor.

[@ZerryBerrytheSpaceRaccoon]

I'll be honest, this episode scared the absolutely daylights out of 10-yo me. I stayed up past my bedtime to watch it and...yeah. I developed a fear of air vents for a while. But now I kinda find parts of this episode to be funny because my sense of humor is f-cked up. The show being absolutely disturbing and bonkers is why I love it so much, though. XD

[@mlew6566]

10yo? You were a pathetic kid weren’t you.

[@ColeSpence-v3b]

Creators of Nickelodeon So how dark do you wanna make this episode? Invader Zim, yes

[@AlfredoPuente8]

1:18 Plague INC song.😊

[@IL1K3M3]

Damn. I was in the womb when this was created.

[@MaximumTime-2Think]

Head pigeons

[@Christianityg2002]

So let me get this straight, Nickelodeon banned TMNT 2003’s episode “Insane in the membrane” from America for pretty much 10 years but was okay airing this immediately despite it being WAYYYYYYY more dark

[@Chocolatebicuit]

Pencil in my nose.

[@nev3084]

Can we just acknowledge the fact that now we know some people at Nick Did some pretty messed up stuff... and we know organ harvesting is real... but an alien harvesting organs now... they trying to tell us something? Lol

[@Ccooper28740]

This episode was very disturbing.

[@jorgeacamacho1764]

If cartoon Network could go with dark themes why can't Nickelodeon go for this route

[@madrox1989]

I was already exposed to 70s-90s horror films as a kid before this aired, this was nothing traumatizing just goofy. But I guess the sheltered children finally got a reality check, that's awesome lol.

[@tunner67y]

this is the most disturbing thing I have watched in my entire life second to smile HD and happy tree friends

[@EcIendo]

as a kid i really dont get it, can anyone timestamp the part which was bad? i watched the whole thing

[@trashyCorn.12]

he's stealing peoples organs

[@EcIendo]

@@trashyCorn.12 ohh now that's dark to normalize

[@trashyCorn.12]

@@EcIendo its not really ment to be normal

[@odetoclear]

2:28😳😳

[@TotalDec]

I don't think all these new fans realize this is a 90's thing. Like, the kids that watched this have grandkids, now. Y'all posers.

[@viemarirunoa]

This cartoon actually premiered in 2001 lol

[@juniorpolktheplotagonmovie4833]

2:58 What’s Wrong With Him

[@nick-brothwood]

Man had one of his organs replaced.

[@whatsup4885]

Zim just replaced his kidney with an explosive collar that detonates once it leaves school. (Rip that kid)

[@kinyacat5919]

​@@whatsup4885did he leave school?

[@karengoodmond7131]

Idk

[@shadowking1380]

This was actually one of my favorite episodes and in hindsight this would explain where part of an unfinished story idea of mine may have come from 🤔

[@wannabestrega]

Okay but like Dib, you didn’t have to give him the idea to steal organs by taunting him 😅

[@LucyPennies]

Wow didn't know they got Gen Urobutchi to work on this!!!

[@urlocalweirdodotcom]

1:12 wat

[@anjoliebarrios8906]

0:54 kinda gay Edit: more like 1:07

[@Merlot-]

Nuh uh they have socks on, looking at people's organs is 100% straight and not homoerotic!!! I swear!!!

[@Therestrial205]

?

[@trashyCorn.12]

How is 0:54

[@anjoliebarrios8906]

@@trashyCorn.12 "To defeat my enemy I must study my enemy, then become my enemy, then *live with my enemy* , then wear my enemy's clothes, then-- " although I included 0:54 just because that's the start of the scene

[@partypartyyeah303]

@@anjoliebarrios8906nah it’s jus you bro

[@jeremiahreiff327]

3:10:R.I .P the kid...

[@Garakos_Ninja]

3:01

[@dakotastein9499]

didnt some jackass blame this episode for a serial killer?

[@IrkenEmpireFurry]

This episode is a bit too normal for me ngl

[@mr.l8723]

Nickelodeon had balls back then, approving dark shows like this.😂 Now it’s all about “gender this” and “gay that.” I just want a good show with a good story. That’s all 😂

[@anjoliebarrios8906]

you realize gay people aren't the reason this is happening, right? Western animation has been sanitized to hell-and-back for decades (I blame disney) and this level of 'darkness' is an aberration of that.

[@sarahhackworth6531]

At least they’re supportive 😅

[@matiasramonsanchez9361]

Invader Zim is a disgusting animated series.

[@ricardoperea3794]

Not suitable for softies, honey. Go watch Peppa Pig

[@yukochancartton]

Si sabes que este episodio si se pasaron de la ralla PS asta inspiro aún asecino @@ricardoperea3794

[@gamacichi]

That's what makes it so iconic

[@shaddoo7643]

ur mom

[@Brokefumo666]

Then why are you even here?