you have a problem with listening, Zim

alright girls get your Zim hard of hearing/audio processing disorder headcanons out!
#invaderzim
Kofi: ko-fi.com/mollyyt

[@MaserXIV]

Zim interrupting people from answering his questions is my favorite bit.

[@MidnightThunderKid]

"WHO ARE YOU?" "I am..."

[@HazbinMar]

SAME

[@viggiomorgenstein5913]

ISN'T IT?!?!

[@phantomus9963]

@@MidnightThunderKid "WHO ARE YOU!?"

[@michaelmcnamara8839]

1:13 you-WHAT!!! is so funny 😂 😂😂 p.s ikr🤣🤣

[@GrayD_Fox]

I never realized he was hard of hearing, I thought he was either full of himself or he just ignored everyone

[@FlyingFocs]

I actually prefer the latter explanations for being funnier

[@andieallison6792]

He's not HoH

[@jennygaming9314]

Omg, I thought zim’s screaming was the result of his boosted ego too, lmao

[@lesbianzatr]

​@andieallison6792 yes he is, it was confirmed in the 2018 san diego comic con. jhonen says "i think zims a little hard of hearing"

[@Broomer52]

It honestly could be all 3

[@BreadbugGaming234]

“That’s Tak’s ship you’re sitting in isnt it!?” “Yes it is Zim, it fell from the-“ “ISN’T IT?!?!” “I SAID IT IS!!!”

[@APinkRabbit87]

“Man you have a problem with listening Zim!” “ISN’T IT??!!??”

[@Exclusivesadblues]

“😑”

[@TheLiesOfReality]

ISN'T IT??!?!

[@miathealien3911]

I can still hear his voice haha😂😂

[@sbp1763]

ZIM

[@soupgaming9030]

To be fair, it's probably really hard to listen with a skin disease that gets rid of your ears

[@Fwoompus]

Woah cudose I respect that comment it stopped my brain train and I was like there truly cultured

[@ricaboo9304]

​@@Fwoompusfr the comment was so meaningful I stopped time so I can appreciate the comment

[@Pun1Sh3r_360]

#TopCommentGod

[@ABxKB4eves]

How come you aren't top comment?

[@TrueWrestlerFan]

"You won't get away with it!" "That's very nice of you." Had me dying.

[@ZonnexNecton]

The amount of times Zim’s brain was destroyed and reactivated, he just gets dumber, and maybe even deaf, every minute.

[@kimcollins1743]

no shut up

[@djamtz]

Naw-t exactly

[@thepotatoofheaven]

was it destroyed?

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

Fun fact, Zim is canonically hard of hearing.

[@ZonnexNecton]

@@thepotatoofheaven well technically at one point it was devoured, and another time it was switched with a pig plush.

[@Impact_Player]

When I was a kid I did the 'who are you!?' bit to an adult and they looked at me like they wanted to slap my face off.

[@Pyrodorah]

Eh? Who are you?

[@someguy1894]

@@PyrodorahI am-

[@ThatGuyRNA]

@@someguy1894WHO ARE YOU

[@kathleenoconnell-yf7ls]

who are you?

[@thereel1_real]

@@kathleenoconnell-yf7lsI am-

[@agayntrans_raspberry]

D: "ZIM!! 😡" Z: "WHaT? 🤔" D: "ZIM! 😠" Z: "WHAT? 😒" D: "ZIM 😐" Z: "WHAT? 😕" D: "Zim.. 😶" Z: "WHAT??? 😧" D: "YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT! 🤬" Z: "That's very nice of you! 😊"

[@DarkSeraph95]

reminds me of the the WHAT"S YOU NAME bit

[@deshawnwilliams3358]

0:33

[@user-fg3fv9hl3b]

Why are comment sections always quotes?

[@user-fg3fv9hl3b]

And emojis don't make something funny

[@agayntrans_raspberry]

@@user-fg3fv9hl3b ik, i just added them to match how it'd be in real life (aka going from mad to more or less "what")

[@dongojangle106]

0:26 I love that Dib has to yell back at Zim. Theyre both so twitchy

[@PictureFrameStudios2023]

“I SAID IT WAS!!! Man, you have a problem with listening Zim!”

[@christie_brown]

@@PictureFrameStudios2023 ISNT IT!!!?!?!?!?

[@rubymoonstone5570]

Tbf when you just answered someone's question and they ask it again as if they didn't hear you, it's very infuriating

[@aaphule]

apparently it was confirmed that Zim is hard-of-hearing. and that's also why he shouts so often. don't do nothing about his negligible attention span though.

[@KairiMorin]

I remembered that onem it was a big deal in the fandom when it was confirmed.

[@McDumDum]

That actually makes it even funnier that his stupidity is mixed in with slight deafness

[@gormold4163]

He has no ears. It is part of his skin condition

[@vexxama]

Honestly this explains so much of the original show. I mean, he’s psychotic anyway but it does make some of his outbursts more understandable

[@CaedusDeorum]

Omg! That makes me so happy as someone who is HoH!!!

[@famousdraven5443]

It's a fun idea that Zim hears and understands them just fine, but he does this for Psychological Warfare.

[@theexchipmunk]

What would be perfectly in character is that he actually decides he didn´t hear and is so self assured and full of himself it just becomes retrocatively reality to him.

[@famousdraven5443]

@@theexchipmunk I think he's done that, too! Zim: "The Tallest said they'd call back in an hour!" Gir: "No they didn't!"

[@djwakko1866]

that's annonying as fuck tho tbh

[@fist-of-doom487]

@@famousdraven5443 the joke of “he hears what he wants to hear” which plays perfectly into his ego, you can monologue to him but if it doesn’t involve the words he wants to hear he just doesn’t hear it

[@christhe2dprotogen511]

It makes sense, the enemy can’t think and plan properly if they’re too angry

[@ahhh_why3892]

I love how most the characters still repeat themselves for him

[@br3akstuff]

It's one of the funniest parts

[@epicfan1598]

and he still doesn't get it lol

[@just_an_elli]

0:33 THIS WHOLE SCENE HAS ME DYING

[@MisterEvvvSymphoenix]

0:55 To be fair, Zim's logic kind of made sense there, even if he came to the wrong conclusion.

[@grilledpook]

my autistic ass would definitely make the same mistake lol

[@invadertech141]

@@grilledpook same

[@MoonWeaver000]

I'd say it as a joke, and that's mostly because people rephrase it one way or another.

[@mr.dedede1324]

I love that joke.

[@averyspecificdragon8780]

I like to imagine that eventually the skool wises up to this, so to technically fulfill the requirements of the system, Zim's made to take a sign language class. Just because I know he'd hate it so much.

[@molly.]

STOP HE CAN'T DO ASL HE ONLY HAS 3 FINGERS 😭😭😭

[@invaderlee1299]

The fact they'd be like yea this boy is special needs ( in a school so clear of neglect) would floor me 😹 zims that far gone and in *clear* need. (Not that children needing extra help is funny, just this is a satirical comedy show )

[@alexn5257]

Or Dib wises up and teaches him 'cause he's tired of having to yell and repeat himself a dozen times. Ruins the flow of the battle.

[@theexchipmunk]

@@invaderlee1299 You assume that special needs class in this nihilistic and depressing surealist nighatmare of a world isn´t in some way worse.

[@aaabbb-ve9po]

“You’re just jealous!” “This has nothing to do with jelly.”

[@yerielurena1873]

0:59-1:01

[@nyx-n-sticks]

That is probably one of Zim's other deffects.

[@silverfang1158]

It’s no wonder he never listens. Even to his own race when they tell him something

[@thespacedorito]

O_0

[@AnInsideJoke]

Apparently it was confirmed that Zim is hard of hearing. His species hear with their antennae, and one of Zim's is damaged. Guy's literally half-deaf.

[@Dinosaur315]

​@@silverfang1158 Thats also probably why he screams so much, besides him being insane lol

[@the_wingedone]

NYX?? R U ON KANDI PATTERNS? IVE SEEN U BEFORE

[@antitheist3206]

All his brainpower goes towards his genius plans. He has none left for listening.

[@joimumu]

Agree he has no problem inventing superior technology or bypass Irken empire security system so clearly he the IQ

[@ThinkingProblem]

0:01 This apparently is one of the ways Richard Horvitz gets into character to play Zim

[@pifflesomepuffnadder855]

0:21 I love this scene so much. XD When Dib confirms that *is* indeed Tak's ship he's in, it's like Zim gets so mad his ears turn off. The way he shudders with rage and twitches really sold it!

[@Lolbama2012]

Fun fact: That huh sound is how Horvitz dials into the Zim voice.

[@alchemistofsteel8099]

0:34 is actually an animation error that was kept in. There was supposed to be a car driving by You can even still hear the sound effect

[@Jester4460]

Made it even better

[@grizzdell]

Holy shit i have never noticed that until now lmao

[@mediocreclementine7649]

Not an error. They ran low on budget and decided it would be funnier to just have an empty ass street instead

[@thescarvedinsect]

I love how some unplanned visual quirks in this series became pretty hilarious gags, like the giant police officer in "Walk of Doom" and Ultra-Peepi's funky walk cycle in "Hamstergeddon." XD

[@Lg3-Snow]

I just figured the were driving across from left to right behind the shot 😹😹

[@evanxd8893]

“You won’t get away with this!“ “WHAT?” “You won’t get away-“ “WHAAAT?” “You-“ “WHAAAAAT?”

[@viggiomorgenstein5913]

"You won't get away with this!" "WHAAAAAT??" "You won't get a--" "WHAAAAAAAAT??" "You won't get awa--" "WHAAAAAAAAT???" "You won't get away--" "WHAAAAAAAAAT???" "You--" "WHAAAAAAAAAAAT???"

[@ParisMiley]

😂😂

[@vitorpereira9515]

The first time i saw i thought Zim was trolling Dib.

[@JaggedBird]

It's a better take on that joke then the one at 0:32 tbh

[@katylepetsos7512]

Richard Orvitz must’ve had a blast voicing Zim.

[@irkenpony17]

For the original airing of the show he was also doing Billy and Mandy and would sometimes go back to back recording lines for different studios. Man’s lost his voice a few times and even says in an old interview it was a bit of a hard time playing Zim because of so much screaming, but he said it in a light hearted way and seems to genuinely love playing the character when he can. So it was a fun blast and a pain in the ass.

[@floating_mario_head]

​@@irkenpony17 Grateful that he gave us the voice of 3 classic unhinged characters around the same time (Zim, Billy, and Daggett) even tho Beavers was ending around the time Zim began

[@irkenpony17]

@floating_mario_head from what I remember, Angry Beavers ended at a perfect time at least for Zim fans. Because that was when Richard was open and they took him to play the role which he obviously nailed. Otherwise, some other guy or Billy West would be the beloved crazy-ass alien roach. I think someone said once there were apparently test recordings with Mark Hamill being Zim, but I don't know if that is true.

[@floating_mario_head]

@@irkenpony17 oh absolutely I didn't mean it as a bad thing. Billy West would've been ok but we are definitely living in the good timeline with Horvitz as Zim

[@Narutosonicrule1245]

And now he uses a similar voice for Moxxie in Helluva Boss so it's delightful to pretty much hear zim again

[@bringmychariot]

Zim is the physical representation of Auditory Processing Disorder. 😂

[@abbexx4283]

I like how when confused and saying "HEAUH?" his stupid little tounge just hangs out of his mouth

[@katyhayes3789]

Zim and Dib are the comedic duo of the century XD

[@MakinPeaceWithPieces]

If it only happened when Zim was wearing his wig or another human disguise, I would reason he has trouble hearing just because his antennae are pinned down beneath his costume. But no. It's just all the time. He is only interested in listening to his own opinions and those which directly influence them.

[@oatmealman1586]

He's confirmed to be half deaf just in general, which is why he yells a lot. He's a defective irken which is why they don't really like him.

[@alitafullarmor5957]

​@@oatmealman1586I don't think so... Zim listens quite well, he just lives in his own world where only his opinion matters.

[@kawacht2001]

​@@alitafullarmor5957The VA for Zim confirmed that Zim's a bit HoH. It's very likely the reason Zim speaks like this. Perhaps he thinks if he speaks like this, his voice is heard better in his surrounding, which to many people in the show seems that is a bit too loud.

[@MariAnimates]

Zim apparently has really bad hearing

[@JM-ds6iu]

Well he doesn't have ears because of that skin condition.

[@wolfiepop5039]

"I am the last of my people. An interactive instruction manual, for the incredible vessel YOU are now helming." "Your people were instruction manuals...?" "No... no- huh???" *Awkward silence* LOVE IT 🤣🤣 Edit: OMG ty for the likes!!!

[@mewhenthethewhen4079]

I am all that is left of my people.* YOU are now helming.* Just fixing that for you, what is ilmate even supposed to mean?

[@wolfiepop5039]

@@mewhenthethewhen4079 ohhh thanks! i was wondering what ilmate meant too 🤣

[@wolfiepop5039]

oh my lord why does this comment have 100 likes???? this is crazy thank you!

[@cyberlord1922]

To be fair, he did make it sound like that

[@wolfiepop5039]

@@cyberlord1922 lol you have got a point🤣

[@2Scribble]

0:13 - pretty much the entire series in a nutshell...

[@abe881]

The confusion of the instruction manual is by far my favorite one

[@coletrain583]

Eventhough Zim barely knew Tak, she still knew better than he knew himself, even gave up trying to explain things to him, knowing he couldn't be reasoned with.

[@lunaranger4921]

I never realized how much I relate to Zim. I always say “what? Huh?” More than I need to when I talk to people 😂😂😂

[@darthdragon117]

Well how well could you hear without ears?

[@miathealien3911]

He can hear with his beautiful antennas

[@savageratentertainment]

it's called his antenna lol. you know those pointy things on his head lol those are his ears though it was confirmed he is hard of hearing so that may explain why he yells so much. then again if your whole life depends on just destroying things, he probably caused his own hearing issue when using bombs and explosives and other things of that nature so often. then again he's also confirmed to be a defect anyway, so with such problems it adds up to how he is.

[@Laully]

@@miathealien3911Which are conveniently covered by a wig the majority of the time.

[@miathealien3911]

@@Laully Okay, now THAT'S a huge mystery now🧐🧐

[@Laully]

@@miathealien3911 Apparently the wiki says irkens do have ears where humans' are, bc Zim wore headphones once and they cover the sides of their heads from some sounds, and one of the comics said they have inner ears (which I'll consider dubious until I read it, given how some of the wiki's facts are taken out of context). Guess if we're going by that, they just have microscopic earholes. Which is actually kinda humorous to me.

[@KlutzyNinjaKitty]

Assuming that Zim’s antennae are basically his “ears” it makes sense why he’d have a hard time hearing when he has to cover them up with a wig every day.

[@TachiMutilatedinWonderland]

The Intro of Kanye West Mercy: 1:14

[@respawn223]

The best thing about zim and dib yelling across the street is that the only reason its like that is because the animation team actually forgot to add the cars to the final version, that why there's car noises but no actual cars.

[@cordyceps7531]

0:30 I only just now noticed Dib defensively putting his hands up

[@hellocat1112]

He also has a addiction with saying “liar” 😓😭😇

[@TheStempkik]

You couldn't begin to imagine the monster which lurks in my deck "TELL ME!" Oh you'll find out. I'm about to su- "TELL ME!"

[@aeroon9991]

This is kinda unrelated, but I wish Zim won the battle for Earth in the end. Their Earth was full of terrible people, and Zim really deserved a single win in his life.

[@circuits17nightmare28]

Agreed

[@circuits17nightmare28]

@James Furey true that movie is disturbing

[@irkenpony17]

I mean there is a probably unofficial mini comic by Jhonen himself for some kinda Nickelodeon promoting thing after the show ended, where Zim took over earth after he told Dib to look away for a second, then someone made a shitty plushie of Zim as praise but he hated it so he was going to leave scary robots to look after earth while he ye know, just go abandon it. He offered Dib to come with him, he did and they drank space soda and road on alien space bunnies- The end. Technically a win where main characters are happy.

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

Honestly he would be an improvement in terms of leadership.

[@maevav5645]

Maybe if Zim became a protector of earth, then defend it from his race. Or others.🤔 With Dib and Gaz and maybe other friends.

[@ZbJeeBies]

"WHO ARE YOU?" "i am..." "WHO ARE YOU?" "i am..." *"WHO ARE YOU?"* this is so child coded omg 😂

[@jumpyfan8242]

Finally someone who still uploades invader zim content😄👏👏👏

[@silverfang1158]

I’m still in the gig. I’m also looking for artists that are stilll doing invader zim content.

[@wolfieolfie]

@@silverfang1158 maybe make a video or something about it?

[@ffffffffffffffffffffffffffff5]

I feel Zim's pain because I can't hear worth a shit half of the time and not only that, but I have processing issues so it takes me a moment to fully process what a person has said sometimes.

[@therealmei2730]

I have a theory. Zim doesn’t always yell because he has trouble hearing with his wig on. Zim always yells to make up for his size.

[@theflyingspaget]

He has trouble hearing anyway :)

[@gorlheck5574]

“ and people talk loud when they want to look smart, right ?” “CORRECT!”

[@therealmei2730]

@@gorlheck5574 True, man. True.

[@Msbeeboper]

Holy crap-I’m a middle school teacher and talking to kids is fricking just like this!! Zim is like the students 😂

[@iliketodostupidthingsonyoutube]

is your real name Ms. BeeBoper? 😭

[@gorlheck5574]

@@iliketodostupidthingsonyoutubeare you cop or something ?

[@hippityhopp4227]

Why does Zim think Gir is stupid when they're on the same wavelength lmao

[@universalpower419]

The difference is that Zim is inteligent dumb, like Dib, Gir is dumb dumb.

[@hippityhopp4227]

@@universalpower419 Real

[@gorlheck5574]

Nahh, GIR is dumb on purpose

[@phousefilms]

"YOU'RE AFTER MY ROBOT BEE!!!" "Part 2 is..." "NOOO!!! MY BEAUTIFUL BASE! NOOOO!" "Part 2 is...?" "NOOOOO! MY BEAUTIFUL BASE! NOOOOOOOOO!" "Part..." "NO!" "Part..." "NO!" "OK, I'm..." "NO!" "Ok, I'm leaving now..." "But you didn't tell me your plan..."

[@TortillaAnims]

Dib:you're just jeal- Zim:THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JELLY

[@sunsetzzsunsss-yz6ti]

0:44 this reminds me of the movie lol

[@APinkRabbit87]

I believe that added that scene to the movie as a call back to the original show

[@JelloBabyyy]

get this man a hearing aid lmao

[@ivangass7770]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@itachisensei999]

0:07 Zim: HUH? HEH? YOUR AFTER REVENGE???

[@oakalquine5484]

i'm convinced that irken flirting is based on torture, and zim and tak are being obnoxious the entire valentines day special, without any of us having a clue

[@ShadeATV]

“Zim!🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯‼️‼️‼️‼️” “WHHAT?🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯‼️‼️‼️”

[@Starry_Dupree]

Dude i miss this show wish they continued it😭

[@winwitras420]

I just love how after all those years Zim still have problem with listening

[@jackbotman]

It's also quite adorable that he is more affective at protecting earth than concurring it ❤

[@Poyostar]

He has a listening problem, but we still love this little goober and how hysterical he gets. Invader ZIM will always be one of my all time favorite Nicktoons.

[@icel8828]

Remember, in episode one they directly bring up the fact that zim doesn’t have ears

[@Lora.angel_]

WHAT IS THAT??? WHO ARE YOU . I AM. WHO ARE YOU . I AM . WHOO ARE YOU

[@Mptzae]

1:01 I have started to do this with my siblings

[@Karelizz]

"who are you!?!?!" famous words from zim.

[@ramdonfurry]

Zim is literally me omg

[@zimariel]

These were my absolute FAVORITE bits!!!! I remember cry laughing at the Tak bit and I rewound that shit sooo much!🤣 Same with the “who are you?!” Omg 😅🥲🥹 good times.

[@amtrak_121]

So the reason Zim never listens to a word anyone says, is because he actually has hearing problems?!

[@ScratchinAround]

I think no...i'm not deaf and sometimes i don't actually understand people. 😁

[@karriecastro9165]

Maybe idk or it could be that all he wants to hear is himself like I said idk

[@timv1109]

Basically just showed all my favorite parts of the series, especially poop dog my parents actually asked me why I was laughing like a madman

[@TheDuckyDino]

0:37 pretty sure there were meant to be cars here, the lack of them makes it funnier tho Lmao.

[@KingOfElectricNinjas]

Even as bitter enemies, Zim and Dib sometimes share a brain cell.

[@miathealien3911]

1:25 Hahaha, I love this szene lol😂😂🥰

[@AR_ndomPerson]

Zim doesn't have any ears of course he has a problem with listening, lol 😂

[@Lion_Patriot]

The last "What" from Zim had to be intentional just to piss of Dib

[@sydneyschrack70]

He hears what he wants to hear.

[@evelyn7965]

I relate a little too much

[@suspicious2delicious]

Same lol I just turn off sometimes when people talk to me.

[@queenofawesome2550]

Same. 😭

[@Barquevious_Jackson]

Do be patient with him, he has no ears, it's a rare skin condition.

[@damorion69]

Now I need to see a conversation between Zim and Lil Jon!! 😂😂😂

[@Fenequia1]

I think he has a problem listening

[@BLITZO_HB]

ZIM,WHAAT,ZIM,WHAAAT,ZIM,WHAAAAAAT,ZIM,WHAAAAAAAAAAAT- “this has nothing to do with jelly”- true words of a legend

[@OscarWorldStudios]

Not listening makes him a Better Toon because he’s difficult to understand

[@Frankly_Amazing2000]

Never realized that me and Zim had this in common lol.

[@localdude2979]

2018 Enter the florpus's quality is just so UNREAL!! gooooooosh!! the video quality is soooooo good!! they have come a loooooong way

[@nicholasponce2896]

You won’t get a what😂😂😂

[@nicholasponce2896]

😅

[@nicholasponce2896]

Hi 😅

[@AsteriaSolaris]

Zim is my spirit animal.

[@kimcollins1743]

NOBODY DARE HATE ON ZIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@silverfang1158]

Who’s hating?

[@thespacedorito]

NOBODY DARE!!!

[@Jinxed_l3mon]

I love how even though they’re annoyed with him interrupting they still repeat what they said before 😭

[@grey_cybernetix.1299]

i mean this would make sense considering he’s caused the genocide of his people, probably severely damaging his hearing from the loud noises in the process

[@silverthehedgehogminecraft829]

zim: eh? what is this who are you? I am who are you? I am who are you?!

[@scj6693]

you’re a bigger fool than i ever imagined!

[@scj6693]

@@kitcat999you’re a bigger fool than i ever imagined!

[@miathealien3911]

It's over Dibhuman, I have the highground, eh!

[@gloomygloomstalker3878]

Such a masterpiece, the street especially is such a good bit, the pacing, delivery, the missing traffic just *chef’s kiss* thank you for this bountiful harvest of clips

[@GiRR007]

Back when zim actually got sad for not having ears Oh yeah, its all comin together

[@mikeybennett1904]

I like how dib tries to actually communicate with him but gradually just gives up

[@cnett486]

You're after my robot bee!!

[@Givertak3]

YOU WON’T GET AWAY- WHAAAAAT???!!!!!!!!!

[@scorades3869]

Isnt that moxxies voice actor from helluva boss

[@-Meikobot]

Yes

[@vxrgo2680]

I just realized that the person who voiced Zim is the same person who voices Moxie in Helluva Boss

[@themalcahtwinz4743]

Other way around

[@vxrgo2680]

@@themalcahtwinz4743 no, Zim came around first before Helluva Boss. In reality, i’m right.

[@themalcahtwinz4743]

@@vxrgo2680 Exactly. So since Zim is a more important role it should be saved for later

[@vxrgo2680]

@@themalcahtwinz4743 if u watch H.B religiously and my comment bothers your obsession with it, sorry brother but I’m pointing out the obvious. He voiced zim, i noticed it was the same person who also voices moxie, i stated the similarity.

[@themalcahtwinz4743]

@@vxrgo2680 You right I was tweakin cause I dislike that show, mb

[@amiealexander7557]

0:44 "You won't get away with it!" "That's very nice of you!" 0:55 "Your people were instruction manuals?"

[@crudalicious]

0:59 this scene is so fucking funny to me.

[@PompompurinEevee]

W H A T!!!?

[@Edthullo]

Zim refuses to take his meds.