The Best Episodes of Invader ZIM Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(216 votes)

   #1 - The Most Horrible X-mas Ever

   S2:E112/10/2002

   Zim's Yuletide plan to overtake Earth by posing as Santa starts to backfire when he takes on characteristics of the Jolly Old Elf. Dib, meanwhile, tries to save the population from impending doom.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writers:Eric Trueheart, Jhonen Vasquez

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   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writers:Eric Trueheart, Jhonen Vasquez
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   7.9/10(226 votes)

   #2 - Backseat Drivers From Beyond the Stars

   S2:E26/10/2006

   Dib interferes majorly with Zim's plan to bring the Almighty Tallest to Earth just as he's preparing to bring about the downfall of the human race with mind-sucking parasites.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Jhonen Vasquez

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   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Jhonen Vasquez
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   7.8/10(209 votes)

   #3 - Mortos der Soulstealer

   S2:E36/17/2006

   Dib summons Mortos der Soulstealer, a mystical being who emerges once every thousand years, in order to wish for him to steal ZIM’s soul. However, when it turns out that Mortos needs to recharge his power before he can complete the task that Dib requested, Dib must help him do many absurd things in hopes of putting an end to ZIM once and for all. Meanwhile, ZIM heads around town undergoing his latest evil scheme, which is the reason Dib was so eager to enlist Mortos’ help in the first place.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Eric Trueheart

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   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Eric Trueheart
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   7.7/10(186 votes)

   #4 - ZIM Eats Waffles

   S2:E46/17/2006

   When Dib finally manages to get a spy camera inside Zim’s house, he plans to exploit the moment to show the Swollen Eyeball Network the truth about Zim’s nature. Unfortunately for Dib, Zim is more concerned with Gir’s waffles than his next evil plan, which causes Dib some complications as there is nothing special about waffles. However, when something out of the ordinary does occur, Dib believes he may just have a chance to succeed in his plans.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Eric Trueheart

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   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Eric Trueheart
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   7.5/10(196 votes)

   #5 - The Girl Who Cried Gnome

   S2:E57/15/2006

   When a girl named Moofy comes to Zim’s house and attempts to sell him cookies, he freaks out and sends a robot gopher to get rid of her. However, when Moofy falls into a hole, the story breaks out and a crowd of people and a news agency shows up to cover the breaking events. Zim is worried because he doesn’t want his identity to be revealed, though he begins to formulate a method to exploit the moment to free Moofy and help him destroy the world.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Rob Hummel

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   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Rob Hummel
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   8.1/10(198 votes)

   #6 - Dibship Rising

   S2:E67/15/2006

   When Dib discovers that Tak’s ship he recovered has a built in AI, he decides to reprogram the ship with his own personality. While Dib is quite pleased with initial results, the spaceship begins to behave more and more like the real Dib and it attempts to actually take his place. All of the attention of a huge spaceship going to school causes Zim to realize that it’s really Tak’s ship, so he plans to override the machines AI and order it to attack Dib; though can he really force a machine so smart to attack it’s counterpart?

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Eric Trueheart

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   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Eric Trueheart
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   8.1/10(240 votes)

   #7 - Vindicated!

   S2:E77/22/2006

   Dib talks to a counselor about his belief that Zim is an alien.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Danielle Koenig

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   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Danielle Koenig
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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #8 - The Voting of the Doomed

   S2:E87/22/2006

   Class elections find Zim running against a Dib-backed Willy for president.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Eric Trueheart

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   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Eric Trueheart
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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #9 - Gaz, Taster of Pork

   S2:E98/12/2006

   Gaz develops an unhealthy fondness for the flavor of pork.

   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Jhonen Vasquez

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   Director:Steve Ressel

   Writer:Jhonen Vasquez
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    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Frycook What Came From All That Space

    S2:E108/19/2006

    Zim's former boss is mad at him for leaving, so he kidnaps him and makes him work at his old job on the planet Foodcourtia.

    Director:Steve Ressel

    Writer:Jhonen Vasquez

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    Director:Steve Ressel

    Writer:Jhonen Vasquez