Unsuitable for Nickelodeon? The same Nickelodeon that had Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life and a grown man with severe OCD host two of the most messy game shows in television history!?
I get why you're saying this but ZIM once stole children's organs and put them in him to be more "humany" and the organs usually didn't even get censored :'3 (in another instance, he kidnapped a kid and took his eyeballs out, but this wasn't as graphic)
That's because it wasn't cancelled because of that. Nick barely cared about the dark humour. It was almost exclusively cancelled because of how high its production costs were per episode
@@Masmelo_the_silly Rocko’s hairy balls showed when his heart beat back and forth while he watched Melba from his window Another episode (I think it’s banned in the US), Rocko and his friends went into nature and as Rocko was “berry picking” a bush, a bear jumps out holding its nuts and yipes away. Rocko also worked for a sex hotline and Mrs. BigHead called him “Oh baby”. Rocko’s dog Spunky made whoopie with a broom in a closet. There was a rhino named Mr. Horny in Rocko. Heffer was jacked off by a milking machine. A jester in Ren & Stimpy took a cheese grater and grated the skin off of his elbow and they zoomed in on it The organs are nothing.
Yea.....I'm ngl this show really wasn't suited for kids. As you mentioned Zim literally disemboweled children and there was another episode when Zim kidnapped this boy and enucleated his eye balls. Invader Zim had actual torture and murder scenes, so it makes sense why it was canceled. Although as a child I didn't really understand what Zim was doing, so maybe that's the same for most kids who watched the show.
I still today rewatch it at times. Nickelodeon only canceled it because Invader Zim did not appeal to the target demographic of 2-11 years old. And a few kids came out crying after test watching Dark Harvest, to add more detail.
Actually, it was cancelled primarily due to lack of viewers. While yes there where concerns over its content, this factor according to the show writer himself likely played little to no part in the cancellation decision. While the show is popular now, back then it had a very small following, primarily due to its time placement (often just before school let out, and virtually never on weekends). The reruns found on nicktoons on the other hand where discontinued due to concerns over the mature content. Now i do believe it still runs occasionally around halloween, and sometimes in the winter, but the most controversial episodes have since been removed. Edit: for its initial cancellation high costs were also noted, as this team was one of the first to use 2D stylized 3D for certain animations, (for examples of this style, see futurama, Invader zims big water balloon episode and butt on venus episode, and a great music video called freak of the week by freak kitchen).
@@u2bozzi871 Thanks I appreciate it. I got about halfway through the comment, and thought: man why would I even type this, it just helps him in the algorithm, then I remembered that it's because A. This is one of my favorite series, and B. It's a youtube short, which makes very little money, and while it abuses the algorithm in order to gain a following, when the content is this poorly researched, it'll die fast. Also if ur at all, for some odd reason interested. I used to do streams on Mixer, under the name Oversplainenit, I hope to start back up on twitch, or youtube soon (maybe both), but life has been in the way, for awhile. I basically just talk about all the random fun facts, and non sense I know, while playing video games (nms, halo, titanfall, and occasionally random singleplayer titles). If you somehow find old vids of me (doubt u will I had just hit 400 something when mixer was murdered), I didn't talk too often till the end when I playing outsiders heavily. No offense to this dude, but he's gotta work on a bit more than surface level regurgitation take a solid hour following links before speaking about something, it's not realistically enough to be knowledgeable, but it's at least enough time to form a surface level understanding, rather than a misguided idea. Everyone including myself is guilty of it in typical conversation on occasion. Edit: see just now I have done the exact thing i was talking about, didn't even need an hour to see, that while his knowledge on things like invader Zim, and cartoon/animation in general is generalized, and basic his rap videos at least appear to be more well done, and kinda researched.
The real reason it was canceled along with other good shows is because SpongeBob came out right around that time and became super popular. Because it was so popular Nickelodeon wanted to give SpongeBob as much air time as possible so they used any reason to cancel shows. Invader zim: too dark, my life as a teenage robot: not popular enough, Danny phantom: scheduling issues, get the picture? All minor issues that Nickelodeon used to cancel fan favorite shows just to give their golden boy SpongeBob more air time so they make more money.
I think Fairy oddparents also Came out at that time Right? Which was just as popular as Spongebob at the Time, Both Spongebob and the Fairy oddparents killed a lot of those shows Due to them Being Perfect MoneyMakers For Nick
Invader Zim has the type of humor that not only shocks you with creativity but good timing. Definitely adult innuendos but children wouldn’t understand it until about 12yrs or less
I don’t know why Nickelodeon thought Jhonen was the right guy for a kids show in the first place. Don’t get me wrong, great guy, amazing content, but he started out with a book about a man killing people. Violently. And hired him from a spinoff of said book about the neglected neighbor child. 🤨
My theory: It got cancelled after the episode Dark Harvest,which we all remember,Zim had to go to the Nurse's office but he thought he had to have human organs to pass. So he basically harvested the other school mates' organs. It got cancelled soon after that for it being too dark for children viewers. Or it could be other reasons but that's my theory.
I heard it got canceled because Scott Dyleski, who was convicted of murder said his motivation for the crime was the episode dark harvest. He said he was fascinated by the episode and it led to him killing his neighbor. What I’ve heard about this is Nickelodeon DIDNT want a lawsuit from the victims family so they decided to cancel the entire show.
The show did have those moments where even though it didn’t show it there would always be a shadow of what was happening so you could assume what happened to the victim. (R.I.P Keith btw)
It’s because the animators went against Nickelodeon and kept sneaking in pictures of the infamous ‘Bloody Gir’ image secretly into frames in the show when Nickelodeon specifically said they couldn’t show a scary Gir covered in blood.
I don’t know how they thought getting the guy who made the comic called “ Johnny the homicidal maniac” and telling him to make a children’s show was a good idea
They cancel Invader Zim about some two episodes that people have watch if you watch the show it will get you creeping out that if you watch the show it's kind of creepy
Invader Zim was canceled because of the episode called Dark Harvest pictures of Zim stealing organs from other students in the school and replacing organs with different stuff: that is very dark
Let’s not forget! The same man made Johnny the homicidal maniac, squee, I feel sick, and fillerbunny so he was already known for his dark content, so Nickelodeon found him and said “let’s give him a kids show”. Not clue why. No clue how. I have no idea what their thought process was
I love invader zim ❤😍🥰 oh and I am on my grandma’s phone so she did not put this 😅😂 sorry grandma 😅 I watched it when I was like 7 years old ….. I am zimmmmmm and that was like 3 or 2 years ago 😂
Hes wrong on one thing. The things being, Zim was NEVER sent on a mission to Conquer/invade Earth rather he was sent into exile to an unknown planet as far away from His comrades
I was wondering why the show got cancelled but the other day I was watching the episode where zim has the sell the chocolate bars, so he manipulated a family by putting these VR helmets on them and showing them a dystopian future that could happen if they did not by the candy and in that future this gross fat dude legit picks up a little girl and puts her in his pocket 😭
No actually it’s because of it’s views only being older people and not the target they were going for being 11-14 and the product of the show being expensive
After 9/11, every type of content was analyzed from a different perspective, so that played a role as well. If network execs had any common sense, they would have moved it to The N or MTV. Zim was popular among teens and we didn't care if something was controversial. If anything, it made us more interested. (I was in middle school while the show was still airing.)
No wonder why Invader Zim and Teenage Robot are getting the same treatment now. Since neither shows mets Nickelodeon requirements. I know the outcome of Teenage Robot is different than Zim. Zim was canceled due to projection and Teenage Robot was canceled due to lack of viewership
The comics are also a continuation of the series and you can read them online for free. If I’m being honest, the comics are probably better than the show.
Nick: WE NEED A NEW SHOW! SOMETHING THAT WILL REACH THEM KIDS! YOU! GUY I DON'T KNOW! WHAT COMIC BOOK ARE YOU READING?! Guy "it's called Johnny the hom-" NICK "WHO'S IT BY!?" Guy "Jhonen Vasquez? He's done other books such as-" Nick "GET HIM TO MAKE A KIDS CARTOON NOW!!!!" Guy "you sure? This stuff is pretty messed u-" NICK "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW OR YOU'RE FIRED!!!!" Guy "o-o-okay... eesh..."
Should have just converted to adult swim
Man, imagine that. A TV-14 version of Invader Zim.
Dib would be a teenager by then and Zim is still trying to conquer Earth.
Nah that show was already a trip. Imagine the lengths they'd go if it was on adult swim 😂
@@livinglegend9709 Or maybe have JTHM the animation made.
Wasn't Zim cancelled long before Adult Swim anyways?
@@Deathkill06 yep
Unsuitable for Nickelodeon?
The same Nickelodeon that had Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life and a grown man with severe OCD host two of the most messy game shows in television history!?
I get why you're saying this but ZIM once stole children's organs and put them in him to be more "humany" and the organs usually didn't even get censored :'3 (in another instance, he kidnapped a kid and took his eyeballs out, but this wasn't as graphic)
Ren and stimpy got taken down also
@@Masmelo_the_sillythat's why I love invader zim lol
That's because it wasn't cancelled because of that. Nick barely cared about the dark humour. It was almost exclusively cancelled because of how high its production costs were per episode
@@Masmelo_the_silly
Rocko’s hairy balls showed when his heart beat back and forth while he watched Melba from his window
Another episode (I think it’s banned in the US), Rocko and his friends went into nature and as Rocko was “berry picking” a bush, a bear jumps out holding its nuts and yipes away.
Rocko also worked for a sex hotline and Mrs. BigHead called him “Oh baby”.
Rocko’s dog Spunky made whoopie with a broom in a closet.
There was a rhino named Mr. Horny in Rocko.
Heffer was jacked off by a milking machine.
A jester in Ren & Stimpy took a cheese grater and grated the skin off of his elbow and they zoomed in on it
The organs are nothing.
Last episode I remember watching was when zim straight up stole other kids organs and filled himself up with them..
Yea.....I'm ngl this show really wasn't suited for kids. As you mentioned Zim literally disemboweled children and there was another episode when Zim kidnapped this boy and enucleated his eye balls. Invader Zim had actual torture and murder scenes, so it makes sense why it was canceled. Although as a child I didn't really understand what Zim was doing, so maybe that's the same for most kids who watched the show.
EXCUSE ME WHAT 😭
i did not expect that.. searching it up now
Ngl that was the best part
Based
That episode is called Dark Harvest in invader zim
“cuz their stupid eyes can’t handle all dis!!”
GASP YOUR NAME PFP OMG I LOVE INVADER ZIM OMG
AHH AHY aHHh -AHh
-GIR
Another Gir pfp >:D
I remember watching this show then wondering what happened to it 😢
I still today rewatch it at times. Nickelodeon only canceled it because Invader Zim did not appeal to the target demographic of 2-11 years old. And a few kids came out crying after test watching Dark Harvest, to add more detail.
LMAO, I would love to see a kid cry after watching an invader zim episode haha
@@OriQinzzi Help I’ve never heard something so relatable
@@CucumberIce i am relatable
@@OriQinzzi the pfp said it all
@@OriQinzzithat is so real
Still can’t believe the organ episode💀
Fr especially when he threw up that one organ
Such plentiful organs 😊
@@Katsnacks MY SQUEELY SPOOCH!
The best episode next to Nano-Zim
@@thealmightysouleater2642 nano-zim was a good episode but imo the wettening is the best
Don’t worry guys the actor for Zim Still acts in a series on UA-cam called helluva boss he voices moxie
…THATS THE SAME DUDE?!
I did *NOT* piece that together lol
You LIE!!!
I was so shocked when i heard his voice recognized it immediately!
Nice
Yeah, I love zims voice actor. A lot of his characters he voices have similar traits and are all super funny
The episode where Zim ate organs traumatized me a lot.
Actually, it was cancelled primarily due to lack of viewers. While yes there where concerns over its content, this factor according to the show writer himself likely played little to no part in the cancellation decision. While the show is popular now, back then it had a very small following, primarily due to its time placement (often just before school let out, and virtually never on weekends). The reruns found on nicktoons on the other hand where discontinued due to concerns over the mature content. Now i do believe it still runs occasionally around halloween, and sometimes in the winter, but the most controversial episodes have since been removed.
Edit: for its initial cancellation high costs were also noted, as this team was one of the first to use 2D stylized 3D for certain animations, (for examples of this style, see futurama, Invader zims big water balloon episode and butt on venus episode, and a great music video called freak of the week by freak kitchen).
You should of made the video bro 💀
@@u2bozzi871 Thanks I appreciate it. I got about halfway through the comment, and thought: man why would I even type this, it just helps him in the algorithm, then I remembered that it's because A. This is one of my favorite series, and B. It's a youtube short, which makes very little money, and while it abuses the algorithm in order to gain a following, when the content is this poorly researched, it'll die fast.
Also if ur at all, for some odd reason interested. I used to do streams on Mixer, under the name Oversplainenit, I hope to start back up on twitch, or youtube soon (maybe both), but life has been in the way, for awhile. I basically just talk about all the random fun facts, and non sense I know, while playing video games (nms, halo, titanfall, and occasionally random singleplayer titles). If you somehow find old vids of me (doubt u will I had just hit 400 something when mixer was murdered), I didn't talk too often till the end when I playing outsiders heavily.
No offense to this dude, but he's gotta work on a bit more than surface level regurgitation take a solid hour following links before speaking about something, it's not realistically enough to be knowledgeable, but it's at least enough time to form a surface level understanding, rather than a misguided idea. Everyone including myself is guilty of it in typical conversation on occasion.
Edit: see just now I have done the exact thing i was talking about, didn't even need an hour to see, that while his knowledge on things like invader Zim, and cartoon/animation in general is generalized, and basic his rap videos at least appear to be more well done, and kinda researched.
I'm gonna assume one of those was Dark Harvest
Never thought about it being that. Way, kind of explains the sudden uprise for Invader Zim and Teenage Robot lately
There were alot of cartoons from my childhood that I realized later should have been on adult swim.
i bet the scene kids raged over the cancellation
I'm still raging to this day.
Invader Zim was widely and intensely loved. We live in a reality where we can't have good things
The real reason it was canceled along with other good shows is because SpongeBob came out right around that time and became super popular. Because it was so popular Nickelodeon wanted to give SpongeBob as much air time as possible so they used any reason to cancel shows. Invader zim: too dark, my life as a teenage robot: not popular enough, Danny phantom: scheduling issues, get the picture? All minor issues that Nickelodeon used to cancel fan favorite shows just to give their golden boy SpongeBob more air time so they make more money.
I think Fairy oddparents also Came out at that time Right? Which was just as popular as Spongebob at the Time, Both Spongebob and the Fairy oddparents killed a lot of those shows Due to them Being Perfect MoneyMakers For Nick
“COULD A DEAD ZIM DO THIIISS” proceeds to do a goofy dance -
Invader Zim has the type of humor that not only shocks you with creativity but good timing.
Definitely adult innuendos but children wouldn’t understand it until about 12yrs or less
1. I love anything by Jhonen Vasquez, but especially invader zim.
2. It had 3 seasons.
I don’t know why Nickelodeon thought Jhonen was the right guy for a kids show in the first place. Don’t get me wrong, great guy, amazing content, but he started out with a book about a man killing people. Violently. And hired him from a spinoff of said book about the neglected neighbor child. 🤨
My theory:
It got cancelled after the episode Dark Harvest,which we all remember,Zim had to go to the Nurse's office but he thought he had to have human organs to pass. So he basically harvested the other school mates' organs.
It got cancelled soon after that for it being too dark for children viewers.
Or it could be other reasons but that's my theory.
It was because of low ratings and the high budget plus dark harvest was apparently the second ever greenlit zim episode
@@lolgansbizarrechannel2744why it had low ratings??? Literally it was a popular show and gir’s era merchandise in hot topic how do you explain that??
@@kailawinter9129 that was after the show ended in 2007-2011
@@kailawinter9129 the show didn’t become popular until reruns
That was the 4th episode so it couldn’t have been cancelled because of that
I think Nick should add our old cartoons back
Yeah
I heard it got canceled because Scott Dyleski, who was convicted of murder said his motivation for the crime was the episode dark harvest. He said he was fascinated by the episode and it led to him killing his neighbor. What I’ve heard about this is Nickelodeon DIDNT want a lawsuit from the victims family so they decided to cancel the entire show.
Whhhhhat?
Yeah... @@ButAVapor
Its like after 9/11 the entertainment industry was like well we cant have to much quality out at once😢wtf
The show did have those moments where even though it didn’t show it there would always be a shadow of what was happening so you could assume what happened to the victim.
(R.I.P Keith btw)
Keef?
@@CucumberIce yes
What Nickelodeon didn't realize is that their target audience had reached the age where that was the perfect show for them/us.
The guy:talking about the series
Most of the clips:THE MOVIE
Ironically, Richard is doing an adult show now
As a young child, this is my favorite show idc
"Surprisingly"
*Meanwhile, a child gets his eyes replaced and falls off a building while chasing after a squirrel.*
cant forget Zim stealing everyones organs to become more human
It absolutely would’ve lasted on Cartoon Network
It reminds me a ton of courage the cowardly dog
Thank God for the Netflix movie!
I mean, there was literally an episode with a scene of a kid getting his eyes ripped out and replaced but shown in shadows
The fact that Nick hired a guy who made a comic book called “Jonny the homicidal maniac” and got surprised when the show he made was dark and edgy.
It’s because the animators went against Nickelodeon and kept sneaking in pictures of the infamous ‘Bloody Gir’ image secretly into frames in the show when Nickelodeon specifically said they couldn’t show a scary Gir covered in blood.
But thankfully it came back as a movie for a proper goodbye😁
BUT I NEED MORE EPISODES NOOOO😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Nickelodeon made a huge mistake.
I don’t know how they thought getting the guy who made the comic called “ Johnny the homicidal maniac” and telling him to make a children’s show was a good idea
They cancel Invader Zim about some two episodes that people have watch if you watch the show it will get you creeping out that if you watch the show it's kind of creepy
Basically it was also about a murder trial that also had a lot to do with it
Man
Can’t believe I’m only getting into it just now
Prolly because I didn’t exist in the 2001’s
Well I know I’m not the only one who was obsessed with this now
“It’s just a baby”
“HAIII BABY
The all mighty tallest wanted invader zim gone
The creator of invader zim should ditch Nickelodeon for adult swim
Invader Zim was canceled because of the episode called Dark Harvest pictures of Zim stealing organs from other students in the school and replacing organs with different stuff: that is very dark
Samurai Jack watching from the HQ of [adult swim] as "dark" shows are getting cancelled: 😟
Nick Exec, 2000: Hey did you see this really violent and nihilistic comic? We should have the artist do a kid's cartoon.
Invader zim started my love for horror
Oh also there was an invader sim inspired murderer, he killed his elderly neighbour and pulled her organs out.
There was also a third season that came out as well
Third season?
My fav nick shows are invader zim and danny phantom fr especially in the 2000s
Another Reason Were Certain Episodes. May I Mention The Organs Episode
Yeah the episode made a teenager kill his neighbor
@@thefazbearking5913 Wait That Actually Happened!?
Dark Harvest is great fun😅
@@yetanotherspuart3993 Great Episode But Damn it Was Messed Up
@@RandomManIncorperated yes
Can slip in telling us to sub, but can’t even finish the ending sentence. Jesus
Let’s not forget! The same man made Johnny the homicidal maniac, squee, I feel sick, and fillerbunny so he was already known for his dark content, so Nickelodeon found him and said “let’s give him a kids show”. Not clue why. No clue how. I have no idea what their thought process was
I'm still watching invader Zim while wearing I ❤️Gir shirt and wearing my Gir backpack
That actually made a movie in 2019
WE NEED IT BACKKKK!!!!😭
Too late for that my friend 20 Years late
Even If It Came Back It would not be The Same show Anymore
I love invader zim ❤😍🥰 oh and I am on my grandma’s phone so she did not put this 😅😂 sorry grandma 😅 I watched it when I was like 7 years old ….. I am zimmmmmm and that was like 3 or 2 years ago 😂
They should of put mini moose in every episode
"Gir i have your tacos!"
When I was 6 I was watching invader zim and I wasn't scared or anything at all😭
i loved this show sm when i was a kid dawg
I thought it was bc pf his creator, he's a great guy but one of his most known creations is literally a Murder Maniac.
Best cartoon ever! Got me a gir zip up hoodie❤
I wonder why 10 year old me used to have a crush on zim 💀
Hes wrong on one thing.
The things being, Zim was NEVER sent on a mission to Conquer/invade Earth rather he was sent into exile to an unknown planet as far away from His comrades
INVADER ZIM AND REN & STIMPY WE WILL MISS YOU
Skip this over youll waste your time
I was wondering why the show got cancelled but the other day I was watching the episode where zim has the sell the chocolate bars, so he manipulated a family by putting these VR helmets on them and showing them a dystopian future that could happen if they did not by the candy and in that future this gross fat dude legit picks up a little girl and puts her in his pocket 😭
There was a new movie released recently, so it seems to be slowly coming back
They did have teen nick, or Nick Teens, or whichever it was called. Could’ve just put it on there.
I hate myself for not watching invader zim sooner in life cuz this shows deadass my favorite thing ever now and i am so mad its not coming back
To be honest invader zim deserves to be on new grounds cause of the style
it says 9+ on paramount+ but was meant for 11-15 ages
No actually it’s because of it’s views only being older people and not the target they were going for being 11-14 and the product of the show being expensive
Not the mention the 3d animations the creator(s) made
After 9/11, every type of content was analyzed from a different perspective, so that played a role as well. If network execs had any common sense, they would have moved it to The N or MTV. Zim was popular among teens and we didn't care if something was controversial. If anything, it made us more interested. (I was in middle school while the show was still airing.)
Bunch of nerds thought the show wasn’t “kid friendly”
The theme will always be fire
The good days
I really want to watch it.. But its gone:(
they should have made the target audience 12 - 16 year olds or something around that
No wonder why Invader Zim and Teenage Robot are getting the same treatment now. Since neither shows mets Nickelodeon requirements. I know the outcome of Teenage Robot is different than Zim. Zim was canceled due to projection and Teenage Robot was canceled due to lack of viewership
Turns out they have it on roku and Netflix
It was a mixture of that as well as compliance from parent groups about the show
Netflix, it’s on there
I believe Invader Zim could've ran from 2001-2019 with Enter The Florpus as The Grand Finale had the show not been canceled
Dark Harvest, that all I'm gonna say and
ZIM!!
Dib with detailed teeth is cursed
The was a rumour that bloody gurr was in the show hidden and nick saw this which nick cancel the show
The comics are also a continuation of the series and you can read them online for free. If I’m being honest, the comics are probably better than the show.
Then Petition to Bring it Back let Adult Swim take Over it's Rights.
An actual serial killer cited the show as a reason for him committing murder, not a great look lol, very unfortunate, I miss the show.
I grew up with this show T-T
The music makes feel like your a evil laugh as you take over the world
Hey zim what you doing today
Well I'm making drugs legal in alp countries
I sure am
@@possums. Znvader Iim.
@@drm.himself 😱
@@possums. Must be bad signal from Planet Zimland took it two weeks to arrive.
@@drm.himself there is but i got it early this time (also its not called planet zimland im still on this stinky earth planet)
I got cancelled because of a teen who allegedly killed his neighbour after being inspired by an episode
As much as I loved Invader Zim I could never but it over hey Arnold like hey Arnold was better because it had balance but was almost equal in realness
I think its because of Scott Styleski
Nick: WE NEED A NEW SHOW! SOMETHING THAT WILL REACH THEM KIDS! YOU! GUY I DON'T KNOW! WHAT COMIC BOOK ARE YOU READING?!
Guy "it's called Johnny the hom-"
NICK "WHO'S IT BY!?"
Guy "Jhonen Vasquez? He's done other books such as-"
Nick "GET HIM TO MAKE A KIDS CARTOON NOW!!!!"
Guy "you sure? This stuff is pretty messed u-"
NICK "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW OR YOU'RE FIRED!!!!"
Guy "o-o-okay... eesh..."
I hope they make another movie, watched that like 10 times when Netflix brought it out