Random Invader ZIM Facts!

Random Invader ZIM facts!

The show was originally going to be set in the 50s before Jhonen decided it was too cliche. ZIM’s greaser style pompadour wig is a remnant of this

Irken blood is pink

ZIM isn’t allergic to water - he’s reacting to the pollution in the water present on Earth

Gaz was originally going to be a double agent assisting ZIM in defeating Dib. This idea was scrapped before the pilot aired.

ZIM’s favorite color is purple

The Irkens were originally called the “Nyoing” - short for annoying. This changed to Irken as in “irk”.

Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker and voice of the Joker in Batman TAS auditioned to be ZIM’s voice actor but Jhonen thought his voice was too menacing to fit him

Billy West - voice of Fry from Futurama - voiced ZIM in the pilot but was ultimately dropped as he didn’t want to be voicing two characters from animated sci-fi comedies at the same time

Dib was originally going to be named “Feebly”

Dib’s “big head” running joke was put in by Nickelodeon because they wanted to have more marketable running gags

Skoodge was going to eventually move into ZIM’s basement on Earth before the series got cancelled

Dib and Gaz are Mexican-American

ZIM is slightly taller than Dib