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S1·E28 Abducted

Episode
Season 1, Episode 28
Air Date
April 12, 2002
Runtime
11 minutes
Director
Steve Ressel
Writers
Rob Hummel, Jhonen Vasquez
Story Type
Core Character Arc
Core Aired April 12, 2002 11 min
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Synopsis

When Zim is attempting to explain to the Almighty Tallest that the humans are both dumb and tall, he gets interrupted when the doorbell rings and his transmission to the Tallest is cut short. The two individuals at the door claim to be human, but Zim doesn’t believe them and he attempts to tell them that their spaceship is jamming his signal; they respond by merely sacking both Gir and Zim and taking them to their spaceship. Will Zim be able to get back to his base and finish his report to the Tallest, and what will Zim do to the two aliens who dared to capture him?

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Synopsis: Zim is explaining to the Almighty Tallest that humans are dumb and tall. A doorbell rings, interrupting the transmission. Two individuals at the door claim to be human. Zim does not believe them. Zim claims their spaceship is jamming his signal. The two individuals sack Gir and Zim and take them to their spaceship. The episode asks if Zim can get back to his base to finish his report and what he will do to the two aliens.
Sources:
[1] Series overview: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family.
[2] Created by Jhonen Vasquez. Cast: Richard Steven Horvitz, Andy Berman, Rikki Simons, Melissa Fahn. Zim is an alien from Irk sent to conquer Earth.
[3] Zim is inept. Leaders sent him to infiltrate Earth with leftover equipment.
[4] Zim was banished from the Irken Empire. Superiors are the Almighty Tallest Red and Purple.
[5] Comic book and Netflix film info (not relevant to the specific episode plot).
Zim is an alien from the planet Irk on a mission to conquer Earth.
His superiors are the Almighty Tallest, specifically Red and Purple.
In this episode, Zim is attempting to explain to the Almighty Tallest that humans are both tall and dumb.
The transmission is interrupted by a doorbell.
Two individuals arrive at the door and claim to be human.
Zim does not believe these individuals are human.
Zim suggests that the individuals' spaceship is jamming his signal.
The two individuals sack Zim and Gir and take them to their spaceship.
The episode involves Zim's attempt to return to his base to finish his report to the Tallest and his reaction to the two aliens who captured him.
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In the Invader Zim episode titled Abducted, Zim, an alien from the planet Irk, is in the process of communicating with his superiors, the Almighty Tallest. During his transmission, Zim attempts to explain that humans are both tall and dumb. This communication is interrupted when a doorbell rings, causing the transmission to the Tallest to be cut short. Two individuals appear at the door and claim to be

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When did Season 1 Episode 28 of Invader ZIM air?

Season 1, Episode 28 ('Abducted') originally aired on April 12, 2002.

How long is Season 1 Episode 28 ('Abducted')?

The runtime for this episode is approximately 11 minutes.

What happens in Invader ZIM Season 1 Episode 28?

When Zim is attempting to explain to the Almighty Tallest that the humans are both dumb and tall, he gets interrupted when the doorbell rings and his transmission to the Tallest is cut short. The two individuals at the door claim to be human, but Zim doesn’t believe them and he attempts to tell the...

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