Planet Jackers
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Planet Jackers is an episode of the television series Invader Zim. The episode was originally produced as episode 7A, but aired as episode 9A on August 31, 2001.
[edit] Plot
While spying on other Invaders that have already conquered their planets, Zim discovers that the Earth has been stolen by the Planet Jackers -- aliens who capture planets to avoid the destruction of their own home planet by the feeding them to their alien sun. Of course, there is a treaty against any Planet Jackers taking planets marked for Irken conquest, but since Zim is not an official Invader, Earth is not marked and is therefore free game. And thus, a semi-great confrontation occurs, where Zim must battle to save the Earth... so he can destroy it himself.
[edit] Trivia
- The Planet Jackers are based on Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare's characters in the film Fargo.
- When the Voot Cruiser crashes into the giant tv screen sky, one of Zim's eyes pops out of his head. In the very next shot, Zim pops it back in.
- The first appearance of Zim's "Irken Spacesuit". The suit makes another appearance in "Battle of the Planets"
- This is Richard Horvitz's favorite Invader Zim episode.