The Sad, Sad Tale of Chickenfoot

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"The Sad, Sad Tale of Chickenfoot" is an episode of the animated television show Invader Zim. Originally produced as episode 17A, "The Sad, Sad Tale of Chickenfoot" aired as episode 16B on April 12, 2002. The episode is one of several episodes which does not feature Zim primarily and has Dib on a strange adventure in his paranormal studies.

[edit] Plot

Dib is watching Mysterious Mysteries when the tale of the strange, bizarre Chickenfoot comes on, a monster urban legend who is famous for his exploits. Dib quickly sees him as a fake, and tracks him down, determined to prove this stupidity.

Dib at first has no clues, but finally finds Chickenfoot at a grungy apartment. Chickenfoot is really a disturbed man in a chicken suit, who was caught in a microwave explosion, resulting in a stuck zipper. Dib takes him to the hospital, but he tries to flee, with Dib trying to hold on to his zipper. At last, the chicken suit comes off..though the results of everyone questioning whether or not any monsters exist at all is not what Dib intended.

This is the third and final episode that Zim did not appear in. This is the second episode that Bill the paranormal investigator appears in.

[edit] Pop Culture References

• When Turkeyneck mentions that kids are always after his lucky neck meats, it is a reference to Lucky Charms, in that Lucky often says "They're after me lucky charms!"
• According to the commentary, Jhonen and the crew originally wanted Ricardo Montalban to do the voice of Chickenfoot.