8.1/10202 votes#1 - The Most Horrible X-mas Ever
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 12/10/2002
Zim's Yuletide plan to overtake Earth by posing as Santa starts to backfire when he takes on characteristics of the Jolly Old Elf. Dib, meanwhile, tries to save the population from impending doom.
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Eric Trueheart, Jhonen Vasquez
7.9/10213 votes#2 - Backseat Drivers From Beyond the Stars
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2006
Dib interferes majorly with Zim's plan to bring the Almighty Tallest to Earth just as he's preparing to bring about the downfall of the human race with mind-sucking parasites.
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Jhonen Vasquez
7.8/10199 votes#3 - Mortos der Soulstealer
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2006
Dib summons Mortos der Soulstealer, a mystical being who emerges once every thousand years, in order to wish for him to steal ZIM’s soul. However, when it turns out that Mortos needs to recharge his power before he can complete the task that Dib requested, Dib must help him do many absurd things in hopes of putting an end to ZIM once and for all. Meanwhile, ZIM heads around town undergoing his latest evil scheme, which is the reason Dib was so eager to enlist Mortos’ help in the first place.
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Eric Trueheart
7.7/10178 votes#4 - ZIM Eats Waffles
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/17/2006
When Dib finally manages to get a spy camera inside Zim’s house, he plans to exploit the moment to show the Swollen Eyeball Network the truth about Zim’s nature. Unfortunately for Dib, Zim is more concerned with Gir’s waffles than his next evil plan, which causes Dib some complications as there is nothing special about waffles. However, when something out of the ordinary does occur, Dib believes he may just have a chance to succeed in his plans.
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Eric Trueheart
7.5/10188 votes#5 - The Girl Who Cried Gnome
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2006
When a girl named Moofy comes to Zim’s house and attempts to sell him cookies, he freaks out and sends a robot gopher to get rid of her. However, when Moofy falls into a hole, the story breaks out and a crowd of people and a news agency shows up to cover the breaking events. Zim is worried because he doesn’t want his identity to be revealed, though he begins to formulate a method to exploit the moment to free Moofy and help him destroy the world.
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Rob Hummel
8.1/10190 votes#6 - Dibship Rising
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2006
When Dib discovers that Tak’s ship he recovered has a built in AI, he decides to reprogram the ship with his own personality. While Dib is quite pleased with initial results, the spaceship begins to behave more and more like the real Dib and it attempts to actually take his place. All of the attention of a huge spaceship going to school causes Zim to realize that it’s really Tak’s ship, so he plans to override the machines AI and order it to attack Dib; though can he really force a machine so smart to attack it’s counterpart?
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Eric Trueheart
8.0/10224 votes#7 - Vindicated!
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/22/2006
Dib talks to a counselor about his belief that Zim is an alien.
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Danielle Koenig
NaN/100 votes#8 - The Voting of the Doomed
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/22/2006
Class elections find Zim running against a Dib-backed Willy for president.
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Eric Trueheart
NaN/100 votes#9 - Gaz, Taster of Pork
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/12/2006
Gaz develops an unhealthy fondness for the flavor of pork.
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Jhonen Vasquez
NaN/100 votes#10 - The Frycook What Came From All That Space
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/19/2006
Zim's former boss is mad at him for leaving, so he kidnaps him and makes him work at his old job on the planet Foodcourtia.
Director: Steve Ressel
Writer: Jhonen Vasquez
The Best Episodes of Invader ZIM Season 2
Every episode of Invader ZIM Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Invader ZIM Season 2!
Zim dreams of greatness. Unfortunately, though, he's hopelessly inept as a space invader. Desperate to be rid of the annoying Zim, his planet's leaders send...
Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyComedyKids
Network:Nickelodeon
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Most Horrible X-mas Ever" is the best rated episode of "Invader ZIM" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 202 votes. Directed by Steve Ressel and written by Eric Trueheart, Jhonen Vasquez, it aired on 12/10/2002. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Backseat Drivers From Beyond the Stars".