Early episodes followed a rigid formula: ZIM would attempt to get rid of Dib and conquer the world, while Dib would attempt to expose ZIM, only for both to discover that FailureIsTheOnlyOption. But later episodes used a {{Snapback}} to do all sorts of bizarre things unrelated to the plot, and some episodes involved only one of them facing an external threat.

The dark humor and interesting storylines attracted loads of people [[PeripheryDemographic outside the targeted age range]]. Part of the reason for this is the show's distinctive art and writing style. The art style is a variation of JhonenVasquez's [[JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac previous work]], simplified for animation. The show's art style was very elaborate regardless, and Rikki Simons jokes that they went into "fourth-ary" colors (most cartoons only use [[PrimaryColorChampion primaries]]), leading to a hefty price tag of $500,000 per episode. Though at first the show stuck to a formula, the efforts of Mr. Vasquez and head writer [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 TV's Frank Conniff]] developed into a much more idiosyncratic, [[WorldOfHam hammy]], and [[SatireParodyPastiche satirical]] style.

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Early episodes followed a rigid formula— ZIM would attempt to get rid of Dib and conquer the world, while Dib would attempt to expose ZIM, only for both to discover that FailureIsTheOnlyOption— but later episodes used a {{Snapback}} to do all sorts of bizarre things unrelated to the plot.  Ultimately the efforts of Vasquez and head writer [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 Frank Conniff]] developed into a much more idiosyncratic, [[WorldOfHam hammy]], and [[SatireParodyPastiche satirical]] style.

The dark humor and interesting storylines attracted loads of people [[PeripheryDemographic outside the targeted age range]]. Part of the reason for this is the show's distinctive art and writing style. The art style is a variation of JhonenVasquez's [[JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac previous work]], simplified for animation. The show's art style was very elaborate regardless, and colorist Rikki Simons jokes that they went into "fourth-ary" colors (most cartoons try to stick with just [[PrimaryColorChampion primaries]]), leading to a hefty price tag of $500,000 per episode.

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