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Recap / The New Adventures of Invader Zim, S1E4 "GIR and Phil's Excellent Adventure"

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GIR and Minimoose are sent on a supply run while also taking Phil for a walk, at the same time that MIMI is sent to scout the city. When they run into each other, Hilarity Ensues.


  • A Day in the Limelight: This chapter focuses on the sidekick group of GIR, Phil, Minimoose, and MIMI.
  • Duck Season, Rabbit Season: GIR pulls this trick on Dib near the end, during an argument over whether the latter has a big head.
  • Failed a Spot Check: Zim and Skoodge somehow fail to notice Phil is in the same room as them, despite his size.
  • Foreshadowing: A brief line of narration near the end of the chapter when Dib shows up mentions him having a lead on a potential way to fight Norlock. This sets up what happens next chapter.
  • Human Resources: Nny kills several food delivery men in order to replace some lost meat supplies in the cafeteria.
  • Humiliation Conga: Minimoose, who gets dragged across the city by GIR and Phil, repeatedly gets slammed into things, and finally gets tossed into a meat processor.
  • Noodle Incident:
    • GIR mentions Phil eating a hobo.
    • While trying to get people at MacMeaties to notice the odd natures of the robots and Phil, it's mentioned that Dib once broke into a zoo. He clarifies that he was trying to catch a chupacabra that was feeding on animals in the petting zoo.
  • No-Sell: Laser blasts bounce right off of Phil. As do cars.
  • Shout-Out:
    GIR: If you do [eat MIMI], her mistress will get mad and tell Master, and Master will tell Mr. Vampire, and Mr. Vampire will say 'not now, I just got home from work'!
    • GIR at one point sings the lyrics from "Rocket Man".

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