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* In "A Room with a Moose" there is a scene where a possible destination for Dib is a universe of pure itchiness. Sure, that doesn't sound that scary... but read [[http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/30/080630fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=1 this]]. Gulp.

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* In "A Room with a Moose" there is a scene where a possible destination for Dib is a universe of pure itchiness. Sure, that doesn't sound that scary... but read [[http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/30/080630fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=1 this]]. Gulp.itchiness invites the urge to scratch, and humans ''can'' seriously hurt themselves if they keep scratching long and hard enough.
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*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib has a nightmare version of ''Nny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the everliving hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up there (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib had met or witnessed Nny off-screen at some point in the past?

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*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib has a nightmare version of ''Nny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the everliving hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up there (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean imply that Dib had met or witnessed Nny off-screen at some point in the past?
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*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib has a nightmare version of ''Nny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the everliving hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up there (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib had met or witnessed Nny off-screen at some point?

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*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib has a nightmare version of ''Nny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the everliving hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up there (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib had met or witnessed Nny off-screen at some point?point in the past?
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* So, the Nightmare Dimension from "Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom" is literally and metaphorically inside of Dib's head. That twisted, ''horrible'' place and all the messed up ''monsters'' that reside inside it are created from Dib's scarred psyche. Just how ''damaged'' do you have to be to come up with those things?
** It should be noted that most of those monsters were based off of the people in Dib's life (Gaz and Membrane included) and not all just random creatures. Given what usually happens to him both outside and at home, what does this say about how Dib views everyone around him, at least subconsciously? What does this also say about how he might have been affected by their treatment of him?
*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib had a monster version of ''Nny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the everliving hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up there (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib has met or witnessed Nny off-screen at some point?

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* So, the The Nightmare Dimension from "Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom" is literally and metaphorically inside of Dib's head. That twisted, ''horrible'' place and all the messed up ''monsters'' ''nightmares'' that reside inside it are created from Dib's scarred psyche. Just how ''damaged'' do you have to be to come up with those things?
** It should be noted that most of those monsters nightmares were based off of the people in Dib's life (Gaz and Membrane included) and not all just random creatures. Given what usually happens to him both outside and at home, what does this say about how Dib views everyone around him, at least subconsciously? What does this also say about how he might have been affected by their treatment of him?
*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib had has a monster nightmare version of ''Nny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the everliving hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up there (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib has had met or witnessed Nny off-screen at some point?
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*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib had a monster version of ''Nny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the everliving hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up there (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib met or witnessed Nny off-screen at some point?

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*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib had a monster version of ''Nny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the everliving hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up there (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib has met or witnessed Nny off-screen at some point?
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** Luckily for Dib the snarl beast had returned to its docile form when they got trapped. Now the kids it threatened on the other hand (plus Dib who it now has quite the hold of.)

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** Luckily for Dib the snarl beast had returned to its docile form when they got trapped. Now the kids it threatened on the other hand (plus Dib who it now has quite the hold of.of...)
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* In the episode "Plague of Babies", it is shown that the aliens - who look just like human babies - had called their ship for help, asking to be teleported back. But wait, the ship has the wrong coordinates and pulls a room full of human babies to outer-space instead. WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE BABIES?!
** Double bonus! In the same episode, Zim stupefies the aliens that attack him and sends them all back to their "homes". [[FateWorseThanDeath Doomed them to live for the rest of their lives at the mental maturity of an infant.]] OUCH.

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* In the episode "Plague of Babies", it is shown that the aliens - who look just like human babies - had called their ship for help, asking to be teleported back. But wait, the ship has the wrong coordinates and pulls a room full of actual human babies to outer-space instead. WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE BABIES?!
** Double bonus! In the same episode, Zim stupefies the aliens that attack him and sends them all back to their "homes". [[FateWorseThanDeath Doomed He just doomed them to live for the rest of their lives at the mental maturity of an infant.]] OUCH.



* Considering how stupid everybody is, the only reason the Irkens haven't conquered the Universe yet is that they're also stupid, at least strategically. Can you imagine the Irken Empire with Tak in charge?

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* Considering how stupid everybody is, the only reason the Irkens haven't conquered the Universe yet is that they're also stupid, at least strategically. Can you imagine the Irken Empire with Tak ''Tak'' in charge?



** Actually if the show had gone it would have been revealed that Dib was actually his father's clone not his son.

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** Actually Actually, if the show had gone hadn’t been cancelled it would have been revealed that Dib was actually his father's clone clone, not his son.



* In episode "A Room with a Moose" there is a scene where a possible destination for Dib is a universe of pure itchiness. Sure, that doesn't sound that scary... but read [[http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/30/080630fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=1 this]]. Gulp.

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* In episode "A Room with a Moose" there is a scene where a possible destination for Dib is a universe of pure itchiness. Sure, that doesn't sound that scary... but read [[http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/30/080630fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=1 this]]. Gulp.
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** I have to question the logic here. Artists can't create a variety of things? Did R. L. Stine become unsuitable for the Goosebumps series because he wrote Superstitious? Any director who makes a film that is Rated R can't also make a movie that's rated G? Seeing as I'd freely let my kids read the Johnny comics, I think what is happening here is a very subtle case of [[MoralGuardian]]...

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** I have to question the logic here. Artists can't create a variety of things? Did R. L. Stine become unsuitable for the Goosebumps series because he wrote Superstitious? Any director who makes a film that is Rated R can't also make a movie that's rated G? Seeing as I'd freely let my kids read the Johnny comics, I think what is happening here is a very subtle case of [[MoralGuardian]]...MoralGuardian...
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** I have to question the logic here. Artists can't create a variety of things? Did R. L. Stine become unsuitable for the Goosebumps series because he wrote Superstitious? Any director who makes a film that is Rated R can't also make a movie that's rated G? Seeing as I'd freely let my kids read the Johnny comics, I think what is happening here is a very subtle case of [MoralGuardian]...

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** I have to question the logic here. Artists can't create a variety of things? Did R. L. Stine become unsuitable for the Goosebumps series because he wrote Superstitious? Any director who makes a film that is Rated R can't also make a movie that's rated G? Seeing as I'd freely let my kids read the Johnny comics, I think what is happening here is a very subtle case of [MoralGuardian]...[[MoralGuardian]]...

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*** Better yet, how can he get them back

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*** Better yet, how can he get them backback (and still have them work for that matter?)



* More like a... Fridge Tear Jerker, but still: In 'Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars', Dr. Membrane mentions that Dib is always trying to raise the dead. Funny, until you realize that we never see Dib and Gaz's mother, it might be that Dib is [[TearJerker desperately trying to make his family complete again]]...

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* More like a... Fridge Tear Jerker, but still: In 'Backseat “Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars', Stars”, Dr. Membrane mentions that Dib is always trying to raise the dead. Funny, until you realize that we never see Dib and Gaz's mother, it might be that Dib is [[TearJerker desperately trying to make his family complete again]]...



* ''Mysterious Mysteries'' has the flashback of infant Dib and Gaz. Dib has a bandage from an unknown accident on his forehead Gaz walks in just to kick down the blocks he's playing with. Gaz has been abusing her brother since ''they were babies.''

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* ''Mysterious Mysteries'' “Mysterious Mysteries” has the flashback of infant Dib and Gaz. Dib has a bandage from an unknown accident on his forehead Gaz walks in just to kick down the blocks he's playing with. Gaz has been abusing her brother since ''they were babies.''



* So, the Nightmare Dimension from ''Halloweenies'' is literally and metaphorically inside of Dib's head. That twisted, ''horrible'' place and all the messed up ''monsters'' that reside inside it are created from Dib's scarred psyche. Just how ''damaged'' do you have to be to come up with those things?

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* So, the Nightmare Dimension from ''Halloweenies'' "Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom" is literally and metaphorically inside of Dib's head. That twisted, ''horrible'' place and all the messed up ''monsters'' that reside inside it are created from Dib's scarred psyche. Just how ''damaged'' do you have to be to come up with those things?



*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib had a monster version of ''Johnny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib has had contact with or witnessed Nny at some point, or does this allude to the idea that Dib might grow up to be Nny or a similar person if things do not make a turn for him?
** On a similar note to the above Dib rewrites Tak's ship with his own personality/mind, but once Dib-Ship figures out what's going on and recalls some past memories, it essentially decides to ''commit suicide''. Just how much does Dib really hate himself?

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*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib had a monster version of ''Johnny'' ''Nny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the everliving hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up there (assuming it was not as a joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib has had contact with met or witnessed Nny off-screen at some point, or does point?
** Considering Nny breaks into other people’s houses a lot, then what is
this allude to the idea shadow that can be seen lurking through Dib’s house [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UYiQDOayrV4 here?]]
** To be fair, that could just be the puppy
Dib might grow up to be Nny or a similar person if things do not make a turn for him?
** On a similar note to
and Gaz lost.
* In “Dibship Rising,” Dib makes
the above Dib rewrites decision to rewrite Tak's ship with his own personality/mind, but personality/mind. But once Dib-Ship figures out what's going on and recalls some past memories, it essentially decides to ''commit suicide''. Just how much does Dib really hate himself?



** And, just to top it off, let's all remember that Dib is only 10-13 and things are certainly not going to be lighting up for him...

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** And, just to top it off, let's all remember that Dib is only 10-13 12 and things are certainly not going to be lighting up for him...
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*** Since evolution [[HollywoodEvolution doesn't work like that]] it's more likely that the humans would be suffering from developmental abnormalities caused by exposure to toxic chemicals in utero, similar to how thalidomide exposure can cause phocomelia. Which, fittingly for a Jhonen Vasquez project, would be ''way'' more terrible, pushing this towards FridgeHorror.
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** And, just to top it off, let's all remember that Dib is only 12-13 and things are certainly not going to be lighting up for him...

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** And, just to top it off, let's all remember that Dib is only 12-13 10-13 and things are certainly not going to be lighting up for him...
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** As seen in the comics, Dib has had plenty of moments in which he TookALevelInJerkass that he didn't reach in the show (more details on the main and character pages). While it could be the more colder side of his personality shining through, could any of the above have also contributed some?
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** Zim's affection for the robot arm seems like a quick gag at first, but it's also a sign that he's been defective since his birth. It's unlikely that a warrior race like the Irkens, who reproduce asexually, would be "programmed" to feel love at all.
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* When Tak is in her human form, she's mostly flawless in her appearance except for ''one'' factor: Unlike most humans in the show that have four fingers, she only has three.
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*** Perhaps, but given that even before GIR turned on Zim his response to being ordered to investigate a siren was to smash the police car through the wall and abduct the officer for experimentation while demanding praise (to which Zim even states "That's not information retrieval") it's likely that even duty mode GIR is still broken and not acting like a functional SIR unit, just replacing random antics with random violence. His brain is still bits of junk after all. Or it could be it was a result of force locking part of his brain on a "dangerously high power setting". Either way a working SIR probably isn't as unreliable as even Duty Mode GIR.
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* When trying to figure out if Dib threw the muffin at him, Zim's simulation showed Tallest Red, at the point in time when he faked the Irken Armada invading, panicking and fleeing when the ship's snacks were blown into orbit, while Purple stood and watched him do so rather dryly and didn't react until the window was shot out. This seems rather uncharacteristic of them, since usually the dynamic would be switched. However, it makes sense to a certain degree. Zim, although wanting to make the simulation as believable as possible, wouldn't want Dib knowing too much about the actual Armada for when they came, just in case. It's likely that the personalities of the Tallest, and other aspects of the invasion, were altered just so that Zim could hide from Dib just what the Armada's weaknesses actually were so that he wouldn't get any ideas for stopping them later down the line.
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* Gaz is always seen squinting her eyes, save for when she's surprised or entranced. You may question why, but then you remember: Gaz is constantly playing video games. Studies have shown that staring at a digital screen for too long can cause problems, such as blurry eyesight...put two and two together. Gaz may in fact be squinting because of her ruined, blurry eyesight.

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* Gaz is always seen squinting her eyes, save for when she's surprised or entranced. You may question why, but then you remember: Gaz is seen constantly playing video games. Studies have shown that staring at a digital screen for too long can cause problems, such as blurry eyesight...put two and two together. sight problems. Gaz may in fact be squinting because of her ruined, blurry eyesight.eyesight from playing video games too much.
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* Gaz is always seen squinting, save for when she's scared, surprised or entranced. You may question why, but then you remember: Gaz is constantly playing video games. Studies have shown that staring at a digital screen for too long can cause problems such as blurry eyesight. Put two and two together. Gaz may in fact be squinting because of blurry eyesight.

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* Gaz is always seen squinting, squinting her eyes, save for when she's scared, surprised or entranced. You may question why, but then you remember: Gaz is constantly playing video games. Studies have shown that staring at a digital screen for too long can cause problems problems, such as blurry eyesight. Put eyesight...put two and two together. Gaz may in fact be squinting because of her ruined, blurry eyesight. eyesight.



* Discussed in-universe in issue 10. In a pudding commercial on tv, a kid gets turned into pudding and flies away. Zim mentions how the commercial never shows the kid turning back, leaving him essentially stuck like that.

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* Discussed in-universe in issue 10.10 of the comic. In a pudding commercial on tv, a kid gets turned into pudding and flies away. Zim mentions how the commercial never shows the kid turning back, leaving him essentially stuck like that.
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*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib had a monster version of ''Johnny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up (assuming it was not as a joke/chameo)? Does this mean that Dib has had contact with or witnessed Nny at some point, or does this allude to the idea that Dib might grow up to be Nny or a similar person if things do not make a turn for him?
** On a similar note to the above Dib rewrites Tak's ship with his own personality/mind, but once Dib-Ship figures out what's going on and recalls some past memories it decides to ''commit suicide''. Just how much does Dib really hate himself?

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*** In regards to this part in particular, Dib had a monster version of ''Johnny'' from JTHM in his head. ''Why'' in the hell would ''him'' of all people be showing up (assuming it was not as a joke/chameo)? joke/cameo)? Does this mean that Dib has had contact with or witnessed Nny at some point, or does this allude to the idea that Dib might grow up to be Nny or a similar person if things do not make a turn for him?
** On a similar note to the above Dib rewrites Tak's ship with his own personality/mind, but once Dib-Ship figures out what's going on and recalls some past memories memories, it essentially decides to ''commit suicide''. Just how much does Dib really hate himself?



** And, just to top it off, let's all remember that Dib is only 11/12 and things are certainly not going to be lighting up for him...

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** And, just to top it off, let's all remember that Dib is only 11/12 12-13 and things are certainly not going to be lighting up for him...
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* At the start of ''Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom'', Zim surrenders. It's extremely out of character for a Determinator like him. That's exactly why [[spoiler:he chose it for his simulation. Zim has an enormous ego, and he can't accept the idea that Dib is better than him. He had to remove himself from Dib's life, because he can't accept that Dib could be powerful while he's around. Dib had to be somehow involved in putting Zim away; pretending to have caught an earth illness and died would arouse suspicion too early. So why does he go quietly instead of being defeated or arrested? There is always the possibility that his archenemy will defeat him, and Zim is afraid of that. Zim's not afraid of surrender because he knows he'll never give up, so pretending to give up is okay.]]
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** This may also explain why [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Skoodge was able to conquer his planet so quickly]]. Someone with [[ButtMonkey his luck]] had to [[LetsGetDangerous get dangerous quickly]] in order to survive on the [[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace home of the slaughtering rat-people]].
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* When GIR takes over the school announcement in ''Room With a Moose'', he says that the kids would be sent on a field trip to a magical land made entirely of food. Given that there are dimensions of pure dookie and itchy, why not food? Unless GIR was referring to the dookie...
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* Apparently, the word Dookie means poop. Why did it replace that word? Poop is the name of a soda now.
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*** Actually, no--Baby Zim is pulled out of a tube (yeah, apparently all Irkens are ''cloned'') and he falls lifeless on a table, only moving and actually ''living'' when the Pak is attached to him and he receives an electric shock. Yikes...

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*** Actually, no--Baby Zim is pulled out of a tube (yeah, apparently all Irkens are ''cloned'') and he falls lifeless on a table, only moving and actually ''living'' when the Pak PAK is attached to him and he receives an electric shock. Yikes...
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* Issue 18 shows an irken elite why you should never take off your PAK to a group of rookie smeets. Judging by the PAK in her hands and the irken laying on the floor, she presumably killed someone. How long has Irk allowed this kind of method? How many Irkens have been killed at a young age just because of this?
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* Issue 18 shows an irken elite why you should never take off your PAK to a group of rookie smeets. Judging by the PAK in her hands and the irken laying on the floor, she presumably killed someone. How long has Irk allowed this kind of method? How many Irkens have been killed at a young age just because of this?
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* Gaz is always seen squinting, save for when she's scared, surprised or entranced. You may question why, but then you remember: Gaz is constantly playing video games. Studies have shown that staring at a digital screen for too long can cause problems such as blurry eyesight. Due to constantly playing video games, Gaz may in fact be squinting because of bad eyesight.

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* Gaz is always seen squinting, save for when she's scared, surprised or entranced. You may question why, but then you remember: Gaz is constantly playing video games. Studies have shown that staring at a digital screen for too long can cause problems such as blurry eyesight. Due to constantly playing video games, Put two and two together. Gaz may in fact be squinting because of bad blurry eyesight.

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