Attack of the Saucer Morons

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Attack of the Saucer Morons is an episode of the television series Invader Zim.

Plot

Zim, in his Voot cruiser, is experimenting with human transportation when his ship collides with a bee. He crashes, and escapes to retrieve his ship in the morning. However, the ship, along with Zim (who doesn't notice) is discovered by a bearded man who, as we soon see, is obsessed with aliens. Zim comes back in his old man disguise, but is shocked to discover his ship is worshipped by dozens of moronic alien believers. His disguise falls off, and he is paraded as an alien god.

Desperate, Zim contacts Gir, who has been partying, and tells him to rescue him. Gir comes in the form of a government man, who tells the skeptical nutballs that Zim is an 'experimental government aircraft', and camofluages the ship as a piggy. However, Zim and Gir have to make a hasty escape on the piggy, as they are quickly found out. They have the ride of their lives getting away, but the innocent bee comes back, crashing their ship again.

But this time, they are smack-dab in the middle of a UFO convention.

Trivia, References, Themes

• Frank Conniff, who plays the bearded nut leader, is a regular on the popular Mystery Science Theater 3000, where alien movies are viewed constantly.

• The episode was aired on April 27th, 2001.

• Another baby that looks like Stewie Griffin can be seen.

• It is likely that the part of the episode where GIR is the "government man" is probably a spoof on the idea that people came up with stories of the government covering up proof of UFOs with stories about them being experimental aircraft.

• When the alien fanatics start walking toward Zim, he shouts, "I'll-I'll lay eggs in your stomach! I mean it!" This may well be a spoof on the Xenomorph's life cycle.