INVADER ZIM
PREMISE
"BACKSEAT DRIVERS FROM BEYOND THE STARS"
05/31/01
The Tallest's current flight path takes them closer to earth than they've ever been.  Their proximity coincides with the unleashing of what ZIM considers to be his most insidious plan for earth conquest yet, so he asks them to come to earth to watch.  They decline, not even letting ZIM tell them what his plan is.  ZIM is so excited over the upcoming downfall of the humans that he starts thinking of a way to MAKE the Tallest come visit- Meanwhile, at the Membrane house, Dib is giving Gaz an unsolicited rundown on the progress in his battle against ZIM.  He tells his distracted sister about the bug tap he placed in ZIM's lab (which is being added to the board for episode 20) and about TAK's downed spaceship, which he's keeping in the attic of his house and is attempting to repair.  Gaz gets up and leaves the room in the middle of his speech.  Dib doesn't notice and continues talking.  He' s interrupted when he overhears ZIM, over the tap, talking about his plan to bring the Tallest to Earth.  He's going to hack into the power drive of the Tallest's ship, The Massive, and remotely pilot it to earth.  Dib becomes convinced that the invasion is about to begin and that he must stop it...
In space, The Tallest encounter an enemy vessel piloted by a group of aliens from several species opposed to the IRKEN takeover of the universe.  Just as The Tallest are about to unleash a mighty smackdown on their enemies, ZIM secretly takes control of the ship.  The Tallest are confused as the MASSIVE does not respond to orders and careens wildly about because ZIM is not used to piloting a ship this big.  The enemy ship follows and takes potshots at the helpless Massive.
Just as ZIM is getting the hang of controlling The Massive, Dib uses his laptop and the bug tap to wrestle control of the ship away from ZIM.  He intends to fly The Massive in front of a human-launched, deep-space telescope, providing proof of the alien threat to earth.  The Tallest are sent careening through the galaxy, slamming into every celestial body imaginable as ZIM and Dib battle for control.  ZIM doesn' t realize he's battling Dib, he thinks the Tallest are simply battling him for control of their ship. Dib is hampered by his lack of familiarity with the technology.  ZIM is constantly distracted by GIR, a steady stream of door to door salespeople and the need to check on his project for earth conquest, which is revealed to be an army of brain parasites that need constant care (This honestly is ZIM's best plan yet and if unleashed could indeed spell the doom of mankind). The Tallest scream insanely and try to regain control of