Nubs of Doom was an unfinished episode in which Minimoose was intended to make his debut.
Plot
After noticing that GIR is a failure of a henchman, Zim designs Minimoose to be the ultimate henchman. This episode was originally supposed to air before "The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever". Minimoose is most like GIR in that he's a failed sidekick of Zim's, and small and cute in appearance, but otherwise the similarities are limited. Minimoose's only form of communication is to squeak or "Meep!"
If Nickelodeon cancelled the series on January 18, 2003 instead of January 17, 2003, Nubs of Doom and Invader Poonchy would have been finished and aired.
Facts of Doom
- This is the second time that Zim has declared a moose to have failed him (see "A Room with a Moose"); in this episode, he wails, "Why, Minimoose? Why hast thou failed me?!" - similar to his delivery in that episode.
- It is also the second time Dib has unwittingly referenced GIR (See Hamstergeddon for the first time). In this case, he imitated GIR's famous "I WAS THE TURKEY ALL ALONG!" speech (see Backseat Drivers From Beyond the Stars") by yelling, "I was the suckmonkey all along!"
Transcript
Audio
The voices for this episode have been recorded and can be heard here.