History WesternAnimation / InvasionAmerica

* DeadStarWalking: LeonardNimoy was pretty heavily advertised as the main villain. He gets blown up at the end of the premiere.

* KaleidoscopeEyes: Tyrusians greet each other with a pupil that expands and contracts with a glittery blue glow across the scelera. When angry or threatened, their eyes turn solid black.

* ShoutOut: When a kid catches David talking to another character and his pet Mangler, David tells him it's just a video game, "Mangler Trilogy." Given the Manglers' resemblance to [[Franchise/{{Alien}} certain other aliens]], it's likely a reference to the ''Alien Trilogy'' game.

* LaResistance: The Ooshati.

* LesCollaborateurs: Dr. Lear.
** Played with. While she's most definitely working for The Dragit, it's also ''very'' heavily implied that it's not completely by choice, and she doesn't like doing it, but fears she'll be killed if she defies her employers. [[spoiler:[[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness She was right.]]]]

* TheObiWan: Rafe to David.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: The show re-ran on KidsWB after its prime-time run, removing much of the mature elements.

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* ShoutOut: When a kid catches David talking to another character and his pet Mangler, David tells him it's just a video game, "Mangler Trilogy." Given the Manglers' resemblance to [[Franchise/{{Alien}} certain other aliens]], it's likely a reference to the ''VideoGame/AlienTrilogy'' game.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Simon is [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Lexington]], General Konrad is [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Spock]], and the Dragit is [[{{Reboot}} Megabyte]]. Also, David is Michelangelo from the fourth TMNT movie.

* HoYay: Gordon and Lomack had some moments of this.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: To date, the show has never gotten an official recorded release of any kind. It's only still available on torrent sites and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L--XVQmNF0&list=PLlaKNOFiY3rFLzVdAK_-kAVo4at_meQxc Youtube]] because of fan loyalty and cult-hit status.

Created by Creator/StevenSpielberg, this prime-time animated TV drama, produced by Creator/DreamWorks, was an {{animesque}} {{miniseries}} about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aliens invading America]]. It wasn't particularly popular with audiences. ''Invasion America'' was created primarily to cash in on the late-1990s paranormal craze that ''Series/TheXFiles'' created.

The story of ''Invasion America'' begins in the early [[TheEighties 1980s]] with Cale-Oosha, the ruler of Tyrus, looking into his uncle's project with Earth, believing it to be a plan to establish peaceful contact with humanity. However, his uncle, The Dragit, claims that their dying planet ought to invade Earth, conquer the bellicose humans, and take hold of its resources. Cale refuses and a civil war breaks out.

Cale and his bodyguard/trainer/trusted friend Rafe escape to the Utah desert where Cale is rescued by Rita Carter, a human woman, who guides the Tyrusians through human living and becomes a LoveInterest for Cale. After a few years of hiding on Earth, Cale returns to Tyrus to lead the loyalist forces (the Ooshati) that have organized, leaving Rita and their young son, David, under Rafe's protection.

* AlienInvasion

* BadassLongcoat: The alien bounty hunters called the Ga'lim wear these with fedoras while trying to be less conspicuous on Earth.

* BigBad: The Dragit.
* {{Bowdlerize}}: The show re-ran on KidsWB after its primetime run, removing much of the mature elements.

* CoolOldGuy: Doc.

* TheDragon: Konrad; later Gordon.

* EyepatchAfterTimeskip: [[spoiler:Cale]].

* HalfHumanHybrid: David.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Simon is [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Lexington]], General Konrad is [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Spock]], and the Dragit is [[{{Reboot}} Megabyte]]. Also David is Michelangelo from the fourth TMNT movie.
* HigherTechSpecies
* HumanMomNonhumanDad: David Carter. And again, Sonia and Simon.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Sonia]].

* InterspeciesRomance: Between Rita Carter and Cale-Oosha.
* KaleidoscopeEyes: Tyrusians greet each other with a pupil that expands and contracts with a glittery blue glow across the scelera and when angry/threatened, their eyes turn solid black.

** Played with. While she's most definitely working for The Dragit, it's also ''very'' heavily implied that it's not completely by choice, and she doesn't like doing it, but fears she'll be killed if she defies her employers. [[spoiler: [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness She was right.]]]]
* LotusEaterMachine: After [[spoiler:David]] is captured, he's led to believe he has arrived on Tyrus, the war is over, and his family is reunited. Then [[FromBadToWorse it goes downhill]].

** Even without that, pulling a gun on six {{Mooks}}, killing one of them, and growling that they'll never get her son ''definitely'' counts.

* NamedAfterTheirPlanet
* TheObiWan: Rafe.

* RubberForeheadAliens

Created by Creator/StevenSpielberg, this prime-time animated TV drama, produced by Creator/DreamWorks, was an {{animesque}} {{miniseries}} about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aliens invading America]]. It wasn't particularly popular with audiences. ''Invasion America'' was created primarily to cash in on the late-1990s paranormal craze that ''{{The X-Files}}'' created.

** He even [[lampshades LampshadeHanging]] it in the first couple episodes when Rafe asks him if he knows how to use a gun. His response is that he's been to the movies.

* LotusEaterMachine: After [[spoiler:David]] is captured, he's led to believe he has arrived on Tyrus, the war is over, and his family is reunited. Then [[ItGotWorse it goes downhill]].

* SiliconBasedLife: The genetically-engineered manglers.

* The Woobie: David. Someone needs to give that kid a hug.

Created by Creator/StevenSpielberg, this prime-time animated TV drama, produced by DreamWorks, was an {{animesque}} {{miniseries}} about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aliens invading America]]. It wasn't particularly popular with audiences. ''Invasion America'' was created primarily to cash in on the late-1990s paranormal craze that ''{{The X-Files}}'' created.

Created by StevenSpielberg, this prime-time animated TV drama, produced by DreamWorks, was an {{animesque}} {{miniseries}} about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aliens invading America]]. It wasn't particularly popular with audiences. ''Invasion America'' was created primarily to cash in on the late-1990s paranormal craze that ''{{The X-Files}}'' created.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Simon is [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Lexington]], General Konrad is [[{{StarTrek}} Spock]], and the Dragit is [[{{Reboot}} Megabyte]]. Also David is Michelangelo from the fourth TMNT movie.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Simon is [[{{Gargoyles}} Lexington]], General Konrad is [[{{StarTrek}} Spock]], and the Dragit is [[{{Reboot}} Megabyte]]. Also David is Michelangelo from the fourth TMNT movie.

* TellMeAboutMyFather:

* HeyItsThatVoice: Simon is [[{{Gargoyles}} Lexington]], General Konrad is [[{{StarTrek}} Spock]], and the Dragit is [[{{Reboot}} Megabyte]].