The Zeta Project/YMMV

Complete Monster: The other infiltration units are this, sort of. They're just following orders, though.
Crowning Moment of Funny: Basically West's purpose on the show.
Fan-Preferred Couple/Robo Ship: Zeta and Ro. The show is technically No Hugging, No Kissing, though with lots of Ship Tease.
Hilarious in Hindsight: Watch The Iron Giant. Now watch Zeta. Go back to the Giant. What have we learned?
Like You Would Really Do It: Bucky's attempted use of Zeta as a murder weapon doesn't work out, but the fact that he got to blatantly attempt to force someone to murder another person is astounding by today's standards. It's worth noting some people found the episode to be without tension, however, because - see the trope title - it's a kid's show. They can't show that!
Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: Bucky gets significantly better in the second season.
Moral Event Horizon: Agent Bennet reprogramming Zeta.
- Bucky's first appearance.
Unfortunate Implications: Bucky changing his mind about Zeta's humanity didn't make him stop manipulating Zeta at all.
Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped: The pilot is all about free will and the ability to choose your own path in life regardless of the circumstances of your birth. And it works.
The Scrappy/Creator's Pet: Bucky, and how. That his first episode has him attempt to kill a man using Zeta and mind control doesn't help.
What an Idiot!: Agent West embodies this trope.

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