The Tick

The Tick

1994
The Tick
The Tick

The Tick

7.8 | TV-Y7 | en | Animation

Attention Evil-doers! The Tick is here, and he’s wearing the blue tights of justice! Together with his trusty moth-costumed sidekick Arthur, The Tick keeps the streets of The City safe from a rogue’s gallery of hilariously malevolent villains. So grab a snack, put your feet up and get ready to laugh and cheer as everyone’s favorite brawny hero swats evil on the snout with the rolled-up newspaper of goodness!

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EP10  Tick vs. Education
Nov. 24,1996
Tick vs. Education

The Tick and Arthur are chosen to teach Superhero School and a classroom of unlikely heroes. They must rush into action to take on Uncle Creamy, a corporate mascot turned into a evil ice cream cone who strikes out at the company who made him. Meanwhile Uncle Creamy II attacks, trying to kill Uncle Creamy before he tells the heroes what the company is up to.

EP9  Tick vs. Prehistory
Nov. 16,1996
Tick vs. Prehistory

The Tick and Arthur end up in the distant past and uncover a diabolical plot by the Hotel Manager, a man from the future using prehistoric man as staff for his Hotel at the beginning of the universe. They manage to defeat him and free man's ancestors from a life of low-paying minimum wage jobs.

EP8  Tick vs. Science
Nov. 09,1996
Tick vs. Science

The Tick and Arthur are invited to the Mad Scientist Fair to help Dr. Vahtoss try out his mind-transference device. Hilarity ensues when the two switch bodies. Chairface Chippendale moves in to try and steal the device and soon everyone is switching with everyone.

EP7  Tick vs. Europe
Nov. 02,1996
Tick vs. Europe

The Tick is chosen for a superhero exchange program - he travels to Antwerp while Eclair comes to The City. While the Tick and Eclair's sidekick Blitzen foil a kidnap plot against the King of Belgium, Arthur and the lightning-blasting Eclair must defeat the Breadmaster and his Gingerbread men.

EP6  Tick vs. Filth
Oct. 26,1996
Tick vs. Filth

Sewer Urchin battles his arch enemy, the Sewer Czar, earning the respect of his fellow superheroes.

EP5  Devil in Diapers
Oct. 12,1996
Devil in Diapers

Mr. Mental steals a device from Dr. Pendecker that lets him hypnotize Arthur and the Tick into thinking he's a baby so they'll protect him. Unfortunately, Mental leaves the device in the taxi and has to recover it.

EP4  Tick vs. Arthur
Oct. 05,1996
Tick vs. Arthur

Arhtur is annoyed at his failed attempts to lose weight and dismayed at how much of a wimp he is. When he and Tick defeat a villain named Evil, Arthur takes Evil's strength-enhancing belt. When Arthur wears it, he gains confidence and likes seeing himself with a muscular physique. While dating Carmalita, Arthur picks a fight with two guys to show his new strength and confidence. The Tick is called in to end the fight and he tangles with Arthur. In the end, Arthur must get rid of his strength belt to save his and Tick's life. Arthur realizes the addiction the belt gave him and tosses it away so that he can be himself.

EP3  Sidekicks Don't Kiss
Sep. 28,1996
Sidekicks Don't Kiss

The Deerfield Aztecs, a baseball team, crashed in Mexico and formed their own lost tribe of real Aztecs. They track their missing shortstop, Carmalita (Arthur's girlfriend) to America but grab Arthur instead. When the Tick and Carmalita pursue, the Aztecs and their leader Wally unleash ""Speak"", some kind of lowly animal that they intend to wed Arthur to. Tick takes a shine to ""Speak"" (as he names him) and he defeats the Aztecs and rescues Arthur.

EP2  Tick vs. Dot & Neil's Wedding
Sep. 21,1996
Tick vs. Dot & Neil's Wedding

Dinosaur Neil, palaeontologist, curator of Dinosaur Grotto and one-time giant city-destroying mutant, is marrying Arthur's sister Dot. Chairface Chippendale, The Breadmaster and El Seed have other plans, though - plans which involve tampering with Neil's medication, man-eating bouquets, exploding wedding cake, and The Indigestible Man. And as if that wasn't enough, Neil's best man is... The Tick! It's up to our blue hero, Arthur and Dot to save Neil, with the aid of a submarine and 1,400 pounds of pungent raw meat...

EP1  That Mustache Feeling
Sep. 14,1996
That Mustache Feeling

The Mustache, a U.S. secret weapon, escapes from the lab and tries to team up with its counterpart, the Russian Beard. In hot pursuit are Jim Rage and the Ladies of Project: Shave, so the Mustache takes refuge on the Tick's lip. Meanwhile, Dinosaur Neil and Dot plan for their marriage.

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7.8 | TV-Y7 | en | Animation , Comedy , Kids | More Info
Released: 1994-09-10 | Released Producted By: Sunbow Productions , Graz Entertainment Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Attention Evil-doers! The Tick is here, and he’s wearing the blue tights of justice! Together with his trusty moth-costumed sidekick Arthur, The Tick keeps the streets of The City safe from a rogue’s gallery of hilariously malevolent villains. So grab a snack, put your feet up and get ready to laugh and cheer as everyone’s favorite brawny hero swats evil on the snout with the rolled-up newspaper of goodness!

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Cast

Townsend Coleman , Rob Paulsen , Kay Lenz

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Jesper Brun Imagine a world where the superheroes and supervillains take themselves all too serious compared to how silly and inept many of them actually are. Then you have The Tick Series. The creativity, the humor, the superhero satire! It is just beyond fun! If you know the superhero stuff, you will find it even more amazing. On top of that you get a lot of really engaging voice actor who fully immerse themselves in the comedy. I have never read the comic book this series is based on, but I can tell it is over the top hilarious and clever.
benjaminburt The Tick is a little gem of the 90s, a fantastic parody of the whole super-hero genre. It's definitely a product of its time, as super-heroes today are already pretty self-aware. For its time, though, The Tick was ingenious, ahead of its time, a mockery of one of the most popular genres of the 90s. Add onto this the great wit, writing, charm, and voice acting, and you have one truly memorable show.At the time of release of The Tick, kids also had Batman, Spider-man, X-men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and the Incredible Hulk. Add onto that the comic book boom, where speculators and fans were eating up some of the worst comic book stories in the history of the industry (I'm looking at you, Clone Saga).The Tick took everything good about the genre, made fun of it, while still staying true to it. It was exceptionally funny at times, both kid- and adult-friendly, and very self-aware. The characters, even the side characters, always got a laugh. If you like superheroes (or hate them, for that matter), I would highly recommend the Tick. I wouldn't recommend this to anybody who avoids the super-hero genre, or is tired of it, because, at the end of the day, no matter how much this show mocks super-heroes, it still plays by the rules.The best parts about the show are definitely the writing and the delivery by the all-star voice cast, especially by the Tick himself. It is well-paced, has great action, and great jokes.So, where does the show fall flat? Well, being a parody and a lampooning, the plot is never compelling, never emotionally gripping. It falls victim to 90s censorship, and is very tame. Also, I feel that parody can very rarely be a masterpiece, because it always relies on something better in order to get that emotional and comedic responses. I would definitely rate Batman ahead of The Tick, with X-men probably being about equal, and Spider-man being a bit below.Despite these nitpicks, The Tick is still certainly a glorious cartoon show, and again, I would recommend it to most anyone.
grendelkhan Ah, the Tick. For those of us who were privileged enough to know the Tick before his Saturday Morning debut, this series was a delight. It perfectly captured the demented world of our favorite blue lunatic; and, we finally got to see some of the stuff that Ben Edlund never got around to.The voice casting was perfect. Townsend Coleman gave Tick the right combination of heroic, but insane. I really preferred Mickey Dolenz to Rob Paulsen as Arthur, but, both were good. The additions of Die Fledermaus and American Maid were superb. The only parts I missed were Oedipus and Paul the Samurai. This was a series that was too sophisticated for its environment. It didn't really fit in with the Saturday Moning kiddie fare and should have been shown in prime time. Still, it was worth getting up Saturday Morning to catch it.It's hard to pick a favorite episode, there are so many good ones. A few of the best: Tick vs Tick, Thrakkorzog, Tick in Belgium, the Tick's hero class, and the Brainchild episodes.Thankfully, this series is about to come out on dvd. Now we can relive those halcyon days. SPOOOOOOONN!!
bellini97 This has got to be one of the best cartoon series ever made since The Simpsons! The concept alone is enough to pull you in and The Tick himself is hilarious with his dim-witted yet cornball heroic dialogue. I can't wait until the new live-action series comes on!