The Tick

22min

Comedy

Based on Ben Edlund's cult comic, a mysterious blue avenger teams up with an odd group of superheroes to fight crime.

Production Companies

Sonnenfeld/Josephson Worldwide Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Television

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

22min

8th Nov 2001

The Tick moves to the City and meets superhero wannabe Arthur, who helps battle an archival Soviet robot programmed to kill Jimmy Carter.

The Funeral

2. The Funeral

22min

15th Nov 2001

A superhero dies on a book tour while in the, um, care of Captain Liberty, who initiates a coverup, with Batmanuel playing impostor, while Arthur and the Tick deal with the body.

Couples

3. Couples

22min

5th Dec 2001

A crimefighting duo's teamwork impresses the Tick, but Arthur detects an underlying tension between the pair.

The License

4. The License

22min

6th Dec 2001

Tick's inability to account for his past prompts a search for his identity; Captain Liberty dates a man who thinks she's a civilian.

Arthur Needs Space

5. Arthur Needs Space

22min

13th Dec 2001

The Tick assumes he's invited along when Arthur has a date with the girl he worshipped in high school; old nude photos haunt Captain Liberty, who faces a disciplinary hearing.

The Big Leagues

6. The Big Leagues

22min

21st Dec 2001

The all-male League of Superheroes invites Tick and Arthur to join, prompting Captain Liberty to sue for discrimination.

The Tick vs. Justice

7. The Tick vs. Justice

22min

17th Jan 2002

Tick is jailed for contempt after testifying against a supervillain, who counsels his guard Captain Liberty on her love life.

Arthur, Interrupted

8. Arthur, Interrupted

22min

24th Jan 2002

Arthur's mom and sister hire a deprogrammer after he tells them of his choice to be a superhero and his partnership with Tick.

The Terror

9. The Terror

22min

31st Jan 2002

Irked by Tick's enthusiasm, Liberty baits him into fighting an archvillain, who happens to be bedridden and 112 years old.

First air date

8th Nov 2001

Last air date

31st Jan 2002

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks