Based on Ben Edlund's cult comic, a mysterious blue avenger teams up with an odd group of superheroes to fight crime.
The Tick (Season 1)
Pilot 10.0
Air date: 2001-11-08
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 2001-11-15
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 2001-12-05
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: A crimefighting duo's teamwork impresses the Tick, but Arthur detects an underlying tension between the pair.
The License 0.0
Air date: 2001-12-06
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 2001-12-13
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 2001-12-21
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: The all-male League of Superheroes invites Tick and Arthur to join, prompting Captain Liberty to sue for discrimination.
The Tick vs. Justice 0.0
Air date: 2002-01-17
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Tick is jailed for contempt after testifying against a supervillain, who counsels his guard Captain Liberty on her love life.
Arthur, Interrupted 0.0
Air date: 2002-01-24
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 2002-01-31
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Irked by Tick's enthusiasm, Liberty baits him into fighting an archvillain, who happens to be bedridden and 112 years old.
Seasons
Episodes 9