The Tick
Based on Ben Edlund’s cult comic, a mysterious blue superhero teams up with an odd group of crime-fighters and misfits. Together, they take on criminals and looming threats while leaning into the everyday awkwardness of trying to be a hero.
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Season 1
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E1
Pilot
The Tick moves to the City and meets superhero wannabe Arthur, who helps battle an archival Soviet robot programmed to kill Jimmy Carter.
Nov 8, 2001 · 22m -
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E2
The Funeral
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.
Nov 15, 2001 · 207m -
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E3
Couples
A crimefighting duo's teamwork impresses the Tick, but Arthur detects an underlying tension between the pair.
Dec 5, 2001 · 207m -
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E4
The License
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.
Dec 6, 2001 · 207m -
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E5
Arthur Needs Space
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.
Dec 13, 2001 · 207m -
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E6
The Big Leagues
The all-male League of Superheroes invites Tick and Arthur to join, prompting Captain Liberty to sue for discrimination.
Dec 21, 2001 · 23m -
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E7
The Tick vs. Justice
Tick is jailed for contempt after testifying against a supervillain, who counsels his guard Captain Liberty on her love life.
Jan 17, 2002 · 207m -
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E8
Arthur, Interrupted
Arthur's mom and sister hire a deprogrammer after he tells them of his choice to be a superhero and his partnership with Tick.
Jan 24, 2002 · 207m -
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E9
The Terror
Irked by Tick's enthusiasm, Liberty baits him into fighting an archvillain, who happens to be bedridden and 112 years old.
Jan 31, 2002 · 207m
