Season 3 • Episode 10
LatestThe 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.
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!
Writing
Ben Edlund's dialogue is Shakespeare for the concussed.
Production
Grossly underrated animation that aged weirdly well.
Creator
Ben Edlund
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ben Edlund created The Tick as a mascot for a Boston comic shop in 1986, then fought for years to keep creative control through three separate TV adaptations.
The 1994 series directly inspired Deadpool's fourth-wall-breaking irreverence—Ryan Reynolds has cited it as formative. You're welcome, maximum effort fans.
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